Thermodynamics Miscellaneous


  1. An isolated thermodynamic system executes a process. Choose the correct statement (s) from the following











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    For an isolated system, Q = 0, W = 0 and mass does not flow through the system.

    Correct Option: E

    For an isolated system, Q = 0, W = 0 and mass does not flow through the system.


  1. Air of mass 1 kg. initially at 300 K and 10 bar, is allowed to expand isothermally till it reaches a pressure of 1 bar. Assuming air as an ideal gas with gas constant of 0.287 kJ/kg K, the change in entropy of air (in kJ/kg K, round off to two decimal places) is _________.









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    Air, m = 1 kg

    P1 = 10 bar
    R = 0.287 kJ/kg k Now,
    ∆s = S2 – S1

    = mcplnT20 - mRlnP2
    T1P1

    = - 1 × 0.287 ln1
    10

    = 0.66 kJ/kg k
    ∴ ∆s = 0.66 kJ/kg k

    Correct Option: A

    Air, m = 1 kg

    P1 = 10 bar
    R = 0.287 kJ/kg k Now,
    ∆s = S2 – S1

    = mcplnT20 - mRlnP2
    T1P1

    = - 1 × 0.287 ln1
    10

    = 0.66 kJ/kg k
    ∴ ∆s = 0.66 kJ/kg k



  1. For an ideal gas with constant properties undergoing a quasi-static process, which one of the following represents the change of entropy (∆s) from state 1 to 2?









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    ∆ S = Cpln
    T2
    - R ln
    P2
    T1P1

    Tds = dh – vdp
    = Cp dt – vdp
    ds =
    Cpdt
    -
    R
    dp
    TP

    ds =
    cpln
    - R ln
    P2
    TP1

    Correct Option: A

    ∆ S = Cpln
    T2
    - R ln
    P2
    T1P1

    Tds = dh – vdp
    = Cp dt – vdp
    ds =
    Cpdt
    -
    R
    dp
    TP

    ds =
    cpln
    - R ln
    P2
    TP1


  1. An ideal gas undergoes a process from state 1 (T1 = 300 K, p1 = 100 kPa) to state 2 (T2 = 600 K, p2 = 500 kPa). The specific heats of the ideal gas are: cp = 1 kJ/kg-K and cv = 0.7 kJ/kg-K. The change in specific entropy of the ideal gas from state 1 to state 2 (in kJ/kg-K) is _________ (correct to two decimal places)









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    Ideal gas
    State - 1: T1 = 300 K, P1 = 100 kPa
    State - 2: T2 = 600 K, P2 = 500 kPa,
    cp = 1 kJ/kg-K, cp – cv = R, cv = 0.7 kJ/kg-K
    ⇒ cp – cv = 1 – 0.7 = R
    R = 0.3 kJ/kg– K
    Change in specific entropy

    = 1 ×ln
    600
    - R ln
    P2
    300P1

    Correct Option: A

    Ideal gas
    State - 1: T1 = 300 K, P1 = 100 kPa
    State - 2: T2 = 600 K, P2 = 500 kPa,
    cp = 1 kJ/kg-K, cp – cv = R, cv = 0.7 kJ/kg-K
    ⇒ cp – cv = 1 – 0.7 = R
    R = 0.3 kJ/kg– K
    Change in specific entropy

    = 1 ×ln
    600
    - R ln
    P2
    300P1



  1. One kg of an ideal gas (gas constant R = 287 J/ kgK) undergoes an irreversible process from state-1 (1 bar, 300 K) to state-2 (2 bar, 300 K). The change in specific entropy (s2 – s1) of the gas (in J/kgK) in the process is _______.









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    ∆S = mCpln
    T2
    - R ln
    P2
    T1P1

    ∆ S = – 287ln2
    ∆S = – 198.93 J/kg K

    Correct Option: A

    ∆S = mCpln
    T2
    - R ln
    P2
    T1P1

    ∆ S = – 287ln2
    ∆S = – 198.93 J/kg K