AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of MECHANICAL POWER ENGINEERING
Sophomore Mechanical Engineering
Fall, 2023 Course Code: MEP 111s
A Time allowed: 2 Hrs.
Thermal Physics
The Exam Consists of 40 MCQ in Five Pages. Maximum Marks: 40 Marks 1/5
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Choose only one answer for each of the following questions – each question is worth one mark
Question (1)
1. A 6-pack canned drink is to be cooled from 18 oC to 3 oC. The mass of each canned drink is 0.355 kg. The drinks can
be treated as water, and the energy stored in the aluminum can itself is negligible. The amount of heat transfer from
the 6 canned drinks is … (Cwater = 4.18 kJ/kg.K).
a) 22 kJ b) 32 kJ c) 134 kJ d) 187 kJ e) 233 kJ

2. An ideal gas in a piston-cylinder arrangement undergoes an isothermal process. The heat transfer and work are,
respectively.
a) RT ln(p2/p1), RT ln(V1/V2) c) RT ln(p1/p2), RT ln(V2/V1) e) RT ln(p2/p1), RT ln(V2/V1)
b) RT ln(p1/p2), RT ln(V1/V2) d) RT ln(V1/V2), RT ln(V1/V2)

3. Steam enters a well-insulated throttling valve at 5 MPa and 350 oC and exits at 0.3 MPa. The final temperature of
the steam is about ... oC.
a) 150 b) 300 c) 250 d) 100 e) 350

4. Superheated steam enters a turbine at 7 MPa, 350 oC, and a mass flow rate of 5000 kg/h. Steam leaves the turbine at 7 bar
and has a quality of 88%. The heat loss from the turbine is 13 kW. The power developed by the turbine is about
...
a) 255 kW b) 365 kW c) 475 kW d) 685 kW e) 895 kW

5. Which of the following sets has all open systems?

a) air conditioner, scooter engine, thermometer c) Boiler, gas turbine, compressor e) Wind turbine, pump,
b) Pump, thermos-flask, refrigerator d) Pump, gas turbine, thermometer pressure gauge

6. Locii of the series of state changes during heat addition to a gas shall be …
a) adiabatic process b) path c) quasistatic change d) phase change e) iso process

7. The thermodynamic system refers to a portion of the…

a) universe b) surroundings c) control surface d) control volume e) ambient

8. A system comprising a single phase is called a …

a) closed system b) quasistatic system c) isolated system d) homogeneous system e) adiabatic system

9. A 200-mm-diameter piston is displaced in a cylinder causing the pressure to increase from 100 kPa to 800 kPa
such that the P-V relationship is PVn =const. (n = 2). What is the work done on the system if V1 = 0.1 m3?
a) −18.3 kJ b) −24.2 kJ c) −31.6 kJ d) −42.9 kJ e) -63.1 kJ
 AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering
FAll, 2023 Course Code: MEP 111s Time Allowed: 2 Hrs.
Thermal Physics
The Exam Consists of 40 MCQ in Five Pages. 2/5

10. A 120 V electric resistance heater draws 10 A. It operates for 10 minutes in a rigid volume. The electric work done on
the air in this volume is …
a) 72000 kJ b) 720 kJ c) 12000 kJ d) 1200 kJ e) 7200 kJ

11. Choose the correct phrase

a) Pressure and temperature are independent during phase change.
b) The term quality is used to describe the fraction by mass of liquid in the mixture to that of both liquid and vapor.
c) The process of passing from liquid to vapor is condensation.
d) The process of passing from vapor to liquid is evaporation.
e) An isothermal line is also a constant pressure line in the wet region.

12. A 1000-liter rigid tank contains nitrogen gas at 500 kPa and 300 K. Now heat is transferred to the nitrogen in the tank
and the pressure of nitrogen rises to 1000 kPa. The work done during this process is …
a) 15000 J b) 1500 kJ c) 0 kJ d) 1000 kJ e) 500 kJ

13. A 0.5-m3 cylinder contains nitrogen gas at 600 kPa and 300 K. Now the gas is compressed isothermally to a volume
of 0.1 m3. The work done on the gas during this compression process is …
a) -300 kJ b) -483 kJ c) -240 kJ d) -175 kJ e) -600 kJ

14. A well-sealed room contains 60 kg of air at 100 kPa and 25 oC. Now solar energy enters the room at an average rate of
0.8 kJ/s while a 120-W fan is turned on to circulate the air in the room. If heat transfer through the walls is negligible,
the air temperature in the room after 30 min will be …
a) 25.6 oC b) 49.8 oC c) 63.5 oC d) 52.5 oC e) 73.4 oC

15. A room contains 75 kg of air at 100 kPa and 15 oC. The room has a refrigerator that consumes 250 W of electricity, a
120 W TV, a 1.8 KW electric resistance heater, and a 50 W fan. During a cold winter day, it is observed that the
refrigerator, the TV, the fan, and the electric resistance heater are running continuously but the air temperature in the
room remains constant. The rate of heat loss from the room that day is …
a) 5832 kJ/h b) 6192 kJ/h c) 7560 kJ/h d) 7992 kJ/h e) 6862 kJ/h

16. The heating process of an ideal gas in a spring-loaded piston cylinder can be represented on a property diagram as …
a) b) c) d) e)

17. The cooling process of H2O vapor-liquid mixture in a rigid tank can be represented on a property diagram as …
a) b) c) d) e)

