WACHEMO UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL L ENGINEERING

Part I Choice two points for each

1. In which method of describing fluid motion, the observer remains stationary and
observes changes in the fluid parameters at a particular point only?
a) Lagrangian method
b) Eulerian method
c) Stationary method
d) All of the above
2. Newton's law of viscosity in fluids states that
a. the shear stress applied to the fluid is directly proportional to the velocity gradient
(du/dy)
b. the shear stress applied to the fluid is inversely proportional to the velocity
gradient (du/dy)
c. the shear stress applied to the fluid is directly proportional to the specific weight
of the fluid
d. the shear stress applied to the fluid is inversely proportional to the specific weight
of the fluid
3. Heat conducted through unit area and unit thick face per unit time when temperature
difference between opposite faces is unity, is called
a. thermal resistance
b. thermal coefficient
c. temperature gradient
d. thermal conductivity
e. Heat-transfer.
4. LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared-to parallel flow heat
exchanger is
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Same
d. Depends on the area of heat exchanger
 e. Depends on temperature conditions.
5. In vapour compression cycle, the condition of refrigerant is high pressure saturated
liquid
a. after passing through the condenser
b. before passing through the condenser
c. after passing through the expansion or throttle valve
d. before entering the expansion valve
e. Before entering the compressor.
6. The vapour pressure of refrigerant should be
a. Lower than atmospheric pressure
b. Higher than atmospheric pressure
c. Equal to atmospheric pressure
d. Could be anything
e. None of the above.
7. Intensive property of a system is one whose value
a. Depends on the mass of the system, like volume
b. is not dependent on the path followed but on the state
c. Does not depend on the mass of the system, like temperature, pressure, etc.
d. is dependent on the path followed and not on the state
e. Remains constant.
8. The basis for measuring thermodynamic property of temperature is given by
a. zeroth law of thermodynamics
b. first law of thermodynamics
c. second law of thermodynamics
d. third law of thermodynamics
e. Avogadro's hypothesis.
9. Stoichiometric quantity of air is the
a. air present in atmosphere at NTP conditions
b. air required for optimum combustion so as to have reasonable excess air
c. air required to convert CO into CO2
d. Required to form an explosive mixture.
e. air required for complete combustion of fuel with no excess air
10. The ratio of work done per cycle to the swept volume in case of compressor is called
a. Compression index
 b. Compression ratio
c. Compressor efficiency
d. Mean effective pressure
e. Compressor effectiveness.

Part II Explain in brief, precise (to the point) and neatly

1. What is the fundamental difference between the operation of impulse and reaction
steam turbines? (2.5%)
2. What are the effects of super saturation in a steam nozzle? (2.5%)
3. What is the difference between air conditioning and refrigeration? (2.5%)
4. What are the four assumption made for air standard cycle analysis? (2.5%)

Part III work out