Entropy and Irreversibility · Thermodynamics · GATE ME

Which one of the following pairs of equations describes an irreversible heat engine?

One kilogram of water at room temperature is brought into contact with a high temperature thermal reservoir. The entropy change of the universe is

If a closed system is undergoing an irreversible process, the entropy of the system

$$2$$ moles of oxygen are mixed adiabatically with another $$2$$ moles of oxygen in mixing chamber, so that the final total pressure and temperature of the mixture become same as those of the individual constituents at, their initial states. The universal gas constant is given as $$R$$. The change in entropy due to mixing, per mole of oxygen, is given by

Which of the following relationships is valid only for reversible process undergone by a closed system of simple compressible substance (neglect changes in kinetic and potential energy?

For an ideal gas the expression $$\left[ {T{{\left( {{{\delta s} \over {\delta T}}} \right)}_p} - T{{\left( {{{\delta s} \over {\delta T}}} \right)}_v}} \right]$$ is always equal to :

A system undergoes a state change from $$1$$ to $$2.$$ According to the second law of thermodynamics, for the process to be feasible, the entropy changes, $${S_2} - {S_1}$$ of the system

A $$1500$$ $$W$$ electrical heater is used to heat $$20$$ $$kg$$ of water $$\left( {{C_p} = 4186\,\,J/kg\,\,K} \right)$$ in an insulated bucket, from a temperature of $${30^{^0}}C$$ to $${80^{^0}}C$$. If the heater temperature is only infinitesimally larger than the water temperature during the process, the change in entropy for the heater is ________$$J/K$$ and for water _______$$J/K.$$

The slopes of constant volume and constant pressure lines in the $$T$$-$$s$$ diagram are ___________ and ___________respectively.

Which among the following relations is/are valid ONLY for reversible process undergone by a pure substance?

When a system executes an irreversible cycle:

At steady state, 500 kg/s of steam enters a turbine with specific enthalpy equal to 3500 kJ/kg and specific entropy equal to 6.5 kJ-kg^-1K^-1. It expands reversibly in the turbine to the condenser pressure. Heat loss occurs reversibly in the turbine at a temperature of 500 K. If the exit specific enthalpy and specific entropy are 2500 kJ/kg and 6.3 kJ-kg^-1K^-1, respectively, the work output from the turbine is _________ MW (in integer).

Consider a one-dimensional steady heat conduction process through a solid slab of thickness 0.1 m. The higher temperature side A has a surface temperature of 80 °C, and the heat transfer rate per unit area to low-temperature side B is 4.5 kW/m². The thermal conductivity of the slab is 15 W/m.K. The rate of entropy generation per unit area during the heat transfer process is ________ W/m².K (round off to 2 decimal places).

One $$kg$$ of an ideal gas (gas constant $$R=287$$ $$J/kg$$-$$K$$) undergoes an irreversible process from state- $${\rm I}$$ ( $$1$$ bar, $$300$$ $$K$$ ) to state-$$2$$ ( $$2$$ bar, $$300$$ $$K$$). The change in specific entropy $$\left( {{s_2} - {s_1}} \right)$$ of the gas (in $$J/kg$$.$$K$$) in the process is ____________

One kg of air ($${R = 287\,\,J/kg}$$-$$K$$) under goes irreversible process between equilibrium state $$1\,\,\left( {{{20}^ \circ }C,\,\,0.9\,\,{m^3}} \right)$$ and equilibrium state $$2\,\,\left( {{{20}^ \circ }C,\,\,0.6\,\,{m^3}} \right).$$ The change in entropy $${s_2} - {s_1}$$ (in $$J/kg$$-$$K$$) is _________

A closed system contains $$10$$ $$kg$$ of saturated liquid ammonia at $${10^ \circ }C.$$ Heat addition required to convert the entire liquid into saturated vapour at a constant pressure is $$16.2$$ $$MJ.$$ If the entropy of the saturated liquid is $$0.88$$ $$KJ/kg.K,$$ the entropy (in $$kJ/kg.K$$) of saturated vapour is __________

Two identical metal blocks $$L$$ and $$M$$ (specific heat $$=0.4$$ $$kJ/kg.K$$), each having a mass of $$5$$ $$kg,$$ are initially at $$313$$ $$K.$$ A reversible refrigerator extracts heat from block $$L$$ and rejects heat to block $$M$$ until the temperature of block $$L$$ reaches $$293$$ $$K.$$ The final temperature (in $$K$$) of block $$M$$ is ___________.

