GAS CYCLE 01 CARNOT CYCLE

1. A Carnot power cycle employing 1 lb of air as a working substance is presumed to

operate between temperature limits of 600°F and 70°F. The pressure at the beginning and
end of the isothermal expansion process are 510 psia and 170 psia, respectively. Determine
the change of volume between the end of isentropic expansion and the end of isentropic
compression
A. 11.3 ft3
B. 12.3 ft3
C. 10.4 ft3
D. 14.5 ft3
ANS: B

2. A Carnot power cycle employing 1 lb of air as a working substance is presumed to

operate between temperature limits of 600°F and 70°F. The pressure at the beginning and
end of the isothermal expansion process are 510 psia and 170 psia, respectively. Determine
the heat supplied to the cycle.
A. 25.5 Btu
B. 80.4 Btu
C. 79.8 Btu
D. 72.3 Btu
ANS: C

3. A Carnot power cycle employing 1 lb of air as a working substance is presumed to

operate between temperature limits of 600°F and 70°F. The pressure at the beginning and
end of the isothermal expansion process are 510 psia and 170 psia, respectively. Determine
the heat rejected by the cycle.
A. 39.9 Btu/lb
B. 21.4 Btu/lb
C. 23.4 Btu/lb
D. 12.4 Btu/lb
ANS: A

4. A Carnot power cycle employing 1 lb of air as a working substance is presumed to

operate between temperature limits of 600°F and 70°F. The pressure at the beginning and
end of the isothermal expansion process are 510 psia and 170 psia, respectively. Determine
the network of the cycle.
A. 39.9 Btu/lb
B. 57.6 Btu/lb
C. 32.7 Btu/lb
D. 13.4 Btu/lb
ANS: A

5. A Carnot power cycle employing 1 lb of air as a working substance is presumed to

operate between temperature limits of 600°F and 70°F. The pressure at the beginning and
end of the isothermal expansion process are 510 psia and 170 psia, respectively. Determine
the cycle thermal efficiency, %.
A. 25.4%
B. 32.1%
C. 50.0%
D. 23.4%
ANS: C

6. A Carnot engine requires 35 kJ/s from the hot source. The engine produces 15 kW of
power and the temperature of the sink is 26°C. What is the temperature of the hot source
in °C?
A. 245.57
B. 250.25
C. 210.10
D. 260.68
ANS: B
7. The maximum thermal efficiency that can be obtained in an ideal reversible heat engine
operating between 1540°F and 340°F is closest to
A. 100%
B. 78%
C. 60%
D. 40%
ANS: C

8. A Carnot cycle heat engine operating between 1540°F and 440°F has an efficiency of
approximately
A. 55%
B. 45%
C. 35%
D. 29%
ANS: A

9. A Carnot cycle uses nitrogen (k = 1 .399) as the working substance. The heat supplied is
54 kJ and the adiabatic expansion ratio is 10. Compute the heat rejected considering TL =
21°C.
A. 10.45 kJ
B. 30.34 kJ
C. 21.65 kJ
D. 24.54 kJ
ANS: D

10. A Carnot cycle heat engine operates between 1540°F and 40°F and rejects 250. BTU/lb
to the low temperature reservoir or heat sink. Maximum entropy change in BTU/lb°R of the
working fluid for any process in the cycle is:
A. 0
B. 0.50
C. 0.25
D. 1.0
ANS: B