CONFIDENTIAL, EMIDEC 2014/MECS551 Ss UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE : THERMAL ENGINEERING COURSE CODE : MEC551 EXAMINATION : DECEMBER 2014 TIME 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1 This question paper consists of two (2) parts: PART A (5 Questions) PART B (3 Questions) 2 ‘Answer ALL questions from PART A and two (2) questions from PART B in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. 3 Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. 4 Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of i) the Question Paper ii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty ii) a Property Tables Booklet ~ provided by the Faculty iv) atwo~ page Appendix 1 DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consists of 6 printed pages (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 2 EMIDEC 2014/MECS51 PARTA QUESTION 4 a) Explain the differences between heat transfer and thermodynamics. (4 marks) b) Sketch a diagram of a wet cooling tower and explain the process of rejecting waste heat in the system. (4 marks) ©) The Reversed Carnot Cycle is the most efficient refrigeration cycle operating between two specified temperatures. Sketch the T-s diagram of the Reversed Camot Cycle and provide TWO reasons why the cycle is not practical (4 marks) QUESTION 2 A fluid at 25°C is forced over a flat plate 10 meter in length and 1 meter in width at a free stream velocity of 1.3 m/s. The plate surface is held constant at 45°C. a) Calculate the total heat transfer from the surface (W) if the fluid flows in a simplified one-dimensional assumption along the length of the plate, and b) Calculate and then sketch profile plots of the local convection heat transfer coefficient over the plate, Start at x=0.1m and subsequently plot for x=2.5m and x=10m distances. (12 marks) Table Q2: Fluid Properties 35 0.2864 35x10" 3711 45 0.2870 1.5.x 104% 1630 (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA, CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 3 EMIDEC 2014/MECS51 QUESTION 3 A vapor compression refrigerator uses R-134a with a flow rate of 0.06 kg/s. The refrigerant enters the compressor as superheated vapor at 0.1 MPa and -10°C and leaves at 0.7 MPa and 50°C. The refrigerant leaves the condenser at 0.65 MPa and 22°C, then throttled to 0.1 MPa by an expansion valve. For this cycle, a) sketch the complete T-s diagram, b) determine the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space (W), ©) calculate the power input to the compressor (W), and d) — evaluate the isentropic efficiency of the compressor (%). (12 marks) QUESTION 4 Saturated air at 100 kPa and 20°C flows with a velocity of § mis through an insulated 5 cm diameter air-conditioning pipe. A heater within the pipe supplies 500W of energy to the flowing air before discharge. Assuming no pressure loss throughout the process, comment on the comfort condition of the discharged air and suggest one method to improve it. The specific heat values at constant pressure for dry air and vapor are 1.005 kJ/kg.°C and 1.82 kuikg.°C respectively. (12 marks) QUESTION 5 Consider a 3 meter long thin-walled double-pipe heat exchanger with tube and shell diameters of 1.25cm and 2.75cm, respectively. Water at 20°C is used to condense refrigerant 134a, The refrigerant flows inside the tube with a convection heat transfer coefficient of h, = 4100 Wim*.K while the water flows through the shell at an average velocity of 3.0 mis. Using the effectiveness-NTU method, determine the overall heat transfer coefficient of this heat exchanger. (12 marks) (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL