Mechanical Engineering
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Question 11
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The molar specific heat at constant volume of an ideal gas is equal to 2.5 times the universal gas constant (8.314 J/mol·K). When the temperature increases by 100 K, the change in molar specific enthalpy is __________ J/mol.
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A machine component made of a ductile material is subjected to a variable loading with
and
. If the corrected endurance limit and the yield strength for the material are
and
, respectively, the factor of safety is __________Log in to check the answer
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A heat pump absorbs 10 kW of heat from outside environment at 250 K while absorbing 15 kW of work. It delivers the heat to a room that must be kept warm at 300 K. The Coefficient of Performance (COP) of the heat pump is ______
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In a slider-crank mechanism, the lengths of the crank and the connecting rod are 100 mm and 160 mm, respectively. The crank is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 radian/s counter-clockwise. The magnitude of linear velocity (in m/s) of the piston at the instant corresponding to the configuration shown in the figure

is __________
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The Poisson’s ratio for a perfectly incompressible linear elastic material is
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Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
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A particle of unit mass is moving on a plane. Its trajectory, in polar coordinates, is given by
,
, where
is time. The kinetic energy of the particle at time
isYour answerChoose one option.
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A mass
of a perfect gas at pressure
and volume
undergoes an isothermal process. The final pressure is
and volume is
. The work done on the system is considered positive. If
is the gas constant and
is the temperature, then the work done in the process isYour answerChoose one option.
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A motor driving a solid circular steel shaft transmits 40 kW of power at 500 rpm. If the diameter of the shaft is 40 mm, the maximum shear stress in the shaft is ______ MPa.
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If a mass of moist air contained in a closed metallic vessel is heated, then its
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