Sample test for Thermal System Engineering

1. The isobaric process is one in which:

(a) Temperature remains constant
(b) Pressure remains constant
(c) Volume decreases
(d) No heat exchange occurs across the boundary of system
(e) None of the above
2. If a gas turbine cycle has thermal efficiency of 30% , if 200KJ of thermal energy is
supplied the work out will be:
(a) 60 kJ
(b) 0.15 kJ
(c) 6000kJ
(d) 667kJ
(e) None of the above
3. The sum of roots of equation x2 x + 1 = 0 is:
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) -2
(d) -1
(e) None of above
4. For a typical refrigeration unit with no sub cooling and superheating in the condenser and
evaporator, respectively, if the condenser pressure is increased the refrigeration capacity:
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains constant
(d) Increases exponentially
(e) None of the above
5. Air is introduced through a nozzle into a tank of water to form a stream of bubbles. If the
bubbles are intended to have a diameter of 2 mm, by how much the pressure of the air at
the nozzle must exceed that of the surrounding water if the surface tension of water is:
72.7103 N.m1.
(a) 145.4 N m2.
(b) 72.7 m2
(c) 36.4 m2
(d) 12.0 m2
(e) None of the above
6. If wire is wrapped in an insulation has thermal conductivity of 0.15 W/mK exposed to a
medium with convection heat transfer coefficient of 12 W/m2K, the critical radius of
insulation:
(a) 25.0 mm
(b) 12.5 mm
(c) 6.0 mm
(d) 3.0 mm
(e) None of the above