Calculate the specific volume of

an air-vapor mixture in cubic

meters per kilogram of dry air
when the following conditions
prevail: t= 300, w= 0.015 kg/kg,
Pt= 90Kpa.

A.
0.99 m3/kg * 0.79 m3/kg
B.
0.89 m3/kg 0.69m3/kg
C.
A coil has an inlet temperature
of 600F and outlet of 900F. If the
mean temperature of the coils is
1100F, find the bypass factor of
the coil.

A.
0.20 0.40
B.
0.30 0.50
C.
A rectangular duct has a
dimension of 0.25m by 1m.
Determine the equivalent diameter
of the duct.

A.
0.40 m 0.70 m
B.
0.80 m 0.30 m

C.
The mass of the outside air are
500C in an air conditioning unit
is 60kg. find the temperature
after mixing if the outside air
mixed with 40kg with recirculated
air at 350C.

A. 0
44 C 520C
B.
390C 470C

C.
A creamery must cool 20,000 liters of
milk received each day from initial
temperature of 290C to a final
temperature of 20C in 5 hours. If
refrigeration losses amount to 10
percent of the cooling load, what must
be the capacity of the refrigerating
machine?
Note: specific heat of milk is 3.9
KJ/kg-K and SG=1.05

A.
38.5 TOR 37.5 TOR
B.
36.5 TOR 39.5 TOR
How many tons of refrigeration
are required to produce 10 metric
tons of ice per day at -100C from
raw water at 220C if miscellaneous
losses are 15% of the chilling
and freezing load?

A.
17 TOR 15 TOR
B.
20 TOR 24 TOR

C.
Five hundred kilograms of poultry
enter a chiller at 80C and are frozen
and chilled to a final temperature of
-180C for storage in 15 hours. The
specific heat above and below freezing
are 3.18 KJ/kg-C and 1.55 KJ/kg-C
respectively. The latent heat is 246
KJ/kg and freezing temperature is -50C.
Compute the product load.

A.
2.75KW 2.95KW
B.
2.85KW 3.15KW
Fish weighing 11,000 kg with a
temperature of 200C is brought to a
cold storage and which shall be cooled
to -100C in 11 hours. Find the required
plant refrigerating capacity in tons
of refrigeration if the specific heat
of fish is 0.7 Kcal/kg-C above
freezing and 0.30Kcal/kg-C below
freezing point which is -30C. the
latent heat of freezing is
55.5Kcal/kg.
A.
25.26 14.38
B.
15.26 24.38
The power requirement of a Carnot
refrigerator in maintaining a low
temperature region at 300K is
1.5KW per ton. Find the heat
rejected.

A.
4.02KW 5.02KW
B.
7.02KW 6.02KW
A vapor compression refrigeration
system is designed to have a capacity
of 150 tons of refrigeration. It
produces chilled water from 220C to
20C. its actual coefficient of
performance is 5.86 and 35% of the
power supplied to the compressor is
lost in the form of friction and
cylinder cooling losses. Determine the
cooling water required for a
temperature rise of 100C.
A.
14.75 kg/s 18.65 kg/s
B.
15.65 kg/s 13.75 kg/s
Determine the heat extracted from
2000 kg of water from 250C to ice
at -100C.

A.
621,150 KJ 821,150 KJ
B.
721,150 KJ 921,150 KJ
A single acting, twin cylinder,
ammonia compressor with bore equal to
stroke is driven by an engine at 250
rpm. The machine is installed in a
chilling plant to produce 700KW of
refrigeration at -180C evaporating
temperature. At this temperature the
cooling effect per kilogram mass is
1160 KJ. The specific volume of vapor
entering the compressor is 0.592 m3/kg.
Assume 85% volumetric efficiency,
determine the bore in mm.
A.
400 mm 450 mm
B.
300 mm 500 mm
A cylindrical flash tank mounted with
its axis horizontal is used to
separate liquid ammonia from ammonia
vapor. The ammonia vapor bubbles
through the liquid with 70 m3/min
leaving the disengaging surface. The
disengaging rate is limited to 60
m/min and the liquid level is to
operate with the liquid level one-
third of the diameter from the top.
Determine the diameter if the tank is
1.5m long.
A.
830 mm 860 mm
B.
730 mm 760 mm
A 150 HP motor is used to drive
a compressor. If the heat loss
from the compressor is 25Kw and
the mass flow rate of the
refrigerant entering the
compressor is 0.50 kg/s,
determine the difference of the
enthalpies between the inlet and
outlet of the compressor.

A.
143.80 KJ/kg 173.80 KJ/kg
B.
153.80 KJ/kg 183.80 KJ/kg
Determine the estimated condenser
load for and open type compressor
having a cooling capacity of
16,500 BTU/hr and a heat
rejection factor of 1.32.

A.
22,280 BTU/hr 21,780 BTU/hr
B.
20,780 BTU/hr 19,780 BTU/hr
To cool farm products, 300 kg of
ice at -4.40C are placed in
bunker. Twenty four hours later
the ice have melted into water at
7.20C. What is the average rate of
cooling provided by the ice in
KJ/hr.

A.
B. 2,679.28 KJ/hr. 3,679.28 KJ/h
5,679.28 KJ/hr. 4,679.28 KJ/h
The load on a water-cooled
condenser in 90,000 BTU/hr. The
quantity of water circulated
through the condenser is 15 gpm,
determine the temperature rise of
the water in the condenser.

A.
12 0F 16 0F
B.
14 0F 18 0F
If the load on water-cooled
condenser in 150,000 BTU/hr and
the temperature rise of water in
the condenser is 100F, what is the
quantity of water circulated in
gpm?

A.
30 20
B.
40 50
The weight of ammonia circulated
in a machine is found to be 21.8
lb/hr if the vapor enters the
compressor with a specific volume
of 9.6 ft3/lb, calculate the
piston displacement, assuming 80%
volume efficiency.

A.
261.6 ft3/hr 281.8 ft3/hr
B.
271.6 ft3/hr 291.6 ft3/hr
A single stage ammonia compressor
is producing 10 tons of
refrigeration and the power
consumed is 15 HP. Suction
pressure is 25 psi, condensing
pressure is 180 psi. Brine
temperature is 200F of brine
cooler. Determine the actual
coefficient of performance.

A.
10.14 12.14
B.
11.14 13.14
In an ammonia condensing machine
(compressor plus condenser) the
water used for condensing is 550F
and the evaporator is at 150F.
Calculate the ideal COP.

A.
11.875 10.875
B.
12.875 13.875
How much refrigeration capacity
is required to cool 2000 cfm of
air from 850F to 700F?

A.
2.7 TOR 1.7 TOR
B.
3.7 TOR 4.7 TOR
Determine the coil face area
required to maintain a face
velocity of 400 ft/min if the air
flow rate over the coil is 2,100
ft3/min

A.
3.25 ft2 5.25 ft2
B.
4.25 ft2 6.25 ft2
A centrifugal pump discharge 20
L/s against a head of 17m when
the speed is 1,500 rpm. The
diameter of the impeller was 30cm
and the break horsepower was 6.0.
A geometrically similar pump 40
cm in diameter is to run at 1,750
rpm. Assuming equal efficiency,
what break horsepower is
required?
A.
51.55 Hp 40.15 Hp
B.
50.15 Hp 45.15 Hp
A pump delivers 20 cfm of water
having a density of 62 lb/ft3. The
suction and discharge gage reads
5 in. Hg vacuum and 30 psi
respectively. The discharge gage
is 5 ft above the suction gage.
If pump efficiency is 70%, what
is the motor power?

A.
5.31 Hp 4.31 Hp
B.
3.31 Hp 6.31 Hp
Calculate the air power of a fan that delivers 1200
m3/min of air through a 1m by 1.5m outlet. The
static pressure is 120 mm WG and density of air is
1.18.

A.
20.45 KW 30.45 KW
B.
25.64 KW 35.64 KW
A two-stage compressor receives 0.35 kg/s of air
at 100 Kpa and 269K and delivers it at 5000Kpa.
Find the heat transferred in the intercooler.

A.
70.49 KW 90.49 KW
B.
80.49 KW 100.49 KW
A two-stage compressor at 90Kpa and 200C
discharges at 700Kpa. Find the polytropic
exponent n if the intercooler air temperature is
1000C

A.
1.29 1.4
B.
1.33 1.25
At 0.064 kg of octane vapor (MW=114) is mixed
with 0.91kg of air (MW=29) in the manifold of an
engine. The total pressure in the manifold is 86.1
Kpa, and a temperature is 290K. Assume octane
behaves ideally. What is the partial pressure of the
air in the mixture in Kpa?

A.
46.8 48.6
B.
84.6 64.8
At 0.064 kg of octane vapor (MW=114) is mixed
with 0.91kg of air (MW=29) in the manifold of an
engine. The total pressure in the manifold is 86.1
Kpa, and a temperature is 290K. Assume octane
behaves ideally. What is the total volume of the
mixture?

