UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY,

TARKWA
SPECIAL RESIT EXAMINATIONS, DEC 2021
COURSE NO: MC/EL/RN/MN 267
COURSE NAME: THERMODYNAMICS
CLASS: MC/EL/RN/MN III TIME: 3HRS

Name: __________________________________________ Index Number: _______________

INSTRUCTIONS
▪ Answer ALL questions in SECTION A (40 Marks) and ONE question in SECTION
B (20 Marks).
▪ Full credits will be given to clear and logical presentation of solution. Whenever
necessary, draw simple diagrams, state the principle or theory being applied, and/or
assumptions made.
▪ 1000L is equivalent to 1 m3.

SECTION A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (40 MARKS)

1. A closed system is one in which

a. Mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
b. Mass crosses the boundary but not the energy
c. Neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
d. Both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system

2. A definite area or a space where some thermodynamic process takes place is known as
a. Thermodynamic system c. Thermodynamic cycle
b. Thermodynamic process d. Thermodynamic law

3. A perpetual motion machine is

a. A thermodynamic machine
b. A hypothetical machine
c. A non-thermodynamic machine
d. A hypothetical machine whose operation would violate the laws of
thermodynamics

4. A process, in which the temperature of the working substance remains constant during
its expansion or compression, is called
a. Adiabatic process c. Isothermal process
b. Hyperbolic process d. Polytropic process

5. A process, in which the working substance neither receives nor gives out heat to its
surroundings during its expansion or compression, is called
a. Isothermal process c. Hyperbolic process
b. Adiabatic process d. Polytropic process

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6. A series of operations, which takes place in a certain order and restore the initial
conditions at the end, is known as
a. Reversible cycle c. Irreversible cycle
b. Thermodynamic cycle d. None of these

7. According to Clausius’ statement of second law of thermodynamics

a. Heat can't be transferred from low temperature source to high temperature
source
b. Heat can be transferred for low temperature to high temperature source by using
refrigeration cycle
c. Heat can be transferred from low temperature to high temperature source if COP
of process is more than unity
d. Heat can't be transferred from low temperature to high temperature source
without the aid of external energy

8. According to first law of thermodynamics

a. Work done by a system is equal to heat transferred by the system
b. Total internal energy of a system during a process remains constant
c. Internal energy, enthalpy and entropy during a process remain constant
d. Total energy of a system remains constant

9. According to first law of thermodynamics

a. Mass and energy are mutually convertible
b. Carnot engine is most efficient
c. Heat and work are mutually convertible
d. Mass and light are mutually convertible

10. According to first law of thermodynamics

a. Initial temperature is \(0^oK\)
b. Final temperature is \(0^oK\)
c. Difference between initial and final temperature is \(0^oK\)
d. Final temperature is \(0^oC\)

11. According to Kelvin-Planck's statement of second law of thermodynamics,

a. It is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole
purpose is to convert heat energy into work
b. It is possible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole
purpose is to convert heat energy into work
c. It is impossible to construct a device which operates in a cyclic process and
produces no effect other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body
d. None of the above

12. An actual engine is to be designed having same efficiency as the Carnot cycle. Such a
proposition is
a. Feasible c. Impossible
b. Possible d. Possible, but with lot of sophistications

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13. An actual engine is to be designed having same efficiency as the Carnot cycle. Such a
proposition is
a. Theoretically possible
b. Not possible
c. May be possible with lot of sophistications
d. Cost will be very high

14. An isolated system is one in which

a. Mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
b. Neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
c. Both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system
d. Mass crosses the boundary but not the energy

15. An isolated system is one in which

a. It is possible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole
purpose is to convert heat energy into work
b. It is impossible to construct a device which operates in a cyclic process and
produces no effect other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body
c. It is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole
purpose is to convert heat energy into work
d. None of the above

16. An open system is one in which

a. Mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
b. Neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
c. Both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system
d. Mass crosses the boundary but not the energy

17. An open system is one in which

a. Heat and work cross the boundary of the system, but the mass of the working
substance does not cross the boundary of the system
b. Mass of the working substance crosses the boundary of the system but the heat
and work does not cross the boundary of the system
c. Both the heat and work as well as mass of the working substance crosses the
boundary of the system
d. Neither the heat and work nor the mass of the working substance crosses the
boundary of the system

18. Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for

a. Reversible engine c. Irreversible engine
b. Petrol engine d. Diesel engine
e.

