EML3100 HW #1 - Fall 1998

Due: 8/27/98

Please Note:

Each problem is to be started on a new page, and only on the front side of the page; therefore this homework assignment will be at least 4 pages. Parts (a), (b), etc., are considered to be the SAME problem, and may be done on the same page.

Problems:

P1 (a) Write out Boyle's Law.
(b) Write out Charles' Law.
(c) Write out the Ideal Gas Equation.
P2 (a) What is the volume of a solid cylinder with radius r, and height h ?
(b) What is the area of the base of a solid cylinder with radius r, and height h ?
(c) What is the volume of a solid sphere of radius r ?
(d) What is the volume of a solid sphere of diameter d ?
(e) What is the volume (of solid material) of a spherical shell with outer radius r2, and inner radius r1 ?
P3 What is the value of X at the maximum for the function Y = (6/X)[1 - 1/(3X)] ?
P4 Complete the following table with the appropriate units:
EnglishSISI (mks)
Length..--
Mass..--
Time..--
Area...
Volume...
Velocity...
Acceleration...
Force...
Pressurepsi = lbf/in2Pa (Pascal)1 Pa = 1 N/m2 =1 kg/(ms2)
Work...
Heat...
Power...
Temperature..--
Absolute
Temperature
..--

Answers

1a. Boyle's Law: For a fixed amount of gas at constant T, PV = const.

1b. Charles' Law: For a fixed amount of gas at constant P, V/T = const.

1c. Ideal Gas Equation: PV = nRT,
where, P is pressure, V is volume, n is number of moles of gas, R is the ideal gas constant, and T is temperature in absolute units.

2a. Vcylinder = (pi)r2h

2b. Abase = (pi)r2

2c. Vsphere = 4(pi)r3 / 3

2d. Vsphere = (pi)d3 / 6

2e. Vshell = 4(pi)[r13 - r23] / 3

3. maximum of function is found at x = 2/3 (note: y''< 0, therefore have a maximum)
Detailed solutions are in the Course Binder in the CoE Library.

4.

EnglishSISI (mks)
Lengthft (foot)m (meter)--
Masslb (pound)kg (kilogram)--
Times (second)s--
Areaft2m2m2
Volumeft3m3m3
Velocityft/sm/sm/s
Accelerationft/s2m/s2m/s2
Forcelbf (pound-force)N (Newton)1 N = 1 1 kgm/s2
Pressurepsi = lbf/in2Pa (Pascal)1 Pa = 1 N/m2 =1 kg/(ms2)
Workft-lbfJ (Joule)1 J = 1 Nm =1 kgm2/s2
HeatBtu (British Thermal Unit)J1 J = 1 kgm2/s2
Power hp (horsepower)W (Watt)1 W = 1 J/s = 1 kgm2/s3
TemperatureoF (Fahrenheit)oC (Celsius)--
Absolute
Temperature
R (Rankine)K (Kelvin)--

Hints

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