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Thermodynamics 1

1.) What is the temperature where the water and vapor are in equilibrium to the atmospheric pressure?

A. ice point B. steam point C. critical point * d. freezing point

2.) An ideal gas mixture consist of 2 Kmol of N2 and 6 Kmol of CO2. The mass fraction of CO2 is:

a. 0.175 b. 0.250 c. 0.825* d. 0.750

3.) 3.0 lbm of air are contained at 25 psia and 100 °F. Given that Rair = 53.35 ft-lbf / lbm-°F, what is the
volume of the container?

a. 10.7 ft3 b.14.7 ft3 c.15 ft3 d.24.9 ft3*

4.) What is the value of the work done for a closed, reversible, isometric system?

a. Zero* b. Positive c. Negative d. Positive or negative

5.) Steam at 1000 lbf/ft2 pressure and 300°R has a specific volume of 6.5 ft3/lbm and a specific enthalpy
of 9800 lbf-ft/lbm. Find the internal energy per pound mass of steam.

a. 2500 lbf-ft/lbm b. 3300 lbf-ft/lbm* c. 5400 lbf-ft/lbm d. 6900 lbf-ft/lbm

Thermodynamics 2

6. An otto cycle gas a compression of 8, find the pressure ratio during compression ?

a. 18.38 * b. 16.38 c. 14.38 d. 16.38

7.) An air standard engine has a compression ratio 18 and a cut-off ratio 4. If the intrake air pressure and
temperature are 100 kpa and 27deg C, find the work in KJ per kg.

a. 2976 b. 2166 c. 1582* d. 2751

8.) A Carnot cycle operates between the temperature limits 300 ◦K and 1500 ◦K, and produces 600 KW
of net power. The rate of entropy changes of the working fluid during the heat addition process is:

a. 0 b. 0.4 KW/K c. 0.5 KW/K * d. 2.0 KW/K

9.) What is the origin of the energy conservation equation used in flow system?

a. Newton’s First Law of Motion c. First Law of Thermodynamics *

b. Newton’s Second Law of Motion d. Second Law of Thermodynamics

10.) In a Rankine cycle steam enters the turbine at 2.5MPa (enthalpies and entropies given) and
condenser of 50KPa (properties given), what is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?

At 2.5MPa: hg = 2803.1 sg = 6.2575

At 50KPa: sf = 1.0910 sfg = 6.5029 hf = 340.49 hfg = 2305.4 vf = 0.0010300

a. 25.55%* b. 28.87% c. 30.12% d. 31.79%

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Heat Transfer

11.) The temperature difference between the two sides of a solid rectangular slab of area A and
thickness L as shown below is ∆T. The heat transferred through the slab by conduction in time T is
proportional to:

a. AL∆Tt b. AL (∆T/t) c. AL (t/∆T) d. A∆Tt/L *

12.) The condenser of a reheat power plant rejects heat at the rate of 600 kW. The mass flow rate of
cooling water is 5 kg/s and the inlet cooling water temperature is 35C. Calculate the condenser cooling
water exit.

a. 43.45 C b. 53.45 C c. 63.66 C* d. 74.34 C

13.) A 5cm diameter spherical ball whose surface is maintained at a temperature of 70oC is suspended
in the middle of a room at 20oC. If the convection heat transfer coefficient is 15 W/m2 – C and the
emissivity of the surface is 0.8, determine the total heat transfer from the ball.

a. 23.56 watts b. 32.77 watts* c. 9.22 watts d. 43.45 watts

14.) 55,000 gallons of water passes through a heat exchanger and absorbs 28,000,000 BTU’s. The exit
temperature is 110F. The entrance water temperature in F is nearest to:

a. 49* b. 56 c. 68 d. 73

15.) During a steady state operation, a gearbox receives 60kW through the input shaft and delivers
power through the output shaft. For the gear box as the system, the rate of energy transfer is by
convection. h=0.171 kW/m2K is the heat transfer coefficient, A=1m2 is the outer surface area of the
gear box, Th=300K (27C) is the temperature and the outer surface, Tf=293K (20C) is the temperature of
the surroundings away from the immediate vicinity if the gear box. Determine the power delivered to
the output shaft in kW if the heat transfer rate is 1.2 kW.

a. 98.8 KW b. 78.8 KW c. 68.8 KW d. 58.8 KW*

Combustion

16.) Find the Air-Fuel ratio for a combustion process to which the fuel is C 8H18.

