Download GTU (Gujarat Technological University) BE/BTech (Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology) 2018 Winter 4th Sem New 2140106 Basic Engineering Thermodynamics Previous Question Paper
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE - SEMESTER ?IV (NEW) EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2018
Subject Code:2140106 Date:05/12/2018
Subject Name:Basic Engineering Thermodynamics
Time: 02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) Explain quasi-static process. 03
(b) Define a thermodynamic system. Differentiate between open system,
closed system and an isolated system.
04
(c) Derive general energy equation for steady flow process (SFEE). 07
Q.2 (a) Explain briefly zeroth law of thermodynamics. 03
(b) State the limitations of first law of thermodynamics. 04
(c) In an air compressor air flows steadily at the rate of 0.5 kg/s through an
air compressor. It enters the compressor at 6 m/s with a pressure of 1
bar and a specific volume of 0.85 m
3
/kg and leaves at 5 m/s with a
pressure of 7 bar and a specific volume of 0.16 m
3
/kg. The internal
energy of the air leaving is 90 kJ/kg greater than that of the air entering.
Cooling water in a jacket surrounding the cylinder absorbs heat from
the air at the rate of 60 kJ/s. Calculate :
i. The power required to drive the compressor ;
ii. The inlet and output pipe cross-sectional areas.
07
OR
(c) A house requires 2 ? 10
5
kJ/h for heating in winter. Heat pump is used
to absorb heat from cold air outside in winter and send heat to the house.
Work required to operate the heat pump is 3 ? 10
4
kJ/h. Determine :
i. Heat abstracted from outside
ii. Co-efficient of performance.
iii. If the same device is used in summer for cooling of house then
what will be the COP of the heat pump?
07
Q.3 (a) Explain the concept of available and unavailable energy. When does the
system become dead?
03
(b) Explain perpetual motion machine of the second kind. 04
(c) What do you mean by ?Clausius inequality?? 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain briefly third law of thermodynamics. 03
(b) Prove that entropy is a property of a system. 04
(c) State Kelvin-Plant statement of second law of thermodynamics. Prove
that violation of Kelvin Plank statement leads to violation of Clausius
statement.
07
Q.4 (a) Prove that CP ? CV = R 03
(b) Show that law of adiabatic process is ???? ?? = ?? . 04
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE - SEMESTER ?IV (NEW) EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2018
Subject Code:2140106 Date:05/12/2018
Subject Name:Basic Engineering Thermodynamics
Time: 02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) Explain quasi-static process. 03
(b) Define a thermodynamic system. Differentiate between open system,
closed system and an isolated system.
04
(c) Derive general energy equation for steady flow process (SFEE). 07
Q.2 (a) Explain briefly zeroth law of thermodynamics. 03
(b) State the limitations of first law of thermodynamics. 04
(c) In an air compressor air flows steadily at the rate of 0.5 kg/s through an
air compressor. It enters the compressor at 6 m/s with a pressure of 1
bar and a specific volume of 0.85 m
3
/kg and leaves at 5 m/s with a
pressure of 7 bar and a specific volume of 0.16 m
3
/kg. The internal
energy of the air leaving is 90 kJ/kg greater than that of the air entering.
Cooling water in a jacket surrounding the cylinder absorbs heat from
the air at the rate of 60 kJ/s. Calculate :
i. The power required to drive the compressor ;
ii. The inlet and output pipe cross-sectional areas.
07
OR
(c) A house requires 2 ? 10
5
kJ/h for heating in winter. Heat pump is used
to absorb heat from cold air outside in winter and send heat to the house.
Work required to operate the heat pump is 3 ? 10
4
kJ/h. Determine :
i. Heat abstracted from outside
ii. Co-efficient of performance.
iii. If the same device is used in summer for cooling of house then
what will be the COP of the heat pump?
07
Q.3 (a) Explain the concept of available and unavailable energy. When does the
system become dead?
03
(b) Explain perpetual motion machine of the second kind. 04
(c) What do you mean by ?Clausius inequality?? 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain briefly third law of thermodynamics. 03
(b) Prove that entropy is a property of a system. 04
(c) State Kelvin-Plant statement of second law of thermodynamics. Prove
that violation of Kelvin Plank statement leads to violation of Clausius
statement.
07
Q.4 (a) Prove that CP ? CV = R 03
(b) Show that law of adiabatic process is ???? ?? = ?? . 04
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(c) 1 kg of air at a pressure of 8 bar and a temperature of 100?C undergoes
a reversible polytropic process following the law ???? 1 . 2
= ?? . If the final
pressure is 1.8 bar determine :
i. The final specific volume and temperature;
ii. The work done and the heat transfer
Assume R = 0.287 kJ/kg K and ? = 1.4.
07
OR
Q.4 (a) Show that for isothermal process work done is given by
?? = ?? 1
?? 1
????
?? 2
?? 1
03
(b) Explain the processes involved in Dual combustion cycle. Also draw
Dual combustion cycle on p ? V and T ? s diagrams.
04
(c) Derive the expression for Helmholtz & Gib?s function. 07
Q.5 (a) Draw the block diagram of Brayton cycle. Also draw Brayton cycle on
p ? V and T ? s diagrams.
03
(b) Explain the various operation of a Carnot cycle. Also represent it on a
T-s and p-V diagrams.
04
(c) Derive the expression for air standard efficiency of a Diesel cycle. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Explain the concept of air-standard efficiency. Also explain the
assumptions for analysis of all air standard cycle.
03
(b) State the methods of increasing the thermal efficiency of a Rankine
cycle.
04
(c) In a steam turbine steam at 20 bar, 360?C is expanded to 0.08 bar. It
then enters a condenser, where it is condensed to saturated liquid water.
The pump feeds back the water into the boiler. Assume ideal processes;
find per kg of steam the net work and the cycle efficiency. Take
following values:
20 bar ( 360?C) : h
g
= 3159.3 kJ/kg, S
g
= 6.9917 kJ/kg-K
0.08 bar :T
S
= 41.5 ?C, h
f
= 173.88 kJ/kg, h
fg
= 2403.1 kJ/kg
S
f
= 0.5926 kJ/kg-K, S
fg
= 7.6361 kJ/kg-K,
V
f
= 0.001008 m
3
/kg
07
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