An insulated rigid tank of volume 8 m3 initially contains air at 600 kPa and 400 K. A valve connected to the tank is opened, and air escapes until the pressure inside the tank is 200 kPa. The air temperature during the release is kept constant using an electrical resistance heater in the tank. What is the amount of work done by the resistance heater (Wcv) during the process

Explain the difference laminar and turbulent flow. explain it with the shear stress and the velocity profiles.

Air is to be cooled in the evaporator section of a refrigerator by passing it over a bank of 0.8-cm-outer-diameter and 0.4-m-long tubes inside which the refrigerant is evaporating at -20°c. air approaches the tube bank in the normal direction at 0°c and 1 atm with a mean velocity of 4 m/s. the tubes are arranged in-line with longitudinal and transverse pitches of sl- st 1.5 cm. there are 30 rows in the flow direction with 15 tubes in each row. determine (a) the refrigeration capacity of this system and (b) pressure drop across the tube bank. evaluate the air properties at an assumed mean temperature of -5°c and 1 atm. is this a good assumption?

Asimple rankine cycle uses water as the working fluid. the water enters the turbine at 10 mpa and 480c while the condenser operates at 6 kpa. if the turbine has an isentropic efficiency of 80 percent while the pump has an isentropic efficiency of 70 percent determine the thermal efficiency