Save trees use e-Question Paper Go green DOWNLOAD THIS FREE AT www.vturesource.com USN 1OME/A\ Fourth Semester B.E. Degree Examination, December 2012 Applied Thermodynamics hrs. May Riics Note: 1. Answer FIVE full questions, selecting ‘at least TWO questions from each part. 2. Use of thermodynamic data book ts permitted. PART=A 1 a. Define: i) Stoichiomettie air-fuel ratio Enthalpy of coi ® ) Enthalpy of formation iv) Combustion e vy) Adiabatic lame temperature. b. A sample of fuel has the following percentage composition by Carbon = 83%, Hydrogen = 11%, Oxygen = 3%, Nito 1). Determine the stoichiometric air fuel ratio by mass. ii) 1f 20% excess air is supplied, find the pereentagg Po of dry flue gases by volume, (lo Marks) Time: (Qo Marks) =1% Derive an expression for air-standard efficiency of i ‘The pressures on the compression curve of a digsel engt 7/8! stroke 14 bar. Estimate the compression ra mean effective pressure of the engine if d initially air is at 1 bar and 27°C. 3 a. List out the methods used for measuring test. (08 Marks) b. Explain Morse test. (05 Marks) ¢. During a trial of 60 minutes on a ler oil engine having cylinder dia 300 mm, stroke 450 mm and working on two-S8Oke c¥le, the following observations were made: “Total fuel used = 9.6 li Calorifie value of fuel re cycle. (10 Marks) re at 1/8" stroke 1.4 bar and at the air standard efficiency and at 1/15" of the stroke. Assume (lo Marks) re fer of an IC engine. Explain motoring ¢ by the exhaust gases = 15% total heat supplied. 1e IPQBP and mechanical efficiency. Draw up the heat balance sheet on minute (10 Marks) a schematic diagram, explain the working of reheat vapour power eycle and deduce an siongpr cyele efficieney. (10 Marks) 1 supplied with steam at a pressure of 32 bar and a temperature of 410°C. The ntropically to a pressure of 0.08 bar. Find the dryness fraction at the srature of 400°C and then expanded isentropically to a pressure of 0.08 bar, what will be the dryness fraction and thermal efficiency of the cycle? (10 Marks) BRANCHES | ALL SEMESTERS | NOTES | QUESTON PAPERS | LAB MANUALS A Vturesource Go Green initiativeSave trees use e-Question Paper Go green DOWNLOAD THIS FREE AT www.vturesource.com : A © Gp belpnitoer mere ZEEE) pu wk) number of stages, Bi = overall pressure ratio. 08 Marks) cataract ane Es €. Air at standard atmospheric conditions is compressed and delivered to a receiver of 0.4 m diameter and I'm long until final pressure of 10 atm is reached idodpconditions with no valve pressure drops, compute the power needed to Eggompressor for (@) isothermal compression, (i) polytropie compression with n = ‘Assume thatthe receiver temperature is maintained at at and filling takes place in 3 min, atmospheric temperature is 25°C. Alsat efficiency ofthe compressor, (o8 Marks) 6 a. With a neat block diagram and T-S diagram, explait i ling increases thermal efficiency of gas turbine plant. (06 Marks) b. With a neat sketch, explain the working of Ram Jet (04 Marks) (or of 75% effectiveness, the we pressure ratio is 6 and the pressor have each an efficiency ¢. Ina gas turbine plant working on Brayton cycle air at the inlet to the compressor is at 0.1 Marks) 7a (Wo Marks) b. A Freon-12 refrigerator produ fect of 20 kis operates on a vapour mn eycle with pressure li $09 bar and 9.607 bar. The vapour leaves the Jcooling. Determine the power required by the and has a clearance volume of 3% of stroke Of the compressor. Assume volumetric efficiency compre: ‘evaporator dry saturated and there ‘machine. If the compressor op volume, determine the pistor of compressor as 88%. Properties of Fi Temperature hy | he = > °c kitke | bike | bi/kgk | kirkgk | kik =20 SOMpp.1088] 17.8 | 178.61) 0.073 | 0.7082] 40, == _| 74.53 | 203.05 | 0.2716 | 0.683 | 0.747 (10 Marks) 8 a. With a neaWSRhematltiiffagram, explain the working of winter air conditioning system. Represent ‘on psychrometric chart. (10 Marks) b. For a hall tolbe air CaRMitioned, the following conditions are given: ition = 40°C DRT, 20° WAT »rt condition = 20°C DBT, 60% RH Seating capsehy ofthe hall ~ 1500 yunt of outdoor air supplied = 0.3 m’/min/person fies condition is tchieved first by adiabatic humidification and then by cooling. ity OF the coating coil im TOR, Hi) capacity of the humidifier in kph, SBiBhion orair ater adiabatic humidieation. ‘ue Mens) rd 2of2 BRANCHES | ALL SEMESTERS | NOTES | QUESTON PAPERS | LAB MANUALS A Vturesource Go Green initiative