A. 20 B. 19 C. 17 D. 15*

17.) 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 350C. Calculate the higher
heating value of the fuel.

a. 43,852.13 kJ/kg* b. 53,853.13 kJ/kg c. 58,352.13 kJ/kg d. 48,352.13 kJ/kg

18.) A diesel engine consumed 945 liters of fuel per day at 35oC. If the fuel was purchased at 15.5oC
and 30oAPI at P29.00/li, determine the cost of fuel to operate the engine per day.

a. P5677.50 b. P4677.50 c. P48,088.90 d. P27,127.76*

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19.) A diesel power plant consumed 1m3 of fuel with 300API at 270C in 24 hrs. Calculate the fuel rate in
kg/hr.

a. 36.21* b. 26.25 c. 29.34 d. 39.42

20.) A diesel power plant uses fuel with heating value of 43,000 kJ/kg. What is the density of the fuel at
250C?

a. 840 kg/m3 b. 873 kg/m3 c. 970 kg/m3 * d. 940 kg/m3

Fluid Mechanics

21.) The length of a pipe is 168 m. if the pressure drop is 50 kPA for every 30 m. What is the total
pressure drop ?

A. 220 kPA B. 280 kPA* C. 350 kPA D. 410 kPA

22.) A block of wood floats in water with 5 cm projecting above the water surface. When placed in
glycerine of specific gravity of 1.35, the block projects 7.5 cm above the liquid. Determine its specific
gravity.

a. 0.514 b. 0.704 c. 0.836 d. 0.658*

23.) What is the static head corresponding to a flow velocity of 10 ft/sec?

a. 1.55 ft* b. 1.75 ft c. 2.05 ft d. 2.25 ft

24.) A fluid with a kinetic viscosity of 2.5x10^-5 ft2/sec is flowing at 0.1 ft/sec from an orifice 3” in
diameter. How can a fluid be described?

a. The fluid is completely turbulent c. The fluid is laminar*

b. The fluid is in transition zone d. Turbulent cannot be calculated; it must be

measured

25.) Water flows rate along ½ in. i.d. nose at 3 gal/min. Water velocity in ft/sec is nearest to:

a. 1 b. 5* c. 10 d. 20

Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

26.) It is desired to double the COP of a reversed Carnot engine for cooling from 5.0 by raising the
temperature of the heat addition while keeping the temperature of the heat rejection constant. By what
percentage must the temperature of heat addition be raised?

a. 10.1% b. 9.1%* c. 8.1% d. 7.1%

27.) A reversed Carnot cycle has a refrigerating COP of 2.5. Determine the ratio TH/TL?

a. 1.4* b. 1.5 c. 1.25 d. 1.2

28.) A Carnot refrigeration system operates at Tmax / Tmin = 1.5. Find the KW per tons of refrigeration.

a. 1.91 b. 2.15 c. 1.76* d. 1.55

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29.) A Carnot refrigerator operates in a room in which the temperature is 25OC and consumes 2 kW of
power when operating. If the food compartment of the refrigerator is to be maintained at 3OC,
determine the rate of heat removal from the food compartment.

a. 1504.8 kJ/min* b. 12.86 kJ/min c. 1625 kJ/min d. 9.57 kJ/min

30.) A household refrigerator with EER 8.0 removes heat from the refrigerated space at a rate of 90
kJ/min. Determine the rate of heat transfer to the kitchen air.

a. 101.25 kJ/min b. 63.05 kJ/min c. 128.46 kJ/min* d. 80 kJ/min

31.) A water cooler uses 50 lb/hr of melting ice to cool running water from 80℉ to 42℉. Based on te
inside coil area, U1 = 110 Btu/hr-ft2-℉. Find the gpm of water cooled.

a. 0.10 GPM b. 0.21 GPM* c. 0.38 GPM d. 0.45 GPM

32.) In order to cool 1 ton (100kg) of water at 20oC in an insulated tank, a person pours 80 kg of ice at -
5oC into the water. Determine the final equilibrium temperature in the tank. The melting temperature
and the hat of fusion of ice at atmospheric pressure are 0oC and 333.7 kJ/kg, respectively.

