Exam Details
Subject | mechanical engineering | |
Paper | paper 2 | |
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | Uttarakhand Public Service Commission | |
Position | assistant engineer | |
Exam Date | 2013 | |
City, State | uttarakhand, |
Question Paper
1. If a body is at thermal equilibrium, then:
Emissivity absorptivity
Emissivity absorptivity
Emissivity absorptivity
None of the above
2. The heat transfer by conduction through a pipe is given by the relation:
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3. With the help of fins, the heat transfer can be increased by about:
4 times
6 times
8 times
10 times
4. In a low speed S.I. engine, the inlet valve closes approximately:
40° after BDC
30° before BDC
10° after BDC
10° before BDC
5. The function of fuel injector is to:
Pump the fuel at high pressure
Mix diesel with air
Atmoise the fuel
Ignite the fuel
6. The function of carburettor is to:
Refining the fuel
Increase the pressure of fuel vapours
Inject petrol in cylinder
Atomise and vapourise the fuel and to mix it with air in proper ratio
7. In S.I. engine, the throttle valve of carburettor controls the quantity of:
Fuel
Air
Fuel and air mixture
Lubricating oil
8. The function of a hydraulic turbine is to convert water energy into:
Heat energy
Electrical energy
Atomic Energy
Mechanical energy
9. The specific speed of a turbine is:
Its maximum speed
Its minimum speed
Its speed at maximum output
The speed of a geometrically similar turbine that would develop one metric horse power under a head of one meter
10. The type of turbine recommended for a head of 10 meter is:
Francis turbine
Kaplan turbine
Pelton turbine
None of the above
11. The vanes of a centrifugal pump move due to:
Pressure energy of water
Kinetic energy of water
Both pressure and kinetic energy of water
Power supplied by prime mover
12. The specific speed of a centrifugal pump is given as:3
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13. Which of the following compressors has highest capacity?
Reciprocating
Centrifugal
Axial flow
Fan
14. The volumetric efficiency of a reciprocating compressor is equal to:
15. The thermal efficiency of an open cycle gas turbine increases with the:
Increase in inlet temperature of atmospheric air
Decrease in inlet temperature of atmospheric air
Remain same for all temperatures of inlet air
None of the above
16. Constant volume gas turbine works on:
Joule cycle
Carnot cycle
Otto cycle
Atkinson cycle
17. The capacity of boiler is defined as:
The volume of feed water inside the shell
The volume of the steam space inside the shell
The maximum pressure at which steam can be generated
Amount of water converted into steam from 100°C to 110°C in one hour
18. The type of safety valve recommended for high pressure boiler is:
Dead weight safety valve
Lever safety valve
Spring loaded safety valve
None of the above
19. Blade efficiency of steam turbine is equal to:
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20. The gas which is used as a coolant in a nuclear power plant is:
Freon
Ammonia
Helium
Chlorine
21. The function of a reflector in nuclear power plant is to:
Reflect heat
Reflect light
Reflect the escaping neutrons back into the core
None of the above
22. If the capacity of a refrigerating machine is one ton, than the rate of heat abstraction is equal to:
50 kcal/min
100 kcal/min
150 kcal/min
500 kcal/min
23. The refrigeration system works on:
Zeroth law of thermodynamics
First law of thermodynamics
Second law of thermodynamics
None of the above
24. Which of the refrigerant is more toxic? Carbon dioxide
Ammonia
Freon-12
Freon-22
25. Which of the following refrigerant is more costly?
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
Methyl chloride
Freon-12
26. Pick up the correct statement:
The refrigerant should have high thermal conductivity and low freezing temperature
The refrigerant should have low heat transfer coefficient and high latent heat
The refrigerant should have high specific volume and high latent heat
The refrigerant should have high specific volume and low latent heat
27. Which of the following refrigerant has maximum latent heat?
Sulphur dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Ammonia
Dichloro-difloro-methane
28. A refrigerant should have the following property:
High boiling point
High latent heat
High specific heat
High specific volume
29. The necessary data required for the design of the air conditioning apparatus is/are:
Grand total heat
Dehumidified air quantity
Apparatus dew point
All of the above
30.
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then momentum equation of the boundary layer can be given as follows:
A.B=C
31. For non-flow closed system the value of net energy transferred as heat and work equals change in:
Enthalpy
Entropy
Internal energy
None of the above
32. During throttling process the following holds good:
Enthalpy does not change
Entropy does not change
Internal energy does not change
Volume change is negligible
33. For an adiabatic process, the temperature and pressure are related as under:
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34. An engine operates between temperature limits 900 K and T2 and another between T2 and 400 K. For both engines to be equally efficient T2 should be:
600 K
700 K
625 K
650 K
35. For a process, the value of is:
Positive
Negative
Zero
Unpredictable
36. Area under the curve of a T-S diagram represents:
Heat transfer for a reversible process
Heat transfer for an irreversible process
Heat transfer for all processes
None of the above
37. A heat engine developes 60 kW work having an efficiency of Amount of heat rejected will be:
400 kW
10 kW
40 kW
20 kW
38. In Carnot cycle, addition and rejection of heat takes place at:
Constant pressure
Constant temperature
Constant volume
Constant speed
39. For same value of compression ratio and heat input, the order of thermal efficiency of Otto, Diesel and Dual cycles will be as under:
n Otto >Diesel Dual
(b)Otto Dual Diesel
(c)Diesel Dual Otto
Dual> Diesel> Otto
40. A heat engine receives 1120 kJ of heat and rejects 840 kJ of heat while operating between two temperature limits of 560 K and 280 K. It indicates that the engine operates on the following cycle:
Reversible cycle
Irreversible cycle
Impossible cycle
Unpredictable cycle
41. Change in entropy for a natural process will always be:
Zero
Positive
Negative
42. The thermal efficiency of an ideal Otto cycle:
Increases with compression ratio
Increases with specific heat ratio
Increases with compression ratio and specific heat ratio
Increases with compression ratio but decreases with specific heat ratio
43. Critical radius of insulation for sphere is equal to:
2k.h
h 2k
2k h
k.h
44. If the ratio of emission of a body to that of a black body at a given temperature is constant for all wavelengths, the body is called:
Black body
Gray body
White body
Opaque body
45. The thickness of thermal boundary layer is equal to hydrodynamic boundary layer when Prandtl number is equal to:
0
0.1
1.0
10
46. A composite wall consists of three different materials having thermal conductivities 2K and 4K respectively. The ratio of temperature drop across different materials will be:
1
4
1
1
47. A body cools from 90°C to 70°C in 5 minutes. The time required by body for further cooling to 50°C will be:
5 minutes
Less than 5 minutes
More than 5 minutes
10 minutes
48. The value of Stanton number for value of Nusselt number 400, Reynolds number 40 and Prandtl number 20 will be:
800
200
2
0.5
49. Assuming the Sun to be a black body emitting radiation with maximum intensity at the surface temperature of the sun will be:
491.4 K
4914 K
49140 K
491.4° C
50. According to Wien's law, the wavelength corresponding to maximum energy is proportional to:
T
T
T
T
51. LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger is:
Lower
Higher
Same
Unpredictable
52. For radiation between two large parallel plates having emissivities and the effective emissivity will be:
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53. In turbulent filmwise condensation on a vertical surface, the critical value of Reynolds number recommended for use is:
2300
1800
5x105
1000
54. The intensity of solar radiation on earth is of the order of
1 kW/m2
2 kW/m2
3 kW/m2
4 kW/m2
55. Free convection heat transfer is significantly affected by:
Reynolds number
Grash of number
Prandtl number
Stanton number
56. In a counterflow heat exchanger, the hot fluid is cooled from 110°C to 80°C by a cold fluid which is heated from 30°C to 60°C. LMTD for the heat exchanger will be:
80°C
50°C
30°C
20°C
57. Fouling factor in the design of heat exchanger is used considering the fact that:
It is used when a liquid exchanges heat with gas
It is used in case of Newtonian fluids
It is used as a dimensionless factor
It is a factor of safety in design
58. Which dimensionless number has the significant role in forced convection:
Mach number
Reynold number
Prandtl number
Pecklet number
59. Air standard efficiency of an Otto cycle having compression ratio 4 and adiabatic exponent for air r =1.5 will be:
50%
75%
25%
5.0%
60. Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine is 30%. If the engine is reversed to operate as heat pump with same operating conditions, what will be the COP of the heat pump?
