Tanas, Caren G.

1. The pressure gage on a 2.5-m3 oxygen tank reads 500 kPa. Determine the amount of
oxygen in the tank if the temperature is 28°C and the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa.

Given:
V= 2.5m3
Pgage =500 kPa
T = 28°C
Patm = 97 kPa

Solution
𝑃𝑣 = 𝑚𝑅𝑇
𝑃𝑣
𝑚=
𝑅𝑇
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 + 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚
= 500𝑘𝑃𝑎 + 97𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 597𝑘𝑃𝑎

(597 𝑘𝑃𝑎)(2.5𝑚ᶟ)
𝑚=
𝐾𝐽
(0.2598 ⁄𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾) (301𝐾)

= 19.08 𝑘𝑔

2. A 400-L rigid tank contains 5 kg of air at 25°C. Determine the reading on the pressure
gage if the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa.

Given:
𝑚 = 5𝑘𝑔
Patm = 97 kPa
T= 25°C

𝑚𝑅𝑇
𝑃=
𝑉
𝑚ᶟ
(5𝑘𝑔(0.287𝑘𝑃𝑎. . 𝐾)(298𝐾)
𝑘𝑔
=
0.4𝑚ᶟ

𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 = 𝑃 − 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 = 1069.1𝑘𝑃𝑎 − 97𝑘𝑃𝑎

= 972.1 𝑘𝑃𝑎
3. A 1-m3 tank containing air at 25 0C and 500 kPa is connected through a value to another
tank containing 5 kg of air at 35 0C and 200 kPa. Now the valve is opened, and the entire
system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with the surroundings, which are 20 0C.
Determine the volume of the second tank and the final equilibrium pressure of the

Given:
V of tank A=1m3
T of air in tank A=25°C =298 K
Pressure of air in tank A = 5oo kPa
T of air in tank B = 35°C = 308 K
Pressure of air in tank B =200 kPa
Surrounding T =20°C=293 K

𝑃ᴀ𝑉ᴀ
𝑚𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘ᴀ =
𝑅𝑇ᴀ
500𝑘𝑃𝑎 × 1
=
0.287 × 298

𝑚ᴀ = 5.846𝑘𝑔

𝑚в𝑅𝑇в
𝑉𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘в =
𝑃в
0.287𝑘𝐽
=5× × 308 𝐾 ÷ 200𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝐾

= 2.21𝑚ᶟ
Total volume
𝑉 = 𝑉ᴀ + 𝑉в
= 1𝑚ᶟ + 2.21𝑚ᶟ

= 3.21𝑚ᶟ

Total mass of air

𝑚 = 𝑚ᴀ + 𝑚в
= 5𝑘𝑔 + 5.846𝑘𝑔

= 10.846𝑘𝑔

𝑚𝑅𝑇𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑟
𝑃=
𝑉
0.287𝑘𝐽 298𝐾
𝑃 = 10.846𝑘𝑔 × ×
𝐾 3.21𝑚ᶟ

= 284.13 𝑘𝑃𝑎
4. The pressure in an automobile 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
0.025mᶟ, determine the pressure rise in the tire when the air temperature in the tire rises
to 50°C. Also determine the amount of the air must be bled off to restore pressure to its
original value at this temperature. Assume the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa.

Given:
T=25°C = 298 K
P1gage =210 kPa
V=0.025 m3

Solution:
𝑃𝟭𝒂𝒃𝒔 = P𝟏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 + P𝒂𝒕𝒎

210𝑘𝑃𝑎 + 100 𝑘𝑃𝑎 = 310 𝑘𝑃𝑎

𝑃𝑉 = 𝑚𝑅𝑇
𝑃1𝑉
𝑚1 =
𝑅𝑇1
(310 𝑘𝑃𝑎)(0.025𝑚ᶟ)
= 0.09062 𝑘𝑔
0.287𝑘𝐽
( 𝐾 )(298𝐾)
𝑚𝑅𝑇2
𝑃2 =
𝑉
0.287𝑘𝐽
(0.09062𝑘𝑔)( 𝐾 )(323𝐾)
0.025𝑚ᶟ

𝑃2 = 336 𝑘𝑃𝑎

⧍𝑃 = 336 𝑘𝑃𝑎 − 310 𝑘𝑃𝑎 = 26 𝑘𝑃𝑎

𝑇3 = 𝑇2 = 323𝐾
𝑃3 = 𝑃1 = 310 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑃3𝑉
𝑚ᶟ =
𝑅𝑇3
9310 𝑘𝑃𝑎)(0.025𝑚ᶟ)
= 0.08360𝑘𝑔
0.287𝑘𝐽
( 𝐾 )(323𝐾)
⧍𝑚 = 0.09062 − 0.08360 = 0.007018𝑘𝑔