AnnaUniversityNovember/December2011

ME2202ENGINEERINGTHERMODYNAMICS
(Regulation2010)
Time:ThreehoursMaximum:100marks
AnswerALLquestions.
PARTA(102=20marks)
1.Explainthefollowingterms:
(a)Process(b)cycle.
2.Defineinternalenergy.
3.Whatdoyoumeanbythetermentropy?
4.Whatisatemperatureentropydiagram?
5.DrawapT(pressuretemperature)diagramforapuresubstance.
6.ExplaincomparisonbetweenRankinecycleandCarnotcycle.
7.Explaincompressibilityfactor.
8.WritetheMaxwellsequation.
9.Definedrybulbtemperature.
10.Explainadiabaticmixingoftwosubstances.
PARTB(516=80marks)
11.(a)10kgoffluidperminutegoesthroughareversiblesteadyflowprocess.The
propertiesoffluidattheinletare1P=1.5bar,1r=26kg/m3,1v=110m/sand1u=910
kJ/kgandattheexitare2P=5.5bar,2r=5.5kg/m32v=190m/sand2k=710kJ/kg.
Duringthepassage,thefluidrejects55kJ/sandrisesthrough55m.Determine:(i)the
changeinenthalpy(h)(ii)workdoneduringtheprocess(w).
Or
(b)Asystemcontain0.2m3ofagasatapressureof4barand150C.Itisexpanded
adiabaticallytillthepressurefallsto1bar.Thegasisthenheatedataconstantpressuretill
itsenthalpyincreasesby100kJ.Determinethetotalworkdone.Takepc=1kJ/kgKandv
c=0.714kJ/kgK.(16)
12.(a)Areversibleheatpumpisusedtomaintainatemperatureof0Cinarefrigerator
whenitrejectstheheattothesurroundingsat27C.Iftheheatremovalratefromthe
refrigeratoris1500kJ/min.DeterminetheC.O.Pofthemachineandworkinputrequired.If
therequiredinputto
runthepumpisdevelopedbyareversibleenginewhichreceivesheatat400Candrejects
heattoatmosphere,thendeterminetheoverallC.O.Pofthesystem.(16)
Or
(b)Areversibleengineissuppliedwithheatfromtwoconstanttemperaturesourcesat900K
and600Kandrejectsheattoaconstanttemperaturesinkat300K.Iftheengineexecutesa
numbersofcompletecycleswhiledeveloping100kW,andrejecting3600kJofheatper
minute.Determine
theheatsuppliedbyeachsourceperminuteandefficiencyoftheengine.(16)

13.(a)Onekgofsteamat10barexistsatthefollowingconditions(i)wetand0.8dry(ii)dry
andsaturatedand(iii)atatemperatureof199.9C.Determinetheenthalpy,specific
volume,density,internalenergyandentropyineachcase.Takepsc=2.25kJ/kg.(16)
Or
(b)ARankinecycleworksbetween40barand0.2barwithsaturatedsteamatturbineinlet.
Determinethecycleefficiencyandtheratioofpumpworkandturbinework.(16)
14.(a)AcertainidealgashasR=290J/kgkandg=1.35(i)Determinethevaluesofpc
andvc.(ii)Themassofthegasitisfilledinavesselof0.5m3capacitytillthepressure
insidebecomes4bargaugeandthetemperatureis27C(iii)if40kJofheatisgiventothe
vesselwhenthevesselisclosed,determinetheresultingtemperatureandpressure.Take
theatmosphericpressure=100kPa.(16)
Or
(b)Acontainerof3m3capacitycontains10kgofCO2at27C.Estimatethepressure
exertedbyCO2byusing.
(i)Perfectgasequation.
(ii)VanderWaalsequation.
(iii)BeattieBridgemanequation.(16)
15.(a)Itisrequiredtodesignanairconditioningplantforasmallofficeroomforfollowing
winterconditions.Outdoorconditions=14CDBTand10CWBTRequiredconditions=
20CDBTand60%R.HAmountofaircirculation0.30m3/min/person.Seatingcapacityof
office=60Therequiredconditionisachievedfirstbyheatingandthenbyadiabatic
humidifying.
Determinethefollowing:
(i)HeatingcapacityofthecoilinkWandthesurfacetemperaturerequiredifthebypass
factorofcoilis0.4.
(ii)Thecapacityofthehumidifier.(16)
Or
(b)Saturatedairat20Catarateof70m3/minismixedadiabaticallywiththeoutsideairat
35Cand50%relativehumidityatarate30m3/min.Assumingthatthemixingprocess
occursatapressureof1atm,determinethespecifichumidity,therelativehumidity,thedry
bulbtemperature,andthevolumeflowrateofthemixture.(16)