a. 12.43oC* b. 14.43oC c.16.43oC d.18.43oC

33.) A thermoelectric refrigerator that resembles a small ice chest is powered by a car battery, and has a
COP of 0.10. If the refrigerator cools at 0.350L canned drink from 20OC to 4OC in 30 min. determine the
average electric power consumed by the thermoelectric refrigerator.

a. 130 watts* b. 110 watts c. 120 watts d. 140 watts

34.) An auditorium seating 1500 people is to be maintained at 80℉ dry bulb and 85℉ wet bulb
temperature when outdoor air is at 91℉ dry bulb and 75℉ wet bulb. Solar heat load is 110,000 Btu/hr
and supply air at 60℉, determine the amount of supply air.

a. 93,229.17 lb/hr* b. 83,229.17 lb/hr c. 73,229.17 lb/hr d. 63,229.17 lb/hr

35.) A room contains air at 20C and 96 kPA at a relative humidity of 75%. Determine the enthalpy of
moist air.

a. 45.919 KJ/kgda b. 45.515 KJ/kgda c. 49.515 KJ/kgda* d. 41.815 KJ/kgda

36.) Determine the mass of water vapour contained in a 150m3 room at 100 kPa, 23C and 40% relative
humidity. From steam tables: Psat @ 23C=2.810 kPA.

a. 1.6342 kg b. 1.9342 kg c. 1.2342 kg* d. 2.2342 kg

37.) A 5 m x 4 m x 4 m room has an air temperature of 32 oC (psat = 4.559 kPaa, hg = 2559.9 kJ/kg) and
the pressure is 101 kPaa. The mass of water vapor in air is 2.5 kg with Rv = 0.45 kJ/kg-oK. What is the
relative humidity of the air?

a. 94.08 %* b. 74.08 % c. 84.08 % d. 64.08 %

38.) An air-vapor mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 30 oC and a humidity ratio of 0.015 kg/kg d.a.,
calculate the enthalpy of the moist air.
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a. 68.527 kJ/kg d.a* b.86.527 kJ/kg d.a. c. 65.827 kJ/kg d.a. d. 67.528 kJ/kg d.a

39.) The approach and efficiency of cooling tower are 10 oC and 65 %, respectively. If the temperature of
water leaving the tower is 27 oC, determine the temperature of water entering the tower.

a. 54.57 oC b. 55.47 oC c. 45.57 oC* d. 54.75 oC

40.) A 10 kg/s of air enters the theatre at 16 oC. The theater is to be maintained at 27 oC DB and 20 oC
WB. If the sensible heat ratio is 0.71, what is the latent heat load of the theater?

a. 45.21 kW* b. 54.21 kW c. 110.682 kW d. 42.51 Kw

41.) Re-circulated air of 10 kg/s with 53 KJ/kg dry air enthalpy and outside air of 4 kg/s with 90KJ/kg dry
air enthalpy enters the conditioning unit. Determine the air conditioning capacity of air conditioning
apparatus if the supply enthalpy to conditioned space is 42 kJ/kg dry air.

a. 154 KW b. 302 KW* c. 204 KW d. 4.484 KW

42.) 30 kg of dry air enters an adiabatic drying chamber at 88 degC and with humidity ratio of 0.16 kg/kg
d.a. the exhaust air leaves the drying chamber at 40 degC. What is the rate of water removal in the
drying chamber?

At 40C psat = 7.375 kpa; at 88, hg = 2656.9 Kj/kg

a. 0.24 kg/s b. 0.46 kg/s c. 0.38 kg/s d. 0.58 kg/s*

43.) Compute the humidity ration of air condensing the density at 27 degC and 98 kPa is 1.32 kg/m3

a. 0.34 kgvapor/kgair b. 0.43 kgvapor/kgair c. 0.35 kgvapor/kgair*

d. 0.53 kgvapor/kgair

44.) Compute the humidity ratio of air @ 70% relative humidity and 25˚C when the barometric pressure
is 101.325 kPa from steam tables. Psat at 34˚C = 3.169 kPa

a. 0.014 kg water vapor / kg dry air* c. 1.4 kg water vapor / kg dry air

b. 0.14 kg water vapor / kg dry air d.0.0014 kg water vapor / kg dry air

45.) Wet material containing 220% moisture (dry basis) is to be dried at the rate of 1.5 kg / s in a
continuous dryer to give a product containing 10%(dry basis). Find the moisture removed in kg / hr.

