MELECT2 PROBLEM SET # 5: Thermodynamics and Fluids

INSTRUCTION: (On a yellow pad) Provide solution for each problem and box the final
answer. DO NOT print the questionnaire upon submission.

1. Compute the temperature difference if the inside of a furnace temperature is 320°C

and the outside temperature is -10°C
A. 310 °C C. 330 °C
B. 320 °C D. 340 °C

2. Air enters a nozzle steadily at 2.21 kg/m3 and 30 m/s. What is the mass flow rate
through the nozzle if the inlet area of the nozzle is 80 cm2?
A. 0.3504 kg/s C. 0.4703 kg/s
B. 0.5304 kg/s D. 0.7403 kg/s

3. If a 1/3 Horsepower pump runs for 20 minutes, what is the energy used?
A. 0.06 ergs C. 0.25 kW
B. 0.30 MJ D. 0.11 kW-h

4. A machine is capable of accelerating a 1 kg mass at 1 m/s2 for 1 minutes. The

machine runs at 60 rpm. What is the power output of the machine?
A. 1 erg C. 1 cal
B. 1 J D. 1 W

5. If a block of copper weighting 0.50 lb is dropped from a height of 100 ft into the
tank, what is the change in internal energy of the water?

A. 0.08575 BTU C. 0.09543 BTU

B. 0.06450 BTU D. 0.04650 BTU

6. Convert water pressure of 50 kN/m2 in equivalent meter head of water.

A. 5.1 C. 7.1
B. 6.1 D. 4.1

7. Consider 1 kg of air at 32°C that expanded by a reversible polytropic process with

n=1.25 until the pressure is halved. Determine the heat transfer.
A. 17.02 kJ heat rejected C. 17.02 kJ heat added
B. 7.07 kJ heat rejected D. 7.07 kJ heat added

8. A 0.71 m3 tank contains 4.5 kg of an ideal gas. The gas has a molecular weight of
44 and is at 21°C What is the pressure of the gas?
A. 7445 psf C. 7445 kPa
B. 352.2 psf D. 2355.56 psi

9. A 3.0 lbm of air are contained at 25 psia and 100°F Given that, what is the volume
of the container?
A. 10.7 ft3 C. 14.7 ft3
B. 15 ft3 D. 24.9 ft3

10. The specific gas constant of Oxygen is R = 0.25983 kJ/kg-K. If a 2 m3 tank

contains 40 kg of oxygen at 40°C, what is the gage pressure in the tank?
A. 61 kPa C. 110 kPa
B. 160 kPa D. 1.53 MPa
11. A closed gaseous system undergoes a reversible process during which 25 BTU are
rejected, the volume changing from 5 ft3 to 2 ft3, and the pressure remains constant at
50 psia. Find the change of internal energy?
A. 1.71 BTU C. 2.76 BTU
B. 1.13 BTU D. 3.24 BTU

12. A rigid tank contains air at 500 kPa and 150 °C. As a result of heat transfer to
the surroundings, the temperature and pressure inside the tank drop to 65°C and 400
kPa respectively. Determine the boundary work done during the process.
A. 54.45 kJ C. 1.63 kJ
B. 1.63 BTU D. 0 kJ

13. Helium (R = 0.4968 BTU/lbm-°R) is compressed isothermally from 14.7 psia and 68°F.
The compressed ratio is 4. Calculate the work done by the gas.
A. –1454 BTU/lbm C. –187 BTU/lbm
B. –364 BTU/lbm D. 46.7 BTU/lbm

14. Air undergoes an isentropic compression from 14.7 psia to 180.6 psia. If the
initial temperature is 68°F and the final temperature is 621.5°F. Calculate the work
done by the gas.
A. –138.2 BTU/lbm C. 0 BTU/lbm
B. –94.8 BTU/lbm D. 94.8 BTU/lbm

15. Work of a polytropic (n=1.21) compression of air (Cp/CV= 1.40) in a system with
moving boundary from P1 = 15 psia, V1 = 1.0 ft3 to P2 = 150 psia, V2 = 0.15 ft3 is:
A. 35.5 ft-lb C. 1080 ft-lb
B. 324 ft-lb D. 5150 ft-lb

16. Isentropic compression of 1 ft3 of air, Cp/CV= 1.40, at 20 psia to a pressure of

100 psia gives a final volume of:
A. 0.16 ft3 C. 0.32 ft3
B. 0.20 ft 3 D. 0.40 ft3

