The following is a correlation for the average Nusselt number for natural convection over spherical surface. As can be seen in the above, the Nusselt number approaches 2 as Rayleigh number approaches zero. Prove that this situation corresponds to conduction heat transfer and in conduction heat transfer over sphere, the Nusselt number becomes 2. Hint: First step: Write an expression for heat transfer between two spherical shells that share the same center. Second step: Assume the outer spherical shell is infinitely large.

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.

Determine whether or not it is possible to compress air adiabatically from k to 140 kpa and 400 k. what is the entropy change during this process?

How to increase the thermal officiency of an ideal simple rankino cycle? among these methods, which one is the best and why?