Description : Carnot cycle efficiency depends upon (a) properties of the medium/substance used (b) condition of engine (c) working condition (d) temperature range of operation (e) effectiveness of insulating material around the engine.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : What is the highest efficiency of heat engine operating between the two thermal energy reservoirs at temperature limits? A. Ericson efficiency B. Otto efficiency C. Carnot efficiency D. Stirling efficiency
Last Answer : Carnot efficiency
Description : The efficiency of Carnot cycle is maximum for (a) gas engine (b) well lubricated engine (c) petrol engine (d) steam engine (e) reversible engine.
Last Answer : Answer : e
Description : The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on (a) working substance (b) design of engine (c) size of engine (d) type of fuel fired (e) temperatures of source and sink.
Description : An actual engine is to be designed having same efficiency as the Carnot cycle. Such a proposition is (a) feasible (b) impossible (c) possible (d) possible, but with lot of sophistications (e) desirable.
Description : Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for (a) reversible engine (b) irreversible engine (c) new engine (d) petrol engine (e) diesel engine.
Last Answer : Answer : a
Description : Otto cycle efficiency is higher than Diesel cycle efficiency for the same compression ratio and heat input because in Otto cycle A. combustion is at constant volume B. expansion and compression are isentropic C. maximum temperature is higher D. heat rejection is lower
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : If both Stirling and Carnot cycles operate within the same temperature limits, then efficiency of Stirling cycle as compared to Carnot cycle (a) more (b) less (c) equal (d) depends on other factors (e) none of the above.
Last Answer : Answer : c
Description : Carnot cycle efficiency is maximum when (a) initial temperature is 0°K (b) final temperature is 0°K (c) difference between initial and final temperature is 0°K (d) final temperature is 0°C (e) initial temperature is minimum possible.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : In thermodynamics, a throttling process, also called a _________, is a type of isenthalpic process where a liquid or gas is cooled as it passes from a higher pressure state to a lower pressure state. a. Rankine Process b. Carnot Cycle c. Joule-Thomson process d. Refrigeration process
Last Answer : Joule-Thomson process
Description : The efficiency of Diesel cycle increases with A. decrease in cut-off B. increase in cut-off C. constant cut-off D. none of these
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : In a Carnot cycle, heat is transferred at (a) constant pressure (b) constant volume (c) constant temperature (d) constant enthaply (e) any one of the above.
Description : Which of the following cycles has maximum efficiency (a) Rankine (b) Stirling (c) Carnot (d) Brayton (e) Joule.
Description : The most efficient cycle that can operate between two constant temperature reservoir is the _________. a. Otto Cycle b. Lazare Cycle c. Isothermal Cycle d. Carnot Cycle
Last Answer : Carnot Cycle
Description : The efficiency of Joule cycle is A. greater than Carnot cycle B. less than Carnot cycle C. equal to Carnot cycle D. none of these
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : The efficiency of Stirling cycle is __________ Carnot cycle. A. greater than B. less than C. equal to
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : According to first law of thermodynamics (a) mass and energy are mutually convertible (b) Carnot engine is most efficient (c) heat and work are mutually convertible (d) mass and light are mutually convertible (e) heat flows from hot substance to cold substance.
Description : Which of the following is the correct statement of the second law of thermodynamics? A. It is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy ... energy, which can be obtained from a given quantity of heat energy. D. all of the above
Description : What states that thermal efficiencies of all reversible heat engines operating between the same two reservoirs are the same and that no heat engine is more efficient than a reversible one operating between the ... A. Ericson principle B. Carnot principle C. Otto principle D. Stirling principle
Last Answer : Carnot principle
Description : Which of the following engines is the most efficient? a. Gas turbine b. Diesel engine c. Carnot engine d. Gasoline engine
Last Answer : Carnot engine
Description : Which of the following is least efficient? a. Gas turbine b. Diesel engine c. Carnot engine d. Gasoline engine
Last Answer : Gasoline engine
Description : What is a heat engine that operates on the reversible Carnot cycle called? A. Carnot heat engine B. Ideal heat engine C. Most efficient heat engine D. Best heat engine
Last Answer : Carnot heat engine
Description : The ideal efficiency of a Brayton cycle with regeneration, with increase in pressure ratio will (a) increase (b) decrease (c) remain unchanged (d) increase/decrease depending on ap-plication (e) unpredictable. “
Description : A cycle consisting of one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic processes is known as A.Carnot cycle B.Stirling cycle C.Otto cycle D.Diesel cycle
Description : Which of the following represents the perpetual motion of the first kind (a) engine with 100% thermal efficiency (b) a fully reversible engine (c) transfer of heat energy from low ... its own energy (e) production of energy by temperature differential in sea water at different levels.
