A vortex tube receives 0.3 m^3 /min of air at 600 kPa and 300 K. The discharge from the cold end of the tube is 0.6 kg/min at 245 K and 100 kPa. The discharge from the hot end is at 325 K and 100 kPa. Determine the irreversibility.
Answer:
Irreversibility = 5.361 kW
Explanation:
From the given information:
By applying ideal gas equation at entry:
PV = mRT
600 × 0.3 = m × 0.287 × 300 (where R = 0.287 kJ/kg)
180 = m × 86.1
m = 180/86.1
m = 2.0905 kg/min
At the hot end, using the same ideal gas equation:
PV = mRT
100 × V = 1.4905 × 0.287 × 325
V = 139.026/100
V = 1.3903 m³/ min
This implies that: The total entropy change = Entropy of the universe
So,
[tex]m\bigg [ c_p \ In \dfrac{T_2}{T_o}-R \ In \dfrac{P_2}{P_o} \bigg] + m_2 \bigg [ c_p \ In \dfrac{T_2}{T_o}- R \ In\dfrac{P_2}{P_o} \bigg][/tex]
[tex]= 0.6\bigg [ 1.004 \ In \dfrac{245}{300}-0.287 \ In \dfrac{100}{600} \bigg] +1.4905\bigg [1.004 \ In \dfrac{325}{300}- 0.287\ In\dfrac{100}{600} \bigg][/tex]
= 0.6[-0.2033 + 0.5142] + 1.4905 [0.08036 + 0.5142]
= 1.0727 kJ/min.K
= 0.01787 kw/K
Irreversibility = [tex]T_o [ \Delta S][/tex]
Irreversibility = 300 × 0.01787
Irreversibility = 5.361 kW
A rectangular channel 3-m-wide carries 12 m^3/s at a depth of 90cm. Is the flow subcritical or supercritical? For the same flowrate, what depth will five critical flow?
Answer:
Super critical
1.2 m
Explanation:
Q = Flow rate = [tex]12\ \text{m}^3/\text{s}[/tex]
w = Width = 3 m
d = Depth = 90 cm = 0.9 m
A = Area = wd
v = Velocity
g = Acceleration due to gravity = [tex]9.81\ \text{m/s}^2[/tex]
[tex]Q=Av\\\Rightarrow v=\dfrac{Q}{wd}\\\Rightarrow v=\dfrac{12}{3\times 0.9}\\\Rightarrow v=4.44\ \text{m/s}[/tex]
Froude number is given by
[tex]Fr=\dfrac{v}{\sqrt{gd}}\\\Rightarrow Fr=\dfrac{4.44}{\sqrt{9.81\times 0.9}}\\\Rightarrow F_r=1.5[/tex]
Since [tex]F_r>1[/tex] the flow is super critical.
Flow is critical when [tex]Fr=1[/tex]
Depth is given by
[tex]d=(\dfrac{Q^2}{gw^2})^{\dfrac{1}{3}}\\\Rightarrow d=(\dfrac{12^2}{9.81\times 3^2})^{\dfrac{1}{3}}\\\Rightarrow d=1.2\ \text{m}[/tex]
The depth of the channel will be 1.2 m for critical flow.
Indicate similarities between a nucleus and a liquid droplet; why small droplets are stable and very big droplets are not?
Answer:
There are several similarities between the nucleus and a liquid droplet.
Explanation:
A droplet of liquid simply is is very small or tiny drop of liquid. It is also considered as a tiny column of liquid that is surrounded by surfaces that have zero shear stress.
A nucleus on the other hand is an assembly between protons and neutrons. The latter is electrically charged whilst the former is positively charged. The number of protons present in an element is very crucial to the qualities of an element.
The main similarities between a nucleus and a liquid droplet are:
1. a nucleus consists of a large amount of neutrons and protons in the same volume as would a liquid which contains large numbers of molecules in the same volume;
2. both the nucleus and the droplet are similar for their homogeneity in electric charge and density;
3. the molecules exert the same amount for forces towards one another as would the nuclear forces in the nucleons.
4. both of them cannot be compressed
5. both molecules and nucleus are can be subject to nuclear fission which simply mean the breaking apart into smaller units (in the case of the nucleus) or the breaking apart into smaller droplets in the case of the liquid molecule.
6. There are two types of phenomena which occurs in both the liquid droplet and the nucleus which are similar to one another. They are:
Evaporation (in the case of the liquid molecule) and reaction emission (in the case of the nucleus). In evaporation, particles are lost, in Atomic transmutation, particles are lost as well.
B) the forces which determine the stability of droplets are surface tension and gravitation. The smaller the area, the stronger the surface tension available to keep the drops from going out of shape.
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Series aiding is a term sometimes used to describe voltage sources of the same polarity in series. If a 5 V and a 9 V source are connected in this manner, what is the total voltage?
Answer:Total Voltage = 14V
Explanation: it is possible that a circuit can contain more than one source of electromotive force which can cause flow of current in the same or opposite direction . When the connection to voltage sources allows for current from the voltage sources to flow in same direction,it is termed Series aiding Thus, the Total/effective voltage in a series aiding circuit is computed as the sum of series aiding voltages .
Here we have the series aiding voltages to be 5V and 9V ,
therefore,
Total Voltage = 5V + 9V
= 14V