A piston-cylinder device initially contain 0.4 m3 of 1.8-kg saturated liquid water and steam mixture at 110 kPa. A electric heater in the device is turned on and passes a current of 1.7 A from a 120-V source. Only transfer of electrical work and boundary work exist. The piston initially rests on a set of stops, and a pressure of 200 kPa is required to move the piston. Afterwards the system constinues to raise the piston and eventually reaches the temperature of 400 Celcius. Find the initial quality of the system,initial internal energy (kj/kg), time it takes for the system to just move the piston (hours), final volume of system (m3), and total time it takes for the system to reach its final state (hours)
A piston-cylinder device initially contain 0.4 m3 of 1.8-kg saturated liquid water and steam mixture at 110 kPa. A electric heater in the device is turned on and passes a current of 1.7 A from a 120-V source. Only transfer of electrical work and boundary work exist. The piston initially rests on a set of stops, and a pressure of 200 kPa is required to move the piston. Afterwards the system constinues to raise the piston and eventually reaches the temperature of 400 Celcius.
Find the initial quality of the system,initial internal energy (kj/kg), time it takes for the system to just move the piston (hours), final volume of system (m3), and total time it takes for the system to reach its final state (hours)
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