In a production facility, 1.2-in-thick, 2-ft × 2-ft square brass plates (ρ = 532.5 lbm/ft3 and cp = 0.091 Btu/lbm·°F) that are initially at a uniform temperature of 75°F are heated by passing them through an oven at 1300°F at a rate of 450 per minute. If the plates remain in the oven until their average temperature rises to 1000°F, determine the rate of heat transfer to the plates in the furnace.

A well-insulated 4-m × 4-m × 5-m room initially at 10°C is heated by the radiator of a steam heating system. The radiator has a volume of 15 L and is filled with superheated vapor at 200 kPa and 200°C. At this moment both the inlet and the exit valves to the radiator are closed. A 120-W fan is used to distribute the air in the room. The pressure of the steam is observed to drop to 100 kPa after 30 min as a result of heat transfer to the room. Assuming constant specific heats for air at room temperature, determine . the entropy generated during this process, in kJ/K. Assume the air pressure in the room remains constant at 100 kPa at all times.

A 0.08-m rigid tank initially contains saturated water vapor at 180 °C. The tank is connected by a valve to a supply line that carries steam at 1400 kPa and 400 °C. Now the valve is opened, and steam is allowed to enter the tank. Heat transfer takes place with the surroundings such that the temperature in the tank remains constant at 180 °C at all times. The valve is closed when it is observed that one-third of the volume of the tank is occupied by liquid water. Find (a) the amount of steam that has entered the tank, and (b) the amount of heat transfer. 1400 kPa Steam 400°C Saturated vapor Qout V=0.08 m T, = 180°C

NOTE: This is a multi-part question. Once an answer is submitted, you will be unable to return to this part. An adiabatic air compressor compresses 10.4 L/s of air at 120 kPa and 20°C to 1000 kPa and 300°C. The constant pressure specific heat of air at the average temperature of 160°C = 433 K is cp= 1.018 kJ/kg.K. The gas constant of air is R = 0.287 kPa.m³/kg-K. 1 MPa 300°C Compressor 120 kPa 20°C Vus Determine the work required by the compressor. (You must provide an answer before moving on to the next part.) The work required by the compressor is -4.578 kJ/kg.