DME2401 - Thermodynamics Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Tutorial 5:
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Second Law of Thermodynamics

1. Heat is transferred to a heat engine from a furnace at a rate of 80MW. If the rate of waste heat rejection to a
nearby river is 50MW, determine the net power output for this heat engine.

a. 30 MW
b. 40 MW
c. 50 MW
d. 60 MW
2. Heat is transferred to a heat engine from a furnace at a rate of 80 MW. If the rate of waste heat rejection to
a nearby river is 50MW, determine the thermal efficiency for this heat engine.

a. 47.5%
b. 27.5%
c. 37.5%

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3. A car engine with a power output of 50kW has a thermal efficiency of 24%. Determine the fuel consumption
rate of this car if the fuel has a heating value of 44000 kJ/kg.

a. 0.00273 kg/s
b. 0.00373 kg/s
c. 0.00473 kg/s
d. 0.00573 kg/s
4. The food compartment of a refrigerator is maintained at 4˚C by removing heat from it at a rate of 360
kJ/min. If the required power input to the refrigerator is 2kW, determine the coefficient of performance of
the refrigerator.

a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1

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5. The food compartment of a refrigerator is maintained at 4˚C by removing heat from it at a rate of 360
kJ/min. If the required power input to the refrigerator is 2kW, determine the rate of heat rejection to the
room that houses the refrigerator.

a. 450 kJ/min
b. 460 kJ/min
c. 470 kJ/min
d. 480 kJ/min
6. A heat pump is used to meet the heating requirements of a house and maintain it at 20˚C. On a day when
the outdoor air temperature drops to 2˚C, the house is estimated to lose heat at a rate of 80,000 kJ/h. If the
heat pump under these conditions has a COP of 2.5, determine the power consumed by the heat pump.

a. 32000 kJ/h
b. 33000 kJ/h
c. 34000 kJ/h
d. 35000 kJ/h

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7. A heat pump is used to meet the heating requirements of a house and maintain it at 20˚C. On a day when
the outdoor air temperature drops to 2˚C, the house is estimated to lose heat at a rate of 80,000 kJ/h. If the
heat pump under these conditions has a COP of 2.5, determine the rate at which heat is absorbed from the
cold outdoor air.
a. 32000 kJ/h
b. 48000 kJ/h
c. 54000 kJ/h
d. 72000 kJ/h

Cyclic Heat Engine

1. The first law of thermodynamics doesn’t tell us whether a thermodynamic process is feasible or not. True or
false?
2. According to Joule’s experiments,
a. Heat can be completely converted into work
b. Work can be completely converted into heat
c. Both heat and work are completely interchangeable
d. None of the above
3. Which of the following is true?
a. Work is a high grade energy
b. Heat is a high grade energy
c. Complete conversion of low grade energy into high grade energy in a cycle is possible
4. In a cyclic heat engine, there is
a. Net heat transfer to the system and net work transfer from the system
b. Net heat transfer from the system and net work transfer to the system
5. Boiler, turbine, condenser and pump together constitute a heat engine. True or false?
6. Efficiency of a heat engine is defined as
a. Ratio of total heat output to the net work input
b. Ratio of heat input to the net work output
c. Ratio of net work output to the total heat input
d. Ratio of net work input to the total heat output
7. A thermal energy reservoir is a large body of
a. Small heat capacity
b. Large heat capacity
c. Infinite heat capacity
d. None of the above
8. Processes inside a thermal energy reservoir are quasi-static. True or false?
9. A T.E.R. which transfer heat to system is called _____ and one which receives heat is called _____.
a. Source... sink
b. Sink... source
c. Source... source
d. Sink... sink

Kelvin-Planck Statement and Clausius’ Statement of Second Law

1. According to Kelvin-Planck statement, it is (impossible/possible) for a heat engine to produce net work in a
complete cycle if it exchanges heat only with bodies at (single fixed temperature/changing temperature).
2. The second law of thermodynamics is a deduction of the first law.
3. Which of the following is true?
a. Heat always flow from a high temperature body to a low temperature body
b. Heat always flow from a low temperature body to a high temperature body
c. Heat can flow from both low to high and high to low temperature body

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4. According to Clausius statement

a. It is impossible to construct a device that can transfer heat from a cooler body to a hotter body
without any effect
b. It is impossible to construct a device that can transfer heat from a hotter body to a cooler body
without any effect
c. It is possible to construct a device that can transfer heat from a cooler body to a hotter body without
any effect
5. Kelvin-Planck’s and Clausius’ statements are
a. Not connected to each other
b. Virtually two parallel statements of second law
c. Violation of one doesn’t violate the other
6. If one of the Kelvin-Planck’s or Clausius’ statements is violated, then other is also violated. True or false?

Refrigerator and Heat Pump

1. Which device maintains a body at a temperature higher than the temperature of the surroundings?
Refrigerator or heat pump?
2. In a heat pump, there is heat leakage from the body to the surroundings. True or false?
3. What does a refrigerant do?
a. Absorbs the heat leakage into body from surroundings
b. Evaporates in the evaporator
c. Absorbs latent heat of vaporization form the body which is cooled
d. All of the above

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