Description : The compression ratio for Diesel engines is A. 3 to 6 B. 5 to 8 C. 15 to 20 D. 20 to 30
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Which of the following engines is the most efficient? a. Isobaric expansion b. Adiabatic compression c. Adiabatic expansion d. Isothermal expansion
Last Answer : Isobaric expansion
Description : Helium ( R= 0.4698 BTU/lbm-˚R ) is compressed isothermally from 14.7 psia and 68 ˚F. The compression ratio is 1:4. Calculate the work done by the gas. A. –1454 BTU/lbm B. -364 BTU/lbm C.-187BTU/lbm D.46.7 BTU/lbm Formula: W = RT ln (V2/V1)
Last Answer : -364 BTU/lbm
Description : The efficiency of Diesel cycle depends upon A. temperature limits B. pressure ratio C. compression ratio D. cut-off ratio and compression ratio
Last Answer : Answer: D
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
Description : For same compression ratio and for same heat added (a) Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle (b) Diesel cycle is more efficient than Otto cycle (c) efficiency depends on other factors (d) both Otto and Diesel cycles are equally efficient (e) none of the above.
Last Answer : Answer : a
Description : The index of compression n tends to reach ratio of specific heats y when (a) flow is uniform and steady (b) process is isentropic (c) process is isothermal (d) process ... specific heat does not change with temperature (e) process is isentropic and specific heat changes with temperature.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : Twenty grams of ice at 0˚C melts to water at 0˚C. How much does the entropy of the 20g change in this process? a. 30.5 J/K b. 24.6 J/K c. 21.3 J/K d. 15.7 J/K
Last Answer : 24.6 J/K
Description : Which of the following engines was introduced by a German engineer, Nickolas Otto? a. Gasoline engine b. Diesel engine c. Gas turbine d. Thermal engine
Last Answer : Gasoline engine
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 best describes both Stirling and Ericson engines? a. Internal combustion engine b. External combustion engine c. Diesel cycle d. Rankine cycle
Last Answer : External combustion engine
Description : Gasoline and Diesel Engines are best described by the _________. a. Otto Cycle b. Burnign Cycle c. Shikki Cycle d. Shapa R’ Elli Cycle
Last Answer : Otto Cycle
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 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
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Zeroth law of thermodynamics (a) deals with conversion of mass and energy (b) deals with reversibility and irreversibility of process (c) states that if two systems are both in equilibrium with a ... in thermal equilibrium with each other (d) deals with heat engines (e) does not exist.
Last Answer : Answer : c
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 : Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for (a) reversible engine (b) irreversible engine (c) new engine (d) petrol engine (e) diesel engine.
Description : Roughly what is the total weight of air in the entire earth? a. 1 x 10^5 tons b. 2 x 10^6 tons c. 6 x 10^15 tons d. 8 x 10^10 tons
Last Answer : 6 x 10^15 tons
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 : Executes the entire cycle in just two strokes the power stroke and the compression stroke. a. One-stroke engine b. Two-stroke engine c. Four-stroke engine d. Eight-stroke engine
Last Answer : Two-stroke engine
Description : When the expansion of compression of gas takes place without transfer of heat to or from the gas the process is called a. reversible b. adiabatic c. polytropic d. isothermal
Last Answer : adiabatic
Description : When the expansion of compression of gas takes place without transfer of heat or from the gas the process is called; a. Isometric process b. Isothermal process c. Isobaric process d. Adiabatic process
Last Answer : Adiabatic process
Description : The compression of the gas in two or more cylinders in place of a single cylinder compressor a. Single Staging b. Double Staging c. Multistaging d. None of the above
Last Answer : Multistaging
Description : Assuming compression is according to the Law PV = C, Calculate the initial volume of the gas at a pressure of 2 bars w/c will occupy a volume of 6m³ when it is compressed to a pressure of 42 Bars. a) 130m³ b) 136m³ c) 120m³ d) 126m³ Formula: P1V1/T1 =P2V2/T2
Last Answer : 126m³
Description : Water vapor at 100 KPa and 150°C is compressed isothermally until half the vapor has condensed. How much work must be performed on the steam in this compression process per kilogram? a) -1384.7 kJ b) 1384.7 kJ c) -2384.7 kJ d) 2384.7 kJ
Last Answer : -1384.7 kJ
Description : What is a form of mechanical work which is related with the expansion and compression of substances? A. Boundary work B. Thermodynamic work C. Phase work D. System work
Last Answer : Boundary work
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 : A process, in which the temperature of the working substance remains constant during its expansion or compression, is called A. isothermal process B. hyperbolic process C. adiabatic process D. polytropic process
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : In order that a cycle be reversible, following must be satisfied (a) free expansion or friction resisted expansion/compression process should not be encountered (b) when heat is being absorbed, temperature of hot ... sub-stance should be same (d) all of the above (e) none of the above.
Description : Which Has More Efficiency: Diesel Engine Or Petrol Engines?
Last Answer : Off course Diesel engine has the better efficiency out of two.
