An insulated, rigid tank whose volume is 0.5 m3 is connected by a valve to a...

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An insulated, rigid tank whose volume is 0.5 m3 isconnected by a valve to a large vessel holding steam at 40 bar,480°C. The tank is initially evacuated. The valve is opened only aslong as required to fill the tank with steam to a pressure of 20bar.
Determine:
(a) the final temperature of the steam in the tank, in °C, thefinal mass of the steam in the tank, in kg, and
(b) the amount of entropy produced, in kJ/K.

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