HIGHER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING

Section Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Student Name
I.D. Number
Final Examination Model
Level Advanced Diploma
Major Mechanical Engineering
Course Thermodynamics-1
Code MIME3110
Section No. 1/2
Duration 2Hrs
Lecturer Dr.Muthuraman S

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Question No. Marks Question No. Marks

Max Obtained Max. Obtained
Part-A 01 01 Part-B 11 02
02 01 12 02
03 01 13 02
04 01 14 02
05 01 15 02
06 01 Part-C 16 05
07 01 17 05
08 01 18 05
09 01 Part-D 19 7.5
10 01 20 7.5

Sub-Total Marks 10 Sub-Total Marks 40

Grand Total Marks : 50

Marker’s Signature --------------------------------------- Moderator’s Signature --------------------------------------

Part- A (10 × 1 = 10 Marks)

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Choose the best Answer: (6X1=6)

1. Absolute zero Temperature is taken as

a) - 459 0F b) -273 K

c) -459 R d) 0OC

2. The ratio of the Specific heat in constant pressure and volume is

a) Polytrophic index b) Gas constant

c) Adiabatic index d) Molecular weight

3. The characteristic of a rigid or fixed volume process is/are

a) There is no heat transfer b) There is no possible work

c) Internal energy is zero d) none of the above

4. Which of the following is an irreversible process?

a) True heat transfer b) The spring expansion

c) The frictionless motion d) none of the above

5. The mass flow rate of an open system is always

a). zero b). Constant

c). Depends upon the heat transfer. d). Depends upon the work transfer

6. When the polytrophic index is one, the thermodynamic process would be an

a). Isothermal Process b). Isentropic Process

c). Isobaric Process d). Isochoric process

Fill in the blanks: (4X1=4)

7. The closed system, Sum of Heat energy added to the system and work done by the system, is
equal to the _____________

8. Thermal equilibrium between two or more bodies exists, when they are brought together; there
is no change in _____________

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9. Determine the Actual pressure_____________ at a depth of 100 cm in a tank filled with oil of
specific gravity 0.7. Take P atm=100 KPa, g=9.81m/s2 & density of water as 1000 kg/m3

10. A refrigerator is loaded with food and the door closed, the machine consumes the energy
1KWh the internal energy of system drops by 3000 KJ. The net heat transfer is _____________

Short answer Part- B (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)

11. State the Second law of Thermodynamics and limitation of First law of Thermodynamics
(1+1)

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12. Define the PMM-1 and PMM-2 and Joule’s law of Internal energy? (1+1)

13. 0.5 kg of certain gas is contained within a system. The system undergoes a constant volume
process. The initial pressure is 4 bar and the temperature is 300K and final pressure is 6 bar.
Determine the heat and work transfer for the process, in kJ.

For gas take cp = 1.005 kJ/kgK and cv = 0.714kJ/kgK (1+1)

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14. A tank containing an ideal gas has a volume of 2.0 m3; pressure of 200 KPa and at temperature
300 K. The tank is placed against a metal block the gas expands 5.0 m3 as the pressure remains
constant. Find how much heat & work did the gas absorb.

For gas take cp = 1.005 kJ/kgK and cv = 0.714kJ/kgK (1+1)

15 A gas in a cylinder has a pressure of 200KPa, the piston has a diameter of 3cm and is pulled
out slowly to a distance of 10 cm. if the cylinder is well insulated, calculate the change in
internal energy of the gas and work done. (1+1)

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Moderate answer Part- C (3 × 5 = 15 Marks)

16. (a) Write the equation of NFE?

(b) During the steady flow process 10kg/s of fluid passes through an apparatus in which the
inlet pipe is 5m above the exit pipe, the properties of inlet and exit are follows:

Properties Inlet Exit

Pressure p 5 bar 2 bar
Velocity c 50m/s 100m/s
Specific internal energy u 80KJ/Kg 30 KJ/Kg
Specific volume v 0.1m3/kg 0.3m3/kg

If the heat transfer by radiation from the apparatus is 72MJ/hr, what is the power
developed? g=9.81m/s2 (1+4)

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17. Determine the Temperature in Rankin scale of 30Kg steam at 18 bar and 8m 3 volume
considering it as (a) Vander wall’s real gas and (b) perfect gas.

Take the critical Pressure=23 MPa, Critical Temperature=650K and Universal gas constant
is 8314 J/Kmol K and molecular weight of steam is 18 Kg/Kmol. (3.5+1.5)

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18. (a) An engine takes heat in 1200 KJ/min and output of work from the engine is 10KW.
(i) What is the Engine efficiency? (1)
(ii) What is the Heat rejection of the cycle? (1)

(b) A refrigerator is pumping heat from sink of 15°C to a source of 32°C and produces the
refrigeration (cooling) effect is 5 KW.

(i) What is the maximum COP of Heat pump? (2)

(ii) What is the maximum amount of work input? (1)

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Long Answer PART-D (2×7.5= 15 Marks)

19. A cylinder contains 0.5m3of a gas at 0.1 MPa and 800C. The gas is compressed to a volume of
0.13 m3 and the pressure being 0.5 MPa. Determine: (i) The mass of the gas; (ii) The value of index
‘n’ for compression; (iii) The enthalpy of the gas;(iv) heat transfer during compression(v) Work
transfer

For gas take cp = 1.005 kJ/kgK and cv = 0.714kJ/kgK (5X1.5=7.5)

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20. In a closed system 0.2m3 of air at 300 KPa and 120OC is expand adiabatically to 100 KPa and
then compressed isothermally back to its initial volume. Determine the total heat and work
done by the gas.

For gas take cp = 1.005 kJ/kgK and cv = 0.714kJ/kgK (4+3.5)

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