a. 3543.75 kg / hr* b. 3513.75 kg / hr c. 3563.75 kg / hr d. 3563.75 kg / hr

46.) Copra enters a dryer containing 70% moisture and leaves at 7% moisture. Find the moisture
removed on each pound of solid in the final product.

a. 6.258 lb b. 1.258 lb c. 4.258 lb d. 2.258 lb*

47.) Fifty kilogram of cooling tower per second enter the condenser 15˚C and leaves at 50˚C. Find the
heat carried away by water.

a. 5234.45 kW b. 5233.45 kW* c. 2340.52 kW d. 3140.25 kW

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48.) A classroom that normally contains 40 people is to be air- conditioned with window air-conditioning
units of 5 KW cooling capacity. A person at rest may be assumed to dissipate heat at a rate of about 360
KJ/hr. There are 10 light bulbs in the room, each with a rating of 100 watts. The rate of heat transfer to
the classroom through the walls and the windows is estimated to be 15,00 KJ/hr. If the room air is to be
maintained at a constant temperature of 21oC, determine the number of window air- conditioning units
required.

a. 1 unit b. 2 units * c. 3 units d. 4 units

49.) The equilibrium temperature that an ordinary thermometer measures if exposed to atmosphere:

a. dry bulb temp* b. wet bulb c. dew point d. Critical temp

50.) A type of condenser that is water cooled:

a. Evaporative condenser b. tube condenser c. shell and tube* d. U tube

Power Plant

51.) A 200 mm x 250 mm, 8-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine has a brake power of 150 kw. The
mechanical efficiency is 80%. If two of the cylinders were accidentally cut off, what will be the new
friction power?

a. 31.50 kw b. 33.50 kw c. 35.50 kw d. 37.50 kw*

52.) A diesel cycle has a cut off ratio of 2.5 and expansion ratio of 4. Find the clearance of the cycle.

a. 9.11 % b. 5.55 % c. 11.11 %* d. 15.15 %

53.) A diesel power plant consumed 1m3 of fuel with 300API at 270C in 24 hrs. Calculate the fuel rate in
kg/hr.

a. 36.21* b. 26.25 c. 29.34 d. 39.42

54.) A 650 BHP diesel engine uses fuel oil of 280API gravity, fuel consumption is 0.65 lb/BHP-hr. Cost of
fuel is P 7.95 per liter. For continuous operation, determine the minimum volume of cubical day tank in
cm3, ambient temperature is 450C.

a. 4,372,890 cm3 b. 5,987,909 cm3 c. 5,291,880 cm3 * d. 7,352,789 cm3

55.) A 305 mm x 457 mm four single acting diesel is rated at 150 kW at 260 rpm. Fuel consumption is at
rated load 0.26 kg/kW-hr with a heating value of 43,912 kJ/kg. Calculate the brake thermal efficiency.

a. 31.63% * b. 41.64% c. 21.63% d. 35.63%

56.) A 16,000KW geothermal plant has a generator efficiency and turbine efficiency of 90% and 80%.,
respectively if the quality after throttling is 20% and each well discharges 400, 000 kg/hr, determine the
number of wells are required to produce if the charge of enthalpy if the change of enthalpy at entrance
and exit of turbine is 500KJ/kg.

a. 4 wells b. 2 wells* c. 6 wells d. 8 wells

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57.) A liquid dominated geothermal plant with a single flash separator receives water at 204oC. The
separator pressure is 1.04 Mpa. A direct contact condenser operates at 0.034 Mpa. The turbine has a
polytropic efficiency of 0.75. For a cycle output of 60 MW, what is the mass flow rate of the well-water
in kg/s?

