Description : What refers to the pressure at which a pure substance changes phase at a given temperature? A. Equilibrium pressure B. Saturation pressure C. Superheated pressure D. Subcooled pressure
Last Answer : Saturation pressure
Description : What refers to the temperature at which a pure substance changes phase at a given pressure? A. Equilibrium temperature B. Saturation temperature C. Superheated temperature D. Subcooled temperature
Last Answer : Saturation temperature
Description : What is the state at which all three phases of water coexist in equilibrium? A. Tripoint of water B. Triple point of water C. Triple phase point of water D. Phase point of water
Last Answer : Triple point of water
Description : If a system involves two phases, it is in ______ equilibrium when the mass of each phase reaches an equilibrium level and stays there. A. Chemical B. Thermal C. Mechanical D. Phase
Last Answer : Phase
Description : If air is at pressure, p, of 3200 lbf/ft2 , and at a temperature, T, of 800 ˚R, what is the specific volume, v? (R=5303 ft-lbf/lbm-˚R, and air can be modeled as an ideal gas.) A.9.8 ft^3/lbm B.11.2 ft^3/lbm C.13.33 ft^3/lbm D.14.2 ft^3/lbm Formula: pv = RT v = RT / p
Last Answer : 13.33 ft^3/lbm
Description : For a perfect gas, according to Boyle’s law (where p = Absolute pressure, v = Volume, and T = Absolute temperature) A. p v = constant, if T is kept constant B. v/T = constant, if p is kept constant C. p/T = constant, if v is kept constant D. T/p = constant, if v is kept constant
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : Change in enthalpy of a system is the heat supplied at (a) constant pressure (b) constant temperature (c) constant volume (d) constant entropy (e) N.T.P. condition.
Last Answer : Answer : a
Description : The term N.T.P. stands for (a) nominal temperature and pressure (b) natural temperature and pressure (c) normal temperature and pressure (d) normal thermodynamic practice (e) normal thermodynamic pressure.
Last Answer : Answer : c
Description : The pressure of the vapor phase of a substance that is in equilibrium with the liquid or solid phase. a. Phase Pressure b. Equilibrium Vapor Pressure c. Specific Pressure d. Equilibrium Phase Pressure
Last Answer : Equilibrium Vapor Pressure
Description : _________ is the transition of a given substance from the solid to the gas phase with no intermediate liquid stage. a. Convection b. Conduction c. Radiation d. Sublimation
Last Answer : Sublimation
Description : What refers to the heat needed to change the temperature of the substances without changing its phases? a. Latent heat b. Sensible heat c. Specific heat d. entropy
Last Answer : Sensible heat
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 : 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 : What is constant for a substance that is considered “incompressible”? A. Specific volume of density B. Pressure C. Temperature D. All of the above
Last Answer : Specific volume of density
Description : The “equation of state” refers to any equation that relates the ______ of the substance. A. Pressure and temperature B. Pressure, temperature and specific weight C. Temperature and specific weight D. Pressure, temperature and specific volume
Last Answer : Pressure, temperature and specific volume
Description : The amount of heat energy per kilogram that must be added or removed when a substance changes from one phase to another. a. specific heat b. heat of expansion c. latent heat d. useful heat
Last Answer : latent heat
Description : A manufacturer claims to have a heat engine capable of developing 20 h.p. by receiving heat input of 400 kcal/mt and working between the temperature limits of 227° C and 27° C. His claim is ( ... be possible with lot of sophistications (d) cost will be very high (e) theroretically possible.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : What refers to the state at which liquid and gaseous phases are indistinguishable? a. Triple point b. Critical point c. Boiling point d. Pour point
Last Answer : Critical point
Description : Which of the following is not a thermodynamic property? a. Pressure b. Temperature c. Volume d. Phase
Description : Work done in an adiabatic process between a given pair of end states depends on (a) the end states only (b) particular adiabatic process (c) the value of index n (d) the value of heattransferred (e) mass of the system.
