BLUEBOOK PROBLEMS

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1. Find the work possess for a
helium gas at 20°C.

A. 609 kJ/kg
B. 168 kJ/kg
C. 229 kJ/kg
D. 339 kJ/kg
2. Two kilogram of gas is confined in
a 1 m3 tank at 200 kPa and 88°C.
What type of gas is in the
tank?

A. Helium
B. Ethane
C. Methane
D. Ethene
3. Find the enthalpy of Helium if
its internal energy is 200 kJ/kg.

A. 144 kJ/kg
B. 223.42 kJ/kg
C. 333.42 kJ/kg
D. 168 kJ/kg
4. Compute the mass of a 2 m3
propane at 280 kPa and 40°C.

A. 6.47 kg
B. 5.1 kg
C. 10.20 kg
D. 9.47 kg
5. Compute the air flow in ft3/min of
mechanical ventilation required to
exhaust an accumulation of refrigerant
due to leaks of the system capable of
revolving air from the machinery for a
mass of 4 lbs refrigerant.

A. 200
B. 210
C. 220
D. 230
6. Compute the free aperture cross
section in m3 for the ventilation of a
machinery room if the
mass of refrigerant is 9 kg.

A. 0.314
B. 0.414
C. 0.514
D. 0.614
7. A 29.53” x 39.37” pressure vessel
contains ammonia with f = 0.041.
Compute the minimum
required discharge capacity of the relief
device in kg/hr.

A. 106.71 kg/hr
B. B. 108.71 kg/hr
C. 110.71 kg/hr
D. 112.71 kg/hr
8. Compute the maximum length of the
discharge pipe installed on an outlet of a
pressure-relief device in feet for internal pipe
diameter of 0.5 inch and rated discharge
capacity is 8 lb/min of
air. The rated pressure of relief valve is 10
psig.

A. 0.286 ft
B. 0.386 ft
C. 0.486 ft
D. 0.586 ft
9. A thermal power plant has the heat
rate of 11,363 Btu/kW-hr. Find the
thermal efficiency of
the plant.

A. 28%
B. 30%
C. 34%
D. 40%
10. What is the hydraulic gradient of a 1
mile, 17 inches inside diameter pipe
when 3300
gal/min of water flow with f = 0.03?

A. 0.00714
B. 0.00614
C. 0.00234
D. 0.00187
11. Find the loss of head in the pipe
entrance if speed of flow is 10 m/s.

A. 5.10 m
B. 10.2 m
C. 17.4 m
D. 2.55 m
12. Wet material, containing 220%
moisture (dry basis), is to be dried at a
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. 3593.75 kg/hr
13. Copra enters a dryer containing
70% moisture and leaves 7%
moisture. Find the moisture
removed on each pound of solid in
the final product.

A. 6.258 lbs
B. 1.258 lbs
C. 4.258 lbs
D. 2.258 lbs
14. A 1 m x 1.5 m cylindrical tank is
full of oil with SG = 0.92. Find the
force acting at the bottom of the tank
in dynes.

A. 106.33 x 103 dynes

B. 106.33 x 104 dynes
C. 106.33 x 105 dynes
D. 106.33 x 106 dynes
15. Find the pressure at the 100
fathom depth of water in kPa.

A. 1,793.96 kPa
B. 1,893.96 kPa
C. 1,993.96 kPa
D. 1,693.96 kPa
16. Find the depth in furlong of the
ocean (SG = 1.03) if the pressure at the
sea bed is 2,032.56
kPa.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
17. Find the mass of 10 quartz of
water.

A. 10.46 kg
B. 9.46 kg
C. 11.46 kg
D. 8.46 kg
18. Find the mass of carbon dioxide
having a pressure of 20 psia at
200°F with 10 ft3 volume.

A. 1.04 lbs
B. 1.14 lbs
C. 1.24 lbs
D. 1.34 lbs
19. Find the heat needed to raise the
temperature of water from 30°C to
100°C with 60% quality. Consider an
atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa.
Use the approximate enthalpy formula of
liquid.