0.3
1.33
2.33
3.33
61. An oil having kinematic viscosity 0.25 stokes flows through a pipe of 10cm diameter. The flow will be critical at a velocity of about:
0.5 m/s
1.5 m/s
1.8 m/s
4.6 m/s
62. Unit of kinematic viscosity is:
m2/s
N.s/m2
kg/s.m2
m/kg.s
63. Navier Stoke's equation is concerned with:
Turbulence
Viscosity
Buoyancy
Compressibility
64. When a fluid flows through a pipeline under viscous flow conditions, the ratio of velocity at the axis of the pipe to the mean velocity of flow is:
0.5
1.0
1.67
2.0
65. In a turbulent flow through a pipe, the shear stress is:
Maximum at the centre and decreases linearly towards the wall
Maximum at the centre and decreases logarithmically towards the wall
Maximum mid-way between the centre line and the wall
Maximum at the wall and decreases linearly to zero at the centre
66. At what distance from the centre of a pipe of radius does the average velocity occur in laminar flow:
r 0.33
r 0.707
r 0.50
r 0.59
67. The loss of head due to friction in a pipe of uniform diameter in which a viscous flow is taking place is given in terms of Reynolds number, Re as:
1/Re
4/Re
16/Re
64/Re
68. Hydraulic radius is equal to:
Area divided by the square of wetted perimeter
Area divided by the wetted perimeter
Wetted perimeter divided by area
Square root of area
69. An oil with specific gravity 0.85 and viscosity 3.8 poise flows in a 5cm diameter horizontal pipe at 2.0 m/s. The Reynolds number will be approximately:
224
2240
22.4
22400
70. The nominal thickness of boundary layer represents the distance from the surface to a point where:
Flow ceases to be laminar
The shear stress becomes maximum
Velocity is 99% of its asymptotic limit
None of the above
71. In a laminar boundary over a flat plate, what would be the ratio of wall shear stresses t 1 and 2 at two sections which lie at distances X1= 2 units and X2= 10 units from the leading edge of the plate:
1 2 5.0
1 (5)0.5
1 (5)0.25
1 (5)0.05
72. The height of water column corresponding to a pressure equivalent of 60 cm of mercury column will be:
816 cm
8160 cm
81.6 cm
7996.0 cm
73. Loss of head due to friction to maintain 0.05 m3/s of discharge of petrol (sp. gravity 0.7) through a steel pipe 0.2 m diameter and 1000 m long, taking coefficient of friction 0.0025 will be
0.644 m
6.44 m
64.4 m
644 m
74. If the compression ratio is increased in S.I. engine, the knocking tendency will:
Increase
Decrease
Not be affected
Cannot be predicted
75. Anti knock property of C.I. engine fuel can be improved by adding:
Tetra ethyl lead
Amylnitrate
Hexadecane
Trimethyl pentane
76. The injection pressure in diesel engine is of the order of:
30 40 bar
100 150 bar
200 300 bar
400 600 bar
77. Carbon deposit on the cylinder head of an I.C. engine tend to increase:
Clearance volume
Compression ratio
Swept volume
None of the above
78. An impulse turbine is used for:
Low head of water
High head of water
Medium head of water
High discharge
79. If the jet ratio in a Pelton turbine wheel is 18, the number of buckets will be about:
24
21
26
18
80. A low value of time constant for a thermocouple can be achieved by:
Decreasing the wire diameter
Using metals of high density and high specific heat
Increasing the heat transfer coefficient
and above
81. In order to avoid cavitation in centrifugal pumps:
The suction pressure should be high
The delivery pressure should be high
The suction pressure should be low
The delivery pressure should be low
82. Thermal efficiency of closed cycle gas turbine plant is increased by the following:
Reheating
Inter cooling
Regenerator
None of the above
83. Most of the terrestrial solar radiations (received on the earth) lie within wavelength range:
to 0.29mewm
0.29mewm to 2.5mewm
3.8mewm to 7.8mewm
102mewm to1010 mewm
84. Flat plate solar collectors are used for temperature applications above ambient of about:
20°C
50°C
100°C
1000°C
85. A Carnot refrigerator operates between 300.3K and 273K. The fraction of cooling effect required as work input is:
20%
10%
50%
Cannot be calculated
86. A Carnot refrigeration cycle has a COP of 4. The ratio of higher temperature to lower temperature will be:
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.25
87. Vapour compression cycle using R-12 gives maximum COP when:
Suction state to compressor is in wet region
Suction state to compressor is in superheat region
Suction state to compressor is dry saturated
None of the above
88. In a simple saturated vapour compression refrigeration cycle, the heat rejected in condenser is 160 kJ/kg and compressor work is 32 kJ/kg, then the COP will be:
4
5
6
None of the above
89. In aqua-ammonia and LiBr-Water absorption refrigeration system, the refrigerants are respectively:
Water and LiBr
Water and Water
Ammonia and LiBr
Ammonia and Water
90. Room sensible heat factor is defined as Room sensible heat, RLH: Room Latent heat):
RSH (RSH+RLH)
RLH (RSH+RLH)
RSH RLH
None of the above
91. The surrounding air temperature in summer is 45°C in a locality. The refrigeration temperature is 5°C. Assume 10°C temperature difference in the heat exchanger that exchanges heat with surroundings. The COP of the Carnot refrigerator under these conditions, will be:
6.95
7.95
6.56
5.56
92. In an ammonia vapour compression system, wet compression process is used instead of dry compression. The C.O.P.:
Will increase
Will decrease
Can increase or decrease
Remains unaffected
93. A regenerative liquid vapour heat exchanger is used in a vapour compression system operating on ammonia refrigerant, the COP:
Will increase
Will decrease
Can increase or decrease
Remains unaffected
94. The refrigerant C2H4 is designated as:
R 24
R 15
R 1150
R 150
95. External equalizer in thermostatic expansion valve is used so that the TEV senses the pressure of evaporator:
At the outlet
At the inlet
In the middle
At outlet as well as inlet
96. If COP of a vapour compression system is the heat rejection ratio of its condenser will be:
0.25
5.0
1.25
0.20
97. Aircraft refrigeration system is based upon:
Joule cycle
Brayton cycle
Carnot cycle (reversed)
Vapour compression cycle
98. If F is mass handled by a pump and D is refrigerant vapour distilled in a vapour absorption system, specific weak solution circulation is given by:
F/D
F D
99. The system used for cooling of supersonic aircraft is:
Simple system
Bootstrap system
Reduced ambient system
Regenerative system
100. Lewis number is given by the following relation: heat transfer coefficient, Kw is mass transfer coefficient and Cp is specific heat):
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101. A sample of moist air is at a dry bulb temperature of 21°C and dew point temperature of 15°C. Specific humidity of air is 0.011 kg w.v./kg d.a. What will be the enthalpy of moist air?
