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 : Who proposed the Carnot cycle? A. Sammy Carnot B. Sonny Carnot C. Sadi Carnot D. Suri Carnot
Last Answer : Sadi Carnot
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 : 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 : The term “thermodynamics” was first used in 1849 in the publication of a A. Rudolph Clausius B. William Rankine C. Kelvin D. Thomas Savery
Last Answer : Kelvin
Description : Who coined the word energy? a. James Joule b. Thomas Young c. Rudolf Diesel d. Kelvin
Last Answer : Thomas Young
Description : Who coined the word Entropy? a. Rudolf Clausius b. Kelvin c. Gabriel Volks d. Rudolf Diesel
Last Answer : Rudolf Clausius
Description : Who coined the term latent heat? a. John Thompson b. Studey Baker c. Joe di Maggio d. Joseph Black
Last Answer : Joseph Black
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. 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 : 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 : 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 : What is a heat engine that operates on the reversible Carnot cycle called? A. Carnot heat engine B. Ideal heat engine C. Most efficient heat engine D. Best heat engine
Last Answer : Carnot heat 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 : 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 : 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 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 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 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 : 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.
Last Answer : Answer : e
Description : Which of the following cycles has maximum efficiency (a) Rankine (b) Stirling (c) Carnot (d) Brayton (e) Joule.
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 : Reversed joule cycle is called (a) Carnot cycle (b) Rankine cycle (c) Brayton cycle (d) Bell Coleman cycle (e) Dual 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 : 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.
Last Answer : Answer : a
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.
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for (a) reversible engine (b) irreversible engine (c) new engine (d) petrol engine (e) diesel engine.
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 : The Science of Energy a. Thermionics b. Kinetics c. Thermodynamics d. Geophysics
Last Answer : Thermodynamics
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 : _____________ is the base unit of thermodynamics temperature. a) Celsius b) Fahrenheit c) Kelvin d) None of the above
Description : The Law of Thermodynamics that provides the basis for measuring the thermodynamic property of temperature. a. Charle’s Law b. Boyle’s Law c. Zeroth Law d. Gas Law
Last Answer : Zeroth Law
Description : The 1st Law of Thermodynamics on what principle? a. Conservation of Energy b. Conservation of mass c. Enthalpy d. Isometric
Last Answer : Conservation of Energy