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Block A of mass 5 kg and temperature 300oC. Block B of mass 10 kg and temperature 50oC. The outer boundary of blocks are insulated such that heat lost to the surrounding is zero. Specific heat of block A and B be 1.0 and 0.4 kJ/kgK. The irreversibility of the system is (Take T0 = 27°C)

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276 kJ
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371 kJ
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527 kJ
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D
205 kJ
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Solution

The correct option is A 276 kJ

Given: mA=5kg,mB=10kg,TA=573K,TB=223K,cA=1kJ/kgK,cB=0.4kJ/kgK

Let final temperature be Tf,

By energy balance,

mAcA[TATf]=mBcB[TfTB]

5×1[573Tf]=10×0.4[Tf223]

Tf=417.4K

Sgen=mAcAlnTfTA+mBcBlnTfTB

=5×1ln(417.4573)+10×0.4ln(417.4223)

=1.58+2.507=0.92kJ/K

Irreversibility, I=T0ΔS=(273+27)×0.92

=300×0.92

=276kJ

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