School of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Thermodynamics-I I , ME- 401

Assignment-I

4
th
Semest er

Sect ion 1: Thermodynamic Relat ions ( T- ds relat ions)
Q1. Prove for an ideal gas t hat ( a) t he P = const ant lines on a T- v diagr am ar e
st r aight lines and ( b) t he high- pr essur e lines ar e st eeper t han t he low- pr essur e
lines.
Q2. Der ive a r elat ion for t he slope of t he v = const ant lines on a T- P diagram for a
gas t hat obeys t he van der Waals equat ion of st at e. Answer : ( v - b) / R
Q3. Using t he Maxwell r elat ions, det er mine a r elat ion for ( s/P)
T
for a gas whose
equat ion of st at e is P( v - b) = RT. Answer : R/ P
Q4. Using t he Maxwell r elat ions, det er mine a r elat ion for ( s/v)
T
for a gas whose
equat ion of st at e is
( P - a/ v
2
) ( v - b) = RT.
Q5. What is t he value of t he Clapeyr on equat ion in t her modynamics? Does t he
Clapeyr on equat ion involve any appr oximat ions, or is it exact ?
Q6. Der ive expressions for ( a) u, (b) h, and (c) s for a gas whose equation of
st at e is P* ( v - a) = RT for an isot her mal pr ocess. Answer s: ( a) 0, ( b) a* ( P
2
-
P
1
) , ( c) - R ln ( P
2
/ P
1
)
Q7. Der ive a r elat ion for t he Joule- Thomson coefficient and t he inver sion
t emper at ur e for a gas whose equat ion of st at e is ( P - a/ v
2
) * v = RT.
Q8. Est imat e t he Joule- Thomson coeff icient of st eam at ( a) 3 MPa and 300C and
( b) 6 MPa and 500C.
Q9. For a homogeneous ( single- phase) simple pur e subst ance, t he pr essur e and
t emper at ur e ar e independent pr oper t ies, and any pr oper t y can be expr essed as a
funct ion of t hese t wo pr oper t ies. Taking v = v( P, T) , show t hat t he change in
specific volume can be expressed in terms of the volume expansivity and
isothermal compressibility as
J:
:
= [JI oJP
Q10. Consider an infinit esimal r ever sible adiabat ic compr ession or expansion
pr ocess. By t aking s = s( P, v) and using t he Maxwell r elat ions, show t hat for t his
pr ocess Pv
k
= const ant , wher e k is t he isent r opic expansion exponent defined as
k =
:
p
(
oP
o:
)
s

Also, show t hat t he isent r opic expansion exponent k r educes t o t he specific heat
r at io c
p
/ c
v
for an ideal gas.

From Cengel t ext book, following problems are t o be solved.
Chapt er No 12: Thermodynamic Propert y Relat ions
Problem no: 12. 17, 12. 25, 12. 26, 12. 30, 12. 32, 12. 88