Explore topic-wise MCQs in Thermodynamics.

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101.

An automobile engine operates at a fuel air ratio of 0.05, volumetric efficiency of 90% and indicated thermal efficiency of 30%. Given that the calorific value of the fuel is 45 MJ/kg and the density of air at intake in 1 kg/m

A. 6.075 bar
B. 6.75 bar
C. 67.5 bar
D. 243 bar
Answer» B. 6.75 bar
102.

An amount of 100 kW of heat is transferred through a wall in steady State. One side of the wall is maintained at 127 C and the other side at 27 C. The entropy generated (in W/K) due to the heat transfer through the wall is ______.

A. 83.33 W / K
B. 82.33 W / K
C. 80.33 W / K
D. 84.33 W / K
Answer» B. 82.33 W / K
103.

Which one of the following pairs of equations describes an irreversible heat engine?

A. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">&amp;conint; Q &gt; 0 and &amp;conint;</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center> Q</center></td><td rowspan="2">&lt; 0</td></tr><td align="center">T</td></table>
B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">&amp;conint; Q &lt; 0 and &amp;conint;</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center> Q</center></td><td rowspan="2">&lt; 0</td></tr><td align="center">T</td></table>
C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">&amp;conint; Q &gt; 0 and &amp;conint;</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center> Q</center></td><td rowspan="2">&gt; 0</td></tr><td align="center">T</td></table>
D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">&amp;conint; Q &lt; 0 and &amp;conint;</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center> Q</center></td><td rowspan="2">&gt; 0</td></tr><td align="center">T</td></table>
Answer» B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">&amp;conint; Q &lt; 0 and &amp;conint;</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center> Q</center></td><td rowspan="2">&lt; 0</td></tr><td align="center">T</td></table>
104.

If the pressure at station Q is 50 kPa, the change in entropy (s

A. 0.155
B. 0
C. 0.160
D. 0.355
Answer» D. 0.355
105.

Brake thermal efficiency of the three basic types of reciprocating engines commonly used in road vehicles are given in the increasing order as

A. 2 Stroke SI engine, 4 Stroke SI engine, 4 Stroke CI engine
B. 2 Stroke SI engine, 4 Stroke CI engine, 4 Stroke SI engine
C. 4 Stroke SI engine, 2 Stroke SI engine, 4 Stroke CI engine
D. 4 Stroke CI engine, 4 Stroke SI engine, 2 Stroke SI engine
Answer» B. 2 Stroke SI engine, 4 Stroke CI engine, 4 Stroke SI engine
106.

One kg of air (R = 287 J/kgK) undergoes an irreversible process between equilibrium state 1 (20 C, 0.9 m

A. - 116.36 J /kgK
B. 116.36 J /kgK
C. - 117.36 J /kgK
D. 116.36 J /kgK
Answer» B. 116.36 J /kgK
107.

A closed system contains 10kg of saturated liquid ammonia at 10 C. Heat addition required to convert the entire liquid into saturated vapour at a constant pressure is 16.2 MJ. If the entropy of the saturated liquid is 0.88 kJ/kgK, the entropy (in kJ/kgK) of saturated vapour is____

A. 6.6013 kJ/kg
B. 5.6013 kJ/kg
C. 7.6013 kJ/kg
D. 8.6013 kJ/kg
Answer» B. 5.6013 kJ/kg
108.

An ideal gas of mass m and temperature T

A. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">mRln</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">P<sub>2</sub></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">P<sub>1</sub></td></tr></table>
B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">mRln</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">P<sub>1</sub></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">P<sub>2</sub></td></tr></table>
C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">mRln</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">P<sub>2</sub></td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"> </td><td rowspan="2">-</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">Q</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">P<sub>1</sub></td><td style="text-align: center;">T<sub>1</sub></td></tr></table>
D. Zero
Answer» C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">mRln</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">P<sub>2</sub></td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"> </td><td rowspan="2">-</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">Q</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">P<sub>1</sub></td><td style="text-align: center;">T<sub>1</sub></td></tr></table>
109.

If the air has to flow from station P to station Q, the maximum possible value of pressure in kPa at station Q is close to

A. 50
B. 87
C. 128
D. 150
Answer» C. 128
110.

One kilogram of water at room temperature is brought into contact with a high temperature thermal reservoir. The entropy change of the universe is

A. equal to entropy change of the reservoir
B. equal to entropy change of water
C. equal to zero
D. always positive
Answer» E.
111.

A rope-brake dynamometer attached to the crank shaft of an I.C. engine measures a brake power of 10 kW when the speed of rotation of the shaft is 400 rad/s. The shaft torque (in Nm) sensed by the dynamometer is _____.

A. 25 N-m
B. 26 N-m
C. 35 N-m
D. 24 N-m
Answer» B. 26 N-m
112.

A turbocharged four-stroke direct injection diesel engine has a displacement volume of 0.0259 m

A. 2
B. 1
C. 0.2
D. 0.1
Answer» B. 1
113.

BHP of a diesel engine can be increased by

A. increasing the pressure of intake air
B. increasing the temperature of intake air
C. increasing the density of intake air
D. decreasing the density of intake air
E. A and C both
Answer» F.
114.