An amount of $$100$$ $$kW$$ of heat is transferred through a wall in steady state. One side of the wall is maintained at $${127^ \circ }C$$ and the other side at $${27^ \circ }C$$. The entropy generated $$($$in $$W/K)$$ due to the heat transfer through the wall is _____________

An ideal gas of mass $$m$$ and temperature $${T_1}$$ undergoes a reversible isothermal process from an initial pressure $${P_1}$$ to final pressure $$P{}_2.$$ The heat loss during the process is $$Q$$. The entropy changes $$\Delta S$$ of the gas is

In an experimental set-up, air flows between two stations $$P$$ and $$Q$$ adiabatically. The direction of flow depends on the pressure and temperature conditions maintained at $$P$$ and $$Q$$. The conditions at station $$P$$ are $$150$$ $$kPa$$ and $$350$$ $$K.$$ The temperature at station $$Q$$ is $$300$$ $$K.$$ The following are the properties and relations pertaining to air:

Specific heat at constant pressure, $$${C_p} = 1.005\,\,kJ/kg\,\,K;$$$
Specific heat at constant volume, $$${C_v} = 0.718\,\,kJ/kg\,\,K;$$$
Characteristic gas constant, $$R=0.287$$ $$kJ/kgK.$$
Enthalpy $$h = {C_p}T,$$
Internal energy, $$u = {C_v}T.$$

If the pressure at station $$Q$$ is $$50$$ $$kPa,$$ the change in entropy $$\left( {{S_Q} - {S_p}} \right)$$ in $$kJ/kgK$$ is

In an experimental set-up, air flows between two stations $$P$$ and $$Q$$ adiabatically. The direction of flow depends on the pressure and temperature conditions maintained at $$P$$ and $$Q$$. The conditions at station $$P$$ are $$150$$ $$kPa$$ and $$350$$ $$K.$$ The temperature at station $$Q$$ is $$300$$ $$K.$$ The following are the properties and relations pertaining to air:

Specific heat at constant pressure, $$${C_p} = 1.005\,\,kJ/kg\,\,K;$$$
Specific heat at constant volume, $$${C_v} = 0.718\,\,kJ/kg\,\,K;$$$
Characteristic gas constant, $$R=0.287$$ $$kJ/kgK.$$
Enthalpy $$h = {C_p}T,$$
Internal energy, $$u = {C_v}T.$$

If the air has to flow from station $$P$$ to station $$Q,$$ the maximum possible value of pressure in $$kPa$$ at station $$Q$$ is close to

Consider the following two processes;
$$\left( {\rm I} \right)$$ A heat source at $$1200$$ $$K$$ loses $$2500$$ $$kJ$$ of heat to a sink at $$800$$ $$K$$
$$\left( {\rm II} \right)$$ A heat source at $$800$$ $$K$$ loses $$2000$$ $$kJ$$ of heat to a sink at $$500$$ $$K$$

Which of the following statements is true?

A cycle device operates between three thermal reservoirs, as shown in the figure. Heat is transferred to/from the cyclic device. It is assumed that heat transfer between each thermal reservoir and the cyclic device takes place across negligible temperature difference. Interactions between the cyclic device and the respective thermal reservoirs that are shown in the figure are all in the form of heat transfer.

The cyclic device can be

A vapor absorption refrigeration system is a heat pump with three thermal reservoirs as shown in the figure. A refrigeration effect of $$100$$ $$W$$ is required at $$250$$ $$K$$ when the heat source available is at $$400$$ $$K.$$ Heat rejection occurs at $$300$$ $$K.$$ The minimum value of heat required (in $$W$$) is

Nitrogen gas (molecular weight $$28$$) is enclosed in a cylinder by a piston, at the initial condition of $$2$$ bar, $$298$$ $$K$$ and $$1\,\,{m^3}$$. In a particular process, the gas slowly expands under isothermal condition, until the volume becomes $$2{m^3}.$$ Heat exchange occurs with the atmosphere at $$298$$ $$K$$ during this process.

The entropy change for the system during the process in $$kJ/K$$ is

Nitrogen gas (molecular weight $$28$$) is enclosed in a cylinder by a piston, at the initial condition of $$2$$ bar, $$298$$ $$K$$ and $$1\,\,{m^3}$$. In a particular process, the gas slowly expands under isothermal condition, until the volume becomes $$2{m^3}.$$ Heat exchange occurs with the atmosphere at $$298$$ $$K$$ during this process.

The work interaction for the Nitrogen gas is

Considering the relationship $$TdS=dU+PdV$$ between the entropy $$(S),$$ internal energy $$(U),$$ pressure $$(P),$$temperature $$(T)$$ and volume $$(V),$$
Which of the following statements is correct?

One kilomole of an ideal gas is throttled from an initial pressure of $$0.5$$ $$MPa$$ to $$0.1$$ $$MPa.$$ The initial temperature is $$300$$ $$K.$$ The entropy change of the universe is:

Figure below shows a reversible heat engine $${E_R}$$ having heat interactions with three constant temperature systems. Calculate the thermal efficiency of the heat engine.

An iron cube at a temperature of $$400$$ deg $$C$$ is dropped into an insulated bath containing $$10$$ $$kg$$ water at $${25^ \circ }C.$$ The water finally reaches a temperature of $${50^ \circ }C$$ at steady state. Given that the specific heat of water is equal to $$4186$$ $$J/kgK,$$ find the entropy changes for the iron cube and the water. Is the process irreversible ? If so, why?