PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY

Time-bound Home Exam 2020

B.E. (Electrical)/Third Semester/Final
Time: 01:30 hrs. (+2 Hrs. for Submission) Full Marks: 40 /Pass Marks: 16
BEG249ME: Fundamental of Thermodynamics and Heat
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All questions carry equal marks. The marks allotted for each sub-question is specified along its side.
Answer ALL questions.
1. Explain thermodynamics cycle and derive work done during adiabatic process. 4
2(a) Show that different values of polytropic index lead to different thermodynamic process. 3
(b) Define closed system. Differentiate between extensive properties and intensive properties. 3
3. Define saturation temperature and degree of superheat. A rigid tank contains steam at 200 KPa. One
third of the volume is in liquid phase and rest in the vapor form. Determine the specific volume. 4
4(a) Air expands through an adiabatic turbine from 1 bar, 1000K to 0.1bar and 400K. The inlet velocity is
10 m/s whereas exit velocity is 100m/s. The power output turbine is 3600 KW. Determine inlet and
exit diameters. (Take R = 287 J/KgK, Cp= 1005 J/kgk). 6
(b) State limitations of first law of thermodynamics. 2
5(a) Derive an efficiency of otto-cycle with P-V diagram. 3
(b) Two kg of water at 90°C is mixed with three kg of water at 10ºC in an isolated system. Calculate
change of entropy due to the mixing process. [C for water=4.18kJ/kgK]. 5
6. A air standard standard Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 10. At the beginning of compression
stroke, the pressure and temperature are 100 Kya and 20°C. The peak temperature during the cycle is
2000 K. Calculate pressure and temperature at the end of each process of cycle. And thermal
efficiency. 5
7. Define Critical radius. An exterior wall of a house consists of 10 cm of common brick (k=0.8 W/mK)
followed by a 4 cm layer of gypsum plaster (k=0.5 W/mK). What thickness of rock wool insulation
(k=0.065 W/mK) should be added to reduce the heat transfer through the wall by 60 %. 5
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KJ/Kg KJ/k m3/kg
Pin bar T in ºC hf hg Sf sg uf ug
0.1 45.8 191.8 2584.7 0.649 8.150 0.001010 14.67
0.4 75.9 317.7 2636.9 1.0261 7.6709 0.001026 3.993
1 99.6 417.5 2675.4 1.3027 7.3694 0.001043 1.694
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