Consider two solid blocks, one hot and the other cold, brought into contact in an adiabatic container. after a while, thermal equilibrium is established in the container as a result of heat transfer. the first law requires that the amount of energy lost by the hot solid be equal to the amount of energy gained by the cold one. does the second law require that the decrease in entropy of the hot solid be equal to the increase in entropy of the cold one? explain why.

Amass of m 1.5 kg of steam is contained in a closed rigid container. initially the pressure and temperature of the steam are: p 1.5 mpa and t 240°c (superheated state), respectively. then the temperature drops to t2= 100°c as the result of heat transfer to the surroundings. determine: a) quality of the steam at the end of the process, b) heat transfer with the surroundings. for: p1.5 mpa and t 240°c: enthalpy of superheated vapour is 2900 kj/kg, specific volume of superheated vapour is 0. 1483 m/kg, while for t 100°c: enthalpy of saturated liquid water is 419kj/kg, specific volume of saturated liquid water is 0.001043m/kg, enthalpy of saturated vapour is 2676 kj/kg, specific volume of saturated vapour is 1.672 m/kg and pressure is 0.1 mpa.

What difference(s) did you notice using a pneumatic circuit over hydraulic circuit.explain why the pneumatic piston stumbles when it hits an obstacle.

The temperature of air decreases as it is compressed by an adiabatic compressor. a)- true b)- false