59.4 kJ/kg d.a.
323.4 kJ/kg d.a.
52.5 kJ/kg d.a.
49.0 kJ/kg d.a.
102. During adiabatic saturation process of air in air washer, the water is sprinkled at a surface temperature equal to ————— of incoming DBT WBT DPT None of the above
103. When steam is injected into the incoming air, the following changes occur in the condition of air:
Temperature increases significantly but specific humidity increases negligibly.
Temperature increases negligibly but specific humidity increases appreciably.
Both temperature and sp. humidity increase appreciably.
Both temperature and sp. humidity increase negligibly.
104. In the concept of effective temperature, the relative humidity of air is considered to be:
50%
75%
100%
105. For atmospheric air, following conditions are given:DBT 35°C, DPT 23°C and barometer reads 750 mm Hg. Saturation pressure at 23°C and 35°C is 21.06 mm Hg and 42.4 mm Hg respectively. The relative humidity and partial pressure of water vapour will be:
49.7% and 21.06 mm Hg respectively
35.5% and 42.4 mm Hg respectively
35.5% and 15.06 mm Hg respectively
Impossible to calculate
106. Some qualities of C.I. engine fuels are given below. Select the quality which is not desirable:
Good ignition quality
High volatility
High viscosity
Low flash point
107. In C.I. engines, ignition delay can be reduced by:
Decreasing compression ratio
Increase in air inlet temperature
Decrease in coolant temperature
Decreasing the engine speed
108. A Pelton turbine works under a head of 405 m and runs at 400 rpm. What will be diameter of its runner? (kn 0.45):
1.93m
3.80m
2.10m
None of the above
109. A Kaplan turbine develops 3000 kW power under a head of 5m and a discharge of 75 m3/s. Determine the overall efficiency:
0.79
0.82
0.90
None of the above
110. A centrifugal pump lifts 0.013 m3/s water from a depth of 32 m. If the pump motor consumes 6 kW, what is the overall efficiency of pump. Given density of water 1000 kg/m3:
88%
75%
69%
None of the above
111. Run away speed for Francis turbine ranges:
1.8 to 1.9 times normal speed
2.5 to 3 times normal speed
3 to 3.5 times normal speed
2 to 2.2 times normal speed
112. In centrifugal compressors, pressure ratio may be increased:
By decreasing slip factor
By increasing slip factor
By making rough blades
By none of the above
113. If B is magnetic field strength, the theoretical power output of MHD generator is proportional to:
B
B2
B3
routeB
114. Absorption of energy in solar collectors can be increased to a maximum value by coating the absorber surface by:
Black paint
Lamp black
Rough black coating
Selective coating
115. On increasing the temperature of absorber plate of solar collector the efficiency of collector:
Increases
Decreases
May increase or decrease depending upon atmospheric temperature
Does not depend on absorber plate temperature
116. Solar photovoltaic cell is made up of semiconductor materials. The efficiency of conversion of solar energy into electrical energy is of the order of:
21%
70%
90%
117. The following boiler operates in supercritical range of pressure:
Benson
Babcock and Wilcox
Loeffler
Cornish
118. Pressure compounding can be done in the following type of turbines:
Impulse turbines
Reaction turbines
Both impulse and reaction turbines
None of the above
119. The first law of thermodynamics was given by:
Obert
Keenan
Joule
Newton
120. Gas A at 1 MPa, 100°C and Gas B at 5 MPa, 100°C are mixed such that final temperature after mixing remains 100°C. The process is adiabatic. The entropy of the gases after mixing:
Will increase
Will remain same
Will decrease
Cannot be calculated
121. T1 is high and T2 is low temperature of a Carnot heat engine. Which is the most efficient way to increase efficiency?
To increase T1
To decrease T2
To increase T1 and T2 both
To decrease T1 and T2 both
122. A refrigerator (COP=2.5) removes energy by heat transfer from freezer at 0°C at a rate of 9000 kJ/hr and rejects energy to the surroundings. Determine power input to the refrigerator:
614.3 kJ/hr
3600 kW
659.3 kJ/hr
1 kW
123. A machine produces 100 kJ work by consuming 100 kJ heat. This machine will be called:
PMM I
PMM II
PMM III
None of the above
124. For a steady flow system (where kinetic and potential energies are negligible), the first law of thermodynamics can be expressed as:
dQ dW dU
W deltaU
W deltaH
125. A gas turbine plant operates between 27°C, minimum temperature and 927°C maximum temperature. Calculate the cycle efficiency:
25%
50%
75%
None of the above
126. The effect of regeneration on efficiency and work output of Brayton cycle is that its:
Efficiency decreases but work output increases
Efficiency as well as work output increases
Efficiency increases but work output remains same
Efficiency remains same but work output increases
127. Which cycle consists of three processes?
Ericsson cycle
Stirling cycle
Atkinson cycle
Lenoir cycle
128. Third law of thermodynamics is:
An extension of second law
An extension of first law
An independent law of nature
An extension of zeroth law
129. A 20 cm diameter pipe of 30 km length transports oil at 0.01 m3/s. The power required to 2 3 maintain flow will be =0.1N s/m2 ,density 900kg/m3
76.32 kW
7.632 W
763.2 W
0.7632 kW
130. A small air bubble of diameter 1.0 mm rises with a steady velocity of 1.5 cm/s through an oil of specific gravity 0.9. The viscosity of oil will be:
3.24x10-3 N-s/m2
32.4x10-3 N-s/m2
32.4x10-6 N-s/m2
None of the above
131. The flow in the capillary tube is laminar because:
The capillary tube is made of glass
The surface tension and capilarity promotes laminarisation
Only inviscid liquid can flow through capillary tube
The diameter of capillary tube is very small
132. Flow separation is caused by:
Reduction of pressure in the direction of flow
Reduction of the boundary layer thickness
Presence of adverse pressure gradient
Presence of favourable pressure gradient
133. In case of flow over a flat plate, the Reynold number at which flow becomes turbulent is:
2300
3.2x105
7.5x105
2000
134. The critical angle of attack of an aerofoil is that where:
The lift becomes zero
The drag becomes zero
The drag begins to rise
The lift begins to drop
135. A normal shock can occur only when:
Flow changes from supersonic to subsonic
Flow changes from sonic to subsonic
Flow changes from subsonic to sonic
The flow is Trans-sonic
136. Flow over an elliptical body may be idealized by superimposing a free stream and:
A source
A doublet
A source and sink
A free vortex
137. Impingement of a jet on a flat plate may be expressed by:
pie xy
x2 y2
x3 y3
x y
138. Euler number is given as the ratio of:
Inertia force Gravity force
Pressure force inertia force
Inertia force Surface tension
Gravity force Inertia force
139. With the increase in the length of fin, fin efficiency:
Decreases
Increases
Remains unaffected
First increases and then decreases
140. Consider a cylinder of radius R with uniformly distributed heat source of heat generation rate and constant thermal conductivity K. Assume temperature as a function of radius only. The boundary conditions are; T Tw at r R and heat generated equals heat lost at surface. w The temperature distribution in the cylinder is given by:
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141. In transient heat conduction, lumped capacity analysis is applicable with good accuracy when Biot number
is equal to 1
is less than 0.1
is greater than 0.1
is less than 1
142. General conduction equation in its simple form, delta2 T=0 (where T is temperature), is called:
Poisson's equation
Fourier's equation
Laplace equation
Kirchoff's equation
143. Air at 300 °C and 7 bar is expanded isentropically until the velocity is 300 m/s. Calculate the static temperature of the air at high velocity condition if Cp of air is 1.00
255 °C
295 °C
300 °C
None of the above
144. Prandtl number is connecting link between:
Velocity field and temperature field
Gravity field and temperature field
Gravity field and velocity field
None of the above
145. The significance of Reynold analogy is that it:
Tells whether flow is laminar or turbulent
Relates heat transfer to momentum transfer
Relates heat transfer and mass transfer
Relates heat transfer and frictional loss
146. For mixed (free and forced) convection in horizontal tubes of diameter d and length Graetz number is defined as:
Re. Pr.d/L
Gr. Pr. Re. d/L
Gr. Re.d/L
Gr. Pr.d/L
147. Radiations are incident from a small area dA1 to a disc A2 of diameter D kept at a distance R. The shape factor FdA1 will be:
D2/R2+D2
(d)D2/R2+4D2
148. Three radiation shields are placed between two infinite parallel plates. The emissivities of plates and shields are same. As compared to heat transfer without shields, the heat transfer with shield will become: . .
1/3
1/9
1/4
None of the above
149. For a double pipe, counter flow heat exchanger with C 1 Cmin C max) the effectiveness is equal to:NTU
NTU/NTU
1+1 NTU
NTU/ NTU
NTU +1/NTU
150. Dittus Boelter equation for heating of a fluid in a tube is given as follows:
Nu=0.023 Re0.8 Pr0.4
Nu=0.023 Re0.8 Pr0.3
Nu=C Ren (where C is a constant and n is a real number)
Nu=C loge Ren
151. Triple point and critical point pressure of carbon dioxide are:
4.58mm Hg and 221.2 bar respectively
5.18 bar and 221.2 bar respectively
1 bar and 50 bar respectively
5.18 bar and 73.8 bar respectively
152. In winter air conditioning, the inside design conditions are given by the following:
25°C DBT, 50% RH
25°C DBT, 60% RH
21°C DBT, 50% RH
21°C DBT, 60% RH
153. Effective temperature in respect of air conditioning is the temperature of:
Unsaturated air
Saturated air
Dry air
Either or above
154. Normal boiling point of different refrigerants are given below. Which pairs are correct?
NH3 40.8°C
R-12 29.8°C
R-22 33.3°C
R-134a 26.2°C
and are correct
and are correct
and are correct
and are correct
155. Actual expansion process in a throttling device is:
Reversible adiabatic expansion
Isenthalpic expansion
Fanno line expansion
Isothermal expansion
156. What will be the depth of a point below water surface in sea, where pressure intensity is 1.006 MN/m2? (Specific gravity of sea water 1.025)
10 m
100 m
1000 m
1 m
157. Which of the following expression correctly defines the relationship between internal pressure intensity and the radius of spherical droplet 1
p 1/r
p infinity r
p infinity 1/r2
p infinity r2
158. In case of multi-stage vapour compression system, flash intercooling is beneficial in case of those refrigerants only for which:
Latent heat of vapourization is more
Latent heat of vapourization is less
Thermal conductivity is high
Thermal conductivity is low
159. For an incompressible flow, which of the following is correct?
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160. The velocity components in a two dimensional flow field for an incompressible fluid are expressed as
u 2x -x2y
u xy2 2y
These functions represent:
Rotational flow
Irrotational flow
Either rotational or irrotational flow
Neither rotational nor irrotational flow
161. Constant volume cycle is also known as:
Otto cycle
Joule cycle
Rankin cycle
Atkinson cycle
162. An engine working on stirling cycle between the same temperature limits as that of Carnot cycle, has air standard efficiency:
More than Carnot cycle
Equal to Carnot cycle
Less than Carnot cycle
Depends upon other factor also
163. The frictional resistance in case of turbulent flow is independent of
Pressure of flow
Density of fluid
Temperature of fluid
Area of surface in contact
164. The velocity at which the flow changes from laminar to turbulent for a given fluid at a given temperature is known as:
Maximum velocity
Minimum velocity
Average velocity
Critical velocity
165. The head loss due to turbulent flow as compared to laminar flow is:
More
Less
Equal
Unpredictable
166. In a laminar flow, the velocity at any point is:
Constant in magnitude but varying in direction
Constant in magnitude as well as in direction
Constant in direction but varying in magnitude
Variable in magnitude as well as in direction
167. The similarity of shape between the model and prototype is known as:
Dynamic similarity
Kinematic similarity
Geometric similarity
None of the above
168. The thickness of boundary layer is proportional to:
Its distance from the leading edge
Square of its distance from the leading edge
Four times its distance from the leading edge
Square root of its distance from the leading edge
169. The flow within the boundary layer is:
Only turbulent
Only laminar
Either or
None of the above
170. The total drag on a plate held normal to the flow is equal to:
Pressure drag
Viscous drag
Pressure drag x viscous drag
Viscous drag /Pressure drag
171. The coefficient of drag and lift are functions of:
Frouds number
Reynolds number
Weber number
Euler number
172. The aspect ratio of a wing is expressed as:
l/A
l/A2
l2/A
l2/A2
173. Beyond the stall point, the drag coefficient:
Decreases rapidly
Increases rapidly
Remains same
None of the above
174. The process in which heat energy is transmitted by means of electromagnetic waves is known as:
Heat conduction
Heat convection
Heat radiation
None of the above
175. Heat conduction in gases is due to:
The elastic impacts of molecules
The motion of electrons
The mixing motion of different parts of a fluid
The electromagnetic waves
176. In which case the medium is not required for the transfer of heat energy:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
None of the above
177. According to Fourier's law, the quantity of heat flow through a surface area and thickness is given by the relation:
Q KA
Q A/k
Q A
Q KA
178. According to Newton's law of cooling, the rate of heat transfer from a solid surface of area at a temperature t1, to a fluid at temperature t2 is given by:
Q hA
Q hA
Q h A
Q A h
179. The opaque body is that which:
Absorbs all radiations
Reflects all radiations
Transmits all radiations
Partly reflects and partly absorbs the radiation
180. According to Stefan Boltzman law the relation between the total emission from a black body per unit area and per unit time and the absolute temperature is given as:
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Emissivity absorptivity
Emissivity absorptivity
Emissivity absorptivity
None of the above
2. The heat transfer by conduction through a pipe is given by the relation:
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3. With the help of fins, the heat transfer can be increased by about:
4 times
6 times
8 times
10 times
4. In a low speed S.I. engine, the inlet valve closes approximately:
40° after BDC
30° before BDC
10° after BDC
10° before BDC
5. The function of fuel injector is to:
Pump the fuel at high pressure
Mix diesel with air
Atmoise the fuel
Ignite the fuel
6. The function of carburettor is to:
Refining the fuel
Increase the pressure of fuel vapours
Inject petrol in cylinder
Atomise and vapourise the fuel and to mix it with air in proper ratio
7. In S.I. engine, the throttle valve of carburettor controls the quantity of:
Fuel
Air
Fuel and air mixture
Lubricating oil
8. The function of a hydraulic turbine is to convert water energy into:
Heat energy
Electrical energy
Atomic Energy
Mechanical energy
9. The specific speed of a turbine is:
Its maximum speed
Its minimum speed
Its speed at maximum output
The speed of a geometrically similar turbine that would develop one metric horse power under a head of one meter
10. The type of turbine recommended for a head of 10 meter is:
Francis turbine
Kaplan turbine
Pelton turbine
None of the above
11. The vanes of a centrifugal pump move due to:
Pressure energy of water
Kinetic energy of water
Both pressure and kinetic energy of water
Power supplied by prime mover
12. The specific speed of a centrifugal pump is given as:3
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13. Which of the following compressors has highest capacity?
