TOPICS 2

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Thermodynamics
Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Encircle only the answer for each item by
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided .STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

For Problem Solving: With Solution = 2 pts. ; Without Solution 1pt only

For Objectives Types: 1 pt. only

1. A comfortable room temperature is 72 °F. What is the temperature expressed in K?

a. 295 K
b. 259 K
c. 395 K
d. 275 K
2. At what temperature is the °C and °F numerically the same?
a. – 10
b. – 20
c. – 30
d. – 40
3. A Fahrenheit and a Celsius thermometer are both immersed in a fluid. What is the fluid temperature in Kelvin if the Fahrenheit
reading is numerically twice that of the Celsius reading?
a. 434 K
b. 334 K
c. 433 K
d. 343 K
4. Calculate the bottom pressure of a surge tank in which the depth is 20 meters.
a. 169.2 kPa
b. 129.2 kPa
c. 156.2 kPa
d. 196.2 kPa
5. The absolute pressure at the bottom of the ocean is 120 kPa. How deep is the water at this point?
a. 1.85 m
b. 1.75 m
c. 1.65 m
d. 1.45 m
6. One kilogram of water is heated by 300 BTU of energy. What is the change in temperature in K?
a. 73.80 K
b. 17.96 K
c. 75.59 K
d. 125.20 K

7. 150 grams of water at 75 °C is heated at constant pressure. The water is completely vaporized. Find the heat added?
a. 15.70 kJ
b. 338.55 kJ
c. 322.85 kJ
d. 354.25 kJ
8. Steam enters a turbine with a pressure p = 4800 kPa, u = 2950 kJ/kg, h = 3300 kJ/kg, and with a flow of 6 kg/s. Steam leaves with
h = 2300 kJ/kg, u = 2100 kJ/kg, and p = 22 kPa. The radiative heat loss is equal to 24 kJ/kg of steam. Determine the power
produced?
a. 5856 kW
b. 5658 kW
c. 5586 kW
d. 6000 kW
9. Steam enters a turbine with a pressure p = 4800 kPa, u = 2950 kJ/kg, h = 3300 kJ/kg, and with a flow of 6 kg/s. Steam leaves with
h = 2300 kJ/kg, u = 2100 kJ/kg, and p = 22 kPa. The radiative heat loss is equal to 24 kJ/kg of steam. Determine the adiabatic
power?
a. 5000 kW
b. 6000 kW
 c. 7000 kW
d. 8000 kW
10. A bicycle tire has a volume of 600 cm3. It is inflated with carbon dioxide to a pressure of 80 psia at 20C. How many grams of
carbon dioxide are contained in the tire?
a. 3.98 g
b. 4.98 g
c. 5.98 g
d. 6.98 g
11. Three kilogram of gas is heated from 200 °C to 500 °C at constant pressure in a heat exchanger. Find the entropy change for air?
a. 1.283 kJ/K
b. 1.383 kJ/K
c. 1.483 kJ/K
d. 1.583 kJ/K
12. A gas for a Carnot engine receives 48 kJ of heat at 445K. Heat is rejected at 298 K with displacement volume of equal to 0.485 m3.
Determine the mean effective pressure?
a. 32.7 kPa
b. 42.7 kPa
c. 52.7 kPa
d. 62.7 kPa
13. A Carnot machine operates between the hot reservoir at 200 °C and a cold reservoir at 20 °C. When operated as an engine it
receives 1000 kJ/kg, find the work output.
a. 351 kJ/kg
b. 361 kJ/kg
c. 371 kJ/kg
d. 381 kJ/kg

14. A reverse Carnot cycle requires 3 hp and extracts energy from a lake to heat a house. If the house is kept at 70F and requires
2000 Btu/min, what is the temperature of the lake?
a. 32 F
b. 34 F
c. 36 F
d. 38 F
15. In a refrigeration cycle, the heat rejected in the condenser is 150 kW and the coefficient of performance is 3. Find the refrigerating
effect?
a. 212.5 kW
b. 312.5 kW
c. 152.5 kW
d. 112.5 kW
16. If the density of the gas is 0.003 slugs per cubic foot, what is the specific weight of the gas?
a. 9.04 N/m3
b. 15.2 N/m3
c. 76.3 N/m3
d. 98.2 N/m3
17. A cylinder weights 150lbf. 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. 25.8 kPa
c. 63.2 Kpa
d. 89.7 kPa
18. What is the volume of the container if air is 3.0 lbm at 25 psia and 100 F?
a. 11.7 ft3
b. 13.7 ft3
c. 15.7 ft3
d. 24.9 ft3
19. One kilogram of water (Cv = 4.2 kJ/kg – k) is heated by 300 BTU of energy. What is the change in temperature in K?
a. 17.9 K
b. 71.4 K
c. 73.8 K
d. 75.4 K
20. In an adiabatic, isentropic process, P1 = 200 psi, P2 = 300 psi and T1 = 700 R. Find T2, using k = 1.4.
a. 576 R
b. 590 R
c. 680 R
d. 786 R
21. If atmospheric air is 14.7 psia and 60F at sea level, what is the pressure at 12000 ft altitude if air is incompressible? Note @ 60F;
the density of air is 0.0763 lbm/ft3; P1 = 14.7 psia.
a. 5.467 psia
b. 9.53 psia
c. 8.342 psia
 d. 2.346 psia

