Description : Who coined the word “energy” in 1807? A. William Rankine B. Rudolph Clausius C. Kelvin D. Thomas Young
Last Answer : Thomas Young
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 : Which statement of the second law of thermodynamics states that no heat engine can have a thermal efficiency of 100 percent? A. Kelvin-Planck statement B. Clausius statement C. Kevin statement D. Rankine statement
Last Answer : Kelvin-Planck statement
Description : It is impossible for any process to have as its sole result the transfer of heat from a cooler to a hotter body a. Carnot’s statement b. Clausius statement c. Rankine statement d. Gauss statement
Description : Who coined the word Entropy? a. Rudolf Clausius b. Kelvin c. Gabriel Volks d. Rudolf Diesel
Last Answer : Rudolf Clausius
Description : A temperature scale whose zero point is absolute zero, the temperature of “0” entropy at which all molecular motion stops. a. Celsius b. Fahrenheit c. Kelvin d. Rankine
Last Answer : Kelvin
Description : What is the Si unit for temperature? a. Kelvin b. Celsius c. Fahrenheit d. Rankine
Description : What is defined as the ratio of the change in temperature to the change in pressure when a real gas is throttled? A. Rankine coefficient B. Kelvin coefficient C. Maxwell-Boltzmann coefficient D. Joule-Thomson coefficient
Last Answer : Joule-Thomson coefficient
Description : What is the thermodynamic temperature scale in the English system? A. Kelvin scale B. Celsius scale C. Fahrenheit scale D. Rankine scale
Last Answer : Rankine scale
Description : What is the thermodynamic temperature scale in the SI system? A. Kelvin scale B. Celsius scale C. Fahrenheit scale D. Rankine scale
Last Answer : Kelvin scale
Description : The unit of temperature in S.I. units is (a) Centigrade (b) Celsius (c) Fahrenheit (d) Kelvin (e) Rankine.
Last Answer : Answer : d
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 : It is generally accepted as a law of nature that although one may closely approach 0 Kelvin it is impossible actually to reach it. a. First Law of thermodynamics b. Second Law of thermodynamics c. Third Law of thermodynamics d. Zeroth Law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : Third Law of thermodynamics
Description : When two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other. This statement is called A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Kelvin Planck’s law
Last Answer : A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Description : _____________ is the base unit of thermodynamics temperature. a) Celsius b) Fahrenheit c) Kelvin d) None of the above
Description : According to Kelvin-Planck's statement of 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 into work B. it ... other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body D. none of the above
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : Who coined the word energy? a. James Joule b. Thomas Young c. Rudolf Diesel d. Kelvin
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 theory that heat consisted of a fluid, which could be transferred from one body to another, but not “created” or “destroyed”. a. Clausius Theorem b. Caloric Theory c. Joules Law d. Newton’s Law of cooling
Last Answer : Caloric Theory
Description : The term “isentropic process” used in thermodynamics implies what? A. Reversible adiabatic process B. Externally reversible, adiabatic process C. Internally reversible, adiabatic process D. Irreversible adiabatic process
Last Answer : Internally reversible, adiabatic process
Description : The term “thermodynamics” comes from Greek words “therme” and “dynamis” which means _______. A. Heat power B. Heat transfer C. Heat energy D. Heat motion
Last Answer : Heat power
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 : 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 : Which of the following cycle is used in vapor cycle power plant? a. Brayton cycle b. Diesel cycle c. Ericson cycle d. Rankine cycle
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.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : Which of the following cycles has maximum efficiency (a) Rankine (b) Stirling (c) Carnot (d) Brayton (e) Joule.
Last Answer : Answer : c
Description : Reversed joule cycle is called (a) Carnot cycle (b) Rankine cycle (c) Brayton cycle (d) Bell Coleman cycle (e) Dual cycle.
Description : Thermal power plant works on (a) Carnot cycle (b) Joule cycle (d) Rankine cycle (d) Otto cycle (e) Brayton cycle.
