How much heat is needed to evaporate water at 2 bar?

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To determine the heat needed to completely evaporate water at 2 bar, the final enthalpy can be found using the steam tables to obtain h(g) at that pressure. The initial enthalpy requires clarification on the water's temperature and whether the vessel has a pressure relief valve, as this affects pressure changes during evaporation. It is essential to identify the relevant enthalpies: the enthalpy of water at 100°C, the enthalpy of saturated steam, and the enthalpy of vaporization. Accurate data from the steam tables is crucial for the calculations. The question should be presented exactly as given for precise guidance.
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Homework Statement



A vessel of 1m^3 volume is half filled with water. The pressure inside the vessel is 2bar.
Steam tables are given

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How much heat is needed to completely evaporate the water?


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I can find the final enthalpy by finding h(g) at 2 bar. But how do you find the initial enthalpy?
 
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Does the vessel have a pressure relief valeve that maintains the pressure at 2 bar? If not, the pressure is going to increase linearly with the volume of water boiled off. This part is easy to calculate. As for your steam tables, I'm not sure exactly what you are looking at (different steam tables have different sets of data and use different forms of presentation). There are 3 relevant enthalpies: the enthalpy of water at 100C, the enthalpy of saturated steam, and the enthalpy of vaporization (the difference between the previous 2 numbers).

Have you written down the question completely, and exactly as it was given to you? If not, please post the question EXACTLY as it was given to you. What is the temperature of the water in the vessel?
 
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I quoted this question from a thermodynamics past paper. This is all that is given.
It is a short answer question ie. given only couple of lines to answer.
 
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