Faculty of Engineering Mec 2102: Thermofluids Second Year Course Test
Faculty of Engineering Mec 2102: Thermofluids Second Year Course Test
Faculty of Engineering Mec 2102: Thermofluids Second Year Course Test
DATE : 15/3/2021
TIME : 8 -9:00 AM
DURATION : 1 HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be transformed from one form to another
2. Which of the following is the mathematical statement of the first law of thermodynamics?
a. W = Q
b. Q = W+U
c. Q = dU ± dW
d. Q = W-U
a. Temperature
b. Work
c. Heat capacity
d. Temperature difference
b. The standard enthalpy of an overall reaction is the sum of the standard enthalpies of the
a. Condenser
d. An open room
7. Given that TC = 220c and TH = 585K what is the thermodynamic efficiency of the heat engine?
a. 50%
b. 10%
c. 61%
d. 48%
a. Thermodynamics
d. Thermofliuds
10. Molar specific heat capacity at a constant pressure and volume can be related by the relationship;
a. CP – CV = R
b. CV + CP = R
c. Q + W = U
d. CV – R = CP
SECTION B
Question one
(a) Thermodynamic quantities are divided into path and non-path variables, with the help of examples
explain the difference between the two quantities [3marks]
(b) Consider an ideal gas with constant heat capacities CV=2.5R and Cp=3.5R with initial conditions
of P1= 1 bar, T1= 250C and V1 =0.03m3. If it is cooled at constant pressure to V2 =0.005m3, determine:
Question two
(a) With the help of examples, differentiate between intensive and extensive properties.
[3 marks]
(b) Show that Cp and Cv are connected by the equation C P-CV = R where CP and CV are the
specific heats of a gas at constant Pressure and volume respectively and R is the universal
gas constant (R = 8.314 Jmol-1K-1). [5
marks]