Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Alfonso Campus

MEEN 4096 (ME Elective 4)

Power and Industrial Plant Engineering
Feb. 28, 2019
SET A

Directions: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by marking the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. Indicate the SET of your questionnaire by shading it in
your answer sheet. Strictly No Erasures Allowed. Use pencil in
shading.

1. The relation between the Fahrenheit absolute scale and the

Celsius absolute scale is:
a. Deg R = 18 deg K
b. Deg R = 32 deg K
c. Deg R = 3.2 deg K
d. Deg R = 1.8 deg K

2. Air is compressed adiabatically from an initial pressure of 200

psi and a temperature of 700 deg R to 300 psi. Find the
temperature after the compression.
a. 576 deg C
b. 680 deg C
c. 590 deg C
d. 786 deg C

3. Nitrogen is expanded isentropically. Its temperature changes

from 620 to 60 deg. F. Find the pressure ratio, initial over
final pressure.
a. 0.08
b. 26.2
c. 12.09
d. 3547

4. Determine the amount of heat energy rejected by 0.5 cubic meters

of water when it is cooled from 35 degree C to 6 degree C.
a. 20,117.5 kJ
b. 45,711.5 kJ
c. 30,117.5 kJ
d. 60,711.5 kJ

5. A single acting reciprocating pump, with a diameter of 18 cm

and a stroke of 30 cm, delivers water at a rate of 0.18 cubic
meter per second. What is the percentage slip it delivers at
1500 rpm?
a. 1.6%
b. 5.3%
c. 8.4%
d. 10.5%

6. In an ideal Otto cycle, the initial pressure and temperature of

air are 100 kPa and 18 degree C. Determine the maximum pressure
in the cycle if the maximum temperature in the cycle is 600
degree C, and the compression ratio is 8.
a. 1890 kPa
b. 2240 kPa

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 c. 1500 kPa
d. 2400 kPa

7. A 20cm x 36cm, twin cylinder, two stroke cycle diesel engine

running at 650 rpm. The engine rate is 112 kW. Determine the
engine displacement in cubic meter/sec per brake horsepower.
a. 0.0163
b. 0.00163
c. 0.163
d. 0.0631

8. Determine the air-standard efficiency of an engine operating on

the diesel cycle when the suction pressure is 99.97 kPa and the
fuel is injected for 6% of the stroke, the clearance volume is
8% of the stroke. Assume k = 1.4.
a. 50%
b. 55%
c. 60%
d. 80%

9. An Otto engine has a clearance volume of 7%. It produces 300 kW

power. What is the heat rejected in kW?
a. 170
b. 152
c. 160
d. 145

10. Two pumps are connected in series, if Q1 is the discharge of

Pump 1 and Q2 is the discharge of Pumps 2 where Q2<Q1, what is
the discharge?
a. Q1
b. Q1+Q2
c. Q2
d. Q1-Q2

11. A ton of refrigeration in Btu/24 hrs:

a. 290,000
b. 288,000
c. 28,800
d. 29,000

12. The relative humidity becomes 100% and where the water vapor
start to condense.
a. Dry bulb
b. Wet bulb
c. Saturated
d. Dew point

13. A centrifugal pump has a discharge of 0.1 m3/s at a head of

80 meters. If the speed of the pump is increased to attain a
discharge of 0.12 m3/s, what new kW power will be required?
a. 163
b. 136
c. 113
d. 79

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14. Find the air fuel ratio, in kg air per kg fuel, for a
combustion process to which the fuel is C8H20 with 20% excess
air.
a. 15.7
b. 19.7
c. 18.5
d. 20.5

15. At 101.325 kPa, the boiling point of water is 100 deg. C. If

the pressure is increased, the corresponding boiling temperature
will:
a. Remains the same
b. Decrease
c. Lesser
d. Increase

