THERMODYNAMICS March 2022
THERMODYNAMICS March 2022
THERMODYNAMICS March 2022
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4 a) Show that energy is a property of a system. (7M)
b) A fluid contained in a cylinder receives 150 kJ of mechanical energy by means of (7M)
a paddle wheel, together with 50 kJ in the form of heat. At the same time, the
piston in the cylinder moves in such a way that the pressure remains constant at
200 kN/m2 during the fluid expansion from 2 m3 to 5 m3. What is the change in
internal energy and in enthalpy?
UNIT-III
5 a) 1.2 m3 of air is heated reversibly at constant pressure from 300 K to 600 K and is (7M)
then cooled reversibly at constant volume back to initial temperature. If the initial
pressure is 1 bar, calculate the net heat flow and overall change in entropy. Take
Cp = 1.005 kJ/kgK and R = 0.287 kJ/kgK.
b) State and prove Clausius theorem. (7M)
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6 a) Define Carnot efficiency and which is the more effective way to increase the (8M)
efficiency of a Carnot cycle: to increase T1 keeping T2 constant; or to decrease T2,
keeping T1 constant? Where T1 is upper temperature and T2 is lower temperature.
b) Discuss the significance of Gibbs and Helmholtz functions. (6M)
UNIT-IV
7 a) Write short notes on “Mollier diagram”. Why do isobars on the Mollier Diagram (7M)
diverge from one another?
b) Sample of steam from a boiler drum at 3 MPa is put through a throttling (7M)
calorimeter in which pressure and temperature are found to be 0.1 MPa, 1200C.
Find the quality of a sample taken from the boiler.
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8 a) Why cannot a throttling calorimeter measure the quality if the steam is very wet? (7M)
How is the quality measured then?
b) A pressure cooker holding 2 kg of steam at 5 bar and 90% dry is being cooled (7M)
slowly. What quantity of heat has to be extracted so as to reduce the steam quality
down to 60%? Also calculate the pressure and temperature of the steam that
remains in the pressure cooker after the heat rejection.
UNIT-V
9 a) Explain Dalton’s law of partial pressures. (7M)
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b) 100m of air per min at 40 C DBT and 15% relative humidity is passed through (7M)
adiabatic humidifier. The air is coming out at 250C DBT and 200C WBT. Find: i)
Dew Point Temperature ii) Relative Humidity iii) Water carried by the air per min.
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10 a) Explain the following: (7M)
i) Heating and dehumidification
ii) Cooling and dehumidification.
b) Air at 200C, 40% RH is mixed adiabatically with air at 400C, 40% RH in the ratio (7M)
of 1 kg of former with 2 kg of the latter (on dry basis). Find the final condition of
air.
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