TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – QUEZON CITY

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

PRE BOARD EXAM

1. An ideal dual cycle using cold air compresses 10. Find the height of water inside a 5 mm
145 kPa 81 °C of air at a rate of 9000 kg/hr diameter capillary tube with surface tension
to a volume of 0.10987 m^3. The constant of 0.05 N/cm and contact angle of 15°.
volume heat addition process stops at 11168.52 A. 0.3939 mm C. 3.94 mm
kPa, while the constant pressure heat addition B. 393.9 mm D. 39.39 mm
displaces a volume that is 2.84 % of the
volume displaced. Use Cp = 1.0045 kJ/kgK, Cv 11. For a MOLAR analysis of below fuel, Find the
=0.7175 kJ/kg-K.Assume point 1 starts at the Higher Heating Value.
end of constant pressure heat addition. Find C = 42.5% H = 22.1% O=15.6% N=12.9% S=6.9%
the expansion ratio A. 15,205.98 kJ/kg C. 33,529.18 BTU/lb
A. 11.20 C. 1.42 B. 42,902.47 kJ/kg D. 94,599.95 BTU/lb
B. 15.95 D. 1.60
12. 5 lb of Nitrogen (N2) undergoes an isobaric
2. An ideal dual cycle using cold air compresses process from 2 m^3 , 20°C to 1.5 m^3. Find the
145 kPa 81 °C of air at a rate of 9000 kg/hr non flow work.Is the work done by or done on
to a volume of 0.10987 m^3. The constant the system?
volume heat addition process stops at 11168.52 A. 49 kJ done by C. 49 kJ done on
kPa, while the constant pressure heat addition B. 46 BTU done by D. 52 BTU done on
displaces a volume that is 2.84 % of the
volume displaced. Use Cp = 1.0045 kJ/kgK, Cv 13. Find the specific gas constant of 5 lbs of an
=0.7175 kJ/kg-K.Assume point 1 starts at the ideal gas which occupies a volume of 1 m^3 at
end of constant pressure heat addition. Find 50°C when the gauge reading is 10 kPa.
the compression ratio A. 0.152 kJ/kg-K C. 0.003 BTU/lb-R
A. 11.20 C. 1.42 B. 0.088 kJ/kg-K D. 0.065 BTU/lb-R
B. 15.95 D. 1.60
3. An ideal dual cycle using cold air compresses 14. 5 g of milk (C= 3.97 kJ/kg-K) at 25°C, 5 mL of
145 kPa 81 °C of air at a rate of 9000 kg/hr water at 100°C, and 2 g of coffee (1.4 kJ/kg-
to a volume of 0.10987 m^3. The constant K)at 15°C is mixed together to create a flat
volume heat addition process stops at 11168.52 white coffee. Find the change in entropy.
kPa, while the constant pressure heat addition A. 1.196 BTU/lb-R C. 1.691 kJ/kg-K
displaces a volume that is 2.84 % of the B. 0.221 BTU/lb-R D. 2252 ft-lb/R
volume displaced. Use Cp = 1.0045 kJ/kgK, Cv
=0.7175 kJ/kg-K.Assume point 1 starts at the 15. A wall is composed of 10 cm of firebrick (k=
end of constant pressure heat addition. Find 0.2 W/m-K) and 2 cm of plater (k=0.07 W/m-K).
the cut-off ratio Find the overall heat transfer coefficient in
A. 11.20 C. 1.42 W/m^2-k if the hot side temperature is 500°C
B. 15.95 D. 1.60 and cold side temp is 50°C.
A. 0.79 C. 1.27
4. 0.5 kg of Helium undergoes an isothermal B. 572.73 D. 0.013
process from 5 psig to 101.325kPag. Find the
change in entropy in BTU/lb 16. In the °X scale , the boiling point of water
A. -1.12 C. -0.44 is 420° and the freezing point is 69°. Find
B. +0.22 D. -0.71 the temperature 18°C in this scale.
A. 123.81 C. 231.81
5. A 100 stage ideal compressor has a pressure of B. 132.18 D. 321.18
69kPag at the 10th intercooler and pressure of
69 kgf/cm2 at the 85th intercooler. Find the
suction pressure. 17. Find the hydraulic radius in inches of an
A. 104.24 kPa C. 14.14 kPag ellipse with semi-minor and semi-major axis of
B. 109.49 kPa D. 13.46 kPag 3cm and 7 cm.
A. 0.77 C. 1.95
6. A gaseous mixture has a pressure of 120 kPa B. 4.95 D. 12.58
and volume of 15 m3 at 15°C. It contains: Gas A
with a mole fraction of 20%, Gas B with a mole 18. The suction gage 3 meter below the pump reads
fraction of 60%, Gas C with a mole fraction of -5 psi while the discharge gage read 50 psi
5% and Gas D with a mole fraction of 15%. Find 108 meters above the pump used by the Hoenn
the pressure of Gas A. battle tower. The pipe is half full with a
A. 7.18 ft-lb/Liter C. 3.48 lb/in^2 hydraulic radius of 4”, a viscosity of 10
B. 1.07 BTU/ft^3 D. None of these centipoise and Reynolds number of 2300.What
could be the pump power in kW?
7. What is the enthalpy in kJ/kg of air at 30°C A. 142.63 C. 136.63
db, 50%RH.(@30°C Psat=4.246 kPa, hg=2556.3 B. 143.65 D. 149.66
kJ/kg, Cp=1.0062 kJ/kg-K)
A. 62.82 C. 99.73 19. Steam enters the heat exchanger at 100°C and
B. 64.21 D. 94.14 leaves at 50°C. The cooling fluid on the hand
flows counter to the flow of steam and enters
8. A reversed carnot refrigeration cycle has at 10°C and leaves at 60°C. Find the log mean
temperature limits of 32°F and 60°C. Which of temperature difference.
these is the closest is the COP? A. 36 C. 40
A. 1 C. 5.55 B. 0 D. None of the above
B. 1.89 D. 6.66
20. Heat is transferred from hot water to an oil
