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IACPE THERMODYNAMICS
No 19, Jalan Bilal AND HEAT TRANSFER
Mahmood
80100 Johor Bahru
Malaysia CPE LEVEL I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Heat transfer in liquid and gasses takes place by…

a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. a, b and c

2. An idealized type of process in which the departure from thermodynamic

equilibrium at most infinitesimal is called
a. Quasiequilibrium
b. Nonequilibrium
c. Unsteady state
d. Steady state

3. Extensive property of a system is one whose value…

a. depends on the mass of the system, like volume
b. does not depend on the mass of the system, like temperature, pressure, etc
c. is not dependent on the path followed but on the state
d. is dependent on the path followed and not on the state

4. Which term is not Intensive Properties included quality of energy is

a. Zeroth law of thermodynamic c. Second law of thermodynamic
b. First law of thermodynamic d. Third law of thermodynamic

5. The point which the saturated liquid and saturated vapor states are
identical, is called
a. Flash point
b. Critical point
c. Boiling point
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d. Melting point

6. Special devices which are required for converting heat to work, are called
a. Catalytic converter c. Generator
b. Heat engines d. Electrical heater

7. Following terms are irreversibilities that normally are involved into

irreversible process, except …
a. Controlled chemical reaction
b. Heat transfer through a finite temperature difference
c. Spontaneous mixing of matter at different states
d. Electric current flow through a resistance

8. What is condition that stated that internal energy equals to zero value?
a. Isobaric
b. Isochoric
c. Isothermal
d. Adiabatic
9. Following terms are included into Dimensionless Numbers, except…
a. Nusselt Number c. Gas law constant
b. Prandtl Number d. Reynold Number

10. Carnot Cycle Process is shown in following figure.

Where is adiabatic process undergone?

a. 1 - 2
b. 2 - 3
c. 3 – 4
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d. 1 – 3

11. When is coefficient of performance of refrigerator stated reversible

refrigerator?
a. COPR < COPR,rev
b. COPR = COPR,rev
c. COPR > COPR,rev
d. Constant temperature

12. On what does the efficiency of an ideal Carnot engine depends?

a. The working substance
b. The construction of engine
c. The temperature of the sink only
d. The temperatures of both the source and the sink
Apa efisiensi mesin Carnot ideal tergantung? a. b bekerja substansi. Konstruksi Mesin c. Suhu
wastafel hanya d. Suhu dari kedua sumber dan wastafel

13. What do the second law of thermodynamics defines?

a. Heat
b. Work
c. Entropy
d. Internal energy

14. What is the meaning if Q is negative?

a. Work is done on system
b. Work is done by system
c. Heat addition to system
d. Heat removal from system

15. First law of thermodynamics deals with conservation of…

a. Momentum
b. Mass
c. Energy
d. Heat
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16. The bouyancy effect, which manifests itself as the rise of warmer fluid and
the fall of the cooler fluid is application of…
a. Natural convection
b. Forced convection
c. Buoyant convection
d. Granular convection

17. What is typically insulation material that be agreeable with vacuum

cryogenic?
a. Highly polished metal
b. Mineral Wool
c. Calcium Silicate
d. Fiberglass

18. When an object is heated, its temperature rises as heat is added, this effect
is called
a. Combustion Heat
b. Sensible Heat
c. Latent Heat
d. Reaction Heat

19. The transfer of heat from a low-temperature to high-temperature requires…

a. Gas Turbines
b. Refrigerator
c. Car engines
d. Carnot cycle

20. A closed system is one in which

a. mass crosses the boundary but not the energy
b. mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
c. neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
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d. both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system

21. If the system and surroundings can be returned to their initial states, it is
called
a. Irreversible process
b. Reversible process
c. Spontaneous chemical reaction
d. Closed process

22. Total of any variables that against the heat transfer depending on its
geometry and thermal properties of the medium is called
a. Thermal resistance
b. Thermal conductivity
c. Thermal insulation
d. Specific heat

23. A refrigerator transfers heat from 400 K to 800 K. What is coefficient of

refrigerator performance?
Kulkas transfer panas dari 400 K untuk 800 K. Apa yang dimaksud dengan koefisien dari kinerja
kulkas
a. 2 c. 1
b. 0.5 d. 1.5

24. Following variables are typically included in conduction mechanism,

except…
a. Rate of heat transfer
b. Thermal conductivity
c. Thickness of the plane
d. Convective heat transfer coefficient

25. A gas has 2 m3 of initial volume is heated in isobar condition until final
volume becomes 4.5 m3. Determine the work on gas, if gas pressure is 2.02
x 105 Pa.
a. 5.05 x 105 joule
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b. 6.04 x 105 joule

c. 7.03 x 105 joule
d. 8.05 x 105 joule