Question 2 of 4 · Thermodynamic Systems and Energy · Foundation · About 14 min
Energy stored during shaft-driven stirring
A stationary sealed vessel contains of fluid. A rotating stirrer does of work on the fluid while the specific internal energy increases by . Determine the change in total internal energy and the net heat transfer into the vessel.

Given
Mass 1.80 kg
Shaft work input 18.0 kJ
Specific internal-energy rise 34.0 kJ/kg
Find
Total internal-energy increase
Heat into the system
Assumptions
Ignore kinetic and gravitational energy changes.
Work by the system is positive.
Worked solution
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