22. If atmospheric air is 14.7 psia and 60F at sea level, what is the pressure at 12000 ft altitude if air is compressible? Note @ 60F; the
density of air is 0.0763 lbm/ft3; P1 = 14.7 psia.
a. 5.467 psia
b. 9.53 psia
c. 8.342 psia
d. 2.346 psia
23. A cylindrical 1 ft diameter, 4 ft high tank contains 3 ft of water. What rotational speed is required to spin water out of the top?
a. 22.7 rad/s
b. 32.5 rad/s
c. 27.2 rad/s
d. 34.5 rad/s
24. Water (ρ = 62.4 lbm/ft3) is flowing through a pipe. A pitot static gage registers 3.0 inches of mercury. What is the velocity of the
water in the pipe? Note ρHg = 848.6 lbm/ft3
a. 14.25 ft/s
b. 11.24 ft/s
c. 8.24 ft/s
d. 7.45 ft/s
25. What is the velocity of sound in 150F (66C) air at a standard pressure? Note: density of air @ 150F is 0.064 lbm/ft3
a. 1295 ft/s
b. 3245 ft/s
c. 2345 ft/s
d. 1096 ft/s
26. Steam with an enthalpy of 800 kCal/kg enters a nozzle at a velocity of 80 m/s. Find the velocity of the steam at the exit of the
nozzle if its enthalpy is reduced to 750 kCal/kg, assuming the nozzle is horizontal and disregarding heat loss.
a. 452.32 m/s
b. 254.45 m/s
c. 651.92 m/s
d. 427.54 m/s

27. A closed gaseous system undergoes a reversible process during which 25 Btu are rejected, the volume changing from 5 ft 3 to 2 ft3,
and the pressure remains constant at 50 psia. Find the change of internal energy.
a. – 52.76 Btu
b. – 2.76 Btu
c. 2.76 Btu
d. 52.76 Btu
28. The RMS velocity of hydrogen gas at NTP is approximately:
A. 1839 m/s
B. 3838 m/s
C. 4839 m/s
D. 839 m/s
29. A steam nozzle changes:
A. Heat energy into kinetic energy
B. Heat energy into potential energy
C. Kinetic energy into heat energy
D. Potential energy into heat energy

30. The Clapeyron’s equation is applicable to:

A. 1 system in equilibrium
B. A change of state
C. A change of state when two phases are in equilibrium
D. A change of state when water and water vapor are involved
31. The process in which heat energy is transferred to thermal energy storage device is known as:
A. Adiabatic
B. Heat transfer
C. Intercooling
D. Regeneration
32. In a closed vessel, when vaporization takes place, the temperature rises. Due to the rising temperature, the pressure increases
until an equilibrium is established between the temperature and pressure. The temperature of equilibrium is called:
A. Boiling point
B. Dew point
C. Ice point
D. Superheated temperature
33. The following are not included in the first law of thermodynamics for closed system EXCEPT:
A. heat transferred in and out of the system
B. internal energy
C. kinetic energy
D. work done by or on the system
34. The following factors are necessary to define a thermodynamic cycle except:
A. High and low temperature
B. The means of doing work on the system
C. The time it takes to complete the cycle
D. Working substance
35. The first and second laws of thermodynamics are:
A. Continuity equations
B. Energy equations
C. Equations of state
D. Momentum equations
36. The following are all commonly quoted values of standard temperatures and pressures except:
A. 0C and 760mm Hg
B. 0F and 29.92in Hg
C. 273.15K and 101.325 kPa
D. 32F and 14.696 psia
37. During stagnation process, the kinetic energy of a fluid is converted to enthalpy which results in an:
A. Increase in the fluid pressure
B. Increase in the fluid specific volume
C. Increase in the fluid temperature
D. Increase in the fluid temperature and pressure
38. if a substance temperature is greater than the saturation temperature, the substance is a ________.
A. saturated vapor
B. subcooled liquid
C. superheated vapor
D. wet vapor

39. The relationship between the total pressure of a mixture of non-reacting gases and the partial pressures of constituents is given
by:
A. Dalton’s law
B. gravimetric fractions
C. mole fractions
D. volumetric fractions
40. All of the following processes are irreversible except.
A. an isentropic compression of a perfect gas.
B. chemical reactions
C. current flow through an electrical resistance.
D. Diffusion
41. Based on the first law of thermodynamics, which the following is wrong?
A. the heat transfer cannot exceed the work done
B. the heat transfer equals the work plus energy change
C. the net heat transfer equals the energy change if no work done.
D. the net transfer equal the net work of the cycle
42. An instrument commonly used in most research and engineering laboratories because it is small and fast among the other
thermometers.
A. Gas thermometer
B. Liquid-in-glass thermometer
C. Mercury thermometer
D. Thermocouple
43. Dew point is defined as
A. The point where the pressure and temperature lines meet
B. The pressure which dew is formed in the air.
C. The temperature to which the air must be cooled at constant pressure to produce saturation
D. The temperature which dew is formed in the air
44. A compound pressure gauge is used to measure:
A. complex pressure
B. compound pressure
C. positive and negative pressure
D. variable pressure
45. Which of the following occurs in a reversible polytropic process?
A. Enthalpy remains constant
B. Entropy remains constant
C. Internal energy does not change
D. Some heat transfer occurs
46. Ericsson cycle has
 A. Two adiabatic, one constant volume and constant pressure process
B. Two isothermal and two constant entropy process
C. Two isothermal and two constant pressure processes
D. Two isothermal and two constant volume processes
47. Another name for liquid valve is :
A. Freon valve
B. King valve
C. Master valve
D. Shut-off valve

48. What do bodies at a temperature above absolute zero emit?

A. Energy
B. Heat of compression
C. Heat of convection
D. Thermal radiation
49. Which of the following is equivalent to 1 hp in btu/hr?
A. 2545
B. 3.41
C. 746
D. 778