ANDHRA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (A)

Department of Engineering Physics

Thermodynamics
1) State and Explain Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.
2) Explain First Law of Thermodynamics and apply this law to various Thermodynamic
Processes.
3) What is mean by Adiabatic and Isothermal Processes? Explain in detail.
4) Write a short note on Reversible and Irreversible Processes.
5) What is an indicator diagram? What information does it give?
6) Explain in detail, Macroscopic, Microscopic, Intensive and Extensive Variables.
7) Explain in detail Carnot’s cycle and its efficiency and relate it to coefficient of performance
of refrigerator.
8) Explain in detail Carnot’s Theorem.
9) State and explain Second law of thermodynamics, relate both the statements.
10) What is entropy? Derive expressions to calculate entropy when we heat a substance and in
free expansion.

11) One Kg of ice at -153˚C is converted into super heated steam at 247˚C at Pressure of 106
N/m2. Calculate change in Entropy of water.

(Cp) ice = 2.09x103J/Kg K, (Cp) liquid = 4180J/Kg K

(Cp) vapour= 2.09x103J/Kg K, (L) fusion= 8.34x105J/Kg, (L) vapourition = 2.26x105 J/Kg

12) A gas at 27˚C is compressed to half of its volume suddenly. Calculate resulting pressure
and temperature?

13) A Carnot engine whose low temperature reservoir is at 12˚C has efficiency 50%. It is
desired to increase the efficiency to 82%. By how many degrees should the high
temperature reservoir be increase

14) The Specific heat of a substance varies with temperature as Cp= αT + βT2 + γT4 what
would be the change in entropy?