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Thermodynamics problems


  • 1. The mass of excess air supplied is equal to

  • Options
  • A. x Mass of excess carbon
  • B. x Mass of excess oxygen
  • C. x Mass of excess carbon
  • D. x Mass of excess oxygen
  • Discuss
  • 2. A cycle consisting of two isothermal and two isentropic processes, is known as

  • Options
  • A. Carnot cycle
  • B. Stirling cycle
  • C. Ericsson cycle
  • D. Joule cycle
  • Discuss
  • 3. In an ideal gas turbine plant, it is assumed that the compression and expansion processes are

  • Options
  • A. isothermal
  • B. isentropic
  • C. polytropic
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. When wood is heated with a limited supply of air to a temperature not less than 280°C, the resulting fuel is

  • Options
  • A. coke
  • B. wood charcoal
  • C. bituminous coal
  • D. briquetted coal
  • Discuss
  • 5. The change of entropy, when heat is removed from the gas, is positive.

  • Options
  • A. Yes
  • B. No
  • Discuss
  • 6. Steam coal is a

  • Options
  • A. pulverised coal
  • B. brown coal
  • C. coking bituminous coal
  • D. non-coking bituminous coal
  • Discuss
  • 7. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can be transformed from one form to another. This statement is known as

  • Options
  • A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
  • B. First law of thermodynamics
  • C. Second law of thermodynamics
  • D. Kinetic theory of gases
  • Discuss
  • 8. The atomic mass of an element is the number of times the atom of that element is heavier than the hydrogen atom.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 9. The kinetic energy per kg molecule of any gas at absolute temperature T is equal to (where Ru = Universal gas constant)

  • Options
  • A. Ru x T
  • B. 1.5 Ru x T
  • C. 2 Ru x T
  • D. 3 Ru x T
  • Discuss
  • 10. The efficiency of Diesel cycle increases with increase in cut-off.

  • Options
  • A. Yes
  • B. No
  • Discuss

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