The thermodynamic difference between a Rankine cycle working with saturated steam and the Carnot cycle is that
A. Carnot cycle can't work with saturated steam
B. Heat is supplied to water at temperature below the maximum temperature of the cycle
C. A Rankine cycle receives heat at two places
D. Rankine cycle is hypothetical
Answer: Option B
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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
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