DME2401 - Thermodynamics Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Tutorial 2: Work and Heat Transfer

Work Transfer
1. The magnitude of mechanical work is the
a. Product of force and distance travelled perpendicular to the force
b. Product of the force and distance travelled parallel to the force
c. Sum of the force and distance travelled parallel to the force
2. Work done by a system is taken to be __________________.
3. Work done on the system is taken to be __________________.
4. Constant pressure process is also known as __________________ process.
5. For constant pressure process, work done is
a. Zero
b. 𝑝(𝑉2 − 𝑉1 )
𝑉
c. 𝑝1 𝑉1 ln 𝑉2
1
6. For constant volume process, work done is
a. Zero
b. 𝑝(𝑉2 − 𝑉1 )
𝑉
c. 𝑝1 𝑉1 ln 𝑉2
1
7. The area of the indicator diagram represent the magnitude of the
a. Net heat transfer by the system
b. Net work done on the system
c. Net work done by the system
d. None of the above
8. Shaft uses which kind of motion to do work?
a. Vertical motion
b. Horizontal motion
c. Rotation motion
Heat Transfer
9. The transfer of heat between two bodies in direct contact is called __________________.
10. Heat flow into a system is taken to be __________________, and heat flow out of the
system is taken as __________________.
11. The transfer of heat between a wall and fluid system in motion is called
__________________.
12. Heat transfer and work transfer are
a. Boundary phenomena
b. Energy interactions
c. Energy in transit
d. All of the above

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Specific Heat
13. The specific heat of the substance is defined as the amount of heat required to raise a unit
mass of the substance through a unit rise in temperature.
e. True
f. False
14. 20.8kJ of heat energy is required to raise the temperature of 2 kg of lead from 16°𝐶 to 96°𝐶.
Determine the specific heat capacity of lead.
15. 250kJ of heat is supplied to 10kg or iron which is initially at a temperature of 15°𝐶. If the
specific heat capacity of iron is 500 J/(kg°C) determine its final temperature.
Latent heat
16. Latent heat is taken at constant __________________ and constant __________________.
17. Some ice, initially at -40°C, has heat supplied to it at a constant rate until it becomes
superheated stream at 150°C. Sketch a typical temperature/time graph expected and use it
to explain the difference between sensible and latent heat.
18. How much heat needed to melt 25kg of ice at 0°𝐶. Assume the specific latent heat of fusion
of ice is 335kJ/kg.
19. Determine the heat energy required to change 8kg of water at 100°𝐶 to superheated steam
at 100°𝐶. Assume the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2260kJ/kg.
20. Calculate the heat energy required to convert 10kg of ice initially at -30°𝐶 completely into
water at 0°𝐶. Assume the specific heat capacity of ice is 2.1 kJ/(kg 0C) and the specific latent
heat of fusion of ice is 335kJ/kg.
21. Determine the heat energy needed to convert completely 5kg of water at 60oC to steam at
100oC, given that the specific heat capacity of water is 4.2kJ/(kgoC) and the specific latent
heat of vaporisation of water is 2260kJ/kg.

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