Work done and total heat transfer for piston-cylinder device

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The discussion focuses on calculating the work done and total heat transfer for a piston-cylinder device containing 0.2 kg of saturated refrigerant-134a at 200 kPa. The analysis reveals that the boundary work done is 3.89 kJ, calculated using the formula W = P(V2-V1), where V2 and V1 are derived from the properties of the refrigerant. Additionally, the total heat transfer is determined to be 154.52 kJ, using the enthalpy values from the refrigerant tables. The assumptions include a frictionless piston-cylinder device operating at constant pressure with no heat loss to the surroundings.

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Hi everybody, this question is on an old exam paper given to us for exam prep purposes. No answers have been supplied however. Am I on the right track?

Question:
A mass of 0.2kg of saturated refrigerant-134a is contained in a piston-cylinder device at 200kPa. Initially 75% of the mass is in the liquid phase. Now heat is transferred to the refrigerant at constant pressure until the cylinder contains only vapor. Determine:
a) the work done, and
b) the total heat transfer

Assumptions:
Piston-cylinder device is frictionless, constant pressure, quasi-equilibrium, no heat lost to surroundings

a) the work done
Formula:
W = P (V2-V1) where,

V2 = Volume at state 2
V1 = Volume at state 1
P = Pressure
W = Boundary work

Properties:
P = 200 kPa
V2 = 0.2 x vg where vg = 0.099867 (gas table) = 0.0199734 m3/kg
V1 = 0.2 x (0.75 x vf + 0.25 x vg) = 0.005106345 m3/kg

Analysis:
W = P(V2-V1)
= 200 x (0.0199734 - 0.005106345)
= 3.89 kJ boundary work

b) total heat transfer
Formula:
Q = h2 - h1 where,

Q = total heat transferred
h2 = Enthalpy state 2
h1 = Enthalpy state 1

Properties:
h2 = hg = 244.46 kJ/kg (from gas tables)
h1 = .75 x hf + .25 x hg = .75 x 38.43 + .25 x 244.46 = 89.9375 kJ/kg

Analysis:
Q = h2 - h1
= 244.46 - 89.9375
= 154.52 kJ heat
 
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