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

𝟐
𝟗 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐬
𝐋= 𝐝𝟓
𝟏𝟔 𝐂

𝑷𝒂𝒃𝒔 = 𝟏𝟔 𝟏. 𝟏 + 𝟏𝟒. 𝟕 = 𝟑𝟐. 𝟑

𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓: 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟖 𝒇𝒕

Answer: A
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

Answer: D
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 𝑳𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑽𝟑 = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟏 𝒎𝟑
D. 314.2

Answer: D
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
𝒖𝒇𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝒔𝒂 𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏‼!
A. -423.23 kJ/kg
B. -926.26 kJ/kg
C. -1265.02 kJ/kg
D. 1082.34 kJ/kg

Answer: C
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 𝑾𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝑽𝟏 = 𝟏. 𝟔𝟕𝟐 𝒎/𝒔

C. 0.344 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓: 𝟐. 𝟒𝟏 𝒍𝒊/𝒔

D. 1.609

Answer: D
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 𝑺𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒇 𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔.
C. P48,088.90
D. P27,127.76

Answer: D
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 𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔𝒇𝒂𝒎 𝒂 = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝟗
D. 1.130

Answer: C
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 𝑳𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝟑𝟎% 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒓.

B. 215,830 m3/hr
C. 213,830 m3/hr 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆: 𝑫𝒖𝒉𝒂 𝒏𝒊 𝒔𝒚𝒂 𝒌𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒌, 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝒌𝒂𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝟏𝟕𝟓, 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒌𝒈/𝒉𝒓
D. 264,830 m3/hr

Answer: A
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

𝒎𝑳 (𝟔𝟗𝟕. 𝟐𝟐 − 𝟏𝟎𝟓. 𝟓)
Answer: C 𝟎. 𝟗𝟓 =
𝟎. 𝟖𝟔𝟓(𝟐𝟕𝟔𝟑. 𝟓 − 𝟔𝟗𝟕)
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
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 𝒔𝒇 = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟕𝟗𝟑

A. 2,933 B. 2,100 C. 1,860 D. 2,444

Answer: A
 𝟐𝟕𝟕 𝒐𝑪
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%

Answer: C
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. 𝟖𝟎%

A. 48.72 m B. 40.72 m C. 36.22 m D. 34.72 m

𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓: 𝟑𝟕. 𝟏𝟐 𝒎

Answer: C
A single acting compressor has a volumetric efficiency of 89%,
operates at 500 rpm. It takes in air at 100 kPa and 30°C and
discharges it at 600 kPa. The air handled is 8 m3/min measured at
discharged condition. If compression is isentropic, find the effective
mean pressure in kPa.

A. 233.34 B. 973.17 C. 198.34 D. 204.82

𝑰𝒚𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑽𝟏 = 𝑽𝑫

Answer: A
A water cooler uses 50 lb/hr of melting ice to cool running water from
80°F to 42°F. Based on the inside coil area, Ui = 110 Btu/hr-ft2-°F.
Find the gpm of water cooled.

A. 0.10 GPM
B. 0.21 GPM 𝒎𝑳𝒇 = 𝒎𝒘 𝑪𝒑 𝚫𝐓
C. 0.38 GPM
D. 0.45 GPM

Answer: C
The gain of entropy during isothermal nonflow process of 5 lb of air at
60°F is 0.462 Btu/°R. Find the V1/V2.

A. 3.85
B. 0.259
C. 1.0
D. 0.296

𝚫𝐒 = 𝐦𝐑𝐥𝐧 𝒗𝟐 /𝒗𝟏

Answer: B
An auditorium seating 1500 people is to be maintained at 80°F dry
bulb and 60°F wet bulb temperature when outdoor air is at 91°F dry
bulb and 75°F wet bulb. Solar heat load is 110,000 Btu/hr and supply
air is at 60°F, determine the amount of supply air.

