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B.E / B.Tech. PRACTICAL END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2022

Fifth Semester

ME8512 & Thermal Engineering Laboratory

(Regulations 2017)

Time: 3 Hours Answer any one Question Max. Marks 100

Allocation of Marks

Aim/ Tabular column Result &

Calculation Viva-Voce Record Total
Procedure with reading graph
15 20 35 10 10 10 100

Use of Steam Tables, Refrigeration tables, Psychrometric chart and Heat & Mass Transfer data books
are permitted.

Conduct the performance test on 4-stroke diesel engine at 0%, 50%, & 100% of full load.
Determine Mechanical efficiency, Brake thermal efficiency, Indicated thermal efficiency &
1.
Specific fuel consumption. Determine friction power using Willan’s line method. Draw the
graph for SFC, ηBT, ηIT Vs BP. Tabulate the results. (100)

Conduct the performance test on 4-stroke diesel engine connected with data acquisition system
at 0%, 25%, 50% & 75% of full load. Determine Mechanical efficiency, Brake thermal
2.
efficiency, Indicated thermal efficiency & Specific fuel consumption. Draw the graph for SFC,
ηBT, ηT Vs BP. Tabulate the results. (100)

Conduct the heat balance test on 4-stroke diesel engine at 0%, 50% & 100% of full load. Use
3.
exhaust gas calorimeter method. Draw the heat balance sheet. (100)

Conduct the heat balance test on 4-stroke diesel engine at 0%, 50% & 100% of full load. Use
4.
Air flow measurement method. Draw the heat balance sheet. (100)

5. (a) Determine the Mechanical efficiency of Diesel engine by conducting Retardation test.
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Apply 25% of maximum load. Tabulate your results. (80)

(b) Write step-by-step procedure for conducting performance test on steam boiler and write the
relevant equations to determine performance parameters. (20)

Conduct the Morse test on a multi-cylinder petrol engine at 1500 rpm and 2000 rpm and
6.
determine mechanical efficiency of the engine. (100)

a) Draw the Valve timing diagram of four stroke petrol engine observing opening and closing
of inlet and exhaust valves. Also draw the theoretical Valve timing diagram of four stroke
engine. (80)
7.

(b) Write step-by-step procedure for conducting performance test on steam turbine and write
the relevant equations to determine performance parameters. (20)

(a) Draw the Port timing diagram of two stroke engine observing opening and closing of
various ports. (50)
8.
(b) Draw the Valve timing diagram of four stroke petrol engine observing opening and closing
of inlet and exhaust valves. (50)

(a) Determine the Flash and Fire point of given oil using Open cup apparatus. (50)

9. (b) Draw the Valve timing diagram of four stroke petrol engine observing opening and closing
of inlet and exhaust valves. (50)

(a) Determine the Flash and Fire point of given oil using Open/Closed cup apparatus. (40)

10. (b) Draw the Port timing diagram of two stroke engine observing opening and closing of
various ports. (60)

11. Conduct the performance test on Steam boiler at steam pressure of 7 bar (abs) and 8 bar (abs).
Determine Evaporative capacity, Equivalent evaporation Factor of evaporation and Boiler
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efficiency. Tabulate the results. Take dryness fraction of 0.8 at 7 bar (abs) and 0.85 at 8 bar
(abs). (100)

Conduct the performance test on Steam turbine. Determine Mechanical efficiency, Brake
thermal efficiency, Indicated thermal efficiency, Rankine efficiency & Specific steam
12.
consumption. Assume dryness fraction of 0.8, generator efficiency of 0.8 and friction power of
0.5 kW. (100)

13. Determine the thermal conductivity of an asbestos material using guarded plate method. (100)

Determine the thermal conductivity of pipe insulation using lagged pipe apparatus and plot the
14.
radial temperature distribution in the composite cylinder. (100)

Determine surface heat transfer co-efficient, local heat transfer co-efficient along the length of
15. the tube and also to draw the graph between local heat transfer co- efficient and distance along
the length of the tube under the natural convection mode. (100)

Determine the heat transfer coefficient on the given forced convection inside tube apparatus
16.
with variable air flow rate and at constant heat input. (100)

Determine the convective heat transfer coefficient of air using pin fin apparatus under natural
17.
convection mode. (100)

Determine the convective heat transfer coefficient of air using pin fin apparatus under forced
18.
convection mode. (100)

19. Determine the value of Stefan Boltzmann constant for radiation heat transfer. (100)

20. Determine the emissivity of the given test plate at any desired temperature using emissivity
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measurement apparatus. (100)

Determine the overall heat transfer co-efficient on the given double pipe parallel flow heat
21.
exchanger. (100)

Determine the overall heat transfer co-efficient on the given double pipe counter flow heat
22.
exchanger. (100)

Determine the [i] Theoretical COP, [ii] Experimental COP, [iii] Carnot COP, and relative COP
23.
of a vapor compression refrigeration system using thermostatic expansion valve. (100)

Determine the [i] Theoretical COP, [ii] Experimental COP, [iii] Carnot COP, and relative COP
24.
of a vapor compression refrigeration system using capillary tube expansion valve. (100)

Determine the Carnot COP, theoretical COP and capacity of the refrigeration of air
25.
conditioning system on given air conditioning test rig. (100)

Conduct a performance test on a two stage air compressor and determine its volumetric
26.
efficiency. (100)

Conduct a performance test on a single-stage air compressor and determine its volumetric
27.
efficiency. (100)

Determine the thermal conductivity of composite material using Composite wall apparatus.
28.
(100)

Determine the thermal conductivity of the insulating powder using insulating powder
29.
apparatus. (100)
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30. Conduct a performance test on fluidized Bed Cooling Tower. (100)