Reciprocating
Centrifugal
Axial flow
Fan
14. The volumetric efficiency of a reciprocating compressor is equal to:
15. The thermal efficiency of an open cycle gas turbine increases with the:
Increase in inlet temperature of atmospheric air
Decrease in inlet temperature of atmospheric air
Remain same for all temperatures of inlet air
None of the above
16. Constant volume gas turbine works on:
Joule cycle
Carnot cycle
Otto cycle
Atkinson cycle
17. The capacity of boiler is defined as:
The volume of feed water inside the shell
The volume of the steam space inside the shell
The maximum pressure at which steam can be generated
Amount of water converted into steam from 100°C to 110°C in one hour
18. The type of safety valve recommended for high pressure boiler is:
Dead weight safety valve
Lever safety valve
Spring loaded safety valve
None of the above
19. Blade efficiency of steam turbine is equal to:
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20. The gas which is used as a coolant in a nuclear power plant is:
Freon
Ammonia
Helium
Chlorine
21. The function of a reflector in nuclear power plant is to:
Reflect heat
Reflect light
Reflect the escaping neutrons back into the core
None of the above
22. If the capacity of a refrigerating machine is one ton, than the rate of heat abstraction is equal to:
50 kcal/min
100 kcal/min
150 kcal/min
500 kcal/min
23. The refrigeration system works on:
Zeroth law of thermodynamics
First law of thermodynamics
Second law of thermodynamics
None of the above
24. Which of the refrigerant is more toxic? Carbon dioxide
Ammonia
Freon-12
Freon-22
25. Which of the following refrigerant is more costly?
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
Methyl chloride
Freon-12
26. Pick up the correct statement:
The refrigerant should have high thermal conductivity and low freezing temperature
The refrigerant should have low heat transfer coefficient and high latent heat
The refrigerant should have high specific volume and high latent heat
The refrigerant should have high specific volume and low latent heat
27. Which of the following refrigerant has maximum latent heat?
Sulphur dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Ammonia
Dichloro-difloro-methane
28. A refrigerant should have the following property:
High boiling point
High latent heat
High specific heat
High specific volume
29. The necessary data required for the design of the air conditioning apparatus is/are:
Grand total heat
Dehumidified air quantity
Apparatus dew point
All of the above
30.
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then momentum equation of the boundary layer can be given as follows:
A.B=C
31. For non-flow closed system the value of net energy transferred as heat and work equals change in:
Enthalpy
Entropy
Internal energy
None of the above
32. During throttling process the following holds good:
Enthalpy does not change
Entropy does not change
Internal energy does not change
Volume change is negligible
33. For an adiabatic process, the temperature and pressure are related as under:
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34. An engine operates between temperature limits 900 K and T2 and another between T2 and 400 K. For both engines to be equally efficient T2 should be:
600 K
700 K
625 K
650 K
35. For a process, the value of is:
Positive
Negative
Zero
Unpredictable
36. Area under the curve of a T-S diagram represents:
Heat transfer for a reversible process
Heat transfer for an irreversible process
Heat transfer for all processes
None of the above
37. A heat engine developes 60 kW work having an efficiency of Amount of heat rejected will be:
400 kW
10 kW
40 kW
20 kW
38. In Carnot cycle, addition and rejection of heat takes place at:
Constant pressure
Constant temperature
Constant volume
Constant speed
39. For same value of compression ratio and heat input, the order of thermal efficiency of Otto, Diesel and Dual cycles will be as under:
n Otto >Diesel Dual
(b)Otto Dual Diesel
(c)Diesel Dual Otto
Dual> Diesel> Otto
40. A heat engine receives 1120 kJ of heat and rejects 840 kJ of heat while operating between two temperature limits of 560 K and 280 K. It indicates that the engine operates on the following cycle:
Reversible cycle
Irreversible cycle
Impossible cycle
Unpredictable cycle
41. Change in entropy for a natural process will always be:
Zero
Positive
Negative
42. The thermal efficiency of an ideal Otto cycle:
Increases with compression ratio
Increases with specific heat ratio
Increases with compression ratio and specific heat ratio
Increases with compression ratio but decreases with specific heat ratio
43. Critical radius of insulation for sphere is equal to:
2k.h
h 2k
2k h
k.h
44. If the ratio of emission of a body to that of a black body at a given temperature is constant for all wavelengths, the body is called:
Black body
Gray body
White body
Opaque body
45. The thickness of thermal boundary layer is equal to hydrodynamic boundary layer when Prandtl number is equal to:
0
0.1
1.0
10
46. A composite wall consists of three different materials having thermal conductivities 2K and 4K respectively. The ratio of temperature drop across different materials will be:
1
4
1
1
47. A body cools from 90°C to 70°C in 5 minutes. The time required by body for further cooling to 50°C will be:
5 minutes
Less than 5 minutes
More than 5 minutes
10 minutes
48. The value of Stanton number for value of Nusselt number 400, Reynolds number 40 and Prandtl number 20 will be:
800
200
2
0.5
49. Assuming the Sun to be a black body emitting radiation with maximum intensity at the surface temperature of the sun will be:
491.4 K
4914 K
49140 K
491.4° C
50. According to Wien's law, the wavelength corresponding to maximum energy is proportional to:
T
T
T
T
51. LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger is:
Lower
Higher
Same
Unpredictable
52. For radiation between two large parallel plates having emissivities and the effective emissivity will be:
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53. In turbulent filmwise condensation on a vertical surface, the critical value of Reynolds number recommended for use is:
2300
1800
5x105
1000
54. The intensity of solar radiation on earth is of the order of
1 kW/m2
2 kW/m2
3 kW/m2
4 kW/m2
55. Free convection heat transfer is significantly affected by:
Reynolds number
Grash of number
Prandtl number
Stanton number
56. In a counterflow heat exchanger, the hot fluid is cooled from 110°C to 80°C by a cold fluid which is heated from 30°C to 60°C. LMTD for the heat exchanger will be:
80°C
50°C
30°C
20°C
57. Fouling factor in the design of heat exchanger is used considering the fact that:
It is used when a liquid exchanges heat with gas
It is used in case of Newtonian fluids
It is used as a dimensionless factor
It is a factor of safety in design
58. Which dimensionless number has the significant role in forced convection:
Mach number
Reynold number
Prandtl number
Pecklet number
59. Air standard efficiency of an Otto cycle having compression ratio 4 and adiabatic exponent for air r =1.5 will be:
50%
75%
25%
5.0%
60. Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine is 30%. If the engine is reversed to operate as heat pump with same operating conditions, what will be the COP of the heat pump?