A. 93,229.17 lb/hr
B. 83,229.17 lb/hr 𝑩𝑻𝑼
C. 73,229.17 lb/hr 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒏′ 𝒆, 𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏
𝒉𝒓
D. 63,229.17 lb/hr

Answer: A
A 35% solution leaves the absorber and 30% solution enters the
absorber. The heat removed from the absorber by cooling water is
547.6 Btu and ammonia is superheated by 10°. Find the pound per
pound of ammonia gas from the evaporating coils.

A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14

𝒍𝒃 𝟏 − 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈
=
𝒍𝒃 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 − 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈

Answer: C
Predict the pressure of nitrogen gas at T = 200 K and υ = 0.00385 L/g
and b = 0.00141 L/g; a = 0.178 L2-kPa/g2. Use Van der Waals
equation.

A. 15,331 kPa
B. 14,331 kPa 𝒂
C. 13,331 kPa 𝑷+ 𝟐 𝒗 − 𝒃 = 𝑹𝑻
D. 12,331 kPa 𝒗

Answer: D
19. A Francis turbine is to be operated at a speed of 600 rpm and with
discharge of 4 m3/s. If r1 = 0.6 m, β = 110°, and the blade height B is
10 cm, what should be the guide vane angle α1 for non-separating
flow condition at the runner entrance?

A. 14.4° 𝟏
B. 15.4° 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜶 = 𝒗
𝟏
C. 16.4° + 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝜷
𝒗𝒉
D. 17.4°
𝒗𝟏 = 𝒓𝟏 𝝎
𝑸
𝒗𝒉 =
𝟐𝝅𝒓𝟏 𝒉
Answer: D
20. A 300 mm diameter pipe discharges water at a rate of 200 li/s.
Point 1 on the pipe has a pressure of 260 kPa and 3.4 m below point
1 is point 2 with a pressure of 300 kPa. Compute the head loss
between points 1 and 2. 𝟐𝟖𝟓 𝒌𝑷𝒂
A. 4.29 m B. 2.59 m C. 6.32 m D. 1.87 m

Answer: D
Carbon dioxide flows through a nozzle with speed of 380 m/s. The
entrance condition of nozzle is 250°C and 1200 kPa. Find the
stagnation pressure.

A. 2,136.34 kPa
B. 2,146.34 kPa
C. 2,156.34 kPa
D. 2,166.34 kPa

𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊 𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒑 𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝒚𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆

Answer: A
 𝑨𝑰𝑹
An insulated rigid tank initially contains 1.5 lb of helium at 80°F and
50 psia. A paddle wheel with power rating of 0.02 hp is operated
within the tank for 30 min. Determine the final temperature.

A. 159.22°F B. 169.22°F C. 179.22°F D. 189.22°F

Answer: C
Air passes thru a nozzle with efficiency of 90%. The velocity of air at
the exit is 600 m/s. Find the actual velocity at the exit.

A. 382 m/s B. 540 m/s C. 458 m/s D. 568 m/s

𝒆𝒂 = 𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒛𝒛𝒍𝒆

Answer: D
A 50 kg block of iron casting at 500 K is thrown into a large lake that
is at a temperature of 285 K. The iron block eventually reaches
thermal equilibrium with the lake water. Assuming average specific
heat of 0.45 kJ/kg-K for the iron, determine the entropy generated
during this process.

A. -12.65 kJ/K B. 16.97 kJ/K C. 4.32 kJ/K D. 6.32 kJ/K

𝚫𝐒 = 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 − 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧

𝟓𝟎(𝟎. 𝟒𝟓)(𝟓𝟎𝟎 − 𝟐𝟖𝟓) 𝟓𝟎𝟎

𝚫𝐒 = − 𝟓𝟎 𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 𝒍𝒏
𝟐𝟖𝟓 𝟐𝟖𝟓

Answer: C
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 m/s. Using
standard condition of air (1 atm, 25°C), determine the maximum
power that can be generated by the windmill.

A. 68 kW B. 70 kW C. 72 kW D. 74 kW

𝑻𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏,
𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒆𝒚
𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝟔𝟕 𝒌𝑾

Answer: B
A heat engine receives heat from a source at 1200 K at a rate of 500
kJ/s and rejects the waste heat to a medium at 300 K. The power
output of the engine is 180 kW. Determine the irreversibility rate for
this process.

