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ME 266- Thermodynamics I – QUIZ 1

Submission date; Thursday, 13th June 2024

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS
Select the correct ANSWER and circle the letter corresponding to the correct answer in PEN.
For questions in part II involving calculations, you are required to show detailed work on the
question paper to arrive at the answer you have selected.

Part I
1. When there is mass transfer across the system boundary, the system is called __________.
(a) isolated system
(b) closed system
(c) open system
(d) adiabatic system
2. Steady flow means that the rates of flow of mass and energy across the control surface ______.
(a) varies
(b) remains constant
(c) depends on the control surface
(d) depends on the control volume
3. Which of the following represents the steady flow energy equation?
(a) Q – W = m [(h2-h1) + (C2-C1) (C2-C1)/2 + g (Z2-Z1)]
(b) Q – W = m [(h2-h1) + (C2-C1) (C2+C1)/2 + g (Z1-Z2)]
(c) Q – W = m [(h1-h2) + (C2-C1) (C2+C1)/2 + g (Z2-Z1)]
(d) Q – W = m [(h2-h1) + (C2-C1) (C2+C1)/2 + g (Z2-Z1)]
4. When more than one fluid stream enters or leaves the control volume, which type of balance is
taken?
(a) mass balance
(b) energy balance
(c) mass and energy balance
(d) volume and energy balance
5. What does a nozzle do?
(a) increases the pressure of the fluid at the expense of its velocity
(b) increases the pressure of the fluid and also increases its velocity
(c) increases the velocity of the fluid at the expense of its pressure
(d) decreases the pressure of the fluid and also decreases its velocity
6. The first law of thermodynamics establishes the law of _________.
(a) enthalpy
(b) energy
(c) entropy
(d) temperature
7. Fluid flow through which of the following throttles the flow?
(a) pump
(b) orifice
(c) turbine
(d) boiler
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Submission date; Thursday, 13th June 2024

8. In a constant volume process of a closed system, the change in the internal energy during the
process is equal to the __________.
(a) net mass transfer
(b) net heat transfer
(c) net work transfer
(d) net volume transfer
9. The change in the enthalpy of a closed system is due to heat supplied at __________.
(a) constant volume
(b) constant pressure
(c) constant temperature
(d) constant density
10. Energy is a/an __________.
(a) point function
(b) path function
(c) intensive property
(d) both (a) and (c)
11. If a fixed mass of fluid is considered as the thermodynamic system, then the energy equation
becomes __________.
(a) Q = ΔKE + ΔPE – ΔU + W
(b) Q = ΔKE + ΔPE – ΔU – W
(c) Q = ΔKE + ΔPE + ΔH + W
(d) Q = ΔKE + ΔPE + ΔU + W
12. In an adiabatic process of a compressor or pump, __________.
(a) the enthalpy of the fluid remains constant
(b) the enthalpy of the fluid decreases
(c) the enthalpy of the fluid increases
(d) the internal energy of the fluid decreases
13. A definite area or space where some thermodynamic process takes place is known as______.
(a) thermodynamic system
(b) thermodynamic property
(c) thermodynamic cycle
(d) thermodynamic state
14. An open system is one in which _________.
(a) Heat and work cross the boundary of the system, but the mass of the working substance
does not.
(b) Mass of the working substance crosses the boundary of the system but heat and work do
not.
(c) Heat and work as well as the mass of the working substance cross the boundary of the
system.
(d) Neither heat and work nor mass of the working substance cross the boundary of the
system.

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15. A given closed system undergoes a process in which work done by the system equals a
decrease in internal energy. The system must have undergone an _________.
(a) isothermal process
(b) adiabatic process
(c) isobaric process
(d) isochoric process

16. Which thermodynamics law states that; two systems in thermal equilibrium with a third
system individually are in thermal equilibrium with each other?
(a) The third law
(b) The second law
(c) The zeroth law
(d) The first law

17. Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system?

(a) Volume
(b) Density
(c) Mass
(d) Energy
18. The boundary of a thermodynamic system can be permeable. This means it allows the transfer
of ________ to occur.
(a) heat
(b) work
(c) energy
(d) mass

Part II
19. A rigid tank contains a hot fluid that is cooled while being stirred by a paddle wheel. Initially,
the internal energy of the fluid is 800 kJ. During the cooling process, the fluid loses 500 kJ of
heat, and the paddle wheel does 100 kJ of work on the fluid. The final internal energy of the
fluid is __________.
(a) 200 kJ
(b) 400 kJ
(c) 1200 kJ
(d) 1400 kJ

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Use the information provided below to answer questions 20 and 21

A quantity of fluid occupies 0.56 m3 at 1 bar. After a compression that follows the law PVn =
constant, the pressure and volume are 5.3 bar and 0.18 m3 respectively. If the internal energy of
the fluid increases by 70 kJ during the process,
19. Calculate the value of the index, n
(a) 1.33
(b) 1.47
(c) 1.54
(d) 1.29

20. Calculate the net heat energy transfer

(a) 14 kJ
(b) 35 kJ
(c) 52 kJ
(d) 84 kJ

22. A fluid at 12.5 bar having a specific volume of 0.18 m3/kg is throttled to a pressure of 5 bar. If
the specific volume of the fluid after throttling is 0.101 m3/kg, calculate the change in the
specific internal energy of the fluid during the process.
(a) 198 kJ/kg
(b) 175 kJ/kg
(c) 157 kJ/kg
(d) 184 kJ/kg

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23. An insulated cylinder device containing 4.5 kg of water as shown in Fig. Q23 expands at a
constant pressure of 175 kPa. The initial volume and specific enthalpy of the water are 0.5 m3 and
485 kJ/kg, respectively. The water is stirred by a paddle wheel amounting to a work transfer of
400 kJ while a current of 8 A flows for 45 mins through a resistor placed in the water. If the final
specific enthalpy is 1594 kJ/kg, determine the voltage of the source.

Fig. Q22

(a) 241.7 V
(b) 270.6 V
(c) 214.7 V
(d) 212.5 V

24. Steam flows through a turbine stage at the rate of 1.5 kg/s. The steam velocities at the inlet and
outlet are 25 m/s and 180 m/s respectively. The rate of heat energy flow from the turbine casing
to the surroundings is 35 kW. If the specific enthalpy of the steam decreases by 540 kJ/kg in
passing through the turbine stage, calculate the power developed by the turbine.
(a) 645 kW
(b) 751 kW
(c) 511 kW
(d) 476 kW

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Submission date; Thursday, 13th June 2024

Use the information provided below to answer questions 23 to 25

A nozzle as shown in Fig. Q23-25 is supplied with steam having a specific enthalpy of 3628 kJ/kg,
a specific volume of 0.4 m3/kg, and a velocity of 15 m/s. At the exit of the nozzle, the specific
volume and specific enthalpy of the steam are 1.32 m3/kg and 3092 kJ/kg, respectively while losing
heat at a rate of 1500 kJ/min. The inlet cross-sectional area of the nozzle is 650 cm2.

Fig. Q23-25

25. Determine the mass flow rate

(a) 1.56 kg/s
(b) 2.08 kg/s
(c) 2.44 kg/s
(d) 3.12 kg/s

26. Determine the exit velocity

(a) 1436 m/s
(b) 1025 m/s
(c) 1582 m/s
(d) 1715 m/s

27. Determine the exit area

(a) 21.42 cm2
(b) 24.42 cm2
(c) 27.42 cm2
(d) 31.42 cm2

K. O. Amoabeng

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