PRE – BOARD EXAMINATION IN POWER AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT ENGINEERING

1. Two kilogram of gas is confined in a 1 m3 tank at 200 kpa and -80.560C. What type of gas is in the tank?
A. Helium B. Ethane C. Methane D. Ethene
2. Compute the temperature of a 2 m3 propane at 280 kpa and 9.47kg.
A. 40oC B. 314 K C. 107.6oF D. 567.6 R
3. A thermal power plant has a thermal efficiency of 30%. Find the heat rate of the plant in BTU/kW-hr.
A. 12,373 B. 11,373 C. 10,373 D. 13,373
4. A 1 m x 1.5 m cylindrical tank is full of oil. Find the specific gravity of oil if the force acting at the bottom of the tank 10,632 N.
A. 0.92 B. 0.93 C. 0.94 D. 0.95
5. Find the quality of water after 1647 kJ/kg of heat is used to raise its temperature from 30˚C to 100˚C. Consider an atmospheric pressure of 101.325
kpa. Use the approximate enthalpy formula of liquid.
A. 60% B. 70% C. 80% D. 90%
6. A 200 mm x 250 mm, 8-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine has a brake power of 150 kw. The mechanical efficiency is 80.86%. 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
7. 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 %
8. 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
maximum temperature is 3365.5oC, find the cut-off ratio of the cycle.
A. 2.3 B. 2.4 C. 2.5 D. 2.6
9. 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 D. 141.89 kw
10. 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 change of enthalpy at entrance and exit of the turbine if the number of wells is 2.
A. 500 kJ/kg B. 333.333 kJ/kg C. 1000 kJ/kg D. 666.667 kJ/kg
11. In a gas turbine unit, air enters the combustion chamber at 550 kpa, 277°C and 43 m/s. The products of combustion leave the combustor at 511
kpa, 1004°C and 180 m/s. For fuel-air ratio of 0.0229, what is the heating value of the liquid fuel if the combustor efficiency of the unit is 75%?
A. 43,000 kJ/kg B. 42,480 kJ/kg C. 43,481 kJ/kg D. 42,481 kJ/kg
12. 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
13. Water is flowing in a pipe with radius of 30 cm at a velocity of 5 m/s at the temperature in pipe. The density and viscosity of the water are as
follows: density 997.9 kg/sec viscosity = 1.131 Pa-s. What is the Reynolds Number for this situation?
A. 2647 B. 96.2 C. 3100 D. 1140
14. Compute the amount of condensate form during 10 minutes warm-up of 180 meter pipe conveys the saturated steam with enthalpy vaporization
hfg = 1,947.8 LJ/kg. The minimum external temperature of pipe is 2C. The final temperature of pipe is 195C. The specific heat of pipe material is 0.6
KJ/kg-C. The specific weight is 28 kg/m.
A. 249.69 kg B. 982.45 kg C. 299.64 kg D. 423.45 kg
15. The discharge pressure of an air compressor is 5 times the suction pressure. If volume flow at suction is 0.1 m 3/sec, what is the discharge pressure
if compressor work is 19.57 kw? (use n=1.35)
A. 485 kpa B.490 kpa C. 495 kpa D.500 kpa
16. The initial condition of air in an air compressor is 98 KPa and 27C and discharge air at 450 KPa. The bore and stroke are 355 mm and 381 mm,
respectively with percent clearance of 8% running at 300 rpm. Find the minimum volume of air.
A. 541.62 m3/hr B. 151.62 m3/hr C. 561.62 m3/hr D. 106.99 m3/hr
17. A single acting compressor has a volumetric efficiency of 89%, operates at 500 rpm. It takes in air at 900 KPa and 30C and discharges it at 600
KPa. The air handled is 8 m3/min measured at discharge condition. If compression is isentropic, find mean effective pressure in KPa.
A. 233.34 B. 973.17 C. 198.34 D. 204.82
18. A water-jacketed air compressed handles 0.343 m 3/s of air entering at 96.5 KPa and 21C and leaving at 460 KPa and 132C; 10.9 kg/h of cooling
water enters the jacket at 15C and leaves at 21C. Determine the compressor brake power.