16. A device for measuring the velocity of wind:

a. Aneroid barometer
b. Anemoscope
c. Anemometer
d. Anemograph

17. Air standard efficiency of a Diesel engine depends on:

a. Fuel
b. Speed
c. Compression ratio
d. Torque

18. A fuel pump is delivering 18 gallons per minute of oil with

a specific gravity of 0.80. The total head is 75 meters. If the
power input to the pump is 1.1 hp, what is the efficiency of
the pump?
a. 69.3%
b. 75%
c. 72.1%
d. 81.4%

19. Excess water from servomotor is expelled by:

a. Nozzle
b. Siphon
c. Governor
d. Draft tube

20. A 35.0 mL of gas is enclosed in a flask at 22°𝐶. If the flask

was placed in an ice bath at 0°𝐶,what would be the new gas volume
be if the pressure is held constant?
a. 34.1 mL
b. 31.1 mL
c. 32.29 mL
d. 33.1 mL

21. Determine the stoichiometric air – fuel ratio of one mole of

Dodecane. Assume complete combustion.
a. 14.88
b. 14.95
c. 15.38
d. 15.60

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22. In an air standard OTTO cycle, the clearance volume is 18% of
the displacement volume. Find the thermal efficiency.
a. 0.52
b. 0.53
c. 0.55
d. 0.60

23. A constant volume combustion gas turbine operates on:

a. Ericson cycle
b. Brayton cycle
c. Joule cycle
d. Atkinson cycle

24. The process of returning spent geothermal fluids to the

subsurface is called
a. Returning
b. Injection
c. Rejection
d. Exhaustion

25. The specific speed of turbine is 85 rpm and running at 450

rpm. If the load head is 20 m and generator efficiency is 90%,
what is the maximum power delivers by the generator?
a. 450.51 kW
b. 354.52 kW
c. 650.53 kW
d. 835.57 kW

26. The small reservoir in which the water level rises or falls
to reduce the pressure swings so that they are not transmitted
to the closed conduit is called
a. Penstock
b. Power reservoir
c. Pressure tank
d. Tunnel

27. A 18000 kW geothermal plant has a generator efficiency and

turbine efficiency of 90% and 80% respectively, the quality
after throttling is 20% and each well discharges 400,000 kg/hr,
determine the number of well required to produce if the change
in enthalpy at entrance and exit of turbines is 500 kJ/kg.
a. 8 wells
b. 6 wells
c. 4 well
d. 2 well

28. An American type wind mill with an aerodynamic efficiency of

10% is wanted to pump 38 liters/min from well to a tank located
at 18.3 meter above the water surface of the well when the wind
has a velocity of 30 kph. Consider that frictional losses of
the system divert 30% of the energy received by the wheel. What
well diameter is needed?
a. 1.7 m
b. 2.5 m
c. 1.5 m
d. 3.4 m

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29. A high velocity flow of gas at 800 ft/s possesses kinetic
energy nearest to which of the following?
a. 1.03 BTU/lb
b. 4.10 BTU/lb
c. 9.95 BTU/lb
d. 12.8 BTU/lb

30. Forced draft towers can cool the water within

a. 10 to 12 F
b. 5 to 6 F
c. 20 to 24 F
d. 2.5 to 3 F

31. The machine foundation must have a factor of safety of:

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

32. Heat is transferred from hot water to an oil in a double-pipe

counter-flow heat exchanger. Water enters the outer pipe at
120°𝐶 and exits at 55°𝐶 while the oil enters the inner pipe at
26°𝐶 and exits at 65°𝐶. What is the log-mean temperature
difference (LMTD)?
a. 42.60 °𝐶
b. 46.20°𝐶
c. 40.62°𝐶
d. 42.06°𝐶

33. A twin cylinder ammonia compressor with a volume displacement

of 14,726 cm3 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 polytropic with n=1.2 and clearance
factor of compressor is 2 percent. Determine horsepower
required.
a. 60 hp
b. 70 hp
c. 80 hp
d. 90 hp

34. A vertical turbine pump with the jump and motor closed coupled
and design to be installed underground, as in the case of a
deepwell pump.
a. Horizontal split case pump
b. Booster pump
c. Submersible pump
d. Vertical turbines pump

