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The document discusses thermodynamics concepts and cycles. It contains 8 questions related to refrigeration systems, gas turbines, steam power plants and thermodynamic cycles. The questions involve calculating efficiencies, specific works, temperatures and pressures at different states for various cycles.

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2016 Me 402

The document discusses thermodynamics concepts and cycles. It contains 8 questions related to refrigeration systems, gas turbines, steam power plants and thermodynamic cycles. The questions involve calculating efficiencies, specific works, temperatures and pressures at different states for various cycles.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SHIBPUR


B,TECH-M.TECH DUAL DEGREE 4" SEMESTER (ME) FINAL EXAMINATION. 2(]]6

APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS (ME_402)


Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 70

Answer sjx questions taking three liom each hatfl Use separate answer sc.ipts for first hatfand second halt:
Marks are mdicared at the righi hand margins ofthe questions. Unassigned marks are l.or fie neatress
Uses ofsteam rable and Moltier diaeram are a owed

FIRST HALF
l. (a) state various methods o[ refrigeration. with lhe hetp of both r,s and p-h diagrams explain the working oI a
mecballicai vapour compression refrigeration sysrem. How will you catcutare the COp ofsuch a systemi
(5)
.1 (b) An air reBigeration plant of20 Ton capaciry comprises ofa cenh.ifugat comDressor, a cooler heat exchaneer and a;
fiubine. rielomprassoals ctnpiea dnicrl, to rhe ti; turbine. ihe;;p;iiso, uj,o.""eiui, p"*; fr", p,i,,;
mover. The processes in the turbine are adiabatic bul not isentropic. Air at remperarure of 2t0C and pressure "";;h.,
ol0.8J bar
enters the compressor. ll leaves lhe compressor at 900C. The same air enrers rhe turbine ar l8dc and 1.5 bar.
The rurbine
exit is ar 00C. Assuming no pressure drop in lhe cooler and the refiigeraror section detennine rhe compressor efficiency,
turbine efficiency, the flow rate ofair, the power input to rhe planr and COP ofth€ system. The specific hears ofair ma) be
taken as c! = 1.004 kJ&g-K and cv:0.712 kJ.&g-K (6)

2. (a) Show thal the intermediate pressur€ in case oftwo stage compression is the geometric mean of the sucrion and the
6naldischarge pressure ofthe compressor ifperfect intercooting is done in between th€ rwo stages. (5)
(b) A singl€ stage reciprocating air compressor has a swept vorurne of 2000 cmr and runs at800 rpm. hoperalesona
pr€ssure ratio of 8 wirh a cle3rance of 5% of rhe swept volume. The press ure and the remperanre
of in let al. are 1 0 L3 kpa
and 150c respectively. The compression and €xpansion are polrropic wirh n = 1.3. Derermine ihe indicated power and
volumelr'ic effici€ncy of the compressor. Also calcutate rhe isothemal efficiency of the comp.essor and actual the power
requted to run it, ifmechanical e€Eciency ofihe compressor is 0.85%. (6)

3. (a)state the merits and demerirs of a hig} pressure boiler. wirh the help of a neat skerch exptain rhe working ol a
Sttling boiler. (s)
(b) A simple saturated R-134a vapour compression refrigerarion system works berween evaporator tempemture ot-looc
and condenser temperature of300C.
Calcuiate lhe COP ofthe system. If the capacily ofthe plant is 5 Ton, calculate lhe mass flow rate ofrhe reliigeranr, sucrion
volume and power required to run rhe machi.e The sp..ift. hear of R,ti4a vapour may be raken as 1.044 kJ/kg-K. The
other relevant properties of R- I I4a are grven be tow. : (6)

Temp. P,,, Oar) vs (m',&s) hrGJn(g) hs(k (e) s'(kj&g-K) sq(kJ&g-K)

-t0 2.0052 0.09963 r86.78 392.',1 5 0.9509 t '7337


+10 7.7008 0_0266',7 241.65 4r4 S4 rt4i2 171,19

4. W te short notes on any THRIE ofthe following:


(a) Benson boiler (b) Bell-Coleman cycle (c) Heat batance ofa boiler ptant
(d) Voiumetric efficiency of reciprocating compressor
SECOND HAI,F'

5ratlnirhthehelpolp-vand l-s diagrams ofan air standard Dual cycle,


erplain in brief
Lne dltterenr processes of the crcle. State the physical
signillcance of cur off raLio and
explosion rario. Wnre rhe expressions o[specilic hear addiion
and f,"",
Ib) l-he !,\orking fluid is enrering rhe compressor ar bar and l6oc ,ii".i;on.
t5j
I in a Cl enpine
operatirg.under an ideal Diesel cycle. The maximum cycle temperatue
compression latio of the cycle is 14, estimate (i) pressure,
i. Z:OOI. fiii"
specific voiume and
temperatue. of the rvorkillg lluid at each state point
of the cycle, (ii) mean effective
pressure and (iii) elrciency ofthe cycle. Assume that
c, and R for the workirs lluid
' - - are
1.005 kJ Kg.K and 0.28, kJ (g K respecrrvely. -
h;
6ta) Draw the flow. p-vand T-s diagrams ofa closed air standard
Bmlton cycle. Mention
the_processes involred in rhe cycle. Also state the advantages
and disadvantages ofthe
cycle.
A gas turbine power plant is operati[g under an air standard n.uyo, n"f[?J
.,'(b)
rhe compresston processt pressLtre and tempemture of the "y.f".
working fluid ar; I bai and
l4 L respech\ely. lhe wo^rking fluid leaves the compressor ar q bar. Ifthe
ma_\imum
cycle temperature is 1300"c. find out (i) specific compressor work, (ii)
specific turbine
work, (iii) specific heat addition and heat reJectioa, aniiirl cycl"
CpandRfortheworkingfluidare t.O0jan;0.2g7kJ/Kg.f "fii"i"rr"i. ---
ar.r_. tt ut
r"rp".tir"fy.' t6J
7(a) 'i
Ihe help ol flow and -s didgrams. discuss in brief rhe reheating Drocess used
^Wirhr ne c)
rn a Kanl., cle. Also slate its imponance in rerms o i performance o f rhicycle.
I 5]
A powel plqr is operating under an ideat Ran}ine cycle. Ste;;nters
{!) ":iT
turbrne at 90 bar and 500'C. Afler isentropic expansion, it
the
leaves the turbine at 0.1 bar.
Calculale til r.atig.' (ir) specific steam coniumption (SSC), (iii) heat rate
lvork and (iv)
elirclency ofrhe c)cle. Use sream rable. to]
8 Write short notes on aay three ofthe following:_
(a) Otto cycle
(b) Camot cycle
/xr-r,,t
(c) Mean temperature ofheat addition
(d) Control rod and Modemtor

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