A 0.8-m3 rigid tank contains carbon dioxide (C02) gas at

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QUESTION:

A \(0.8-m^{3}\) rigid tank contains carbon dioxide \(\left(C O_{2}\right)\) gas at  and . A 500-W electric resistance heater placed in the tank is now turned on and kept on for  after which the pressure of \(C O_{2}\) is measured to be . Assuming the surroundings to be at  and using constant specific heats, determine

 the final temperature of \(C O_{2}\),

(b) the net amount of heat transfer from the tank, and

 the entropy generation during this process.

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0.8-m3    

(CO2)      

CO2    

CO2

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QUESTION:

A \(0.8-m^{3}\) rigid tank contains carbon dioxide \(\left(C O_{2}\right)\) gas at  and . A 500-W electric resistance heater placed in the tank is now turned on and kept on for  after which the pressure of \(C O_{2}\) is measured to be . Assuming the surroundings to be at  and using constant specific heats, determine

 the final temperature of \(C O_{2}\),

(b) the net amount of heat transfer from the tank, and

 the entropy generation during this process.

Equation Transcription:

   

     

     

Text Transcription:

0.8-m3    

(CO2)      

CO2    

CO2

ANSWER:

Step by step solution. Step 1 of 4(a)Let us assume, the average temperature of ,Obtain the properties of carbon dioxide “From specific heat properties of selectedgases” table.Gas constant,Specific heat of pressure,Specific heat if temperature,Find the mass of carbon dioxide.Here, is the initial pressure, is the volume of the tank, is the initial temperature,and is the characteristic gas constant.Substitute for , for , for and for\n

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