At 204oC: hf = 870.51 KJ/kg

At 1.04 Mpa: hf = 770.38 hfg = 2009.2 hg = 2779.6 sg = 6.5729

At 0.034 MPa: hf = 301.40 hfg = 2328.8 sf = 0.9793 sfg = 6.7463

a. 2,933* b. 2,100 c. 1,860 d. 2,444

58.) In a geothermal power plant, the mass flow rate of ground water is 4000 kg/s and the quality after
throttling is 20%. If the turbine power is 80 MW, what is the change in enthalpy of steam at the inlet and
outlet of the turbine?

a. 120 kJ/kg b. 100 kJ/kg* c. 200 kJ/kg d. 150 kJ/kg

59.) Mass flow rate of ground water in a geothermal power plant is 1,500,000 kg/hr and the quality after
throttling is 30%. Determine the brake power of the turbine if the change of enthalpy of steam at inlet
and outlet is 700 kJ/kg.

a. 68.5 MW b. 87.5 MW * c. 64.5 MW d. 89.5 MW

60.) Ground water of geothermal power plant has an enthalpy of 700 kJ/kg and at turbine inlet is 2,750
kJ/kg and enthalpy of hot water flash tank is 500 kJ/kg. What is the mass of steam flow entering the
turbine if mass flow of ground water is 45 kg/sec?

a. 3.27 kg/sec b. 2.27 kg/sec c. 4.27 kg/sec * d. 9.27 kg/sec

61.) A hydro electric plant having 30 sq. km reservoir area and 100 m head is used to generate power.
The energy utilized by the consumers whose load is connected to the power plant during a five-hour
period is 13.5 x 106kwh. The overall generation efficiency is 75%. Find the fall in the height of water in
the reservoir after the 5-hour period.

a. 5.13 m b. 1.32 m c. 3.21m d. 2.20 m*

62.) The specific speed of turbine is 85 rpm and running at 450 rpm. If the head is 20 m and generator
efficiency is 90%, what is the maximum power delivered by the generator.

a. 450.51 KW b.354.52 KW c. 650.53 KW d. 835.57 KW*

63.) In Francis turbine, the pressure gage leading to the turbine casing reads 380 Kpa. The velocity of
water entering the turbine is 8 m/sec, if net head of the turbine is 45 m, find the distance from center of
spiral casing to the tailrace.

a. 3.0 m* b. 3.5 m c. 4.0 m d. .5m

64.) A turbine has a mechanical efficiency of 93%, volumetric efficiency of 95% and total efficiency of
82%. If effective head is 40 m, find the total head.
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a. 48.72 m b. 40.72 m c. 36.22 m* d. 34.72 m

65.) A Pelton type turbine has 25 m head friction loss of 4.5 m. The coefficient of friction head loss (from
Moorse) is 0.00093 and penstock length of 80 m. What is the penstock diameter?

a. 1,355.73 mm* b. 3,476.12 mm c. 6771.23 mm d. 1686.73 mm

66.) In an 9,000 KW hydro-electric plant the over-all efficiency is 88% and the actual power received by
the customer is 110,000 KW-hrs for that day. What is the secondary power could this plant deliver
during the entire day?

a. 58,960 KW-hrs b. 80,080 KW-hrs* c. 65,960 KW-hrs d. 70,960 KW-hrs

67.) A Pelton type turbine was installed 30 m below the gate of the penstock. The head loss due to
friction is 12 percent of the given elevation. The length of penstock is 100 m and coefficient of friction is
0.00093. Determine the power output in KW. ( Use Moorse equation)

a. 22,273 b. 23,234 c. 32,345 d. 34,452*

68. How many identical turbines, operating at 139.0 rpm at 191% efficiency (specific speed = 5.4), are
needed to exploit a head of 1200 ft and a flow of 1660 ft/s.

a. 2 turbines b. 3 turbines* c. 4 turbines d. 5 turbines

69.) It is proposed to build a dam in a river where the flow rate is 10 m3/s and a 32m drop in elevation
can be achieved for flow through a turbine. If the turbine is 82 percent efficient, what maximum power
that can be achieved? Specific gravity of river water is 0.998

a. 2570 kW* b. 3133 kW c. 3820 kW d. 262 kW

70.) What type of turbine delivers 25,000 bhp at 500 rpm under a net head of 5350 ft

a. Impulse turbine* b. Francis turbine c. Kaplan turbine d. Propeller

71.) A 350 mm X 450 mm steam engine running at 280 rpm has an entrance steam condition of 2 Mpa
and 230 oC and exit at 0.1 Mpa. The steam consumption is 2,000 kg/hr and mechanical efficiency is
85%. If indicated mean effective pressure is 600 Kpa, determine brake thermal efficiency.

