1. A steel plate of 50 cm by 50 cm and 3 cm thick has thermal conductivity 43 W/m.

°C and the
convection heat transfer coefficient 25W/m2.°C. The outer surface of plate is maintained at
350°C and the air of 25°C blown over the plate. The plate lost 400W of heat through
radiation. Find inside plate temperature?
a) 344 b) 356 c) 360 d) 366
Ans : b
Explanation :
Qcond = Qconv + Qrad
dT
−kA =hA(T s −T o)+Qrad
dx
dT
−43∗0.5∗0.5 =25∗0.5∗0.5∗(350−25)+400
0.03
−358.33∗dT =2031.25+ 400
−dT =6.785
T inner =6.785+350=356.785 ο C

2. A 5 cm diameter pipe exposed to air at 20°C with convection heat transfer coefficient
3W/m2 °C. It should be insulated to maximize heat transfer with one of these two insulating
materials Asbestos and fibre glass having thermal conductivities 0.17W/m°C and
0.04W/m°C respectively. Which one will you prefer?
a) Asbestos b) Fibre glass c) Both will give same result d)Can’t say
Ans : a
Explanation :
Initial pipe radius = 5/2 = 2.5 cm
k 0.17
Critical radius of insulation for Asbestos : = =5.67 cm
h 3
k 0.04
Critical radius of insulation for Fibre glass : = =1.33 cm
h 3
So critical radius of insulation is greater in Asbestos where as it is less in the case of fibre
glass. So addition of Asbestos insulation increases heat transfer.

3. A horizontal pipe with 2 cm diameter is used to transport water along 40 m distance. The
pressure loss is 3 kPa and viscosity is 0.001 Pa.s. Determine maximum velocity in pipe if
the flow is laminar?
a) 1.875 cm/s b)18.75 cm/s c)1.875 m/s d) 18.75 m/s
Ans : c
r 2o Δ P 10−4∗3000
Explanation : umax = = =1.875 m/s
4 μ L 4∗0.001∗40

4. Find the pressure difference recorded by the Pitot Static tube when flight is moving with
90m/s velocity against 6 m/s wind velocity. Consider specific weight of air is 12N/m3 and
Cv = 0.98.
a) 5.87 kPa b) 4.52 kPa c) 7.20 kPa d) 6.89 kPa
Ans : a
Exp : V =C v √ 2 gh
90+6=0.98 √ 2∗9.81∗h
h = 489 m
Δ P=ρ g h=12∗489=5.87 kPa

5. A well insulated room is equipped with a 8 kW fan for air circulation. Find change in
internal energy after 1 hour?
a)-28.8 kJ b)28.8 kJ c)14.4 kJ d) – 14.4 kJ
Ans : b
Exp: from the first law of thermodynamics Q - W = ΔU
As room is well insulated Q = 0
So - W = ΔU
-W = -8000 W * 1 *3600 = 28.8 kJ
ΔU = 28.8 kJ
6. A Carnot engine is operating between 527°C and 27°C while producing 250 kJ of Work. If
it is reversed to form heat pump which extracts heat from sink at the same rate of heat
rejected in Carnot engine and consumes same amount of work mentioned above. Find Heat
output of pump?
a)
Ans :
T2 300
Exp : Efficiency = 1− =1− =0.625
T1 800
Heat rejected in Carnot Cycle = (1-0.625)*250 = 93.75 kJ
Heat output of pump Q1 = Q2 + W = 93.75 + 250 = 343.75 kJ
7. In a gas turbine air enter at 100 kPa and 27 °C. The pressure ratio is 8 and maximum
temperature in cycle is 900 °C. Find Back Work Ratio ?
a) 2.158 b)1.158 c)0.463 d)0.537
Ans : C
γ−1
0.2857
Exp : T 2 =T 1∗r p γ =300∗8 =543.41 K when γ=1.4
3 1173
T 4=T = =647.56 K
80.2857
γ−1
γ
r p

C p (T 2−T 1 ) 543.41−300
BWR= = =0.46
C p (T 3−T 4 ) 1173−647.56

8. In a counter flow double pipe heat exchanger water is entering at 60°C and leaving at 40°C
at the rate of 0.2kg/s. A solution is heated from 4°C to 10°C using water. Find the surface are
a required if overall heat transfer coefficient is 900 W/m2 °C
a)
Ans :
Exp
q = mC ΔT = 0.2 * 4186 * ( 60 – 40 ) = 16.744 kW
Δ T 1−Δ T 2 (60−10)−(40−4)
LMTD = = =42.61ο C
Δ T1 (60−10)
ln ln
Δ T2 ( 40−4)

q 16744
A= = =0.436 m2
U∗LMTD 900∗42.61

9. A hydraulic turbine working under 50 m head develops 2kW power. If the head is reduced to
25 m, find the ratio of powers produced in 25m head to 50 m head?
a) 0.353 b) 0.706 c)2.828 d) 0.629
Ans :
P1 P2
Exp : Pu= 3
= 3
2
H 1 H 22
3
P2 H 22 25 32
= 3 =( ) =0.353
P1 50
H 12
10. In a Ideal Rankine the work produced by the turbine is 720 kJ/kg and input supplied to the
pump is 7 kJ/kg. The Heat input to the cylce is 2800 kJ/kg. If the isentropic efficiencies of
turbine and pump are 85% and 87.5% respectively, for the same heat input find the ratio of
ideal efficiency to actual efficiency?
a) 2 b)1.5 c) 2.5 d) 1.2
Ans : d
W net W T −W P 720−7
Exp : Ideal efficiency = = = =0.2546
Qinput Qinput 2800
Actual work produced by the turbine = W ideal * Isentropic Efficiency
= 720 *0.85 = 612kJ/kg
w p ideal 7
Actual work consumed by the pump = ηp = 0.875 =8 kJ /kg

W net W T −W P 612−8
Actual Efficiency = = = =0.2157
Q input Qinput 2800
Ratio of Ideal to Actual efficiency = 0.2546 / 0.2157 = 1.18