35. Forced drafts fans are run at relatively high speeds in the
range of
a. 1500 to 2000 rpm
b. 1200 to 1800 rpm
c. 1000 to 1600 rpm
d. 900 to 1500 rpm

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36. The ratio of the actual vapor density to the vapor density at
saturation
a. Absolute humidity
b. Humidity ratio
c. Relative humidity
d. Saturation ratio

37. A coil has an inlet temperature of 60°𝐹 and outlet of 90°𝐹.

If the mean temperature of the coil is 110°𝐹, find the bypass
factor of the coil.
a. 0.20
b. 0.30
c. 0.40
d. 0.50

38. Calculate the higher heating value of liquid dodecane fuel.

a. 48,255 kJ/kg
b. 55,641 kJ/kg
c. 48,255 kJ/kg
d. 60,221 kJ/kg

39. A diesel power plant consumed 1 m3 of fuel with 30°𝐴𝑃𝐼 at 27°𝐶

in 24 hrs. Calculate the fuel rate in kg/hr.
a. 26.25
b. 29.34
c. 36.21
d. 39.42

40. Which of the following is equivalent to 1 lb?

a. 500 grains
b. 6000 grains
c. 7000 grains
d. 8000 grains

41. A fuel oil is reported as having a higher heating value of

45,039 kJ/kg. What is the probable API gravity of the fuel oil?
a. 20°𝐴𝑃𝐼
b. 24°𝐴𝑃𝐼
c. 28°𝐴𝑃𝐼
d. 32°𝐴𝑃𝐼

42. An Ideal Dual Combustion cycle operates on 500 grams of air.

At the beginning of the compression, the air is at 100 kPa,
45°𝐶. If rp = 1.5, rc = 1.65, and rk = 10, determine the cycle
efficiency.
a. 53.88%
b. 54.88%
c. 55.88%
d. 56.88%

43. Ten kilograms per second of steam enter the turbine with an
enthalpy of 3200 kJ/kg and enter the condenser with an enthalpy
of 2500 kJ/kg in Rankine cycle. If the turbine efficiency is
80% and the generator efficiency is 90%, determine the power
plant output.
a. 4320 kW
b. 3213 kW

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 c. 4056 kW
d. 5040 kW

44. 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. 0.00614
b. 0.00714
c. 0.00234
d. 0.00334

45. In a gas turbine unit, air enters the combustion chamber at

550 kPa, 277 °𝐶and 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 43000 kJ/kg for fuel-air ratio of 0.0229,
what is the combustor efficiency of the unit in percent?
a. 70.38 %
b. 79.38 %
c. 75.38 %
d. 82.38 %

46. Three-hundred kilojoules of heat flow by conduction from the

outside to the inside of a cold storage in one hour. If the
temperature and all other conditions are the same, what is the
heat flowing through the cold storage room in two hours?
a. 300 kJ
b. 600 kJ
c. 900 kJ
d. 1200 kJ

47. 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 a cycle output
of 60 MW, what is the mass flow rate of the well water in kg/s?
a. 2100
b. 2933
c. 1860
d. 2444

48. A solar collecting panel 20 m2 in area receives solar energy

at the rate of 750 W/m2. It is estimated that 35% of the incident
energy is lost to surrounding; Water enters the panel at steady
flow rate of 0.05 kg/s at 15°𝐶. Calculate the temperature of
water leaving the collecting panel. Change in elevation of water
is 2 meters.
a. 54.45 °𝐶
b. 61.56 °𝐶
c. 71.45 °𝐶
d. 45.76 °𝐶

49. The simultaneous demand of all customers required at any

specified point in an electric power system is called
a. Demand
b. Electric demand
c. Power demand
d. Load

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50. Nitrogen is expanded isentropically. Its temperature changes
from 620°𝐹 to 60°𝐹. Find the pressure ratio.
a. 0.08
b. 12.9
c. 26.2
d. 3547

