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MODULE 1 Which h engine is suitable in the power plant to generate Medium pressure when applied to valves and fittings,
power of 100hp to 5000hp? implies they are suitable for a working pressure of range
Which of the following is the basis of Bernoulli’s law of from:
fluid flow? a. Gasoline engine
b. Dieselengine a. 862 to 1200 kpa
a. The continuity equation c. Motor b. 758 to 1000 kpa
b. The principle of conservation of energy d. Steam engine c. 500 to 1000 kpa
c. The principle of conservation of mass d. 658 to 1050 kpa
d. Fourier’s law The ration between the actual power and the apparent
power in any circuit is known as the of the circuit. A general term for a device that receives information in the
The measure of the fluid resistance when acted upon by an form of one or more physical quantities, modifies the
external force is called: a. Measured power information and/or its form, if required, and produces
b. Capacity resultant output signal:
a. Tackiness c. Power factor
b. Density d. KVAR a. Converter
c. Flashpoint b. Transducer
d. Viscosity The part that directs the flow of the refrigerant through c. Sensor
the compressor: d. Scanner
The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1lb
of that substance one degree Fahrenheit is: a. Wrist pin The temperature of hot metals can be estimated by their
b. Valve color. For steel iron, the color scale at 2200of is roughly:
a. Specific heat c. Piston
b. Btu d. Connecting rod a. White
c. Latent heat b. Orange
d. Relative heat The odorless refrigerant; its boiling point varies over a wide c. Dark red
range of temperature: d. Yellow
What is the study of condition of air and moisture in the
atmosphere? a. Freon 22 A device whose function is to pass information in an
b. Freon 12 unchanged form or in some modified form:
a. Atmospherics c. Freonrefrigerants
b. Psychometrics d. Ammonia a. Relay
c. Thermodynamics b. Sensor
d. Gas dynamics The boiling point of freon 22 is: c. Transmitter
d. Transducer
What is the gage used to measure 0.0001 to 1 atm a. -41.04OF
pressure? b. 40.60OF A device whose primary function is to meter the flow of
c. -38.40OF refrigerant to the evaporator:
a. Bourdon d. -31.40OF
b. Watermanometer a. Sniffer valve
c. Mercurymanometer b. Equalizers
d. Metallic diagram c. Thermostatic expansionvalve
d. Crossover valves
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The fundamental difference between pipe and tubing is: An increase in the deposition of slag and ash on the surface
of heating of oil-fired boilers in both marine and stationary
a. The dimensional standard to which each is service has affected boiler efficiency. The following are the Specific heat capacity is an SI derived unit described as:
manufactured cause except:
b. Compression joints a. J/kg
c. The smoothness of the surface a. Low temperature corrosion of the section of air b. W/m ok
d. Bell and spigot joint heaters and duct works c. J/m3
b. Slagging of high temperature superheater d. J/kg- ok
One of the most popular types of compressor is basically surfaces
made of: c. High temperature corrosion steel The fundamental difference between pipe and tubing is:
d. Increase of heat transfer in the boiler
a. Roots type blower a. The dimensional standard to which each is
b. Pulseturbocharger The type of filter where the filtering element is manufactured
c. Constant pressure turbocharger replaceable: b. Compression joints
d. Turbo compressor c. The smoothness of the surface
a. Paper edge filter d. Bell and spigot joint
Crankshaft is basically made of : b. Metal edge filter
c. Pressure filter One of the most popular types of compressor is basically
a. Semi-steel d. Filter with element made of:
b. Aluminum alloy
c. Cast iron Which does not belong to the group? a. Roots type blower
d. Steel forging b. Pulseturbocharger
a. Air injection system c. Constant pressure turbocharger
A chemical method of feedwater treatment which uses b. Mechanical injectionsystem d. Turbo compressor
calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate as reagents: c. Time injection system
d. Gas admission system Crankshaft of reciprocating type compressor is basically
a. Thermaltreatment made of:
b. Lime soda treatment A device whose function is to pass information in an
c. Demineralizationprocess unhanged form or in some modified form: a. Semi-steel
