MIT ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

COURSE CODE: ME202T 28 JANUARY 2019

SY BTECH SEMESTER - III 2018 - 2019 RE - EXAMINATION
CYCLE - II
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
END COURSE RE - EXAMINATION
THERMAL ENGINEERING
TIME : 3 HOURS MAX MARKS : 100 MARKS
TOTAL NO OF QUESTIONS: 10 TOTAL NO OF PRINTED PAGES: 3
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Assume suitable data wherever necessary
2. Non programmable scientific calculators are allowed
3. Black figures to the right indicate full marks

1 A diesel engine has a compression ratio of 20 and cut [10] CO2 L3

off takes place at 5% of the stroke. Esimate its air
standard efficiency? [ Enlist the given data and what to
find out -1 & Applying appropriate formulas and unit
conversion to generate final results -9 ]

2 a) What is the reason that two stroke engine is not used [5] CO4 L2
for cars even though it developes theoretically twice
power than that of four stroke engine? [ Any five
correct points with proper justification - 5 ]

b) Explain the basic difference between pre-ignition, auto- [5] CO4 L2

ignition and detonation? [ Correct description with
simple sketch - 5 ]

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3 Initially gas at pressure 510 KN/m2 and volume 0.142 [10] CO1 L3
m3 goes through a process to a final pressure of 170
KN/m2 and volume 0.275 m3. During the process
enthalpy decreased by 65 KJ. Take Cv = 718 J/kgK.
Determine a) Change in internal energy b) Specific
heat at constant pressure c) Specific gas constant? [
Enlist the given data and what to find out -1 & Applying
appropriate formulas and unit conversion to generate
final results -9 ]

4 Why the water tube boiler is generally preferred for [10] CO3 L2
steam generation in modern industry than fire tube
boiler? Give proper justification? [ Any ten correct
points with proper justification - 10 ]
5 At the inlet of nozzle the enthaply of fluid passing is [10] CO1 L3
2800 kj/kg and the velocity is 50 m/s. At the discharge
end the enthalpy is 2600 kj/kg. The nozzle is horizontal
and there is negligible heat loss from it. Find out a) Exit
velocity of nozzle b) if the inlet area is 900 cm2 and
specific volume at inlet is 0.187 m3/kg, find the mass
flow rate? [ Enlist the given data and what to find out -1
& Applying appropriate formulas and unit conversion to
generate final results -9 ]

6 In a test of 4-cylinder 4-stroke engine 75 mm bore and [10] CO4 L3

100 mm stroke, following results were obtained at full
throttle at a particular constant speed and with fixed
setting of fuel supply of 6 kg/hr.
BP with all cylinder working = 15.6 KW
BP with cylinder 1 cutoff = 11.1 KW
BP with cylinder 2 cutoff = 11.03 KW
BP with cylinder 3 cutoff = 10.88 KW
BP with cylinder 4 cutoff = 10.66 KW
If CV of fuel is 83600 kJ/kg and clearance volume is
0.0001 m3 determine a) Mechanical efficiency b)
Indicated thermal efficiency c) Air standard efficiency?
[ Enlist the given data and what to find out -1 &
Applying appropriate formulas and unit conversion to
generate final results -9 ]

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7 A vessel having a capacity of 0.05 m3 contains a [10] CO1 L4
mixture of saturated water and steam at a temperature
of 245 OC. The mass of the liquid present is 10 kg.
Find out following: a) The pressure and mass of the
mixture b) Specific volume c) Specific enthalpy d)
Specific entropy e) Specific internal energy? [ Enlist
the given data and what to find out -1 & Applying
appropriate formulas and unit conversion to generate
final results -9 ]

8 In a boiler test, steam used is 5.4 kg/kwh at a pressure [10] CO3 L3

of 50 bar and temperature of 350 OC. The efficiency of
boiler is 82% with feed water at 150 OC. A) How many
kg of 28100 kj coal are required/kwh b) If the cost of
coal/tonne is Rs 500, what is the fuel cost/kwh? [ Enlist
the given data and what to find out -1 & Applying
appropriate formulas and unit conversion to generate
final results -9 ]

9 The following data was recorded during testing of a [10] CO4 L3

TWO STROKE gas engine:
Diameter of the piston d= 150 mm
Stroke length L= 180 mm
Clearance volume Vc = 0.89 litre
RPM of the engine N = 300
Indicated mean effective pressure pm= 6.1 bars
Gas consumption m. = 6.1 kg/h
Calorific value of the gas (fuel) CV = 17000 kJ/kg
Determine the followings:
a) Air Standard Efficiency
b) Indicated power developed by the engine
c) Indicated thermal efficiency of the engine [ Enlist the
given data and what to find out -1 & Applying
appropriate formulas and unit conversion to generate
final results -9 ]

10 Why cannot a throttling calorimeter measure the [10] CO3 L2

quality of very wet steam? How is the quality of very
wet steam measured then? [ Correct description with
sketch - 6 & Any two methods - 4 ]

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