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ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Assignment 1 Properties of steam

1. A sample of wet steam at a pressure of 25 bar absolute has dryness Fraction 0.80. Determine its enthalpy and internal energy. 2. Combined separating and throttling calorimeter is used to find out Dryness fraction of steam. following readings were taken: Main pressure = 12 bar ab. Mass of water collected in separating calorimeter = 2 kg Mass of steam condensed in throttling calorimeter = 20 kg Temperature of steam after throttling = 1100 C Pressure of steam after throttling = 1 bar ab. Assume Cp of steam = 2.1 kj/kg K Calculate dryness fraction of steam. 3. Define (i) Enthalpy (ii) Specific volume of steam. (iii) Dryness fraction of steam (iv) Internal energy. 3. Drawing a diagram explain construction and Working of combined calorimeter. 4. Determine the mass of 0.15m3 of wet steam at a Pressure of 4 bar and dryness fraction 0.8. Also calculate the heat of 1 m3 of steam. 5. Prove that dryness fraction + wetness fraction = 1. 6. Determine condition of steam at a 12 bar if 2580 KJ/kg heat is required to produce it from water at 0 degree centigrade. 7. With neat sketch explain construction and working of throttling calorimeter. 8. Determine the enthalpy and internal energy of 1 Kg of steam at a pressure 10 Bar (abs.), (i) when the dryness fraction of the steam is 0.85 (ii) when the Steam is dry and saturated (iii) when the steam is superheated to300c. Neglect the volume of water and take the specific heat of superheated steam As 2.1 KJ/kgk. 9. What amount of heat would be required to produce 5 kg of steam at a pressure of 5 bar and temperature of 250 C from water at 30 C, take Cps=2.1KJ/Kg K. 10. What is a superheated steam? How much heat is added to convert 3 kg of water at 300C into steam at 8 bar and 2100C? Take specific heat of superheated steam as 2.1 kj/kg-K and that of water as 4.186 kj/kg-K.

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ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

11. Define: Latent Heat, Degree of superheat, Enthalpy of evaporation. 12. Dry saturated steam at 7 bar pressure is expanded to 1 bar following the law PV1.1=constant. Determine (i) work-done (ii) change in internal energy (iii) heat transferred during the process. 13. How much heat is needed to convert 4 kg of water at 200C into steam at 8 bar and 2000C. Take Cp of superheated steam as 2.1 kJ/kg K and specific heat of water as 4.187 kJ/kg K. 14. Calculate the enthalpy per kg of steam at 10 bar pressure and a temperature of 300 oC. Find also the change in enthalpy if this steam is expanded to 1.4 bar and dryness fraction of 0.8. Take specific heat of superheat steam equal to 2.29 kj/kgK. 15. The following information is available from test of a combined separating and throttling calorimeter. (i) Pressure of steam in a steam main = 9.0 bar. (ii) Pressure after throttling = 1.0 bar. (iii) Temperature after throttling =115 degree centigrade. (iv) Mass of steam condensed after throttling = 1.8 Kg (v) Mass of water collected in the separator = 0.2 Kg. Calculate the dryness fraction of the steam in the main.

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K. J INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY SAVLI

ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

Assignment 2 Steam Boiler

1) Differentiate between fire tube and water tube boiler. 2) List various mountings and accessories and explain fusible plug. 3) A steam generator evaporates 18000 kg of water per hour at 10 bar abs. Pressure. The steam is 97 % dry. Feed water temperature is 400 C. Coal is fired at a rate of 2050 kg per hour, having calorific value 28000 Kj/kg. Calculate: (i) Thermal efficiency (ii) Equivalent evaporation per kg of coal. 4) Drawing a neat and clean diagram of babcock And wilcox boiler explain its construction and Working. 5) Define the following terms in connection with boiler. (i) Actual Evaporation. (ii) Boiler Efficiency. 6) Explain with neat sketch the constructional details and working of the Ramsbottom Type spring loaded Safety Valve. 7) A Steam Generator evaporates 18000 Kg/Hr of steam at 12 bar Pressure and steam is 97% dry. Feed water temperature = 105 C. Coal is fired at the rate of 2050 Kg/Hr. C.V. of Coal is 27400 KJ/Kg. Calculate. (i) Heat Supplied per Hour. (ii) Thermal Efficiency. (iii) Actual Evaporation. 8) Enlist different mountings. Explain any one with figure. 9) A boiler generates 7.5 Kg of steam per Kg of coal burnt at a pressure of 11 bar. The feed water temperature is 70 degree centigrade; boiler efficiency is 75 %, Factor of evaporation 1.15. Take Cp = 2.1 KJ/Kg K. Calculate (i) Degree of super heat and temp of steam generated.(ii) Calorific value of coal KJ/Kg. Equivalent evaporation in Kg of steam per Kg of coal. 10) Explain Greens economizer with neat sketch. 11) Discuss construction and working of Cochran boiler with sketch. 12) With neat sketch explain construction and working of pressure gauge. 13) What are high pressure boilers? State their advantages and disadvantages of high Pressure boilers.

