Which of the following integrals is unbounded?

In the Taylor series expansion of $${e^x}$$ about $$x=2,$$ the coefficient of $$\,\,{\left( {x - 2} \right)^4}\,\,$$ is

The value of $$\,\,\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to 8} {{{x^{1/3}} - 2} \over {x - 8}}\,\,$$ is

Consider the shaded triangular region $$P$$ shown in the figure. What is $$\int\!\!\!\int\limits_p {xy\,dx\,dy\,?} $$

For what values of 'a' if any will the following system of equations in $$x, y$$ and $$z$$ have a solution? $$$2x+3y=4,$$$ $$$x+y+z=4,$$$ $$$x+2y-z=a$$$

The eigen vectors of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 \cr 0 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ are written in the form $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr a \cr } } \right]\,\,\& \,\,\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr b \cr } } \right].$$ What is $$a+b$$?

The matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 & 4 \cr 3 & 0 & 6 \cr 1 & 1 & P \cr } } \right]$$ has one eigen value to $$3.$$ The sum of the other two eigen values is

The length of the curve $$\,y = {2 \over 3}{x^{3/2}}$$ between $$x=0$$ & $$x=1$$ is

The integral $$\oint {f(z)dz} $$ evaluated around the unit circle on the complex plane for $$f(z) = {{\cos z} \over z}$$ is

Given that $$\mathop x\limits^{ \bullet \bullet } + 3x = 0$$ and $$x\left( 0 \right) = 1,\,\,\mathop x\limits^ \bullet \left( 0 \right) = 1,$$ What is $$x(1)$$ ________.

It is given that $$y'' + 2y' + y = 0,\,\,\,\,y\left( 0 \right) = 0,y\left( 1 \right) = 0.$$ What is $$y(0.5)$$?

A coin is tossed $$4$$ times. What is the probability of getting heads exactly $$3$$ times?

The directional derivative of the scalar function $$f(x, y, z)$$$$ = {x^2} + 2{y^2} + z\,\,$$ at the point $$P = \left( {1,1,2} \right)$$ in the direction of the vector $$\,\overrightarrow a = 3\widehat i - 4\widehat j\,\,$$ is

The divergence of the vector field $$\left( {x - y} \right)\widehat i + \left( {y - x} \right)\widehat j + \left( {x + y + z} \right)\widehat k$$ is

Let $$\,\,f = {y^x}.$$ What is $$\,\,{{{\partial ^2}f} \over {\partial x\partial y}}\,\,$$ at $$x=2,$$ $$y=1$$?

A circular disk of radius $$'R'$$ rolls without slipping at a velocity $$v$$. The magnitude of the velocity at point $$'P'$$ (see figure) is

Consider a truss $$PQR$$ loaded at $$P$$ with a force $$F$$ as shown in the figure. The tension in the member $$QR$$ is

A straight rod length $$L(t),$$ hinged at one end freely extensible at the other end, roates through an angle $$\theta \left( t \right)$$ about the hinge. At time $$t,$$ $$L(t)=1m,$$ $$L(t)=1m/s,$$ $$\theta \left( t \right) = \pi /4$$ rad and $$\mathop \theta \limits^ \cdot \left( t \right) = 1\,\,rad/s.$$ The magnitude of the velocity at the other end of the rod is

A two dimensional fluid element rotates like a rigid body. At a point with in the element, the pressure is $$1$$ unit. Radius of the Mohr's circle, charactering the state of stress at the point, is

The gap between a moving circular plate and a stationary surface is being continuously reduced, as the circular plate comes down at a uniform speed $$V$$ towards the stationary bottom surface, as shown in the figure. In the process, the fluid contained between the two plates flows out radially. The fluid is assumed to be incompressible and inviscid.

The radial velocity $${V_r},$$ at any radius $$r$$, when the gap width is $$h,$$ is

The gap between a moving circular plate and a stationary surface is being continuously reduced, as the circular plate comes down at a uniform speed $$V$$ towards the stationary bottom surface, as shown in the figure. In the process, the fluid contained between the two plates flows out radially. The fluid is assumed to be incompressible and inviscid.

