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Midterm Examination

ME104-Thermodynamics 2
(Course No. & Course Title)

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Provide your solutions on separate sheet. Two points (2
pts.) for every correct letter and three points (3 pts.) for every correct solution, a total of five points (5 pts.).

_____1. Find the specific volume, enthalpy and internal energy of wet steam at 18 bar, dryness fraction
0.9.
A. 0.0994 m3/kg ; 2105.8 kJ/kg ; 2426.5 kJ/kg.
B. 0.0994 m3/kg ; 2605.8 kJ/kg ; 2126.5 kJ/kg
C. 0.1994 m3/kg ; 2605.8 kJ/kg ; 2426.5 kJ/kg
D. 0.0994 m3/kg ; 2605.8 kJ/kg ; 2426.5 kJ/kg
_____2. Find the dryness fraction, specific volume and internal energy of steam at 7 bar and enthalpy
2600 kJ/kg.
A. 0.721 ; 0.2515 m3/kg, 2420 kJ/kg
B. 0.921 ; 0.0515 m3/kg, 2420 kJ/kg.
C. 0.921 ; 0.2515 m3/kg, 1420 kJ/kg
D. 0.921 ; 0.2515 m3/kg, 2420 kJ/kg
_____3. Steam at 110 bar has a specific volume of 0.0196 m3/kg, find the temperature, the enthalpy
and the internal energy.?
A. 250°C ; 2889 kJ/kg ; 2673.4 kJ/kg.
B. B. 350°C ; 2889 kJ/kg ; 2673.4 kJ/kg
C. C. 350°C ; 1889 kJ/kg ; 2673.4 kJ/kg
D. D. 350°C ; 2889 kJ/kg ; 4673.4 kJ/kg
_____4. Steam at 150 bar has an enthalpy of 3309 kJ/kg, find the temperature, the specific volume and
the internal energy.
A. 500°C ; 0.02178 m3/kg ; 2997.3 kJ/kg
B. 550°C ; 0.12078 m3/kg ; 2997.3 kJ/kg
C. 500°C ; 0.02078 m3/kg ; 3997.3 kJ/kg
D. 500°C ; 0.02078 m3/kg ; 2997.3 kJ/kg.
_____5. Steam at 19 bar is throttled to 1 bar and the temperature after throttling is found to be 150°C.
Calculate the initial dryness fraction of the steam.
A. 1.989 B. 0.919 C. 0.989. D. 0.929
_____6. Find the internal energy of one kg of steam at 14 bar under the following conditions:
(i) When the steam is 0.85 dry ;
(ii) When steam is dry and saturated ; and
(iii) When the temperature of steam is 300°C. Take cP = 2.25 kJ/kg-K.

A. (i) 2327.5 kJ/kg ; (ii) 2592.5 kJ/kg ; (iii) 2784 kJ/kg.

B. (i) 1327.5 kJ/kg ; (ii) 2592.5 kJ/kg ; (iii) 1784 kJ/kg

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C. (i) 2327.5 kJ/kg ; (ii) 1592.5 kJ/kg ; (iii) 2784 kJ/kg
D. (i) 1327.5 kJ/kg ; (ii) 2592.5 kJ/kg ; (iii) 1784 kJ/kg

_____7. Calculate the internal energy of 0.3 m3 of steam at 4 bar and 0.95 dryness. If this steam is
superheated at constant pressure through 30°C, determine the heat added and change in internal energy.
A. 1451 kJ/kg ; 219 kJ ; 107.5 kJ/kg
B. 2451 kJ/kg ; 119 kJ ; 207.5 kJ/kg
C. 1451 kJ/kg ; 119 kJ ; 107.5 kJ/kg
D. 2451 kJ/kg ; 119 kJ ; 107.5 kJ/kg.

_____8. Water is supplied to the boiler at 15 bar and 80°C and steam is generated at the same pressure
at 0.9 dryness. Determine the heat supplied to the steam in passing through the boiler and change in
entropy?
A. 1260.5 kJ/kg ; 4.92 kJ/kg K B. 2260.5 kJ/kg ; 4.92 kJ/kg K.
B. 2260.5 kJ/kg ; 4.0 kJ/kg K D. 2260.5 kJ/kg ; 3.92 kJ/kg K

Prepared by:

ROBERT V. ABRASALDO (SGD)

Instructor 1

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