0.3
1.33
2.33
3.33
61. An oil having kinematic viscosity 0.25 stokes flows through a pipe of 10cm diameter. The flow will be critical at a velocity of about:
0.5 m/s
1.5 m/s
1.8 m/s
4.6 m/s
62. Unit of kinematic viscosity is:
m2/s
N.s/m2
kg/s.m2
m/kg.s
63. Navier Stoke's equation is concerned with:
Turbulence
Viscosity
Buoyancy
Compressibility
64. When a fluid flows through a pipeline under viscous flow conditions, the ratio of velocity at the axis of the pipe to the mean velocity of flow is:
0.5
1.0
1.67
2.0
65. In a turbulent flow through a pipe, the shear stress is:
Maximum at the centre and decreases linearly towards the wall
Maximum at the centre and decreases logarithmically towards the wall
Maximum mid-way between the centre line and the wall
Maximum at the wall and decreases linearly to zero at the centre
66. At what distance from the centre of a pipe of radius does the average velocity occur in laminar flow:
r 0.33
r 0.707
r 0.50
r 0.59
67. The loss of head due to friction in a pipe of uniform diameter in which a viscous flow is taking place is given in terms of Reynolds number, Re as:
1/Re
4/Re
16/Re
64/Re
68. Hydraulic radius is equal to:
Area divided by the square of wetted perimeter
Area divided by the wetted perimeter
Wetted perimeter divided by area
Square root of area
69. An oil with specific gravity 0.85 and viscosity 3.8 poise flows in a 5cm diameter horizontal pipe at 2.0 m/s. The Reynolds number will be approximately:
224
2240
22.4
22400
70. The nominal thickness of boundary layer represents the distance from the surface to a point where:
Flow ceases to be laminar
The shear stress becomes maximum
Velocity is 99% of its asymptotic limit
None of the above
71. In a laminar boundary over a flat plate, what would be the ratio of wall shear stresses t 1 and 2 at two sections which lie at distances X1= 2 units and X2= 10 units from the leading edge of the plate:
1 2 5.0
1 (5)0.5
1 (5)0.25
1 (5)0.05
72. The height of water column corresponding to a pressure equivalent of 60 cm of mercury column will be:
816 cm
8160 cm
81.6 cm
7996.0 cm
73. Loss of head due to friction to maintain 0.05 m3/s of discharge of petrol (sp. gravity 0.7) through a steel pipe 0.2 m diameter and 1000 m long, taking coefficient of friction 0.0025 will be
0.644 m
6.44 m
64.4 m
644 m
74. If the compression ratio is increased in S.I. engine, the knocking tendency will:
Increase
Decrease
Not be affected
Cannot be predicted
75. Anti knock property of C.I. engine fuel can be improved by adding:
Tetra ethyl lead
Amylnitrate
Hexadecane
Trimethyl pentane
76. The injection pressure in diesel engine is of the order of:
30 40 bar
100 150 bar
200 300 bar
400 600 bar
77. Carbon deposit on the cylinder head of an I.C. engine tend to increase:
Clearance volume
Compression ratio
Swept volume
None of the above
78. An impulse turbine is used for:
Low head of water
High head of water
Medium head of water
High discharge
79. If the jet ratio in a Pelton turbine wheel is 18, the number of buckets will be about:
24
21
26
18
80. A low value of time constant for a thermocouple can be achieved by:
Decreasing the wire diameter
Using metals of high density and high specific heat
Increasing the heat transfer coefficient
and above
81. In order to avoid cavitation in centrifugal pumps:
The suction pressure should be high
The delivery pressure should be high
The suction pressure should be low
The delivery pressure should be low
82. Thermal efficiency of closed cycle gas turbine plant is increased by the following:
Reheating
Inter cooling
Regenerator
None of the above
83. Most of the terrestrial solar radiations (received on the earth) lie within wavelength range:
to 0.29mewm
0.29mewm to 2.5mewm
3.8mewm to 7.8mewm
102mewm to1010 mewm
84. Flat plate solar collectors are used for temperature applications above ambient of about:
20°C
50°C
100°C
1000°C
85. A Carnot refrigerator operates between 300.3K and 273K. The fraction of cooling effect required as work input is:
20%
10%
50%
Cannot be calculated
86. A Carnot refrigeration cycle has a COP of 4. The ratio of higher temperature to lower temperature will be:
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.25
87. Vapour compression cycle using R-12 gives maximum COP when:
Suction state to compressor is in wet region
Suction state to compressor is in superheat region
Suction state to compressor is dry saturated
None of the above
88. In a simple saturated vapour compression refrigeration cycle, the heat rejected in condenser is 160 kJ/kg and compressor work is 32 kJ/kg, then the COP will be:
4
5
6
None of the above
89. In aqua-ammonia and LiBr-Water absorption refrigeration system, the refrigerants are respectively:
Water and LiBr
Water and Water
Ammonia and LiBr
Ammonia and Water
90. Room sensible heat factor is defined as Room sensible heat, RLH: Room Latent heat):
RSH (RSH+RLH)
RLH (RSH+RLH)
RSH RLH
None of the above
91. The surrounding air temperature in summer is 45°C in a locality. The refrigeration temperature is 5°C. Assume 10°C temperature difference in the heat exchanger that exchanges heat with surroundings. The COP of the Carnot refrigerator under these conditions, will be:
6.95
7.95
6.56
5.56
92. In an ammonia vapour compression system, wet compression process is used instead of dry compression. The C.O.P.:
Will increase
Will decrease
Can increase or decrease
Remains unaffected
93. A regenerative liquid vapour heat exchanger is used in a vapour compression system operating on ammonia refrigerant, the COP:
Will increase
Will decrease
Can increase or decrease
Remains unaffected
94. The refrigerant C2H4 is designated as:
R 24
R 15
R 1150
R 150
95. External equalizer in thermostatic expansion valve is used so that the TEV senses the pressure of evaporator:
At the outlet
At the inlet
In the middle
At outlet as well as inlet
96. If COP of a vapour compression system is the heat rejection ratio of its condenser will be:
0.25
5.0
1.25
0.20
97. Aircraft refrigeration system is based upon:
Joule cycle
Brayton cycle
Carnot cycle (reversed)
Vapour compression cycle
98. If F is mass handled by a pump and D is refrigerant vapour distilled in a vapour absorption system, specific weak solution circulation is given by:
F/D
F D
99. The system used for cooling of supersonic aircraft is:
Simple system
Bootstrap system
Reduced ambient system
Regenerative system
100. Lewis number is given by the following relation: heat transfer coefficient, Kw is mass transfer coefficient and Cp is specific heat):
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101. A sample of moist air is at a dry bulb temperature of 21°C and dew point temperature of 15°C. Specific humidity of air is 0.011 kg w.v./kg d.a. What will be the enthalpy of moist air?
