Mechanical - 2007 Set 1 Only rocket engines can be propelled to space because a) They can generate very high thrust b) They have high propulsion efficiency °) These engines can work on several fuels 4) They are not air-breathing engines 2 The universal gas constant of a gas is the product of molecular weight of the gas and a) Gas constant b) Specific heat at constant pressure ©) Specific heat at constant volume _d) None of the above 3. Vander Waal’s equation of state of a gas is PV =nRT a) PV en o (r+) (v+6) =RT °) (r+) (5) = RT a{r-) (3) =RT 4 The radiative heat transfer rate per unit area (Wim?) between two plane parallel grey surfaces (emissivity = 0.9) maintained at 400 K and 300 K is (Stefan Bottzman constant o = 5.67 x 10°Wim? K*) a) 992 b) 812 c) 464 4) 567 5 Theefficiency 7 of any heat engine and efficiency x of a reversible heat engine operating between common heat source and heat sink are related as a) n>7R b) a<7R nznR a) 7 <0R 6 Aspherical shaped vessel of 1.4 m outer diameter is 90 mm thick. Find the rate of heat leakage, if the temperature difference between the inner and outer surfaces is 220°C. Thermal conductivity of the material of the sphere is 0.083 Wim K. a) 0.2 KW b) 0.5 KW ©) 1.088 KW 4) 1.6 kW 7 The velocity components in the x and y directions are given by usty-xy 5 vex? -3y The value of 4 for a possible flow field involving an incompressible fluid is 3 b)3. 4 4 =) ot a + a-4 13 )-3 ohn | Indian Space Research Organisation Page 1 of 11Mechanical ~ 2007 Set-D 8 The temperature field in a body varies according to the equation 1 (x,y) =x° + 4xy. The direction of fastest variation in temperature at the point (1,0) is given by a) 37487 b)i c) 0.67 +0.87 d) 0.57 + 0.8667 9 The temperature distribution at a certain input of time in concrete slab during curing is given by T =3x* +3x+16 where x is in cm and T is in K. The rate of change of temperature with time is given («= 0.0003 cm/sec a) 0.009 K/sec b) 0.0048 K/sec c) -0.0012 K/sec d) -0.0018 K/sec 10 300 kJ/sec of heat is applied at a constant fixed temperature of 290°C to a heat engine, The heat rejection takes place at 8.5°C. then match the following: Results obtained Cycle a) 215kJisec are rejected 1) reversible b) 150kJ/sec are rejected 2) irreversible c) 75kJ/sec are rejected 3) impossible A B c a) 1 2 3 b) 2 1 3 °) 3 2 1 4) 1 3 2 11 If the governing equation for a flow field is given by V’# =0 and the velocity is given by }’ = V¢,then a) VxV=0 b) VxP=1 v afovatt 12. With rise in temperature thermal conductivity of air a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains constant d) May increase or decrease depending on temperature a Vx 43 Ina reversible adiabatic process, the ratio of T;/T2 is equal to re rs nt o(2) m2)’ off whe Indian Space Research Organisation | Page 2 of 11Mechanical - 2007 Set-D 14 Chances of occurrence of cavitation are high if the a) Local pressure becomes very high b) Local pressure falls below the vapour pressure ©) Thoma cavitation parameter exceeds a certain limit 4) Local temperature becomes low 45 The general equation of continuity for three-dimensional flow of a incompressible fluid for steady flow is uv. 16 A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m’ at 50 kg/cm? and a volume of 0.039 m° at 150 kg/cm”. The bulk modulus of liquid is a) 400 kg/cm? ) 4000 kg/om? c) 40 x 10° kg/om? d) 40 x 10° kg/cm* 17 The buoyancy depends on a) Mass of liquid displaced b) Viscosity of the liquid c) Pressure of the liquid displaced d) Depth of immersion 48 A fluid jet discharging from a 100 mm diameter orifice has a diameter of 80 mm at its vena contracta. The coefficient of contraction is a)0.8 b) 1.25 0) 0.2 d) 0.64 19. Ifa jet of water of area ‘A’ strikes with velocity ‘V’' a series of flat plates mounted on a wheel of mean diameter D rotating at N rpm, then force exerted will be equal to pAV? PAV (,,_ =DN & wy g (" ) pA. mDN _aDN 0 d) adv as ) 20 The maximum height of a siphon for a fluid of specific gravity p under atmospheric conditions is a) p/l0metres py 100+) metres Pp ©) 10/1 ~ p)metres d) 10/p metres 24. Acentrifugal pump with peripheral speed ‘V’ was selected for a total lift of 100 m. Actually pump was to be operated for a total lift of 400 m. The peripheral speed should actually be (other conditions remaining same) a)2V b) av 0) 8V div hin | Indian Space Research Orga Page 3 of 11