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Thermodynamics problems


  • 1. When coal is first dried and then crushed to a fine powder by pulverising machine, the resulting fuel is called

  • Options
  • A. wood charcoal
  • B. bituminous coal
  • C. briquetted coal
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 2. A process, in which the gas is heated or expanded in such a way that the product of its pressure and volume remains constant, is called

  • Options
  • A. isothermal process
  • B. hyperbolic process
  • C. adiabatic process
  • D. polytropic process
  • Discuss
  • 3. The amount of heat generated per kg of fuel is known as

  • Options
  • A. calorific value
  • B. heat energy
  • C. lower calorific value
  • D. higher calorific value
  • Discuss
  • 4. Wood charcoal is produced by heating the wood at 100°C.

  • Options
  • A. Yes
  • B. No
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of the following is the correct statement?

  • Options
  • A. All the reversible engines have the same efficiency.
  • B. All the reversible and irreversible engines have the same efficiency.
  • C. Irreversible engines have maximum efficiency.
  • D. All engines are designed as reversible in order to obtain maximum efficiency.
  • Discuss
  • 6. All perfect gases change in volume by 1 / 273th of its original volume at 0°C for every 1°C change in temperature, when the pressure remains constant. This statement is called

  • Options
  • A. Boyle's law
  • B. Charles' law
  • C. Gay-Lussac law
  • D. Joule's law
  • Discuss
  • 7. Coal gas consists mainly of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and various hydrocarbons.

  • Options
  • A. Agree
  • B. Disagree
  • Discuss
  • 8. The process is adiabatic, if the value of n in the equation pvn = C, is

  • Options
  • A. 0
  • B. 1
  • C. ?
  • D. ?
  • Discuss
  • 9. The throttling process is an irreversible steady flow expansion process.

  • Options
  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect
  • Discuss
  • 10. The calorific value of gaseous fuel is expressed in

  • Options
  • A. kJ
  • B. kJ/kg
  • C. kJ/m2
  • D. kJ/m3
  • Discuss

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