FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
2020/2021 HARMATTAN SEMESTER EXAMINATION
ENG 209: Engineering Thermodynamics Time: 2½ Hours
Instructions:
 Answer only Four Questions.
 Ensure that you write your Registration number and serial number on the attendance list on your
answer booklet.
 Ensure that you sign the attendance register, with your name properly written.
• Cheating and collaborative copying will attract an F grade and the culprits will be reported to the
Examination Misconduct Committee.
Question One
(a) (i) State the Kelvin-Plank statement of second law of thermodynamics. (2marks)
(ii) With the aid of T-S diagram, describe the processes involved in a Carnot cycle. (8 marks)
(b) In a steam power plant, the enthalpies of a steam leaving the boiler and turbine are 3104 and 2028
KJ/Kg respectively; also the enthalpies of water leaving the condenser and feed pump are 137 and 141
KJ/Kg respectively.
Calculate the following: (i) the amount of heat absorbed (10 marks) and
(ii) The thermal efficiency of the steam power plant. (5 marks)
Question Two
(a) What is the difference between exergy and unavailable energy? (5 marks)
(b) 6 Kg of air at 480K and 5 bar are enclosed in a closed system. (i) Determine the availability of the
system if the surrounding pressure and temperature are 2bar and 160K respectively, (10 marks) (ii) if the
air is cooled at constant pressure P to temperature, determine the effectiveness.(10 marks) (Take CV=
0.718KJ/KgK, Cp=1.005 KJ/KgK and R = 0.287 KJ/KgK)
Question Three
(a) Write steady flow energy equation for a unit mass of fluid (5 marks) and use it to calculate the work
required to pump 40 litres/min of water from 170KPa and 40°C to 7.5 MPa in an adiabatic process (10
marks).
(b) Calculate the work required and heat added when 11.6Kg of air are compressed
isothermally with a piston cylinder from 110 kPa, 30°C to 450kPa (take R=287 J/kgK) (10marks)
Question Four
(a) A polytropic process is given by the equation pvn = constant, where n is the polytropic index. What is
the value of n for (i) constant pressure process, (ii) constant temperature process and (iii) constant
volume process (4 marks)
(b) A saturated steam has a dryness fraction of 0.75 at 53bar determine its specific enthalpy, specific
entropy and specific internal energy (21 marks).
Question Five
(a) Two litres of water at initial temperature of 20°C are heated in a well isolated 2kW electric kettle.
Compute the time required to heat the water to 90°C. Assure isochoric process. (10 marks)
(b) Explain the following thermodynamic processes and the associated properties: (i) isobaric, ii) isochoric,
(iii) isothermal, (iv) isentropic and (v) isenthalpic (15 marks)