Industrial Plant Engineering

Exam No. 3 - THERMODYNAMICS Part 3

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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item.
Please see the illustration below.
Illustrative Problem:
Steam at a pressure of 12.5 kPa has a specific volume of 116 liters/kg and internal energy of 2558.55 kJ/kg.
Find the enthalpy of steam in kJ/kg.
a. 2574.5 b. 2558.55 c. 2634.17 d. 2560

Problem Solving (10 pts each)

1. For an ideal Diesel cycle with the over – all value of k = 1.33, rk = 15, rc = 2.1 and P1 = 97.9 kPaa, find the
mean effective pressure in kPa.
a. 663 b. 603 c. 360 d. 306

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2. The mep of an ideal Diesel cycle is 758.4 kPa. If P 1 = 93.1 kPaa, rk = 15.2 and over-all value of k = 1.34, find
rc.
a. 1.6 b. 2.1 c. 2.6 d. none of these

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3. A Carnot engine operating between 900 0F and 90 0F produces 40000 ft – lb. Determine the change of
entropy during heat rejection process.
a. 0.0635 BTU/0R b. 0.0835 BTU/0R c. – 0.0835 BTU/0R d. – 0.0635 BTU/0R

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4. A Carnot power cycle operates on 2 lbs of air between the limits of 70 0F and 500 0F. The pressure at the
beginning of isothermal expansion is 400 psia and at the end of isothermal expansion is 185 psig. Determine
the mep.
a. 18.55 psi b. 16.88 psi c. 15.88 psi d. 14.55 psi

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5. An Otto cycle with a compression ratio of 7.5 operates from the suction conditions of 97.91 kPaa, 29.4 deg
C. Determine the percent of heat rejected.
a. 41.35% b. 44.65% c. 48.35% d. 55.35%

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6. A supercharged spark- ignition engine operates on the air- standard Otto cycle, conditions at the start of
compression are 2.1 bars and 100 0C, with the maximum cycle pressure and temperature at 75 bars and
2250 0C respectively. Determine the cycle efficiency.
a. 48.6% b. 51.4% c. 46.8% d. 54.1%

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7. For an air standard Otto engine with 17% clearance and an initial pressure of 93.08 kPaa. If the pressure at
the end of constant volume heating is 3474.4 kPaa, what is the mep in kPa?
a. 741 b. 471 c. 417 d. none of these

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8. An ideal Otto engine with 15% clearance operates on 20 lb/min of air, initially at 14 psia and 120 deg F.
Determine the displacement volume in cfm.
a. 287 b. 277 c. 295 d. none of these

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9. An engine operates on an air standard Otto cycle with compression ratio of 9. The pressure and temperature
at the end of compression stroke are 800 kPaa and 700 deg C respectively. The pressure at the end of heat
addition is 3 MPaa. Determine the heat supplied in kJ/kg.
a. 1923 b. 1824.5 c. 1294.5 d. 1124.5

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10. The volumes of the three state points in an air- standard Diesel cycle are 300 cm 3, 30 cm3 and 90 cm3.
Determine the thermal efficiency if the heat input is 120 kW. Determine the amount of heat rejected.
a. 38.2 kW b. 48.1 kW c. 57.72 kW d. 62.3 kW

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GOOD LUCK!