51. If air is at a pressure of 3200 lb/ft2 and a temperature of

800°𝑅, what is the specific volume?
a. 9.8 lb/ft3
b. 13.33 lb/ft3
c. 11.2 lb/ft3
d. 15.8 lb/ft3

52. What is the efficiency of the compressor in a gas turbine

plant if the compressor power is 300 kW. Power input is 400 kW.
a. 75%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 70%

53. If the brake mean effective pressure of a diesel engine is

500 kPa and the mechanical efficiency is 85%, what is the
indicated mean effective pressure?
a. 588.24 kPa
b. 524.88 kPa
c. 688.24 kPa
d. 624.88 kPa

54. An ideal gas turbine operates with a pressure ratio of 10 and

the energy input in the high temperature heat exchanger is 300
kW. Calculate the air flow rate for a temperature limits of 30°𝐶
and 1200°𝐶.
a. 0.25kg/s
b. 0.34kg/s
c. 0.41kg/s
d. 0.51kg/s

55. What is the efficiency of an ideal heat engine that operates

on a Carnot cycle between 70°F and 1000°𝐹?
a. 64%
b. 93%
c. 73%
d. 100%

56. A coil has an inlet of 60°𝐹 and outlet of 90°F. If the mean
temperature of the coil is 110°𝐹, fin the bypass factor of the
coil.
a. 0.20
b. 0.30
c. 0.40
d. 0.50

57. The compressor inlet air temperature in a gas turbine plant

is 99°𝐶. Calculate the compressor air exit temperature if it
requires 400 kJ/kg of work.
a. 400 °𝐶

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 b. 500 °𝐶
c. 499 °𝐶
d. 599 °𝐶

58. A hydraulic turbine receives water from a reservoir at an

elevation of 100 m above it. What is the minimum water flow in
kg/s to produce a steady turbine output of 50 MW.
a. 50,968
b. 50,672
c. 50,247
d. 59,465

59. What is the mechanical efficiency of a 0.5MW diesel engine if

the friction power is 70 kW.
a. 84.55%
b. 89.61%
c. 87.72%
d. 88.24%

60. What is the thermal efficiency of an air-standard Brayton

cycle if the pressure ratio is 10.
a. 50.15%
b. 45.36%
c. 42.44%
d. 48.21%

61. An ideal gas is 45 psig and 80°𝐹 is heated in a closed

container to 130°𝐹. What is the final pressure?
a. 54psia
b. 65psia
c. 75psia
d. 43psia

62. Determine the average Cp value in kJ/kg-K of a gas if 522 kJ

of heat is necessary to raise the temperature from 300K to 800K
making the pressure constant.
a. 1.440
b. 1.044
c. 1.038
d. 1.026

63. Determine the force in Newtons required to produce an

acceleration of 0.30 m/s2 on a 0.05 kg mass.
a. 0.018N
b. 0.025N
c. 0.015N
d. 0.200N

64. What is the total required heating energy in raising the

temperature of a given amount of water when the energy supplied
is 1000 kwh with heat losses of 25%.
a. 1000
b. 1500
c. 1333
d. 1250

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65. The thermal efficiency of a Carnot cycle operating between
170°𝐶 and 620°𝐶 to:
a. 44%
b. 50%
c. 63%
d. 73%

66. A 35.0 mL of gas is enclosed in a flask at 22°𝐶. If the flask

was placed in an ice bath at 0°𝐶,what would be the new gas volume
be if the pressure is held constant?
a. 34.1 mL
b. 31.1 mL
c. 32.29 mL
d. 33.1 mL

67. A reversed Carnot cycle has a refrigerating COP of 2.5.

Determine the ratio TH/TL?
a. 1.5
b. 1.4
c. 1.25
d. 1.2

68. 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. Specific heat at contant volume
for air is 0.1786 kJ/kg.K.
a. 7.05 kJ heat rejected
b. 7.05 KJ heat added
c. 17.02 kJ heat rejected
d. 17.02 kJ heat added