A. 26.163 KW B. 62.650 KW C. 34.44 KW D. 19.33 KW
19. 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
20. A fan pressure of 2.54 cm of water t 1.42 m 3 per second of air at static pressure of 2.54 cm of water through a duct 300 mm diameter and
discharges it through a duct 275 mm diameter. Determine the static fan efficiency if total fan mechanical is 75% and air measured at 25 ℃ and 60
mm Hg.
A. 50.11% B. 53.69% C. 65.67% D. 45.34%
21. The charge in a Diesel engine consists of 18.34 grams of fuel, with lower heating value of 42,571 KJ/kg, and 409 grams of fuel and products of
combustion. At the beginning of compression, t 1 = 60℃ . Let rk = 14. For constant c P = 1.11 KJ/kg-C, what should be the cut-off ratio in the
corresponding ideal cycle?
A. 2.05 B. 2.34 C. 5.34 D. 2.97
22. A cylindrical pope with water flowing downward at 0.03 m 3/s having top diameter of 0.08, bottom diameter of 0.04 m and a height of 1.5m. Find
the pressure between the pipes.
A. 154.63 Kpa B. 197.93 Kpa C. 252.44 Kpa D. 243.92 Kpa
23. Air enters a diffuser with a velocity of 200 m/s. Determine the velocity of sound if air temperature is 30 oC.
A. 349 m/s B. 359 m/s C. 369 m/s D. 379 m/s
24. Consider refrigeration whose 40 watts light bulb remains on continuously as a result of a malfunction of the switch. If the refrigerator has a COP
of 1.3 and the cost of electricity is 8 cents per kw-hr., determine the increase in the energy consumption of the refrigerator and its cost per year if the
switch is not fixed.
A. P49.59 B. P47.59 C. P45.59 D. P43.59
25. When a man returns to his wall-sealed house on a summer day, he finds that the house is at 32 oC. He returns on the air conditioner which cools
the entire house to 20oC in 15 minutes, if COP is 2.5, determine the power drawn by the airconditioner. Assume the entire mass within the house is
800 kg of air for which cv = 0.72 KJ/kg-K, cp = 1.0KJ/kg-K.
A. 1.072 KW B. 2.072 KW C. 3.072 KW D. 4.072 KW
26. A windmill with a 12 m diameter rotor is to be installed at a location where the wind is blowing at an average velocity of 10 /s. Using standard
conditions of air (1 atm, 25oC), determine the maximum that can be generated by the windmill.
A. 68 KW B. 70 KW C. 72 KW D. 74 KW
27. A dealer advertises that he has just received a shipment of electric resistance heaters for residential buildings that have an efficiency of 100
percent. Assuming an indoor temperature of 21oC and outdoor temperature of 10oC, determine the second law efficiency of these heaters.
 A. 8.74% B. 6.74% C. 3.74% D. 4.74%
28. The air in an automobile tire with a volume of 0.53 ft 3 is at 90oF and 20 psig. Determine the amount of air that must be added to raise the pressure
to the recommended value of 30 psig. Assume the atmospheric to be 14.7 psia and the temperature and the volume to remain constant.
A. 0.026 lb B. 0.046 lb C. 0.066 lb D. 0.086 lb
29. A 5cm diameter spherical ball whose surface is maintained at a temperature of 70 oC is suspended in the middle of a room at 20 oC. 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
30. A student in a 4m x 6m x 6m dormitory room turns on her 150 watts fan before she leaves the room on a summer day, hoping that the room will
be cooler when she comes back in the evening. Assuming all the doors and windows are tightly closed and disregarding any heat transfer through the
walls and the windows, determine the temperature in the room when she comes back 10 hours later. Use specific heat values at room temperature,
and assume the room to be at 100 kpa and 15oC in the morning when she leaves
A. 28.13oC B. 38.13oC C. 48.13oC D. 58.13oC
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31. A fan is powered by a 0.5 hp motor and delivers air at a rate of 85 m /min. Determine the highest value for the average velocity of air mobilized
by the fan. The density of air to 1.18 kg/m3.
A. 18.23 m/s B. 21.12 m/s C. 25.34 m/s D. 32.23 m/s
32. An Ocean – Thermal Energy Conversion power plant generates 10,000 KW using a warm surface water inlet temperature of 26 oC and a cold
deep- water temperature of 15oC. ON the basis of a 3 oC drop in the temperature of the warm water and a 3 oC rise in the temperature of the cold water
due to removal and addition of heat, calculate the power required in KW to pump the cold- deep water to the surface and through the system
heat.Assume a Carnot cycle efficiency and density of cold water to be 1000 kg/m 3.