d. Ion exchange treatment b. Aluminum alloy
a. Relay c. Cast iron
The temperature of a fluid flowing under pressure through b. Sensor d. Steel forging
a pipe is usually measured by: c. Transmitter
d. Transducer A chemical method of feedwater treatment which uses
a. Glassthermometer calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate as reagents:
b. Electric-resistance thermometer A device whose primary function is to meter the flow of
c. Thermocouple refrigerant to the evaporator: a. Thermaltreatment
d. All of the above b. Lime soda treatment
a. Sniffer valve c. Demineralizationprocess
b. Equalizers d. Ion exchange treatment
c. Thermostatic expansionvalve
d. Crossover valve The temperature of a fluid flowing under pressure through
pipe is usually measured by:
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a. Glassthermometer Amount of air required in the low by-pass factor: What is the most efficient thermodynamic cycle?
b. Electric-resistance thermometer
c. Thermocouple a. Does not change a. Carnot
d. All of the above b. Greater b. Diesel
c. Lesser c. Rankine
An increase in the deposition of slag and ash on the surface d. Indeterminate d. Brayton
for heating oil-fired boilers in both marine and stationary
service has affected boiler efficiency. The following are the What is the function of the compression joint of pipes or The diagonal lines in the psychometric chart represent:
causes except: tubes?
a. Effective temperature
a. Low temperature corrosion of the cold section a. It is used to connect two pipes by welding b. Dry-bulbtemperature
of air heaters and duct works b. It is used to connect two pipes by pressing both c. Wet-bulbtemperature
b. Slagging of high temperature superheater ends d. Dew-point temperature
surfaces c. When tightened, compress tapered sleeves so
c. High temperature corrosion of steel that they form a tight joint on the periphery of The transmission of heat from one place to another by
d. Increase of heat transfer in the boiler the tubings they connect fluid circulation between the spots of different
d. It connects two pipes with the use of threaded temperature is called:
The type of filter where the filtering element is couplings
replaceable: a. Convection
The component of a rotary pimp: b. Radiation
a. Paper edge filter c. Conservation
b. Metal edge filter a. Gears d. Conduction
c. Pressure filter b. Piston
d. Filter with element c. Impeller What is referred by control volume?
d. Screw
Which does not belong to the group? a. An isolated system
An instrument commonly used in most research and b. Closed system
a. Air injection system engineering laboratories because they are small and fast c. Fixed region in space
b. Mechanical injection system among the other thermometers: d. Reversible process only
c. Time injection system
d. Gas admission system a. Mercury thermometer Which of the following types of flow meter is most
b. Liquid-in-gas thermometer accurate?
Cooling water system consists of equipment to dissipate c. Gasthermometer
heat absorbed by the engine jacket water, lube oil and the d. Thermocouple a. Venture tube
heat to be removed from air intercooler in measurable to b. Pitot tube
keep the engine outlet water temperature constant and A process of heat transfer due to motion of matter caused c. Flow nozzle
the differential of the cooling water at a minimum by a change in density: d. Foam type
preferably not to exceed:
a. Absorption Pneumatic tools are powered by:
o
a. 10 to 30 f b. Radiation
b. 10 to 50of c. Conduction a. Steam
c. 10 to 20of d. Convection b. Water
d. 10 to 40of c. Natural gas
d. Air
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A graphical representation between discharge and time is d. A large radius bend in a pipe line to absorb Water turbine converts:
known as: longitudinal expansion in the pipe line due to
heat a. Mechanical energy into electrical energy
a. Hectograph b. Hydraulic energy into electrical energy
b. Monograph What is the color code of steam pipe lines? c. Mechanical energy into hydraulic energy
c. Hydrograph d. Hydraulicenergy into mechanical energy
d. Topography a. Silver gray
b. Green How do you different surge from water hammer?
In a diesel engine, what elements in the fuel that makes c. Red
the work of the lubricant more difficult? d. Yellow a. Time for a pressure to traverse the pipe
b. The pressure reservoir at the end of the pipe
