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 : 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.
Last Answer : Answer : a
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.
Last Answer : Answer : c
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 : The Carnot cycle is composed of how many reversible processes? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Last Answer : 4
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 : Which of the following cycles is not a reversible cycle (a) Carnot (b) Ericsson (c) Stirling (d) Joule (e) none of the above.
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 : 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 : 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 : 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.
Last Answer : Answer : d
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.
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 : 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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer: C
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 : 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 thermodynamic devices operates the reverse of the heat engine? a. Thermal pump b. Thermal evaporator c. Thermal condenser d. Thermal equilibrant
Last Answer : Thermal pump
Description : Is a thermodynamic system that operates continuously with only energy (heat and work) crossing its boundaries? a. Heat Engine b. Heat Reservoir c. Heat Source d. Heat Sink
Last Answer : Heat Engine
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 : 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 : What law 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 lowertemperature body to a highertemperature body? A. ... B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : Second law of thermodynamics
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 : 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 : 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 : Reversed joule cycle is called (a) Carnot cycle (b) Rankine cycle (c) Brayton cycle (d) Bell Coleman cycle (e) Dual cycle.
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 : The more effective way of increasing efficiency of Carnot engine is to (a) increase higher temperature (b) decrease higher temperature (c) increase lower temperature (d) decrease lower temperature (e) keep lower temperature constant.
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 : 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 : Who proposed the Carnot cycle? A. Sammy Carnot B. Sonny Carnot C. Sadi Carnot D. Suri Carnot
Last Answer : Sadi Carnot
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
Description : The efficiency of Stirling cycle is __________ Carnot cycle. A. greater than B. less than C. equal to
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
Last Answer : Answer: D
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 : 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.
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 : 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.
Description : Ideal process are ________ process a. Irreversible b. Reversible c. Isothermal d. Isometric
Last Answer : Reversible
Description : Out of the following refrigeration cycles, which one has the minimum COP (Co-efficient of performance)? (A) Air cycle (B) Carnot cycle (C) Ordinary vapour compression cycle (D) Vapour compression with a reversible expansion engine
Last Answer : A) Air cycle
Description : An engine operates between temperatures of 900°Kandr2 and another engine between T2 and 400°K For both to do equal work, value of T2 will be (a) 650°K (b) 600°K (c) 625°K (d) 700°K (e) 750°K.
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.
Description : A series of operations, which takes place in a certain order and restore the initial conditions at the end, is known as A. reversible cycle B. irreversible cycle C. thermodynamic cycle D. none of these
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 : Which of the following occurs in a reversible polytrophic process? a. Enthalpy remains constant b. Internal energy does not change c. Some heat transfer occurs d. Entropy remains constant
Last Answer : Some heat transfer occurs
Description : How does an adiabatic process compare to an isentropic process? A. Adiabatic heat transfer is not equal to zero; isentropic heat transfer is zero B. Both heat transfer = 0; isentropic: reversible ... is not equal to zero D. Both heat transfer is not equal to zero; isentropic: irreversible
Last Answer : Both heat transfer = 0; isentropic: reversible