EML3100 Thermo - HW#1

EML3100 HW #1 - Summer 2001

Due: 5/10/01

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.

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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 ?

What is the value of X at the maximum for the function Y = (6/X)[1 - 1/(3X)] ?

Complete the following table with the appropriate units:

	English	SI	SI (mks)
Length	.	.	--
Mass	.	.	--
Time	.	.	--
Area	.	.	.
Volume	.	.	.
Velocity	.	.	.
Acceleration	.	.	.
Force	.	.	.
Pressure	psi = lbf/in²	Pa (Pascal)	1 Pa = 1 N/m² =1 kg/(ms²)
Work	.	.	.
Heat	.	.	.
Power	.	.	.
Temperature	.	.	--
Absolute Temperature	.	.	--

Hints

Refer to your Physics, Chemistry, and Calculus textbooks.

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