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PPE - PROBLEM SET # 3

INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. An inventor claims to have created a heat engine which produces 10 KW of power for a 15 KW input while operating
between energy reservoirs at 27oC and 427oC. Is this claim valid?
A. Yes B. No C. Probably D. None of the above

2. An Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8 and a maximum temperature of 627oC. At the beginning of the
compression stroke, the pressure and temperature of the working fluid are 100kPa and 27oC. Based upon the cold
air-standard analysis assumption, how much work is produced per cycle completion?
A. 43.7 KJ/kg B. 85.6 KJ/kg C. 97.4 KJ/kg D. 114.2 KJ/kg

3. A diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 8 and cut-off ratio of 2.5. Find the cycle efficiency.
A. 42% B. 44% C. 46% D. 48%

4. A diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 6 and cut-off ratio of 2. If heat added is 1500 KJ, find the heat rejected.
A. 857.60 KJ B. 982.34 KJ C. 1,082.34 KJ D. 1209.34 KJ

5. A diesel cycle has an initial temperature of 30oC, compression ratio of 14 and cut-off ratio of 5. Find the
maximum temperature of the cycle.
A. 3984oC B. 4081oC C. 4764.33oC D. 5836.40oC

6. In an air standard diesel cycle, compression starts at 100 Kpa and 300°K. The compression ratio is 12 to 1. The
maximum cycle temperature is 2000°K. Determine the cycle efficiency.
A. 60.34% B. 56.23% C. 54.22% D. 45.45%

7. A diesel engine is operating on a 4-stroke cycle, has a heat rate of 10,000 KJ/KW-hr brake. The compression ratio
is 10. The cut-off ratio is 2. Using K = 1.32, what is the brake engine efficiency.
A. 63.5 B. 51.2 C. 73.5 D. 78.72

8. Determine the air-standard efficiency of an engine operating on the diesel cycle with clearance of 6% when the
suction pressure is 100 Kpa and the fuel is injected for 5% of the stroke. Assume K = 1.4.
A. 54.96% B. 63.68% C. 43.07% D. 76.05%

9. A diesel cycle has a cycle efficiency of 58%. If heat added is 1600 KJ/kg, find the work.
A. 928 KJ B. 938 KJ C. 948 KJ D. 958 KJ

10. A diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 8 and initial temperature of 34oC. If maximum temperature of the cycle
is 2000oK, find the cycle efficiency.
A. 40.06% B. 41.06% C. 42.06% D. 44.06%

11. The compression ratio of an air-standard gasoline engine is 8. The heat added is 1850 KJ/kg. If the initial pressure
and temperature are 100kPa and 25oC respectively. Determine the temperature in oC at the end of the isentropic
expansion.
A. 1368 B. 1147 C. 969 D. 1452

12. Calculate the thermal efficiency of an air-standard Diesel cycle operating with a compression ratio of 23 and cut-
off ratio of 2.25
A. 0.603 B. 0.587 C. 0.656 D. 0.714

13. Calculate the thermal efficiency of an air-standard limited pressure cycle with a compression ratio of 23, initial
pressure and temperature of 100 kPa and 25oC respectively, a pressure limited of 12 MPa, and total heat input of
1500 KJ/kg of air.
A. 0.687 B. 0.593 C. 0.648 D. 0.714

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14. Calculate the thermal efficiency of an air-standard Diesel cycle with minimum temperature and pressure of 20 oC
and 100 kPa, and maximum temperature of 1000oC. The heat added is 800 KJ/kg.
A. 0.223 B. 0.365 C. 0.283 D. 0.311

15. A three-process cycle operating with 5.0 kgs of air as the working substance has the following process: constant
volume (1-2); constant pressure (2-3); and constant temperature (3-1). Given that P1 = 100kPa, T1 = 300oK and
V1/V3 = 6, determine the heat added in KJ.
A. 6141 B. 5382 C. 7710 D. 1504

16. A Sterling engine uses an energy source whose temperature is 727oC and energy sink whose temperature is 27oC.
How much heat must be added to the engine to produce 1 unit of work?
A. 1.0 B. 1.19 C. 1.43 D. 2.01