19. Change in enthalpy in a closed system is equal to heat transferred if the reversible
process takes place at constant

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 a. Pressure c. Temperature
b. Volume d. Internal Energy

20. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to
other is inferred from
a. Zeroth low of thermodynamic c. Second law to thermodynamics
b. First law of thermodynamics d. Basic law of thermodynamics

21. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can be transformed from one form
to another. This statement is known as
a. Zeroth law of thermodynamics c. First law of thermodynamics
b. Second law of thermodynamics d. Kinetic theory of gaze

22. Extensive property of a system is one whose value

a. Depends on the mass of the system, like volume
b. Does not depend on the mass of the system, like temperature, pressure, etc.
c. Is not dependent on the path followed but, on the state.
d. Is dependent on the path followed and not on the state

23. General gas equation is

a. PV=nRT c. PV=mRT
b. PV = C d. PV=KiRT

24. Heat and Works are?

a. Point functions c. System properties
b. Path functions d. Intensive properties

25. If a gas is heated against a pressure, keeping the volume constant, then work done will
be equal to
a. +ve c. -ve
b. Zero d. Anywhere between zero and infinity

26. If the value of n = 0 in the equation PVn = C, then the process is called
a. Constant volume process c. Adiabatic process
b. Constant pressure process d. Isothermal process

27. Intensive property of a system is one whose value

a. Depends on the mass of the system, like volume
b. Does not depend on the mass of the system, like temperature, pressure, etc.
c. Is not dependent on the path followed but, on the state.
d. Is dependent on the path followed and not on the state

28. Isochoric process is one in which

a. Free expansion takes place
b. Very little mechanical work is done by the system
c. No mechanical work is done by the system

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 d. All parameters remain constant

29. Kelvin Planck's law deals with

a. Conservation of heat c. Conservation of work
b. Conversion of heat into work d. Conversion of work into heat

30. Kelvin-Planck’s law deals with

a. Conservation of work c. Conversion of work into heat
b. Conservation of heat d. Conversion of heat into work

31. Properties of substances like pressure, temperature and density, in thermodynamic

coordinates are
a. Path functions c. Point functions
b. Cyclic functions d. Real functions

32. Temperature of a gas is produced due to

a. Its heating value c. Kinetic energy of molecules
b. Repulsion of molecules d. Surface tension of molecules

33. The absolute zero pressure will be

a. When molecular momentum of the system becomes zero
b. At sea level
c. At the temperature of \(-273 K\)
d. At the center of the earth

34. The absolute zero temperature is taken as

a. -273oC c. 73oC
b. 237oC d. -237oC

35. The compression ratio is the ratio of

a. Total volume to swept volume
b. Swept volume to total volume
c. Swept volume to clearance volume
d. Total volume to clearance volume

36. The door of a running refrigerator inside a room was left open. Which of the following
statements is correct?
a. The room will be cooled to the temperature inside the refrigerator
b. The room will be cooled very slightly
c. The room will be gradually warmed up
d. The temperature of the air in room will remain unaffected

37. The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on

a. Working substance c. Design of engine
b. Size of engine d. Temperatures of source and sink

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 38. The efficiency of the Carnot cycle may be increased by
a. Increasing the highest temperature c. Increasing the lowest temperature
b. Decreasing the highest d. Keeping the lowest temperature
temperature constant

39. The first law of thermodynamics is the law of

a. Conservation of mass c. Conservation of energy
b. Conservation of momentum d. Conservation of heat

40. The measurement of a thermodynamic property known as temperature is based on

a. First law of c. Second law of thermodynamics
b. Zeroth law of thermodynamics d. None of these

SECTION B
ATTEMPT A QUESTION (20 MARKS)

QUESTION 0NE [20 MARKS]

UMaT is paying GH¢ 1.45/kWh for electric power. To reduce its power bill, UMaT decides to
install a wind turbine with a rated power of 50 kW. If the turbine operates 2200 hours per year
at the rated power, determine the amount of electric power generated by the wind turbine and
the money saved by the school per year.

QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]

A rigid tank contains a hot fluid that is cooled while being stirred by a paddle wheel. Initially,
the internal energy of the fluid is 800 kJ. During the cooling process, the fluid loses 500 kJ of
heat, and the paddle wheel does 100 kJ of work on the fluid. Determine the final internal energy
of the fluid. Neglect the energy stored in the paddle wheel.

Examiner: E. Adaze

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