A. 293.09 kJ/kg
B. 1,772.90 kJ/kg
C. 1,547.90 kJ/kg
D. 1,647.29 kJ/kg
20. Find the enthalpy of water at
212°F and 14.7 psi if the dryness
factor is 30%. Use the approximate
enthalpy formula of liquid.

A. 461 Btu/lb
B. 471 Btu/lb
C. 481 Btu/lb
D. 491 Btu/lb
21. 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
compressor is 34 kW, find the
mechanical efficiency of the compressor.

A. 117.65%
B. 75%
C. 85%
D. 90%
22. A refrigeration system consumed
28,800 kW-hr per month of energy. There
is 20% of
energy lost due to the cooling system of
the compressor and the motor efficiency
is 90%. If the
COP of the system is 6, find the
mechanical efficiency of the compressor.

A. 43.15 TR
B. 46.15 TR
C. 49.15 TR
23. A 23 ton refrigeration system
has a heat rejected of 100 kW.
Find the energy efficiency ratio
of the system.

A. 13.42
B. 14.42
C. 15.4
D. 16.42
24. 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
25. If the energy efficiency ratio
of the refrigeration system is
12.6, what is the COP of the
system?

A. 3.69
B. 4.23
C. 5.92
D. 6.83
26. An air compressor has a power
of 40 kW at 4% clearance. If the
clearance will increase to 7%, what
is the new power?

A. 70 kW
B. 40 kW
C. 53 kW
D. 60 kW
27. What is the approximate
value of temperature of water
having enthalpy of 208 Btu/lb?

A. 138.67°C
B. 115.55°C
C. 258.67°C
D. 68.67°C
28. Convert 750°R to K.

A. 390.33 K
B. 395.33 K
C. 410.33 K
D. 416.33 K
29. An Otto cycle has a
compression ratio of 8. Find the
pressure during compression.

A. 18.38
B. 16.38
C. 14.38
D. 12.28
30. 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%
31. A dual cycle has an initial
temperature of 30°C. The compression
ratio is 6 and the heat addition at
constant volume process is 600 kJ/kg. If
the cut-off ratio is 2.5, find the
maximum temperature of the cycle.

A. 3638.50°C
B. 3365.50°C
C. 3565.50°C
D. 3965.50°C
32. A 3-stage air compressor
compresses air from 100 kPa to
1000 kPa. Find the intercooler
pressure between the 1st and 2nd
stage.

A. 505.44 kPa
B. 108.44 kPa
C. 316.23 kPa
D. 215.44 kPa
33. A 10-stage air compressor
compresses air from 100 kPa to
800 kPa. Find the intercooler
pressure between the 1st and 2nd
stage.

A. 282.84 kPa
B. 113.21 kPa
C. 123.11 kPa
D. 333.51 kPa
34. A 3-stage 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
35. Carnot cycle A, B and C are
connected in series so that the heat
rejected from A will be the heat added to
B. and heat rejected from B will be
added to C. Each cycle operates
between 30°C and 400°C. If heat added
to A is 1000 kW, find the work output of
C.

A. 111.44 kW
B. 549.78 kW
C. 247.53 kW
36. Air compressed adiabatically from
30°C to 100°C. If the mass of air being
compressed is 5
kg, find the change of entropy.

A. 1.039 kJ/K
B. 0.746 kJ/K
C. 0
D. 1.245 kJ/K
37. Two kilogram of air in a rigid
tank changes its temperature from
32°C to 150°C. Find the work done
during the process.

A. 236
B.170
C. 195
D. 0
38. Determine the atmospheric pressure
at a location where barometric reading is
740 mm Hg and gravitational
acceleration is g = 9.7 m/s2. Assume the
temperature of mercury to be 10°C, at
which the density is 13,570 kg/m3.

A. 99.45 kPa
B. 97.41 kPa
C. 95.44 kPa
D. 98.66 kPa
39. The barometer of a mountain hiker
reads 930 mbars at the beginning of a
hiking trip and
780 mbars at the end. Neglecting the
effect of altitude on local gravitational
acceleration,
determine the vertical distance climbed.
Assume g = 9.7 m/s2.