Propane (C

A. 14.29%
B. 13.29%
C. 17.29%
D. 15.29%
Answer» B. 13.29%
115.

A steam power plant has the boiler efficiency of 92%, turbine efficiency (mechanical) of 94%, generator efficiency of 95% and cycle efficiency of 44%. If 6% of the generated power is used to run the auxiliaries, the overall plant efficiency is

A. 34%
B. 39%
C. 45%
D. 30%
Answer» B. 39%
116.

If one mole of H

A. 83.14 Pascal
B. 82.14 Pascal
C. 81.14 Pascal
D. 84.14 Pascal
Answer» B. 82.14 Pascal
117.

2 moles of oxygen are mixed adiabatically with another 2 moles of oxygen in a mixing chamber, so that the final total pressure and temperature of the mixtures become same as those of the individual constituents at their initial states. The universal gas constant is given as R. The change in entropy due to mixing, per mole of oxygen, is given by

A. - Rln2
B. 0
C. Rln2
D. Pln4
Answer» C. Rln2
118.

Water has a critical specific volume of 0.003155 m

A. will rise
B. will fall
C. will remain constant
D. may rise or fall depending on the amount of heat transferred
Answer» B. will fall
119.

One kg of an ideal gas (gas constant R = 287 J/ kgK) undergoes an irreversible process from state-1 (1 bar, 300 K) to state-2 (2 bar, 300 K). The change in specific entropy (s

A. - 198.93 J/kg K
B. 198.93 J/kg K
C. 199.93 J/kg K
D. - 199.93 J/kg K
Answer» B. 198.93 J/kg K
120.

One kg of an ideal gas (gas constant, R= 400 J/ kgK; specific heat at constant volume, c

A. 287.68 J/K
B. 187.68 J/K
C. 387.68 J/K
D. 277.68 J/K
Answer» B. 187.68 J/K
121.

When wet steam flows through a throttle valve and remains wet at exit

A. Its temperature and quality increase
B. Its temperature decreases but quality increases
C. Its temperature increases but quality decreases
D. Its temperature and quality decrease
Answer» C. Its temperature increases but quality decreases
122.

An insulated rigid vessel contains a mixture of fuel and air. The mixture is ignited by a minute spark. The contents of the vessel experience

A. Increase in temperature, pressure and energy
B. Decrease in temperature, pressure and energy
C. Increase in temperature and pressure but no change in energy
D. Increase in temperature and pressure but decrease in energy
Answer» D. Increase in temperature and pressure but decrease in energy
123.

Constant pressure lines in the superheated region of the Mollier diagram will have

A. A positive slope
B. A negative slope
C. Zero slope
D. Both positive and negative slope
Answer» B. A negative slope
124.

The pressure, temperature and velocity of air flowing in pipe are 5 bar, 500 K and 50 m/s, respectively. The specific heats of air at a constant pressure and at constant volume are 1.005 kJ/kgK and 0.718 kJ/kgK, respectively. Neglect potential energy. If the pressure and temperature of the surroundings are 1 bar and 300 K, respectively, the available energy in kJ/ kg of the air stream is

A. 170
B. 187
C. 191
D. 213
Answer» C. 191
125.

Which of the following statements are TRUE with respect to heat and work?

A. both (i) and (ii)
B. both (i) and (iii)
C. both (ii) and (iii)
D. only(iii)
Answer» C. both (ii) and (iii)
126.

The relationship ( T / P)

A. An ideal gas at any state
B. A real gas at any state
C. Any gas at its critical state
D. Any gas at its inversion point
E. A and B both
Answer» F.
127.

A tank of volume 0.05 m

A. s = 2.4884 kJ/kg-K
B. s = 1.4884 kJ/kg-K
C. s = 3.4884 kJ/kg-K
D. s = 4.4884 kJ/kg-K
Answer» B. s = 1.4884 kJ/kg-K
128.

Water flowing at the rate of 1 kg/s through a system is heated using an electric heater such that the specific enthalpy of the water increases by 2.50 kJ/kg and the specific entropy increases by 0.007 kJ/kg.K. The power input t o t he electric heater is 2.50 kW. There is no other work or heat interaction between the system and the surroundings. Assuming an ambient temperature of 300 K, the irreversibility rate of the system is ____ kW (round off to two decimal places)

A. i = 2.1 kW
B. i = 3.1 kW
C. i = 1.1 kW
D. i = 0.1 kW
Answer» B. i = 3.1 kW
129.

One side of a wall is maintained at 400 K and the other at 300 K. The rate of heat transfer through the wall is 1000 W and the surrounding temperature is 25 C. Assuming no generation of heat within the wall, the irreversibility (in W) due to heat transfer through the wall is.

