Question

A rigid tank A of volume 0.6 m3 contains 5 kg air at 320K and the rigid tank B is 0.4 m3 with air at 600 kPa, 360 K. They are connected to a piston cylinder initially empty with closed valves. The pressure in the cylinder should be 800 kPa to float the piston. Now the valves are slowly opened and the entire process is adiabatic. The internal energy of the mixture at final state is:_____.
a. 229 k/kg.
b. 238 kJ/kg
c. 257 kg
d. cannot be determined.

Answer 1

Answer:

the internal energy of the mixture at final state = 238kJ/kg

Explanation:

Given

V= 0.6m³

m=5kg

R=0.287kJ/kg.K

T=320 K

from ideal gas equation

PV = nRT

where P is pressure, V is volume, n is number of mole, R is ideal gas constant , T is the temperature.

Recall, mole = mass/molar mass

attached is calculation of the question.