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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

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CHANGE ACCHA HAI TEAM

UNIT-1

Introduction: Introduction to Thermodynamics, Concepts of systems, control volume, state,

properties, equilibrium, quasi-static process, reversible & irreversible process, cyclic process.
Zeroth Law and Temperature, Ideal Gas. Heat and Work.

1. Define and classify thermodynamic system and thermodynamic properties ( 2015)

2. Explain the similarities between work transfer and heat transfer. ( 2015)

3. What is thermodynamic system and explain the various types of thermal equilibrium. (2013)

4. If a gas of volume 6000 cm3 and a pressure of 100 kPa is compressed quasi statically according
to PV2 = constant until the volume becomes 2000 cm3. Determine the final pressure and work
transfer. (2013)
5. Differentiate between (i) microscopic viewpoint and macroscopic viewpoint (ii) reversible
process and irreversible process.(2012)
6. Explain the following:
I) concept of continuum
Ii) point function and path function
Iii) gauge pressure (2012)
7. I) define thermodynamic equilibrium(2010,2011,2012)
ii) what is a quasi-static process? What are the causes of irreversibility in a process? (2011,2010)
8. A fluid at a pressure of 3 bar and with specific volume of 0.18 m 3/kg is contained in a cylinder
behind a piston. The fluid expands reversibly to a pressure of 0.6 bar according to law p=c/(v 2)
where c is constant. Calculate the work done by the fluid on the piston.(2011)

9. I) define thermodynamic system, surrounding and boundary.

ii) state the difference between extensive and intensive property of a thermodynamic system.
(2010)
10. A gas undergoes a reversible non-flow process according to relation p=(-3V + 150)
where V is the volume in m3 and p is the pressure in bar.
11. Determine the work done when volume changes from 3 to 6 m3.(2010)
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1. Show that energy is a property of a system.(2015)

2. What is the qualitative difference between heat and work? Why are heat and work not
completely interchangeable forms of energy? (2015)
3. Define:
a) Concept of available and unavailable energy.(2010)

UNIT-2

First Law of Thermodynamics for closed & open systems. Non Flow Energy Equation. Steady
State, Steady Flow Energy Equation. Second Law of Thermodynamics-Kelvin and Plank's
Statements, Clausius inequality, Definition of Heat Engines, Heat pumps, Refrigerators. Concept
of Energy and availability. Carnot Cycle; Carnot efficiency, Otto, Diesel, Dual cycle and their
efficiencies.

1. Starting from the first law of thermodynamics, derive expressions for specific heat at constant
volume and specific heat at constant pressure. (2015)
2. A turbine operates under steady flow conditions, receiving steam at following state: pressure-
1.2 MPa, temperature-188 OC, enthalpy-2785 kJ/kg, velocity-33.3 m/s and elevation-3m. The
steam leaves the turbine at following state: pressure-20 kPa, enthalpy-2512 kJ/kg, velocity-100
m/s and elevation-0m. Heat is lost to the surrounding at the rate of 0.29 kJ/s. If the rate of steam
flow through is 0.42 kg/s, what is the power output of the turbine in kW? (2015)
3. Explain the first law of thermodynamics for a closed system undergoing a cycle.(2013)
4. Explain the first law of thermodynamics for a closed system undergoing change of state. (2013)
5. Derive the expression for enthalpy and explain that enthalpy of an ideal gas depends only on
temperature. (2013)
6. Derive and explain expression for specific heat at constant volume and specific heat at constant
pressure. (2013)
7. Show from 1st law of thermodynamics that work in an adiabatic process is given by:
W 1->2 = P1V1-P2V2
1 (2012)
8. Show from first law of thermodynamics the work in a polytropic process is given by:
W 1->2 = P1V1-P2V2
n-1 (2012)
9. A closed rigid vessel containing 10kg of oxygen at 290K is supplied heat until its pressure
becomes two-fold that of initial value. Identify the process and calculate the final temperature,
change in internal energy and enthalpy and heat interaction across the system boundary. Take
Cv=0.65kJ/kgK (2011)

