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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2011 Third Semester Aeronautical Engineering

AE 2202 AERO ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS (Regulation 2008) Time : Three hours

Use of Steam Tables Allowed Answer ALL questions PART A (10 2 = 20 marks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Define Clausius inequality.

What do you mean by law of degradation of energy? Why the air standard Diesel cycle is less efficient than Otto cycle for the same Compression ratio. What is meant by Steam rate in a Rankine cycle? Discuss the about specific impulse. Prove that COPHP = COPR + 1. Explain the necessity of inter-cooling in a multi Stage reciprocating compressor. What are the components in the vapour absorption refrigeration system?

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What is meant by isothermal efficiency of air compressors? PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)

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A certain gas occupies a space of 0.3 m3 at a pressure of 2bar and a temperature of 77C. It is heated at constant volume until the pressure is 7 bar. Determine (i) Temperature at the end of process (ii) mass of gas (iii) Change in internal energy and change in enthalpy during the process. Assume CP = 1.005 kJ/kg CV = .712 kJ/kg K ; R = 287 J/kg K. Or

Explain the term Brake mean effective pressure.

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Maximum : 100 marks

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A gas initially at 605 K expands until its volume is 5.0 times the initial volume according to pv n = constant. If the initial and final pressures are observed to be 8.0 bar and 1 bar, determine (i) Index of (ii) Work Done per kg of gas (iii) Heat exchange per kg of gas. Assume CV = .712 kJ/kg K and = 1.4.

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An Otto cycle air at 1 bar and 290 K is compressed isentropically until the pressure is 15 bar. The heat is added at constant volume until the pressure rises to 40 bar. Calculate the air standard .717 Ru = 8.314 kJ/kg mole K. Or kJ/kg

efficiency and the Mean Effective Pressure for the cycle. Take CV = K;

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An air standard diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 18. The temperature is 30C. The heat supplied is l800 kJ/kg. Determine the efficiency (i) Pressure and temperature at salient points (ii) Heat Rejected (iii) Mean Effective Pressure. Assume the CP, CV, R, Suitably.

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With the aid of sketches derive the general steady flow energy equation (SFEE) and deduce SFEE for (i) Boiler (ii) Condenser (iii) Evaporator (iv) Nozzle & Diffuser (v) Turbine &Compressor. Or

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Simple Rankine Cycle works between the Pressure of 28 bar and 0.03 bar. The initial condition of steam being dry saturated. Calculate the Cycle Efficiency, Work Ratio and Specific Steam Consumption. Also find the Cycle Efficiency when the pump is neglected.

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(a)

A Vapour Compression Refrigerator uses R 12 as refrigerant and

the liquid in the evaporator is at 13C.The temperature of this refrigerant at the delivery from the compressor is 13C. When the Vapour is condensed at 10C, find the COP, if 2

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pressure at the beginning of compression stroke is 1 bar and the

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Expansion

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There is no under-cooling The liquid is cooled by 5C before expansion by throttling.

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Explain the working principles of vapour compression refrigeration system with sketch. Prove that the pressure in the inter-cooler is geometric mean between the initial and final pressure in a double stage compressor in which inter-cooling is perfect, and also the work done in the compressor is minimum. Draw the P-V and T-S diagram for two stage compression.

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A Single stage double acting air compressor delivers 3m3 of free air per minute at 1.013 bar and 20C to 8 bar with the following data; R.P.M = 300, Mechanical Efficiency = 0.9, Pressure loss in passing through intake valve = 0.04 bar, Temperature during the suction stroke = 12C, Clearance volume = 5% of stroke volume, Index of compression and expansion, = 1.35 Stroke length = 1.2 times of cylinder diameter. Calculate: (i) Power output to the shaft (ii) Volumetric Efficiency (iii) Diameter of the Cylinder.

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Find the Increase in COP. Take the Specific Heat at Constant Pressure for Super Heated Vapour as 0.64 kJ/kg K and that for liquid as 0.94 kJ/kg K. The Table provides the properties of the refrigerant. Enthalpy Entropy Liquid Vapour Liquid Vapour Temperature in C -13 22.3 180.88 0.0904 0.7051 10 45.4 191.76 0.1750 0.6921