The radial component of the fluid acceleration at $$r=R$$ is

For a continuity equation given $$\nabla .\overrightarrow V = 0$$ to be valid, $$\overrightarrow V $$ where is the velocity vector, which one of the folllowing is a necessary condition ?

A cubic block of side $$'L'$$ and mass $$'M'$$ is dragged over an oil film across table by a string connects to a hanging block of mass $$'m'$$ as shown is fig. The Newtonian oil film of thickness $$'h'$$ has dynamic viscosity $$'\mu '$$ and the flow condition is laminar. The acceleration due to gravity is $$'g'.$$ The steady state velocity $$'v'$$ of block is :

A journal bearing has a shaft diameter of $$40$$ $$mm$$ and a length of $$40mm.$$ The shaft is rotating at $$20$$ $$rad/s$$ and the viscosity of the lubricant is $$20$$ $$mPa$$-$$s$$. The clearance is $$0.020$$ $$mm.$$ The loss of torque due to the viscosity of the lubricant is approximately:

The $$LMTD$$ of a counter flow heat exchanger is $${20^ \circ }C$$. The cold fluid enters at $${20^ \circ }C$$ and the hot fluid enters at $${100^ \circ }C$$. Mass flow rate of the cold fluid is twice that of the hot fluid. specific heat at constant pressure of the fluid is twice that of the cold fluid. The exit temperature of the cold fluid is

A hollow enclosure is formed between two infinitely concentric cylinders of radii $$1m$$ and $$2m$$ respectively. Radiative heat exchange takes place between the inner surface of the larger cylinder (surface $$-2$$) and the outer surface of the smaller cylinder (surface$$-1$$) the radiating surfaces are diffuse and the medium in the enclosure is non-participating. The fraction of the thermal radiation leaving the larger surface and striking itself is

For flow of fluid over a heated plate, the following fluid properties are known: Viscosity $$=0.001Pa.s;$$ Specific heat at constant pressure $$=1$$ $$kJ/kgK;$$ Thermal conductivity $$=$$ $$W/mK,$$ The hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness at a specified location on the plate is $$1mm,$$ thermal boundary layer thickness at the same location is

For the three dimensional object shown in the fig below. Five faces are insulated. The sixth face $$(PQRS),$$ which is not insulted, interacts thermally with the ambient , with a convective heat transfer coefficient of $$10W/{m^2}K.$$ The ambient temperature is $${30^ \circ }C$$. Heat is uniformly generated inside the object at the rate of $$100W/{m^3}.$$ Assuming the face $$PQRS$$ to be at uniform temperature, its steady state temp is

Steady two dimensional heat conduction takes place in the body shown in the fig below. The normal temperature gradients over surface $$P$$ and $$Q$$ can be considered to be uniform. The temperature gradient $$\partial T/\partial x = $$ at surface $$Q$$ is equal to $$10$$ $$K/m.$$ surfaces $$P$$ and $$Q$$ are maintained at constant temperatures as shown in the fig. While the remaining part of the boundary is insulated . The body has a constant thermal conductivity of $$0.1$$ $$W/mk$$, the value of $$\partial T/\partial x$$ and $$\partial T/\partial y$$ at surface $$P$$ are

A set of $$5$$ jobs is to be processed on a single machine. The processing time (in days) is given in the table below. The holding cost for each job is Rs. $$K$$ per day.

A schedule that minimizes the total inventory cost is

For the standard transportation linear programme with $$m$$ sources and $$n$$ destinations and total supply equaling total demand, an optimal solution (lowest cost) with the smallest number of non-zero $${X_{ij}}$$ values (amounts from source $$i$$ to destination $$j$$) is desired. The best upper bound for this number is

Consider the Linear programme $$(LP)$$
Max $$4x$$ + $$6y$$
Subject to
$$\eqalign{ & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,3x + 2y \le 6 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2x + 3y \le 6 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x,y \ge 0 \cr} $$

After introducing slack variables $$s$$ and $$t$$, the initial basic feasible solution is represented by the table below (basic variables are $$s=6$$ $$t=6,$$ and the objective function value is $$0$$).