69. Fuel oil in a day tank for use of an industrial boiler is

tested with hydrometer. The hydrometer reading indicates a S.G.
= 0.924 when the temperature of the oil in the tank is 35 °𝐶.
Calculate the higher heating value.
a. 48,352.13 kJ/kg
b. 53,852.13 kJ/kg
c. 43,852.13 kJ/kg
d. 58,352.13 kJ/kg

70. In an air standard OTTO cycle, the clearance volume is 18% of

the displacement volume. Find the thermal efficiency.
a. 0.52
b. 0.53
c. 0.55
d. 0.60

71. An Ideal Dual Combustion cycle operates on 500 grams of air.

At the beginning of the compression, the air is at 100 kPa,
45°𝐶. If rp = 1.5, rc = 1.65, and rk = 10, determine the cycle
efficiency.
a. 53.88%
b. 54.88%
c. 55.88%
d. 56.88%

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72. The compression ratio and the cut off ratio of an ideal Diesel
cycle are 13 and 3 respectively. What is the cycle efficiency
for a cold air standard value of k?
a. 43.20%
b. 55.21%
c. 53.20%
d. 45.21%

73. A counterflow heat exchanger is designed to heat fuel oil

from 45°𝐶 to 100°𝐶 while the heating fluid enters at 150°𝐶 and
leaves at 115°𝐶. Calculate the arithmetic temperature
difference.
a. 40°𝐶
b. 50°𝐶
c. 60°𝐶
d. 70°𝐶

74. Fifty kilograms of cooling water per second enter the

condenser at 25°𝐶 and leaves at 50°𝐶. Find the heat carried away
by water.
a. 1234.45 kW
b. 5233.75 kW
c. 2340.52 kW
d. 3140.25 kW

75. Calculate the higher heating value of liquid dodecane fuel.

a. 48,255 kJ/kg
b. 55,641 kJ/kg
c. 48,255 kJ/kg
d. 60,221 kJ/kg

76. A diesel power plant consumed 1 m3 of fuel with 30°𝐴𝑃𝐼 at 27°𝐶

in 24 hrs. Calculate the fuel rate in kg/hr.
a. 26.25
b. 29.34
c. 36.21
d. 39.42

77. A diesel power plant uses fuel with heating value of 43,000
kJ/kg. What is the density of the fuel at 25°𝐶?
a. 840 kg/m3
b. 873 kg/m3
c. 970 kg/m3
d. 940 kg/m3

78. Compute the velocity heat of water if it flows in a pipe at

10 m/s.
a. 50.1 m
b. 10.2 m
c. 5.1 m
d. 100 m

79. An oxygen cylinder of volume 2.3 ft3 has a pressure of 2200

psig and is at 70°𝐹. Determine the mass of oxygen in the
cylinder.
a. 30.44 lbs
b. 26.88 lbs

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 c. 34.30 lbs
d. 28.66 lbs

80. A Pelton wheel has a capacity of 25,000 kW with head of 290m.

Compute the number of jet needed for this turbine if the nozzle
jet diameter is 200 mm.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

81. The flow energy of 124 Liters/min of a fluid passing a

boundary to system is 108.5 kJ/min. Determine the pressure at
this point.
a. 575 kPa
b. 675 kPa
c. 875 kPa
d. 975 kPa

82. A 145,000 kW turbo-generator requires 690,000 kg/hr of steam

at rated load and 23,000 kg/hr of steam at zero load. Determine
the steam rate, in kg/kW-hr at 75% of its rated load.
a. 2.81
b. 3.81
c. 4.81
d. 5.81

83. Water (specific heat Cv = 4.2 kJ/kg-K) is being heated by a

1500W heater. What is the rate of change in temperature of 1kg
of the water?
a. 0.043 K/s
b. 0.179 K/s
c. 0.357 K/s
d. 1.50 K/s

84. If the atmospheric pressure is 95.7 kPa and the gage attached
to the tank reads 188 mmHg vacuum, find the absolute pressure
within the tank.
a. 89.53 kPa
b. 31.2 kPa
c. 42.3 kPa
d. 79.62 kPa

