ME 2322 THERMODYNAMICS EXAM 1 REVIEW – TEXAS TECH
UNIVERSITY STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & PREP 2026/202
The subscript g properties are known as the ___ - ✔✔saturated vapor properties
To convert C to K, you must ______ - ✔✔add 273.15
What describes the state of an ideal gas? - ✔✔PV=mRT or PV=nRuT
The first law of thermodynamics is a statement of the ________ of energy principle. - ✔✔Conservation
The only two forms of energy transfer associated with a closed system are ____ and ____. - ✔✔Heat &
Work
Reversible boundary work is the ____ under the process line on a PV diagram - ✔✔Area
The constant pressure specific heat of a gas is the ration of the change in _____ to the change in
temperature. Delta H = Cp * Delta T - ✔✔Enthalpy
Is it possible to determine the volume of 10kg of water whose pressure is 300kPa and temperature is
98.7 degrees C? - ✔✔Yes
What are the 7 properties considered in Thermodynamics? - ✔✔P, T, V, U, H, R, X
What is required to define a state? - ✔✔2 independent, Intensive properties
Define heat transfer. - ✔✔Energy transfer due to the change in temperature.
Define quality. - ✔✔For an ideal gas, x= mass of vapor/mass of mixture
What determines when to use Cp instead of Cv? - ✔✔Constant property
U's: Cv
H's: Cp
Draw a P-V diagram for an isothermal from a saturated vapor to twice the volume. - ✔✔
The peak of the liquid-vapor saturation dome is known as the _________ - ✔✔critical point
Pressure and temperature are (independent or not independent) properties when a fluid is saturated. -
✔✔NOT independent
A Pascal unit is defined as the ration of _________ - ✔✔N unit to the m^2 unit
Specific moving boundary work is the ____ below the process line on a PV diagram. - ✔✔Area
UNIVERSITY STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & PREP 2026/202
The subscript g properties are known as the ___ - ✔✔saturated vapor properties
To convert C to K, you must ______ - ✔✔add 273.15
What describes the state of an ideal gas? - ✔✔PV=mRT or PV=nRuT
The first law of thermodynamics is a statement of the ________ of energy principle. - ✔✔Conservation
The only two forms of energy transfer associated with a closed system are ____ and ____. - ✔✔Heat &
Work
Reversible boundary work is the ____ under the process line on a PV diagram - ✔✔Area
The constant pressure specific heat of a gas is the ration of the change in _____ to the change in
temperature. Delta H = Cp * Delta T - ✔✔Enthalpy
Is it possible to determine the volume of 10kg of water whose pressure is 300kPa and temperature is
98.7 degrees C? - ✔✔Yes
What are the 7 properties considered in Thermodynamics? - ✔✔P, T, V, U, H, R, X
What is required to define a state? - ✔✔2 independent, Intensive properties
Define heat transfer. - ✔✔Energy transfer due to the change in temperature.
Define quality. - ✔✔For an ideal gas, x= mass of vapor/mass of mixture
What determines when to use Cp instead of Cv? - ✔✔Constant property
U's: Cv
H's: Cp
Draw a P-V diagram for an isothermal from a saturated vapor to twice the volume. - ✔✔
The peak of the liquid-vapor saturation dome is known as the _________ - ✔✔critical point
Pressure and temperature are (independent or not independent) properties when a fluid is saturated. -
✔✔NOT independent
A Pascal unit is defined as the ration of _________ - ✔✔N unit to the m^2 unit
Specific moving boundary work is the ____ below the process line on a PV diagram. - ✔✔Area