A. 190 kW B. 195 kW C. 200 kW D. 205 kW

𝑰𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 = 𝑾𝒏𝒆𝒕 − 𝟏𝟖𝟎

Answer: B
A rigid tank contains 2 kmol of N2 and 6 kmol of CO2 gases at 300 K
and 115 MPa. Find the tank volume using the ideal gas equation.
𝟏𝟓 𝑴𝑷𝒂
A. 7.33 m3 B. 5.33 m3 C. 3.33 m3 D. 1.33 m3

Answer: D
 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒔
A 5 cm diameter spherical ball whose surface is maintained at a
temperature of 70°C is suspended in the middle of a room at 20°C. 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

Answer: B
A plate-type solar energy collector with an absorbing surface covered
by a glass plate is to receive an incident radiation of 800 W/m2. The
glass plate has a reflectivity of 0.12 and a transmissivity of 0.85. The
absorbing surface has an absorptivity of 0.90. The area of the
collector is 5 m2. How much solar energy in watts is absorbed by the
collector? 𝑾𝒂𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒕

A. 2500 B. 2880 C. 3510 D. 3060

Answer: D
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%

𝟐𝟎𝟎/𝟓𝟎𝟎
𝒆𝟐𝒏𝒅 =
𝟑𝟎𝟎
𝟏 − 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎

Answer: C
A house that was heated by electric resistance heaters consumed
1200 kWh of electric energy in a winter month. If this house were
heated instead by a heat pump that has an average performance
factor, PF of 2.4, determine how much money the homeowner would
be saved that month. Assume a price of 0.085 $/kWh for electricity.

A. $42.5 B. $59.50 C. $102 D. $97.75

𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟖𝟓 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎 −
𝟐. 𝟒

Answer: B
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
𝒏
𝑷𝟐
𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝒔𝒂 ∶ 𝟏 + 𝒄 − 𝒄
𝑷𝟏
𝟏/𝒏
𝑷𝟐
𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇
𝑷𝟏
Answer: C
Saturated vapor ammonia at -16°C (hT = 1442.60 kJ/kg) leaves the
evaporator and enters the compressor at -6°C (h1 = 1465 kJ/kg). The
refrigerant leaves the condenser as saturated liquid at 40°C (h4 =
390.6 kJ/kg) and enters the expansion valve at 35°C (h5 = 366.1
kJ/kg). Heat rejected from the condenser amount to 50 kW. The work
to compressor is 208 kJ/kg, while the heat loss from compressor is 33
kJ/kg. If 95 kJ/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

𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝟐 − 𝒉𝟑 = 𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟒. 𝟒

𝟓𝟎 = 𝒎𝒔 (𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟒. 𝟒)
Answer: D
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. 49 tons B. 48 tons C. 54 tons D. 50 tons

𝑨𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒏𝒚𝒂 𝒂𝒚 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎 = 𝟏 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒔

Answer: A
A small pump serving as model, when tested in laboratory using water
at 3600 rpm, delivered 30 cfs at a head of 125 ft. If the efficiency of
this model pump is 84%, predict the horsepower input to the
prototype pump if it is to develop the same head as model pump and
the model pump has a scale ratio of 1:10. Assume the efficiency of
the prototype pump is 90%. 𝟑 𝒄𝒇𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒚𝒂

A. 50.6 hp B. 4730 hp C. 3740 hp D. 60.5 hp

Answer: B
A centrifugal pump (efficiency 88%) lifts water through a total height of
40 m from a reservoir to discharge. Pumping is through 300 m of 75
mm diameter pipe at the rate of 20 liter/s. If pipe friction, f = 0.025,
what horsepower is required?

A. 28.4 kW B. 32.2 kW C. 25kW D. 9kW

𝒉𝒇 + 𝒛

Answer: B
Compute the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture in cubic meter
per kg of dry air when the following conditions prevail: t = 40°C, w =
0.015 kg/kg, and Pt = 90 kPa.

