Elements of Mechanical Engineering (110006)

28/10/2011

Assignment No: 2
1. Sate the Charles Law, Boyles Law & Characteristic gas equation.
2. What is adiabatic process? Derive an expression for the work done during the
adiabatic process.
3. Prove that relation between Cp and Cv is Cp - Cv = R

4. For adiabatic process derive PV = constant.

5. Prove that in polytropic process the heat transfer is given by the equation
1Q2 = ( - n) X 1W2 during polytropic process
( - 1)
6. 0.15m3 of air at pressure of 900 KPa and 300C is expanded at constant
pressure to 3 times its initial volume. It is expanded polytropically following the
law PV1.5= C and finally compressed back to initial state isothermally. Calculate
(1) Work done during cycle (2) Heat transfer during cycle.
7. 60 liters of an ideal gas at 290K & 1 bar is compressed adiabatically to 10 bar. It
is then cooled at constant volume & further expanded isothermally so as to
reach the initial state. Find 1. Pressure at end of cooling 2. Change in internal
energy during constant volume 3. Net work done & net heat transfer during
cycle. Cp = 14.25 KJ/kg K, Cv = 10.15 KJ/kg K.
8. One kg of gas is compressed polytropically from 150 KPa pressure and 290K
temperature to 750 KPa. The compression is according to law PV 1.3 =constant.
Find (a) final temperature (b) work-done (c) change in internal energy (d)
amount of heat transfer and (e) change in enthalpy. Take R = 0.287 KJ/kgK and
Cp = 1.001 KJ/kgK.
9. A cylinder contains 0.6 m3 of gas at a pressure of 1bar and 900 C. The gas is
compressed to a volume of 0.18 m3 according to law pvn =C. The final pressure
is 5 bar. Assuming R=0.287 kJ/kg K and = 1.4
Calculate (i) The mass of gas (ii) The value of index n for compression (iii) The
change of internal energy of gas (IV) work & heat transfer during the process

Note: All students of semester-I of ME/EE/EC branch are hereby informed that
they have to submit the above assignment on / before 10th Oct 2011 without
fail.

Prof. H.S. Patil

Mechanical Department

Elements of Mechanical Engineering (110006)

19/10/2011

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Define heat engine. What are the essential requirements of heat engine?
Prove that efficiency of Carnot Engine working between temperature limits
T1 and T2 is given by the expression = T1- T2 / T1
Draw P-V & T-S diagram for an ideal Otto cycle & Derive an expression for
its air standard efficiency in terms of compression ratio.
Draw P-V & T-S diagram for an ideal Diesel cycle and Derive an expression
for its air standard efficiency in terms of cut-off & compression ratio.
Derive thermal efficiency formulae for Rankine cycle.
In an Otto Cycle, air at 15 C and 1 bar is compressed adiabatically until the
pressure is 15 bar. Heat is added at constant volume until pressure rises to
40 bar. Calculate (i) Air standard efficiency (ii) compression ratio and (iii)
mean effective pressure for cycle
Assume Cv= 0.718 k J/ Kg K R= 8.134 k J/ k mole K
0.15m3 of air at pressure of 900 KPa and 300 C is expanded at constant
pressure to 3 times its initial volume. It is expanded polytropically following
the law PV1.5 =C and finally compressed back to initial state isothermally.
Calculate heat received, heat rejected, efficiency of cycle.
Determine the compression ratio, the cycle efficiency, and the ratio of
maximum to minimum pressure in an air standard Otto cycle from
following data: Minimum temperature = 25o C Maximum temperature =
1500o C Heat supplied per kg of air = 900 kJ. Take Cv = 0.718 kJ/kg K & =
1.4
In an ideal diesel cycle the temperature at beginning and at the end of
Compression are 57.0 degree centigrade and 603 degree centigrade
respectively. The temperatures at beginning and end of expansion are 1950
degree centigrade and 870 degree centigrade respectively. Determine the
ideal efficiency of the cycle if pressure at beginning is 1.0 bar. Calculate:
maximum pressure in the cycle
In air standard Otto Cycle the Maximum and Minimum temperatures are
1673 K & 288 K. The heat supplied per Kg of air is 800 KJ. Calculate. (i)
Compression Ratio. (ii) Efficiency (iii) Ratio of Max to Min Pressures. Take
Cv = 0.718 KJ/Kg K & = 1.4 for air.
Note: All students of semester-I of ME/EE/EC branch are hereby informed that they have to submit
the above assignment on / before 15th Nov 2011 without fail.
Prof. H.S. Patil
Mechanical Department

Elements of Mechanical Engineering (110006)