A. 1274.21 m
B. 1289.00 m
C. 1267.34 m
40. The lower half of a 10 m high
cylindrical container is filled with water
and the upper half
with oil that has SG = 0.85. Determine
the pressure difference between the top
and bottom if
the cylinder.

A. 90.74 kPa
B. 92.74 kPa
C. 83.38 kPa
41. An ideal gas at 0.80 atmospheres
and 87°C occupies 0.450 liter. How
many moles are in the
sample? (R = 0.0821 liter-atm/mole-K).

A. 0.0002 mole
B. 0.0378 mole
C. 0.0122 mole
D. 0.0091 mole
42. A certain gas at 101.325 kPa and 10°C
whose volume is 2.83 m3 capacity. Before
admission,
the storage vessel contained gas at a pressure
and temperature of 137.8 kPa and 26°C; after
admission, the pressure increased to 1171.8
kPa. What should be the final temperature of
the
gas in the vessel in Kelvin?

A. 298.0
B. 319.8
C. 180.0
D. 314.2
43. A perfect gas has a value of R = 58.8
ft-lb/lb-°R and k = 1.26. If 20 Btu are
added to 10 lbs of this gas at constant
volume when initial temperature is 90°F,
find the final temperature.

A. 97°F
B. 104°F
C. 154°F
D. 185°F
44. Ammonia weighing 22 kg is confirmed
inside a cylinder equipped with a piston has an
initial
pressure of 413 kPa at 38°C. If 3200 kJ of heat
is added to the ammonia until its final
pressure
and temperature is 413 kPa and 100°C,
respectively. What is the amount of work done
by the fluid in kJ?

A. 667
B. 304
C. 420
D. 502
45. A tank contains 90 ft3 of air at a
pressure of 350 psig; if the air is cooled
until its pressure
and temperature decreases at 200 psig
and 70°F respectively, what is the
decrease in internal
energy?

A. 6232.09 Btu
B. -5552 Btu
C. 5552 Btu
D. -6232.09 Btu
46. A large mining company was provided with
a 3 m3 of compressed air tank. Air pressure in
the tank drops from 700 kPa to 150 kPa while
the temperature remains constant at 28°C.
What percentage has the mass of air in the
tank been reduced?

A. 74.09
B. 72.45
C. 76.56
D. 78.57
47. A 4 m3/hr pump delivers water to a
pressure tank. At the start, the gage read 138
kPa until it reads 276 kPa and then the pump
was shut off. The volume of the tank is 180
liters. At 276 kPa, the water occupied 2/3 of
the tank volume. Determine the volume of the
water that can
be taken out until the gage reads 138 kPa.

A. 31.20 liters
B. 34.59 liters
C. 16.87 liters
D. 29.50 liters
48. A refrigeration plant is rated at 15
tons capacity. How many pounds of air
per hour will it
cool from 70°F to 90°F at constant
temperature?

A. 50,000 lb/hr
B. 37,500 lb/hr
C. 52,000 lb/hr
D. 45,000 lb/hr
49. An air standaard engine has a
compression ratio of 18 and a cut-off
ratio of 4. If the intake air pressure and
temperature are 100 kPa and 27°C, find
the work in kJ per kg.

A. 2976
B. 2166
C. 1582
D. 2751
50. Determine the air-standard
efficiency of an engine operating on the
diesel cycle with a clearance of 6%
when the suction pressure is 99.7 kPa
and the fuel is injected for 7% of the
stroke. Assume k = 1.4.

A. 62.11%
B. B. 51.20%
C. 73.58%
D. 60.02%
51. Steam at 2 MPa and 250°C in a rigid
cylinder is cooled until the quality is 30%. Find
the heat
rejected from the cylinder.

