According to Kelvin-Planck’s statement of second law of thermodynamics,
A. It is possible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work
B. It is impossible to construct a device which operates in a cyclic process and produces no effect other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body
C. It is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work
D. None of the above
Answer: Option C
This Question Belongs to Mechanical Engineering >> Engineering Thermodynamics
Join The Discussion
Comments ( 1 )
Addition of heat at constant pressure to a gas results in
A. Raising its temperature
B. Raising its pressure
C. Raising its volume
D. Raising its temperature and doing external work
Which of the following items is not a path function?
A. Heat
B. Work
C. Kinetic energy
D. Thermal conductivity
An actual engine is to be designed having same efficiency as the Carnot cycle. Such a proposition is
A. Feasible
B. Impossible
C. Possible
D. Possible, but with lot of sophistications
The absolute zero pressure can be attained at a temperature of
A. 0°C
B. -273°C
C. 273 K
D. None of these
It is possible heat energy into work