a. Water and ash content What is absorbed by sulphites in boiler water treatment? c. Rate of deceleration of flow
b. High octane number d. Relative compressibility of liquid expansion
c. High cetane number a. Oxygen
d. Sulphur and asphaltene content b. Carbon dioxide
c. Impurities settled in mud drums
What is the function of a radiation pyrometer? d. Carbon dioxide and oxygen Throttling of the refrigerant through the expansion in a
vapor refrigeration cycle is:
a. Boiler water weight What is meant by choking pipe flow?
b. Boiler pressure a. Reversible adiabatic process
c. Furnace temperature a. The specified mass flow rate cannot occur b. Constant entropy process
d. Boiler drum pressure b. Shock waves always occur c. Irreversible adiabaticprocess
c. A valve is closed in a line d. Isometricprocess
The specific measurement of moisture content of air: d. A restriction in flow area occurs
What characterizes a reaction turbine?
a. Relative humidity What is a check valve?
b. Percentsaturation a. Steam losses velocity as it leaves the diaphragm
c. Degree ofsaturation a. A valve designed to allow fluid to pass through b. Steam strikes the blades at right angle
d. Specific humidity in one direction only c. Steam will react with a force in the diagram
b. A valve designed to release the excess pressure d. Steam is deflected
Highest pressure drop in refrigeration cycle: c. A valve which allows a flow of fluid in either
direction The work done in an adiabatic process in a system:
a. Compressor d. A valve used for checking the pressure of fluid
b. Condenser a. Is equal to the change in total energy in a closed
c. Expansionvalve Which of the following refrigerants is most highly toxic? system
d. Evaporator b. Is equal to the net heat transfer plus the
a. Ammonia entropy change
What is an expansion loop? b. Freon 12 c. Is equal to the change in total energy of closed
c. Sulfur dioxide system plus entropy change
a. A double long radius elbow to minimize friction d. Methyl chloride d. Is equal to the change in total energy of closed
losses system plus net heat transfer
b. A pipe bent to a loop to change direction
c. A pipe expander fitting
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How do you increase the output of a centrifugal pump? A thermodynamic system which undergoes a cyclic process If an initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to one-
during a positive amount of work done by the system: half its original volume and to twice its original
a. Speed up rotation temperature, the pressure:
b. Install recirculation line a. Reversed rankine cycle
c. Increase the suction pipe area b. Heat pump a. Doubles
d. Increase the discharge pipe area c. Reversible-irreversible process b. Quadruples
d. Heatengine c. Remains constant
Based on the first law of thermodynamics, which of the d. Halves
following is wrong? The transmission of heat from hot body to cold body by
electromagneticwaves is called: Dew point is which of the following?
a. The heat transfer equals the work plus energy
change a. Conduction a. Adiabaticsaturationtemperature
b. The heat transfer cannot exceed the work b. Absorption b. Temperature of rains of moisture per lb of bone
done c. Convection dry air
c. The net heat transfer equals the net work of the d. Radiation c. Temperature of 50% rh
cycle d. Wet bulb temperature
d. The net heat transfer equals the energy change A boiling point of Freon 12 CCL2F2:
if no work is done Air used to comfort cooling shall maintain a movement of
a. -41.6oc from:
What takes place in a uniflow scavenging? b. -40oc
c. -29.6oc a. 4570 to 7620 mm/min
a. Turbo blower in exhaust header to create d. -41.8oc b. 7800 to 9200 mm/min
vacuum in cylinders c. 8500 to 10000 mm/min
b. Air reversing direction in cylinders With regards to corrosion of metals, passivation is the d. 8.00 to 10.0 m/min
c. Uses two blowers to purge cylinders process that:
d. Air travelling in one direction A type of boiler which incorporates furnace water cooling
a. Intensifies deterioration temporarily in the circulatory system is otherwise known as:
One joule of work is done by a force of one newton acting b. Changes the composition of the metal
through a distance of: c. Inhibits further deterioration a. Integral-grateboiler
d. Alters the grain size of the metal. b. None of the above
a. One meter c. Integral-furnace boiler
b. One inch An adiabatic process with no work done is: d. Integral-cogeneration boiler
