DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

IV Semester : 2015 , ReTest

Applied Thermodynamics
Sub Code10ME43
Duration: 1.5 Hrs

Max Marks: 50
Date: 21/05/2015

PART A
1

Define the following: a) Enthalpy of formation b) Heat of Reaction c) Calorific Value d) 10

Adiabatic Flame temperature e) Stoichiometric air-fuel ratio

The following observations were recorded in a test of 1 hour duration on a single cylinder 10
4-stroke oil engine.
Bore = 220mm, Stroke-300mm, Fuel used-4 Kgs, Calorific value- 42 MJ/Kg, Shaft
speed- 300 rpm, number of explosions per minute 148. MEP-5 bar, Load on brake
drum-60Kgs.Spring balance reading 30 N, diameter of brake drum-1.4m, quantity of
cooling water circulated-500Kgs, Increase in temperature of cooling water-20C, Air fuel
ratio-16, Exhaust temperature-410C,specific heat of gases-1.1 KJ/KgK, ambient air
temperature-30C.
Determine
IP,BP,Mechanical
Efficiency,Brake
thermal
Efficiency,Specific fuel consumption, Draw heat balance sheet in KJ/min

Derive the expression for efficiency and MEP of a Diesel cycle stating the assumptions 10
and with suitable notations.

Two stage compressor delivering air at 15 bar has a clearance volume of 6% of the swept 10
volume of LP cylinder, at the start of the compression. The condition of the air at start of
compression is 30 deg C and 0.98 bar. The intercooler pressure is 4 bar. Compression and
expansion follows the polytropic law PV1.3= Const. Assume perfect intercooling.
Determine i) volumetric efficiency referred to ambient condition ii) work required per
Kg of air delivered iii) isothermal efficiency of compression

An air refrigerator system operating on Bell Coleman cycle takes in air from cold room at 10
268 K and compresses it from 1 bar to 5.5 bar the index of compression being 1.25. The
compressed air is cooled to 300 K. the ambient temperature is 20C. Air expands in
expander where the index of expansion is 1.35. Calculate: COP, ii) Quantity of air
circulated per minute for production of 1500 kg of ice per day at 0C from water at
20C.iii) Capacity of the plant

Discuss the methods of improving thermal efficiency of a gas turbine cycle with neat 10
sketches