PSGPSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: COIMBATORE 641 004.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Course: Thermal Engineering Course Code: 08M505 Tutorial I 04/06/2012
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A Carnot engine, working between 650K and 310K, produces 150kJ of work. Find the thermal efficiency and heat added during the process. [52.3%, 286.8 kJ] A Carnot engine operates between two reservoirs at temperatures T1 and T3. The work output of the engine is 0.6 times the heat rejected. The difference in temperatures between the source and the sink is 200oC. Calculate the thermal efficiency, source temperature and the sink temperature. [37.5%, 260.3oC, 60.3oC] A Carnot cycle works with isentropic compression ratio of 5 and isothermal expansion ratio of 2. The volume of air at the beginning of the isothermal expansion is 0.3 m3. If the maximum temperature and pressure is limited to 550 K and 21 bar, determine: 1. Minimum temperature in the cycle; 2. Thermal efficiency of the cycle; 3. Pressure at all salient points; 4. Change of entropy during the isothermal expansion, 5. Work done per cycle, and 6. Mean effective pressure. Take ratio of sp. Heats as 1.4. [16oC, 47.45%, 10.5/1.103/2.206bar, 0.793 kJ/K, 207 kJ, 76.7 kN/m2] Consider a heat engine working on ideal Carnot cycle. Air is used as working substance. The admission pressure and temperature [beginning of the isothermal compression] are 1 bar and 300 K respectively. The pressure at the end of isothermal compression is twice the admission pressure. The ratio of isothermal expansion and isentropic compression are 2 and 5 respectively. The volume at the beginning of the isothermal expansion is 0.4 m3. Determine the mean effective pressure. [69.586 kN/m2] An internal combustion engine takes in a charge at 300C and attain maximum of 5000C after combustion. Calculate the Carnot efficiency of an engine working between these two limits of temperature. [60.80%] A scientist claims that his newly invented engine develops 4 kW of power output. On testing, the engine consumes 0.45 kg of fuel per hour. The maximum temperature attained in the cycle is 15000C and minimum temperature is 3000C. Find whether the scientist is justified in his claim. Take CV of the fuel used = 40000 kJ/kg. [No] Temperature, pressure and volume of air at the end of isentropic compression in an air stored Carnot heat engine cycle are 6000C, 5 bar, and 4 m3 respectively. If the ratio of isothermal expansion = 3 and ratio of isentropic compression 6; determine: (a) the pressure, and temperature at the other states of the Carnot cycle, (b) the heat supplied and rejected by the cycle, (c) the efficiency of the cycle, and (d) the mean effective pressure.