c. A foot
d. One cm a. Isometric What is the name of vector that represents the sum of two
b. Throttling vectors?
In a centrifugal pump, if the impeller is kept the same and c. Isobaric
the speed varied, the pump output shall change in d. Polytropic a. Scalar
accordance to the equation: b. Tensor
c. Resultant
a. Q1/Q2 = N1N2 d. Tangent
b. Q1 = Q2
c. Q1 + N1 = Q2 + N2
d. Q2/Q1 = N2/N1
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Which of the process where work done is zero? Yeast as raw material for beer making is added to the What is a force required to accelerate a mass of 1 gram at
equipmentcalled: a rate of 1cm/sec/sec?
a. Isentropic
b. Polytropic a. Fermenters a. Dune
c. Isometric b. Brew kettle b. Poundal
d. Isobaric c. Cooler c. Slug
d. Starting tubs d. Kg force
A specimen is subjected to a load. When the load is
removed, the strain disappears. From this information, What keeps the moisture from passing through the What type of turbine has low head and high discharge?
which of the following can be deduced about this material? system?
a. Peltonwheel
a. It is elastic a. Dehydrator b. Francisturbine
b. It has high modulus of elasticity b. Aerator c. Jonval turbine
c. It is plastic c. Trap d. Kaplan turbine
d. It is ductile d. Humidifier
What is a bull head tee?
A type of water turbine where a jet of water is made to fall MODULE 2
on the blades or buckets and due to the impulse of water, a. A pipe tee with head shaped like a bull
the turbine starts to move: What do you call the changing of atom of an element into a b. A welded built-up tee
n atom of different element with a different atomic mass? c. A pipe tee with its run larger that its branch
a. Pelton wheel d. A pipe tee the branch of which is larger than
b. Steam turbine a. Atomization the run
c. Francis turbine b. Atomic transmulation
d. Reaction turbine c. Atomic pile What is the term as the ratio of the volume at the end of
d. Atomicenergy heat addition to the volume at the start of heat
The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of its density transmission?
to the ratio of: What do you call the weight of the column of air above the
earth’s surface? a. Compression ratio
a. Mercury b. Air-fuel ration
b. Gas a. Air pressure c. Volumetric ration
c. Air b. Aerostatic pressure d. Cut-offration
d. Water c. Wind pressure
d. Atmosphericpressure What is deal cycle for gas turbine?
Which is used as moderator in certain types of nuclear
reactors? Combined process of cooling and humidifying is also known a. Brayton cycle
as: b. Slag combined cycle
a. Vapor c. Bottom cucle
b. Heavy water a. Heating and humidifying d. Ercison cycle
c. Hot water b. Cooling tower
d. Cold water c. Evaporative coolingprocess
d. Moisture removal process
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What do you call the passing of heat energy from molecule In a liquid dominated geothermal plant, what process In a steam generator with good combustion control, what
to molecule through a substance? occurs when the saturated steam passes through the occurs if the load is increased?
turbine?
a. Conduction a. Air temperature leaving air heater decreases
b. Radiation a. Isobaric b. Air temperature entering air heater increases
c. Conservation b. Polytropic c. Furnace pressure is approximately constant
d. Convection c. isometric d. Economizer gas outlet temperature decreases
d. Isentropic
What is the lowest temperature to which water could The color of lubrication oil indicates:
possibly be cooled in a cooling tower? Gas being heated at constant volume is undergoing the
process of: a. Does not indicate contamination
a. Theeffectivetemperature b. Does not indicate qualities
b. The temperature of adiabatic saturation a. Isotropic c. Qualities
c. The wet-bulb depression b. Adiabatic d. Viscosity
d. The dew point temperature of the air c. Isometric
d. Isobaric Most commercially available petroleum lubricating oil
The indicator used to determine the anti-knock deteriorates starting from operating temperature of:
characteristics of gasoline: A receiver in an air compression system is used to:
a. 150oF
a. Aniline point a. Avoid cooling air before using b. 200oF
b. Cetane no. b. Increase the air discharge pressure c. 300oF
c. Octane no. c. Collect water and grease suspended in the air d. 250oF
d. Diesel index d. Reduce the work needed during compression