A.
0.895 cu.m 0.656 cu.m
B.
0.978 cu.m 0.564 cu.m
To what height will 68°F ethyl alcohol rise in a
0.005 in internal diameter glass capillary tube?
The density of the alcohol is 49 lbm/ft3. Note: ơ =
0.00156lbf/ft3 and β = 0°. Express your answer in
inches.

A.
4.37 in. 3.67 in.*
B.
3.87 in. 1.47 in.
To what height will 68°F ethyl alcohol rise in a
0.005 in internal diameter glass capillary tube?
The density of the alcohol is 49 lbm/ft3. Note: ơ =
0.00156lbf/ft3 and β = 0°.

A.
0.3056 ft. 0.3523 ft.
B.
0.5473 ft. 0.2345 ft.
If the atmospheric air 14.7 psia and 60°F at sea
level, what is the pressure at 12,000 ft. altitude if
the air is compressed isothermally?

A.
15.54 psia 9.53 psia *
B.
19.63 psia 11.64 psia
If the atmospheric air 14.7 psia and 60°F at sea
level, what is the pressure at 12,000 ft. altitude if
the air is incompressible at 60 deg. F with density
of 0.0763 lbm/ft3 and p1 = 14 psi?

A.
5.42 psia * 5.32 psia
B.
6.52 psia 9.23 psia
What is the hydraulic power of a pump that adds
550 feet of pressure head to 100 lbm/s of water?

A.
200 Hp 100 Hp *
B.
150 Hp 175 Hp
Water at 60°F has a specific gravity of 0.999
gm/cm 3 and a kinematic viscosity of 1.12
centistoke (cs). What is the absolute viscosity in
lbf/ft2?

A.
2.34 x 10-5* 3.24 x 10-5
B.
4.23 x 10-5 5.34 x 10-5
A hose shoots water straight up a distance of 2.5
m. The end opening on the hose has an area of
0.75 cm2. How much water comes out in min?

A.
13.5 liters 41.5 liters
B.
31.5 liters* 130.5 liters
Calculate the heat transfer per hour through a
solid brick wall 6 m long, 2.9 m high, and 225
mm thick, when the outer surface is at 5°C and the
inner surface is 17°C, the coefficient of thermal
conductivity of the brick being 0.6 W/m-K.

A.
2,004.48 kJ* 2,400.48 kJ
B.
3,004.48 kJ 3,400.48 kJ
A cold storage compartment is 4.5 m long by 4 m wide by 2.5 m
high. The four walls, ceiling and floor are covered to a thickness of
150 mm with insulating material which has a coefficient of thermal
conductivity of 5.8 x 10-2 W/m-K. Calculate the quantity of heat
leaking through the insulation per hour when the outside and inside
face temperatures of the material is 15°C and -5°C respectively.

A.
2185.44 kJ* 3185.44 kJ
B.
1185.44 kJ 4185.44 kJ
Hot gases at 280°C flow on one side of a metal
plate of 10 mm thickness and air at 35°C flows on
the other side. The heat transfer coefficient of the
gases is 31.5 W/m-K and that of the air is 32
W/m-K. Calculate the over-all transfer coefficient.

A.
15.82 W/m2-K* 14.82 W/m2-K
B.
16.82 W/m2-K 17.82 W/m2-K
The surface temperature of the hot side of the furnace wall is
1200°C. It is desired to maintain the outside of the wall at 38°C. A
152 mm of the refractory silica is used adjacent to the combustion
chamber and 10 mm of steel covers the outside. What thickness of
insulating bricks is necessary between refractory and steel, if the
heat loss should be kept at 788 W/m2? Use k = 13.84 W/m-K for
refractory silica; 0.15 for insulating brick, and 45 for steel.

A.
220 mm* 260 mm
B.
240 mm 280 mm
A counter flow heat exchanger is designed to heat
fuel oil from 45°C to 100°C while the heating
fluid enters at 150°C and leaves at 115°C.
Calculate the arithmetic mean temperature
difference.

A.
40°C 60°C *
B.
50°C 70°C
A 650 BHP diesel engine uses fuel oil of 28°API
gravity, fuel consumption is 0.65 lb/BHP-hr. Cost
of fuel is P7.95 per liter. For continuous operation,
determine the minimum volume of cubical day
tank in cm 3, ambient temperature is 45°C.

A.
B. 4,372,890 cm 3
5,291,880 cm3*
5,987,909 cm3 7,352,789 cm3
Fuel oil in a day tank for use of an industrial
boiler is tested with hydrometer. The hydrometer
reading indicates a S.G. = 0.924 when the
temperature of the oil in the tank is 35°C.
Calculate the higher heating value of the fuel.