Description : Isometric process is a. T = P b. P = C c. V = C d. T = V
Last Answer : V = C
Description : Which of the following is the Ideal gas law (equation)? A. V/T = K B. V= k*(1/P) C. P1/T1 = P2/T2 D. PV = nRT
Last Answer : PV = nRT
Description : According to Gay-Lussac law for a perfect gas, p/T = constant, if v is kept constant. A. True B. False
Description : Sum of the internal energy of a substance and the product of pressure and volume. a. Specific Heat b. Specific Gravity c. Isolated System d. Enthalpy
Last Answer : Enthalpy
Description : What is the entropy of a pure substance at a temperature of absolute zero? a. unity b. zero c. infinity d. undefined
Last Answer : zero
Description : Amount of heat needed to rate the temperature of a substance by 1°C a. Heat Exchange b. Heat Engine c. Specific Heat d. None of the above
Last Answer : Specific Heat
Description : Heat which causes a change in temperature of a substance. a. Latent heat b. Sensible heat c. Specific heat d. Heat of Fusion
Description : Mixture of liquid and steam of the same substance in which both are at saturation temperature. a. dry steam b. current steam c. wet steam d. aerosol
Last Answer : wet steam
Description : When a solid melts, a. the temperature of the substance increases. b. the temperature of the substance decreases. c. heat leaves the substance. d. heat enters the substance.
Last Answer : heat enters the substance.
Description : In order to use a substance to make a thermometer the substance must _________ with a temperature change. a. expand b. contract c. change d. increase
Last Answer : change
Description : _________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy per molecule in a substance. a. movement b. temperature c. heat d. mass
Last Answer : temperature
Description : The heat Q per unit mass per degree change in temperature that must be supplied or removed to change the temperature of a substance. a. Specific Heat Capacity b. Latent Heat c. Heat of Transformation d. Internal Heat
Last Answer : Specific Heat Capacity
Description : The change in physical size of a substance when its temperature changes. a. intensive property b. extensive property c. volume expansion d. thermal expansion
Last Answer : thermal expansion
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
Last Answer : Third law of thermodynamics
Description : The ______ of a substance is the amount of heat that must be added or removed from a unit mass of the substance to change its temperature by one degree. A. Latent heat of fusion B. Molar heat C. Specific heat capacity D. Specific heat
Last Answer : Specific heat capacity
Description : What is defined as the energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree? A. Latent heat of fusion B. Molar heat C. Specific heat capacity D. Specific heat
Last Answer : Specific heat
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
Description : If heat be exchanged in a reversible manner, which of the following property of the working substance will change accordingly (a) temperature (b) enthalpy (c) internal energy (d) entropy (e) all of the above.
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 : For a thermodynamic process to be reversible, the temperature difference between hot body and working substance should be (a) zero (b) minimum (d) maximum (d) infinity (e) there is no such criterion.
Description : What predicts the approximate molar specific heat at high temperatures from the atomic weight? A. Third law of thermodynamics B. Law of Dulong and Petit C. Mollier diagram D. Pressure-enthalpy diagram
Last Answer : Law of Dulong and Petit
Description : What refers to the measure of the disorder present in a given substance or system? A. Enthalpy B. Entropy C. Heat capacity D. Molar heat
Last Answer : Entropy
Description : What is the area under the curve on a temperature –entropy diagram? a. Heat b. work c. entropy d. volume
Last Answer : Heat
Description : ____________is the difference between the saturation temperature for the given pressure and the actual sub cooled liquid temperature. a) Degrees of Superheat, °SH b) Degrees of Sub cooled, °SB c) Both a and b d) None of the above
Last Answer : Degrees of Sub cooled, °SB
Description : The absolute pressure of a given mass of a perfect gas varies inversely as its volume, when the temperature remains constant. This statement is known as Charles’ law. A. Yes B. No
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : According to Gay-Lussac law, the absolute pressure of a given mass of a perfect gas varies __________ as its absolute temperature, when the volume remains constant. A. directly B. indirectly
Description : Which of the following parameters is constant for a mole for most of the gases at a given temperature and pressure (a) enthalpy (b) volume (c) mass (d) entropy (e) specific volume.
Description : According to Avogadro's law, for a given pressure and temperature, each molecule of a gas (a) occupies volume proportional to its molecular weight (b) occupies volume proportional to its specific ... (d) occupies volume inversely proportional to its specific weight (e) occupies same volume.
Last Answer : Answer : e
Description : According to Gay-Lussac law for a perfect gas, the absolute pressure of given mass varies directly as (a) temperature (b) absolute (c) absolute temperature, if volume is kept constant ... , if temperature is kept constant (e) remains constant,if volume and temperature are kept constant.
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