SUBJECT: THERMODYNAMICS TOPICWISE TEST NO: 1

TOPICS: BASICS OF THERMODYNAMICS, FIRST LAW

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1. An insulated rigid vessel contains a mixture of fuel 7. A steam turbine receives steam steadily at 10 bar
and air. The mixture is ignited by a minute spark. The with a enthalpy of 3000kJ/kg and discharges at 1 bar
contents of the vessel experience __________. with an enthalpy of 2700kJ/kg. The work output is
(a) increase in temperature, pressure and energy 250kJ/kg. The changes in kinetic and potential
(b) decrease in temperature, pressure and energy energies are negligible. The heat transfer from the
(c) increase in temperature and pressure but no turbine casing to the su9rroundings is equal to ____.
change in energy (a) 0kJ (b) 50kJ
(d) increase in temperature and pressure but decrease (c) 150kJ (d) 250kJ
in energy
8. A small steam whistle (perfectly insulated and
2. Heat and work are __________. doing no shaft work) causes a drop of 0.8kJ/kg in
(a) intensive properties enthalpy of steam from entry to exit. If the kinetic
(b) extensive properties energy of the steam at entry is negligible, the velocity
(c) point functions of the steam at exit is _______.
(d) path functions (a) 4m/s (b) 40m/s
(c) 80m/s (d) 120m/s
3. Which of the following statements are TRUE with
respect to heat and work? 9. A 2kW, 40liters water heater is switched on for
(i) They are boundary phenomena 20minutes. The heat capacity 𝑐𝑝 for w3ater is
(ii) They are exact differentials 4.2kJ/kg. Assuming all the electrical energy has gone
(iii) They are path functions into heating the water, increase of the water
(a) both (i) and (ii) (b) both (i) and (iii) temperature in degree centigrade is ___________.
(c) both (ii) and (iii) (d) only (iii) (a) 2.7 (b) 4.0
(c) 14.3 (d) 25.25
4. The first law of thermodynamics takes the form
W=−∆H when applied to ___________. 10. A gas contained in a cylinder is compressed, the
(a) a closed system undergoing a reversible adiabatic work required for compression being 5000kJ. During
process the process, heat interaction of 2000kJ causes the
(b) an open system undergoing an adiabatic process surroundings to be heated. The changes in internal
with negligible changes in kinetic and potential energy of the gas during the process is ________.
energies (a) -7000kJ (b) -3000kJ
(c) a closed system undergoing a reversible constant (c) +3000kJ (d) +7000kJ
volume process
(d) a closed system undergoing a reversible constant 11. A balloon containing an ideal gas is initially kept
pressure process in an evacuated and insulated room. The balloon
ruptures and the gas fills up the entire room. Which
5. A steel ball of mass 1kg of specific heat 0.4kJ/kgK one of the following statements is TRUE at the end
is at a temperature of 60°C. It is dropped into 1kg of above process?
water at 20°C. The final steady state temperature of (a) the internal energy of the gas decreases from its
water is _______. initial value, but the enthalpy remains constant
(a) 23.5°C (b) 30°C (b) the internal energy of the gas increases from its
(c) 35°C (d) 40°C initial value, but the enthalpy remains constant
(c) both internal energy and enthalpy of the gas
6. For reversible adiabatic compression in a steady remains constant
flow process, the work transfer per unit mass is ____. (d) both internal energy and enthalpy of the gas
(a) ∫ 𝑝𝑑𝑣 (b) ∫ 𝑣𝑑𝑝 increase
(c) ∫ 𝑇𝑑𝑠 (d) ∫ 𝑠𝑑𝑇
SUBJECT: THERMODYNAMICS TOPICWISE TEST NO: 1
TOPICS: BASICS OF THERMODYNAMICS, FIRST LAW
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12. In a steady state steady flow process taking place

in a device with a single inlet and a single outlet, the
work done per unit mass flow rate is given by 𝑤 =
𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡
− ∫𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑣𝑑𝑝, where v is the specific volume and p
is the pressure, the expression for w given above
(a) is valid only if the process is both reversible and
adiabatic
(b) is valid only if the process is both reversible and
isothermal
(c) is valid for any reversible process
𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡
(d) is incorrect; it must be by 𝑤 = − ∫𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑝𝑑𝑣

13. A frictionless piston-cylinder device contains a

gas initially at 0.8Mpa and 0.015m3. It expands
quasistatically at constant temperature to a final
volume of 0.030m3. The work output (in kJ) during
this process will be _________.
(a) 8.32 (b) 12.00
(c) 554.67 (d) 8320.00

14. Air enters an adiabatic nozzle at 300kPa, 500K

with a velocity of 10m/s. It leaves the nozzle at
100kPa with a velocity of 180m/s. The inlet area is
80cm2. The specific heat of air cp is 1008J/kgK

(i) The exit temperature of the air is _________.

(a) 516K (b) 532K
(c) 484K (d) 468K

(ii) The exit area of the nozzle in cm2 is ________.

(a) 90.1 (b) 56.3
(c) 4.4 (d) 12.9

15. A mass m of a perfect gas at pressure p1 and

volume V1 undergoes an isothermal process. The
final pressure is p2 and volume is V2. The work done
on the system is considered positive. If R is the gas
constant and T is the temperature, then the work done
in the process is ___________.
𝑉 𝑝
(a) p1V1ln𝑉2 (b) -p1V1ln𝑝1
1 2
𝑉 𝑝
(c) RTln𝑉2 (d) -mRTln𝑝2
1 1