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1. After passing through a convergent-divergent nozzle the ANSWER: C
temperature of air will: 10. By superheating the refrigerant in vapor compression cycle
A. Increase without useful cooling, which of the following will not be
B. Decrease affected? (use per unit mass analysis)
C. Remains the same A. Refrigerated effect
D. None of these B. COP
ANSWER: B C. Compressor power
2. After passing through a convergent-divergent nozzle the D. Mass flow rate
density of air will: ANSWER: C
A. Increase 11. By sub-cooling the refrigerant in vapor compression cycle
B. Decrease at condenser exit, which of the following will increase? (use
C. Remains the same per unit mass analysis)
D. None of these A. Refrigerated effect
ANSWER: B B. Specific volume at suction
3. After passing through a convergent-divergent nozzle the C. Compressor power
mach number of air will: D. Mass flow rate
A. Increase ANSWER: A
B. Decrease 12. By sub-cooling the refrigerant in vapor compression cycle
C. Remains the same at condenser exit, which of the following will decrease?
D. None of these (use per unit mass analysis)
ANSWER: B A. Refrigerated effect
4. By increasing the temperature source of Carnot cycle, B. Specific volume at suction
which of the following will not be affected? C. Compressor power
A. Efficiency D. Mass flow rate
B. Work ANSWER: D
C. Heat added 13. By increasing the vaporizing temperature in vapor
D. Heat rejected compression cycle, which of the following will increase?
ANSWER: D (Use per unit mass analysis)
5. By decreasing the temperature sink of Carnot cycle, which A. mass flow rate
of the following will not be affected? B. COP
A. Efficiency C. specific volume at suction
B. Work D. compressor work
C. Heat added ANSWER: B
D. Heat rejected 14. By increasing the vaporizing temperature in vapor
ANSWER: C compression cycle, which of the following will decrease?
6. By superheating the refrigerant in vapor compression cycle (Use per unit mass analysis)
with useful cooling, which of the following will increase? A. Refrigeration effect
(use per unit mass analysis) B. COP
A. Condenser pressure C. evaporator temperature
B. Evaporator pressure D. Temperature difference between evaporator and
C. Quality after expansion compressor
D. Heat rejected from condenser ANSWER: D
ANSWER: D 15. By increasing the condenser pressure in vapor compression
7. By superheating the refrigerant in vapor compression cycle cycle, which of the following will increase? (Use per unit
with useful cooling, which of the following will decrease? mass analysis)
(use per unit mass analysis) A. moisture content after expansion
A. Refrigerated effect B. compressor power
B. COP C. heat rejected from condenser
C. Compressor power D. mass flow rate
D. Mass flow rate ANSWER: A
ANSWER: C 16. If the pressure drop in the condenser Increases in a vapor
8. By superheating the refrigerant in vapor compression cycle compression cycle, which of the following will increase?
without useful cooling, which of the following will (Use per unit mass analysis)
decrease? (use per unit mass analysis) A. mass flow rate
A. Heat rejected B. compressor power
B. COP C. heat rejected in the condenser
C. Compressor power D. specific volume of suction
D. Specific volume at suction ANSWER: C
ANSWER: B 17. If the pressure drop in the condenser increases in a vapor
9. By superheating the refrigerant in vapor compression cycle compression cycle, which of the following will decrease?
without useful cooling, which of the following will increase? (Use per unit mass analysis)
(use per unit mass analysis) A. Refrigeration effect
A. Heat rejected B. mass flow rate
B. COP C. heat rejected in the condenser
C. Compressor power D. compressor power
D. Specific volume at suction ANSWER: B
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18. If the pressure drop in the condenser increases in a vapor D. cycle efficiency
compression cycle, which of the following will not be ANSWER: D
affected? (Use per unit mass analysis) 27. Is the combination of base load and peaking load.
A. compressor power A. rated load
B. mass flow rate B. intermediate load
C. heat rejection in the condenser c. combine load
D. COP D. over-all load
ANSWER: A ANSWER: B
19. If the pressure drop in the evaporator increases in a vapor 28. Sum of the maximum demand over the simultaneous
compression cycle, which of the following will increase? maximum demand.