A. 0.99 m3/kg B. 0.89 m3/kg C. 0.79 m3/kg D. 0.69 m3/kg

𝟏. 𝟎𝟐 𝒎𝟑 /𝒌𝒈

Answer: A
Pressure difference of 400 Pa is available to force 20°C air through a
circular sheet-metal duct 450 mm in diameter and 25 m long. At 20°C,
ρ = 1.204 kg/m3 and take friction factor, f =
0.016. Determine the velocity.

A. 27.34 ft/s B. 43.72ft/s C. 89.68 ft/s D. 86.98 ft/s

𝒎
, 𝒄 𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒊
𝒔

Answer: A
To what height will a barometer column rise if the atmospheric
conditions are 13.9 psia and 68°F and barometer fluid is ethyl
alcohol? Note: @ 68°F; Pv =138.5 lbf/ft3 and specific gravity of 0.79
for ethyl alcohol: 𝒍𝒃/𝒇𝒕𝟐

A. 79.37 in B. 37.79 in C. 353.54 in D. 453.53 in

Answer: D
What is the pressure 7000 ft below the water surface of the ocean?
Neglect compressibility.

A. 512,000 psf 𝑺𝑮 = 𝟏. 𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒍𝒊 𝟏. 𝟎𝟑

B. 324,500 psf
C. 447,000 psf
D. 213,000 psf

Answer: C
A vapor compression refrigeration system is designed to have a
capacity of 150 tons of refrigeration. It produces chilled water from
22°C to 2°C. Its actual coefficient of performance is 5.86 and 35% of
the power supplied to the compressor is lost in the form of friction
and cylinder cooling losses. Determine the condenser cooling water
required for a temperature rise of 10°C.

A. 14.75 kg/s 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒕

B. 15.65 kg/s
C. 18.65 kg/s
D. 13.75 kg/s

Answer: A
Which of the following is not a unit of pressure?

A. Pa
B. bars
C. kg/m-s2
D. kg/m2

𝑫 𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕

Answer: C
Two liters of an ideal gas at a temperature of T1 = 25°C and a
pressure of P1 = 0.101 MPa, are in a 10 cm diameter cylinder with a
piston at one end. The piston is depressed so that the cylinder is
shortened by 10 centimeters. The temperature increases by 2°C.
What is the change in pressure?

A. 0.156 MPa
B. 0.167 MPa 𝑷𝟐 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚, 𝒅𝒊𝒍𝒊 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆
C. 0.251 MPa
D. 0.327 MPa

Answer: B
A mixing tank mixes two inlet streams containing salt. The salt
concentration in stream 1 is 5% by weight, at stream 2 it is 15% by
weight. Stream 1 flows at 25 kg/s, and stream 2 flows at 10 kg/s.
There is only one exit stream. Find the salt concentration in the exit
stream.

A. 5% 𝑾𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
B. 8% 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟎. 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟎 = 𝒙(𝟐𝟓)
C. 11%
D. 13% 𝒅𝒊 𝒏𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝟏𝟎

Answer: C
A single-stage ammonia compressor is producing 10 tons of
refrigeration and the power consumed is 15 Hp. Suction pressure is
25 psi, condensing pressure is 180 psi. Brine temperature is 20°F off
brine cooler. Determine the actual coefficient of performance.

A. 10.14
B. 11.14
C. 12.14
D. 13.14
𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓: 𝟑. 𝟏𝟒𝟐

Answer: D
Hot gases at 280°C flow on one side of the metal plate 10 mm
thickness and air at 35°C flows on the other side. The heat transfer
coefficient of the gases is 31.5 W/m2-K and that of the air is 32
W/m2-K. Calculate the over-all heat transfer coefficient.

