
164 Chapter 4 Control Volume Analysis Using Energy
is 350 m/s. The air behaves as an ideal gas. For steady-state
operation, determine
(a) the mass flow rate, in kg/s.
(b) the exit flow area, in cm
2
.
4.9 Infiltration of outside air into a building through miscel-
laneous cracks around doors and windows can represent a
significant load on the heating equipment. On a day when the
outside temperature is –18°C, 0.042 m
3
/s of air enters through
the cracks of a particular office building. In addition, door
openings account for about .047 m
3
/s of outside air infiltration.
The internal volume of the building is 566 m
3
, and the inside
temperature is 22°C. There is negligible pressure difference
between the inside and the outside of the building. Assuming
ideal gas behavior, determine at steady state the volumetric
flow rate of air exiting the building through cracks and other
openings, and the number of times per hour that the air within
the building is changed due to infiltration.
4.10 Refrigerant 134a enters the condenser of a refrigeration
system operating at steady state at 9 bar, 50°C, through a
2.5-cm-diameter pipe. At the exit, the pressure is 9 bar, the
temperature is 30°C, and the velocity is 2.5 m/s. The mass flow
rate of the entering refrigerant is 6 kg/min. Determine
(a) the velocity at the inlet, in m/s.
(b) the diameter of the exit pipe, in cm.
4.11 Steam at 160 bar, 480°C, enters a turbine operating at
steady state with a volumetric flow rate of 800 m
3
/min. Eighteen
percent of the entering mass flow exits at 5 bar, 240°C, with a
velocity of 25 m/s. The rest exits at another location with
a pressure of 0.06 bar, a quality of 94%, and a velocity of
400 m/s. Determine the diameters of each exit duct, in m.
4.12 Air enters a compressor operating at steady state with a
pressure of 1 bar, a temperature of 20°C, and a volumetric flow
rate of 0.25 m
3
/s. The air velocity in the exit pipe is 210 m/s
and the exit pressure is 1 MPa. If each unit mass of air passing
from inlet to exit undergoes a process described by pv
1.34
constant, determine the exit temperature, in °C.
4.13 Air enters a 0.6-m-diameter fan at 16°C, 101 kPa, and is
discharged at 18°C, 105 kPa, with a volumetric flow rate of
0.35 m
3
/s. Assuming ideal gas behavior, determine for steady-
state operation
(a) the mass flow rate of air, in kg/s.
(b) the volumetric flow rate of air at the inlet, in m
3
/s.
(c) the inlet and exit velocities, in m/s.
4.14 Ammonia enters a control volume operating at steady state
at p
1
14 bar, T
1
28°C, with a mass flow rate of 0.5 kg/s.
Saturated vapor at 4 bar leaves through one exit, with a volu-
metric flow rate of 1.036 m
3
/min, and saturated liquid at 4 bar
leaves through a second exit. Determine
(a) the minimum diameter of the inlet pipe, in cm, so the
ammonia velocity does not exceed 20 m /s.
(b) the volumetric flow rate of the second exit stream, in
m
3
/min.
(a) Develop an expression for the time rate of change of liq-
uid level in the chamber, dLdt, in terms of the diameters
D
1
, D
2
, and D, and the velocities V
1
and V
2
.
(b) Compare the relative magnitudes of the mass flow rates
and when dLdt 0, dLdt 0, and dLdt 0,
respectively.
m
#
2
m
#
i
D
L
D
2
D
1
Expansion
chamber
V
1
m
1
·
V
2
m
2
·
Figure P4.5
4.6 Velocity distributions for laminar and turbulent flow in a
circular pipe of radius R carrying an incompressible liquid of
density are given, respectively, by
where r is the radial distance from the pipe centerline and V
0
is the centerline velocity. For each velocity distribution
(a) plot VV
0
versus rR.
(b) derive expressions for the mass flow rate and the average
velocity of the flow, V
ave
, in terms of V
0
, R, and , as re-
quired.
(c) derive an expression for the specific kinetic energy carried
through an area normal to the flow. What is the percent er-
ror if the specific kinetic energy is evaluated in terms of
the average velocity as (V
ave
)
2
2?
Which velocity distribution adheres most closely to the ideal-
izations of one-dimensional flow? Discuss.
4.7 Vegetable oil for cooking is dispensed from a cylindrical
can fitted with a spray nozzle. According to the label, the can
is able to deliver 560 sprays, each of duration 0.25 s and each
having a mass of 0.25 g. Determine
(a) the mass flow rate of each spray, in g/s.
(b) the mass remaining in the can after 560 sprays, in g, if the
initial mass in the can is 170 g.
4.8 Air enters a one-inlet, one-exit control volume at 8 bar,
600 K, and 40 m/s through a flow area of 20 cm
2
. At the exit,
the pressure is 2 bar, the temperature is 400 K, and the velocity
V
V
0
31 1r
R24
1
7
V
V
0
31 1r
R2
2
4