COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING NAMAKKAL-637 003 INTERNAL TEST-I Year/Sem: III/V Subject Code& Title: Thermal Engineering Time: 1.

30 Hours Branch: Mechanical Date: 23 .07 .2012 Max.Marks: 50

PART-A (5X2=10) (Answer All the Questions) 1. List out assumptions for the analysis of thermodynamic air cycles. 2. Represent the Otto, Diesel and Dual cycle on P-V and T-S for the same compression ratio and same heat input. 3. Write any five major differences between Otto and Diesel cycle. 4. Draw the P-V & T-S diagram for a Dual cycle and name all the processes. 5. List the various components of IC engines. PART-B (Answer all the Following Questions & Q No.6 is a Compulsory One) 6. Explain the working principle of a four stroke petrol engine. (8) 7. a) i)Pressure and temperature of air at the entry to an Otto cycle are 1.0 bar and 300 K respectively. The compression ratio is 7.5. If the temperature of air after expansion is 550 K, calculate the thermal efficiency, the maximum pressure, the maximum temperature and the mean effective pressure of the cycle. (10) ii) Derive an expression for the air standard efficiency of an Otto cycle. (6) (Or) b) i) Derive an expression for the air standard efficiency of a Diesel cycle. (6) ii) In an engine working on the diesel cycle the ratios of the weights of air and fuel supplied is 50:1. The temperature of air at the beginning of the compression is 333 K and the compression ratio used is 14: 1 .What is the ideal efficiency of the engine calorific value of fuel used is 4200 kJ/kg. Assume Cp = 1.004kJ/kgK and Cv= 0.717 kJ/kg K for air. (10) 8. a) A dual combustion air standard cycle has a compression ratio of 10. The constant pressure part of combustion takes place at 40 bar. The highest and the lowest temperatures of the cycle are 1727 C and 27 C respectively. The pressure at the beginning of compression is 1 bar. Calculate (i) the pressures and temperatures at key points of the cycle, (ii) the heat supplied at constant volume, (iii) the heat supplied at constant pressure, (iv) the heat rejected, (v) the work output, (vi) the efficiency and (vii) mep. (16) (Or) b) i) Derive an expression for the air-standard efficiency of a Brayton cycle in terms of pressure ratio and volume ratio. (8) ii) A gas turbine works on an air standard Brayton cycle. The initial condition of the air is 25C and 1 bar. The maximum pressure and temperature are limited to 3 bar and 650C. Determine the following: (i) Cycle efficiency (ii) Heat supplied and heat rejected/kg of air (iii) Work output/kg of air (iv) Exhaust temperature. (8)