After some simplex iterations, the following table is obtained

From this, one can conclude that

Consider the Linear programme $$(LP)$$
Max $$4x$$ + $$6y$$
Subject to
$$\eqalign{ & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,3x + 2y \le 6 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2x + 3y \le 6 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x,y \ge 0 \cr} $$

The dual for the $$LP$$ is

In an $$M/M/1$$ queuing system, the number of arrivals in an interval of length $$T$$ is a Poisson random variable (i.e., the probability of there being $$n$$ arrivals in an interval of length $$T$$ is $${{{e^{ - \lambda T}}{{\left( {\lambda T} \right)}^n}} \over {n!}}$$). The probability density function $$f(t)$$ of the inter-arrival time is given by

A moving average system is used for forecasting weekly demand. $${F_1}\left( t \right)$$ and $${F_2}\left( t \right)$$ are sequences of forecasts with parameters $${m_1}$$ and $${m_2}$$, respectively, where $${m_1}$$ and $${m_2}\left( {{m_1} > {m_2}} \right)$$ denote the numbers of weeks over which the moving averages are taken. The actual demand shows a step increase from $${d_1}$$ to $${d_2}$$ at a certain time. Subsequently,

For the network below, the objective is to find the length of the shortest path from node $$P$$ to node $$G.$$ Let $${d_{ij}}$$ be the length of directed are from node $$i$$ to node $$j$$. Let $${s_j}$$ be the length of the shortest path from $$P$$ to node $$j.$$ Which of the following equations can be used to find $${s_G}$$?

A clutch has outer and inner diameters $$100mm$$ and $$40mm$$ respectively. Assuming a uniform pressure of $$2MPa$$ and coefficient of friction of inner material $$0.4,$$ the torque carrying capacity of the clutch is

One tooth of gear having $$4$$ module and $$32$$ teeth is shown in the figure. Assume that the gear tooth and the corresponding tooth space make equal intercepts on the pitch circumference.

The dimensions $$' a '$$ and $$' b '$$ respectively, are closest to

A journal bearing has a shaft diameter of $$40mm$$ and a length of $$40mm.$$ The shaft is rotating at $$20$$ $$rad/s$$ and viscocity of the lubricant is $$20mPa.s.$$ The clearance is $$0.020mm.$$ The loss of the torque due to viscocity of the lubricant is approximately

Match the type of gears with their most appropriate description

Type of gear
(P)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Helical
(Q)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Spiral Bevel
(R)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Hypoid
(S)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Rack and pinion

Description
1.$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Axes non parallel a and non intersecting
2$$\,\,\,\,\,$$. Axes parallel and teeth are inclined to the axis
3.$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Axes parallel and teeth are parallel to the axis
4.$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Axes are perpendicular and intersecting and teeth are inclined to the axis
5.$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Axes are perpendicular and used for large speed reduction
6.$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Axes parallel and one of the gears has infinite radius

A spur gate has a module of $$3mm,$$ number of teeth $$16,$$ a face width of $$36mm$$ and a pressure angle of $${20^ \circ }$$. It is transmitting a power of $$3KW$$ at $$20rev/s.$$ Taking a velocity factor of $$1.5$$ and a form factor of $$0.3,$$ the stress in the gear tooth is about

A steel bar of $$10$$ $$mm\,\, \times \,\,50\,\,mm$$ is cantilevered with two $$M12$$ bolts ($$P$$ and $$Q$$) to support a static load of $$4$$ $$kN$$ as shown in figure aside.

The resultant shear stress on rivet $$P$$ is closest to

A steel bar of $$10$$ $$mm\,\, \times \,\,50\,\,mm$$ is cantilevered with two $$M12$$ bolts ($$P$$ and $$Q$$) to support a static load of $$4$$ $$kN$$ as shown in figure aside.

