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Q.1

TwovesselsA and B each of volume, Vo may be connected by a tube of a

negligible volume. Vessel A contains air at pressureP1 and temperature T1 ,
whilevesselBcontainsairatpressureP2 andtemperatureT2 .(T2 >T1 )when
AisconnectedtoB,whatisthefinaltemperatureassumingthemixingtobe
completeandadiabatic

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Considerthefollowingstatements
1. The total pressure of a mixture of ideal gases is equal to the sum of the
partialpressures.
2.Gibbstheoremstatesthattheenthalpyofamixtureofgasesisequaltothe
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theindividualcomponents,eachtakenatthetemperatureandvolumeofthe
mixture.
Whichoftheseiscorrect?
a.

1only

b.2only
c.

both1and2

d.Noneofthese

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An ideal gas goes form state A to state B via three different process as
indicatedinthePVdiagram

IfQ1 ,Q2 ,Q3 indicatetheheatabsorbedbythegasalongthethreeprocesses

and U1 , U2 , U3 indicate the change in internal energy along the three
processesrespectively,then
a.Q3 >Q2 >Q1 andU1 =U2 =U3
b.Q1 =Q2 =Q3 andU1 >U2 >U3
c.Q3 >Q2 >Q1 andU1 >U2 >U3
d.

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Q1 >Q2 >Q3 andU1 =U2 =U3

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6kgoficemeltsinwaterinthefollowingtwoways:
1.Heatissuppliedreversiblytoamixtureoficeandwaterat0C.
2.Mixtureoficeandwaterat0Cisstirredbyapaddlewheel.
Whatistheentropychange(inkJ/K)in1and2respectively?
(Latentheatoffusionofwaterat0Cis335kJ/kg)
a.

0,0

b.0,7.36
c.

7.36,7.36

d.7.36,0

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Ametalblockofmass1kgandheatcapacityCJ/KatT1 Kisdroppedfroma
heightZ m into a lake at T2 K. (T1 > T2 ). What is the entropy change of the
universeduringtheprocess?

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Apowerplantoperatesat30%efficiencyduringsummerwhentheseawater
usedforcoolingisat25C.Theplantuses350Csteamtodriveturbines.Ifthe
plantsefficiencychangesinthesameproportiontoidealefficiency,theplant
efficiencyinwinterswhentheseawateris10Cis:
a.54.57%
b.

31.36%

c.52.16%
d.29.19%

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Afullychargedbatterygraduallydischargeswhilelyinginaroomatconstant
temperature. During discharging, it loses 1020 kJ to the environment. The
battery is then recharged slowly to its initial state. The charging process
consumes0.7kWhofelectricity.Whatistheheattransferduringthecharging
process?
a.

+1500kJ

b.1020kJ
c.

1500kJ

d.+1020kJ

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Onekilogramofairisinapistoncylinderapparatusthatcanonlyexchange
heatwithareservoirat300K.Initiallythisairisat100kPaand27C.Itisthen

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compressedto250kPaand27C.Theprocessis
a.

reversible

b.irreversible
c.

notpossible

d.insufficientdata

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Steamflowsinapipelineat1.5MPawheretheenthalpyofsaturatedliquidand
saturatedvaporare850kJ/kgand3000kJ/kg.Afterexpandingto0.1MPaina
throttling calorimeter, the enthalpy is found to be 2600 kJ/kg. The moisture
contentofsteam(inpercentage)inthepipelineis
a.

18.6

b.19.2
c.20.1
d.21.2

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Amassof1kgofairinavesselexpendsfrom4bar,77Cto1bar,37Cwhile
receiving1.5kJofheat.Theenvironmentisat0.95bar,27C.Theworkdone
ontheatmosphereis_________kJ.

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Q.11

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60.77(6070)

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Theflowenergyof0.216m3 /minofafluidcrossingaboundarytoasystemis
15kW.Thepressureatthispointis____________MPa.

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Q.12

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4.17(44.5)

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Areversiblepowercycleisusedtodriveareversibleheatpumpcycle.The
powercycletakesinQ1 heatunitsat677CandrejectsQ2 at117C.Theheat
pumpextractsQ4 fromthesinkat17CanddischargeQ3 at27C.Theratio
Q4 /Q1 is___________.

