Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore-641 109

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Engineering Thermodynamics (30.09.2013)
B.E., Mechanical Engineering-A section.
UNIT I-BASIC CONCEPT AND FIRST LAW

1. What is meant by Macroscopic approach in thermodynamics?

2 What is Microscopic (or) Statistical thermodynamics?
3. Give few applications of thermodynamic laws and principles:
4. Differentiate closed and open system.
5. What is meant by control volume?
6. What is meant by thermodynamic property?
7. What is meant by intensive or intrinsic property? Give an example.
8. Define thermodynamic equilibrium.
9. Differentiate Intensive and Extensive properties
10. What is meant by thermodynamic equilibrium?
11. Define the term thermodynamic Cycle
12. What is meant by irreversible process?
13. What is meant by Point function?
14. What is meant by Path function?
15. What is Quasi Static process?
PART B
1. During the working stroke of an engine the heat transferred out of the system was 150 kJ/kg of the
working substance. Determine the work done, when the internal energy is decreased by 400kJ/kg.
Also state whether the work done on or by the engine. (Nov01)
2. A fluid confined in a cylinder by a spring-loaded frictionless piston so that the pressure in the fluid
is a liner function of the volume (p=a+bV). The internal energy of the fluid is given by the
following equation y=34+3.15pV, where u is kg, p is in kPa and V in m 3.If the fluid changes from
an initial state of 170kPa,0.0m3to a final state of 400 kPa .0.06m3, with no other work than that
done on the piston, find the direction and magnitude of the work and heat transfer. (Nov01)
3. 0.25kg of air at a pressure of 1 bar occupies a Volume of 0.3m3. If this air expands isothermally to
a volume of 0.9m3. Find (i) The initial temperature, (ii) The final temperature (iii) External work
done, (iv) Heat absorbed by the air, (v) Change in internal energy. Assume R=0.29 kJ/K.(Nov01)
4. A turbine operates under steady flow conditions receiving steam at the following state: Pressure
=1.2MPa,temperature=1880C. Enthalpy=2785kJ/kg, Velocity=33.3m/s and elevation=3m. The
steam leaves the turbine at the following state :Pressure=20 kpa,Enthalpy=2512kJ/kg,
Velocity=100m/s and elevation =0m. Heat is lost to the surroundings at the rate of 0.29kJ/s. If the
rate of steam flow through the turbine is 0.42kg/s, what is the power output of the turbine in kW?
(May99)
5. Air flows steadily at the rate of 0.5kg/s through an air compressor, entering at 7m/s velocity, 100
kPa pressure and 0.95m3/kg, volume and leaving at 5m/s,700kPa and 0.19m3/kg. The internal
energy of the air leaving is 90 kJ/kg greater than that of the air entering. Cooling water in the
compressor jackets absorbs heat from the air at the rate of 58nkW (a) Compute the rate of shaft
work input to the air in kW. (b) Find the ratio of the inlet pipe diameter to the outlet pipe diameter.
(Dec01)
 6. In a steady flow system, a working substance flows at a rate of 4kg/s enters a pressure of 620
kN/m2 at a velocity of 300m/s. The internal energy is 2100 kJ/kg and specific volume 0.37m3/kg. It
leaves the system at a pressure of 130 kN/m2, a velocity of 1.2m3/kg. During its passage in the
system, the substance has a heat transfer of loss of 30kJ/kg to its surroundings. Determine the
power or the system. State that it it from (or)to the system. (R-92)
7. Amass of air is initially at 2600C and 700 kPa and occupies0.028m3. The air is expanded at
constant pressure polytropic process with n=1.5 is then carried out followed by a constant
temperature process All the processes are reversible.
1. Sketch the cycle in the p-V and T-s planes
2. Find the heat received and heat rejected in the cycle
3. Find the efficiency of the cycle. (Apr03)
8. Air at the temperature of 15 0Cpasses through a heat exchanger at a velocity of 300m/swhere its
temperature is raised to8000C. It then enters a turbine with the same velocity of and expands until
the temperature falls to6500C. On leaving the turbine the air is taken at a velocity of to a nozzle
where is expands until the temperature has fallen to 5000C . If the air flow rate is 2kg/scalculate:
1. The rate of heat transfer to the air in the heat exchanger,
2. The power output from the turbine assuming no heat loss, and
3. The velocity at exit from the nozzle, assuming no heat loss.
Take the enthalpy of air as h =Cpt where Cp is the specific heat equals
0.005kJ/kgK andt the temperature. (Apr 03)
9.A system receives 42 kJ of heat while expanding with volume change of 0.123 m 3 against an
atmosphere of 12 N/cm2. A mass of 80 kg in the surroundings is also lifted through a distance of 6
metres.
(i) Find the change in energy of the system.
(ii) The system is returned to its initial volume by an adiabatic process which requires 100 kJ
of work. Find the change in energy of system.
(iii) Determine the total change in energy of the system.

10.Determine work done by fluid in the thermodynamic cycle comprising of following processes :
(a) Unit mass of fluid at 20 atm and 0.04 m3 is expanded by the law PV1.5 = constant, till volume gets
doubled.
(b) Fluid is cooled isobarically to its original volume.
(c) Heat is added to fluid till its pressure reaches to its original pressure, isochorically.

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