Calculation of Work and Heat · Thermodynamics · GATE ME

A polytropic process is carried out from an initial pressure of 110 kPa and volume of 5 m³ to a final volume of 2.5 m³. The polytropic index is given by n = 1.2. The absolute value of the work done during the process is _______ kJ (round off to 2 decimal places).

A mass $$m$$ of a perfect gas at pressure $${p_1}$$ and volume $${V_1}$$ undergoes an isothermal process. The final pressure is $${p_2}$$ and volume is $${V_2}.$$ The work done on the system is considered positive. If $$R$$ is the gas constant and $$T$$ is the temperature, then the work done in the process is

Which of the following statements are TRUE with respect to heat and work?
$$(i)$$ They are boundary phenomena
$$(ii)$$ They are exact differentials
$$(iii)$$ They are path functions

A cylinder contains $$5\,\,{m^3}$$ of an ideal gas at a pressure of $$1$$ bar. This gas is compressed in a reversible isothermal process till its pressure increases to $$5$$ bar. The work in $$kJ$$ required for this process is

The contents of a well-insulated tank are heated by a resistor of $$23\Omega $$ in which $$10A$$ current is flowing. Consider the tank along with its contents as a thermodynamic system. The work done by the system and the heat transfer to the system are positive. The rates of heat $$(Q),$$ work $$(W)$$ and change in internal energy $$\left( {\Delta U} \right)$$ during the process in $$kW$$ are

Heat and work are

A pump handling a liquid raises its pressure from $$1$$ bar to $$30$$ $$bar.$$ Take the density of the liquid as $$990$$ $$kg/{m^3}$$. The isentropic specific work done by the pump in $$kJ/kg$$ is

A compressor undergoes a reversible, steady flow process. The gas at inlet and outlet of the compressor is designated as state $$1$$ and state $$2$$ respectively. Potential and kinetic energy changes are to be ignored. The following notations are used:
$$v=$$ specific volume and $$P=$$ pressure of the gas.
The specific work required to be supplied to the compressor for this gas compression process is

For reversible adiabatic compression in a steady flow process, the work transfer per unit mass is

A piston-cylinder arrangement shown in the figure has a stop located 2 m above the base. The cylinder initially contains air at 140 kPa and 350 °C and the piston is resting in equilibrium at a position which is 1 m above the stops. The system is now cooled to the ambient temperature of 25 °C. Consider air to be an ideal gas with a value of gas constant $R = 0.287$ kJ/(kg·K).

The absolute value of specific work done during the process is ________ kJ/kg (rounded off to 1 decimal place)

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 $$2$$) of the process with usual notation are:
$${P_1} = 100\,\,kPa,\,\,{V_1} = 0.2\,{m^3}$$ and $${P_2} = 200\,\,kPa,\,\,{V_2} = 0.1\,{m^3}$$
and the gas constant, $$R = 0.275$$ $$kJ/kg$$-$$K.$$ The magnitude of the work required for the process (in $$kJ$$) is _______________

A mixture of ideal gases has the following composition by mass:

If the universal gas constant is $$8314$$ $$J/kmol$$-$$K,$$ the characteristic gas constant of the mixture (in $$J/kg$$-$$K$$) is ____________.

$$1.5$$ $$kg$$ of water is in saturated liquid state at $$2$$ bar
$$\left( {{v_f} = 0.001061\,\,{m^3}/kg,\,\,{u_f} = 504.0kJ/kg,\,\,{h_f} = 505\,\,kJ/kg} \right).$$ Heat is added in a constant pressure process till the temperature of water reaches
$${400^ \circ }C\left( {v = 1.5493{m^3}/kg,u = 2967.0\,kJ/kg,\,\,h = 3277.0\,kJ/kg} \right).$$ The heat added (in $$kJ$$) in the process is ________.

A mono-atomatic ideal gas $$\left( {\gamma = 1.67,} \right.$$ molecular weight$$=40$$ $$\left. \, \right)$$ is compressed adiabatically from $$0.1$$ $$MPa,$$ $$300K$$ to $$0.2$$ $$MPa.$$ The universal gas constant is $$8.314$$ $$kJ$$ $$kmo{l^{ - 1}}{K^{ - 1}}.$$ The work of compression of the gas (in $$kJ$$ $$k{g^{ - 1}}$$) is

A frictionless piston-cylinder device contains a gas initially at $$0.8MPa$$ and $$0.015$$ $${m^3}.$$ It expands quasi-statically at constant temperature to a final volume of $$0.030$$ $${m^3}.$$ The work output (in $$kJ$$) during this process will be

In a steady state steady flow process taking place in a device with a single inlet and a single outlet, the work done per unit mass flow rate is given by $$W = - \int_{inlet}^{outlet} {vdp} ,$$ where $$v$$ is the specific volume and $$P$$ is the pressure. The expression for $$'W'$$ given above

A $$100$$ $$W$$ electric bulb was switched on in a $$2.5\,m \times 3m \times 3m$$ size thermally insulated room having a temperature of $${20^ \circ }C$$. The room temperature at the end of $$24$$ hours will be

Nitrogen at an initial state of $$10$$ bar, $$1{m^3}$$ and $$300$$ $$K$$ is expanded isothermally to a final volume of $$2{m^3}$$. The $$p$$-$$v$$-$$T$$ relation is $$\left( {p + {a \over {{v^2}}}} \right)v = RT,$$ where $$a>0.$$ The final pressure

A vertical cylinder with a freely floating piston contains $$0.1$$ $$kg$$ air at $$1.2$$ bar and a small electrical resistor. The resistor is wired to an external $$12$$ Volt battery. When a current of $$1.5$$ amps is passed through the resistor for $$90$$ $$secs,$$ the piston sweeps a volume of $$0.01$$ $${m^3}.$$ Assume $$(i)$$ piston and the cylinder are insulated and $$(ii)$$ air behaves as a ideal gas with $${C_v} = 700\,\,J/kg\,K.$$
Find the rise in temperature of air.