Dew point is defined as:

a. The temperature to which the air must be

cooled at constant pressure to produce What is the suggested maximum permissible dose (MPD)
saturation Foundations are preferably built of concrete in the of gamma ray exposure for general individuals not working
b. The point where the pressure and temperature proportion of what measures of Portland cement: sand: in a nuclear setting, by choice, in rem/year?
lines meet crushed stone?
c. The temperature which dew is formed in the air a. 1
d. The pressure where dew is formed in the air a. 1 : 2 :5 b. 5
b. 2 : 4 :6 c. ½
What type of lubricating oils is produced entirely from the c. 2 : 3 :5 d. 3
crudes chosen through elimination of undesired d. 1 : 2 :4
constituents by suitable refining process? Heat exchanger used to provide heat transfer between the
How does the values for work per unit mass of flow air in exhaust gases and the air prior to its entrance to the
a. Additives the compressor and turbine influenced by the addition of a combustor:
b. Inert regenerator?
c. Straight a. Evaporator
d. Premium a. Slightlyincreased b. Combustion chamber
b. Unchanged c. Regenerator
c. Greatlydecreased d. Heater
d. Greatly increased
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Heat normally flowing from a high temperature body to a Heavy water is: The internal combustion engine never work on
low temperature body wherein it is impossible to convert cycle:
heat without other effects is called the: a. B2O (2 is written as subscript)
b. H2O (2 is written as subscript) a. Rankine
a. Second law of thermodynamics c. W2O (2 is written as subscript) b. Diesel
b. First law of thermodynamics d. D2O (2 is written as subscript) c. Dual combustion
c. Third law of thermodynamics d. Otto
d. Zeroth law of thermodynamics The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands of
the system to the overall maximum demand of the whole The dividing point between the high-pressure and low-
What are the immediate undesirable products form the system: pressure sides of the refrigeration cycle occurs at the:
petroleum-based lubricating oil when subjected to high
pressure and temperature? a. Demand factor a. Expansionvalve
b. Diversity factor b. Compressor
a. Gums, resins, and acids c. Powerfactor c. Condenser
b. Sulfur d. Utilization factor d. Cooling oil
c. Soots and ashes
d. Carbon residue Percent excess air is the difference between the air actually What is the force which tends to draw a body toward the
supplied and the theoretical divided by: center about which it is rotating?
The intake pipe to hydraulic turbine from dam is:
a. The deficiency air supplied a. Centrifugal force
a. Tailrace b. The actually air supplied b. Centrifugal in motion
b. Spiral casing c. None of these c. Centrifugal advance
c. Surge tank d. The theoretically air supplied d. Centripetalforce
d. penstock
The viscosity of most commercially available petroleum The simultaneous generation of electricity and steam (or
When 1 mol of carbon combines with 1 mol of oxygen: lubricating oil changes rapidly above: heat) in a single power plant:

a. 2 mols carbon dioxide a. 120oF a. Steam turbine-gas turbine

b. 1 mol carbon dioxide b. 180oF b. Cogeneration
c. 1 mol carbon and 1 mol carbon dioxide c. 150oF c. Gas turbine plant
d. 1 mol carbon monoxide d. 130oF d. Wasteheat recovery

A device for measuring the velocity of wind: What is the process that has no heat transfer? Percent excess air is the difference between the air actually
supplied and the theoretically required divided by:
a. Aneroid a. Reversible
b. Anemometer b. Isothermal a. the theoretically air supplied
c. Anemoscope c. Polytropic b. the deficiency air supplied
d. Anemograph d. Adiabatic c. the actually air supplied
d. none of these
Air standard efficiency of a diesel engine depends on:

