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10. The gas constant (R) is equal to the

1. The compression ratio for Diesel engines is? __________ of two specific heats.
a. 3 to 6 c. 15 to 20 a. sum c. ratio
b. 20 to 30 d. 6 to 10 b. difference d. product

2. Otto cycle efficiency is higher than Diesel cycle
efficiency for the same compression ratio and
heat input because in Otto cycle
a. Heat rejection is lower
b. Expansion and compression are isentropic
c. Combustion is at constant volume
d. higher temperature is achieved
3. It is also known as constant pressure cycle
a. Carnot
b. Diesel
c. Otto
d. Brayton
11. The Four Stroke Five Events Engine Cycle in
proper order of occurrence.
a. Intake, Compression, Power, Ignition, Exhaust
b. Intake, Power, Compression, Ignition, Exhaust
c. Intake, Ignition, Power, Compression, Exhaust
d. Intake, Compression, Ignition, Power, Exhaust
12. When two bodies are in thermal equilibrium
with a third body, they are also in thermal
equilibrium with each other. This statement is
called
a. First law c. Gay-Lussacs Law
b. Charles Law d. Zeroth Law

4. Which of the following is the correct statement 13. A mixture of gas expands from 0.03 m3 to
of the second law of thermodynamics? 0.06 m3 at a constant pressure of 1 MPa and
a. It is impossible to construct an engine working absorbs 84 kJ of heat during the process. The
on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to change in internal energy of the mixture is
convert heat energy into work. a. 30 kJ c. 54 kJ
b. It is impossible to transfer heat from a body at a b. 84 kJ d. 114 kJ
lower temperature to a higher temperature,
without the aid of an external source. 14. The letter K is also known as
c. There is a definite amount of mechanical a. Specific heat constant
energy, which can be obtained from a given
b. Specific heat ratio
quantity of heat energy.
c. Universal gas constant
d. all of the above
d. Specific gas constant
5. The measurement of a thermodynamic property
15. In an irreversible process, there is a
known as temperature is based on
a. Gain of heat
a. First Law c. Third Law
b. No loss of heat
b. Second Law d. Zeroth Law
c. No gain of heat
d. No loss of heat
6. The efficiency of Diesel cycle depends upon
a. Pressure ratio 16. The absolute zero temperature is taken as
b. Compression ratio a. 273 K
c. cut off and compression ratio
b. -273 K
d. temperature limits
c. -273 C
d. -40 C
7. In an isothermal process
a. There is no change in temperature 17. The value of gas constant (R) in S. I. units is
b. There is no change in internal energy a. 28.7 J/kg-K
c. There is no change in enthalpy
b. 287 J/kg-K
d. all of these
c. 0.287 J/kg-K
8. The area under the temperature-entropy curve d. 2.87 J/kg-K
(T – s curve) of any thermodynamic process
represents 18. The amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of the unit mass of gas through one
a. Heat absorbed
degree at constant volume, is called
b. Heat rejected
c. Either absorbed of rejected heat a. enthalpy
d. none of the above b. entropy
c. specific heat constant volume
9. In Boyle’s law, which of the following is d. internal energy
constant?
19. A cycle consisting of one constant pressure,
a. Pressure
one constant volume and two isentropic
b. Volume
processes is known as
c. Temperature
a. Diesel c. Brayton
d. All of the above
b. Otto d. Sterling
 30. Ignition occurs at 28° BTDC on a certain four-
20. During which of the following process does stroke cycle engine, and the intake valve opens at
heat rejection takes place in Carnot cycle? 15° BTDC. How many degrees of crankshaft
a. Isothermal expansion travel after ignition does the intake valve open?
b. Isentropic Compression (Consider one cylinder only.)
c. Isothermal compression a. 707 deg
d. isentropic expansion b. 373 deg
c. 343 deg
21. The sum of internal energy (U) and the d. 321 deg
product of pressure and volume (pv) is known as
a. Entropy c. Work Done 31. Which of the following is a primary engine
b. Enthalpy d. Heat instrument?
a. Tachometer c. Air speed indicator
22. Isothermal Process is governed by? b. Fuel Flow Meter d. Altimeter
a. Charles Law c. Gay-Lusaac’s Law
b. Boyle’s Law d. Ideal Gas Law 32. The blade angle of a fixed-pitch propeller
a. Greater at the tip
23. When a gas is heated which of the following b. The same from the shank