17. In another non-flow process involving 2kg of working substance there is no heat
transferred, but the internal energy increases 5000 joules. Find the work done on or
by the substance, J/kg.
A. 2500 C. 5000
B. -2500 D. -5000

18. Calculate the work done by a system in which 1 kgmole of water completely
evaporates at 100°C and 1 atmosphere pressure.
A. 1000 kJ C. 2490 kJ
B. 2130 kJ D. 3050 kJ

19. A high velocity flow of gas at 800 ft/sec possesses kinetic energy nearest to
which of the following?
A. 1.03 BTU/lb C. 9.95 BTU/lb
B. 4.10 BTU/lb D. 12.8 BTU/lb

20. Power may be expressed in units of

A. ft-lbs C. HP-hours
B. BTU/hr D. kW-hours
21. Equal to roughly 746 watts, what animal-based unit is used to measure the rate at
which work is done?
A. Horsepower C. Donkeystrength
B. Llamathrust D. Zebraforce

22. Shaft work of -15 BTU/lb and heat transfer of -10BTU/lb change enthalpy of a
system by
A. -25 BTU/lb C. -10 BTU/lb
B. -15 BTU/lb D. 5 BTU/lb

23. What is the resulting pressure when one pound of air at 15 psia and 200°F is
heated at constant volume to 800°F ?
A. 28.6 psia C. 36.4 psia
B. 26.6 psia D. 52.1 psia

24. There are 3 lbs of air in a rigid container at 25 psia and 100°F. Given the gas
constant for air is 53.35. What is the resulting absolute pressure?
A. 28.6 psia C. 36.4 psia
B. 26.6 psia D. 52.1 psia

25. A fully irreversible steady flow adiabatic process with no work being done is
A. isobaric process C. throttling process
B. isothermal process D. isentropic process

26. In which fluid will a pressure of 700 kPa first be achieved?

A. ethyl alcohol C. water

B. oil D. glycerin

27. A circular window with a radius of 0.25 meter has its center three meters below the
water’s surface. Find the force acting on the window. The window is vertical.
A. 2.9 kN C. 18 kN
B. 5.8 kN D. 29 kN

28. Compute the capillary depression for mercury in a glass capillary tube 2 mm in
diameter if the surface tension of mercury is 0.514 N/m and the contact angle is 140
degrees.
A. 5.9 mm C. 7.8 mm
B. 3.4 mm D. 6.8 mm

29. An instrument which is used to determine the specific gravity of a substance

A. Hydrometer C. Calorimeter
B. Odometer D. Speedometer

30. What is the sea level (g = 32.2 ft/s2) specific weight (lbf/ft3) of liquid with
density of 58.3 lbm/ft3 ?
 A. 64.3 C. 43.3
B. 25.3 D. 58.3

31. If the viscosity of water at 70oC is 0.00402 poise and its specific gravity is
0.978, determine its kinematic viscosity in cm2/s?
A. 4.11 x 10-3 stoke C. 9.23 x 10-3 stoke
B. 5.44 x 10-3 stoke D. 7.57 x 10-3 stoke

32. The upper fixed plate is fixed, while the lower plate moves in the positive x
direction at 0.5 m/s. The plate separation is 0.001 m, the fluid viscosity is 0.7cp,
and the velocity profile is linear. Calculate the shear stress in the moving fluid.
A. 0.05 Pa C. 0.25 Pa
B. 0.15 Pa D. 0.35 Pa

33. The mean velocity of 40oC water in a 4.7 mm (inside diameter) tube is 1.5 m/s. The
kinematic viscosity is 6.58 x 10-7 m2/s. What is the Reynolds number?
A. 8.13 x 103 C. 9.06 x 104
B. 8.54 x 103 D. 1.02 x 105
34. Air flow past a 2’’ diameter sphere at 100 ft/sec. 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 air is 0.00234 slug/ft3?
A. 0.041 lbf C. 0.128 lbf
B. 0.064 lbf D. 0.244 lbf

35. What is the velocity of sound in 150oF water if its density is 61.2 lbm/ft3 and the
Bulk modulus of Elasticity is 328,000 psi?
A. 4985.06 ft/s C. 32154.07 ft/s
B. 5423.06 ft/s D. 43521.08 ft/s

36. Fluid flows at 5 m/s in a 5 cm diameter pipe section. The section is connected to
a 10 cm diameter section. At most nearly what velocity does the fluid flow in the 10
cm section?
A. 1.00 m/s C. 2.50 cm/s
B. 1.25 m/s D. 10.0 cm/s