a. Speed
b. Compressionratio
c. Fuel
d. Torque
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What amount of air is required in a low bypass factor? If the fluid travels parallel to the adjacent layers and the At any instant, the number of particles passing every cross-
paths of individual particles do not cross, the flow is said to section of the stream is the same, the flow is said to be:
a. Greater be:
b. Lesser a. Steady flow
c. Indeterminate a. Turbulent b. Uniform flow
d. Does not change b. Critical c. Continuous flow
c. Dynamic d. Turbulent flow
Work done per unit charge when charge is moved from d. Laminar
one point to another: The sum of energies of all molecules in a system, energies
Is one whose pressure is higher than the saturation appear in several complex forms, is the:
a. Equipotentialsurface pressure corresponding to its temperature:
b. Potential at a point a. Kineticenergy
c. Electrostatic unit a. Saturated liquid b. Potentialenergy
d. Potentialdifference b. Compressliquid c. Internalenergy
c. Saturated gas d. Frictional energy
Heat transfer due to density differential: d. Compressed gas
The temperature at which its vapor is equal to the pressure
a. Convection The locus of elevations to which water will rise in the exerted on the fluid:
b. Nuclear piezometer tube is termed:
c. Conduction a. Absolute humidity
d. Radiation a. Energygradient b. Calorimeter
b. Friction head c. Boilingpoint
When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at c. Hydraulicgradient d. Thermalenergy
every instant of its state, it is undergoing: d. Critical path
Type of turbine that has high pressure and low pressure is
a. Load factor The total energy in a compressible or incompressible fluid called:
b. Reactive factor flowing across any section in a pipeline is a function of:
c. Diversity factor a. Compound engine
d. Plant use factor a. Pressure and velocity b. Gas turbine
b. Pressure, density and velocity c. Impulse turbine
What is the clockwork operated device which records c. Pressure, density, velocity, and viscosity d. Compoundturbine
continuously the humidity of the atmosphere? d. Flow energy, kinetic energy, height above
datum, and internal energy The design of an air supply duct of an air conditioning
a. Hetrograph system:
b. Hygrometer The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of
c. Hygrodeik some standard substance is called: a. Adds moisture to the air
d. Hygrograph b. Lowers the temperature of the air
a. Relative density c. Does not affect the distribution of air
What is an apparatus used in the analysis of combustible b. Specific gravity d. Affects the distribution of air
gases? c. Specific density
d. Relativegravity
a. Calorimeterdifferential
b. Calorimeter gas
c. Calorimetry
d. Calorimeter
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The changing of solid directly to vapor, without passing Francis turbine has what flow? A theoretical body which when heated to incandescence
through the liquid state is called: would emit a continuous light-ray spectrum:
a. Inward flow reaction
a. Steady flow b. Outward flow impulse a. Black body radiation
b. Uniform flow c. Outward flow reaction b. Blackbody
c. Discharge d. Inward flow impulse c. Blue body
d. Continuous flow d. White body
Form of energy associated with the kinetic energy of the
Weight per unit volume is termed as: random motion of large number of molecules: When a substance in gaseous state is below its critical
temperature it is called:
a. Specific gravity a. Internalenergy
b. Density b. Kineticenergy a. Steam
c. Weightdensity c. Heatof fusion b. Cloud
d. Specific gravity d. Heat c. Moisture
d. Vapor
S.I. unit of force: The energy of fluid flowing at any section in a pipeline is a
function of: Is one whose temperature is below the saturation
a. Pounds temperature corresponding to its pressure:
b. Newton a. Velocity of flow only
c. Kilograms b. Pressure only a. Compression
d. Dyne c. Height above a chosen datum, density, internal b. Condensation
energy, pressure and velocity flow c. Constant volume process
When a substance in gaseous state is below the critical d. Pressure, height above a chosen datum, velocity d. Subcooledliquid
temperature, it is called: of flow, density fluid
Pump used to increase air pressure above the normal, air is
a. Vapor A type of water turbine: then used as motive power:
b. Cloud
c. Moisture a. Parson a. Air cooled engine
d. Steam b. Hero b. Air compressor
c. Pelton c. Air condenser
Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which a d. Banki d. Air injection
liquid and its vapor are indistinguishable:
If the pressure of the confined gas is constant, the volume The locus of elevations:
a. Criticalpoint is directly proportional to the absolute temperature:
b. Dew point a. Critical point
c. Absolute humidity a. Boyle b. Hydraulicgradient
d. Relative humidity b. Joule c. Energygradient
c. Charles d. Frictiongradient
If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is d. Kelvin
increased beyond the saturation pressure, we have: In sensible cooling process, the moisture content:

a. Saturated vapor a. Does not change

b. Compressedliquid b. Decreases
c. Saturated liquid c. Indeterminate
d. Subcooled liquid d. Increases
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What air pressure is needed for air starting as Diesel MODULE 3 The volumetric change of a fluid caused by a resistance is
engine, about: called:
The velocity of a fluid particle at the center of the pipe
a. 350 psi section is: a. Volumetric strain
b. 250 psi b. Volumetric index
c. 450 psi a. Maximum c. Compressibility
d. 150 psi b. Minimum d. Adhesion
c. Average
In the hydro-electric plant having a medium head and using d. Logarithmicaverage Property of a fluid whereby its own molecules are
a Francis turbine speed may be regulated thru: attracted is known as:
Alcohol finds use in manometers as:
a. Deflectorgate a. Adhesion
b. Nozzle a. It provides a suitable meniscus for the inclined b. Cohesion
c. Wicket gate tube c. Viscosity
d. Forebay b. Its density being less can provide longer length d. Compressibility
for a pressure difference, thus more accuracy
Mechanical energy of pressure transformed into energy of can be obtained Mercury does not use wet glass because of the property
heat: c. A and B above are correct known as:
d. Cheap and easily available
a. Kineticenergy a. Adhesion
b. Enthalpy Which of the following is not a dimensionless parameter? b. Cohesion
c. Heat exchanger c. Surface tension
d. Heat of compression a. Pressurecoefficient d. Viscosity
b. Weber number
The theory of changing heat into mechanical work: c. Darcy weisbach friction factor Which of the following can be used to measure the flow of
d. Kineticviscosity water in a pipe of diameter 3000mm?
a. Horsepower
b. Inertia The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in a. Venturimeter
c. Kinematics a fluid: b. Rotameter
d. Thermodynamics c. Nozzle
a. Is independent of the motion of one fluid layer d. Pitot tube
Average pressure on surface when changing a pressure relative to an adjacent layer
condition exists: b. When there is no motion of one fluid layer An ideal fluid is one that:
relative to an adjacent layer
a. Back pressure c. Only if the fluid is frictionless a. Is very viscous
b. Partialpressure d. Only is fluid is frictionless and incompressible b. Obeys Newton’s law of viscosity
c. Pressure drop c. Is assumed in problems in conduit flow
d. Meaneffective pressure The length of mercury column at a place at an altitude will d. Frictionless andincompressible
change with respect to that at ground in a:
The equation of continuity in flow is applicable if:
a. Linear relation
b. Parabolic relation a. The flow is one dimensional
c. Will remain constant b. The flow is steady
d. First slowly and then steeply c. The flow is compressive
d. All of the above conditions together
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Uniform flow takes place when: A Kaplan turbine is:

