Asource of heat at 1000 k transfers 1000 kw of power to a power generation device, while producing 300 kw of useful work. determine: a. the rate of exergy destruction in this process, if the atmosphere is at 300k. b. the second law efficiency of the system.

Amixture of slurry and mud is to be pumped through a horizontal pipe of diameter 500 mm. the fluid behaves as a bingham plastic with a yield stress of 30 pa and viscosity 0.04 pa.s. describe the effects of the shear stress through a transverse section of the pipe by plotting the variation in shear stress and velocity profile: (i) just before the slurry starts to move (ii) as the slurry flows when the pressure gradient is double that in part (i)

To save energy, the air supply to a 2000 ft office has been shut off overnight and the room temperature has dropped to 40°f. in the morning, the thermostat is reset to 70°f and warm air at 120 f begins to flov in at 200ft'/min. the air is well mixed within the room, and an equal mass flow of air at room temperature (changing with time) is withdrawn through a return duct. the air pressure is nearly 1 atm everywhere. ignoring heat transfer with the surroundings and kinetic and potential energy effects, estimate how long it takes for the room temperature to reach 70°f. plot the room temperature as a function of time.

Determine (a) the maximum thermal efficiency of reversible power cycles operating between a hot reservoir at 1000°c and a cold reservoir at 200°c and (b) the maximum cops for reversible refrigeration and heat pump cycies, respectively, between 28°c and 14°c.