The primary and secondary shear loads on rivet $$p,$$ respectively are

While cooling, a cubical casting of side $$40mm$$ undergoes $$3\% ,\,\,4\% $$ and $$5\% $$ volume shrinkage during the liquid state, phase transition and solid state respectively. The volume of metal compensated from the riser is

For generating coon's surface we require

In the feed drive of a point to point open loop $$CNC$$ drive, a stepper motor rotating at $$200steps/rev$$ drives a table through a gear box and lead screw-nut mechanism (pitch $$=4mm,$$ number of starts $$=1$$). The gear ratio $$=$$ Output speed / input speed is given by $$U=1/4.$$ The stepper motor (driven by voltage pulses from a pulse generator) executes $$1$$ step / pulse from a pulse generator) executes $$1$$ step / pulse of the generator. The frequency of the pulse train from the pulse generator is $$f=10000$$ pulses per minute.

A customer insists on a modification to change the $$BLU$$ of the $$CNC$$ drive to $$10$$ Microns without changing the table speed. The modification can be accomplished by

In the feed drive of a point to point open loop $$CNC$$ drive, a stepper motor rotating at $$200steps/rev$$ drives a table through a gear box and lead screw-nut mechanism (pitch $$=4mm,$$ number of starts $$=1$$). The gear ratio $$=$$ Output speed / input speed is given by $$U=1/4.$$ The stepper motor (driven by voltage pulses from a pulse generator) executes $$1$$ step / pulse from a pulse generator) executes $$1$$ step / pulse of the generator. The frequency of the pulse train from the pulse generator is $$f=10000$$ pulses per minute.

The basic length unit $$(BLU)$$, i.e. the table movement corresponding to $$1$$ pulse of the pulse generator

A displacement sensor (a dial indicator) measures the lateral displacement of a mandrel on the taper hole inside a drill spindle. The mandrel axis is an extension of the drill spindle taper hole axis and the protruding portion of the mandrel surface is perfectly cylindrical. Measurement are recorded as $${R_x} = $$ maximum deflection minus minimum deflection, corresponding to sensor position at $$X$$, over one rotation.

If $${R_p} = {R_Q} > 0,$$ which one of the following would be consistent with the observation?

In the deep drawing of cups, blanks show a tendency to wrinkle up around the periphery (flange). The most likely cause and remedy of the phenomenon are respectively,

The figure shows an incomplete schematic of a conventional lathe to be used for cutting threads with different pitches. The speed gear box $${U_v}$$ is shown and the feed gear box $${U_s}$$ is to be placed. $$P,Q,R$$ and $$S$$ denote locations and have no other significance. Changes in $${U_v}$$ should $$NOT$$ affect the pitch of thread being cut and changes in $${U_s}$$ should NOT affect the cutting speed.

The correct connections and the correct placement of $${U_s}$$ are given below

Internal gear cutting operation can be performed by

Orthogonal turning is performed on a cylindrical work piece with shear strength of $$250Mpa.$$ The following conditions are used: cutting velocity is $$180m/min,$$ feed is $$0.2mm/rev,$$ depth of cut is $$3mm,$$ chip thickness ratio is $$0.5.$$ The orthogonal rake angle is $$7deg.$$ Apply Merchants theory for analysis,

The cutting and frictional forces respectively are

Orthogonal turning is performed on a cylindrical work piece with shear strength of $$250Mpa.$$ The following conditions are used: cutting velocity is $$180m/min,$$ feed is $$0.2mm/rev,$$ depth of cut is $$3mm,$$ chip thickness ratio is $$0.5.$$ The orthogonal rake angle is $$7deg.$$ Apply Merchants theory for analysis,

The shear plane angle (in degrees) and the shear force respectively are

In a single point turning tool, the side rake angle and orthogonal rake angle are equal. $$\varphi $$ is the principle cutting edge angle and its range is $$0$$ to $$90.$$ The chip flows in the orthogonal plane. The value of $$\varphi $$ is closer to

In arc welding of a butt joint, the welding speed is to be selected such that highest cooling rate is achieved. Melting efficiency and heat transfer efficiency are $$0.5$$ and $$0.7$$, respectively. The area of the weld cross section is $$5$$ $$m{m^2}$$ and the unit energy required to melt the metal is $$10\,\,J/m{m^3},$$ if the welding power is $$2$$ $$kW,$$ the welding speed in $$mm/s$$ is closet to

In a single pass rolling operation, a $$20mm$$ thick plate with plate width of $$100mm$$, is reduced to $$18mm$$ thick. The roller radius is $$250mm$$ and rotational speed is $$10$$ $$rpm.$$ The average flow stress for the plate material is $$300$$ $$MPa.$$ The power required for the rolling operation in $$kW$$ is closer to

A cylindrical container of radius $$R=1$$m, wall thickness $$1$$mm is filled with water upto a depth of $$2$$m and suspended along with its upper rim. The density of water is $$1000$$kg/m³ and acceleration due to gravity is $$10$$ m/s². The self weight of the cylinder is negligible. The formula for hoop stress in a thin walled cylinder can be used at all points along the height of the cylindrical container.