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ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

14) A steam generator evaporates 1800 kg / hr of steam at 12 bar pressure and steam is 97 dry. Feed water temperature is 105 C coal is fired at rate of 2050 kg/hr CV of coal is 27,400 KJ/ kg. Calculate heat supplied / hr, Thermal efficiency, Equivalent evaporation. 15) A boiler has equivalent evaporation of 10 Kg per Kg of coal at design Condition. The coal is supplied at the rate of 400 Kg per hour to the boiler. The calorific value of the coal is 34 MJ/Kg. Calculate the thermal efficiency of the boiler. 16) What is the difference between mountings and accessories of a boiler? 17) Explain with neat sketch Bourdon tube type pressure gauge. 18) A boiler produces 5500 kg of steam per hour at 1 bar pressure with dryness Fraction of 0.94 from feed water at 400 C. The coal supply rate is 600kg/hr. Determine equivalent evaporation in kg of steam / kg of coal burnt and Thermal efficiency of boiler if calorific value of coal is 32000 kj/kg. 19) State the function of the following : (1) Pressure gauge (2) Superheater

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Assignment 3 Speed control

1) Explain working of Watt governor with sketch. 2) Explain the function of Flywheel with turning moment diagram. 3) What is the function of Governor? Classify the Governing methods used in I.C. Engines and describe quantity method of Governing. 4) Explain working of Hartnell Governor with neat sketch. 5) Write short note on fly wheel. 6) State methods of governing IC Engines and describe any one. 7) Give comparison between a flywheel and a governor. 8) How a governor differs from a flywheel as a speed controlling device? 9) Name different methods of governing. How they differ from one another? 10) Give classification of governor. Explain working of any one with neat sketch

Assignment 4 Pumps
1) Explain working of single acting reciprocating pump with air vessels. 2) State the different types of centrifugal pumps. Describe diffuser type of Centrifugal pump. 3) Explain construction and working of centrifugal pump with sketch. 4) With neat sketch explain construction and working of gear pump and screw Pump. 5) Compare centrifugal pump and reciprocating pump. 6) Classify the rotary pumps and describe with neat sketch working of a rotary Gear pump. 7) Explain following terms associated with pumps i) Priming in Pumps ii) Head iii) Air chamber. 8) What is priming? Why is it required for a centrifugal pump? 9) Explain Double acting reciprocating pump with a neat sketch.

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Assignment 5 Air compressors

1) Define volumetric efficiency with p-v diagram and usual notations. 2) Prove that volumetric efficiency of reciprocating compressor is 1-C[(p2/p1)1/n -1] 3) A single stage, single cylinder reciprocating air compressor with negligible clearance takes 1 m3 of air per minute at 1.013 bar and 150C. The delivery pressure is 7 bar. Assuming law of compression Pv1.35 = C, R=0.287 kj/kg K. Calculate: (i) Mass of air delivered per minute (ii) Delivery temperature (iii) Indicated Power (iv) Isothermal efficiency 4) What are the uses of compressed air? 5) A single stage reciprocating compressor takes 1 m3 of air permissible at 1.013 bar and 150C and Delivers it at 7 bar. Assuming that the law of Compression is pv1.35 = constant, and the Clearance is negligible, Calculate the indicated power. 6) Prove that the work done per Kg of air in Reciprocating Air Compressor Neglecting clearance volume is given by W = RT1 n / (n-1) [ (Rp) (n-1)/n - 1] , Where Rp = Pressure Ratio. 7) Air is to be compressed in a single stage reciprocating compressor from 1.013 bar and 15C to 7 bar. Calculate the indicated power required for a free air delivery of 0.3 m3 / min when the compression process is. (i) Isentropic (ii) Reversible Isothermal (iii) Polytropic with n= 1.25. What will be the delivery temperature in each Case? Neglect clearance. 8) How are air compressors classified? 9) A single stage reciprocating air compressor is required to compress 1 kg of air From 1 bar to 5 bar. Initial temperature of air is 27 C. Calculate work for Isothermal, isentropic and polytrophic compression for n= 1.25. 10) State the advantages of multistage compressor and explain with P-V Diagram the working of two stage compressor. 11) A single cylinder, single acting air compressor has a cylinder diameter of 150mm and stroke of 300mm. It draws air into its cylinder at a pressure of 1 Bar and temperature 27c. This air is then compressed adiabatically to a Pressure of 8 bar if the compressor runs at a speed of 120rpm Find, (i) Mass of the air compressed per cycle (ii) Work required per cycle (iii) Power required to drive the compressor Neglect the clearance volume and take R= 0.287 KJ/kgk
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ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

12) A single stage reciprocating air compressor is required to compress 1Kg of air from 1 bar to 5 bar. Initial temperature of air is 27 C. Calculate work required for Isothermal, and poly tropic compression with n=1.25. 13) State uses of compressed air and explain how compressors are classified. 14) What are the uses of compressed air? 15) What is air compressor? Air is to be compressed through a pressure ratio of 10 from a Pressure of 1 bar in a single stage air compressor. Free air delivery is 3 m3 /min. Swept Volume = 14 litres. Index of compression is 1.3. Neglect clearance volume. Calculate (1) Power required in kw (2) Rotational speed of the compressor. 16) Classify rotary air compressors. Differentiate between reciprocating compressor and rotary compressor. 17) A single stage air compressor is required to compress 72 m3 of air per minute from 150C and 1 bar to 8 bar pressure. Find the temperature at the end of the compression, work done, power and heat rejected during each of the following processes: (i) Isothermal compression (ii) Polytropic compression following the law pV1.25= C. Neglect Clearance.

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K. J INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY SAVLI

ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

Assignment 6 R and AC
1) What is split air conditioner? State its advantages over window Air conditioner. 2) What is refrigeration? What is refrigerating effect? What is one ton Refrigeration? 3) Write about vapour compression refrigerating system. 4) Why air conditioning is required in air craft? 5) With neat sketch describe the working of simple vapour compression refrigeration Cycle. (Drawing p-h and T- chart) 6) Explain window air conditioner along with its advantages. 7) Make comparison between vapour compressions and vapour absorption system. 8) What are refrigerants? State their desirable characteristics of refrigerants. 9) Draw line diagram of vapour compression refrigeration cycle and represent on P-h and TS diagram and state function of individual components of vapour Compression refrigeration system. 10) Define air conditioning and classify the air conditioning systems. 11) With neat sketch explain construction and working of window air-conditioner. 12) Explain Bell-Coleman air refrigeration cycle. 13) Write short note on domestic refrigerator. 14) Define COP of refrigeration.

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ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

Assignment 7 Coupling clutches and brakes

1) Differentiate between clutch and coupling. Describe Disc clutch. 2) Explain about brakes, clutches and couplings. 3) What is function of Coupling? Name only various types of couplings. Explain Oldham coupling. 4) What is function of clutch in an automobile? List different types of clutches used in automobiles. 5) What is the function of a brake? Explain with neat sketch the working of an Internal expanding shoe brake. 6) Differentiate between the following I) Brake and Clutch II) Governor and flywheel. 7) Explain (i) muff coupling (ii) single plate clutch (iii) band brake 8) Explain centrifugal clutch.

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ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd SEM

Assignment 8 Transmission of motion and power

1) Compare belt drive, chain drive and gear drive. 2) Write in detail about transmission of motion and Power. 3) Write short note on Helical gear. 4) What are bearings? How are they classified? Explain Thrust Bearing. 5) Compare individual drive and group drive. 6) What are the materials used for belts. Compare flat and V belt drive. 7) Draw neat and labeled sketches of following (i) open belt drive (ii) quarter twist drive (iii) fast and loose pulley drive (iv) stepped pulley drive 8) Differentiate between individual drive and group drive. 9) Discuss the relative merits and demerits of belt, chain and gear drives. 10) List advantages and disadvantages of gear drive. 11) What do you understand by gear train? Discuss various types of gear train. 12) Explain in brief (i) worm gears (ii) rack and pinion (iii) crossed belt drive 13) What are belt drives? List various belt drives and explain cross belt drive. 14) Write short note on: Type of belt drive.

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