Purchase Solution

Design a cylinder to compress 68 degree Farenheit air

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Design a cylinder to compress 68 degree farenheit air from atmospheric pressure to 200 psig without increasing the temperature more than 25 degrees farenheit. Show cylinder dimensions and discuss how far the piston must travel.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The solution shows the formulas and calculations to arrive at the answer. A graph is also included.

Solution Preview

See attached graph.

Because,
P1 = atmospheric pressure = 14.7 psi
P2 = 200 psig (psi puage) = 200 +14.7 psi = 214.7 psi
T1 = 68 degree F = 273 + (5/9)*(68-32) = 293 K
T2 <= 68+25 F = 273 + (5/9)*(68+25 - 32)
=> T2 <= 307 K,
Now,
Gas law:
P1*V1/T1 = P2*V2/T2
=> 14.7 * ...

Solution provided by:
Amrit Lal Ahuja, PhD (IP)
Education
  • BEng, Allahabad University, India
  • MSc , Pune University, India
  • PhD (IP), Pune University, India
Recent Feedback
  • " In question 2, you incorrectly add in the $3.00 dividend that was just paid to determine the value of the stock price using the dividend discount model. In question 4 response, it should have also been recognized that dividend discount models are not useful if any of the parameters used in the model are inaccurate. "
  • "feedback: fail to recognize the operating cash flow will not begin until the end of year 3."
  • "Answer was correct"
  • "Great thanks"
  • "Perfect solution..thank you"
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
The Moon

Test your knowledge of moon phases and movement.

Classical Mechanics

This quiz is designed to test and improve your knowledge on Classical Mechanics.

Basic Physics

This quiz will test your knowledge about basic Physics.

Variables in Science Experiments

How well do you understand variables? Test your knowledge of independent (manipulated), dependent (responding), and controlled variables with this 10 question quiz.

Intro to the Physics Waves

Some short-answer questions involving the basic vocabulary of string, sound, and water waves.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • How many cfm of free air must the compressor provide?

    8975 How many cfm of free air must the compressor provide? Air is used at a rate of 30 cfm from a receiver at 102 degress Farenheit and 155 psi.

  • Calculating Rate of Heat Removal

    The entire work output of the heat engine is used to drive a refrigerator that removes heat from the refrigerated space at 20 degrees Farenheit and transfers it to the same ambient air at 80 degrees Farenheit.

  • Temperature

    * A difference of one degree kelvin is teh same as a difference of one degree Celsius. Thus: * Celsius temperature is Kelvin temperature plus the temperature of absolute zero in Celsius.

  • Finding the equilibrium temperature of the tin-water mixture

    To convert celcius to farenheit, we have the formula, F = (9/5)C + 32 where, F is the farenheit temperature and C is the temp in degree Celcius.

  • calcuation of heat and work in the piston-cylinder problem

    459018 calcuation of heat and work in the piston-cylinder problem Please show all the work. A piston-cylinder device whose piston is resting on a set of stops initially contains 3 kg of air at 2 bar and 27 degree Centigrades.

  • Grams of oxygen are required to fill a chamber

    132524 Grams of oxygen are required to fill a chamber How many grams of oxygen are required to fill a 3.00 x 10 to the 3rd power, liter chamber at a pressure of 250 cm Hg and 68 degree F?

  • Digital Speech and Video Compression

    Name two techniques that are used to compress digital speech, and the resulting compressed speech bit rates. 2. Name two techniques used to compress digital video.

  • 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

    A combined air filled, spring loaded cylinder has a frictionless piston of area 0.012 m^2 that rests against the spring. The spring loaded end of the cylinder is open to atmosphere.

  • Rotational kinetic energy and spring

    What power is required to bring the cylinder to rest in 10 s? 28. A solid cylinder of radius 0.35 m is released from rest from a height of 1.8 m and rolls down the incline as shown.

View More Related Solutions