If the Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio of the container material are $$100$$GPa and $$0.3$$, respectively. The axial strain in the cylinder wall at mid height is

The strain energy stored in the beam with flexural rigidity $$EI$$ and loaded as shown in the figure is

A cylindrical container of radius $$R=1$$m, wall thickness $$1$$mm is filled with water upto a depth of $$2$$m and suspended along with its upper rim. The density of water is $$1000$$kg/m³ and acceleration due to gravity is $$10$$ m/s². The self weight of the cylinder is negligible. The formula for hoop stress in a thin walled cylinder can be used at all points along the height of the cylindrical container.

The axial and circumferential stress $$\left( {{\sigma _{a,}}\,{\sigma _c}} \right)$$ experienced by the cylinder wall a mid-depth ($$1$$ m as shown) are

The rod $$PQ$$ of length $$L$$ and with flexural rigidity $$EI$$ is hinged at both ends. For what minimum force $$F$$ is expected to buckle?

A cantilever type gate hinged at $$Q$$ is shown in the figure. $$P$$ and $$R$$ are the centers of gravity of the cantilever part and the counterweight respectively. The mass of the cantilever part is $$75$$ kg. The mass of the counterweight, for static balance, is

A compression spring is made of music wire of $$20$$ mm diameter having a shear strength and shear modulus of $$800$$ MPa and $$80$$ GPa respectively. The mean coil diameter is $$20$$ mm, free length is $$40$$ mm and the number of active coils is $$10.$$ If the mean coil diameter is reduced to $$10$$ mm, the stiffness of the spring is approximately

For the component loaded with a force $$F$$ as shown in the figure, the axial stress at the corner point $$P$$ is

A solid circular shaft of diameter 100 mm is subjected to an axial stress of 50 MPa. It further subjected to a torque of 10 KN-m. The maximum principal stress experienced on the shaft is closest to

A two dimensional fluid element rotates like a rigid body. At a point within the element, the pressure is $$1$$ unit. Radius of the Mohr's circle, characterizing the state at that point, is

A planar mechanism has 8 links and 10 rotary joints. The number of degrees of freedom of the mechanism, using Gruebler's criterion, is

The natural frequency of the spring mass system shown in the figure is closest to

A uniform rigid rod of mass $$m =1kg$$ and length $$L=1$$ m is hinged at its centre & laterally supported at one end by a spring of spring constant $$k=300N/m.$$ The natural frequency $${\omega _n}$$ in rad/s is

In the figure shown, the system is a pure substance kept in a piston- cylinder arrangement. The system is initially a two- phase mixture containing $$1$$ $$kg$$ of liquid and $$0.03$$ $$kg$$ of vapour at a pressure of $$100kPa.$$ Initially, the piston rests on a set of stops, as shown in the figure. A pressure of $$200kPa$$ is required to exactly balance the weight of the piston and the outside atmospheric pressure. Heat transfer takes place into the system until its volume increases by $$50\% $$. Heat transfer to the system occurs in such a manner that the piston, when allowed to move, does so in a very slow (quasi-static / quasi-equilibrium) process. The thermal reservoir from which heat is transferred to the system as a temperature of $${400^ \circ }C$$. Average temperature of the system boundary can be taken as $${175^ \circ }C.$$ Heat transfer to the system is $$1kJ$$, during which its entropy increases by $$10$$ $$J/K.$$

Specific volume of liquid $$\left( {{v_f}} \right)$$ and vapour $$\left( {{v_g}} \right)$$ phases, as well as values of saturation temperatures, are given in the table below.