A. 108 B. 250 C. 146 D. 160
33. An elastic sphere containing gas at 120 kpa has a diameter of 1.0 m. Heating the sphere causes it to expand to a diameter of 1.3 m. During the
process the pressure is proportional to the sphere diameter. Calculate the work done by the gas in KJ.
A. 41.8 B. 50.6 C. 87.5 D. 35.4
34. An ideal gas with a molecular weight of 7.1 kg/kg mol is compressed from 600 kpa and 280 oK to a final specific volume of 0.5 m 3/kg. During the
process the pressure varies according to p = 620 + 150v + 95v2 where p is in kpa and v in m3/kg. Calculate the work of compression in KJ/kg?
A. 32.8 B. 28.7 C. 35.6 D. 33.3
35. Methyl alcohol (CH3OH) is burned with 25% excess air. How much unburned oxygen in kg-mol-oxygen / kg-mol fuel will there be in the
products if the combustion is complete?
A. 0.35 B. 0.45 C. 0.37 D. 0.65
36. A 4 liter (2-liter per revolution at standard pressure and temperature) spark ignition engine has a compression ratio of 8 and 2200 KJ/kg heat
addition by the fluid combustion. Considering a cold air-standard Otto cycle model, how much power will the engine produce when operating at
2500 rpm?
A. 166.53 hp B. 73.12 hp C. 97.4 hp D. 148 hp
37. In an ideal Brayton cycle has a net work output of 150KJ/kg and backwork ratio of 0.4. If both the turbine and the compressor had an isentropic
efficiency of 80%, the net work output of the cycle would be.
A. 50KJ/kg B. 75KJ/kg C. 98KJ/kg D.120KJ/kg
38. A thermal power has a net power 10MW. The backwork ratio of the plant is 0.005. Determine the compressor work.
A. 50.15KW B. 50.35KW C.50.25KW D. 50.45KW
39. 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
40. A refrigeration system is to cool bread loaves with an average mass of 450 g from 22 OC to -10OC at a rate of 500 loaves per hour by refrigerated
air. Taking the average specific and latent heats of bread to be 2.93 kJ/kg, OC and 109.3 kJ/kg, respectively, determine the product load.
A.541.7 kJ/min B.351.6 Kj/min C.761.5 kJ/min D.409.9 kJ/min
41. An ammonia simple saturation cycle operates with a suction pressure of 291.6 kPa and a condenser pressure of 1204 kPa develops 15 tons of
refrigeration. Determine the theoretical horsepower of the compressor.
The following enthalpies have been found: condenser entrance = 1653 kJ/kg, exit =346.6 kJ/kg, compressor entrance = 1450.2 kJ/kg, exit=
1653kJ/kg.
A.7.23 hp B.13 hp C. 15 hp D.8.23 hp
42. An ammonia ice plant operates between a condenser temperature of 35 OC and evaporator of -15OC. It produces 10 metric tons of ice per day from
water at 30OC to ice at -5OC. Assuming simple saturation cycle, determine the horsepower of the motor if the adiabatic efficiency of the compressor
ηc=0.85 and mechanical efficiency ηm=0.95. The specific heat of ice is 2,094kJ/kg. OC and the latent heat is 335kJ/kg.
From the table for ammonia the following enthalpies are: condenser entrance = 1703 kJ/kg, exit= 366.1 kJ/kg; compressor entrance= 1443.9kJ/kg,
exit = 1703kJ/kg
A.17.68 hp B.18.61 hp C.15.5 hp D.21.9 hp
43. The refrigerant volume flow rate at the entrance of compressor were obtained from a test on a twin cylinder single acting 15 cm x 20 cm, 320
rpm compressor ammonia refrigerating plant 33 L/s. Determine the volumetric efficiency of the compressor.
A.77.65% B.87.6% C.97.6 TR D.65.65%
44. A twin cylinder ammonia compressor with volume displacement of 14,726 cm 3 operates at 300 rpm. Condenser and evaporator pressure are 1200
kPa and 227 kPa respectively. Specific volume of refrigerant at the entrance of compressor is 528.26 L/kg. Compression process is polytrophic with
a 1.20 and clearance factor of compressor is 2%. Determine horsepower required.
