Explore topic-wise MCQs in Thermal Engineering.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Thermal Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Air enters a frictionless adiabatic horizontal nozzle at 12 bar and 167 C with inlet velocity 50 m/s and leaves at 3 bar. Take adiabatic index equal to 1.4 and cp = 1.005 kJ/kg-K.

A. 654.78 m/s
B. 321.75 m/s
C. 552.45 m/s
D. 456.87 m/s
Answer» D. 456.87 m/s
2.

Air at 18 bar and 100 C enters a convergent nozzle. Assume the flow to be isentropic and calculate the sonic velocity. Take adiabatic index equal to 1.4.

A. 353.40 m/s
B. 321.56 m/s
C. 360.87 m/s
D. 400.32 m/s
Answer» B. 321.56 m/s
3.

The purpose of a steam injector is to force water into the boiler under pressure.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

Which of the following conditions correspond to divergent type diffuser?

A. M < 1 and ( frac{dA}{A} )>0
B. M < 1 and ( frac{dA}{A} )>0
C. M < 1 and ( frac{dA}{A} )<0
D. M > 1 and ( frac{dA}{A} )<0
Answer» B. M < 1 and ( frac{dA}{A} )>0
5.

A decelerated flow, having fluid velocity greater than the local sonic velocity corresponds to _____

A. Convergent part of a nozzle
B. Divergent part of a nozzle
C. Convergent part of a diffuser
D. Divergent part of a diffuser
Answer» D. Divergent part of a diffuser
6.

Which of the following conditions corresponds to divergent part of a nozzle?

A. M < 1 and ( frac{dP}{P} ) > 0
B. M < 1 and ( frac{dP}{P} ) < 0
C. M > 1 and ( frac{dP}{P} ) < 0
D. M > 1 and ( frac{dP}{P} ) > 0
Answer» D. M > 1 and ( frac{dP}{P} ) > 0
7.

Which of the following statements regarding the Mach number is TRUE, when the fluid reaches the throat of a nozzle?

A. It becomes unity
B. It is less than one
C. It is greater than one
D. Mach number is not defined at throat of a nozzle
Answer» B. It is less than one
8.

In case of accelerated flow, when the pressure decreases along the flow direction and Mach number is less than one, it corresponds to _____

A. Convergent part of a nozzle
B. Divergent part of a nozzle
C. Throat of a nozzle
D. Convergent part of a diffuser
Answer» B. Divergent part of a nozzle
9.

Which of the following expressions is correct? (P fluid pressure, M- Mach number, A cross-sectional area of nozzle/diffuser)

A. ( frac{dA}{A}= frac{1}{ } frac{dP}{P} big { frac{M^2}{1-M^2} big } )
B. ( frac{dA}{A}= frac{1}{ } frac{dP}{P} big { frac{M^2-1}{M^2} big } )
C. ( frac{dA}{A}= frac{1}{ } frac{dP}{P} big { frac{1-M^2}{M^2} big } )
D. ( frac{1}{ } frac{dA}{A}= frac{dP}{P} big { frac{1-M^2}{M^2} big } )
Answer» D. ( frac{1}{ } frac{dA}{A}= frac{dP}{P} big { frac{1-M^2}{M^2} big } )
10.

Which of the following expressions correctly represents the relationship between cross-sectional area of a nozzle, fluid velocity and specific volume?

A. ( frac{dA}{A}+ frac{dC}{C}= frac{dv}{v} )
B. ( frac{dA}{A}- frac{dC}{C}= frac{dv}{v} )
C. ( frac{dA}{A}+ frac{dC}{C}+ frac{dv}{v} ) = 0
D. ( frac{dA}{A}+ frac{dv}{v}= frac{dC}{C} )
Answer» B. ( frac{dA}{A}- frac{dC}{C}= frac{dv}{v} )