A civil engineer designs a wheelchair accessible ramp next to a set of steps leading up to a building. The height from the ground to the top of the stairs is 3ft. Based on ADA codes, the slope must be 1:12 or less. (Slope is equal to the rise of the ramp divided by the run of the ramp.) What is the IMA of this ramp if the engineer uses a slope of 1:12?

Two flowing streams of argon gas are adiabatically mixed to form a single flow/stream. one stream is 1.5 kg/s at 400 kpa and 200 c while the second stream is 2kg/s at 500 kpa and 100 ? . it is stated that the exit state of the mixed single flow of argon gas is 150 c and 300 kpa. assuming there is no work output or input during the mixing process, does this process violate either the first or the second law or both? explain and state all your assumptions.

Acompressor receives the shaft work to decrease the pressure of the fluid. a)- true b)- false

10 kg of co2 is initially contained at 400 kpa and 300 k. the gas constant for carbon dioxide is 189 j/lkg k) and has a specific heat ratio, k, of 1.289. isentropic expansion then occurs until the pressure is 200 kpa. a) determine the initial volume of co2 in m. b) determine the final temperature in k. c) determine the work done by the system during the expansion kl.