A.60hp B.70hp C.80hp D.90hp
45. Saturated vapor ammonia at -16OC (h1 = 1442.60 kJ/kg) leaves the evaporator and enters the compressor at -6 OC (h1 = 1465kJ/kg. The refrigerant
leaves the condenser as saturated liquid at 40 OC (h4= 390.6 kJ/kg) and enter the expansion valve at 35 OC (h5 =366.1kJ/kg). Heat rejected from the
compressor amount to 50kW. The work to compressor is 208kJ/kg, while the heat loss from compressor is 33kJ/kg. If 95kJ/kg of heat are lost in the
piping between the compressor discharge and condenser inlet, determine the refrigerating capacity of the system.
A.49.5 TR B.46.61 TR C.12.88 TR D.13.24 TR
46. An ammonia refrigeration system the temperature in the evaporator is -12 OC and the ammonia at the evaporator entry is 0.1511 dry while at exit
is 0.95 dry. If the rate of ammonia circulation is 5.64 kg/min, determine the refrigerating capacity of the system. Enthalpy of saturated liquid and
vapor at -12OC is 144.929kJ/kg and 1447.74kJ/kg respectively.
A.17.82 B.34.82TR C.27.82TR D.4.82TR
47. 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%
48. An ammonia water-cooled compressor receives the refrigerant at specific volume 62 L/kg. It has a piston displacement rate of 3m 3/min. If a
squirrel cage motor is running at 1200 rpm drives the compressor and average piston speed is 490m/min, calculate size of cylinder bore.
A. 20.4 cm B.26.0 cm C.16.13 cm D.13.6 cm
49. A double purpose tank 18 ft wide, 24 ft long and 4 ft depth is filled with water. What is the weight of water in the tank in long tons?
A. 49tons B.48tons C.54tons D.50tons
50. A transportation company specializes in the shipment of pressurized gaseous materials. An order is received from 100 liters of a particular gas at
STP (32OF and 1 atm). What minimum volume tank is necessary to transport the gas at 80 OF and maximum pressure of 8 atm?
A.16 liters B.14 liters C.10 liters D.12 liters
51. A bicycle tire has a volume of 600 cm 3. It is inflated with carbon dioxide to pressure of 551.43kPa at 20 OC. How many grams of CO2 are
contained in the tire? Rcoz = 0.18896 kJ/kg.K
A.5.98 g B.6.43 g C.4.63 g D.3.8g
52. The approach and efficiency of cooling tower are 10°C and 65 %, respectively. If the temperature of water leaving the tower is 27°C, determine
the temperature of water entering the tower.
A. 54.57°C B. 55.47°C C. 45.57°C D. 54.75°C
53. Find the air Hp of an industrial fan that delivers 25 m3/s of air through a 900 mm by 1200 mm outlet. Static pressure is 127 mm of water gage
and air density is 1.18 kg/m3.
A. 52.3 Hp B. 35.2 Hp C. 42.3 Hp D. 34.2 Hp
54. The combustion gases of a furnace are separated from its surrounding or ambient air which is 29°C. The brick wall is 130 mm and has a thermal
conductivity of 1.23 W/m-°C with a surface emissivity of 0.81. The outer surface temperature of the wall is 130°C and with surface air conductance
of 15 W/m2-°C. For steady state conditions, what is the total heat transmitted for a surface area of 30 m2?
A. 37.30 kW B. 73.30 kW C. 33.07 kW D. 70.33 kW
55. The forced convective heat transfer coefficient for a hot fluid flowing over a cold surface is 225 W/m2.°C for a particular problem. The fluid
temperature upstream of the cold surface is 120°C, and the surface is held at 10°C. Determine the heat transfer rate per unit surface from the fluid to
the surface.
A. 24 570 W/m2 B. 52.470 W/m2 C. 24 700 W/m2 D. 24 750 W/m2
56. A 5 m x 4 m x 4 m room has an air temperature of 32°C (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-K. What is the relative humidity of the air?
A. 94.08 % B. 74.08 % C. 84.08 % D. 64.08 %
57. A diesel generating unit with a generator efficiency of 85% has an output of 900 kw-hr. If the mass of fuel is 200 kg, compute the fuel rate of the
engine.