Description : If the Kelvin temperature of an ideal gas is doubled, what happens to the rms speed of the molecules in the gas? a. it increases by a factor of square root of 2 b. it increases by a factor of 2 c. it increases by factor of 4 d. none of the above
Last Answer : it increases by a factor of square root of 2
Description : The volume of an ideal gas is directly proportional to its a. pressure b. Celsius temperature c. Kelvin temperature d. Fahrenheit temperature
Last Answer : Kelvin temperature
Description : Convert the change of temperature from 20˚C to 30˚C to Kelvin scale. a. 10 K b. 293 K c. 303 K d. 273 K
Last Answer : 10 K
Description : Which of the following is standard temperature and pressure (STP)? A. 0 degree Celsius and one atmosphere B. 32 degree Fahrenheit and zero pressure C. 0 degree Kelvin and one atmosphere D. 0 degree Fahrenheit and zero pressure
Last Answer : 0 degree Celsius and one atmosphere
Description : Entropy is measured in ______. A. Joule/Kelvin B. Joule-Meter/Kelvin C. Meter/Kelvin D. Newton/Kelvin
Last Answer : Joule/Kelvin
Description : What temperature scale is identical to the Kelvin scale? A. Ideal gas temperature scale B. Ideal temperature scale C. Absolute gas temperature scale D. Triple point temperature scale
Last Answer : Ideal gas temperature scale
Description : Kelvin-Planck’s law deals with A. conservation of work B. conservation of heat C. conversion of heat into work D. conversion of work into heat
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Kelvin Planck’s law deals with (a) conservation of heat (b) conservation of work (c) conversion of heat into work (d) conversion fo work into heat (e) conservation of mass.
Description : This law of thermodynamics prohibits the construction of a perpetual motion machine “of the second kind” a. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics b. First Law of Thermodynamics c. Second Law of Thermodynamics d. Third Law of Thermodynamics
Last Answer : Second Law of Thermodynamics
Description : As temperature goes to “0”, the entropy approaches a constant a. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics b. First Law of Thermodynamics c. Second Law of Thermodynamics d. Third Law of Thermodynamics
Last Answer : Third Law of Thermodynamics
Description : If two systems are in the thermal equilibrium with a third system, then they must be in thermal equilibrium with each other. a. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics b. First Law of Thermodynamics c. Second Law of Thermodynamics d. Third Law of Thermodynamics
Last Answer : Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Description : Which law that states “Entropy of all perfect crystalline solids is zero at absolute zero temperature”? a. Zeroth law of thermodynamics b. First law of thermodynamics c. Second law of thermodynamics d. Third law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : Third law of thermodynamics
Description : The first law of thermodynamics is based on which of the following principles? a. Conservation of mass b. Conservation of energy c. Action and reaction d. The entropy-temperature relationship
Last Answer : Conservation of energy
Description : The first law of thermodynamics may be expressed in the following equivalent a. the net heat transfer id equal to the network b. the sum of the total energy forms leaving the system boundary is ... neither be created nor destroyed but only converted from one form to another d. all of the above
Last Answer : all of the above
Description : The first law of thermodynamics is based on which of the following principles? a. conservation of mass b. the enthalpy-entropy relationship c. action – reaction d. conservation of energy
Last Answer : conservation of energy
Description : The statement “heat cannot by itself flow from one body into a hotter body” is governed by _________. a. the first law of thermodynamics b. the second law of thermodynamics c. the third law of thermodynamics d. the zeroth law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : the second law of thermodynamics
Description : What law states that entropy can be created but it cannot be destroyed? A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : Second law of thermodynamics
Description : What law provides an absolute reference point for the determination of entropy? A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Description : What states that the entropy of a pure crystalline substance at absolute zero temperature is zero? A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Description : Who discovered the thermodynamic property “Entropy” in 1865? A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Description : A device that violates the first law of thermodynamics is called a _____. A. Perpetual-motion machine of the first kind B. Universal machine of the first kind C. Ambiguous machine of the first kind D. Unique machine of the first kind
Last Answer : Perpetual-motion machine of the first kind
Description : A device that violates either the first law of thermodynamics or the second law of thermodynamics is known as _____. A. Ambiguous machine B. Universal machine C. Perpetual-motion machine D. Unique machine
Last Answer : Perpetual-motion machine