An automotive engine weighing $$240$$ kg is supported on four springs with linear characteristics. Each of the front two springs have a stiffness of $$16$$ MN/m while the stiffness of each rear spring is $$32$$ MN/m. The engine speed (in rpm), at which resonance is likely to occur, 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

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

The inlet and the outlet conditions of steam for an adiabatic steam turbine are as indicated in the figure. The notations are as usually followed.

Assume the above turbine to be part of a simple Rankine cycle. The density of water at the inlet to the pump is $$1000$$ $$kg/{m^3}.$$ Ignoring kinetic and potential energy effects, the specific work (in $$kJ/kg$$) supplied to the pump is