A. 43,852.13 kJ/kg* 58,352.13 kJ/kg

B. 53,852.13 kJ/kg 48,352.13 kJ/kg
A diesel power plant consumed 1 m3 of fuel with
3°API at 27°C in 24 hrs. Calculate the fuel rate in
kg/hr.

A.
36.21 * 29.34
B.
26.25 39.42
The heating surface area of a fire tube boiler is
400 m2. What is the equivalent rated boiler
horsepower?

A.
363.64 Hp* 256.78 Hp
B.
435.72 Hp 135.72 Hp
A 6 MW steam turbine generator power plant has
a full-load steam rate of 8 kg/kW-hr. Assuming
that no-load steam consumption as 15% of full-
load steam consumption, compute for the hourly
steam consumption at 75% load, in kg/hr.

A.
37,800 kg/hr* 30,780 kg/hr
B.
38,700 kg/hr 30,870 kg/hr
In a hydraulic plant the difference in elevation between
the surface of the water at intake and the tailrace is 650 ft
when the flow is 90 cfs, the friction loss in the penstock is
65ft and head utilized by the turbine is 500 ft. The
mechanical friction in the turbine is 110 Hp. and the
leakage loss is 4 cfs. Find the hydraulic efficiency.

A.
87.45% 85.47% *
B.
84.57% 78.54%
A pelton type turbine has a gross head of 40 m
and a friction head loss of 6 m. What is the
penstock diameter if the penstock length is 90 m
and the coefficient of friction head loss is 0.001
(morse).

A.
2040 mm * 2440 mm
B.
3120 mm 2320 mm
A hydro-electric impulse turbine is directly
coupled to a 24 pole, 60 Hz alternator. It has a
specific speed of 60 rpm and develops 3000 Hp.
What is the required diameter assuming a
peripheral speed ration of 0.45.

A.
0.661 m * 0.443 m
B.
0.552 m 0.775 m
Calculate the energy transfer rate across 6 in. wall
of firebrick with a temperature difference across
the wall of 50°C. the thermal conductivity of the
firebrick is 0.65 Btu/hr-ft-°F at the temperature
interest.

A.
285 W/m2 112 W/m2
B.
369 W/m2 * 429 W/m2
A vertical furnace wall is made up of an inner wall of
firebrick 20 cm thick followed by insulating brick 15 cm
thick and an outer wall of steel 1 cm thick. The surface
temperature of the wall material in W/m-k are: firebrick,
10; insulating brick,0.26; and steel, 45. neglecting the
film resistance and contact resistance of joint, determine
the heat loss per sq.m. of wall area.

A.
1.93 W/m2* 1.55 W/m2
B.
2.93 W/m2 2.55 W/m2
A composite wall is made up of an external thickness of brickwork 110mm thick inside
which is a layer of fiberglass 75 mm thick. The fiberglass is faced internally by an
insulating board 25mm thick. The coefficient of thermal conductivity for the three are as
follows:
Brickwork 1.5 W/m-K
Fiberglass 0.04 W/m-K
Insulating 0.06 W/m-K
The surface transfer coefficients of the inside wall is 3.1 W/m2-K while that of the
outside wall is 2.5 W/m2-K. Take the internal ambient temperature as 100C and the
external temperature 270C. Determine the heat loss through such wall 6m high and 10m
long.

A.
330.10 W 430.10 W
B.
230.10 W 530.10 W
How many watts will be radiated from a spherical
black body 15 cm in diameter at a temperature of
8000C?

A.
5.34 KW 6.34 KW
B.
4.34 KW 3.34 KW
With three different quantities x, y and z of the same kind
of liquid of temperature 9, 21 and 380C respectively, it is
found that when x and y are together the resultant
temperature is 170C and when y and z are mixed together
the resultant temperature is 280C. Find the resultant
temperature if x and z were mixed.

A.
29.870C 20.850C
B.
25.920C 24.860C
If the sensible heat ratio is 0.80 and the cooling
load is 100KW, what is the amount of sensible
heating?

A.
80KW 125KW
B.
60KW 100KW
The pressure difference of 350 Pa is available to
force 200C air through a circular sheet-metal duct
450mm in diameter and 25m long. At 200C,
v=1.204 kg/m3 and take friction factor f=0.016.
Determine the velocity.

A.
25.57 m/s 28.54 m/s
B.
7.55 m/s 24.85 m/s
Steam is admitted to the cylinder of an engine in
such a manner the average pressure is 120 psi .
The diameter of the piston is 10 in. and the length
of stroke is 12 in. What is the Hp of the engine
when it is making 300rpm?