9. Which of the choices below is equivalent to 33 in a double pipe counter flow heat exchanger .
hp-min/lbf Water enters the outer pipe at 120°C and exits
A. 33 miles C. 227 kPa at 55°C while the oil enters the inner pipe at
B. 332 km D. 493 °F 26°C and leaves at 50.86°C. Compute the LMTD
A. 42.80°C C. 40.62°C
B. 46.20°C D. 42.06‫ۥ‬
°C
21. A 10 stages air compressor has an intercooler 32. A gaseous fuel mixture contains the following
pressure of 100 kPa at the first intercooler volume analysis: 10%methane 10%ethane
and 800 kPa at the 9th intercooler. Find the 10%propane 10%butane 10%pentane 10%hexane
suction pressure. 10%heptane 10%octane 10% nonane 10%decane.
A. 77 kPa C. 85 kPa What is the air to fuel ratio in lb/lb?
B. 90 kPa D. 1 kPa A. 15.21 C. 32.99
B. 14.96 D. 19.46
22. Find change in enthalpy in Megajoules of 1 kg
of gas from 10°C to 90°F if the constant 33. A gaseous fuel mixture contains the following
pressure specific heat capacity of dry air is volume analysis: 10%methane 10%ethane
governed by the equation: 10%propane 10%butane 10%pentane 10%hexane
Cp=0.99403T^2 - Tln(T+2) - T*e^(-T) where Cp 10%heptane 10%octane 10% nonane 10%decane.
is in J/kg-K where T in Kelvin What is the air to fuel ratio in kg/kg with
A. 224.95 C. 0.22 10% excess?
B. 8.20 D. 1.88 A. 16.46 C. 21.41
B. 36.29 D. 16.73
23. Which of the following is a safety device on a
compressor? 34. A power plant is situated at an altitude
A. Relief valve C. Strainer having an ambient air at 96.53 kPa and 23.88
B. Intercooler D. Overspeed shut down 0C. Flue gases at a rate of 5 kg/sec enter the
stack at 200 0C and leaves at 160 0C. The flow
24. A pump operating with a 0.3 m diameter gases gravimetric analyses are 18 % CO2, 7 %
impeller works against a total head of 60 m. O2, and 75 % N2. Calculate the diameter of the
What impeller diameter is required if the stack (in meters) for a driving pressure of
total head increases to 100 m at the same 0.20 kPa.
speed and efficiency A. 0.95 m C. 57 ft
A. 387 mm C. 281 mm B. 57 m D. 95 m
B. 480 mm D. 124 mm
25. At its maximum efficiency, a pump operates at 35. The cylinder of a compressor has an inside
a specific speed of 2200 rpm to deliver 240 dimension of 50 mm x 100 mm. The piston moves
gpm against a head of 129 feet at a from the bottom center and top dead center via
synchronous speed of 1900 rpm. What is the a distance of 90 mm in 0.01. If the compressor
required number of stages. takes in air at 100 kPa and discharges it at 1
A. 2 C. 4 MPa. What is the compressor power if n=1.3
B. 3 D. 5 A. 2.46 hp C. 3.29 hp
B. 1.56 hp D. 2.09 hp
26. Wet material containing 200% moisture (dry
basis) is to be dried at a rate of 1.5 kg/s to 36. A pump delivers 1000 gallons per minute of water at a head of
give a product containing 5% moisture (wet
basis). The drying medium is air at 373K with
100 ft. Find the water horsepower needed.
a vapor pressure of 1.4 kPa. The air leaves A. 82.82 B. 34.12 C. 23.23 D. 25.28
the dyer at 310K and 70% saturated. Find how
much air in kg needed to remove the moisture. 37. Find the power of motor needed to pump the water at a
At 373K, hg=2676.1 kJ/kg, @310K Psat=6.281 kPa
hg=2568.9 kJ/kg.
head of 100 m at the rate of 400 lps if pump efficiency is 70%.
A. 60 C. 729 A. 301.34 B. 627.56 C. 560.57 D. 426.24
B. 51 D. 792
38. A pump has a suction condition of 50 mmHg vacuum
27. 2.5 m^3/s of Air enters a cooling tower at pressure, 100 mm diameter pipe and discharge condition of 250
21°C db, 99 kPa and w=0.015, leaves at 95% RH
50°C. Find the heat gained by the cooling kPa at 90 mm diameter. The discharge tank is 50 m elevation, and
tower (kW). the suction is 5 m below the pump center line. If discharge is 0.2
@21°C Psat= 2.487 kPa hg=2539.9 kJ/kg m^3/sec. Find the pump efficiency for 260 kW brake power.
@50°C Psat=12.349 kPa hg= 2592.1 kJ/kg A. 74.32% B. 77.12% C. 79.23% D. 82.45%
A. 666.66 C. 202.15
B. 764.69 D. 600.58
39. A water jet has a diameter of 75 mm and has a velocity of
28. A dryer has a 17% wet basis moisture wet feed 15 m/s. What is the horsepower exerted by the jet?
and 3% wet basis moisture of dried product. A. 11 B. 10 C. 9 D. 8
Find the moisture removed in kg for every 5 kg
of solids in the final product.
A. 0.187 C. 0.168 40. A pump has a head of 20 m at 450 rpm. What is the
B. 0.869 D. 0.934 increase in head (in meter) developed by the pump is speed
increased to 1000 rpm.
29. 0.5m^3/s of Air enters an airconditioner at
50°F 85%RH and cools it to 21°C db at w=0.015. A. 43.23 B. 98.76 C. 65.23 D. 78.76
. Refrigerant (has n = 1.1, mw= 45 kg/kmol)
flows at 10 kg/min and compressed from -20°C 41. The power developed by the pump is 30 kW. What is the
to 100°C. Find the Maximum COP for cooling percent decrease in power If speed will decrease by 40%
A. 3.38 C. 3.11
B. 2.11 D. 4.38
A. 78.4% B. 90.1% C. 65.3% D. 82.4%