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Q.13

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17.32(1718)

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TwoadiabaticchambersAandB,2m3 each are interconnected by a valve.

Chamber A contains oxygen at 1000 kPa and 127C and chamber B is
evacuated.Thevalveisnowopeneduntiloxygenfillsboththechambersand
bothchambershavethesamepressure.Thefinalpressureinthechambersis
____________kPa.

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500

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A2m5m10mroomistobeheatedbyaresistanceheater.Itisdesiredthat
the resistance heater be able to raise the air temperature in the room from
10Cto25Cwithin15minutes.Assumingnoheatlossesfromtheroomand
an atmospheric pressure of 100 kPa, the required power of the resistance
heateris___________kW.

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Q.15

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1.47(1.41.5)

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A mass of air is stirred by a paddle wheel in an insulated constant volume

tank.Thevelocitiesduetostirringmakeanegligiblecontributiontotheinternal
energyoftheair.Airflowsatthroughasmallvalveinthetankattherateof0.9
kg/h to keep the temperature in the tank constant. At a certain instant, the
pressureandtankvolumearefoundtobe1MPaand0.15m3 respectively.If
the power to the paddle is 0.2 kW, the temperature of air in the tank is
____________C.

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Q.16

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523.02(523524)

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Thespecificexergyofairforastateat2bar,600Kwhensurroundingareat1
bar,300Kis______kJ/kg.
(Takecp=1kJ/kgKandR=0.3kJ/kgK)

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Q.17

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154.5(154155)

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500kgofafooditemat10Cistobefrozenandstoredat10C.Thespecific
heatofthefooditemabovefreezingpointis3.2kJ/kgK.Thefreezingpointis
5Candthelatentoffusionis250kJ/kg.If80%ofthetotalheatremovedto
coolthefoodislatentheat,thenwhatisthespecificheatbelowfreezingpoint?
a.5.3kJ/kgK
b.

29kJ/kgK

c.

2.9J/kgK

d.6.25J/kgK

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Animaginaryenginehavingthermalefficiency70percent,receivesheatand
doesworkonaslowlymovingpistonatsuchratesthatthecycleofoperation
of1kgofworkingfluidcanberepresentedasacircleonapVdiagramwhere
1cm=200kPaand1cm=0.2m3 /kg.Theheatrejectedbytheengineinthe
cycleis1200kJ/kg.WhatisthediameterofthecircleonpVdiagram?

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a.8.24cm
b.7.14cm
c.

9.44cm

d.10.74cm

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Aturbocompressordelivers1.25m3 /sat0.3MPa,57Cwhichisheatedatthis
pressureto677Candfinallyexpandedinaturbinewhichdelivers2000kW.
Duringtheexpansion,thereisaheattransferof0.08MJ/stothesurroundings.
What is the turbine exhaust temperature if changes in kinetic and potential
energyarenegligible?
a.218.33C
b.

154.36C

c.42763C
d.332.16C

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Areversibleengineworksbetweenthreethermalreservoirs,A,BandC.The
engineabsorbsanequalamountofheatfromthermalreservoirsAandBkept
at temperatures TA and TB respectively and rejects heat to the thermal
reservoirCkeptattemperatureTC.TheefficiencyoftheengineisNtimesthe
efficiencyofthereversibleengineworkingbetweenthetworeservoirsAand
C.Whichofthefollowingrelationsiscorrect?

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Air is compressed in a piston cylinder arrangement from 1 bar to some

pressurewhichishavingadiabaticsurface.Totalheataddedintheprocessis
20kJ/kg.Ifthesurroundingisat280Kandthesurfaceofthecylinderisof350
K.Whatisthechangeinentropyoftheairifinlettemperatureofairis280K
andoutlettemperatureis450K.
a.0.461kJ/kgK

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b.0.461J/kgK
c.

0.5181kJ/kgK

d.0.461J/kgK

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue
a.Workisastatevariable
b.Energywillnotchangeifthereisamasstransfer
c.Theentropychangeofasystemisdependentonheatandtemperatureonly
d.