A.
171.5 Hp 173.2 Hp
B.
175 Hp 174.4 Hp
Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of
3628 KJ/kg at 70 m/s and leaves the same stage
with an enthalpy of 2846 KJ/kg and velocity of
124 m/s. Calculate the power if there are 5kg/s
steam admitted at the turbine throttle?

A.
4597.45 KW 3883.81 KW
B.
3976.55 KW 1675.42 KW
Steam with an enthalpy of 800 KCal/kg enters a nozzle at
a velocity of 80 m/s. Find the velocity of the steam at the
exit of the nozzle if its enthalpy is reduced to 750
Kcal/kg, assuming the nozzle if its enthalpy is reduced to
750 Kcal/kg, assuming the nozzle is horizontal and
disregarding heat losses. Take g= 9.81 m/s2 and J
constant = 427 kg m/ KCal.

A.
452.37 m/s 651.92 m/s
B.
245.45 m/s 427.54 m/s
 Steam is expanded through a nozzle and the enthalpy
drop per kg of steam from the initial pressure to the final
pressure is 60 KJ. Neglecting friction, find the velocity of
discharge and the exit area of the nozzle to pass 0.20 kg/s
if the specific volume of the steam at exit is 1.5 m3/kg.

A.
346.4 m/s, 879 m2 765.6 m/s , 467 m2
B.
356.7 m/s, 278 m2 346.4 m/s , 866 m2
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A hydro-electric power plant consumes
60,000,000 KW-hr per year. What is the net head
if the expected flow is 1500 m3/min and over-all
efficiency is 63%?

A.
34.34 m 44.33 m
B.
43.43 m 33.44 m
In hydro-electric plant , water flows at 10 m/s in a
penstock of 1 m2 cross-sectional area. If the net
head of the plant is 30m and the turbine efficiency
is 85%, what is the turbine output?

A.
2,501.55 KW 3,626.34 KW
B.
2,100.21 KW 3,124.65 KW
In hydro-electric plant , water flows at 10 m/s in a
penstock of 1 m2 cross-sectional area. If the net
head of the plant is 30m and the turbine efficiency
is 85%, what is the turbine output?

A.
2,501.55 KW 3,626.34 KW
B.
2,100.21 KW 3,124.65 KW
Magnolia Dairy products plant must cool 4000 gallons of
fresh milk received from the farm per day from an initial
temperature of 800F to a temperature of 380F in 5 hours.
If the density of milk 8.6 lb/gal, specific gravity 1.03 and
specific gravity is 1.03 and specific gravity 0.935, what
must be the capacity of the refrigerating machine in tons?

A.
12.515 32.515
B.
22.515* 16.515
An ice plant produces 20 tons of ice per day at
-150C from water at 250C. If miscellaneous losses
are 12% of the freezing and chilling load,
calculate the refrigeration capacity of the plant in
tons of refrigeration.

A.
28.13 31.50*
B.
38.13 41.50
Compute the pressure drop of 300C air flowing
with a mean velocity of 8 m/s in a circular sheet-
metal duct 300 mm in diameter and 15 m long.
Use a friction factor, f= 0.02 and Dair = 1.1644
kg/m3.

A.
37.26 Kpa* 29.34 Kpa
B.
25.27 Kpa 30.52 Kpa
In an air conditioning system, if the re-circulated
air is three times the outside air and the mass of
supply air is 20 kg/s, what is the mass of the
outside air?

A.
3 kg/s 5 kg/s*
B.
4 kg/s 6 kg/s
Determine the partial pressure of water vapor if
the barometric pressure is 101.325 Kpa and the
humidity ratio is 0.05.

A.
7.54 Kpa* 5.74 Kpa
B.
4.75 Kpa 5.47 Kpa
A 95 tons refrigeration system has a compressor
power of 90 Hp, find the coefficient of
performance, COP

A.
3.85 4.77
B.
2.77* 1.99
A 500 KW refrigeration system is used to produce
cooled water from 240C to 30C. Calculate the
mass flow rate of water in kg/s.

A.
5.69 kg/s* 6.69 kg/s
B.
4.69 kg/s 7.69 kg/s
A refrigeration system operates on the reversed
Carnot cycle the minimum and maximum
temperature are -250C and 720C respectively. If
the heat rejected at the condenser is 6000 KJ/min,
find the power input required.

A.
B. 1666.38 kJ/min 1686.83 KJ/min *
1888.38 KJ/min 1866.83 KJ/min
If the specific weight of a liquid is 58.5 psf, what
is the specific volume of liquid in cu.cm/gm?

A.
B. 0.9504 0.9054
1.0675* 0.673
What is the equivalent weight of mass 10kg at a
location where the acceleration of gravity is 9.77
m/s2?