The work done by the system during the process is

A thermal power plant operates on a regenerative cycle with a single open feed water heater, as shown in the figure. For the state points shown, the specific enthalpies are: $${h_1} = 2800\,\,kJ/kg$$ and $${h_2} = 200\,\,kJ/kg$$. The bleed to the feed-water heater is $$20\% $$ of the boiler steam generation rate. The specific enthalpy at state $$3$$ is

$$A$$ gas expands in a frictionless piston-cylinder arrangement. The expansion process is very slow, and is resisted by an ambient pressure of $$100kPa.$$ During the expansion process, the pressure of the system (gas) remains constant at $$300$$ $$kPa.$$ The change in volume of the gas is $$0.01{m^3}.$$

The maximum amount of work that could be utilized from the above process is

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

$$2$$ 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

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 rigid, insulated tank is initially evacuated. The tank is connected with a supply line through which air ( assumed to be ideal gas with constant specific heats) passes at $$1$$ $$MPa,$$ $${350^ \circ }C.$$ A valve connected with the supply line is opened and the tank is charged with air until the final pressure inside the tank reaches $$1$$ $$MPa.$$ The final temperature inside the tank.

A balloon containing an ideal gas is initially kept in an evacuated and insulated room. The balloon ruptures and the gas fills up the entire room. Which one of the following statements is TRUE at the end of above process?

In the figure shown, the system is a pure substance kept in a piston- cylinder arrangement. The system is initially a two- phase mixture containing $$1$$ $$kg$$ of liquid and $$0.03$$ $$kg$$ of vapour at a pressure of $$100kPa.$$ Initially, the piston rests on a set of stops, as shown in the figure. A pressure of $$200kPa$$ is required to exactly balance the weight of the piston and the outside atmospheric pressure. Heat transfer takes place into the system until its volume increases by $$50\% $$. Heat transfer to the system occurs in such a manner that the piston, when allowed to move, does so in a very slow (quasi-static / quasi-equilibrium) process. The thermal reservoir from which heat is transferred to the system as a temperature of $${400^ \circ }C$$. Average temperature of the system boundary can be taken as $${175^ \circ }C.$$ Heat transfer to the system is $$1kJ$$, during which its entropy increases by $$10$$ $$J/K.$$

Specific volume of liquid $$\left( {{v_f}} \right)$$ and vapour $$\left( {{v_g}} \right)$$ phases, as well as values of saturation temperatures, are given in the table below.

The net entropy generation (considering the system and the thermal reservoir together) during the process is closest to

In the figure shown, the system is a pure substance kept in a piston- cylinder arrangement. The system is initially a two- phase mixture containing $$1$$ $$kg$$ of liquid and $$0.03$$ $$kg$$ of vapour at a pressure of $$100kPa.$$ Initially, the piston rests on a set of stops, as shown in the figure. A pressure of $$200kPa$$ is required to exactly balance the weight of the piston and the outside atmospheric pressure. Heat transfer takes place into the system until its volume increases by $$50\% $$. Heat transfer to the system occurs in such a manner that the piston, when allowed to move, does so in a very slow (quasi-static / quasi-equilibrium) process. The thermal reservoir from which heat is transferred to the system as a temperature of $${400^ \circ }C$$. Average temperature of the system boundary can be taken as $${175^ \circ }C.$$ Heat transfer to the system is $$1kJ$$, during which its entropy increases by $$10$$ $$J/K.$$

Specific volume of liquid $$\left( {{v_f}} \right)$$ and vapour $$\left( {{v_g}} \right)$$ phases, as well as values of saturation temperatures, are given in the table below.

At the end of the process, which one of the following situations will be true?

Water having a density of $$1000\,\,kg/{m^3},$$ issues from a Nozzle with a velocity of $$10$$ $$m/s$$ and the jet strikes a bucket mounted on a Pelton wheel. The wheel rotates at $$10$$ $$rad/s$$. The mean diameter of the wheel is $$1$$ $$m.$$ The jet is split into two equal streams by the bucket; such each stream is deflected by $${120^ \circ }$$, as shown in the figure. Friction in the bucket may be neglected. Magnitude of the torque exerted by the water on the wheel, per unit mass flow rate of the incoming jet, is