will change? c. Smaller at the tip
a. Temperature c. Volume d. Doesn’t change
b. Pressure d. All of these
33. The volume of a cylinder equals 70 cubic
24. Which of the following is an intensive property inches when the piston is at bottom center. When
of a thermodynamic system? the piston is at the top of the cylinder, the volume
a. Volume c. Energy equals 10 cubic inches. What is the compression
ratio?
b. Mass d. Temperature
a. 1:7 c. 7:1
25. Which part of the refrigerator is heat being b. 10:70 d. 70:1
absorbed by the refrigerant?
a. Compressor 34. When aircraft turbine blades are subjected to
excessive heat stress, what type of failures would
b. Evaporator Coils
you expect?
c. Condenser coils
d. Expansion Valve a. Bending stress c. Stress rupture
b. Torque stress d. tension
26. The compression ratio is the ratio of
a. Swept over total volume 35. The compression ratio of an axial-flow
compressor is a function of the
b. Swept over clearance volume
c. Total over clearance volume a. Rotor diameter
d. Total over swept volume b. Number of compressor stages
c. Air inlet velocity
27. What is the function of the stator vane d. Combustion chamber temperature
assembly at the discharge end of a typical axial-
flow compressor? 36. During which of the following conditions of
a. To straighten airflow to prevent turbulence flight will the blade pitch angle of a constant-
b. To direct air towards the combustion chamber speed propeller be the greatest?
c. To increase air swirling motion a. Take off
d. To decrease air pressure b. Landing
c. High-speed, high altitude cruise
28. On which strokes are both valves on a four- d. Run up
stroke cycle reciprocating aircraft engine open?
a. Power and exhaust 37. The purpose of a bellmouth compressor inlet
is to
b. Intake and compression
c. Exhaust and intake a. Provide ram air effect
d. Power and intake b. Maximize aerodynamic efficiency of engine
c. Provide increase pressure drop
29. part of an aircraft in flight will begin to d. To avoid FOD
accumulate ice before any other?
a. propeller 38. In the formula PLANK P stands for
b. wing leading edge a. Power
c. carburetor b. Manifold pressure
d. wing tip c. Mean effective pressure
d. number of cylinder
39. Excessive valve clearance results in the 48.The change oh internal energy of an ideal gas
valves opening is a function of only the temperature change is
a. joule’s law
a. Late and closing early b. charles law
b. Early and closing late c. boyle’s law
c. Late and closing late d. newton’s law
d. Early and closing early
49. In process 2-3 of brayton cycle has a:
40. In a dual axial-flow compressor, the first stage a. isentropic copression
turbine drives__________. b. constant-pressure addition of heat
a. N1 compressor c. N3 compressor c. isentropic expasion
b. N2 compressor d. N4 compressor d. constant-pressure rejection of heat
50. An internally reversible constant temperature
41. The actual power delivered to the propeller of
process of a substance.
an aircraft engine is called
a. Isothermal
a. Friction horsepower b. Biothermal
b. Indicated horsepower c. Isobaric
c. Break horsepower d. isentropic
d. Thrust horsepower

42. the first law of thermodynamics states that

a. energy is neither created nor destroyed
b. one form of energy may be converted into
another
c. all energy received as heat by a heat engine
cycle cannot be converted into mechanical work
d. energy can be created and distroyed

43. the 2nd law of thermodynamics states that

a. energy is neither created nor destroyed
b. one form of energy may be converted into
another
c. all energy received as heat by a heat engine
cycle cannot be converted into
mechanical work.
d. one form of energy may not be converted into
another

44. in process 2-3 of an otto cycle has a:

a. constant volume addition of heat
b. contant volume rejection of heat
c. constant pressure addition of heat
d. isentropic expansion

45. Isobaric process has a constant?

a. pressure
b. temperature
c. volume
d. density

46. The law of conservation of mass states

a. mass can be created
b. mass is destructible
c. mass is indestructible
d. mass connot be created

47. In process 4-1 of a diesel cycle has a

a. constant pressure addition of heat
b. constant volume rejection of heat
c. constant pressure rejection of heat
d. constant pressure coeffecient rejection of heat