LOYOLA – ICAM

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (LICET)

Loyola College Campus, Nungambakkam , Chennai – 34

II/IV Max.Marks:60
Date: 30.1.19 Duration: 1hr50mins
CONTINOUS ASSISSMENT TEST – I

(ME 8493) THERMAL ENGINEERING

CO1: To assess various gas power cycles and vapor power cycles and to estimate their work output, efficiency and
mean effective pressure.

CO2: Able to design and interpret the working of an air compressor using thermodynamic concepts and evaluate the
performance of single stage and multi stage compression process.

K1: Remember K2: Understand K3: Apply K4: Analyze K5: Evaluate K6: Create

Answer All Questions

Part-A
(10x2=20)
1.) Define compression ratio and Mean Effective Pressure CO1/K2

2.) Draw PV diagram of Otto cycle and Brayton cycle CO1/K1

3.) Write the expression for air standard efficiency of Diesel cycle CO1/K6
4.) Define Pressure ratio.CO1/K1
5.) Write about Specific Steam Consumption? CO1/K2
6.) What are the types of air compressors? CO2/K4
7.) Recommend the various instruments used in flow measurements? CO3/K5
8.) Write about See back effect and where it is applied? CO5/K6
9.) Identify the various Temperature measuring equipments.CO5/K2
10.) Express the Bernoulli’s principle and mention its applications CO5/K2
Part-B (2x13=26)
11.) An Engine working on Otto cycle has a volume of 0.45m3, pressure 1 bar and temperature of
30C at the beginning of compression stroke. At the end of compression stroke, the pressure is 11 bar
and 210 KJ of heat is added at constant volume. Determine (i) Pressure, temperature and volume at
the salient points in the cycle 9ii) Efficiency (13)CO3/ K6
(Or)
12.) An air-standard Diesel cycle has an compression ratio of 18, and the heat transferred to the
working fluid per cycle 1800 KJ/Kg. At the beginning of the compression stroke the pressure is 1 bar
and the temperature is 300 K. Calculate (i) Thermal Efficiency (ii) Mean Effective Pressure.?
(13) CO1/K2
13.) A Single acting single stage reciprocating air compressor delivers 15m 3 of free air per minute
from 1 bar to 8 bars. The speed of compressor is 300 rpm. Assuming that compression and expansion
follows the law pv1.35=constant and clearance is 1/16th of the swept volume. Estimate (final) diameter
and stroke of the compressor. Take stroke length is 1.5 times the bore diameter. The temperature and
pressure of air at suction are same as atmospheric air. (13)CO2/K6
(Or)
 14.) Explain the construction and working of Multi stage compressor and discuss the perfect and
imperfect intercooling with neat sketch and derive minimum work required for two stage
reciprocating air compressor (13)CO2/K2
Part-C

13.) Derive the expression for thermal efficiency for Otto cycle? (7)CO1/K2 (2 x7=14)
Derive the expression for thermal efficiency for Brayton cycle? (7)CO3/K6
(Or)
14.) Discuss with suitable sketches the working of two stage air compressor
with actual P-V diagram (7) CO2

Compose the working of Thermocouple with neat sketch (7)CO5/K6