(Use per unit mass analysis) A. use factor
A. Refrigerating effect B. capacity factor
B. vaporizing temperature C. demand factor
C. heat rejected in the condenser D. diversity factor
D. COP ANSWER: D
ANSWER: C 29. Regenerative with feed heating cycle with infinite number
20. If the pressure drop in the evaporator increases in a vapor of feedwater heaters thus efficiency is equal to:
compression cycle, which of the following will decrease? A. Otto cycle
(Use per unit mass analysis) B. Stirling cycle
A. specific volume at suction C. Ericson cycle
B. compressor power D. Carnot cycle
C. heat rejected in the condenser ANSWER: D
D. COP 30. A type of turbine used in desalination of sea water.
ANSWER: D A. back pressure turbine
21. By lowering the condenser pressure in Rankine cycle, which B. passout turbine
of the following will decrease? (Use per unit mass analysis) C. peaking turbine
A. pump work D. reaction turbine
B. turbine ANSWER: A
C. heat rejected 31. States that when conductor and magnetic field move
D. cycle efficiency relatively to each other, an electric voltage is induced in the
ANSWER: C conductor.
22. By increasing the boiler pressure in Rankine cycle, which of A. Maxwell’s law
the following will decrease? (Use per unit mass analysis) B. Kirchoff’s law
A. heat rejected C. Faraday’s law
B. pump work D. Newtons law
C. cycle efficiency ANSWER: C
D. moisture 32. Transfers heat directly to electrical energy by utilizing
ANSWER: A thermionic emissions.
23. By superheating the steam to a higher temperature in A. Thermionic motor
Rankine cycle, which of the following will decrease? (Use B. Thermionic generator
per unit mass analysis) C. Thermionic converter
A. moisture content at the turbine exhaust D. Thermionic cell
B. turbine work ANSWER: B
C. heat added 33. When 1 gram of coal is subjected to a temperature of about
D. heat rejected 105⁰C for a period of 1 hour, the loss in weight of the
ANSWER: A sample gives the:
24. By superheating the steam to a higher temperature in A. volatile matter
Rankine cycle, which of the following will increase? (Use B. ash
per unit mass analysis) C. Fixed carbon
A. moisture content at the turbine exhaust D. moisture content
B. pump work ANSWER: D
C. condenser pressure 34. When 1 gram of sample of coal is placed in a crucible and
D. cycle efficiency heated 950⁰C and maintain at that temperature for 7
ANSWER: C minutes there is a loss in weight due to elimination of:
25. By reheating the steam before entering the second stage in A. volatile matter and moisture
Rankine cycle, which of the following will decrease? B. ash
A. turbine work C. Fixed carbon
B. moisture content after expansion D. moisture content
C. heat added ANSWER: A
D. heat rejected 35. Consist of hydrogen and certain hydrogen carbon
ANSWER: B compounds which can be removed from coal by heating.
26. When Rankine cycle is modified with regeneration, which A. moisture content
of the following will increase? B. product of combustion
A. turbine work C. ash
B. heat added D. volatile matter
C. heat rejected ANSWER: D
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36. By heating 1 gram of coal in an uncovered crucible until the B. incompressible fluids
coal is completely burned, the __ will formed. C. compressible refrigerant
A. volatile matter and moisture D. compressible fluids
B. ash ANSWER: D
C. Fixed carbon 47. In Striling process, the heat is added during
D. moisture content A. Isobaric process
ANSWER: B B. Isentropic process
37. Caking coal are used to produce coke by heating in a coke C. Isothermal process
oven in the absence of __ with volatile matter driven off. D. Heat process
A. air ANSWER: C
B. oil 48. Brayton cycle is known as
C. oxygen A. Carnot cycle
D. nitrogen B. Joule cycle
ANSWER: A C. Carnot cycle
38. Grindability of standard coal is D. Rankine cycle
A. 80 ANSWER: B
B.90 49. It is applied to propulsion of vehicle because of certain
C. 100 practical characteristics.
D. 110 A. Diesel cycle
ANSWER: C B. Otto cycle
39. Major constituent of all natural gases is C. Carnot cycle
A. Ethane D. Brayton cycle
B. Methane ANSWER: D
C. Propane 50. Heat exchangers typically involve
D. Cethane A. no work interaction
ANSWER: B B. no heat interaction
40. Two types of fans are: C. no energy interaction
A. centrifugal and axial D. none of these
B. reciprocating and axial ANSWER: D
C. centrifugal and rotary 51. A device that is used to convert the heat to work is called
D. tangential and rotary A. Adiabatic
ANSWER: A B. Regenerator
41. Enthalpy of substance at specified state due to chemical C. Heat engines
composition. D. None of these
A. enthalpy of reaction ANSWER: C
B. enthalpy of combustion 52. The objective of a heat pump is to maintain a heated space
C. enthalpy of formation at
D. enthalpy of product A. Low temperature
ANSWER: C B. High temperature
42. A type of boiler used for duper critical pressure operation. C. Medium temperature
A. La Mont boiler D. None of these
B. Once through-circulation boiler ANSWER: B
C. Force circulation boiler 53. A device that violates the second law of thermodynamics is
D. Natural circulation boiler called
ANSWER: B A. perpetual motion machine of second kind
43. Economizer in a water tube boiler is heated by: B. perpetual motion machine of third kind
A. electric furnace C. perpetual motion machine of the first kind
B. electric current D. none of these
C. incoming flue gas ANSWER: A
D. outgoing flue gas 54. A process is called _____ if no irreversibilities occur outside
ANSWER: D the system boundaries during the process.