@ 2 Mpa and 250°C: υ = 0.11144 m3/kg u = 2679.6

kJ/kg
@ 2 Mpa, (saturated): υf = 0.0011767 m3/kg υg =
0.09963 m3/kg
uf = 906.44kJ/kg ug = 1693.8 kJ/kg

A. -423.23 kJ/kg
B. -926.26 kJ/kg
C. -1265.02 kJ/kg
D. 1082.34 kJ/kg
52. At 1.3 MPa, a mixture of steam and
water has an entropy of 3 kJ/kg-K, Find
the enthalpy of
the mixture.

@ 1.3MPa: sf = 2.2515 kJ/kg-K sg = 6.4952

kJ/kg-K
hf = 814.93 kJ/kg hfg = 1972.7
kJ/kg

A. 1627.71 kJ/kg
B. 1533.33 kJ/kg
C. 1234.45 kJ/kg
53. A mixture with 70% quality at 500
kPa is heated isothermally until its
pressure is 300 kPa.
Find the heat added during the process.

@ 600 kPa: sf = 1.8607 kJ/kg-K sfg = 4.9606

kJ/kg-K
@ 300 kPa and 151.86°C: s = 7.0888 kJ/kg-K

A. 745.92 kJ/kg
B. 535.16 kJ/kg
C. 982.44 kJ/kg
D. 765.34 kJ/kg
54. A tank contains exactly one kilogram of
water consisting of liquid and vapor in
equilibrium
at 1 MPa. If the liquid contains one-third and
the remaining is vapor of the volume of the
tank,
what is the enthalpy of the contents of the
tank?

@ 1MPa: υf = 0.0011273 m3/kg υfg = 0.19444

m3/kg
hf = 762.81 kJ/kg hfg = 2015.3 kJ/kg

A. 644.40 kJ/kg
B. 774.40 kJ/kg
55. Water substance at 70 bar and 65°C
enters a boiler tube of constant inside
diameter of 25
mm. The water leaves the boiler tube at 50
bar and 700 K at velocity of 150 m/s.
Calculate the
inlet velocity (m/s).From steam tables:

@ 70 bar (7Mpa) and 65°C: υ1 = 0.001017 m3/kg

@ 50 bar (5Mpa) and 700 K (427°C): υ2 = 0.06081
m3/kg

A. 1.56
B. 2.51
C. 1.672
56. Water substance at 70 bar and 65°C
enters a boiler tube of constant inside
diameter of 35
mm. The water leaves the boiler tube at 50
bar and 700 K at velocity of 150 m/s.
Calculate the
inlet volume flow (liters/s).
From steam tables:
@ 70 bar (7Mpa) and 65°C: υ1 = 0.001017 m3/kg
@ 50 bar (5Mpa) and 700 K (427°C): υ2 = 0.06081
m3/kg

A. 0.821
B. 1.261
C. 0.344
57. Steam leaves an industrial boiler at 827.4
kPa and 171.6°C. A portion of the steam is
passed
through a throttling calorimeter and is
exhausted to the atmosphere when the
calorimeter pressure is 101.4 kPa. How much
moisture is leaving the boiler container if the
temperature of the steam at the calorimeter
is 115.6°C?

@ 827.4 kPa and 171.6°C: hf = 727.25 kJ/kg hfg = 2043.2 kJ/kg

@ 101.4 kPa and 115.6°C: h2 = 2707.6 kJ/kg

A. 3.78%
B. 3.08%
58. A throttling calorimeter is connected to a
desuperheated steam line supplying steam to
the
auxiliary feed pump on a ship. The line
pressure measures 2.5 MPa. The calorimeter
pressure is
110 kPa at 150°C. Determine the entropy of
the steam line.
@ 110 kPa and 150°C: h2 = 2775.6 kJ/kg
@ 2.5 MPa: hf = 962.11 kJ/kg hfg = 1841 kJ/kg
sf = 2.5547 kJ/kg-K sfg = 3.7028 kJ/kg-K

A. 6.8 kJ/kg-K
B. 6.2 kJ/kg-K
C. 6.6 kJ/kg-K
59. Atmospheric pressure boils at 212°F.
At the vacuum pressure at 24 in Hg, the
temperature is
142°F. Find the boiling temperature
when the pressure is increased by 40
psia from
atmospheric.