30. What is the efficiency of a cold air standard 42. A reciprocating pump has 350 mm x 400 mm cylinder
Brayton cycle under a compression ratio of 12? running at 360 rpm. If percent slip is 10%, find the volumetric
A. 51% C. 52.55%
B. 63% D. 43.64%
efficiency of the pump.
A. 70% B. 80% C. 90% D. 60%
31. What is the efficiency of a cold air standard
otto cycle working under a pressure ratio of 43. A pump has a specific speed of 42 and 600 rpm when it
12? delivers 0.01 m^3/sec. Find the head developed by the pump in t.
A. 51% C. 52.55%
B. 63% D. 43.64% A. 582.45 B. 813.45 C. 658.69 D. 1015.29
44. A boiler feed pump has a suction enthalpy of 2500 kJ/kg 56. A 1.18 kg/m^3 air density a fan can developed a brake
and exit of 2550 kJ/kg. Find the velocity of water in the pump in m/s power of 100 kW. If it will operate at 100 kPa and 35 C. Find the
A. 300 B. 200 C. 900 D. 100 new brake power needed in kW.
A. 96 B. 98 C. 102 D. 104a
45. A 20 cubic meter tank can be filled with water in one hour
by a motor driven pump. Pump efficiency is 90% and motor
efficiency is 80%. If the total head is 20 m. Find the cost of one
filling for energy cost of P 0.4/kWh.
A. P0.606 B. P1.321 C. P0.812 D. P4.234