37. Which of the following ratios describes Reynolds number?

A. Inertial forces/ Viscous forces C. Buoyant forces/Inertial forces
B. Drag forces/Buoyant forces D. Viscous forces/Drag forces

38. 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 per min?
A. 31.5 liters C. 20.5 liters
B. 41.5 liters D. 130.5 liters

39. If a 1/3 horsepower pump runs for 20 minutes, what is the energy used?
A. 0.06 ergs C. 0.30 MJ
B. 0.25 KW D. 0.11 kWh

40. Consider the water flowing through converging channel as shown and discharging
freely to the atmosphere at the exit. What is the gauge pressure at the inlet? Assume
the flow to be incompressible and neglect any frictional effects.
 A. 10.2 kPa C. 11.3 kPa
B. 10.8 kPa D. 12.7 kPa

41. A single acting air compressor handles 0.454 m3/s of atmospheric pressure, 27oC
air, and delivers it to a receiver at 652.75 kPa. Its volumetric efficiency is 0.72,
its compression efficiency on an isothermal basis is 0.85 and its mechanical
efficiency is 0.90. If it rotates at 350 rpm, what power in kW is required to drive
it?
A. 95 C. 120
B. 112 D. 100

42. A two-stage compressor receives 0.35 kg/s of air at 100 kPa and 269 K and delivers
it at 5000 kPa. Find the heat transferred in the intercooler.
A. 70.49 kW C. 90.49 kW
B. 80.49 kW D. 100.49 kW

43. A single acting two-stage air compressor delivers air at 16 bar. The volume flow
rate of air entering the compressor is 17 m3/min with the temperature and pressure of
33oC and 1 bar, respectively. If the compressor is designed for minimum work and
complete intercooling, determine the power required to drive the first stage if it
follows the compression law of PV1.3 = c. (Hint: use intercooler pressure, Px= P1 × P2 ,
instead of discharge pressure)
A. 47 kW C. 57 kW
B. 37 kW D. 67 kW

44. A pump lifts water at a rate of 283 liters per second from a lake and force it
into a tank 8 m above the level of the water at a pressure of 137 kPa. What is the
required power in kW?
A. 71 C. 61
B. 41 D. 51

45. A pump with a 400 mm diameter suction pipe and a 350 mm diameter discharge pipe is
to deliver 20,000 liters per minute of 15.6oC water. Calculate the pump head in meters
if suction gage is 7.5 cm below the pump centerline and reads 127 mmHg vacuum and
discharge gage is 45 cm above the pump center line and reads 75 kPa
A. 15 m C. 20 m
B. 5 m D. 10 m

46. A centrifugal pump operating at 1150 rpm showed a total head of 40 ft at a

capacity of 600 gpm. The impeller diameter is 10.5 inn. Estimate the total head and
capacity of a geometrically similar pump at 1150 rpm with an impeller diameter of 10
inches.
A. 30.25 ft; 518.3 gpm C. 36.28 ft; 618.3 gpm
B. 36.28 ft; 518.3 gpm D. 30.25 ft; 618.3 gpm

47. A 30 hp centrifugal pump is used to deliver 70 cfm water. Calculate the number of
stages needed if each impeller develops a 38 ft head.
 A. 6 C. 10
B. 8 D. 12

48. A double-section centrifugal pump delivers 3 m3/s of water at a head of 15 m and

running at 1200 rpm. Calculate the specific speed of the pump.
A. 8960 rpm C. 9960 rpm
B. 1060 rpm D. 1160 rpm

49. A certain fan delivers 12,000 cfm at a static pressure of 1 in. WG when operating
at a speed of 400 rpm and requires an input of 4 hp. If the same installation 15,000
cfm are desired, what will be the new speed, and the new power needs?
A. 450 rpm, 6.81 hp C. 500 rpm, 6.81 hp
B. 500 rpm, 7.81 hp D. 450 rpm, 7.81 hp

50. A fan described in a manufacturer’s table is rated to deliver 500 m3/min at a

static pressure gage of 254 cm of water when running at 250 rpm and requiring 3.6 kW.
If the fan speed is changed to 305 rpm and the air handled were at 65oC instead of
standard 21oC, find the power in kW. (Hint: Affinity Laws for Fans:
Q H P

1 2 3 n

3 2 5 d

0 1 1 ρ
A. 3.82 C. 4.66
B. 5.08 D. 5.68