A. 0.80 kg/kw-hr B. 0.19 kg/kw-hr C. 0.40 kg/kw-hr D. 0.95 kg/kw-hr
58. A gas turbine unit has a pressure ratio of 6/1 and a maximum cycle temperature of 600°C. The isentropic efficiencies of the compressor and
turbine are 0.82 and 0.85 respectively. Calculate the power output in KW of an electric generator geared to the turbine when air enters the
compressor at 15°C and a rate of 15 kg/s. For the compression process cp = 1.0005 KJ/kg-K and k = 1.4, for the expansion process cp = 1.11 KJ/kg-
K and k = 1.333.
A. 902 KW B. 920 KW C. 209 KW D. 935 KW
59. A nozzle which is well insulated has a fluid enthalpy of 3025 KJ/kg and a velocity of 60 m/s at the inlet. The fluid leaves the nozzle with an
enthalpy of 2790 KJ/kg. Determine the fluid rate of flow in kg/s if the inlet area is 0.10 m2 and specific volume at inlet is 0.19 m3/kg.
A. 6.13 B. 3.16 C. 31.6 D. 63.1
60. A refrigerator plant stored 8 metric tons of eggs at a temperature of 15°C. To preserve the eggs by not spoiling them, they have to be cooled at
-8°C. What is the refrigerating capacity in Kcal? The specific heat of the eggs above the below freezing is 0.95 Kcal/kg-°C and 0.4 Kcal/kg-°C
respectively. The latent heat of fusion is 68.50 Kcal/kg. The freezing temperature is -3°C.
A. 180,000.6 B. 700,800 C. 14,000.2 D. 142,000
61. A pump is lifting water through 5.486 m to fill a 566.254 m3 tank. The over-all energy efficiency is 80%. Calculate the length of time that 7.46
kW applied to the pump will require completing the job.
A. 85.11 min B. 81.51 min C. 75.11 min D. 71.51 min
62. Forty percent of the electrical input to a motor driven pump is converted into a hydraulic jet 0.013m in diameter for the purpose of wasting down
ashes. Find the jet velocity in m/s. The motor has a 3-phase, 220 V, 7.5 amp rating. Power factor 85%.
A. 52.38 m/s B. 58.32 m/s C. 38.52 m/s D. 35.83 m/s
63. An ammonia refrigeration system the temperature in the evaporator is -12°C and the ammonia at the evaporator entry is 0.1511 dry while at exit
is 0.95 dry. If the rate of ammonia circulation is 5.64 kg/min, determine the refrigerating capacity of the system. Enthalpy of saturated liquid and
vapor at -12°C is 144.929kJ/kg and 1447.74kJ/kg respectively.
A. 17.82 B. 34.82TR C. 27.82TR D. 4.82TR
64. A two stage cascade vapor compression refrigeration system uses ammonia in the low-temperature loop and R-12 in the high-temperature loop.
The ammonia provides 15 tons cooling. If the high-loop temperature requires 10.12 kW compressor power and low-loop 15.93 kW, determine the
COP of the system.
A. 2.027 B. 5.22TR C. 3.314TR D. 9.1TR
65. 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%
66. 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 0.0001 (Morse).
A. 2040 mm B. 2440 mm C. 3120 mm D. 2320 mm
67. 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 ratio of 0.45?
A. 0.661 m B. 0.443 m C. 0.552 m D. 0.775 m
68. A jet of water is discharge through a 1 – inch diameter orifice under constant head of 2.1 ft total discharge is 228 lb, in 90 seconds. The jet is
observed to pass through a point 2 ft downward and 4 ft away from vena contrata. Coefficient of velocity is?
A. 0.786 B. 0.567 C. 0.685 D. 0.345
69. Ideal Oxygen is throttled at 140°F from 10 atm to 5 atm. What is the temperature change?
A. 0 B. infinity C. Negative D. 1
70. A waste heat recovery boiler produces 4.8 MPA (dry saturated) steam from 104⁰C feedwater. The boiler receives energy from 7 kg/sec of 954⁰C
dry air. After passing through a waste heat boiler, the temperature of the air is has been reduce to 343⁰C. How much steam in kg is produced per
second? Note: At 4.80 Mpa dry saturated, h = 2796
A. 1.30 B. 1.81 C. 0.92 D. 3.43
71. A 2.5m x 4m rectangular block foundation supports a 12 Mton engine on a soil where the bearing capacity is 18 Mtons per sq.m. For a factor of
safety of 3, what must be the depth of this foundation in order to be just safe. Use 2400 kg/m3 sp.wt. for concrete.