17. A Brayton cycle has a compression ratio of 9. Find the cycle efficiency.
A. 42.62% B. 44.62% C. 46.62% D. 48.62%

18. A Brayton cycle has an initial air temperature of 30oC. If pressure ratio is 12, find the compressor work.
A. 310.28 KJ/kg B. 313.28 KJ/kg C. 316.28 KJ/kg D. 319.28 KJ/kg

19. A Brayton cycle has an initial temperature of 27oC and pressure ratio of 8. If maximum temperature is 1400oC,
find the heat added in the combustor.
A. 1109.56 KJ/kg B. 1119.56 KJ/kg C. 1129.56 KJ/kg D. 1139.56 KJ/kg

20. The maximum temperature of Brayton cycle is 1600oC and its pressure ratio is 6. Find the turbine work.
A. 750.44 KJ/kg B. 760.44 KJ/kg C. 770.44 KJ/kg D. 780.44 KJ/kg

21. The compression ratio of Brayton cycle is 10. Find the cycle efficiency.
A. 60.19% B. 56.18% C. 54.18% D. 52.18%

22. The temperature of four corners of Brayton cycle are t1 = 30oC, t2 = 400oC, t3 = 1300oC, t4 = 100oC. Find the
cycle efficiency.
A. 56.39% B. 64.34% C. 76.45% D. 92.22%

23. A Brayton cycle has an initial condition of 28oC and maximum temperature of 1450oC. If pressure ratio is 10, find
the backwork ratio.
A. 0.227 B. 0.337 C. 0.447 D. 0.557

24. A gas turbine on an air standard Brayton cycle has air entering into the compressor at atmospheric condition and
23oC. The pressure ratio is 10 and the maximum temperature in the cycle is 1000oC. Compute the cycle
efficiency per kg of air in percent.
A. 48.21% B. 31.89% C. 38.23% D. 56.23%

25. Air enter the combustion chamber of a gas turbine unit at 500 Kpa, 227oC and 40 m/s. The products of
combustion leave the combustor at 598 kpa, 1007oC and 150 m/s. Liquid fuel enters with a heating value of
43,000 KJ/kg. The combustor efficiency is 92%. What is the air-fuel ratio? Properties of air: At 500oC, h =
503.02; At 1280oC, h = 1372.25 KJ/kg
A. 44.95 B. 43.40 C. 50.05 D. 32.52

26. Air enters the compressor of a gas turbine at 102 kpa and 320oK with a volume flow rate of 6 m3/s. The
compressor pressure ratio is 10 and its isentropic efficiency is 82%. At the inlet to the turbine, the pressure is
1000 kpa and the temperature is 1450oK. The turbine has isentropic efficiency of 0.87 and the exit pressure is
102 kpa. On the basis of air standard analysis, what is the thermal efficiency of the cycle in percent?
A. 29.98 B. 30.18 C. 28.97 D. 31.94

27. In a gas turbine unit, air enters the combustion chamber at 550 kpa, 227oC and 43 m/s. The products of
combustion leave the combustor at 511 kpa, 1004oC and 140 m/s. Liquid fuel enters with a heating value of
43,000 KJ/kg. For fuel-air ratio of 0.0229, what is the combustor efficiency of the unit in percent?
Properties of air: At 500oC: h = 503.02 ; At 1280oC: h = 1372.25
A. 64 B. 92 C. 80 D. 102

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28. An ideal gas turbine operates with a pressure of 8 and temperature limits of 20oC and 1000oC. The energy input
in the high temperature heat exchanger is 200 KW. Determine the air flow rate in kg/hr.
A. 650 B. 859 C. 970 D. 732

ANSWER KEY:

1. B 7. D 13. C 19. C 25. B

2. B 8. B 14. A 20. A 26. B
3. C 9. A 15. A 21. A 27. B
4. A 10. D 16. C 22. D 28. C
5. B 11. B 17. C 23. B
6. C 12. C 18. B 24. A

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