44. Receives heat partly by convection and partly by radiation. A. externally reversible
A. radiant superheater B. internally reversible
B. desuperheater C. reversible
C. convective superheater D. none of these
D. pendant superheater ANSWER: A
ANSWER: D 55. An energy interaction which is not accompanied by entropy
45. Regenerative superheater is a storage type of heat transfer is
exchangers have an energy storage medium called. A. energy
A. matrix B. heat
B. regenerator C. work
C. Boiler D. none of these
D. Recuperator ANSWER: C
ANSWER: A 56. A _____ is used in aircraft engines and some automotive
46. Stirling cycle uses a ____ as working fluids. engine. In this method, a turbine driven by the exhaust
A. incompressible gas
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gases is used to provide power to compressor or blower at A. work is added
the inlet. B. heat is transferred
A. discharging C. pressure is rejected
B. turbocharging D. energy is added
C. supercharging ANSWER: B
D. scavenging 66. The two major application areas of gas turbine engines are
ANSWER: B A. driving automotive engine and locomotives
57. The only device where the changes in kinetic energy are B. heating and generation
significant are the C. aircraft propulsion and electric power generation
A. compressor D. none of these
B. pumps ANSWER: C
C. nozzles and diffusers 67. The use of regenerator in is recommended only when the
D. none of these turbine exhaust temperature is higher than the
ANSWER: C compressor.
58. The distance between TDC and BDC in which the piston can A. exit temperature
travel is the B. inlet temperature
A. right extreme position C. mean temperature
B. displacement stroke D. absolute temperature
C. stroke of the engine ANSWER: A
D. swept stroke 68. As the number of stages is increased, the expansion
ANSWER: C process becomes
59. In compression-engine the combustion of air-fuel mixture A. isentropic
is self-ignited as a result of compressing the mixture above B. isothermal
its C. isometric
A. self developed temperature D. polytropic
B. mixing temperature ANSWER: B
C. self feed temperature 69. Aircraft gas turbines operate at higher pressure ratio
D. self ignition temperature typically between
ANSWER: D A. 6 to 8
60. The thermal efficiency of an ideal Otto cycle depends B. 12 to 24
_______ of the working fluid. C. 10 to 18
A. the pressure ratio of the engine and the specific ratio D. 10 to 25
B. the temperature ratio of the engine and the specific ANSWER: D
ratio 70. The first commercial high-pass ratio engines has a bypass
C. the moles ratio of the engine and the specific heat ratio ratio of
D. the compression ratio of the engine and the specific A. 1
heat ratio B. 3
ANSWER: D C. 5
61. Using monoatomic gas, the thermal efficiency of Otto cycle D. 7
A. increases ANSWER: C
B. decreases 71. The single-stage expansion process of an ideal brayton
C. remains constant cycle without regeneration is replace by a multistage
D. none of these expansion process with reheating between the same
ANSWER: A pressure limits. As a result of modification, thermal
62. In diesel engine, combustion process during combustion efficiency will:
occurs during A. Increase
A. isothermal process B. Decrease
B. constant pressure process C. Remain constant
C. isentropic process D. none of these
D. adiabatic ANSWER: B
ANSWER: B 72. Which of the following is/are the application of Brayton
63. If the cutoff ratio decreases, the efficiency of diesel cycle cycle
A. increases A. Propulsion system
B. decreases B. Automotive Turbine Engines
C. remains constant C. Aircraft Turbine engines
D. none of these D. all of these
ANSWER: A ANSWER: D
64. If Ericson cycle , the regeneration process occur during 73. It used as working fluid in high-temperature application of
______ process. vapor cycle?
A. constant volume A. Helium
B. constant temperature B. Deuterium
C. constant pressure C. Mercury
D. none of these D. Water
ANSWER: C ANSWER: C
65. In Brayton cycle, the ____ during constant pressure
process.
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74. The superheat vapor enters the turbine and expands
isentropically and produces work by the rating shaft. The
_________ may drop, during the process.
A. density
B. Viscosity of fuel
C. Temperature and pressure
D. none of these
ANSWER: C
75. Only________ of the turbine work output is required to
operate the pump
A. 0.01%
B. 0.02%
C. 0.03%
D. 0.04%
ANSWER: D