The air in an automobile tire with a volume of 2.60 ft3 is at 70°F and 22 psig. Determine the amount of air that must be added to raise the pressure to the recommended value of 30 psig. Assume the atmospheric pressure to be 14.6 psia and the temperature and the 0.3704 volume to remain constant. The gas constant of air is R₁ = 53.34 ft·lbf lbm-R The amount of air that must be added to raise the pressure is 1 psia 144 lbf/ft² lbm. psia-ft³ lbm-R

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The air in an automobile tire with a volume of 2.60 ft3 is at 70°F and 22 psig. Determine the amount of air that must be added to raise
the pressure to the recommended value of 30 psig. Assume the atmospheric pressure to be 14.6 psia and the temperature and the
volume to remain constant. The gas constant of air is Ru
53.34
= 0.3704
The amount of air that must be added to raise the pressure is
ft·lbf
lbm-R
1 psia
144 lbf/ft²
lbm.
psia-ft³
lbm-R
Transcribed Image Text:The air in an automobile tire with a volume of 2.60 ft3 is at 70°F and 22 psig. Determine the amount of air that must be added to raise the pressure to the recommended value of 30 psig. Assume the atmospheric pressure to be 14.6 psia and the temperature and the volume to remain constant. The gas constant of air is Ru 53.34 = 0.3704 The amount of air that must be added to raise the pressure is ft·lbf lbm-R 1 psia 144 lbf/ft² lbm. psia-ft³ lbm-R
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