Galgotias University, Greater Noida

School of Mechanical Engineering

Assignment 1
B. Tech Mech/CSE [II Year] / [III Semester] / Fall 2018-19

Course Name: Engineering Thermodynamics

Course Code: BTME2002

Instructions:
Attempt all question

1. Air contained in a cylinder comprises the system. A cycle is completed as follows: Piston does 85
KJ of work on air during compression stroke while 42 KJ of heat is rejected to the surroundings.
During expansion stroke, air does 120 KJ of work on the piston. Determine the heat transfer.

2. A piston-cylinder device operates 1 kg of fluid at 20 atm pressure. The initial volume is 0.04 m3.
The fluid is allowed to expand reversibly following a process pV1.45 = constant so that the volume
becomes double. The fluid is then cooled at constant pressure until the piston comes back to the
original position. Keeping the piston unaltered, heat is added reversibly to restore it to the initial
pressure. Calculate the work done in the cycle.

3. 1.5 kg of liquid having a constant specific heat of 2.5 kJ/kg K is stirred in a well-insulated
chamber causing the temperature to rise by 15°C. Find Δ E and W for the process.

4. In a cyclic process, heat transfers are + 14.7 kJ, – 25.2 kJ, – 3.56 kJ and + 31.5 kJ. What is the
network for this cyclic process?

5. The piston of an oil engine, of area 0.0045 m2, moves downwards 75 mm, drawing in 0.00028
m3 of fresh air from the atmosphere. The pressure in the cylinder is uniform during the process at
80 kPa, while the atmospheric pressure is 101.325 kPa, the difference being due to the flow
resistance in the induction pipe and the inlet valve. Estimate the displacement work done by the
air finally in the cylinder.