Description : Find the change in internal energy of 5 lb. of oxygen gas when the temperature changes from 100 ˚F to 120 ˚F. CV = 0.157 BTU/lbm-˚R A.14.7 BTU B.15.7 BTU C. 16.8 BTU D. 15.9 BTU Formula: U= mcv T
Last Answer : 15.7 BTU
Description : From the steam table, determine the average constant pressure specific heat (c) of steam at 10 kPa and45.8 ˚C A.1.79 kJ/ kg-˚C B.10.28 kJ/ kg-˚C C.30.57 kJ/ kg-˚C D. 100.1 kJ/ kg-˚C Formula: h = c T ∆ ∆ From the steam table At 47.7 ˚C h= 2588.1 kJ/ kg At 43.8 ˚C h= 2581.1 kJ/ kg
Last Answer : 1.79 kJ/ kg-˚C
Description : How many kilocalories of heat are required to heat 750 g of water from 35˚C to 55˚C. a. 15 b. 1500 c. 1.5 x 10^4 d. 6.3 x 10^4
Last Answer : 15
Description : What is the resulting pressure when one pound of air at 15 psia and 200 ˚F is heated at constant volume to 800 ˚F? A.15 psia B. 28.6 psia C. 36.4 psia. D. 52.1 psia Formula : T1/p1 = T2/p2 p2= p1T2 / T1
Last Answer : 28.6 psia
Description : Water is flowing through a 1 foot diameter pipe at the rate of 10ft/sec. What is the volume flow rate of water in ft³/sec? a. 7.85 b. 6.85 c. 8.85 d. 5.85 V = Aν
Last Answer : 7.85
Description : One erg is equivalent to how many joules? A. 10^-8 B. 10^-7 C. 10^-6 D. 10^-5
Last Answer : 10^-7
Description : A 0.064 kg of octane vapor (MW = 114) is mixed with0.91 kg of air (MW = 29.0) in the manifold of an Engine. The total pressure in the manifold is 86.1 kPa, and a temperature is 290 K. assume octane behaves ideally. What is ... of the air in the mixture in KPa? a. 46.8 b. 48.6 c. 84.6 d. 64.8
Last Answer : 84.6
Description : How many Newton’s (N) in 900,000 dynes? a) 8 Newton’s b) 9 Newton’s c) 7 Newton’s d) 6 Newton’s Formula: 1Newton (N)=100,000dynes
Last Answer : 9 Newton’s
Description : A certain gas, with cp = 0.529Btu/ lb. °Rand R = 96.2ft.lb/lb. °R, expands from 5 cu ft and 80°F to 15 cu ft while the pressure remains constant at 15.5psia. Compute for T2. a.1520°R b. 1620°R c. 1720°R d. 1820°R formula: T2= T1V2/V1
Last Answer : 1620°R
Description : A certain gas with cp = 0.529Btu/lb°R and R = 96.2ft/lbºR expands from 5 ft and 80ºF to 15 ft while the pressure remains constant at 15.5 psia. a. T2=1.620ºR, ∫H = 122.83 Btu b. T2 = 2°R, ∫H = 122.83 Btu c. ... , ∫H = 122.83 Btu d. T2 = 1°R, ∫H = 122.83 Btu T2= V2(t2)/V1 and ∫H = mcp (T2-T1)
Last Answer : T2=1.620ºR, ∫H = 122.83 Btu
Description : A certain gas, with cp = 0.529Btu/lb.°R and R = 96.2 ft.lb/lb.°R, expands from 5 cu ft and 80°F to 15 cu ft while the pressure remains constant at 15.5 psia. Compute for T2. (Formula: T2= T1V2/V1) a. 460°R b. 270°R c. 1620 °R d. None of the above
Last Answer : 1620 °R
Description : A gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a weighted piston as the top boundary. The gas is heated and expands from a volume of 0.04 m3 to 0.10 m3 at a constant pressure of 200 kPa. Find the work done on the system. a. 5 kJ b. 15 kJ c. 10 kJ d. 12 kJ
Last Answer : 12 kJ
Description : When cut-off ratio is __________ the efficiency of Diesel cycle approaches to Otto cycle efficiency. A. zero B. 1/5 C. 4/5 D. 1
Description : Water flowing at a 6m/s through a 60 mm pipe is suddenly channeled into a 30 mm pipe. What is the velocity in the small pipe? a. 34m/s b. 24m/s c. 15m/s d. 27m/s
Last Answer : 24m/s
Description : A 30-m vertical column of fluid (density 1878 kg/m3 ) is located where g= 9.65 mps2 . Find the pressure at the base of the column. (Formula: pg= gρhg/k ) a. 543680 N/m2 b. 543.68 kPa (gauge) c. Both a & b d. None of the above
Last Answer : Both a & b
Description : Twenty grams of oxygen gas are compressed at a constant temperature of 30 ˚C to 5%of their original volume. What work is done on the system. A.824 cal B.924 cal C.944 cal D.1124 cal Formula: W = -mRTln (V2/V1) Where R = (1.98 cal/gmole·K) (32 g/gmole)
Last Answer : 1124 cal
Description : A gas is compressed in a cylinder by a movable piston to a volume onehalf its original volume. During the process 300 kJ heat left the gas and internal energy remained same. The work done on gas in Nm will be (a) 300 Nm (b) 300,000 Nm (c) 30 Nm (d) 3000 Nm (e) 30,000 Nm.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : While swimming a depth of 13m in a fresh water lake a fish emits an air bubble of volume 2 mm² atmospheric pressure is 100kpa what is the original pressure of the bubble. a. 217.17 kpa b. 119 kpa c. 326.15 kpa d. 210 kap Pabs = Pg + Patm
Last Answer : 217.17 kpa
Description : 3.0 lbm of air are contained at 25 psia and 100 ˚F. Given that Rair = 53.35 ft-lbf/lbm- ˚F, what is the volume of the container? A.10.7 ft^3 B.14.7 ft^3 C.15 ft^3 D.24.9 ft^3 Formula: use the ideal gas law pV = mRT T = (100 +460) ˚R V = mRT/p
Last Answer : 24.9 ft^3
Description : Molecular volume of any perfect gas at 600 x 103 N/m2 and 27°C will be (a) 4.17m3/kgmol (b) 400 m3/kg mol (c) 0.15 m3/kg mol (d) 41.7 m3/kg mol (e) 417m3/kgmol.