2. Compare the Otto cycle and the Diesel cycle.

a. Draw the P-v, T-s and T-v diagrams.

b. Discuss the similarity and the difference about their thermal efficiencies.
c. Based on these two cycles, draw the P-v and the T-s diagrams of the dual cycle.
3. Consider the Rankine power cycle using vapor and liquid.
a. Explain what kinds of problems the Carnot Vapor Cycle has.
b. Draw a T-s diagram for the ideal Rankine cycle and label each process.
c. Describe three methods to improve the efficiency of the ideal Rankine cycle.
d. Name the gas power cycle which use the same four processes in its cycle, and
draw the T-s diagram for the gas power cycle.
4. A 5 kg iron block initially at 350 C is quenched in an insulated tank that contains 100
kg of water at 30 C. Assume the water that vaporizes during the process condenses back
in the tank and the surroundings are at 20 C and 100 kPa. The specific heats of iron and
water are 0.45 kJ/kgK and 4.18 kJ/kgK, respectively.
a. Determine the final equilibrium temperature.
b. Determine the entropy change of the combined system.
c. Determine the exergy of the combined system at the initial state.
d. Determine the waste work potential during this process.
5. Air is contained in a cylinder device fitted with a piston cylinder. The piston is initially
rests on a set of stops, and a pressure of 500 kPa is required to move the piston. Initially,
the air is at 200 kPa and 27 C and occupies a volume of 0.5 m3. The properties of air are
R = 0.287 kJ/kgK and cv = 0.718 kJ/kgK, Assume air has constant specific heats.
a. Draw the P-v property diagram for these processes.
b. Determine the amount of heat transferred to the air, in kJ, while increasing the
temperature to 1500 K.
c. Calculate the entropy changes during these processes.
6. The water in a tank is pressured by air, and the pressure is measured by a multifluid
manometer. Assume that the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa. The fluid heights are
h1=0.3m, h2=0.35m, h3 = 0.5m, and h4 = 0.4m. Take the densities of water, oil and
mercury to be 1000kg/m3, 850kg/m3, and 13600kg/m3, respectively.
a. Determine the gage pressure of the air at point 3.
b. Determine the gage pressure of the air at point 1.
7. Air flows steadily in a pipe at 300 kPa, 57 C, and 30m/s at the rate of 30 kg/min.
Assume that the properties of air are R = 0.287 kJ/kgK and cp = 1.008 kJ/kgK.
a. Determine the diameter of the pipe.
b. Determine the rate of flow energy.
c. Determine the rate of energy transport by mass.
8. In statistical thermodynamics, there are three physical models of Maxwell-Boltzmann,
Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac distribution.
a. Describe differences among the three models.
b. How many distribution ways are possible in each model if two particles are
distributed to four energy levels? Demonstrate the ways explicitly.