A.
B. 0.9504 0.9054
1.0675* 0.673
The gage pressure of a medium is 30 Kpa at
(Vacc) and with standard atmospheric pressure.
What is the absolute pressure?

A.
B. 71.3 Kpa* 131.2 Kpa
-71.3 Kpa 143.31 Kpa
What is the force in Newton is a piston of 465
mm2 area with a pressure of 0.172 Mpa?

A.
B. 80 N* 40 N
111 N 50 N
What is the degree of superheat of stream at
101.325 Kpa and 170 deg. C?

A.
B. 70 deg.* 100 deg.
50 deg. 80 deg.
What is the resulting pressure when one pound of
air at 0.3 psig and 200 deg. F is heated at constant
volume to 800 deg. F?

A.
B. 28.6 psia* 0.573 psia
78.56 psia 1.25 psia
What would be the resistance of the scale deposit
of the scale deposit if the overall heat transfer
coefficient for the tube reduced from 1,500
W/m2K

A.2500 W/m2K
B.4125 W/m2K
A thermodynamic system contains 10 cubic
meters of air 300 Kpa and 127 C. the weight of
this system in Newton is

A.93
B.127
Air is cooled piston-cylinder device arranged to
maintain a pressure of 400 Kpa is heated from
270C to 2270C. Initially the volume of the air is
one liter. What is the final air volume?

A.0.5 liter
B.0.00167 m3
R-134a flows in a pipe at 300C with a specific
volume of 0.04434 m3/kg. the initial energy and
enthalpy of R-134a are 250.8 KJ/kg and 273
KJ/kg respectively. The pressure of the refrigerant
in Mpa is

A.0.5
B.0.4
Air is heated from 270C to 3270C how much does
the specific internal energy of the air changes as
result of this heating?

A.301.5 KJ/kg decrease

B.301.5 KJ/kg increase
C.215.4 KJ/kg decrease
D.215.4 KJ/kg increase
Air is expanded from 1 Mpa to 200 kPa. In a
closed piston cylinder device executing PV1.2
constant process. The work produce during this
process in KJ/kg is.

A.202.6
B.263.4
Oxygen at 200 kPa, 270C is contained in a piston
cylinder device arrange to maintain a constant
pressure. How much work in kJ/kg is produced by
this system when it is heated to 2270C

A.0
B.11.2
Air enters n adiabatic, steady flow tube turbine at
1 Mpa, 5270C through a one square meter duct
with a velocity of 100 m/sec. the air leaves the
turbine at 100 kPa, 1570C. The mass flow rate of
the air in kg/sec is.

A.87.4
B.197.3
The thermodynamic efficiency of a heat engine
that rejects heat at a rate of 20 MW when heat is
supplied to it at a rate of 60 MW is.

A.33.3%
B.50%
A carnot engine operates using a 5270C energy
reservoir and a 270C energy reservoir. The
thermodynamic efficiency of this engine is:

A.50%
B.62.5%
An otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8 and a
maximum temperature of 6270C. At the beginning of the
compression stroke, the pressure and the temperature of
the working fluid are 100 kPa and 270C. Based upon the
cold air-standard analysis assumptions, how much work
is produced per cycle completion?

A.43.7 kJ/kg
B.85.6 kJ/kg
A fresh poured concrete hardens, the chemical
transformation release energy at a rate of 2 W/kg. assume
the center of a poured layer does not have any heat loss
and it has as average heat capacity of 0.9 kJ/kg0K; find
the temperature rise in degree C during one hour of of the
hardening process.

A.7
B.6
A 5 MW steam turbine generator power plant has
a full load steam rate of 6.0 kg/KW-h. assuming
no load consumption of 10% of the full load,
compute the hourly steam consumption at 80%
load in kg/hr.

A.14500
B.19200
Air is expanded from 400 kPa, 6000K in a
polytrophic process to 150 kPa, 4000K in a piston
cylinder arrangement. Find the polytropic
exponent n.

A.1.823
B.1.454
A stirling engine uses energy source whose
temperature is 7270C and energy sink whose
temperature is 270C how much heat must be
added to the engine to produce 1 unit of work?

A.1.0
B.1.19
A simple rankine cycle produces 4o MW of
power, 50 MW of process heat and rejects 60 MW
of heat to the surroundings. What is the utilization
factor of this cogeneration cycle neglecting the
pump work?

A.50 %
B.60 %
A manufacturer claims that it has COP of 1.4
when cooling food at 7 deg. C using ambient air at
23 deg. C as a heat sink is his claim valid?

