ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS-I

THEORY
1. What is called an Equation of state of a gas? Write the same for a perfect Gas.
2. Difference between Universal Gas Constant and Characteristic Gas constant.
3. Prove that Cp -Cv =R
4. What do you mean by Molar specific heats?
γ
5. Prove that for Adiabatic process PV =Constant.
6. Distinguish between state function and Path function.
7. Differentiate between intensive and extensive properties? Give 2 examples from
each.
8. Prove that for a polytropic process

9. Prove that for a polytropic process

12. State the first law for a system undergoing a process.

13. Define enthalpy. How is it related to internal energy?

10. Explain first law of thermodynamics and write its limitations.

11. Distinguish between E and U in terms of the thermodynamic properties they define.
12. Prove that 1st law of thermodynamics can be written as dq=dh-Vdp.
13. Internal Energy of an Isolated system remains constant. Justify?
14. What is PMM1? Why is it impossible?

15. Show that

16. Define Clausius statement of 2nd law of Thermodynamics.
17. Efficiency of Carnot cycle is 100%. True or False. Justify.
18. Describe the carnot cycle on T-S plot. Derive its efficiency.
19. Draw the block diagram of heat engine and find efficiency.
20. Explain the COP of refrigerator and Heat Pump.
21. What is meant by Drynass fraction ?
22. What is the difference between super heated steam and saturated steam ?
 23. What is the difference between saturated water and wet steam and what is meant
by subcooled water?
24. Define Tripple point, critical point, saturation states?
25. What is the difference between Latent Heat and Specific Heat ?