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10. A centrifugal air compressor delivers 15kg of air per minute. The inlet and outlet
conditions are given:
At inlet
Velocity=5 m/s, enthalpy=5 kJ/kg
At outlet
Velocity=7.5 m/s, enthalpy=173 kJ/kg.
Calculate the power of motor required to drive compressor.(2011)
11. State the Kelvin-plank and Clausius statements of the second law of thermodynamics.
(2011)
12. A reversible heat engine receives heat from two thermal reservoirs at 870K and 580K
and rejects 50kW of heat to a sink at 290K. If the engine output is 85kW. Calculate the engine
efficiency and heat supplied by each reservoir.(2011)
13. Show that internal energy is a property of the system.
14. A perfect gas undergoes the following three separate and distinct processes to execute
a cycle.
i)Constant volume during which 80kJ of heat is supplied
ii) constant pressure during which 85kJ of heat is lost to the surroundings and 20kJ of work done
on it.
iii) adiabatic process which restores the gas back to initial state.
Evaluate the work done during adiabatic process and value of internal energy at all the state
points if initially its value is 96kJ.(2010)
15. A nozzle is device for increasing velocity of a flowing stream. At inlet of nozzle, the fluid
parameters are:
Enthalpy=2850kJ/kg, velocity=50 m/s
At discharge end the enthalpy is 2650kJ/kg. Calculate the velocity of fluid at exit from
nozzle.(2010)

END SEM
1. Show that the efficiency of a reversible engine operating between two given constant
temperatures is maximum.(2015-nov. And may)
2. Show that the COP of a heat pump is greater than COP of a refrigerator by unity.(2015,2011)
3. Prove that the efficiency of the Otto cycle depends only on the compression ratio.(2015-no.
And may)
4. a) a domestic refrigerator is loaded with food and the door is closed. During a certain period,
the machine consumes 1kWh of electricity and internal energy of the system drops by 5000kJ. Find
the net heat transfer for the system.(2015)
5. a) a certain water heater operates under steady flow conditions receiving 4.2 kg/s of water at
75O C temperature, enthalpy 2676 kJ/kg. The mixture leaves the heater as liquid water at
temperature 100O C and enthalpy 419 kJ/kg. How much steam must be supplied to the heater per
hour?
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b) using SFEE, What will be the velocity of a fluid leaving a nozzle, if the velocity of approach is
very small.(2015)
6. What are refrigerators and heat pumps? Show that COP of a heat pump is greater than the COP
of refrigerator by unity.(2015)
7. A) What is a steady flow process. State all the assumptions made for such a flow process,
explain the concept of flow work.(2012)
b) A centrifugal pump delivers 2750kg of water per minute from initial pressure of 0.8 bar
absolute to a final pressure of 2.8 bar absolute. The suction is 2m below and the delivery is 5m
above the centre of pump. If the suction and delivery pipes are 15cm and 10cm diameter
respectively, make calculation for the power required to run the pump.(2012)
8. A)Explain thermal efficiency of a heat engine. Can it be 100%? Deduce the concept of clausius
inequality.
b) define entropy. What are the two requirements for a process to be isentropic? Also prove the
entropy is a point function.(2012)
9. A) Derive an expression for the air standard efficiency of the diesel cycle in terms of the
compression ratio, cut off ratio and the adiabatic index.
b) an air standard Otto cycle is designed to operate with the following data:
Maximum cycle pressure and temperature: 5MPa and 2250K.
Minimum cycle pressure and temperature: 0.1 MPa and 300K.
Determine the net work output per unit mass of working fluid and the thermal efficiency.(2012)
10. A) explain and give expression for mass balance and energy balance equation in a simple
steady flow process.
b) explain the equivalence of Kelvin-Planck statement and Clausiuss statement of second law of
thermodynamics.
c) explain the operation of a refrigerator and define its COP.(2011)
11. A) explain the Carnots theorem with block diagram.
b) a reversible engine during a cycle of operation draws 5 MJ from 400K reservoir and does 840 kJ
of work. It also interacts with other two reservoirs at 200K and 300K. Find the amount and
direction of heat interaction with the two reservoirs.(2011)
12. Derive the expression for efficiency of Otto cycle.(2011)
13. Define:
a) Second law of thermodynamics.
b) Clausius inequality.(2010)
14. Air flows steadily at the rate of 0.5 kg/s through an air compressor, entering at 7 m/s
velocity, 100 KPa pressure and 0.96 m3/kg volume and leaving at 5 m/s, 700KPa and 0.19 m3/kg.
The internal energy of air leaving is 90kJ/kg greater than that of air entering. Cooling water in
compressor jackets absorb heat from inlet air at the rate of 58kW. I)Compute the rate of shaft
work input by air in kW. Ii)find the ratio of inlet pipe diameter to outlet pipe diameter.(2010)
15. A) A reversible heat engine operates between two reservoirs at temperatures of 600
and 40OC. The engine drives reversible refrigerator which operates between reservoirs at
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temperatures of 40 and -20OC. The heat transfer to heat engine is 2100kJ and net work output of
combined engine refrigerator plant is 350kJ. Evaluate the heat transfer to the refrigerant and the
net heat transfer to reservoir at 40 degree Celsius.
b) In a diesel cycle, the pressure and temperature at beginning are 1 bar and 303K respectively.
The compression ratio is 16. The cut-off ratio is 2.5. calculate maximum pressure and maximum
temperature in the cycle also calculate efficiency of cycle. Assume Cp= 1kJ/kgK and Cv=0.715
kJ/kgK.(2010)
16. A) prove that entropy is a property of a system. Air of 5kg at a temperature of 300K and
2 bar pressure is compressed at constant volume to a pressure of 5 bar. Calculate the change in
entropy. Given Cp= 1.005kJ/kgK, Cv=0.718kJ/kgK.(2010)

