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Thermofluids Flashcards

1
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What is the second law of thermodynamics?

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The total entropy of an isolated system can only increase with time. “You never get out what you put in”

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What is the first law of thermodynamics?

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/\U=Q-W

Where U is the internal energy, Q is the heat supplied to the system and W is the work done BY the system

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What type of process does a throttle valve represent?

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An ISENTHALPIC one.

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4
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Define isentropic.

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No change in entropy. This is ideal.

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5
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Define viscosity.

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Viscosity is a quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow

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6
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What is the specific volume of a substance?

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It is the ratio of a substances volume to it’s mass. Measured in m^3/kg

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7
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What is absolute pressure?

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Absolute pressure is a comparison between your measured pressure and a vacuum.

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8
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What is gauge pressure?

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Gauge pressure is a comparison between your pressure and a reference pressure (such as that of the atmosphere).

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9
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Name 3 properties of an ideal gas

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  • Particles are treated as point-masses
  • Particles collide elastically with the walls of the container
  • Particles may pass through each other. They contain no attractive potential energy
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10
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What is the purpose of a U-tub manometer?

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To measure the difference between two unknown pressures.

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11
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What is Bernoulli’s Equation?

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P + pgh + (pC*C)/2 = constant(k)

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12
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When does cavitation occur?

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When the pressure of the fluid is below the saturated-vapour pressure, cavitation (vapour bubbles) occurs.

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13
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What is the critical Reynolds number?

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2000

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14
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What is incompressible flow?

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When the density of a fluid remains constant as it goes through fluid flow.

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15
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Define inviscid flow.

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A flow where viscous effects do not significantly influence the flow and are this neglected.

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16
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What is a Newtonian fluid?

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A fluid with a constant viscosity.

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17
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What does HCP mean? What is the stacking sequence?

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Hexagonal closed packed.

Stacking sequence is ABABABAB

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18
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What is atomic packing fraction?

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APF=((Number of particles)*(Particle Volume))/(Unit Cell Volume)

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19
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How many atoms in a bcc and fcc cubic?

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fcc cubic = 4 atoms per unit cell

bcc cubic = 2 atoms per unit cell

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20
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What is ionic bonding?

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Electrostatic attraction arising from an exchange of electrons to form +ve and -ve species

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21
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What is metallic bonding?

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+ve ions in a sea of -ve bonding electrons

22
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What is covalent bonding?

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Bonding electrons shared between two atoms

23
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What is the equation for bond stiffness?

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S=Ea.

a. is the interatomic distances

24
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What is the equation for Poisson’s Ratio?

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v=(transverse strain)/(longitudinal strain)

25
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What is the FCC stacking sequence?

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ABCABCABC

26
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80 Hb 12/1427/30

Explain this

A 
80 is the hardness
Hb is the type of test
12 is the ball diameter
1427 is the load in kgfmm^-2
30 is the load duration in seconds
27
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How many Newtons in 1kgf?

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9.81 Newtons =1kgf

28
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What is stress intensity factor (k)?

What is the formula?

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The stress intensity factor (K) is used in the field of fracture mechanics. It predicts stress intensity near the tip of a crack caused by a remote load or residual stresses.

Let ó=stress

K=Yó(pi*a)^0.5
a is the crack size
Y is the geometry factor (calculated)

29
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Name the four processes in the Carnot cycle.

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Isothermal Expansion 》Isentropic Expansion 》Isothermal Compression 》Isentropic Compression

30
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Define adiabatic.

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Relating to or denoting a process or condition in which heat does not enter or leave the system concerned.

“the adiabatic expansion of a perfect gas”

31
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Define Toughness.

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A measure of a materials ability to deform plastically without fracturing, as measured by the energy under the stress strain curve

32
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Strength - define it

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The measure of a materials resistance to plastic deformation

33
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What are the four types of “impurities” that mean a material can never really reach its theoretical strength?

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  • Vacancy
  • Interstitial Atom
  • Interstitial Impurity Atom
  • Substitutional Impurity Atom
34
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What is theoretical strength approximately equal to?

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E/3

35
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Define stiffness?

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The resistance of a material to deformation under an applied force

36
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Define stiffness?

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The resistance of a material to deformation under an applied force

37
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What does the Frenkel Model represent?

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The frenkel model predicts the critical shear stress of two closed packed planes sliding over each other.

38
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Why is the Frenkel Model too simplistic?

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It predicts that the stress can only vary sinusoidally. It doesn’t consider a linear defect separating slipped from unslipped regions. No consideration is given to dislocations.

39
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What are the three main primary bonds? How do they relate to a material’s stiffness?

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Covalent - Highest bond stiffness
Metallic - Medium bond stiffness
Ionic - Lower bond stiffness

40
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What is a covalent bond?

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Pairs of electrons are shared by two adjacent atoms.

41
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What is a metallic bond?

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The sharing of free electrons in a lattice of positively charged ions.

42
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What is ionic bonding?

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The bond formed by electrostatic attraction between positively and negatively charged species. Electrons are shared because sharing is caring.

43
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What happens to a shear thinning fluid as a shear stress is applied.

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It becomes LESS viscous.

44
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What is a saturated liquid?

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A liquid that is on the verge of boiling.

45
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What is a compressed liquid?

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A stable liquid that is either at a lower temperature or a higher pressure than a saturated liquid.

46
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What is a saturated vapour?

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A vapour that is on the verge of condensing.

47
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What is a superheated vapour?

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A stable vapour that is either at a lower pressure or higher temperature than a saturated vapour.

48
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Why does the Carnot cycle have the maximum possible efficiency?

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  • The rectangle has the maximum possible area for the given temperatures.
  • The isentropic processes are impossible to engineer in real life
  • All of the heat is added at the maximum temperature
49
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For the Carnot cycle, what is the compressor/turbine order?

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  • Isothermal Turbine
  • Isentropic Turbine
  • Isothermal Compressor
  • Isentropic Compressor
50
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For an ISENTROPIC feed pump. How do you calculate the change in enthalpy?

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dh=v(p2-p1)

51
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True or false, for your true stress strain curve. Your true stress strain equals n (your power).

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TRUE

52
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What is the equation for Bulk Modulus.

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B=E/3(1-2v)

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