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A 4 m x 5 m x 6 m room is to be heated by a baseboard resistance heater.
It is desired that the

resistance heater be able to raise the air temperature in the room from 7 to 23°C within 15
minutes. Assuming no heat losses from the room and an atmospheric pressure of 100 kPa,
determine the required power of the resistance heater. Assume constant specific heats at room
temperature.
A. 2.34 kW B. 1.91 kW C. 4.56 kW D. 6.34 kW
A one cubic meter container contains a mixture of gases composed of 0.02 kg-mol of oxygen
and 0.04 kg-mol of helium at a pressure of 220 kPa. What is the temperature of this ideal gas
mixture in Kelvin?
A. 441 B. 350 C. 400 D. 450
A Carnot cycle operates between the temperature limits of 300 K and 1500 K, and produces
600 kW of net power. The rate of entropy change of the working fluid during heat addition
process is?
A. 0 B. 0.4 C. 0.5 D. 2.0
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 a 0.350 L canned drink from 20°C to 4°C 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
A twin cylinder ammonia compressor with 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 = 1.20 and clearance factor of compressor is 2 percent. Determine the
horsepower required.
A. 60 hp B. 70 hp C. 80 hp D. 90 hp
If the initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed the one-half its original volume and to
twice its temperature, the pressure:
A. Doubles B. Quadruples C. Remains constant D. Halves
Oil flows through a 16 tube single cooler with a velocity of 2 m/s. The internal diameter of
the tube is 30 mm and oil density is 0.85 gm/ml. Find the volume flow in liters per sec.
A. 22.62 B. 32.22 C. 62.22 D. 42.62
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
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
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
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
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%
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 D. 98.10 kPa
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. 51.20% C. 73.58% D. 60.02%
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%
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%
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% D. 91.69%
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
A 10 kg block is raised vertically 3 meters. What is the change in potential energy?
A. 320 J B. 350 km-m2/s2 C. 294 J D. 350 N-m
A model pump delivering water at 180°F (ã = 60.6 lb/ ft3; pvapor = 7.54 psia) at 900 gpm
and 2500 rpm begins to cavitate when the inlet pressure and velocity are 13 psia and 22 fps.
Find the required NPSH of a prototype which is 4 times larger and runs at 1100 rpm.
A. 63.5 ft B. 20.49 ft C. 6.61 ft D. 36 ft
A cylinder weighs 150 lbf. Its cross-sectional area is 40 square inches. When the cylinder
stands vertically on one end, what pressure does the cylinder exert on the floor?
A. 14.1 kPa B. 58.2 kPa C. 0.258 bar D. 0.141 bar
.A coil has an inlet temperature of 70°F and outlet of 80°F. If the mean temperature of the
coil is 130°F, find the bypass factor of the coil.
A.0.28 B. 1.2 C. 0.82 D. 0.83
A pump will be installed below the reservoir water surface with a required net positive
suction head (NPSHR) of 50 ft. The barometric pressure is 14.3 psia, and the vapor pressure
is 0.5 psia. Assume friction losses in the intake piping are 5 ft. Find the maximum allowable
elevation of the pump relative to the water surface intake to avoid cavitation.
A. 45 ft B. 55 ft C. 18.2 ft D. 23.2 ft
A creamery must cool 20,000 liters of milk received each day from an initial temperature of
29°C to a final temperature of 2°C in 5 hours. If refrigeration losses amount to 10 percent of
the cooling load, what must be the capacity of their refrigerating machine? Note: specific heat
of milk is 3.9 kJ/kg-K and SG = 1.05.
A. 38.5 TOR B. 36.5 TOR C. 37.5 TOR D. 39.5 TOR
The specific gravity of mercury relative to water is 13.55. What is the specific weight of
mercury? (The specific weight of water is 62.4 lbf per cubic foot.)
A. 82.2 kN/m3 B. 102.3 kN/m3 C. 132.9 kN/m3 D. 150.9 kN/m3
A cylindrical flash tank mounted with its axis horizontal is used to separate liquid ammonia
from ammonia vapor. The ammonia bubbles through the liquid with 70 m3/min leaving the
disengaging surface. The disengaging rate is limited to 60 m/min and the liquid level is to
operate with the liquid level one-third to the diameter from the top. Determine the diameter if
the tank is 1.5 m long.