PROBLEMS

1. A vessel contains 2 m3 of air at a pressure of 1200 KPa and temperature of 30°C. Air is
drawn off from the vessel till the pressure and temperature drops to 600 KPa and 15°C.
Determine the mass of air Drawn.[Ans=13.08 Kg]
2. 5 Kg of gas is heated from 20°C to 100°C. assuming R=0.287Kj/Kg k and ϒ=1.4 for the gas,
calculate (i) Specific Heat(At constant volume and at constant pressure) (ii) Change in
internal Energy (iii)Change in Enthalpy
[Ans (i=1.0045KJ/KgK, 0.7175KJ/KgK), ii=287KJ, iii=401.8]
3. From an experimental determination the specific heat ratio for acetylene(C2H2) is found
to 1.26. Find the two specific heats. [Ans=Cp=1.549 KJ/KgK, Cv=1.229 KJ/KgK]
4. A vessel of capacity 3 m3 contains air at a pressure of 1.5 bar and a temperature of 25°C.
Additional air is now pumped into the system until the pressure rises to 30 bar and
temperature rises to 60°C. determine the mass of air pumped in and express the
quantity as a volume at a pressure of 1.02 bar and a temperature of 20°C.
If the vessel is allowed to cool until the temperature is again 25°C, calculate the pressure
in the vessel. [m=88.91kg, v=73.3 m3, p=26.8 bar]
5. The Internal Energy of a certain substance is given by the following equation
u=3.56pv+84, where u is given in KJ/ Kg, P in KPa, and v is in m3 / kg.
A system composed of 3 kg of this substance expands from an initial pressure of 500 Kpa
and volume 0.22 m3 to a final Pressure 100 Kpa in a process in which Pressure and
volume are related by PV1.2 =constant. If the expansion is quasi-static, find Q, ΔU and W
for the process. [36.891KJ, -92.559KJ, 129.45KJ]
6. A gas enclosed in a cylinder by a piston is heated slowly whereupon its state changes
from 100 Kpa/0.03 m3 to a final state of volume of 0.1 m3. Assuming the volume of the
gas changes inversely with pressure during the process. Determine the amount of
workdone. [3.6119 KJ]
7. During a certain process, the specific heat of the working fluid of a system undergoes
change as per the relation c=(0.2+2x10-3 T) Kj/KgK., T=Temperature in Kelvin.
Calculate the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of this fluid from 300K
to 400 K. [90 KJ/kg]
8. In a cyclic Process, heat transfer are + 14.7 KJ, - 25.2KJ, -3.56 KJ and +31.5 KJ. What is
the net work for this cycle Process?[17.44 KJ]
9. The properties of a certain fluid are related as u=196+0.718t, Pv=0.287(t+273)
Where u is the specific internal Energy (KJ/Kg), t is in °C, P is pressure (KN/m2) and v is
specific volume (m3 /kg). For this fluid find Cv and Cp. [0.718 KJ/KgK, 1.005 KJ/KgK]
10. A system composed of 2 Kg of the above fluid expands in a frictionless piston and
cylinder machine from an initial state of 1 MPa, 100°C to a final temperature of 30°C. If
there is no heat transfer, find the net work for the Process. [100.52 KJ]
11. A °C scale measure the temperature of a system as 72 °C, find the temperature of the
same system in a new thermodynamic scale in which ice point is -10 and steam point is
100 ?
12. Problem on properties of steam which has been given in the class ?
13. A mass of 1.5 Kg of air compressed in a quasi-static process from 0.1 MPa to 0.7 MPa for
which PV= constant. The initial density of air is 1.16 Kg/m3. Find the work done by the
Piston to compress the air. [252.1 KJ]
14. A mass of gas is compressed in a quasi-static process from 80 KPa, 0.1 m3 to 0.4 MPa,
0.03 m3 . Assuming that the pressure and volume are related by PVn = Constant. Find
the work done by the gas on the system. [-11.9 KJ]
15. A cyclic heat engine operates between a source temperature of 800°C and a sink
temperature of 30°C. What is the least rate of heat rejection per KW net output of the
engine? [0.393]
16. An inventor claims to have developed an engine that takes in 105 MJ at a temperature
of 400 K rejects 42 MJ at a temperature of 200 K, and delivers 15 KWh of mechanical
work. Would you advise investing money to put this engine in market?
17. Water is heated at a constant pressure of 0.7 MPa. The boiling point is 164.97°C. The
initial temperature of water is 0 °C. The latent heat of evaporation is 2066.3 Kj/Kg. Find
the increase of entropy of water, if the final state is steam. [1.9791 KJ/KgK]
18. A reversible engine works between two temperature limits of 900°C and 50°C. calculate
amount of heat rejected and change of entropy if it receives 1400 Kj of heat from a hot
reservoir. Explain whether the process is Reversible or irreversible? [385.5 KJ]
19. A refrigerator is operating between -10°C and 30°C. Find the coefficient of performance.
It is desired to change the temperature so as to make the COP=7. The amount of
increase in higher temperature is equal to the amount of decrease in Lower
temperature. Find the new temperature of source and sink.[301.87K, 264.13K]
20. A refrigeration system works between two temperature ranges 303K and 271K. It
receives 80 KJ of heat from sink with work input of 40 KJ. Explain the possibility of the
cycle. Find relative COP of the cycle ? [0.2361]
21. During a non-flow reversible process, a gas enclosed in a cylinder-piston assembly
expands from 2 m3 to 4 m3.The pressure-volume correlation is given by P=V2+ .Where
P is in bar.Determine the work done by the system (gas). [2.28255 MJ]
22. Problem on Open system undergoing steady flow process which has been done in the
class?
23. A heat engine, a heat pump, and a refrigerator receive 500 kj of heat each. But they reject
250 kj, 600 kj and 700 kj of heat respectively
1. The efficiency of the heat engine [50 %]
2. The COP of the heat pump [6]
3. The COP of the refrigerator [2.5]
24. . A reversible heat engine operates between two temperature limits 800 K and 400 K
producing 200 kj of the work output. Determine the heat intake of the engine. [400KJ]
25. Ten grams of water at 200C is converted into ice at -100 C at constant atmospheric
pressure. Assuming the specific heat of liquid water is 4.2 J/gK and that of ice to be half
of this value, and taking the latent heat of fusion of ice at 00C to be 335 j/g. calculate the
total entropy change of the system. [16.0236 J/K]

26.An engine works between two temperature ranges of 9000C and 2000C.It receives and
rejects 500 kj and 200 kj of heats respectively from two reservoirs. State whether the
arrangement of such engine is possible or not.

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