46. The piston speed of an air compressor is 150 m/min and

has a volume displacement of 0.2 cubic meter per second.
Determine the diameter of the compressor cylinder in mm.
A. 512.34 B. 319.15 C. 354.23 D. 451.35

47. A two stages compressor takes air at 100 kPa and 25 C

with volume flow of 0.123 m^3/sec and discharges to 7990 kPa.
What is the heat rejected by the intercooler in kW.
A. 35.94 B. 13.73 C. 45.34 D. 32.34

48. An air compressor takes air at 97 kPa at the rate of 0.4

m^3/sec and discharges up to 600 kPa. If power input to the
compressor is 110 kW. Determine the heat loss in the compressor
in kW.
A. 16.34 B. 25.84 C. 18.34 D. 17.23

49. A single acting compressor with a 15 cm by 18 cm cylinder

operates at 350 rpm. The clearance is 5% and it receives air at 100
kPa and discharges it at 650 kPa. The compression is polytropic
with n = 1.35. Determine the power required in kW.
A. 4.6 B. 5.2 C. 3.1 D. 3.8

50. A two-stage compressor with an ideal intercooler receives

0.2 kg/sec of helium at 150 kPa and 300 K and discharges at 7,500
kPa. Calculate the intercooler pressure in kPa.
A. 1059 B. 1060 C. 1061 D. 1062

51. Calculate the compressor work in kJ required to compress

1 kg of an ideal gas from an initial volume and pressure of 0.65 m^3
and 101.3 kPa to a final pressure of 517 kPa. Compression is with
n = 1.35.
A. 133.6 B. 105.8 C. 148.3 D. 142.7

52. A 3 stages air compressor compresses air from 100 kPa to

755 kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between the 2 nd and 3rd
stage in kPa.
A. 365 B. 375 C. 385 D. 395

53. Find the air horsepower of a fan that delivers 30 m^3/sec

of air through a 700 mm x 1000 mm duct if static pressure is 150
mm H2O gage and air density is 1.18 kg/cubic meter.
A. 99 B. 101 C. 103 D. 105

54. A boiler required 100k cubic meters per hour. The

efficiency of the fan is 70%. Determine the size of the motor (in kW)
if the fan can deliver a pressure head of 160 mm of water and
velocity 20 m/sec.
A. 40 B. 50 C. 60 D. 70

55. Wet material containing 200% moisture (dry basis) is to be dried

at a rate of 1.5 kg/s to give a product containing 5% moisture
(wet basis). The drying medium is air at 373K with a vapor
pressure of 1.4 kPa. The air leaves the dyer at 310K and 70%
saturated. Find how much air in kg needed to remove the
moisture. At 373K, hg=2676.1 kJ/kg, @310K Psat=6.281 kPa
hg=2568.9 kJ/kg.
a. 60 b. 51 c. 729 d. 792