85. A 1.5 m pipe stands vertically with 0.08 m top diameter and
0.04 bottom diameter. If the water flow rate is 0.020 m3/s, find
the pressure difference at the top and bottom.
a. 220 kPa
b. 300 kPa
c. 104 kPa
d. 901 kPa

86. Find the power of a rotating shaft with a torque of 188 N-m
and rotating at 1350 rpm.
a. 111.55 Hp
b. 156.75 Hp
c. 35.6 Hp
d. 3.36 Hp

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87. Given the velocity of 10m/s. Compute the velocity head in m.
a. 6.2
b. 8.0
c. 5.1
d. 3.5

88. A 2.1 kg of refrigerant is circulated per hour in a

refrigeration system, whose refrigerating effect is 290 kJ per
kg. Compute the heat that has to be removed from the system per
hour.
a. 309 kJ/hr
b. 609 kJ/hr
c. 509 kJ/hr
d. 709 kJ/hr

89. A centrifugal pump has a constant speed of 1500 rpm and has
a head of 75 m. What is the effect on the head of the pump if
the impeller diameter is reduced from 280 mm to 230 mm?
a. 25.6 m
b. 65.6 m
c. 50.6 m
d. 72.6 m

90. An engine gains 550 kJ of heat from a hot source at 700℃ and
rejected 50℃. What is the amount of the heat rejected?
a. 160.4 kJ
b. 182.5 kJ
c. 171.5 kJ
d. 195.5 kJ

91. In a certain process, energy entering is 1500 kJ/kg and 150

m/s. If the energy leaving is 1200 kJ/kg, determine the velocity
at the exit?
a. 145 m/s
b. 789 m/s
c. 978 m/s
d. 1020 m/s

92. A refrigeration cycle has a COP of 5. The power input to the

compressor is 3 kW. Compute the rate of heat rejection from the
refrigerant to the environment.
a. 12 kW
b. 15 kW
c. 18 kW
d. 20 kW

93. A system needs 4Hp to compress vapor refrigerant. The amount

of heat per minute absorbed by the cooling coils from the warm
products is 1253 kJ. What is the performance of the
refrigerator?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

94. A fuel pump is delivering 50 gallons per minute of oil with

a specific gravity of 0.75. The total head is 30 meters. Find

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 the motor that is capable of handling this pump. Assume pump
efficiency of 70% and motor efficiency of 80%.
a. 1 hp motor
b. 1 ½ hp motor
c. 1 ¼ hp motor
d. 2 hp motor

95. A piston cylinder contains 2 kg of steam, which expands from

state 1 with an internal energy of 2700 kJ/kg to state 2 with
an internal energy of 2650 kJ/kg. During the expansion process
the system receives 30 kJ of heat. Determine the system work.
a. 70 kJ
b. 130 kJ
c. 100 kJ
d. 230 kJ

96. One kilogram of air is compressed adiabatically. The

compression efficiency is 80% and the work done is 300 kJ/kg.
Determine the heat added to air.
a. 240 kJ
b. 375 kJ
c. 300 kJ
d. 0

97. 100 grams of water at 75 deg. C is heated at constant

pressure. The water is completely vaporized. What is the heat
added?
a. 336 kJ
b. 236 kJ
c. 196 kJ
d. 296 kJ

98. Dry air can be approximated as _____% oxygen and _____%

nitrogen by mole numbers.
a. 30/70
b. 21/79
c. 70/30
d. 79/21

99. A mixture contains 4 moles of oxygen, 6 moles of Nitrogen,

and 5 moles of carbon dioxide at 100 ℃ and 225kPa. The partial
pressure of oxygen is most nearly:
a. 90 kPa
b. 225 kPa
c. 75 kPa
d. 60 kPa

100. A plant has installed a single-suction centrifugal pump with

a capacity of 300 gpm under 200 ft at 1200 rpm. It is proposed
to install another pump with double suction but of the same type
to operate at 100 ft head and delivers 400 gpm. Determine the
speed of the proposed pump.
a. 800 rpm
b. 875 rpm
c. 850 rpm
d. 910 rpm

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