A.yesness
B.no

C.probably
A cylinder weighs 150 lbf its cross sectional area
is 40 square inches. When the cylinder stands
vertically on one end, what pressure does the
cylinder exert on the floor.

A.14.1 kPa
B.25.8 kPa
A house has a break walls 15 mm thick. On a cold winter
day, the temperature of the inner and outer surfaces of the
walls are measured and found to be 200C and -12 deg. C
respectively. If there is 120 m2 of exterior wall space, and
the thermal conductivity of bricks is 0.711 J/m.s deg C,
how much heat is lost through the walls per hour

A.182 J
B.12.5 J
Air flows past 2 in dia. Sphere at 100 ft/s. what is
the drag force experienced by the sphere given
that it has a coefficient of drag of 0.5 and that the
density of the air is 0.00234 slug/ft3?

A.0.041 lbf
B.0.064 lbf
A carnot cycle operates between 3o deg C and 350
deg C find the cycle efficiency?

A.76.45 %
B.63.45 %
A 10 kg block is raised verticaally 3 meters. What
is the change in potential energy?

A.350 N-m
B.320 J
A 2 liter spark ignition engine has a compression
ratio of 8 and 2000 kJ/kg heat addition by the
fluid combution. Considering a cold air-standard
Otto cycle model, how much power will the
engine produce when operating at 2500 rpm?

A.50.3 hp
B.73.1 hp
A steam engine has 10% brake thermal efficiency
and consumes 750 kg/hr steam. The enthalphy of
steam at the entrance and exit of the engine are
2800 and 450 kJ/kg respectively. Determine the
brake power of the engine in kW.

A.87
B.76
Which one indicates the highest pressure?

A.9.0 water
B.1.5 kg/cm2
A 15.24 cm x 22.86 cm single acting 8
cylinder, 4 stroke diesel engine operates
at1200 rpm. The load in the brake arm which
is 101.6 cm length is 120 kg. What is the
brake mean effective pressure in kPa?

A.450 kPa B.500 kPa

C. 625 kPa
A boiler use 2500 kg of coal per hour. The
amount of air needed for the combustion of
one kg of coal is 16 kg. if ash loss is 10%
calculate the mass of gas entering the
chimney.

A.42250 B.50300

C. 35600
A hydro-electric power plant consumes
52,600,00 KW-hrs per annum. Expect flow
is 1665 m2/minimal over all efficiency is
65%. What is the net head in meters?

A.52 B.35

C. 74
A diesel engine takes in air at 1 bar, 25oC
subjected to a compression of 21. calculate
the operating clearance in percent.

A.9.0 B.8.5

C. 7.5
The boiling point at atmospheric at 212F, pressure
vacuum 24in Hg, temperature of 142F , if it is
increased to 40 psia, What is the resulting
temperature?

A.
449.42
B.
526.34

C. 479.13
A certain coal has the ff. ultimate analysis

C=69%, N2=5%, H2=2.5%, S=7%, Find the

percentage of oxygen.

A.
1.5%
B.
2.5%

C. 3.5%
A cylinder tank of 4m long and 3m diameter is
used for oil storage

A.
17.53
B.
5.84

C. 12.89
The dry exhaust gas from oil engine has the ff.
gravimetric analysis

CO2=21.6%, N2=74.2%, O2=9.2%

A.
0.981
B.
1.244

C. 1.055
A bituminous coal has a ff. composition
C= 71.5 % H= 5.0% O= 7%
N= 1.3 % S = 3% ash= 7.6%

A.
2.870
B.
7.526

C. 2.274
A gaseous fuel mixture has a molar analysis
H2 =14% CH4= 3% CO=27%
O2= 0.6% CO2= 4% N2= 50.9%

A.
2.130
B.
3.230

C. 1.233
A volumetric analysis of a gas mixture is as
follows
CO2= 12% O2= 4% N2= 82% CO= 4%

A.
17.55%
B.
15.55%

C. 12.73%
An impulse wheel at best produce 12.5 HP under
a head of 210 ft.

A.
82.5%
B.
17.5%

C. 72.41%
Find the work passes for Helium gas at 20 degree
C.

A.
609 KJ/Kg
B.
168 KJ/Kg

C. 229 KJ/Kg
What is the hydraulic gradient of a 1 mile 17
inches inside diameter pipe where

A.
0.00714
B.
0.00614

C. 0.00234
Convert 750 degree R to degree K

A.
390.33
B.
395.33

C. 410.33
Air is compressed adiabatically from 30 degree C
to 100 degree C

A.
1.039 KJ/K
B.
.746 KJ/K

C. 10 KJ/K
An air standard engine has a compression ratio of
18 & cut off ratio of 4

A.2976
B.2166

C.1582
A throttling calorimeter is connected to the
desuperheated steam line supplying steam to the
auxiliary feed pump on a ship

