Question: ( 3 0 % ) A 0 . 2 5 m 3 volume tank containing R 1 3 4 a is lowered into a hot

(30%) A 0.25m3 volume tank containing R134a is lowered into a hot geothermal pool of water in northem Califormia near the Geysers geothermal power plant. Initially the tank contains 8% liquid and 92% vapor by volume of the R134a at a temperature of 20C. The 90C water heats the R134a. At the exit of the tank is a relief-valve that will allow R134a to exit the tank when the tank pressure exceeds 10 bar. The process ends as the last bit of liquid in the tank evaporates. The water of the geothermal pool maintains a temperature of 90C and can be considered equivalent to a reversible heat transfer reservoir.
a) What is the initial pressure of the tank ( kPa )?
b) What was the initial mass of R134a in the tank?
c) What is the final mass of R134a in the tank?
d) What is the heat transfer to the tank ( kJ )?
e) What is the entropy generation for a system that includes the tank and water heat source (kJK)?
( 3 0 % ) A 0 . 2 5 m 3 volume tank containing R

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