Watermayboilatanytemperature

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The work done in a reversible isothermal expansion from state 1 to state 2

using van der Waals equation differs from work obtained using ideal gas
equationofstateby
(symbolshavethisusualmeanings)

a.

b.

c.

d.

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MatchListIwithListIIand select the correct answer using the codes given

belowthelists:

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wherekT=isothermalcompressibility
=volumeexpansivity
Othersymbolshavetheirusualmeanings

a.a
b.b
c.c
d.

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ACarnotheatpumpisusedtoheatahouseandmaintainitat20Cinwinter.
On a day when the average outdoor temperature remains at about 1C, the
house is estimated to lose heat at a rate of 72,000 kJ/h. The heat pump
consumes1kWofpowerwhiteoperating.Thetotalheatingcostsassumingan
averagepriceofRs.8perkWhforelectricityisRs.X.Theheatingcostforthe
samedayifresistanceheatingisusedinsteadofaheatpumpisRs.Y. The
differenceXYis_________.
a.3591
b.

3591

c.4901
d.4901

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A30kgironblockanda10kgcopperblock,bothinitiallyat100Caredropped
intoalargelakeat25C.Thermalequilibriumisestablishedafterawhileasa
result of heat transfer between the blocks and lake water. The total entropy
change for this process is ________ J/K. (The specific heats of iron and
copperare0.45kJ/kgKand0.386kJ/kgKrespectively)

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Q.27

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475.128

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473.5(473474)
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Onekgofsteamexpandsfollowingthelawpvn=constant.Initialpressureof
steam and dryness fraction are 10.5 bar and 0.9 respectively. The final
pressure and volume are 1.05 bar and 0.679 m3 . If the density of saturated
liquid and saturated vapor at 10.5 bar are 990 kg/m3 and 5.15 kg/m3
respectively,theindexnofexpansionis__________.

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1.69(1.611.71)

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Airentersacompressorat1bar,30C,50m/sandleavesat4bar,250Cand
100 m/s. The specific heat at constant pressure of air is 1.005 kJ/kg.
Assuming the ambient air to be a temperature of 30C,.The second law
efficiencyofthecompressoris__________percent.
(Neglectheatlossthroughthecompressor)

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Q.29

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79.47(7980)

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Metalballsofmass20kg,initiallyatatemperatureof250Candwithspecific
heat 0.5 kJ/kgK are quenched in an oil both of initial temperature 20C and
specificheat2kJ/kgK.Duringthequenching,apaddlewheeldrawnbya250W
motorisactivatedtostirtheoil.Entropygeneratedduringtheprocessis2.2
kJ/K. If the final temperature is 50C, the thermal equilibrium is established
after______minutes.
(Considerthetankcontainingoiltobewellinsulatedandofnegligiblemass)

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10.67(1011)

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Ahouseholdrefrigeratorismaintainedatatemperatureof2C.Eachtimethe
dooropens,warmfoodisplacedinsideintroducinganaverageheatof400kJ.
Therefrigeratoroperatesat20%oftheidealCOP.Themonthlybillattherate
ofRs.3perkWhrisRs.200.Iftheatmosphereisat27C,thenumberoftimes
inadaythedoorisopenedis_________.

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1173.216

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Solution

Airat3barand400Ciscontainedinacylinderfittedwithapistonandasetof
stopsasshowninthefigure.Theairiscooledasaresultofheattransferto
thesurroundingsmakingthepistonreachthestops.Thepressureofairwhen
itstemperaturebecomesequaltoroomtemperatureof20Cis______bar.

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1.96(1.92)

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Agas,CO2 obeysthefollowingequationofstate
pv3 (pb+RT)v2 +avab=0
wherep=pressure(inbar)
v=specificvolume(inm3/kmol)
ThecharacteristicconstantRisrelatedtotheotherconstantsasR
barm3 /kmolK.Thevalue
ofx,ifthecriticaltemperatureofCO2 is31.1Cis_________104 .

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Q.33

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9.74(910)

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Areversibleheatengineoperateswiththreethermalreservoirsanddelivers
50 kW power. The engine absorbs 1000 kJ/s from a reservoir at 600 K. The
temperature of the other reservoirs are 400 K and 300 K. The thermal
efficiency(in%)oftheengineis___________.

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2.7(2.23.5)

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