a. Conditions remain unchanged with the time at a. A high head mixed flow turbine Center of pressure on an inclined plane lies:
any point b. An impulse turbine, inward flow
b. Rate of change of velocity of fluid is zero c. A reaction turbine, outward flow a. At the centroid
c. At every point the velocity vector is identical in d. Low head axial flow turbine b. Above the centroid
magnitude and directions for any given instant c. Below the centroid
d. The change in traverse direction is zero Select one turbine that is different from the others: d. Atmetacenter

The equation of continuity of fluids is applicable only if: a. Francis turbine The line of action of the buoyant force always acts through
b. Kaplan turbine centroid of the:
a. The flow is steady c. Propeller turbine
b. The flow is one dimensional d. Pelton wheel a. Submergedbody
c. The velocity is uniform over the cross-sections b. Volume of floating body
d. All of the above Running away speed or a Pelton wheel gives: c. Volume of the fluid velocity above the body
d. Displaced volume of fluid
The continuity equation for an ideal fluid flow: a. Actual operating speed
b. No load speed Hydraulic jump is used to:
a. States that the net rate of in-flow into any small c. Full load speed
volume must be zero d. No load speed when the governor mechanism a. Increasing the volume
b. Applier to irrotational flow only fails b. Reducing the flow rate
c. States that energy remains constant along c. Reducing the velocity flow
stream line Select the turbine that is different from others; d. Reducing the energy flow
d. States that energy is constant everywhere in
the fluid a. Peltonwheel The lowest potion to storage basing from where the water
b. Banki turbine is not drawn, is:
In order to avoid vaporization in the pipeline, the pipeline c. Jonval turbine
over the ridge is laid in such a way that it is not more than: d. Kaplanturbine a. Bottom storage
b. Sub soil storage
a. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient Which of the following is relative velocity? c. Spring reserve
b. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient d. Deadstorage
c. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient a. A difference between two vehicles
d. 5.0 m above the hydraulic gradient b. The average between the higher velocity and The pitot tube is a device used for measurement of:
averagevelocity
McLeod gauge was used for low pressure measurement c. Averagevelocity a. Pressure
operates on the principle of: d. Vector differences of two velocities b. Flow
c. Velocity
a. Gas law For stable equilibrium of floating body, its metacenter d. Discharge
b. Boyle’s law should lie:
c. Charle’s law Hygrometer is used to find out:
d. Pascal’s law a. Below the ce ntre gravity
b. Below the c entre of buoyancy a. Specific gravity of liquids
c. Above the c entre buoyancy b. Specific gravity of solid
d. Above the centre of gravity c. Specific gravity of gases
d. Relative humidity
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Rocks having excessive internal stresses may produces The value of coefficient of discharge in comparison to
spalling, are called: coefficient of velocity is found to be:
The S.I. unit of pressure is:
a. Stratified rocks a. More
b. Popping rocks b. Less a. Kg/cm2
c. Crushed rocks c. Same b. mm of water column
d. Swelling rocks d. More/less depending on flow c. Pascal
d. dynes per square cm
Permissible velocity of water flowing through concrete Weir refers to an opening:
tunnel is generally: Superheated vapour behaves:
a. Having closed perimeter and of regular through
a. 4-5 m/s which water flows a. Just as gas
b. 10—12 m/s b. Having prolonged sided having length of 2 to 3 b. Just as steam
c. 13-16 m/s diameters of opening in thick wall c. Just as ordinary vapour
d. 20m/s c. Having partially full flow d. Approximately as a gas
d. In hydraulic structure with regulation provision
The maximum continuous power available from a hydro- A sterling cycle has:
electric plant under the most adverse hydraulic conditions Power transmitted through a pipe is maximum when the
is called: loss of head due to friction is: a. Two isothermal and two adiabatic processes
b. Two adiabatic and two isentropic processes
a. Base power a. One-third of the total head supplied c. Two adiabatic and two constant pressure
b. Firm power b. One-half of the total head supplied processes
c. Primary power c. One-fourth of the total head supplied d. Two isothermal and two constant volume
d. Secondary power d. Equal to the total head supplied processes

