Sample Problem No. 1
Two liquids of different densities (p1 = 1500 kg/m3, p2 =
500 kg/m3) are poured together into a 100-L tank, filling
it. If the resulting density of the mixture is 800 kg/m3,
find the respective quantities of liquids used. Also, find
the weight of the mixture; local g = 9.675 m/s2
a. m1
b. m2
c. Wm
d. If the diameter of the tank is 2m, what is the
height of each liquid? (h1 & h2)
Sample Problem No. 2
A bag full of chocolates which has a weight of 50 lbf on
earth is brought to Planet Yekok. The new weight of the
bag is 105 lbf. What is the acceleration due to gravity on
Planet Yekok?
Sample Problem No. 3
A man proposed to his girlfriend. The girlfriend got
curious about the ring and looked on the value of the
ring in Shopee. She found a ring like what his fiancé
gave her, and the ring has a value of P299. The girl
shared her disappointment to her best friend which is
an engineer. The best friend did some calculations and
found out that the density of the ring is 19.3 g/cm3.
Given that the ring finger of the woman has a diameter
of 10cm, and the ring has a thickness of 1cm. What is
the mass of the ring?
Note: The average ring band width of women is 3mm.
Sample Problem No. 4
A plastic cube (with a negligible weight) containing an
unknown material is hanging from a string while
submerged in water. One side of the plastic cube has a
length of 5cm, and the string experiences a tension of
15N, what is the specific gravity of the unknown
material?
Note: There is no net force acting on the cube.
Formula for buoyant force (FB) = ρH2OVcubeg
Sample Problem No. 5
Calculate the height of a mountain above sea level if the
barometric pressure at the peak is 92091.28 Pa
assuming the air density equal to 1.3 kg/m3.
Sample Problem No.
Both a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas
tank to measure its pressure. If the reading on the
pressure gage in 80kPa, determine the distance
between the two fluid levels of the manometer if the
fluid is:
(a) mercury (p=13600 kg/m3)
(b) water (p=1000kg/m3)
Sample Problem No. 7
The pressure in a natural gas pipeline is measured by
the manometer shown in the figure with one of the
arms open in the atmosphere where the local
atmospheric pressure is 14.2psia. Determine the Pabs in
the pipeline.
Sample Problem No. 8
Calculate the difference between 97°F and 40°F in both
Celsius and Kelvin.
Sample Problem No. 9
At what temperature is °F and °C are the same?
Sample Problem No. 10
An object is kept at a height of 20m. It starts falling
towards the ground. Find the velocity of the object just
before it touches the ground.
Sample Problem No. 11
A spring is stretched up to 9cm, the spring constant of
the spring is 2 N/m. Find the value of Potential energy
stored in the spring?
Sample Problem No. 12
A pump discharges into a 2.5-m per side cubical tank.
The flow rate is 284 lpm and the fluid has a specific
gravity of 1.2. Determine:
a. Mass flow rate of fluid
b. The time required to fill the tank if it is empty
Sample Problem No. 13
of 5 fps. At a given instant, the tank is half full. Find the
Two gaseous streams enter a combining tube and leave
as a single mixture. water level and the mass change in tank 15 min later.
These data apply at the entrance section:
For one gas A1 = 75 in2, 𝜐1 = 500 fps, v1 = 10 ft3/lb
For the other gas A2 = 50in2, m2 = 16.67 lb/s, ρ2 = 0.12
Sample Problem No. 18
lb/ft3
At exit, 𝜐3 = 350 fps, v3 = 7 ft3/lb An ideal gas exerts a pressure of 3 atm in a 2L container.
Find What will the pressure consequently be if the volume of
(a) the speed 𝜐2, at section 2, the container is changed to 1L at constant
(b) the flow and area at the exit section
temperature?

Sample Problem No. 14

Sample Problem No. 19
A 10-ft diameter by 15-ft height vertical tank is receiving
What change in volume results if 5.00 L of oxygen is
water (ρ = 62.1 lb/cu.ft) at the rate of 300 gpm and is
cooled by 5°C from 100°C?
discharging through a 6-in ID line with a constant speed
of 5 fps. At a given instant, the tank is half full. Find the
water level and the mass change in tank 15 min later.
Sample Problem No. 20

Sample Problem No. 15
Calculate the internal energy.
(a) System absorbs 300J of heat and performs 500J
of work.
(b) System absorbs 720J of heat and energy and
the surroundings perform 300J on the system.
(c) 400J of work is done on the system and the
system loses 225J of energy.
Sample Problem No. 16
A centrifugal pump operating under steady flow
conditions delivers 2270 kg/min of water from an initial
pressure of 82740 Pa to a final pressure of 275800 Pa.
The diameter of the inlet pipe to the pump is 15.24 cm
and the diameter of the inlet pipe to the pump is 10.16
cm. What is the work?
Sample Problem No. 17
Your car tire is reading 2.24atm and the temperature
outside is 80°F. What will the tire pressure be when the
temperature outside is 0°F? (Assume the volume of the
tire does not change if it goes flat)
Sample Problem No. 21
Suppose you have a sample of gas at 303K in a
container with a volume of 2L and pressure of
760mmHg. The sample shifts to a temperature of 340 K
and the volume increases slightly to 2.1L. What is the
pressure of the sample now?
Sample Problem No. 22
You collect a gas at 620 mmHg and 177 K. At the time of
collection, it takes up a volume of 1.3 L. What will the
volume of the gas be when it moves to standard
temperature and pressure?

A 10-ft diameter by 15-ft height vertical tank is receiving

Sample Problem No. 23
water (ρ = 62.1 lb/cu.ft) at the rate of 300 gpm and is Two tanks contain methane. For the given conditions,
discharging through a 6-in ID line with a constant speed methane can be treated as an ideal gas.

Tank 1 has a volume of 0.3 m3 and is at a temperature

of 20°C and a pressure of 300 kPa.
Tank 2 contains 1.5 kg of methane and is at a
temperature of 30°C and a pressure of 800 kPa.

The partition between the two tanks is removed to

allow methane in the tanks to mix and reach
equilibrium. What is the equilibrium pressure if the
temperature of the two tanks is 25°C at equilibrium?

Sample Problem No. 24

What is the mass of air (R = 0.3 kJ/kg•K) contained in a

room of dimensions 10m x 10m x 9m if the pressure is
100kPa and the temperature is 27°C.