A. 449.42°F
B. 536.34°F
C. 479.13°F
D. 263.45°F
60. A certain coal has the following
ultimate analysis: C = 69% N2 = 5% H
= 2.5% S =7% Determine the amount
of oxygen if the heating value of fuel is
26,961.45 kJ/kg.

A. 1.5%
B. 2.5%
C. 3.5%
D. 4.5%
61. A diesel engine consumed 945 liters
of fuel per day at 35°C. If the fuel was
purchased at
15.6°C and 30°API at P29.00/li.
Determine the cost of fuel to operate
the engine per day.

A. P5,677.50
B. P4,677.50
C. P48,088.90
D. P27,127.76
62. A cylindrical tank 4 m long and 3 m
diameter is used for oil storage. How
many days can the
tank supply the engine having 27°API
with fuel consumption of 60 kg/hr?

A. 17.53
B. 5.84
C. 12.84
D. 19.84
63. A logging firm in Isabella operates a Diesel
Electric Plant to supply its electric energy
requirements. During a 2 hour period, the
plant consumed 250 gallons of fuel at 80°F
and produced 2900 kW-hrs. Industrial fuel is
used at 30°API and was purchased at P30/li at
60°F. Determine the overall thermal efficiency
of the plant.

A. 26.08%
B. 34.23%
C. 28.00%
D. 18.46%
64. The dry exhaust gas from the oil engine has
the following gravimetric analysis:
CO2 = 21.6% O2 = 4.2% N = 74.2%
Specific heats at constant pressure for each
component of the exhaust gas in kCal/kg-°C
are:
CO2 = 0.203 O2 = 0.219 N = 0.248
Calculate the specific gravity if the molecular
weight of air is 28.97 kg/kg-mol.

A. 0.981
B. 1.244
C. 1.055
D. 0.542
65. A bituminous coal has the following
composition:
C = 71.5% H = 5.0% O = 7.0% N =
1.3% S = 3% Ash = 7.6% W = 3.4%
Determine the theoretical weight of
Nitrogen in lb/lb of coal.

A. 2.870
B. 7.526
C. 2.274
D. 6.233
66. A gaseous fuel mixture has a molal
analysis:
H2 = 14% CH4 = 3% CO = 27% O2 =
0.6% CO2 = 4.5% N2 = 50.9%
Determine the air-fuel ratio for complete
combustion on molal basis.

A. 2.130
B. 3.230
C. 1.233
D. 1.130
67. A volumetric analysis of a gas
mixture is a follows:
CO2: 12% O2: 4% N2: 80% CO: 4%
What percentage of CO2 on a mass
basis?
19

A. 17.55%
B. 15.55%
C. 12.73%
D. 19.73%
68. The following coal has the following
ultimate analysis by weight:
C = 70.5% H2 = 4.5% O2 = 6.0% N2 =
1.0% S = 3.0% Ash = 11% Moisture = 4%
A stocker fired boiler of 195,000 kg/hr
steaming capacity uses this coal as fuel.
Calculate volume
of air in m3/hr with air at 60°F and 14.7 air
pressure if the boiler efficiency is 70% and FE
= 1.10.

A. 234,019 m3/hr
B. 215,830 m3/hr
C. 213,830 m3/hr
69. A 23.5 kg of steam per second at 5 MPa and 400°C is
produced by a steam generator. The feedwater enters the
economizer at 145°C and leaves at 205°C. The steam leaves the
boiler drum with a quality of 98%. The unit consumes 3 kg of
coal per second as received having value of 25,102 kJ/kg. What
would be the overall efficiency of the unit in percent?
Steam properties:
@ 5 MPa and 400°C: h = 3195.7 kJ/kg
@ 5 MPa: hf = 1154.23 kJ/kg hfg = 1640.1 kJ/kg
@ 205°C: hf = 875.04 kJ/kg
@ At 145°C: hf = 610.63 kJ/kg

A. 65.72
B. 80.67
C. 88.28
D. 78.82
70. In a Rankine cycle steam enters the
turbine at 2.5 MPa (enthalpies & entropies
given) and
condenser of 50 kPa (properties given), what
is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?