UNIT-3

Principles of power production, basic introduction about thermal power plant, hydroelectric
Power plant and nuclear power plant.

END SEM

1. Write short notes on:

a) Thermal power plant.(2015)

UNIT-4

Properties & Classification of Fluids, Ideal & real fluids, Newton's law of viscosity, Pressure at a
point, Pascal's law, Pressure variation in a static fluid, General description of fluid motion,
stream lines, continuity equation, Bernoulli's equation, Stead and unsteady flow.

END SEM

1. An oil film of thickness 1.5mm is used for lubrication between a square plate of 0.9mm x 0.9mm
and on an inclined plane having 20O inclination from the horizontal. The weight of the square plate
is 392.4 N and it slides down the plane with a uniform velocity of 0.2 m/s. Find the dynamic
velocity of the oil. (2015)
2. State and prove the Pascals law.(2015-nov. And may)
3. Water is flowing through a pipe of 5cm diameter under a pressure of 29.43 N/cm 2 and with
mean velocity of 2 m/s. Find the total head of the water at a cross section which is 5m above the
datum line.(2015)
4. Write short note on
b) steady flow mass and energy balance equation(2015)
5. State the Newtons law of viscosity and give examples of its application.(2015,2010)
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6. The water is flowing through a pipe having diameter 20cm and 10cm at 1 and 2 respectively.
The rate of flow through pipe is 35 litre/sec. The section 1 is 6m above datum and section 2 is 4m
above the datum. If the pressure at the section 1 is 39.24 N/cm2. Find the intensity of pressure at
section 2.(2015)
7. A) obtain an expression for total pressure and corresponding centre of pressure on a plane
surface immersed in a fluid vertically.(2010,2012)
b) a cubical block weighing 4.5 N and having a 40cm edge is allowed to slide down an inclined
plane surface making an angle of 30O with the horizontal on which there is a uniform layer of oil
0.005 cm thick. If the expected steady state velocity of the block is 12.5 cm/s, determine the
viscosity of the oil. Also express the kinematic velocity in stokes if the oil has a mass density of 800
kg/m2. (2012)
8. A 15cm diameter vertical cylinder rotates concentrically inside another cylinder of diameter
15.10cm. both cylinders are 25cm high. The space between the cylinders is filled with a liquid
whose viscosity is unknown. If a torque of 12N-m if required to rotate the inner cylinder at 100
rpm. Determine the viscosity of the fluid.(2011)
9. A) prove that the intensity of pressure at a point in a static fluid is equal in all direction.
b) calculate the pressure due to a column of 0.3m of i)water ii)an oil of specific gravity 0.08 and
iii)mercury of specific gravity 13.6. take density of water= 1000kg/m3. (2011)
10. B) the dynamic viscosity of an oil for lubrication between a shaft and sleeve is 6 poise.
The shaft is of diameter 0.4m and rotates at 190 rpm. Calculate the power lost in bearing for a
sleeve length of 90mm. The thickness of an oil film is 1.5mm.(2010)
11. The water is flowing through a pipe having diameter 20cm and 10cm at 1 and 2
respectively. The rate of flow through pipe is 40 litre/sec. The section 1 is 7m above datum and
section 2 is 3m above the datum. If the pressure at the section 1 is 40 N/cm 2. Find the pressure at
section 2.(2010)

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