A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at an angle of 28° with respect to horizontal. The block is
pushed 2 feet horizontally. What is the work done by this force?
A. 215 J B. 320 J C. 480 J D. 540 J
What is the power required to transfer 97,000 coulombs of charge through a potential rise of
50 volts in one hour?
A. 0.5 kW B. 0.9 kW C. 1.3 kW D. 2.8 Kw
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
Find the mass of carbon dioxide having a pressure of 20 psia at 200°F with 10 ft3 volumes.
A. 1.04 lbs B. 1.14 lbs C. 1.24 lbs D. 1.34 lbs
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. 15.42 D. 16.42
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
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
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%
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
Calculate the use factor of a power plant if the capacity factor is 35% and it operates 8000hrs
during the year.
A.38.325% B. 38.32.5% C.35.823% D.38.324%
.A pump discharge 550gpm of water to a height of 35 ft. with an efficiency of 80%. What is
the power input?
A.6.09HP B.6.32HP C.4.74 HP D.4.94HP
.A reciprocating compressor handles 1,400cfm of air measure an intake where p1=18 psia ant
T1=90F.The discharge pressure is 92 psia. Calculate the work if the process of the
compression is isothermal.
A.179.5HP B.-179.5HP C.-227.5HP D.none of the above
Determine the heat extracted from 2000kg of water from 25 degC to ice at -10degC.
A.3.333KJ B.101.325KJ C-273KJ D.921,150KJ
A room contains air at 20C and 96KPA at a relative humidity of 75%. Determine the
enthalpy of moist air.
A.45.919 KJ/KGDA B.45.151 KJ/KGDA C.49.515 KJ/KGDA
D.41.815 KJ/KGDA
If the speed is to be increased to 1200 rpm, determine the impeller diameter that should be
used so that the same shaft infut power would be required.
A.5.34FT B.2.35FT C.5.35FT C.2.34FT
Find the density of oil with a specific gravity of 1.6in g/cm^3.
A.15.68 B.99 C.0.8 D.1.6
The rate of heat transfer to the surroundings from a person at rest is 400 kJ/hr. Suppose that
the ventilation system fails in an auditorium containing 120 people and assuming that the
energy goes into the air of volume 1500 m3 initially at 300 K and 101 kPa, calculate the rate
in °C /min of air temperature change.
A. 0.81 B. 0.53 C. 0.63 D. 1.0
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: õ = 0.11144 m3/kg u = 2679.6 kJ/kg
@ 2 Mpa, (saturated): õf = 0.0011767 m3/kg õg = 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
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
Helium gas in an ideal Otto cycle is compressed from 20°C and 2 L to 0.25 L and its
temperature increases by an additional 800°C during the heat addition process. The
temperature of Helium before the expansion process is?
A. 1700°C B. 1440°C C. 1240°C D. 880°C
A heat engine receives heat from a source at 1200 K at a rate of 500 kJ/s and rejects the
wasted heat to a sink at 300 K. If the power output of the engine is 200 kW, the second law
efficiency of this heat engine is?
A. 35% B. 40% C. 53% D. 75%
A 26-hp pump delivers 475 gpm of gasoline (γ = 42.5 lb/ ft3) at 20 C with 78% efficiency.
What pressure rise result across the pump?
A. 30.2 psi B. 32.7 psi C. 120.3 psi D. 73.2 psi
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
Determine the density of air at 760 mmHg absolute and 22°C?
A. 1.014 kg/m3 B. 1.316 kg/m3 C. 1.197 kg/m3 D. 1.266 kg/m3
A hydro-electric power plant consumes 60,000,000 kW-hr per year. What is the net head if
the expected flow is 1500 m3/min and over-all efficiency is 63%?
A. 34.34 m B. 43.43 m C. 44.33 m D. 33.44 m
Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of 3628 kJ/kg at 70 m/s and leaves the same
stage with an enthalpy of 2846 kJ/kg and a velocity of 124 m/s. Calculate the power if there
are 5 kg/s steam admitted at the turbine throttle?
A. 4597.45 kW B. 3976.55 kW C. 3883.81 kW D. 1675.42 Kw
A pressure gage register 50 psi in aregion where the barometer reads 14.8 psi. Find the
absolute pressure in Kpa.
A.666.66 B.556.66 C.446.66 D336.6
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. 2340.53 kW D. 3140.25 kW

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