@ 2.5 MPa: hg = 2803.1 kJ/kg sg = 6.2575 kJ/kg-K

@ 50 kPa: sf = 1.0910 kJ/kg-K sfg = 6.5029 kJ/kg-K
hf = 340.49 kJ/kg hfg = 2305.4 kJ/kg
υf = 0.00103 m3/kg

A. 25.55%
B. 45.23%
C. 34.23%
D. 12.34%
71. A thermal power plant generates 5
MW and the heat generated by fuel is
13,000 kJ/s. If the thermal efficiency is
36.15%, find the power needed for the
auxiliaries.

A. 310 kW
B. 300 kW
C. 400 kW
D. 350 kW
72. A superheat steam Rankine cycle has
turbine inlet conditions of 17.5 MPa and 530°C
expands in a turbine to 0.007 MPa. The
turbine and pump polytropic efficiencies are
0.85 and
0.75 respectively. Pressure losses between the
pump and turbine inlet are 1.5 MPa. What
should be the pump work in kJ/kg?

A. 17.34
B. 27.32
C. 25.32
D. 47.33
73. In an open feedwater heater for a steam plant,
saturated steam at 7 bar is mixed with subcooled
liquid at 7 bar and 25°C. Just enough steam is
supplied to ensure that the mixed steam leaving the
heater will be saturated liquid at 7 bar when heater
efficiency is 95%. Calculate the mass flow rate of the
subcooled liquid if steam flow rate is 0.865 kg/s.
Steam properties:
@ 7 bar, saturated vapor: hg = 2763.5 kJ/kg
@ 7 bar and 25°C: hf = 105.5 kJ/kg
@ 7 bar, saturated liquid: hf = 697.22 kJ/kg

A. 2.725 kg/s
B. 3.356 kg/s
C. 2.869 kg/s
D. 3.948 kg/s
74. A steam condenser receives 10 kg/s of
steam with an enthalpy of 2770 kJ/kg. Steam
condenses and leaves with an enthalpy of 160
kJ/kg. Cooling water passes through the
condenser with temperature increases from
13°C to 24°C. Calculate the water flow rate in
kg/s.

A. 583
B. 567
C. 523
D. 528
75. Steam expands adiabatically in a turbine from
2000 kPa, 400°C to 400 kPa, 250°C. What is
the effectiveness of the process in percent assuming
an atmospheric pressure of 18°C? Neglect
changes in kinetic and potential energy.
Steam properties:

@ 2000 kPa and 400°C: h = 3247.6 kJ/kg s = 7.1271kJ/kg-K

@ 400 kPa and 250°C: h = 2964.2 kJ/kg s = 7.3789 kJ/kg-K

A. 82
B. 84
C. 79.60
D. 79.46
76. A heat exchanger was installed purposely
to cool 0.50 kg of gas per second. Molecular
weight is 32 and k = 1.32. The gas is cooled
from 150°C to 80°C. Water is available at the
rate of
0.30 kg/s and at a temperature of 15°C.
Calculate the exit temperature of the water in
°C.

A. 44.86
B. 42.86
C. 46.45
D. 40.34
77. A 350 mm x 450 mm steam engine running at
280 rpm has a clearance steam condition of 2MPa
and 230°C and exits at 0.1 MPa. The steam
consumption is 2000 kg/hr and mechanical
efficiency is 85%. If indicated mean effective
pressure is 600 kPa, determine brake thermal
efficiency.

