Thermodynamics Miscellaneous


  1. One kg of an ideal gas (gas constant, R= 400 J/ kgK; specific heat at constant volume, cp = 1000 J/kgK) at 1 bar, and 300 K is contained in a sealed rigid cylinder. During an adiabatic process, 100 kJ of work is done on the system by a stirrer. The increase in entropy of the system is _______ J/K.









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    Here,
    m = 1 kg
    R = 400 J/kgK
    CV = 1000 J/kgK
    P1 = 1 bar
    T1 = 300 K
    W = – 100 kJ = – 100 × 103 J
    Q = 0
    0 = – 100 × 103 + mCV (T2 – T1)
    100 × 103= 1 × 1000 (T2 – 300)
    T2 = 400 K
    V1 = V2

    ⇒ ln
    V2
    = 0
    V1

    S2 - S1 = mCvln
    T2
    T1

    S2 - S1 = 1 × 1000 × ln400
    300

    S2 – S1 = 287.68 J/K

    Correct Option: A

    Here,
    m = 1 kg
    R = 400 J/kgK
    CV = 1000 J/kgK
    P1 = 1 bar
    T1 = 300 K
    W = – 100 kJ = – 100 × 103 J
    Q = 0
    0 = – 100 × 103 + mCV (T2 – T1)
    100 × 103= 1 × 1000 (T2 – 300)
    T2 = 400 K
    V1 = V2

    ⇒ ln
    V2
    = 0
    V1

    S2 - S1 = mCvln
    T2
    T1

    S2 - S1 = 1 × 1000 × ln400
    300

    S2 – S1 = 287.68 J/K


  1. One kg of air (R = 287 J/kgK) undergoes an irreversible process between equilibrium state 1 (20°C, 0.9 m3) and equilibrium state 2 (20°C, 0.6 m3). The change in entropy s2 – s1 (in J/ kgK) is ______.









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    – 116.36 J/kg– K

    ∆ S = mRln
    V2
    V1

    = (287) (1) ln0.6
    0.9

    ⇒ - 116.36 J/ kgK

    Correct Option: A

    – 116.36 J/kg– K

    ∆ S = mRln
    V2
    V1

    = (287) (1) ln0.6
    0.9

    ⇒ - 116.36 J/ kgK



  1. A closed system contains 10kg of saturated liquid ammonia at 10°C. Heat addition required to convert the entire liquid into saturated vapour at a constant pressure is 16.2 MJ. If the entropy of the saturated liquid is 0.88 kJ/kgK, the entropy (in kJ/kgK) of saturated vapour is____









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    Tds = du + pdv (closed system)
    283.15 × 10(S2 – S1) = 16.2 × 103

    ∴ S2 = 0.88 +
    16.2 × 103
    283.15 × 10

    = 6.6013 kJ/kg

    Correct Option: A

    Tds = du + pdv (closed system)
    283.15 × 10(S2 – S1) = 16.2 × 103

    ∴ S2 = 0.88 +
    16.2 × 103
    283.15 × 10

    = 6.6013 kJ/kg


  1. An amount of 100 kW of heat is transferred through a wall in steady State. One side of the wall is maintained at 127°C and the other side at 27°C. The entropy generated (in W/K) due to the heat transfer through the wall is ______.









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    ∆S1
    Q
    T1


    ∆S2
    Q
    T2

    (∆S)generated = ∆S1 + ∆S2
    =
    Q
    -
    Q
    400300


    = - 83.33 W / K

    Correct Option: A

    ∆S1
    Q
    T1


    ∆S2
    Q
    T2

    (∆S)generated = ∆S1 + ∆S2
    =
    Q
    -
    Q
    400300


    = - 83.33 W / K



  1. Which one of the following pairs of equations describes an irreversible heat engine?









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    NA

    Correct Option: A

    NA