A. 248.33 watt.
B. 246.33 watt.
C. 247.33 watt.
D. 249.33 watt.
Answer» B. 246.33 watt.
130.

The maximum theoretical work obtainable, when a system interacts to equilibrium with a reference environment, is called

A. Entropy
B. Enthalpy
C. Exergy
D. Rothalpy
Answer» D. Rothalpy
131.

The specific heats of an ideal gas depend on its

A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Volume
D. Molecular weight and structure
Answer» B. Pressure
132.

During a non-flow thermodynamic process (1 2) execut ed by a per fect gas, t he heat interaction is equal to the work interaction (Q

A. Adiabatic
B. Polytropic
C. Isothermal
D. Isentropic
Answer» D. Isentropic
133.

1.5 kg of water is in saturated liquid state at 2 bar (v

A. 4158
B. 4258
C. 5158
D. 4168
Answer» B. 4258
134.

A steel billet of 2000 kg mass is to be cooled from 1250 K to 450 K. The heat released during this process is to be used as a source of energy. The ambient temperature is 303 K and specific heat of steel is 0.5 kJ/kgK. The available energy of this billet is

A. 490.44 MJ
B. 30.95 MJ
C. 10.35 MJ
D. 0.10 MJ
Answer» B. 30.95 MJ
135.

The specific enthalpy data are in columns

A. 3 and 7
B. 3 and 8
C. 5 and 7
D. 5 and.8
Answer» E.
136.

The compression ratio of a gas power plant cycle corresponding to maximum work output for the given temperature limits of T

A. <img src="http://images.interviewmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1a.png">
B. <img src="http://images.interviewmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1b.png">
C. <img src="http://images.interviewmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1c.png">
D. <img src="http://images.interviewmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1d.png">
Answer» B. <img src="http://images.interviewmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1b.png">
137.

In a gas turbine, hot combustion products with the specific heats c

A. 689.64 kJ/kg
B. 794.66 kJ/kg
C. 1009.72 kJ/kg
D. 1312.00 kJ/kg
Answer» B. 794.66 kJ/kg
138.

In Rankine cycle, regeneration results in higher efficiency because

A. pressure inside the boiler increases
B. heat is added before steam enters the low pressure turbine
C. average temperature of heat addition in the boiler increases
D. total work delivered by the turbine increases
Answer» D. total work delivered by the turbine increases
139.

The enthalpy at the pump discharge (h

A. 0.33 kJ/kg
B. 3.33 kJ/kg
C. 4.0 kJ/kg
D. 33.3 kJ/kg
Answer» E.
140.

The thermal efficiency of the plant neglecting pump work is

A. 15.8%
B. 41.1%
C. 48.5%
D. 58.6%
Answer» C. 48.5%
141.

Select statement from List-II matching the processes in List-I. Enter your answer as A, B is the correct choice for (1) is (A) and (2) and (B).

A. C and B
B. A and B
C. C and A
D. A and D
Answer» B. A and B
142.

A vehicle powered by a spark ignition engine follows air standard Otto cycle ( = 1.4). The engine generates 70 kW while consuming 10.3 kg/hr of fuel. The calorific value of fuel is 44000 kJ/kg. The compression ratio is (correct to two decimal places).

A. = 8
B. = 8.61
C. = 7.61
D. = 9
Answer» D. = 9
143.

when saturated liquid at 40 C is throttled to 20 C, the quality at exit will be

A. 0.189
B. 0.212
C. 0.231
D. 0.788
Answer» C. 0.231
144.

Which one of the following is NOT a necessary assumption for the air-standard Otto cycle?

A. All processes are internally reversible.
B. Intake and exhaust processes are constant volume heat rejection processes.
C. The combustion process is a constant volume heat addition process.
D. The working fluid is an ideal gas with constant specific heats.
Answer» C. The combustion process is a constant volume heat addition process.
145.

Heat supplied (kJ kg

A. 2372
B. 2576
C. 2863
D. 3092
Answer» E.
146.

The net work output (kJ kg

A. 498
B. 775
C. 860
D. 957
Answer» B. 775
147.

Which combination of the following statements is correct?

A. P and S
B. Q and S
C. P, R and S
D. P, Q, R and S
Answer» C. P, R and S
148.

In a compression ignition engine, the inlet air pressure is 1 bar and the pressure at the end of isentropic compression is 32.42 bar. The expansion ratio is 8. Assuming ratio of specific heats ( ) as 1.4, the air standard efficiency (in percent) is

A. 59.59%
B. 59.699%
C. 59.599%
D. 59.99%
Answer» D. 59.99%
149.

A diesel engine has a compression ratio of 17 and cut-off takes place at 10% of the stroke. Assuming ratio of specific heats ( ) and the air standard efficiency (in%) is .

A. 59.60%
B. 56%
C. 59%
D. 60%
Answer» B. 56%
150.

In an air-standard Otto cycle, air is supplied at 0.1 MPa and 308 K. The ratio of the specific heats ( ) and the specific gas constant (R) of air are 1.4 and 288.8 J/kgK, respectively. If the compression ratio is 8 and the maximum temperature in the cycle is 2660 K, the heat (in kJ/kg) supplied to the engine is ______.

A. 1418
B. 1416.39
C. 1416.27
D. 1416
Answer» D. 1416