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P1.1 This example shows how the First Law can be applied to individual processes and how these
can make up a cycle.
A cycle of events is shown in Fig A.10. It is made up of four processes, and the heat and work
associated with those processes is as given.
Fig A.10: Cycle of events made up of four processes.
Process 12: Q = +10J W = -18J
Process 23: Q = +100J W = 0J
Process 34: Q = -20J W = +70J
Process 41: Q = -10J W = +28J
Calculate the values of Un - U1, the net work, the net heat transfer and the heat supplied for the cycle.
Solution
This problem can be solved by applying the First Law to each of the processes in turn, when the change
in internal energy is dU Q W .
Process 12: dU12 U2 U1 Q12 W12 10 18 28J
Process 23: dU23 U3 U2 Q23 W23 100 0 100J
Process 34: dU34 U4 U3 Q34 W34 20 70 90J
Process 41: dU41 U1 U4 Q41 W41 10 28 38J
The change in internal energy relative to the internal energy at point 1, U1, is given by
dU1n U n U 1 U n U n 1 U n 1 U n 2 ......U 2 U1
dU n 1,n dU n 2,n 1 ...... dU 12
Hence:
dU12 U 2 U1 28J
dU13 dU12 dU 23 28 100 128J
dU14 dU12 dU 23 dU 34 28 100 (90) 38J
dU11 dU12 dU 23 dU 34 dU 41 28 100 (90) (38) 0J
The result dU11 = 0 confirms that the four processes constitute a cycle, because the net change of state
is zero.
The net work done in the cycle is
W W12 W23 W34 W41
cycle
18 0 70 28 80J
The positive sign indicates that the system does work on the surroundings.
The net heat supplied in the cycle is
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Q Q 12 Q23 Q34 Q41
cycle
10 100 20 10 80J
Hence the net work done and net heat supplied are both 80J, as would be expected because the state of
the system has not changed between both ends of the cycle. It is also possible to differentiate between
the heat supplied to the system, Q > 0, and heat rejected from the system, Q < 0. In this case the
total heat supplied is
Q Q12 Q23
cycle
10 100 110J
while the heat rejected is the sum of the negative heat transfer terms, viz.:
Q Q34 Q41 .
cycle
20 10 30J
It should also be noted that the work done, W, is the difference between the heat supplied and that
rejected. This is an important point when considering the conversion of heat into work, which is dealt
with by the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
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P1.2
There are two ways to solve this problem:
1. A simple one based on the p-V diagram
2. A more general one based on the p-V relationship
Work done = Area under lines.
Assuming a linear spring, then a linear (straight) line relationship joins the points.
1 105
Hence, Work done by spring = Area abca = Ws 0.5 4 3 100kJ
2 10
Work done by gas = Area adeca = Area abca + Area adbca
105
= 100 1.0 0.5
150kJ
103
More general method is to evaluate the work as W pdV .
First find the relationship for the spring. If linear pg1 kV1 k ,and pg 2 kV2 k
p g 2 p g1
k 8bar/m3 , and k 7bar
Thus V2 V1
giving pg 8V 7.
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δWg pg dV ,
2
2
8V 2
giving Wg 8V 7 dV 7V
Work done by gas,
1 2 1
4 2.25 1 7 1.5 1 102 150kJ
δWs ps dV
2
Work done by spring, 2
V2
Ws 8V 8 dV 8 V 100kJ
2
1 1
The benefit of the latter approach is that it can be applied in the case of a non-linear spring: it is more difficult to
use the simpler approach.
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P1.3
p1 1.5
Pressure of gas is proportional to diameter, i.e. p d , giving p1 kd1, and hence k 5bar/m
d1 0.3
13
d3 6V
Volume V , thus d
6
Work done during process, W pdV
3 d 2 d2
Working in terms of d dV dd dd
6 2
d2 k k d 2 4 d14
2 2
W kd
2 1
dd d 3
.dd
1
2 2 4 4
5
0.334 0.34 105 738J
4 2
This problem can also be solved in terms of V; however, it cannot be solved using a linear approximation. You
might have been close to the correct solution for P1.3, but it does not work for P1.4.
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P1.4
The problem is the same as P1.3, but the final diameter is 1m.
d2 k k d 2 4 d14
2 2
W kd
2 1
dd d 3
.dd
2 2 4 4
The work done is 1
5 4
1.0 0.34 105 194759J
4 2
Using the WRONG APPROACH, assuming a linear relationship, gives
1.5 5
W
2
d 23 d13 105 165580J
6
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P1.5
ts at 20bar = 212.4C
Initial conditions:
ug 2600kJ / kg ; hg 2799kJ / kg; vg 0.0995m3 / kg
p 20bar; t 500C
Final conditions:
ug 3116kJ / kg ; hg 3467kJ / kg; vg 0.1756m3 / kg
To evaluate the energy added use 1st Law for closed system
Q dU W dU pdV
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