QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS

Prepared by:
Engr. L. Lescano

____

1.

____

2.

_____ 3.

_____ 4.
_____ 5.
_____ 6.

_____ 7.
efficiency in
_____ 8.
ideal
=
_____ 9.

_____ 10.

A thermodynamic system in which energy and mass both may be transferred

between system and surroundings.
A.
closed system
C.
exclusive system
B.
isolated system
D.
open system
In the study of thermodynamics it is often convenient to represent work
in terms of
A.
force and distance
C.
temperature and entropy
B.
pressure and temperature
D.
pressure and volume
What law implies that no heat engine is capable of converting all the heat
supplied to it into work?
A.
First law of thermodynamics
B.
Second law of thermodynamics
C.
Third law of thermodynamics
D.
Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Which of the following processes is work compensated by transferred heat?
A. isobaric
B. isometric
C. isentropic
D. isothermal
Who proposed the Carnot cycle?
A.
Sammy Carnot
C.
Sonny Carnot
B.
Sadi Carnot
D.
Suri Carnot
How much work is necessary to compress air at 20 oC and 100 kPa in an
insulated cylinder from 0.20 m3 to 0.01 m3 ?
A.
-113.4 kJ
C.
-121.4 kJ
B.
-110.1 kJ
D.
-115.7 kJ
A heat engine is operated between temperature limits of 1370 oC and 260
o
C. Engine is supplied with 14,142 kJ/kwh. Find the Carnot cycle
percent.
A.
70.10
C.
67.56
B.
65.05
D.
69.32
Five moles of water vapor at 100 oC and 1 atm pressure are compressed
isobarically to form liquid at 100 oC. The process is reversible and the
gas laws apply. Compute the work , in joules, done on the system. Note:
R=0.0821 L-atm / mole K , vf= 0.001044 m3/kg , molecular mass of water
18.016 kg/mol.
A.
- 10.5 J
C.
-8J
B.
- 15 J
D.
-6J
Twenty grams of oxygen gas ( O2) are compressed at constant temperature
of 30 oC to 5% its original volume. Find the work done.
(atomic mass of O=16)
A.
944 cal
C.
1124 cal
B.
924 cal
D.
1144 cal
Compute the pressure ratio (P1/P2) of nitrogen that is expanded
isentropically from 620 oF to 60 oF. For nitrogen: k=1.4
A.
14.5
C.
11.5
B.
12.9
D.
15.4

QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS IN PHY 102

Prepared by: Engr. L. Lescano
_____ 11.

An approaching siren is heard higher in pitch due to

A.
sound interference
C.
intensity effect
B.
stronger vibration
D.
Doppler effect

_____ 12.

The clicking of stones under water was heard louder by divers under water
than by sailors above water. Why?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sound travels 4 times faster in air than in water.

Sound cannot travel fast from water to air.
Sound travels 4 times faster in liquid than in air.
Sound can travel faster in air than in water.

____

13.

____

14.

The laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames. This is according
to what principle?
A.
Huygens principle
B.
principle of relativity
C.
Superposition principle
D.
Principle of Constancy
Why can very smooth surfaces form clear images?

15.

A.
They result in irregular reflection.
B.
The reflected ray is clear.
C.
They create regular reflection.
D.
Light is reflected in one direction only.
Rags and curtain are used in theaters in order to

____

____

____

____

16.

17.

18.

A.
amplify sound
C.
absorb light
B.
improved lighting
D.
absorb sound
Describe the image of an object positioned 20 cm from a concave
spherical mirror of radius 60 cm.
A.
virtual, inverted, 60 cm behind mirror, bigger than object
B.
virtual , erect, 60 cm behind mirror, smaller
C.
virtual, erect, 60 cm behind mirror, bigger than object
D.
real , inverted, 60 cm in front of mirror, bigger than object
A train blowing its whistle at 750 Hz approaches a station at the rate of 35
miles/hr. What frequency is heard by a man standing at the station
considering the velocity of sound in air 1100 ft/s?
A.
739.7 Hz
B.
857.4 Hz
C.
716.4 Hz
D.
786.7 Hz
A lens has a convex surface of radius 17 cm and a concave surface of
radius 38 cm and is made of glass of refractive index 1.55 . Calculate the
focal length of the lens and classify the type of lens whether diverging or
converging.
A.

55.93 cm converging lens

C.

55.93 cm diverging lens

____

____

19.

20.

0.8

B.
57.45 cm converging lens
D.
57.45 cm diverging lens
A double convex lens has faces of radii 22 cm and 24 cm. When an
object is 30 cm from the lens, a real image is formed 45 cm from the lens.
What is the refractive index of the lens
material?
A.
1.76
B.
1.21
C.
1.32
D.
1.64
A guitar string 30 cm long resonates in its fundamental to a frequency of
250 Hz. What is the tension in the string if 80 cm of the string weighs
gram?
A.
C.

12.5 N
32.5 N

B.
D.

22.5 N
42.5 N

ANSWERS.
1.

6.

11.

16.

2.

7.

12.

17.

3.

8.

13.

18.

4.

9.

14.

19.

5.

10.

15.

20.