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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMFINAtThI0 Ns, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019
our 9 8 mester
Mechanical Engineering
ME 8493 : THERMAL ENGINEERING - I
(Regulations 2017)
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks
Answer ALL questions.
Use of Steam Tables and Charts is permitted.
PART-A (I0x2=20 Mark.s)
1.What is the use of air-standard cycle analysis?
2. Draw the Diesel cycle on P-V and T-s diagrams and mark the various processes.
3. What are the advantages of multi stage compression?
4. What is a rotary compressor? How are rotary compressors classified?
5. How are SI and CI engine fuels rated ?
6. What is meant by ignition delay?
7. What is the necessity of cooling of an IC engine?
8. What is turbocharging ?
9. How are gas turbine classified?
10. Depict the influence of pressure ratio on the efficiency of a Brayton cycle.
PART - B (6><18=65 Marks)
11. a) In an 81 engine working on the ideal Otto cycle, the compres~ion ratio i~ 0.0.
The pressure and temperature of compression are 1 bar t1 nd 27 C, respectively.
Th~ peak pressure ie 80 bar. Determino tho proasuro tlnd to~\po~at\.u·o at t.he
sali ent points, the air- Hta nrlard afficionoy an d tho monn off{1ot1ve µro11,uro .
Au umo ratio of' specific hente tc>bu 1.4 for uir.
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b) A re~eat cycla iH workinll undor tho folJowin N' uon rlitiontt : ,
Maximum proeauro = 1ISO ·bar : mn.xt.mur... "' torn J>tn•n.t, unl = {1()() (, : condoneo
0
h
preaaure = 0. 1 bar and mohit.uro Ht tho condo niWf' in~ol = ~. 17 f\ , Aaaum~ t At
steam expand, to kaiuri:tto Rtnto . fi t tnuu, Comudor tho cyolo to bo 1doal.
Determine (i) the rohoat prossur~n (ii)~h"o cycle officjloncy ond (iii) tho atoam
flow rate. Draw T-8 dia"ra m f ti
" o 10 cyclo.
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12. a) A single-stage single-acting air com presso r delivers 0.6 kg
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of air per minute
t k 3O0c
at 6 bar. The temperature and pressure at the end of suctions ro e are
and 1 bar. The bore and stroke of the compressor are 100 mm_ and 15? mm
respectively. The clearance is 3% of the swept volume. ~ssu~1~g the index
compression -~nd expansion to be 1.S, find (i) vo~umetric. eff1c1~ncy of the
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compressor (n) the power required if the mechanical efficiency 1s 851/o and
(iii) speed of the compressor (r.p.m).
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b) A multi-stage air compressor is to be designed to elevate the pressure fr?m
1 bar to 125 bar such that stage pressure ratio will not exceed 4. Determine
(i) Number of stages (ii) Exact stage-pressure ratios (iii) Intermediate
pressures.
13. a) Compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of four-stroke and
two-stroke cycle engines.
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b) Explain with neat sketches the phenomena of knocking in S.I. engines.
14. a) Discuss with suitable sketches the magneto-ignition system.
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b) Explain with neat sketches the working of CRDI engine.
15. a) In a gas turbine the compressor takes in air at a temperature of 15°C and
compresses it to four times the initial pressure with an isentropic efficiency of
82%. The air is then passed through a heat exchanger heated by the turbine
exhaust before reaching the combustion chamber. In the heat exchanger 78%
of the available heat is given to the air. The maximum temperature after
constant pressure combustion is 600°C, and the efficiency of the turbine is
70%. Neglecting all losses except those mentioned, and assun1ing the working
fluid throughout the cycle to have t~e characteristic of air find the efficiency
of the cycle. Assume R=0.287 kJ/kg Kand 'Y = 1.4 for nfr and oonstant specific
heats throughout.
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b) The pressure ratio of an op~n-cyolo HM.H turhino power plant is 5.6. Air is taken
at 30°0 and 1 bar. The comprossion i1 01u•x·i0d out in two stmgm~ with perfect
intercooling. The maximum tompQrature of the cycle ie limited to 700°0.
Assuming the isentropic efficiency of' each compresso1• stage as 85% and that
of turbine as 90%, determine the power developed and efficiency of the power
plant, if the air flow is 1.2 kg/e. Assume CP = 1.005 kJ/kg. Kandy= 1.4.
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PART-c (1><15=15 Marks)
16. a) In a test of a 4-cylinder, 4-stroke engine 75 mm bore and 100 mm stroke the
following results were obtained at full throttle at a particular constant s~eed
and with fixed setting of fuel supply of 6.0 kg/h.
B.P. with all cylinder working - 15.6 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 1 cut-out - , 11.1 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 2 cut-out - . 11.03 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 3 cut-out - 10.88 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 4 cut-out - 10.66 kW
If the calorific value of the fuel is 83600 kJ/kg and clearance volume is
0.0001 m 3 , calculate:
i) Mechanical efficiency
ii) Indicated thermal efficiency, and
iii) Air standard efficiency.
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b) In a single-heater regenerative cycle the steam enters the turbine at 30 bar,
400°C and the exhaust pressure is 0.10 bar. The feed water heater is a direct
contact type which operates at 5 bar. Find the efficiency and the steam rate of
the cycle.