At 2 Mpa and 230 oC (Table 3): h1 = 2849.6 s1 = 6. 4423

At 0.1 Mpa: sf = 1.3026 hf = 417.46 sfg = 6.0568 hfg = 2258 hf2 = 417.46
KJ/kg

a. 23.34% b. 15.25% * c. 14.16% d. 27.34%

72.) A heat engine receives hat from a source at 1200oK at a rate of 5000KJ/s and rejects the waste heat
to a medium at 3000oK. The power output of the heat engine is 180 KW. Determine the irreversible rate
for this process.

a. 190 KW b. 195 KW * c. 200 KW d. 205 KW

73.) Consider two Carnot heat engines operating in series. The first engine receives heat from the
reservoir at 2500oK and rejects the waste heat to another reservoir at temperature T. The second
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engine receives heat by the first one, convert some of it to work, and rejects the rest to a reservoir at
300oK. If thermal efficiencies of both engines are the same, determine the temperature T.

a. 849oK* b. 578oK c. 763 oK d. 976 oK

74.) A heat engine receives heat from a source at 1200oK at a rate of 500KJ/s and rejects the waste heat
to a sink at 300oK. If the power output of the engine is 200KW, the second law efficiency of the heat
engine is:

a. 35% b. 40% c. 53%* d. 75%

75.) A heat engine has a thermal efficiency of 50%. How much power does the engine produces when
when heat is transferred at a rate of 109 kJ / hr.

a. 56 MW b. 75 MW c. 139 MW* d. 147 MW

Industrial

76.) A Rankine cycle operates with a thermal efficiency of 40 % and the factor of evaporation of the
boiler is 1.15. Determine the mass flow rate of steam if the cycle power output is 5.5 MW.

a. 5.3 kg/s * b. 4.3 kg/s c. 3.5 kg/s d. 6.3 kg/s

77.) A boiler operates at 82 % efficiency while the mass of steam generated is 490 200 kg in 6 hours. The
enthalpy of steam is 3187 kJ/kg and feed is 604.83 kJ/kg while the fuel used for boiler has a heating
value of 32 567.85 kJ/kg. Find the mass of fuel needed per day in metric tons.

a. 179.6 b. 189.6* c. 198.6 d. 169.8

78.) The heating value supplied in a boiler is 41000 KJ/kg if the factor of evaporation is 10 kg of steam/kg
fuel. What is the efficiency of the boiler?

a. 60.55% b. 78.05% c. 53.08% * d. 54.97 %

79.) Compute is the percent rating of a water tube boiler if the heating surface area is 500 m2 and
the developed boiler horsepower is 750?

a. 136.5%* b. 124.5% c. 138.7% d. 154.6%

80.) The percent rating of water tube boiler is 200 %, factor of evaporation is 1.10, and heating surface is
400 ft2. Determine the rate of evaporation, in kg/hr.

a. 1831 b. 1831 c. 1138 * d. 1813

81.) A water tube boiler has a capacity of 1000 kg/hr of steam. The factor of evaporation is 1.3 boiler
rating is 200%, boiler efficiency is 65% heating surface area is 0.91 m^3 per bo.Hp, and the heating value
of fuel is 18,400 Kcal/kg. the total coal available in the bunker is 50,000 kg. Determine the no, of hrs to
consume the available fuel.

a. 853.36 hrs* b. 706.57 hrs c. 979.46 hrs d. 100.75 hrs

82.) Two boilers are operating steadily on 91,000 kg of coal contained in a bunker. One boiler is
producing 1591 kg of steam per hour at 1.2 factor of evaporation and an efficiency of 65% and another
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boiler produced 1364 kg of steam per hour and 1.15 factor of evaporation and an efficiency of 60%. How
many hours will the coal in the bunker run the boiler if the heating value of the coal is 7,590 Kcal/kg?

a. 230.80 hrs* b. 280.54 hrs c. 350.35 hrs d. 300.54 hrs

83.) An air compressor consumed 1200 kw-hr per day of energy. The electric motor driving the
compressor has an efficiency of 80%. If indicated power of the compressor is 34 kw, find the mechanical
efficiency of the compressor.

a. 117.65 % b. 75 % c. 85 %* d. 90 %

84.) An air compressor has a power of 40 kw at 4 % clearance. If clearance will increase to 70 %, what is
the new power?