A. 2m B. 0.5m C. 2.5m D. 2.33m
72. A certain coal has the following ultimate analysis by weight. C = 67%, Ash = 5%, Moisture = 8%, N = 6%, H = 3%, S = 7%, O = 4%. Calculate
the actual air-fuel ratio if this coal is burned with 50% excess air.
A. 12.4 B. 13.3 C. 14.3 D. 12.4
73. It is the process of splitting hydrocarbon molecules into smaller molecules. It is used to obtain lighter hydrocarbons such as used in gasoline from
heavy hydrocarbons (say Crude oil)
A. Distillation B. Oil Splitting C. Cracking D. Polymerization
74. The gravimetric analysis of the dry exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine is as follows: CO2 = 20%, O2 = 5%, N2 = 75%. Determine
the specific gas constant in kJ/kg-K.
A. 0.2780 B. 0.2734 C. 0.2652 D. 0.2776
75. Determine the partial pressure of CO2 for the following analysis of gas mixture by weight at 101.325 kPaa and 20°C: CO2 = 30% and N2 = 70%.
A. 21.717 kPaa B. 27.171 kPaa C. 17.712 kPaa D. 17.172 kPaa
76. The gas constant of ethane is:
A. 48.47ft-lbf/lb-R B. 277.14 J/kg-K C. 0.28045 kJ/kg-K D. 0.063 BTU/lb-R
77. A clock is powered by a 1.5 kg mass hanging on a chain passing over and engaging a 5 cm diameter pulley of the clock mechanism. How much
energy in joules has been put into the clock mechanism when the weight drops 1.4m?
A. 20.6 B. 21.6 C. 14.7 D. 13.7
78. There are 1.36 kg of gas for which R = 0.777 kJ/kg-K and k = 1.25 that undergo a non-flow constant volume process from 557.6 kPaa and 60°C
to 1.655 kPaa. During the process, gas is initially stirred and there are also added 105.5 Btu of heat. Determine the final temperature.
A. 654.3°C B. 715.4°C C. 987.2°C D. 435.2°C
79. 12 kg of gas with a molecular mass of 30 at 101.325 kPaa pressure and 30°C temperature occupies a volume of 9500 liters. Determine the
compressibility factor.
A. 0.955 B. 0.595 C. 0.795 D. 0.895
80. An air-standard Diesel engine has a compression ratio of 20 and a cut-off ratio of 5. The intake air pressure and temperature are 100 kPaa and
27°C, find the work in kJ/kg.
A. 2126.3 B. 2162.3 C. 2362.1 D. 2623.1
81. In an air-standard Brayton cycle, air enters compressor at 1 bar and 25°C. The pressure leaving the compressor is 0.6 MPaa and maximum
temperature of the cycle is 1000°C. What is the maximum network, in kJ/kg?
A. 315.29 B. 352.19 C. 341.27 D. 314.72
82. What is the clearance volumetric efficiency of a helium compressor designed with 4 % clearance and operating between condenser temperature
of 30°C (Psat = 1.1672 MPaa) and evaporator temperature of 4°C (Psat = 497.48 kPaa)?
A. 96.31 % B. 93.61% C. 97.33% D. 93.37%
83. The percent rating of water tube boiler is 200 %, factor of evaporation is 1.10, and heating surface is 450 ft2. Determine the rate of evaporation,
in kg/hr.
A. 1280 B. 1831 C. 1138 D. 1208
84. 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 81.6
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
85. A 10 kg/s of air enters the theater at 16°C. The theater is to be maintained at 27°C DB and 20°C WB. If the latent heat ratio is 0.29, what is the
sensible heat load of the theater?