18. The percentage drop in the internal energy of an ideal gas, when it is cooled from 927 C to 27 C is ... %
a) 15 b) 30 c) 45 d) 60 e) 75

19. At a given temperature, the pressure at which a refrigerant condensate or evaporate is called the … pressure.
a) absolute b) saturation c) gauge a) atmospheric e) partial

20. An ideal gas at 3 bar gage is compressed isothermally to one-eighth its original volume. The final pressure is …
a) 38 kPa b) 267 kPa c) 0.8 MPa d) 2.4 MPa e) 3.2 MPa
Question (2)
20 kg/s of steam enters the turbine of a simple-ideal steam power plant at 5 MPa and 500°C, and exhausts to the
condenser at 10 kPa. Answer the following questions:

21. The cycle efficiency is … kJ/kg

a) 52.4% b) 25.6% c) 37.7% d) 45.4% e) 32%

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 AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering
FAll, 2023 Course Code: MEP 111s Time Allowed: 2 Hrs.
Thermal Physics
The Exam Consists of 40 MCQ in Five Pages. 3/5
22
. The net specific work produced is … kJ/kg
a) 1224 b) 64758 c) 24480 d) 1086 e) 3237

23. If the cycle is used as an ideal cogeneration cycle, without changing the cycle conditions or capacity, the maximum
process heat that could be utilized from the cycle is … MW.
a) 2 b) 40.4 c) 64.7 d) 24.4 e) 3.2

24. In a simple ideal Rankine cycle, if the condenser pressure is decreased while keeping the turbine inlet state the same:
a) The turbine work b) the cycle c) the moisture d) the pump work e) the amount of heat
output will efficiency will content at turbine input will added will decrease.
decrease. decrease. exit will decrease. decrease.

25. Which of the following improves the performance of Rankine cycle:

a) Decreasing the b) Increasing the average c) Decreasing d) Decreasing e) Decreasing the
average temperature at temperature at which the condenser the boiler temperature of the steam
which heat is added. heat is rejected. pressure. pressure. entering the turbine.

Question (3)
26. A simple ideal Brayton cycle using air as the working fluid has a pressure ratio of 8. The minimum and maximum
temperatures in the cycle are 27 °C and 1000 °C. The net specific work produced is … kJ/kg
a) 428 b) 328 c) 573 d) 450 e) 235

27. A simple ideal Brayton cycle using air as the working fluid. The specific work produced from the cycle is 500 kJ/kg. Heat
is added to the cycle to increase the working fluid temperature from 327°C to 1000°C. If the cycle is used with ideal
Rankine in a combined power cycle, the specific energy that enters the heat recovery steam generator is … kJ/kg
a) 176 b) 1176 c) 3016 d) 2270 e) 5307

28. A simple ideal Brayton cycle using Helium as the working fluid has a pressure ratio of 8. The net specific work
produced is 1706 kJ/kg. The specific heat added to the cycle is … kJ/kg.
a) 4859 b) 3657 c) 3020 d) 2270 e) 5307

29. 60 kg/s of air enters a turbojet engine at 320 m/s and exits at 800 m/s relative to the aircraft. The turbine work is
completely consumed to drive the compressor. Heat is added to the engine in the heat addition process to increase the
temperature from 350°C to 1127°C. the engine efficiency is … %
a) 19.7 b) 27.5 c) zero d) 29.5 e) 56.6

30. Reheating in Brayton cycle:

a) Always increases b) decreases the average c) decreases the d) Increases the e) reduces the
the cycle temperature of heat average temperature cycle net compressor work.
efficiency. addition. of heat rejection. work.

Question (4)

31. The engine shown in the figure is a ... engine

a) Petrol b) Diesel

32. The engine shown in the figure is a ... engine

a) two-stroke b) four-stroke
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 AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering
FAll, 2023 Course Code: MEP 111s Time Allowed: 2 Hrs.
Thermal Physics
The Exam Consists of 40 MCQ in Five Pages. 4/5

33. In the figure shown, (1) refers to the ...

a) camshaft b) cylinder head c) connecting rod d) exhaust port e) intake port

34. In the figure shown, (2) refers to the ...

a) camshaft b) cylinder head c) connecting rod d) exhaust port e) intake port

35. In the figure shown, (3) refers to the ...

a) camshaft b) cylinder head c) connecting rod d) exhaust port e) intake port

36. If the compression ratio of an engine is 10 the ratio of the displacement volume to the clearance volume would be ...
a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 e) 11

A Diesel engine, operating on the ideal Diesel cycle, has a state before compression of 100 kPa, 300 K (atmospheric
condition), and a peak pressure of 6000 kPa, a maximum temperature of 2400 K.

37. The compression ratio of the cycle is …

a) 18.6 b) lubrication c) ignition d) cooling e) 60

38. The cut-off ratio of the cycle is …

a) 2 b) 2.5 c) 3 d) 3.5 e) 4

39. The thermal efficiency of the cycle is … %

a) 42 b) 62 c) 52 d) 72 e) 82

40. The cut-off ratio defines where the …

a) compression starts b) compression ends c) expansion ends d) combustion starts e) combustion ends

Tables

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 AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering
FAll, 2023 Course Code: MEP 111s Time Allowed: 2 Hrs.
Thermal Physics
The Exam Consists of 40 MCQ in Five Pages. 5/5

END of Exam, Good Luck

Examination Committee Exam Date: 11th of June, 2024

Dr. Nashwa Abbas, Dr. Walid Torky, Dr. Ahmed Taher, Dr. Ahmed Saber

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