SAMPLE PROBLEM 1
Determine the mass of the air in a room whose dimensions are 4 m x 5 m x 6 m at 100 kPa and 25°C.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 2
A tank has a volume of 0.5 m3 and contains 10 kg of an ideal gas having a molecular mass of 24. The temperature is
25◦C. What is the pressure?
SAMPLE PROBLEM 3
A gas bell is submerged in liquid water, with its mass counterbalanced with rope and pulleys, as shown. The
pressure inside is measured carefully to be 105 kPa, and the temperature is 21◦C. A volume increase is measured to
be 0.75 m3 over a period of 185 s. What is the volume flow rate and the mass flow rate of the flow into the bell,
assuming it is carbon dioxide gas?
SAMPLE PROBLEM 4
A perfect gas at pressure of 750 kPa and 600 K is expanded to 2 bar. Determine final temperature of gas if initial
and final volume of gas are 0.2 m3 and 0.5 m3 respectively.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 5
The pressure in an automobile tire depends on the temperature of the air in the tire. When the air temperature is
25°C, the pressure gage reads 210 kPa. If the volume of the tire is 0.025 m3, determine the pressure rise in the tire
when the air temperature in the tire rises to 50°C. Also, determine the amount of air that must be bled off to restore
pressure to its original value at this temperature. Assume the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 5
The pressure in an automobile tire depends on the temperature of the air in the tire. When the air temperature is
25°C, the pressure gage reads 210 kPa. If the volume of the tire is 0.025 m3, determine the pressure rise in the tire
when the air temperature in the tire rises to 50°C. Also, determine the amount of air that must be bled off to restore
pressure to its original value at this temperature. Assume the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 6
A 1-m3 tank containing air at 25°C & 500 kPa is connected through a valve to another tank containing 5 kg of air at
35°C & 200 kPa. Now the valve is opened, and the entire system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with the
surroundings, which are at 20°C. Determine the volume of the second tank & the final equilibrium pressure of air.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 7
Consider an 18-m-diameter hot-air balloon that, together with its cage, has a mass of 120 kg when empty. The air in the balloon,
which is now carrying two 70-kg people, is heated by propane burners at a location where the atm. pressure and temperature are
93 kPa and 12°C, respectively. Find the average temperature of the air in the balloon when the balloon first starts rising.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 8
A cylindrical vessel of 1 m diameter and 4 m length has hydrogen gas at 100 kPa and 27ºC. Determine the amount of heat to be
supplied so as to increase gas pressure to 125 kPa. For hydrogen take Cp = 14.307 kJ/kg-K, Cv = 10.183 kJ/kg-K.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 9
Consider a gas mixture that consists of 3 kg of O2, 5 kg of N2, and 12 kg of CH4. Determine (a) the mass fraction of
each component and (b) the mole fraction of each component, and (c) average molar mass and the gas constant of
the mixture.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 9
Consider a gas mixture that consists of 3 kg of O2, 5 kg of N2, and 12 kg of CH4. Determine (a) the mass fraction of
each component, (b) the mole fraction of each component, and (c) the average molar mass and the gas constant of
the mixture.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 10
A gas mixture at 300 K and 200 kPa consists of 1 kg of CO2 and 3 kg of CH4. Determine the partial pressure of
each gas and the apparent molar mass of the gas mixture.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 11
A 0.3-m3 rigid tank contains 0.6 kg of N2 and 0.4 kg of O2 at 300 K. Determine the partial pressure of each gas and
the total pressure of the mixture.
SAMPLE PROBLEM 12
A gas mixture at 350 K and 300 kPa has the following volumetric analysis: 65% N2, 20% O2, and 15% CO2.
Determine the mass fraction and partial pressure of each gas.
