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GATE Thermodynamics: Availability and irreversibility – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on Availability and irreversibility (Thermodynamics, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2024 ME Q20 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A furnace can supply heat steadily at 1200 K at a rate of 24000 kJ/min. The maximum amount of power (in kW) that can be produced by using the heat…
  2. GATE 2026 ME Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A liquid comes out of the reactor of a chemical plant at 250 °C temperature with a flow rate of 100 LPM. The ambient temperature is 25 °C. Density and…