Republic of the Philippines
BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
BILAR CAMPUS
Zamora, Bilar, Bohol
VISION A premier S & T University for the formation of a world class and virtuous human resource for sustainable development in Bohol and the country
MISSION Committed to provide quality higher education in the arts and sciences, as well as in the professional and technological fields; undertake research and
development, and extension services for the sustainable development of Bohol and the country
Instructions:
• Go to your group assignment and work together.
• Use clean A4 size bond paper and answer each question as required.
• For each item, write the problem statement first then followed by a systematic
solution. Show a detailed and legible solution, a graphical presentation when
necessary, and underline the final answer.
• Take screenshots of your outputs and compile them as 1 pdf file. Each group
member must have a copy of the group output and should submit the file online
ON or BEFORE the deadline set.
ABE4 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Chapter 3 - Energy, energy conversion and general energy analysis
Problem Set # 3
Group No. _____
Members: 1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
Forms of energy
3-1 What is the difference between the macroscopic and microscopic forms of
energy?
3-2 What is total energy? Identify the different forms of energy that constitute the total
energy.
3-3 How are heat, internal energy, and thermal energy related to each other?
3-4 What is mechanical energy? How does it differ from thermal energy? What are the
forms of mechanical energy of a fluid stream?
3-5 Calculate the total kinetic energy, in Btu, of an object with a mass of 15 lbm when
its velocity is 100 ft/s. Answer: 3 .0 Btu
3-6 Calculate the total kinetic energy, in kJ, of an object whose mass is 100 kg and
whose velocity is 20 m/s.
3-7 The specific potential energy of an object with respect to some datum level is
given by gz where g is the local gravitational acceleration and z is the elevation of
the object above the datum. Determine the specific potential energy, in Btu/lbm,
of an object elevated 100 ft above a datum at a location where g = 32.1 ft/s2.
3-8 Calculate the total potential energy, in Btu, of an object with a mass of 200 lbm
when it is 10 ft above a datum level at a location where standard gravitational
acceleration exists.
3-9 Calculate the total potential energy, in kJ, of an object whose mass is 20 kg when it
is located 20 m below a datum level in a location where g = 9.5 m/s2.
3-10 A person gets into an elevator at the lobby level of a hotel together with his 30-kg
suitcase, and gets out at the 10th floor 35 m above. Determine the amount of
energy consumed by the motor of the elevator that is now stored in the suitcase.
3-11 At a certain location, wind is blowing steadily at 10 m/s. Determine the
mechanical energy of air per unit mass and the power generation potential of a
wind turbine with 60-m-diameter blades at that location. Take the air density to be
1.25 kg/m3.
Energy Transfer by Heat and Work
3-12 When is the energy crossing the boundaries of a closed system heat and when is
it work?
3-13 What are point and path functions? Give some examples.
3-14 A model aircraft internal-combustion engine produces 10 W of power. How much
power is this in (a) lbf-ft/s and (b) hp?
Mechanical Forms of Work
3-15 A car is accelerated from rest to 85 km/h in 10 s. Would the energy transferred to
the car be different if it were accelerated to the same speed in 5 s?
3-16 Determine the power required for a 1150-kg car to climb a 100-m-long uphill road
with a slope of 30° (from horizontal) in 12 s (a) at a constant velocity, (b) from rest
to a final velocity of 30 m/s, and (c) from 35 m/s to a final velocity of 5 m/s.
Disregard friction, air drag, and rolling resistance. Answers: (a) 4 7 .0 kW, (b) 90.1
kW, (c) - 1 0 .5 kW
The First Law of Thermodynamics
3-17 On a hot summer day, a student turns his fan on when he leaves his room in the
morning. When he returns in the evening, will the room be warmer or cooler than
the neighboring rooms? Why? Assume all the doors and windows are kept closed.
3-18 An adiabatic closed system is accelerated from 0 m/s to 30 m/s. Determine the
specific energy change of this system, in kJ/kg.
3-19 Consider a room that is initially at the outdoor temperature of 20°C. The room
contains a 100-W lightbulb, a 110-W TV set, a 200-W refrigerator, and a 1000-W
iron. Assuming no heat transfer through the walls, determine the rate of increase
of the energy content of the room when all of these electric devices are on.
Energy and Environment
3-20 How does energy conversion affect the environment? What are the primary
chemicals that pollute the air? What is the primary source of these pollutants?