A. 15.82 W/m2-K
B. 16.82 W/m2-K 𝑾
𝑳𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒍 = 𝟓𝟎
C. 14.82 W/m2-K 𝒎−𝑲
D. 17.82 W/m2-K

Answer: A
A wall with an area of 10 m2 is made of a 2 cm thickness of white
pine (k = 0.133 W/m-°C) followed by a 10 cm of brick (k = 0.649 W/m-
°C). The pine is on the inside where the temperature is 30°C while
the outside temperature is 10°C. Assuming equilibrium conditions
exist, what is the temperature at the interface between the two
metals? 𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟑

A. 15.65 °C
B. 17.64 °C
C. 18.21 °C
D. 19.31 °C
𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓: 𝟐𝟎. 𝟏𝟐

Answer: D
A 650 BHP diesel engine uses fuel oil of 28°API gravity, fuel
consumption is 0.65 lb/BHP-hr. Cost of fuel is P7.95 per liter. For
continuous operation determine the minimum volume of cubical day
tank in cm3, ambient temperature is 45° C.

A. 4,372,890 cm3
B. 5,987,909 cm3
C. 5,291,880 cm3
D. 7,352,789 cm3

Answer: C
A certain coal has the following ultimate analysis:
C = 70.5% H = 4.5% O2 = 6% N2 = 1.0%
S = 3.0% Ash = 11% Moisture = 4%

A stoker fired boiler of 175,000 kg/hr steaming capacity uses this coal
as fuel. Calculate the volume of air in m3/hr with air at 60°F (15.6°F)
and 14.7 psia (101.325 kPa) the coal is burned with 30% excess air.
Boiler efficiency is 70% and factor of evaporation of 1.10.

A. 212,861.04 m3/hr C. 218,261.04 m3/hr

B. 221,861.04 m3/hr D. 281,261.04 m3/hr

Answer: A
In a hydroelectric power plant the tailwater elevation is at 500 m.
What is the head water elevation if the net head is 30 m and the head
loss is 5% of the gross head?

A. 785.25 m
B. 582.57 m
C. 528.57 m 𝑰𝒚𝒂𝒉𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅
D. 758.25 m 𝟑𝟎
𝟓𝟎𝟎 +
𝟏. 𝟎𝟓

𝟎. 𝟗𝟓 𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕

Answer: C
A two-stage air compressor at 90 kPa and 20°C discharges at 700
kPa. Find the polytropic exponent n if the intercooler intake
temperature is 100°C.

A. 1.29
B. 1.33
C. 1.4 𝟏. 𝟑𝟏 ≈ 𝟏. 𝟐𝟗
D. 1.25

Kerful lang kasi may 𝟏. 𝟑𝟑

Answer: A
Determine the temperature for which a thermometer with degrees
Fahrenheit is numerically twice the reading of the temperature in
degrees Celsius.

A. -24.6
B. 320
C. 160 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒚𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒔
D. -12.3

Answer: C
An adiabatic tank containing air is used to power an air turbine during
times of peak power demand. The tank has a volume of 500 m3 and
contains air at 1000 kPa and 500 K. Determine the mass remaining
when the pressure reaches 100 kPa.

A. 273.37 kg
B. 672.73 kg
C. 772.73 kg
D. 227.73 kg
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝑻𝟐 , 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝟐 𝑽𝟏 = 𝒎𝑹𝑻𝟐

Answer: B
A two-stage, double acting compressor is to deliver 90 lb/min of air
from 14.3 psia to 90°F to a final pressure of 185 psia. The normal
barometer is 29.8 in-Hg and the temperature is 80°F. The pressure
drop in the intercooler is 3 psi and the speed is 210 rpm and pV1.34 =
C during compression and expansion. The clearance is 5% for both
cylinders. Find the volume of free air if the temperature of the cooling
water increased by 18°F.

A. 1282 CFM
B. 1230 CFM
C. 1320 CFM 𝑷𝟏 𝑽𝟏 𝑷𝒂 𝑽𝒂
D. 1822 CFM =
𝑻𝟐 𝑻𝒂

Answer: B
Consider 4800 lb of steam per hour flowing through a pipe at 100 psia
pressure. Assume a velocity of 5280 ft/min. What size of pipe is
required? Specific volume of steam at 100 psia v = 4.432 ft3/lb.