A.
6.8 KJ/kg K
B.
6.2 KJ/Kg K

C. 6.6 KJ/Kg K
A logging firm in Isabella

A.
26.08%
B.
34.23%

C. 28.00%
The following coal has the ff ultimate analysis by
weight
C= 20.5 % H2= 4.5% O2=6%
N2= 1% S= 3%

A.
234,019 m3/hr
B.
215,830 m3/hr

C. 213,830 m3/hr
23.5 kg of steam per second 4.5 MPa and 400
degree C is produced by a steam generator

A.
65.72
B.
80.67

C. 88.28
In a Rankine cycle steam enters the turbine at 2.5
MPa(enthalpies and entropies given)

A.
25.55%
B.
45.23%

C. 34.23%
Single acting 15cm x 20cm, 320rpm compressor
plant, 33L/s.

A.
77.65%
B.
87.65%

C. 92.6TR
Humidity ratio of air at 70% RH, 25°C,
Barometric Pressure is 101.325kPa,
Psat=3.169kPa

A.
0.014
B.
0.14

C. 0.4
Pressure gage is 50 psig. Barometric pressure is
14.8 psia.

A.
666.66
B.
556.66

C. 446.66
A thermal power plant generates 5 MW and heat
generated of fuel 13,000 KJ/sec. thermal
efficiency 36.15%. Power needed?

A.
310 KW
B.
300 KW

C. 400 KW
Superheat steam rankine cycle has turbine inlet
**** at 17.5 Mpa and 530 C expands in turbine to
0.007 Mpa. Polytropic efficiency are: 0.85 and
0.75 pressure losses= 1.5 Mpa. Find work?

A.
17.34
B.
27.32

C. 25.32
Steam condenser recieves 10 kg/s steam, enthaply
2770 kJ/kg steam condenses into liquid and leaves
with an enthalpy of 160 kJ/kg. cooling water
passes through condenser with temperature
increase of 130-240 C. calculate water flow rate in
kg/s

A.
583
B.
567

C. 523
Steam expand adiabatically in turbine from 2000
kpa 400 C to 400 kpa, 250 C

A.
82
B.
89

C. 79.6
Heat exchanger was installed purposely to cool 50
kg of gas per sec. molecular weight is 32 and k=
1.32

A.
44.86
B.
42.86

C. 46.45
A 350mm x 450mm steam engine at 280 rpm has
entrance steam condition of 2 Mpa and 230 C and
exit at 0.1 Mpa

A.
23.34%
B.
15.25%

C. 14.16%
A steam turbine receives 5000 kg/hr steam at 5
Mpa and 400 C and velocity of 30 m/sec.
radiation loss is 10,000 kJ/hr. find the KW
developed.

A.
1273.29
B.
2173.29

C. 1373.60
A steam turbine with 85% stage efficiency
receives steam at 7 Mpa and 550 C and exhaust at
20 Kpa. Determine turbine work at 7 Mpa and 550
C

A.
1177
B.
1132

C. 1123.34
A steam turbine with 80.6 stage efficiency
receives steam at 7 Mpa and 550 C exhaust 20
Kpa. Determine quality of exhaust

A.
96.96 %
B.
76.34 %

C. 82.34 %
18,000 KW geothermal plant has generator
efficiency and turbine efficiency of 90 % and 80
% respectively. Determine # of wells

A.
4 wells
B.
2 wells

C. 6 wells
Liquid dominated geothermal power plant with
single flash separator water at 204 C. mass flow
rate of well water?

A.
2933
B.
2100

C. 1860
An engine generator rated 9000 Kpa at 80%
power factor, 3 phase, 4160 V efficiency of 90%,
heat generated?

A.
18,800 KW
B.
28,800 KW

C. 7,500 KW
Indicated thermal efficiency of two stroke engine
is 60% friction power= 15% brake thermal
efficiency?

A.
43 %
B.
45 %

C. 36 %
305 mm x 457 mm four stroke single acting diesel
engine is rated at 150 KW at 250 rpm. Brake
thermal efficiency?

A.
10.53 %
B.
27.45 %

C. 14.64 %
In an open feed water heater from a steam plant,
saturated steam at 7 bar is mixed with subcooled
liquid at 7 bar and 25 C. calculate mass flow rate
of subcooled liquid if steam flow rate is 0.865
kg/s

A.
2.725 kg/s
B.
3.356 kg/s

C. 2.869 kg/s