Question 1. Air at initial temp of 300K & initial volume of 0.002 m^3 is contain in a piston cylinder arrangement. Initially a spring is attached to the piston having a spring constant of 10 k N/m is touching the piston but no force exerting on it. Now heat is added to the air & it expended slowly to occupy a final volume of 0.03 m^3 and the area of piston is 0.02 m^2. The atmospheric pressure assume to be 100KPa. Then determine the final pressure inside the cylinder.
THERMODYNAMICS
CHAPTER: FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
Question 1. Air at initial temp of 300K & initial volume of 0.002 m^3 is contain in a piston cylinder arrangement. Initially a spring is attached to the piston having a spring constant of 10 kN/m is touching the piston but no force exerting on it. Now heat is added to the air & it expended slowly to occupy a final volume of 0.03 m^3 and the area of piston is 0.02 m^2. The atmospheric pressure assume to be 100KPa. Then determine the final pressure inside the cylinder.
Solution T1 = 300K
V1 = 0.002 m^3
V2 = 0.03 m^3
Spring constant (K) = 10 KN/m
A = 0.02 m^2
Patm = 100 KPa
Psp = pressure applied by spring
Patm = pressure applied by atmosphere
P1 = inside pressure of piston at position one
P2 = inside pressure of piston at position two
P1 = Patm + Psp1 ……………..............................(0)
( Psp1 = pressure of spring at position one is zero =0)
P1 = Patm = 100 KPa ………………………………………..(1)
P2 = Patm + Psp2
P2 = 100 + Psp2 ………………………………………………..(2)
We need to find displacement “x” and pressure “Psp2”
V2 – V1 = A2x
0.003 – 0.002 = 0.02x
x = 0.05 m ………………………………………......…..…….(3)
Now
Psp2 = F/A2 = kx/A2 (F= spring force, A2 = area of piston at position 2)
Put value of "x" in equation (4)
Psp2 = 10x/0.02 = 25 KPa …………………………..(4)
Put “Psp2” value in equation (2)
P2 = 100 + Psp2
P2 = 100 + 25 = 125 KPa ……………………………..(5)
Final pressure inside the cylinder is P2 =125 KPa
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