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 total volume of a mixture of non-reacting gases is equal to the sum of the partial volumes.” This statement is known as ______. A. Law of Dulong and Petit B. Maxwell-Boltzmann law C. Amagat’s law D. Avogadro’s law
Last Answer : Amagat’s law
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 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 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 : Who coined the word “energy” in 1807? A. William Rankine B. Rudolph Clausius C. Kelvin D. Thomas Young
Last Answer : Thomas Young
Description : The term “thermodynamics” was first used in 1849 in the publication of a A. Rudolph Clausius B. William Rankine C. Kelvin D. Thomas Savery
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 : Who coined the word energy? a. James Joule b. Thomas Young c. Rudolf Diesel d. Kelvin
Description : Entropy is measured in ______. A. Joule/Kelvin B. Joule-Meter/Kelvin C. Meter/Kelvin D. Newton/Kelvin
Last Answer : Joule/Kelvin
Description : Wet steam at 1 MPa flowing through a pipe is throttled to a pressure of 0.1 MPa. If the throttling temperature is110°C, What is the quality of the steam in the pipe? a) 96% b) 86% c) 76% d) 66%
Last Answer : 96%
Description : Steam is throttled to 0.1 MPa with 20 degrees of superheat. (a) What is the quality of throttled steam if its pressure is 0.75 MPa (b) What is the enthalpy of the process? a) 97.6%,2713 kJ/kg b) -97.6%, 2713 kJ/kg c) 87.6%,3713 kJ/kg d) -87.6%, 3713 kJ/kg
Last Answer : 97.6%,2713 kJ/kg
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 : The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of gas through one degree at constant volume, is called A.specific heat at constant volume B.specific heat at constant pressure C.kilo Joule D.none of these
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : The distribution of particle speeds in an ideal gas at a given temperature. a. velocity of propagation b. escape velocity c. Maxwell speed Distribution d. terminal velocity
Last Answer : Maxwell speed Distribution
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : What is sometimes known as the “Fourth-power law”? A. Kirchhoff’s radiation law B. Newton’s law of cooling C. Stefan-Boltzmann law D. Hess’s law
Last Answer : Stefan-Boltzmann law
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 : Universal gas constant is defined as equal to product of the molecular weight of the gas and (a) specific heat at constant pressure (b) specific heat at constant volume (c) ratio of two specific heats (d) gas constant (e) unity.
Description : Joule-Thomson co-efficient is the ratio of (A) Pressure change to temperature change occuring during adiabatic compression of a gas (B) Pressure change to temperature change occuring during adiabatic ... a gas (D) Temperature change to pressure change occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas
Last Answer : (D) Temperature change to pressure change occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas
Description : _____________ is the base unit of thermodynamics temperature. a) Celsius b) Fahrenheit c) Kelvin d) None of the above
Description : _________ is the unit of pressure and stress. a) Newton b) Pascal c) Hertz d) Joule
Last Answer : Pascal
Description : A cycle consisting of two adiabatics and two constant pressure processes is known as (a) Otto cycle (b) Ericsson cycle (c) Joule cycle (d) Stirling cycle (e) Atkinson cycle.
Description : _________ is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1 F˚ from 63 ˚F to 64 ˚F. a. one Joule b. one calorie c. one watt d. one BTU
Last Answer : one BTU
Description : The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1°F is called ______. A. Calorie B. Joule C. BTU D. Kilocalorie
Last Answer : BTU
Description : The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water through 1 °C is called ______. A. Calorie B. Joule C. BTU D. Kilocalorie
Last Answer : Kilocalorie
Description : The compressibility factor, x, is used for predicting the behavior of nonideal gases. How is the compressibility ty factor defined relative to an ideal gas? (subscript c refers to critical value) A. ... compressibility factor, x, is an dimensionless constant given by pV=zRT. Therefore z = pV / RT
Last Answer : z = pV/ RT
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 : 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 : 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 : In case of an ideal gas, Joule Thomson coefficient is -
Last Answer : In case of an ideal gas, Joule Thomson coefficient is - A. Zero B. Positive C. Negative D. Infinite
Description : Who coined the word Entropy? a. Rudolf Clausius b. Kelvin c. Gabriel Volks d. Rudolf Diesel
Last Answer : Rudolf Clausius
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 : 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 : 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 : 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
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 : The state of a thermodynamic system is always defined by its: a. Absolute temperature b. process c. properties d. temperature and pressure
Last Answer : properties
Description : The coefficient of performance (COP) is the ratio between the: A. Power consumption in watts and heat absorbed per hour B. Heat absorbed per hour and the power consumption in watts C. Work required and the absorbed heat D. Absorbed heat and work required
Last Answer : Absorbed heat and work required
Description : Which one is the correct relation between energy efficiency ratio (EER) and coefficient of performance (COP)? A. EER = 2.34 COP B. EER = 3.24 COP C. EER = 3.42 COP D. EER = 4.23 COP
Last Answer : EER = 3.42 COP