T.J.S.

ENGINEERING COLLEGE
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME 6301 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
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1. When the system is taken from state a to b in fig(1). along path a-c-b, 84kj of heat flow into the
system, and the system does 32kj of work a) how much will the heat flow into the system along
path a-d-b be, if the work done is 10.5kj b) when the system is returned from b to a along the
curved path, the work done on the system is 21kj. Does the system absorb or liberated c) if u a=0
and ud=42kj, find the heat absorbed in the process a-d and d-b

2. A piston cylinder machine contains a fluid system which passes through a complete cycle of four
processes. During a cycle the sum of all heat transfer is -170kj. The system completes 100cycles
per min. complete the following table showing the method for each item. And compute the net
rate of work output in kw
Process Q (kj/min) W (kj/min) ΔE (kj/min)
a-b 0 2,170 -
b-c 21,000 0 -
c-d -2,100 - -36,600
d-a - - -
3. The internal energy of a certain substance is given by the following eqn u=3.5pv+84 where u is
given in kj/kg. p is in kpa, and v is in m3/kg. a system composed of 3kg of this substance expands
from an initial pressure of 500kpa and a volume of 0.22m3 to a final pressure 100kpa in a process
in which pressure and volume are related by pv1.2=C a) if the expansion is quasi-static find Q, ΔU
and W for the process. b) in another process the same system expands according to the same
pressure volume relationship as in part a) and from the same initial state to the same final state as
in part a) but the heat transfer in this case is 30kj. Find the work transfer for this process c)
explain the difference in work transfer in part a) & b)
4. A fluid is confined in a cylinder by a spring loaded frictionless piston so that the pressure in the
fluid is a linear function of the volume (p=a+bv). The internal energy of the fluid is give by the
following equation U=34+3.15pv where U is in kj. P is in kpa. And v in cubic meter. If the fluid
changes from an initial state of 170kpa, 0.03m3 to the final state of 400kpa, 0.06m3. With no work
other than that done on the piston. Find the direction and magnitude of the work and heat transfer.
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5. A stationary fluid system goes through a cycle comprising the following process i) process 1-2
isochoric heat addition of 235kj/kg, ii) process2-3 adiabatic expansion to its original pressure
with loss of 70kj/kg in internal energy iii) process 3-1 isobaric compression to its original volume
with heat rejection of 200kj/kg. Prepare a balance sheet of energy qualities and find the overall
changes during the cycle.
6. During summer season a room measuring 10x16x6 m3 is cooled electrically from initial
temperature 280C to 20C. The air pressure inside the room is same as that of surroundings and is
equal to 72cmHg. The pressure remains constant during the cooling process. The cooling capacity
of furniture and wall is 35kj/k. the specific heat of air is 1.005kj/kgk. Calculate the amount of
electric energy needed for cooling the room. How much air comes out through gaps and windows
during cooling period?
7. 25 people attended the farewell party in a small room of size 10x8m and have a 5m ceiling. Each
person gives up about 350kj of heat per hour. Assuming that the room is completely sealed off
and insulated, calculate the air temperature rise occurring within 10min. assume
Cvair=0.718kj/kgk and R=0.287kj/kgk. And each person occupies a volume of 0.05m3.
8. During a non-flow process. The temperature of the system changes from 150C to 500C the work
done by the system and heat transfer per degree Celsius rise in temperature. At each temperature
𝛿𝑤 𝛿𝑄
reached is given by = (6-0.065T) kj/0C and = 1.005kj/0C. Determine change in internal
𝛿𝑇 𝛿𝑇
energy of the system during the process.
9. In a vessel 10kg of O2 is heated in a reversible non-flow constant volume process so that the
pressure of O2 is increased to 2times that of the initial value, the initial temperature is 200C.
Calculate the final temperature, change in internal energy. Change in enthalpy, and heat transfer
take R=0.529kj/kgk Cv=0.625kj/kgk for O2.
10. 5kg of air at 40C and 1bar is heated in a reversible non flow constant pressure until the volume is
doubled. Find a) change in volume b) work done c) change in internal energy d) change in
enthalpy.