a. 70 kw b. 40 kw* c. 53 kw d. 60 kw

85.) A three stages air compressor compresses air from 100 kpa to 1000 kpa. Find the intercooler
pressure between the first and second stage.

a. 505.44 kpa b. 108.44 kpa c. 316.23 kpa d. 215.44 kpa*

86.) A 3-stages air compressor compresses air from 100 kpa to 700 kpa. Find the intercooler pressure
between the 2nd and 3rd stage.

a. 365.88 kpa* b. 375.88 kpa c. 385.88 kpa d. 395.88 kpa

87.) The discharge pressure of an air compressor is 5 times the suction pressure. If volume flow at
suction is 0.1 m3/sec, what is the suction pressure if compressor work is 19.57 kw? (use n=1.35)

a. 97 kpa b. 98 kpa* c. 99 kpa d. 100 kpa

88.) An air compressor has a suction volume of 0.35 m3/sec t 97 KPa and discharges to 650 KPa. How
much power saved by the compressor of there are two stages?

a. 18.27 KW b. 16.54 KW c. 13.86 KW d. 11.58 KW*

89.) A two stage air compressor has an intercooler pressure of 4 kg/cm2. What is the discharge pressure
if suction pressure is 1 kg/cm2?

a. 3 kg/cm2 b. 9 kg/cm2 c. 12 kg/cm2 d. 16 kg/cm2 *

90.) The gas density of chimney is 0.75 kg/m3 and air density of 1.15 kg/m3. Find the driving pressure if
the height of chimney is 63.71 m.

a. 0.15 kpa b. 0.25 kpa* c. 0.35 kpa d. 0.45 kpa

91.) The actual velocity of gas entering in a chimney is 8 m/sec. The gas temperature is 25C with a gas
constant of 0.287 KJ/kg-K. Determine the gas pressure for a mass of gas is 50,000 kg/hr and chimney
diameter of 1.39m.

a. 95 kpa b. 98 kpa* c. 101 kpa d. 92 kpa

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92.) If the air required for combustion is 20kg/kg of coal and the boiler uses 3000kg of coal/hr,
determine the mass gas entering the chimney. Assume an ash loss of 15%

a. 40,644 kg/hr b. 70,200 kg/hr c. 62,550 kg/hr* d. 50,500 kg/hr

93.) A 15kg gas enters a chimney at 10m/s. If the temperature and pressure of gas are 26C and 100kPa
respectively, what is the diameter of chimney? R=0.287 kJ/kg-K.

a. 1.57m b. 2.6m c. 2.22m d. 1.28m*

94.) A boiler uses 2500 kg of coal per hour and air required for combustion is 16 kg per kg coal. If ash
loss is 10%, determine the mass of gas entering the chimney.

a. 42,250 kg/hr * b. 78,300 kg/hr c. 85,452 kg/hr d. 33,800 kg/hr

95.) What is the height of the chimney if the driving pressure is 30 Pa and the gas and air densities are 1
kg/m^3 and 1.5 kg/m^3 respectively?

a. 50.82 m b. 71.16 m c. 61.16 m * d. 80.22 m

96.) A double suction centrifugal pumps delivers 20 ft3/sec of water at a head of 12 m and running at
650 rpm. What is the specific speed of the pump?

a. 5014.12 rpm b. 6453.12 rpm c. 2770.73 rpm* d. 9966.73 rpm

97.) Determine the number of stages needed for a centrifugal pump if it is used to deliver 400 gal/min of
water and pump power of 15 Hp. Each impeller develops a head of 30 ft.

a.6 b. 4 c. 5* d. 7

98.) The suction pressure of a pump reads 3 in. of mercury vacuum and discharge pressure reads 140 psi
is use to deliver 120 gpm of water with specific volume of 0.0163 ft3/lb. Determine the pump work.

a. 4.6 KW b. 5.7 KW c. 7.4 KW* d. 8.4 KW

99.) A submersible pump delivers 350 gpm of water to a height of 5 ft from the ground. The pump was
installed 150 ft below the ground level and draw down of 8 ft during the operation. If water level is 25 ft
above the pump, determine the pump power.

a. 7.13 KW b. 4.86 KW c. 7.24 KW d. 9.27 KW*

100.) The speed of a centrifugal pump is doubled. By what factor does the pump head change?

a. 0.125 b. 0.25 c. 4* d. 8