Download Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2015 XE E Engineering Sciences Question Paper
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E : THERMODYNAMICS
Notation used:
P-pressure, V-volume, T-temperature, S-entropy, H-enthalpy, U-internal energy, C
p
, C
v
? specific heats.
Specific properties are designated by lower case symbols.
Subscript ?f? refers to saturated liquid and subscript ?g? refers to saturated vapor.
Useful data:
Universal gas constant = 8.314 kJ/kmol K
Molecular mass of air in kg/kmol = 29
Specific heat ratio of air (?
air
) = 1.4
Q. 1 ? Q. 9 carry one mark each.
Q.1 A gas expands following the relation PV
n
= constant, from the initial state P
1
,V
1
to final volume
V
2
= 2V
1
. For the values of ?n? mentioned below, maximum displacement work is obtained for
(A) n = ? 1 (B) n = 0 (C) n = 1 (D) n = 1.4
Q.2 A 100 ? electrical resistor is heated steadily by passing a current of 20 A. If heating is performed
in the ambient at 30?C, the rate of increase in entropy of the universe in kW/K is ______.
Q.3 As per Clausius inequality, a system operating on an irreversible cycle transfers
(A) more entropy to the sink than what it receives from the source
(B) as much entropy to the sink as it receives from the source
(C) less entropy to the sink than what it receives from the source
(D) less entropy to the sink than that corresponding to a reversible cycle
Q.4 The critical point of a substance corresponds to the state
(A) at which the solid, liquid and vapor phases are in equilibrium
(B) beyond which liquid will require very large amount of heat to become vapor
(C) beyond which solid sublimates directly to the vapor state
(D) beyond which the distinction between liquid and vapor phases disappears
Q.5 Consider the process of sensible cooling of air with 60% relative humidity at constant pressure.
Which one of the following statements is TRUE for this process?
(A) Both humidity ratio and relative humidity increase during the process.
(B) The humidity ratio decreases continuously due to condensation.
(C) The dry bulb temperature decreases but the wet bulb temperature increases.
(D) The humidity ratio remains constant.
Q.6 The coefficient of performance (COP) of a reversible refrigerator operating between two thermal
reservoirs is 4.0. The efficiency (in percentage) of a reversible heat engine operating between the
same temperature limits is _______.
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GATE 2015 THERMODYNAMICS ? XE-E
XE-E 1/3
E : THERMODYNAMICS
Notation used:
P-pressure, V-volume, T-temperature, S-entropy, H-enthalpy, U-internal energy, C
p
, C
v
? specific heats.
Specific properties are designated by lower case symbols.
Subscript ?f? refers to saturated liquid and subscript ?g? refers to saturated vapor.
Useful data:
Universal gas constant = 8.314 kJ/kmol K
Molecular mass of air in kg/kmol = 29
Specific heat ratio of air (?
air
) = 1.4
Q. 1 ? Q. 9 carry one mark each.
Q.1 A gas expands following the relation PV
n
= constant, from the initial state P
1
,V
1
to final volume
V
2
= 2V
1
. For the values of ?n? mentioned below, maximum displacement work is obtained for
(A) n = ? 1 (B) n = 0 (C) n = 1 (D) n = 1.4
Q.2 A 100 ? electrical resistor is heated steadily by passing a current of 20 A. If heating is performed
in the ambient at 30?C, the rate of increase in entropy of the universe in kW/K is ______.
Q.3 As per Clausius inequality, a system operating on an irreversible cycle transfers
(A) more entropy to the sink than what it receives from the source
(B) as much entropy to the sink as it receives from the source
(C) less entropy to the sink than what it receives from the source
(D) less entropy to the sink than that corresponding to a reversible cycle
Q.4 The critical point of a substance corresponds to the state
(A) at which the solid, liquid and vapor phases are in equilibrium
(B) beyond which liquid will require very large amount of heat to become vapor
(C) beyond which solid sublimates directly to the vapor state
(D) beyond which the distinction between liquid and vapor phases disappears
Q.5 Consider the process of sensible cooling of air with 60% relative humidity at constant pressure.
Which one of the following statements is TRUE for this process?
(A) Both humidity ratio and relative humidity increase during the process.
(B) The humidity ratio decreases continuously due to condensation.
(C) The dry bulb temperature decreases but the wet bulb temperature increases.
(D) The humidity ratio remains constant.
Q.6 The coefficient of performance (COP) of a reversible refrigerator operating between two thermal
reservoirs is 4.0. The efficiency (in percentage) of a reversible heat engine operating between the
same temperature limits is _______.
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Q.7 Differential change in specific enthalpy of a superheated vapor for which ideal gas approximation
does not hold, is given by the expression
(A)
p
dh C dT =
(B)
p
T
h
dh C dT dv
v
?
= +
?
(C)
p
T
h
dh C dT dp
p
?
= +
?
(D)
v
T
h
dh C dT dp
p
?
= +
?
Q.8 An ideal gas mixture of oxygen (molecular weight = 32 kg/kmol) and carbon dioxide (molecular
weight = 44 kg/kmol) has a mass composition of 40% and 60% respectively. If the total pressure is
200 kPa, the partial pressure of oxygen (in kPa) is _______.
Q.9 In an ideal Rankine cycle, increase in superheat of vapor at the exit of boiler leads to
(A) decrease in net work output from the cycle
(B) increase in cycle efficiency
(C) decrease in cycle efficiency
(D) decrease in quality of steam at the exit of the turbine
Q. 10 ? Q. 22 carry two marks each.
Q.10 Two moles of air at 1 atm, 21.1?C goes through an adiabatic device and separates into a hot stream
of 0.4 moles at 1 atm, 176.3?C and a cold stream of 1.6 moles at 1 atm, ?17.7?C, without any
external work. It can be concluded that
(A) the total entropy change is zero
(B) the total entropy change for the process is positive
(C) the device violates Second Law of Thermodynamics
(D) the device violates First Law of Thermodynamics
Q.11
For a real gas undergoing volume expansion through a porous plug with ?=
1
v