PHASE EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS

ASSIGNMENT – WEEK 1

Questions 1-4 carry 1 mark each, 5-7 carry 2 marks each and 8-10 carry 5 marks each.
Total marks = 25

1. Closed systems exchange ______ with surroundings across the boundaries?

a. Matter
b. Energy
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Neither (a) nor (b)

2. Which of the following is a state function?

a. δQ
b. δW
c. (δQ – δW)
d. None of the above

3. The mathematical statement of first law of thermodynamics for a closed system is given
by
a. δQ = 0
b. δH = δQ
c. dU = δQ
d. dU = δQ - δW

4. Which among the following is a CORRECT statement?

a. The efficiency for a reversible cycle is greater than that for an irreversible cycle only
when the working fluid is an ideal gas.
b. Free expansion is a spontaneous process.
c. Clausius inequality for a reversible process states that §(dq/T) < 0
d. All isentropic processes are reversible adiabatic.

5. The number of degrees of freedom at triple point for a single component system is
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
 d. 3

6. Match the following processes involving ideal gas to the corresponding expressions for
expansion work done.
𝑃
1. Isobaric process i. 𝑊 = 𝑃1 𝑣1 ln ( 1⁄𝑃 )
2

𝛾−1
𝑃1 𝑣1 𝑃2 𝛾
2. Isochoric process ii. 𝑊 = [1 − (𝑃 ) ]
𝛾−1 1

3. Isothermal process iii. 𝑊 = 0

4. Adiabatic process iv. 𝑊 = 𝑃(𝑣2 − 𝑣1 )

a. 1 – i, 2 – iv, 3 – ii, 4 – iii

b. 1 – ii, 2 – i, 3 – iii, 4 – iv
c. 1 – iii, 2 – ii, 3 – iv, 4–i
d. 1 – iv, 2 – iii, 3 – i, 4 – ii

7. A heat engine operates by taking heat from a high temperature reservoir at 500 K and by
delivering heat to a low temperature reservoir at 300 K. Find the maximum efficiency of the
heat engine.
a. 0.4
b. 0.5
c. 0.6
d. 0.8

8. A system consisting of some fluid is stirred in a tank. The rate of work done on the
system by the stirrer is 2000 W. The heat generated due to stirring is measured to be
3600 kJ/h. Determine the change in internal energy.
a. 500 W
b. 1000 W
c. 1500 W
d. 2000 W

9. Calculate the enthalpy change in kJ for 1 kmol water as it is vaporized at a constant temperature
of 373 K and constant pressure of 101.3 kPA. The specific volumes of liquid and vapor at these
 conditions are 1.04 × 10-3 m3/kmol and 1.675 m3/kmol respectively. 1030 kJ of heat is added to
water for this change.
a. 550 kJ
b. 740 kJ
c. 1030 kJ
d. 1510 kJ

10. A spherical balloon of diameter 0.5 m contains a gas at 1 bar and 300 K. The gas is heated and
the balloon is allowed to expand. The pressure in the balloon is found to vary linearly with
diameter. What would be the work done by the gas when the pressure inside reaches 4 bar?
a. 12.51 × 105 J
b. 30.63 × 105 J
c. 45.78 × 105 J
d. 58.47 × 105 J