Astrain gauge that has a nominal resistance of 350 w and a gauge factor of 1.8 is mounted in an equal-arm wheatstone bridge (equal-arm means that the other 3 resistors also have a 350 w resistance. these 3 resistors are not strain gauges). this strain gauge is mounted to sense axial strain. the bridge output voltage is 1 mv and the input voltage is 5 v. what is the axial strain measured by the strain gauge? if we also have strain in the transverse direction (perpendicular to the axial direction) and this strain is 15% of the axial one, what is the error in the previous axial strain due to a transverse sensitivity of the gauge of 0.05? the gauge factor of 1.8 was obtained from a tensile test on a steel specimen (poisson’s ratio = 0.27).

Amass of m 1.5 kg of steam is contained in a closed rigid container. initially the pressure and temperature of the steam are: p 1.5 mpa and t 240°c (superheated state), respectively. then the temperature drops to t2= 100°c as the result of heat transfer to the surroundings. determine: a) quality of the steam at the end of the process, b) heat transfer with the surroundings. for: p1.5 mpa and t 240°c: enthalpy of superheated vapour is 2900 kj/kg, specific volume of superheated vapour is 0. 1483 m/kg, while for t 100°c: enthalpy of saturated liquid water is 419kj/kg, specific volume of saturated liquid water is 0.001043m/kg, enthalpy of saturated vapour is 2676 kj/kg, specific volume of saturated vapour is 1.672 m/kg and pressure is 0.1 mpa.

Steel is coated with a thin layer of ceramic to protect against corrosion. what do you expect to happen to the coating when the temperature of the steel is increased significantly? explain.

An air conditioning system consist of a 5 cm diameter pipe, operating at a pressure of 200 kpa. the air initially enters the pipe at 15°c with a velocity of 20 m/s and relative humidity of 80%. if the heat supply throughout the process is 960 w, determine the relative humidity and the temperature at the outlet