@ 2 MPa and 230°C: h1 = 2849.6 kJ/kg s1 = 6.4423 kJ/kg-K

@ 0.1 MPa: sf = 1.3026 kJ/kg-K hf = 417.46kJ/kg sfg = 6.0568
kJ/kg-K
hfg = 2258 kJ/kg hf2 = 417.46 kJ/kg

A. 23.34%
B. 15.25%
C. 14.16%
D. 27.34%
78. A steam turbine receives 5,000 kg/hr of
steam at 5 MPa and 400°C and velocity of 30
m/s. It
leaves the turbine at 0.006 MPa and 85%
quality and velocity of 15 m/s. Radiation loss is
10,000
kJ/hr. Find the kW developed.

@5 MPa and 400°C: h1 = 3195.7 kJ/kg s1 = 6.6459

kJ/kg-K
@ 0.006 Mpa: hf = 151.53 kJ/kg hfg = 2415.9 kJ/kg

A. 1273.29
B. 2173.29
C. 1373.60
79. A steam turbine with 85% stage efficiency
receives steam at 7 MPa and 550°C and
exhausts
at 20 kPa. Determine the turbine work.

@ 7 MPa and 550°C: h1 = 3530.9 kJ/kg s1 = 6.9486

kJ/kg-K
@ 20 kPa (0.020 MPa): sf = 0.8320 kJ/kg-K hf = 251.40
kJ/kg
sfg = 7.0766 kJ/kg-K hfg = 2358.3 kJ/kg

A. 1,117 kJ/kg
B. 1,132 kJ/kg
C. 1,123.34 kJ/kg
D. 1,054.95 kJ/kg
80. A steam turbine with 80% stage efficiency
receives steam at 7 MPa and 550°C and
exhausts at 20 kPa. Determine the quality at
exhaust.

@ 7 MPa and 550°C: h1 = 3530.9 kJ/kg s1 = 6.9486

kJ/kg-K
@ 20 kPa (0.020 MPa): sf = 0.8320 kJ/kg-K hf = 251.40
kJ/kg
sfg = 7.0766 kJ/kg-K hfg =
2358.3 kJ/kg

A. 96.96%
B. 76.34%
C. 82.34%
81. An 18,000 kW geothermal plant has a
generator 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 required to
produce if the change of enthalpy at entrance
and exit of turbine is
500 kJ/kg.

A. 4 wells
B. 2 wells
C. 6 wells
D. 8 wells
82. A liquid dominated geothermal plant with a single flash
separator receives water at 204°C. 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 cycle output of 60
MW, what is the mass flow rate of the well water in kg/s?
@ 204°C: hf = 870.51 kJ/kg
@ 1.04 MPa: hf = 770.38 kJ/kg
hfg = 2009.2 kJ/kg hg = 2779.6 kJ/kg
25 sg = 6.5729 kJ/kg-K
@ 0.034 MPa: hf = 301.40 kJ/kg
hfg = 2328.8 kJ/kg sf = 0.09793 kJ/kg-K
sfg = 6.7463 kJ/kg-K

A. 2,933
B. 2,100
C. 1,860
D. 2,444
83. An engine-generator rated 9000 kVA at
80% power factor, 3 phase, 4160 V has an
efficiency
of 90%. If the overall plant efficiency is 28%,
what is the heat generated by the fuel?

A. 18,800 kW
B. 28,800 kW
C. 7,500 kW
D. 25,714 kW
84. The indicated thermal efficiency of a
two stroke diesel engine is 60%. If
friction power is
15% of heat generated, determine the
brake thermal efficiency of the engine.

A. 43%
B. 45%
C. 36%
D. 37%
85. A 305 mm x 457 mm four stroke single
acting diesel engine is rated at 150 kW at 260
rpm.
Fuel consumption at rated load is 0.56 kg/kW-
hr with a heating value of 43,912 kJ/kg.
Calculate
the break thermal efficiency.

A. 10.53%
B. 27.45%
C. 14.64%
D. 18.23%
86. A waste heat recovery boiler produces 4.8
MPa (dry saturated) steam from 104°C
feedwater. The boiler receives energy from 7
kg/s of 954°C dry air. After passing through a
waste heat boiler, the temperature of the air
has been reduced to 343°C. How much steam
in
kg is produced per second? Note: @ 4.80 MPa
dry saturated, h = 2796 kJ/kg.

