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Air enters a compressor operating at steady state at 1 bar, 22C22^{\circ} \mathrm{C} with a volumetric flow rate of 1 m3/min1 \mathrm{~m}^3 / \mathrm{min} and is compressed to 4bar,177C4 \mathrm{bar}, 177^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. The power input is 3.5 kW3.5 \mathrm{~kW}. Employing the ideal gas model and ignoring kinetic and potential energy effects, obtain the following results:

(a) For a control volume enclosing the compressor only, determine the heat transfer rate, in kW\mathrm{kW}, and the change in specific entropy from inlet to exit, in kJ/kgK\mathrm{kJ} / \mathrm{kg} \cdot \mathrm{K}. What additional information would be required to evaluate the rate of entropy production?

(b) Compute the rate of entropy production, in kW/K\mathrm{kW} / \mathrm{K}, for an enlarged control volume enclosing the compressor and a portion of its immediate surroundings so that heat transfer occurs at the ambient temperature, 22C22^{\circ} \mathrm{C}.

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