Question No.

05
Compare Brayton Cycle and Otto Cycle?
Answer:
The heat addition and rejection processes in Otto cycle are of constant volume, whereas in
Brayton cycle, they are of constant pressure.
Otto cycle is the ideal cycle for spark ignition engines.
Brayton cycle is the ideal cycle for gas power turbines.

Question No. 06
What is the importance of Thermodynamics?
Answer:
All the mechanical engineering systems are studied with the help of thermodynamics. Hence it is
very important for the mechanical engineers.

Question No. 07
How to Measure Temperature in Wet Bulb Thermometer?
Answer:
Wet bulb temperature is measured in a wet bulb thermometer by covering the bulb with a wick
and wetting it with water. It corresponds to the dew point temperature and relative humidity.

Question No. 08
In a Rankine cycle if maximum steam pressure is increased keeping steam temperature
and condenser pressure same, what will happen to dryness fraction of steam after
expansion?
Answer:
It will decrease.

Question No. 09
Why entropy change for a reversible adiabatic process is zero?
Answer:
Because there is no heat transfer in this process.

Question No. 10
What is the purpose of Scrapper Ring?
Answer:
Scraps the excess lube oil from the cylinder walls. There by preventing oil from entering
combustion zone.

Question No. 11
What are two essential conditions of perfect gas?
Answer:
It satisfies equation of state and its specific heats are constant.