A. 1.30
B. 0.92
C. 1.81
D. 3.43
87. A diesel electric power plant supplies
energy for Meralco. During a 24-hour period,
the plant consumed 240 gallons of fuel at 28°C
and produced 3930 kW-hr. Industrial fuel used
is 28°API and was purchased at P30 per liter at
15.6°C. What is the cost of fuel to produce one
kW-hr?

A. P6.87
B. P1.10
C. P41.07
D. P5.00
88. In a gas unit, air enters the combustion
chamber at 550 kPa, 227°C and 43 m/s. The
products of combustion leave the combustor
at 511 kPa, 1004°C and 180 m/s. Liquid fuel
enters with a heating value of 43,000 kJ/kg.
For fuel-air ratio of 0.0229, what is the
combustor efficiency in percent?

A. 70.38%
B. 79.38%
C. 75.38%
D. 82.38%
89. 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
90. In Francis turbine, the pressure gage
leading to the turbine casing reads 380
kPa. The
velocity of water entering the turbine is
8 m/s. If net head of the turbine is 45 m,
find the
distance from the center of the spiral
casing to the tailrace.
A. 3.0 m
B. 3.5 m
C. 4.0 m
D. 4.5 m
91. A turbine has a mechanical efficiency
of 93%, volumetric efficiency of 95% and
total
efficiency of 82%. If the effective head is
40 m, find the total head.

A. 48.72 m
B. 40.72 m
C. 36.22 m
D. 34.72 m
92. A Pelton type turbine has 25 m head
friction loss of 4.5 m. The coefficient of
friction head
loss (Morse) is 0.00093 and penstock
length of 80 m. What is the penstock
diameter?

A. 1,355.73 mm
B. 3476.12 mm
C. 6771.23 mm
D. 1686.73 mm
93. In a 9,000 kW hydro-electric plant,
the overall efficiency is 88% and the
actual power
received by the costumer is 110,000 kW-
hrs for that day. What is the secondary
power that this
plant could deliver during the entire
day?

A. 58,960 kW-hrs
B. 80,080 kW-hrs
94. A Pelton type turbine was installed
30 m below the head gate of the
penstock. The head
loss due to friction is 12 percent of the
given elevation. The length of the
penstock is 100 m and
the coefficient of friction is 0.00093.
Determine the power output in kW. (Use
Morse equation).

A. 22,273
B. 23,234
95. Water flows steadily with a velocity of 3.05
m/s in a horizontal pipe having a diameter of
25.24 cm. At one section of the pipe, the
temperature and pressure of the water are
21°C and 689.3 kPa respectively. At a distance
of 304.8 m downstream, the pressure is 516.9
kPa. What is
the friction factor?

A. 0.134
B. 0.0050
C. 0.0307
D. 0.641
96. 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 13.5x106 kWh. 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. 3.21 m
D. 2.20 m
97. 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 the chimney is
63.71 m.

A. 0.15 kPa
B. 0.25 kPa
C. 0.35 kPa
D. 0.45 kPa
98. The actual velocity of gas entering in a
chimney is 8 m/s. The gas temperature is 25°C
with a
gas constant of 0.287 kJ/kg-K. Determine the
gas pressure for a mass of a gas is 50,000
kg/hr
and chimney diameter of 1.39 m.

A. 95 kPa
B. 98 kPa
C. 101 kPa
D. 92 kPa
99. A steam generator with economizer and air
heater has an overall draft loss of 25.78 cm of
water. If the stack gases are at 177°C and if
the atmosphere is at 101.3 kPa and 26°C, what
theoretical height of stack in meters is needed
when no draft fan is used? Assume that the
gas
constant for the flue gases is the same as that
for air.

A. 611.10
B. 631.10
C. 651.10
D. 671.10
100. A foundation measures 12 ft x 14 ft
x 16 ft. Find the number of sacks of
cement needed for
a 1:2:4 mixture.

A. 302
B. 404
C. 356
D. 598