Description : A stress which develops within an object when it attempts to expand or contract in response to a temperature changes, but cannot, due to being held rigidly in place. a. elongation b. thermal stress c. expansion contraction d. thermal expansion
Last Answer : thermal stress
Description : If a gas vapour is allowed to expand through a very minute aperture, then such a process is known as (a) free expansion (b) hyperbolic expansion (c) adiabatic expansion (d) parabolic expansion (e) throttling.
Last Answer : Answer : e
Description : An ideal gas of volume 1liter and pressure 10 bar undergoes a quasistatic adiabatic expansion until the pressure drops to 1 bar. Assume γ to be 1.4 what is the final volume? a. 3.18 l b. 4.18 l c. 5.18 l d. 6.18 l
Last Answer : 5.18 l
Description : Isochoric process is one in which (a) free expansion takes place (b) very little mechanical work is done by the system (c) no mechanical work is done by the system (d) all parameters remain constant
Last Answer : Answer : c
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 is a measure of the ability of a material to conduct heat? A. Specific heat capacity B. Coefficient of thermal expansion C. Coefficient of thermal conductivity D. Thermal conductivity
Last Answer : Thermal conductivity
Description : According to Avogadro's law A. the product of the gas constant and the molecular mass of an ideal gas is constant B. the sum of partial pressure of the mixture of two gases is sum of the ... all gases, at the same temperature and pressure, contain equal number of molecules D. all of the above
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : In a free expansion process (a) work done is zero (b) heat transfer is zero (c) both (a) and (b) above (d) work done is zero but heat increases (e) work done is zero but heat decreases.
Description : A cylinder contains oxygen at a pressure of 10 atm and a temperature of 300 K. The volume of the cylinder is 10 liters. What is the mass of the oxygen in grams? Molecular weight (MW) of oxygen is 32 g/mole? a. 125.02 b. 130.08 c. 135.05 d. 120.04
Last Answer : 130.08 {(10atm)(10)(32)/(0.0821) (300K)}
Description : Which of the following gas has a minimum molecular mass? A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Hydrogen D. Methane
Description : The universal gas constant of a gas is the product of molecular mass of the gas and the gas constant. A. Correct B. Incorrect
Last Answer : Answer: A
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 : A system which consists of fixed amount of mass and no mass can cross its boundary called _____. A. Equilibrium system B. Thermal equilibrium system C. Open system D. Closed system
Last Answer : Closed system
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.
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 : The change that the system that undergoes from one equilibrium state to another is known as a. oath b. process c. enthalpy change d. entropy change
Last Answer : process
Description : What refers to any change that a system undergoes from one equilibrium state to another equilibrium state? A. Process B. Path C. Phase D. Cycle
Last Answer : Process
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
Last Answer : Answer: D
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.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : The weight of an object is 50lb. What is its mass at standard condition? a. 50 lbm b. 60 lbm c. 70 lbm d. 80 lbm formula: m = Fgk /g
Last Answer : 50 lbm
Description : How much does an object having the mass of 100kg weight in newton. a. 981 N b. 991 N c. 981.6 N d. 980.1N F = ma
Last Answer : 900,000lb/hr;625 ft/s981 N
Description : According to Avogadro’s law, the density of any two gases is __________ their molecular masses, if the gases are at the same temperature and pressure. A. equal to B. directly proportional to C. inversely proportional to
Last Answer : Answer: B
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.
Description : The statement that molecular weights of all gases occupy the same volume is known as (a) Avogadro’s hypothesis (b) Dalton’s law (c) Gas law (d) Law of thermodynamics (e) Joule’s law.
Last Answer : Answer : a
Description : According to Avogadro's Hypothesis (a) the molecular weights of all the perfect gases occupy the same volume under same conditions of pressure and temperature (b) the sum of partial pressure of ... gases have two values of specific heat (e) all systems can be regarded as closed systems.
Description : The same volume of all gases would represent their (a) densities (b) specific weights (c) molecular weights (d) gas characteristic constants (e) specific gravities.
Description : An ideal gas is compressed in a cylinder so well insulated that there is essentially no heat transfer. The temperature of gas a. Remains constant b. increases c. decreases d. is basically zero
Last Answer : increases
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 : A system is in ______ equilibrium if the temperature is the same throughout the entire system. A. Static B. Thermal C. Mechanical D. Phase
Last Answer : Thermal
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 : 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 : Which of the following relations is not applicable in a free expansion process? a. Heat is rejected to zero b. Work done is zero c. Change in temperature is zero d. Heat supplied is zero
Last Answer : Change in temperature is zero
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 : For most solids, the coefficient of volume expansion is _________ the coefficient of linear expansion. a. unrelated to b. proportional to c. twice d. three times
Last Answer : three times
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 : 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 : The free expansion process is __________ non-flow process. A. reversible B. irreversible
Description : The free expansion process is a constant enthalpy process. A. Correct B. Incorrect
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
Description : Workdone in a free expansion process is A.zero B.minimum C.maximum D.positive
Description : Which of the following processes are thermodynamically reversible (a) throttling (b) free expansion (c) constant volume and constant pressure (d) hyperbolic and pV = C (e) isothermal and adiabatic.
Description : If a fluid expands suddenly into vacuum through an orifice of large dimension, then such a process is called (a) free expansion (b) hyperbolic expansion (c) adiabatic expansion (d) parabolic expansion (e) throttling.
Description : Work done is zero for the following process (a) constant volume (b) free expansion (c) throttling (d) all Of the above (e) none of the above.
Description : The value of n = 1 in the polytropic process indicates it to be (a) reversible process (b) isothermal process (c) adiabatic process (d) irreversible process (e) free expansion process.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : Work done in a free expansion process is (a) + ve (b) -ve (c) zero (d) maximum (e) minimum.
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 : The molecular number density of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure in cm3 a. Froude number b. Loschmidt number c. Mach number d. Reynold number
Last Answer : Loschmidt number
Description : The process of one substance mixing with another because of molecular motion is called _________. a. diffusion b. viscosity c. streamline flow d. solution
Last Answer : diffusion