Description : The thermodynamic difference between a Rankine cycle working with saturated steam and the Carnot cycle is that (a) carnot cycle can't work with saturated steam (b) heat is supplied to water at temperature ... heat at two places (d) rankine cycle is hypothetical (e) none of the above.
Description : In an isothermal process, the internal energy of gas molecules (a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains constant (d) may increase/decrease depending on the properties of gas (e) shows unpredictable behaviour.
Description : Which is the incorrect statement about Carnot cycle? A. It is used as the alternate standard of comparison of all heat engines. B. All the heat engines are based on Carnot cycle. C. It provides concept of maximising work output between the two temperature limits. D. all of the above
Description : The efficiency of Diesei cycle with decrease in cut off (a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains unaffected (d) first increases and then decreases (e) first decreases and then increases.
Description : The volume of a gas under constant pressure increases or decrease with temperature. a. Gay- Lussac’s Law b. Ideal Gas Law c. Charles’ Law d. Boyle’s Law
Last Answer : Charles’ Law
Description : The following cycle is used for air craft refrigeration (a) Brayton cycle (b) Joule cycle (c) Carnot cycle (d) Bell-Coleman cycle (e) Reversed-Brayton cycle.
Description : Which of the following cycles is not a reversible cycle (a) Carnot (b) Ericsson (c) Stirling (d) Joule (e) none of the above.
Description : Reversed joule cycle is called (a) Carnot cycle (b) Rankine cycle (c) Brayton cycle (d) Bell Coleman cycle (e) Dual cycle.
Description : Carnot cycle is (a) a reversible cycle (ft) an irreversible cycle (c) a semi-reversible cycle (d) a quasi static cycle (e) an adiabatic irreversible cycle.
Description : Thermal power plant works on (a) Carnot cycle (b) Joule cycle (d) Rankine cycle (d) Otto cycle (e) Brayton cycle.
Description : Which of the following is an irreversible cycle (a) carnot (b) Stirling (c) ericsson (d) all of the above (e) none of the above.
Description : The energy that flows from higher temperature object to a lower temperature object because of the difference in temperature is called a. heat b. temperature c. thermodynamics cycle d. energy flow
Last Answer : heat
Description : What statement of the second law of thermodynamics states that it is impossible to build a device that operates in a cycle and produces no effect other than the transfer of heat from a lower- ... A. Kelvin-Planck statement B. Clausius statement C. Kelvin statement D. Rankine statement
Last Answer : Clausius statement
Description : A simple steam engine receives steam from the boiler at 180˚C and exhausts directly into the air at 100˚C. What is the upper limit of its efficiency? a. 11.28 % b. 36.77 % c. 20.36 % d. 17.66 %
Last Answer : 17.66 %
Description : For heat engine operating between two temperatures (T1>T2), what is the maximum efficiency attainable? A. Eff = 1 – (T2/T1) B. Eff = 1 - (T1/T2) C. Eff = T1 - T2 D. Eff = 1 - (T2/T1)^2
Last Answer : Eff = 1 – (T2/T1)
Description : It is used for gas turbines which operates on an open cycle where both the compression and expansion processes take place in rotating machinery. a. Dual Cycle b. Otto Cycle c. Carnot Cycle d. Brayton Cycle
Last Answer : Brayton Cycle
Description : A Bell-Coleman cycle is a reversed of which the following cycles? a. Stirling cycle b. Joule cycle c. Carnot cycle d. Otto cycle
Last Answer : Joule cycle
Description : Which of the following is used in thermal power plant? a. Brayton cycle b. Reversed carnot cycle c. Rankine cycle d. Otto cycle
Last Answer : Rankine cycle
Description : Who is the father of thermodynamics? a. Lazare Carnot b. Sadi Carnot c. William Thompson d. Rudolf Classius
Last Answer : Sadi Carnot
Description : The Carnot cycle is composed of ______ processes. A. One isothermal and one adiabatic B. One isothermal and two adiabatic C. Two isothermal and one adiabatic D. Two isothermal and two adiabatic
Last Answer : Two isothermal and two adiabatic
Description : The Carnot cycle is composed of how many reversible processes? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Last Answer : 4
Description : Who proposed the Carnot cycle? A. Sammy Carnot B. Sonny Carnot C. Sadi Carnot D. Suri Carnot
Description : Carnot cycle is the best known reversible cycle which was first proposed in what year? A. 1842 B. 1824 C. 1832 D. 1834
Last Answer : 1824
Description : During which of the following process does heat rejection takes place in Carnot cycle? A. Isothermal expansion B. Isentropic expansion C. Isothermal compression D. Isentropic compression
Description : Liquid fuels have lower efficiency than solid fuels. A. True B. False