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A steam power cycle with regeneration as shown below on the $T-s$ diagram employs a single open feedwater heater for efficiency improvement. The fluid mix with each other...
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An ideal gas undergoes a process from state $1 \: (T_1 = 300\: K, \: p_1 = 100 \: kPa)$ to state $2 \: (T_2 = 600 \; K, \: p_2 = 500 \: kPa)$. The specific heats of the...
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Moist air is treated as an ideal gas mixture of water vapour and dry air (molecular weight of air$= 28.84$ and molecular weight of water $=18$). At a location, the total ...
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In the vapour compression cycle shown in the figure, the evaporating and condensing temperatures are $260 \: K$ and $310 \: K$, respectively. The compressor takes in liqu...
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The partial pressure of the water vapour in a moist air sample of relative humidity $70\%$ is $1.6 \: kPa$,the total pressure being $101.35 \: kPa$.moist air may be treat...
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Assuming constant temperature condition and air to be an ideal gas, the variation in atmospheric pressure with height calculated from fluid statics islinearexponentialqua...
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In a steam power plant operating on an ideal Rankine cycle, superheated steam enters the turbine at$3 \: MPa$ and $350^ \circ C$. The condenser pressure is $75$ $kPa$. Th...
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An ideal gas undergoes a reversible process in which the pressure varies linearly with volume. The conditions at the start (subscript $1$) and at the end (subscript $2$) ...
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Which of the following statements are TRUE, when the cavitation parameter $\sigma =0$?the local pressure is reduced to vapor pressurecavitation startsboiling of liquid st...
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Air enters a diesel engine with a density of $1.0$ $kg$/$m^3$. The compression ratio is $21$. At steady state, the air intake is $30 × 10^{-3}$ $kg/s$ and the net work ou...
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As the temperature increases, the thermal conductivity of a gas increasesdecreasesremains constantincreases up to a certain temperature and then decreases
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For a gas turbine power plant, identify the correct pair of statements.P. Smaller in size compared to steam power plant for same power outputQ. Starts quickly compared to...
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In a simple Brayton cycle, the pressure ratio is $8$ and temperatures at the entrance of compressor and turbine are $300$ $K$ and $1400$ $K$, respectively. Both compresso...
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In a simple Brayton cycle, the pressure ratio is $8$ and temperatures at the entrance of compressor and turbine are $300$ $K$ and $1400$ $K$, respectively. Both compresso...
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