11. A mass of 1.5kg of air is compressed in a quasi static process from 0.1mpa to 0.7mpa for which
pv=C. the initial density of air is 1.16kg/m3. Find the work done by the piston to compress the air.
12. 1.5kg of certain gas at a pressure of 8bar and 200C occupies the volume of 0.15m3 it expands
adiabatically to a pressure of 0.9bar and volume 0.73m3. Determine the work done during the
process, gas constant, ratio of the specific heats, values of two specific heats, change in internal
energy and change in enthalpy.
13. An ideal gas of molecular weight 30 and specific heat ratio 1.4 is compressed according to the
law of pv1.25=C from 1bar absolute and 270C to a pressure of 16bar calculate the temperature at
the end of compression, the heat received or rejected, work done on the gas during the process
and change in enthalpy. Assume mass of the gas as 1kg.
14. A mass of air is initially at 2600C and 700kpa and occupies 0.028m2. The air is expanded at
constant pressure to 0.084m3. A polytropic process with n=1.5 is then carried out. Followed by a
constant temperature process. All the process are reversible. 1. Sketch the cycle in P-V plane 2.
Find the heat received and heat rejected in the cycle 3. Find the efficiency of cycle
15. Air flow steadily at the rate of 0.5kg/s. through an air compressor, entering 7m/s velocity, 100kpa
pressure, and 0.95m3/kg volume, and leaving at 5m/s, 700kpa and 0.19m3/kg. the internal energy
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of the air leaving is 90kj/kg greater than that of the air entering. Cooling water in the compressor
jackets absorbs heat from the air at the rate of 58kw a) compute the rate of shaft work input to the
air in kw. b) Find the ratio of the inlet pipe to outlet pipe diameter.
16. In a steam power station, steam flows steadily through a 0.2m diameter pipeline from a boiler to
the turbine. At the boiler end, the steam conditions are found to be p=4mpa T=400 0C,
h=3213.6kj/kg and v=0.073m3/kg. At the turbine ends the conditions are found to be p=3.5mpa
t=3920C h=3202.6kj/kg v=0.084m3/kg. There is a heat loss of 8.5kj/kg from the pipe line.
Calculate the flow rate.
17. Air at a temperature of 150C passes through a heat exchanger at a velocity of 30m/s where its
temperature is raised to 8000C. It then enters a turbine with the same velocity of 30m/s and
expands until the temperature falls to 6500C. On leaving the turbine, the air is taken at a velocity
of 60m/s to a nozzle where it expands until the temperature has fallen to 5000C. If the air flow
rate is 2kg/s calculate a) the rate of heat transfer to the air in the heat exchanger b) the power
output from the turbine assuming no heat loss and c) the exit velocity from the nozzle, assuming
no heat loss. Take the enthalpy of air as h=CpT where Cp=1.005kj/kgk.
18. In a gas turbine the gas enters at the rate of 5kg/s with a velocity of 50m/s and enthalpy of
900kj/kg and leaves the turbine with a velocity of 150m/s and enthalpy of 400kj/kg. The heat loss
of heat from the gasses to the surrounding is 25kj/kg assuming for gas R=0.285kj/kgk and
Cp=1.004kj/kgk. And the inlet conditions to be at 100kpa and 270C. Determine the power output
of the turbine and the diameter of the inlet pipe.
19. A room for 4person has two fans, each consuming 0.81kw power and three 100w lamps.
Ventilation air at the rate of 80kg/hr enters with an enthalpy of 84kj/kg and leaves with an
enthalpy of 59kj/kg. if each person puts out heat at the rate of 630kj/hr, determine the rate at
which heat is to be removed by a room cooler so that a steady state is maintained in the room.
20. In an isentropic flow through nozzle, air flows at the rate of 600kg/hr at inlet to the nozzle,
pressure is 2mpa and temperature is 1270C. The exit pressure is 0.5mpa. Initial air velocity is
300m/s determine i)exit velocity ii) inlet and exit area of nozzle.
21. A centrifugal pump delivers 2750kg of water per minute from initial pressure of 0.8bar to a final
pressure of 2.8bar. The suction is 2m below and the delivery is 5m above the center of pump. If
the suction and delivery pipes are of 15cm and 10cm diameter. Make calculation for power
required to run the pump.