A. 3 in
B. 5 in
C. 4 in
D. 6 in

𝟑. 𝟓𝟔 ≈ 𝟒 𝒊𝒏

Answer: C
A turbine receives 150 lbm/s of air at 63 psia and 2450°R and
expands it polytropically to 14.7 psia. The exponent n is equal to 1.45
for the process. Determine the power.

A. 52,343.16 BTU/s
B. 52,343.16 kW
C. 53.343.16 HP
D. 53,343.16 ft-lb/s

𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒚𝒂, correct ans : 20348.27 BTU/s

Answer: A
Find the thrust and efficiency of two 2-m diameter propellers through
which flows a total of 600 m3/s of air to 11.3 N/m3. The propellers
are attached to an airplane moving at 250 kph through still air.
Neglect eddy losses.

A. 36,077 N, 73%
B. 77,630 N, 37% 𝟏
C. 66,033 N, 33% 𝒆=
𝚫𝐕
D. 77,330 N, 77% 𝟏+
𝟐𝑽𝟏

Answer: A
The fuel oil has the ff. analysis:
C = 89% N2 = 2% H2 = 8% S = 1%
𝟏𝟎%
With 3% excess air, what is the actual amount of air needed to burn
the fuel oil?

A. 13.17 kgair/kgfuel C. 14.47 kgair/kgfuel

B. 13.47 kgair/kgfuel D. 14.17 kgair/kgfuel

𝑳𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑪 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒏𝒊𝒚𝒂

Answer: D
During the working stroke of an engine the heat transferred out of the
system was 150 kJ/kg of working substance. The internal energy also
decreased by 400 kJ/kg of working substance. Determine the work
done.

A. 250 kJ/kg
B. 550 kJ/kg
C. 600 kJ/kg
D. 350 kJ/kg 𝑸 = −𝟏𝟓𝟎, 𝚫𝐔 = −𝟒𝟎𝟎

Answer: A
Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of 3700 kJ/kg and a
velocity of 80 m/s and leaves with an enthalpy of 2864 kJ/kg with a
velocity of 12.8 m/s. If the rate of a steam flow through the turbine is
0.44 kg/s, what is the work done in kW?
𝒎
A. 365 kW 𝟏𝟐𝟖 𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒕
𝒔
B. 365.64 kW
C. 366.0 kW
D. 366.50 kW

Answer: B
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 constant volume for air is 0.1786 kJ/kg-K.

A. 17.02 kJ heat rejected C. 17.02 kJ heat added

B. 7.05 kJ heat rejected D. 7.05 kJ heat added
𝒌−𝒏
𝑪𝒏 = 𝑪𝒗
𝟏−𝒏
𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆: 𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒑 𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒂 𝑪𝒏,
−𝟎. 𝟒𝟑𝟏𝟐 𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒉𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 − 𝟎. 𝟏𝟎𝟕𝟏𝟔

Answer: C
 An air compressor takes in 9 kg/min of air at 98 kPa; v1 = 0.125
m3/kg and discharges it at 680 kPa; v2 = 0.03 m3/kg. The increase of
internal energy is 93 kJ/kg and the work done on air is
163 kJ/kg; the change in potential and kinetic energy are neglected.
How much heat is transferred per kg of air?

A. 264.15 kJ/kg
B. 61.85 kJ/kg
C. 288.65 kJ/kg
D. 78.15 kJ/kg
𝑸 = 𝚫𝐔 + 𝐏𝟐 𝐯𝟐 − 𝐏𝟏 𝐯𝟏 − 𝟏𝟔𝟑

Answer: B
A Carnot cycle uses nitrogen (k = 1.399) as the working substance.
The heat supplied is 54 kJ and the adiabatic expansion ratio is 10.
Determine the heat rejected.

A. 10 kJ
B. 32.4 kJ
C. 21.6 kJ
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒓𝒌 = 𝟏𝟎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅
D. 54 kJ

Answer: C