59.4 kJ/kg d.a.
323.4 kJ/kg d.a.
52.5 kJ/kg d.a.
49.0 kJ/kg d.a.
102. During adiabatic saturation process of air in air washer, the water is sprinkled at a surface temperature equal to ————— of incoming DBT WBT DPT None of the above
103. When steam is injected into the incoming air, the following changes occur in the condition of air:
Temperature increases significantly but specific humidity increases negligibly.
Temperature increases negligibly but specific humidity increases appreciably.
Both temperature and sp. humidity increase appreciably.
Both temperature and sp. humidity increase negligibly.
104. In the concept of effective temperature, the relative humidity of air is considered to be:
50%
75%
100%
105. For atmospheric air, following conditions are given:DBT 35°C, DPT 23°C and barometer reads 750 mm Hg. Saturation pressure at 23°C and 35°C is 21.06 mm Hg and 42.4 mm Hg respectively. The relative humidity and partial pressure of water vapour will be:
49.7% and 21.06 mm Hg respectively
35.5% and 42.4 mm Hg respectively
35.5% and 15.06 mm Hg respectively
Impossible to calculate
106. Some qualities of C.I. engine fuels are given below. Select the quality which is not desirable:
Good ignition quality
High volatility
High viscosity
Low flash point
107. In C.I. engines, ignition delay can be reduced by:
Decreasing compression ratio
Increase in air inlet temperature
Decrease in coolant temperature
Decreasing the engine speed
108. A Pelton turbine works under a head of 405 m and runs at 400 rpm. What will be diameter of its runner? (kn 0.45):
1.93m
3.80m
2.10m
None of the above
109. A Kaplan turbine develops 3000 kW power under a head of 5m and a discharge of 75 m3/s. Determine the overall efficiency:
0.79
0.82
0.90
None of the above
110. A centrifugal pump lifts 0.013 m3/s water from a depth of 32 m. If the pump motor consumes 6 kW, what is the overall efficiency of pump. Given density of water 1000 kg/m3:
88%
75%
69%
None of the above
111. Run away speed for Francis turbine ranges:
1.8 to 1.9 times normal speed
2.5 to 3 times normal speed
3 to 3.5 times normal speed
2 to 2.2 times normal speed
112. In centrifugal compressors, pressure ratio may be increased:
By decreasing slip factor
By increasing slip factor
By making rough blades
By none of the above
113. If B is magnetic field strength, the theoretical power output of MHD generator is proportional to:
B
B2
B3
routeB
114. Absorption of energy in solar collectors can be increased to a maximum value by coating the absorber surface by:
Black paint
Lamp black
Rough black coating
Selective coating
115. On increasing the temperature of absorber plate of solar collector the efficiency of collector:
Increases
Decreases
May increase or decrease depending upon atmospheric temperature
Does not depend on absorber plate temperature
116. Solar photovoltaic cell is made up of semiconductor materials. The efficiency of conversion of solar energy into electrical energy is of the order of:
21%
70%
90%
117. The following boiler operates in supercritical range of pressure:
Benson
Babcock and Wilcox
Loeffler
Cornish
118. Pressure compounding can be done in the following type of turbines:
Impulse turbines
Reaction turbines
Both impulse and reaction turbines
None of the above
119. The first law of thermodynamics was given by:
Obert
Keenan
Joule
Newton
120. Gas A at 1 MPa, 100°C and Gas B at 5 MPa, 100°C are mixed such that final temperature after mixing remains 100°C. The process is adiabatic. The entropy of the gases after mixing:
Will increase
Will remain same
Will decrease
Cannot be calculated
121. T1 is high and T2 is low temperature of a Carnot heat engine. Which is the most efficient way to increase efficiency?
To increase T1
To decrease T2
To increase T1 and T2 both
To decrease T1 and T2 both
122. A refrigerator (COP=2.5) removes energy by heat transfer from freezer at 0°C at a rate of 9000 kJ/hr and rejects energy to the surroundings. Determine power input to the refrigerator:
614.3 kJ/hr
3600 kW
659.3 kJ/hr
1 kW
123. A machine produces 100 kJ work by consuming 100 kJ heat. This machine will be called:
PMM I
PMM II
PMM III
None of the above
124. For a steady flow system (where kinetic and potential energies are negligible), the first law of thermodynamics can be expressed as:
dQ dW dU
W deltaU
W deltaH
125. A gas turbine plant operates between 27°C, minimum temperature and 927°C maximum temperature. Calculate the cycle efficiency:
25%
50%
75%
None of the above
126. The effect of regeneration on efficiency and work output of Brayton cycle is that its:
Efficiency decreases but work output increases
Efficiency as well as work output increases
Efficiency increases but work output remains same
Efficiency remains same but work output increases
127. Which cycle consists of three processes?
Ericsson cycle
Stirling cycle
Atkinson cycle
Lenoir cycle
128. Third law of thermodynamics is:
An extension of second law
An extension of first law
An independent law of nature
An extension of zeroth law
129. A 20 cm diameter pipe of 30 km length transports oil at 0.01 m3/s. The power required to 2 3 maintain flow will be =0.1N s/m2 ,density 900kg/m3
76.32 kW
7.632 W
763.2 W
0.7632 kW
130. A small air bubble of diameter 1.0 mm rises with a steady velocity of 1.5 cm/s through an oil of specific gravity 0.9. The viscosity of oil will be:
3.24x10-3 N-s/m2
32.4x10-3 N-s/m2
32.4x10-6 N-s/m2
None of the above
131. The flow in the capillary tube is laminar because:
The capillary tube is made of glass
The surface tension and capilarity promotes laminarisation
Only inviscid liquid can flow through capillary tube
The diameter of capillary tube is very small
132. Flow separation is caused by:
Reduction of pressure in the direction of flow
Reduction of the boundary layer thickness
Presence of adverse pressure gradient
Presence of favourable pressure gradient
133. In case of flow over a flat plate, the Reynold number at which flow becomes turbulent is:
2300
3.2x105
7.5x105
2000
134. The critical angle of attack of an aerofoil is that where:
The lift becomes zero
The drag becomes zero
The drag begins to rise
The lift begins to drop
135. A normal shock can occur only when:
Flow changes from supersonic to subsonic
Flow changes from sonic to subsonic
Flow changes from subsonic to sonic
The flow is Trans-sonic
136. Flow over an elliptical body may be idealized by superimposing a free stream and:
A source
A doublet
A source and sink
A free vortex
137. Impingement of a jet on a flat plate may be expressed by:
pie xy
x2 y2
x3 y3
x y
138. Euler number is given as the ratio of:
Inertia force Gravity force
Pressure force inertia force
Inertia force Surface tension
Gravity force Inertia force
139. With the increase in the length of fin, fin efficiency:
Decreases
Increases
Remains unaffected
First increases and then decreases
140. Consider a cylinder of radius R with uniformly distributed heat source of heat generation rate and constant thermal conductivity K. Assume temperature as a function of radius only. The boundary conditions are; T Tw at r R and heat generated equals heat lost at surface. w The temperature distribution in the cylinder is given by:
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141. In transient heat conduction, lumped capacity analysis is applicable with good accuracy when Biot number
is equal to 1
is less than 0.1
is greater than 0.1
is less than 1
142. General conduction equation in its simple form, delta2 T=0 (where T is temperature), is called:
Poisson's equation
Fourier's equation
Laplace equation
Kirchoff's equation
143. Air at 300 °C and 7 bar is expanded isentropically until the velocity is 300 m/s. Calculate the static temperature of the air at high velocity condition if Cp of air is 1.00
255 °C
295 °C
300 °C
None of the above
144. Prandtl number is connecting link between:
Velocity field and temperature field
Gravity field and temperature field
Gravity field and velocity field
None of the above
145. The significance of Reynold analogy is that it:
Tells whether flow is laminar or turbulent
Relates heat transfer to momentum transfer
Relates heat transfer and mass transfer
Relates heat transfer and frictional loss
146. For mixed (free and forced) convection in horizontal tubes of diameter d and length Graetz number is defined as:
Re. Pr.d/L
Gr. Pr. Re. d/L
Gr. Re.d/L
Gr. Pr.d/L
147. Radiations are incident from a small area dA1 to a disc A2 of diameter D kept at a distance R. The shape factor FdA1 will be:
D2/R2+D2
(d)D2/R2+4D2
148. Three radiation shields are placed between two infinite parallel plates. The emissivities of plates and shields are same. As compared to heat transfer without shields, the heat transfer with shield will become: . .
1/3
1/9
1/4
None of the above
149. For a double pipe, counter flow heat exchanger with C 1 Cmin C max) the effectiveness is equal to:NTU
NTU/NTU
1+1 NTU
NTU/ NTU
NTU +1/NTU
150. Dittus Boelter equation for heating of a fluid in a tube is given as follows:
Nu=0.023 Re0.8 Pr0.4
Nu=0.023 Re0.8 Pr0.3
Nu=C Ren (where C is a constant and n is a real number)
Nu=C loge Ren
151. Triple point and critical point pressure of carbon dioxide are:
4.58mm Hg and 221.2 bar respectively
5.18 bar and 221.2 bar respectively
1 bar and 50 bar respectively
5.18 bar and 73.8 bar respectively
152. In winter air conditioning, the inside design conditions are given by the following:
25°C DBT, 50% RH
25°C DBT, 60% RH
21°C DBT, 50% RH
21°C DBT, 60% RH
153. Effective temperature in respect of air conditioning is the temperature of:
Unsaturated air
Saturated air
Dry air
Either or above
154. Normal boiling point of different refrigerants are given below. Which pairs are correct?
NH3 40.8°C
R-12 29.8°C
R-22 33.3°C
R-134a 26.2°C
and are correct
and are correct
and are correct
and are correct
155. Actual expansion process in a throttling device is:
Reversible adiabatic expansion
Isenthalpic expansion
Fanno line expansion
Isothermal expansion
156. What will be the depth of a point below water surface in sea, where pressure intensity is 1.006 MN/m2? (Specific gravity of sea water 1.025)
10 m
100 m
1000 m
1 m
157. Which of the following expression correctly defines the relationship between internal pressure intensity and the radius of spherical droplet 1
p 1/r
p infinity r
p infinity 1/r2
p infinity r2
158. In case of multi-stage vapour compression system, flash intercooling is beneficial in case of those refrigerants only for which:
Latent heat of vapourization is more
Latent heat of vapourization is less
Thermal conductivity is high
Thermal conductivity is low
159. For an incompressible flow, which of the following is correct?
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160. The velocity components in a two dimensional flow field for an incompressible fluid are expressed as
u 2x -x2y
u xy2 2y
These functions represent:
Rotational flow
Irrotational flow
Either rotational or irrotational flow
Neither rotational nor irrotational flow
161. Constant volume cycle is also known as:
Otto cycle
Joule cycle
Rankin cycle
Atkinson cycle
162. An engine working on stirling cycle between the same temperature limits as that of Carnot cycle, has air standard efficiency:
More than Carnot cycle
Equal to Carnot cycle
Less than Carnot cycle
Depends upon other factor also
163. The frictional resistance in case of turbulent flow is independent of
Pressure of flow
Density of fluid
Temperature of fluid
Area of surface in contact
164. The velocity at which the flow changes from laminar to turbulent for a given fluid at a given temperature is known as:
Maximum velocity
Minimum velocity
Average velocity
Critical velocity
165. The head loss due to turbulent flow as compared to laminar flow is:
More
Less
Equal
Unpredictable
166. In a laminar flow, the velocity at any point is:
Constant in magnitude but varying in direction
Constant in magnitude as well as in direction
Constant in direction but varying in magnitude
Variable in magnitude as well as in direction
167. The similarity of shape between the model and prototype is known as:
Dynamic similarity
Kinematic similarity
Geometric similarity
None of the above
168. The thickness of boundary layer is proportional to:
Its distance from the leading edge
Square of its distance from the leading edge
Four times its distance from the leading edge
Square root of its distance from the leading edge
169. The flow within the boundary layer is:
Only turbulent
Only laminar
Either or
None of the above
170. The total drag on a plate held normal to the flow is equal to:
Pressure drag
Viscous drag
Pressure drag x viscous drag
Viscous drag /Pressure drag
171. The coefficient of drag and lift are functions of:
Frouds number
Reynolds number
Weber number
Euler number
172. The aspect ratio of a wing is expressed as:
l/A
l/A2
l2/A
l2/A2
173. Beyond the stall point, the drag coefficient:
Decreases rapidly
Increases rapidly
Remains same
None of the above
174. The process in which heat energy is transmitted by means of electromagnetic waves is known as:
Heat conduction
Heat convection
Heat radiation
None of the above
175. Heat conduction in gases is due to:
The elastic impacts of molecules
The motion of electrons
The mixing motion of different parts of a fluid
The electromagnetic waves
176. In which case the medium is not required for the transfer of heat energy:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
None of the above
177. According to Fourier's law, the quantity of heat flow through a surface area and thickness is given by the relation:
Q KA
Q A/k
Q A
Q KA
178. According to Newton's law of cooling, the rate of heat transfer from a solid surface of area at a temperature t1, to a fluid at temperature t2 is given by:
Q hA
Q hA
Q h A
Q A h
179. The opaque body is that which:
Absorbs all radiations
Reflects all radiations
Transmits all radiations
Partly reflects and partly absorbs the radiation
180. According to Stefan Boltzman law the relation between the total emission from a black body per unit area and per unit time and the absolute temperature is given as:
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