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Thermo 1 Problem Set 1

The document contains a problem set for a Thermodynamics course, featuring various physics problems related to weight, pressure, and temperature calculations. It includes scenarios involving gravitational acceleration, pressure measurements, and the effects of different fluids in manometers. The problems require applying fundamental principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to find solutions.

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Thermo 1 Problem Set 1

The document contains a problem set for a Thermodynamics course, featuring various physics problems related to weight, pressure, and temperature calculations. It includes scenarios involving gravitational acceleration, pressure measurements, and the effects of different fluids in manometers. The problems require applying fundamental principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to find solutions.

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Problem Set 1 10.

A 200-pound man has a total foot imprint


area of 72 in2. Determine the pressure this
Thermodynamics 1
man exerts on the ground if (a) he stands
1. What is the weight, in N, of an object with on both feet and (b) he stands on one
a mass of 200 kg at a location where g=9.6 foot.
m/s²? 11. Consider a double-fluid manometer
2. If the mass of an object is 10 lbm, what is attached to an air pipe shown in Fig. P1–
its weight, in lbf, at a location where 72. If the specific gravity of one fluid is
g=32.0 ft/s²? 13.55, determine the specific gravity of
3. The value of the gravitational acceleration the other fluid for the indicated absolute
g decreases with elevation from 9.807 pressure of air. Take the atmospheric
m/s² at sea level to 9.767 m/s² at an pressure to be 100 kPa.
altitude of 13,000 m, where large
passenger planes cruise. Determine the
percent reduction in the weight of an
airplane cruising at 13,000 m relative to its
weight at sea level.
4. A 150-lbm astronaut took his bathroom
scale (a spring scale) and a beam scale
(compares masses) to the moon, where
the local gravity is g = 5.48 ft/s².
Determine how much he will weigh (a) on
the spring scale and (b) on the beam scale. 12. Consider a double-fluid manometer
5. A 3-kg plastic tank that has a volume of attached to an air pipe shown in Fig. P1–
0.2 m³ is filled with liquid water. Assuming 72. If the specific gravity of one fluid is
the density of water is 1000 kg/m³, 13.55, determine the specific gravity of
determine the weight of the combined the other fluid for the indicated absolute
system. pressure of air. Take the atmospheric
6. Steam enters a heat exchanger at 300 K. pressure to be 100 kPa.
What is the temperature of this steam in
°F?
7. The temperature of a system rises by
130°C during a heating process. Express
this rise in temperature in kelvins. The
temperature of a system drops by 45°F
during a cooling process. Express this drop
in temperature in K, R, and °C.
8. A pressure gage connected to a tank reads
50 psi at a location where the barometric
reading is 29.1 in Hg. Determine the
absolute pressure in the tank. Take ρHg =
848.4 lbm/ft3
9. A pressure gage connected to a tank reads
500 kPa at a location where the
atmospheric pressure is 94 kPa.
Determine the absolute pressure in the
tank.

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