A. 45.21 kW B. 54.21 kW C. 381.66 kW D. 42.51 Kw
86. A boiler operates at 82 % efficiency while the mass of steam generated is 490 200 kg in 5 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. 227.5 D. 169.8
87. An air-vapor mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 30°C and a humidity ratio of 0.016 kg/kg d.a., calculate the enthalpy of the moist air.
a. 68.527 kJ/kg d.a b. 86.527 kJ/kg d.a c. 71.083 kJ/kg d.a. d. 67.528 kJ/kg d.a
88. 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 25 ˚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 d. 109.25 kw
89. 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 50 MW, what is the mass flow rate of the
well-water in kg/s?
At 204°C: 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
90. A bituminous coal has the following compositions: C = 71.6%, N2 = 1.3%, A = 9.1%, H2 = 4.8%, S = 3.4%, W = 3.5%, and O2 = 6.3%. The
dilution coefficient is 1.35 and the coal consumption is 11,762 kg/hr. Determine the actual air required per hour.
a. 115,648 b. 155,648 c. 125,468 d. 145,658
91. A bituminous coal has the following compositions: C = 71.6%, N2 = 1.3%, A = 9.1%, H2 = 4.8%, S = 3.4%, W = 3.5%, and O2 = 6.3%. The
dilution coefficient is 1.35 and the coal consumption is 11,762 kg/hr. Determine the higher heating value on dry basis in BTU/lb.
a. 13,553 b. 18,297 c. 31,418 d. 13,079
92. The piston displacement of a double acting compressor is 0. 358 m3 delivers gas from 101.325 kPa and 300 K to 675 kPa at the rate of 0.166m3/s
at 150 rpm. Value of n for compression and expansion is 1.33. Find the compressor percent clearance.
a. 19.66 b. 16.96 c. 10.75 d. 15.96
93. Convert 10-6 Pa-s into Reyn.
a. 1.4514 x 10-10 b. 1.4514 x 10-9 c. 1.4514 x 10-11 d. 1.4514 x 10-8
94. Steam enters the superheater of a boiler at a pressure of 2MPaa (hf = 909 kJ/kg, hfg = 1890 kJ/kg, vf = 1.1767 x 10-3 m3/kg, vg = 99.63 x 10-3
m3/kg, and x = 98%) and leaves at the same pressure at a temperature of 350oC (h = 3138 kJ/kg, v = 138.6 x 10-3 m3/kg). Determine the percent
increase in volume due to drying and superheating.
a. 41.92% b. 42.91% c. 49.21% d. 24.91%
95. A 120 liter tank containing a mixture of saturated liquid water and saturated steam at 370oC. Find the mass of liquid phase if the volume of liquid
is the same as the volume of the vapor content. Given from steam tables at 370oC: vf = 2.213 x 10-3 m3/kg and vg = 4.925 x 10-3 m3/kg.
a. 22.59 kg b. 27.11 kg c. 21.17 kg d. 25.29 kg
96. An ideal mixture consists of 2 kmol of N2 and 6 kmol of CO2. The apparent gas constant of mixture is:
a. 0.208 b. 0.231 c. 0.531 d. 0.825
97. A flashed steam geothermal power plant is located where underground hot water is available as saturated liquid at 700 kPa, the well head
pressure is 600 kPa. The flashed steam enters the turbine at 500 kPa and expands to 15 kPa, when it is condensed. The flow rate from well is 29.6
kg/s. Determine the power produced in kW. Properties: @0.70 MPaa, hf = 697.22 kJ/kg; @ 500 kPaa, hf = 640.23 kJ/kg, hfg = 2108.5 kJ/kg; @ 15
kPaa, h = 2211.1 kJ/kg.
a. 430.16 kW b. 403.16 kW c. 416.30 kW d. 360.41 kW
98. It is the highest grade of coal; it contains a high content, 86% to 98% by mass, of fixed carbon on a dry, mineral-matter-free basis and a low
content of volatile matter less that 2% to 14% by mass (chiefly methane, CH4).
a. Anthracite coal b. Bituminous coal c. Sub-bituminous coal d. Semi-bituminous coal
99. This refers to the disposal of heat of a geothermal power plant; and a proper planning of the gathering system may be necessary to minimize this.
How do you call this?
a. Chemical pollution b. Ground subsidence c. Heat pollution d. Thermal pollution
100. The difference in temperature between the water leaving the evaporator and evaporator temperature is 5oC. If the temperature of water leaving
is 32oF, what is the evaporator temperature?
a. 5oC b. -5oC c. 32oF d. -32oF