The ratio of maximum load to the rated plant capacity is The thermodynamic cycle used in a thermal power plant is: Brayton cycle has:
called:
a. Ericson a. Two isentropic and two constant volume
a. Load factor b. Brayton processes
b. Utilization factor c. Carnot b. Two isentropic and two constant pressure
c. Maximum load factor d. Rankine processes
d. Capacity factor c. One constant pressure, one constant volume,
For the same heat input and same compression ratio: two adiabatic processes
Orifice refers to an opening: d. Two isothermals, constant volume and a
a. Both Otto cycle and diesel cycle are equally constantpressure process
a. With closed perimeter and of regular form efficient
through which water flows b. Otto cycle is less efficient is compared to diesel
b. With prolonged sides having length of 2 to 3 cycle
diameters of opening in thick wall c. Efficiency depends mainly on working
c. With partially full flow substance
d. In hydraulic structure with regulation provision d. None of the above is correct
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Otto cycle consists of: Which cycle is generally used for gas turbine? At critical point the latent heat of vaporization is:

a. Two isentropic and two constant volume a. Otto cycle a. Only depends on temperature
processes b. Dual cycle b. Zero
b. Two isentropic and two constant pressure c. Rankine cycle c. Minimum
processes d. Brayton Cycle d. Maximum
c. Two adiabatic and two isothermal
d. Two isothermal and two constant volume A heat exchange process where in the product of pressure The triple point of a substance is the temperature and
processes and volume remains constant called: pressure at which:

Diesel cycle consists of: Heat exchange process The solid and liquid phase are in equilibrium
Isentropic process The liquid and gaseous phase are equilibrium
a. Isentropic, isothermal, constant volume, Throttling process The solid, liquid and the gaseous phases are in
constant pressure process Hyperbolicprocess equilibrium
b. Two constant volume, one constant pressure, The solid does not melt, the liquid does not
isothermalprocesses Which of the following provides the basis for measuring boil, and the gas does not condense
c. Two isentropic, one constant volume, one thermodynamic property of temperature?
constant pressure process Select the cycle that consists of two isothermal and
d. Two constant pressure, one constant volume a. Zeroth law of thermodynamics constant volume processes:
and one isentropic process b. First law of thermodynamics
c. Second law of thermodynamics a. Joule cycle
Ericson cycle has: d. Third law of thermodynamics b. Diesel cycle
c. Otto cycle
a. Two isothermals and two constant pressure 1 watt is: d. Ericson cycle
processes
b. Two isothermals and two constant volume a. 1 Nm/s For steam nozzle, which of the following ratios will have
processes b. 1Nm/mt the value less than unity?
c. Two isothermals and two isentropic processes c. 1 Nm/hr
d. Two adiabatic, constant volume and constant d. 1 kNm/hr a. Pressure at inlet/ Pressure at outlet
pressure processes b. Specific volume at inlet/ specific volume at
Under ideal conditions, isothermal, isobaric and adiabatic outlet
Brayton cycle cannot be used in reciprocating engines even processes are: c. Temperature of steam at inlet/ temperature of
for same adiabatic compression ratio and work output steam at outlet
because: a. Dynamicprocesses d. None of the above
b. Stable processes
a. Otto cycle is highly efficient c. Quasi-staticprocesses Which of the engine is used for fighter bombers?
b. Brayton cycle is less efficient d. Static processes
c. Brayton cycle is for low speed engines only a. Turbo prop
d. Large volume of low pressure air cannot be Exhaust gas from an engine possess: b. Turbo jet
efficiently handled in reciprocating engines c. Ramjet
a. Solar energy d. Pulsejet
b. Kineticenergy
c. Chemical energy
d. Stored energy
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MODULE 4 A control volume refers to: A compound pressure gauge is used to measure:

In a diesel engine, fuel is injected: a. A fixed region in space a. Complex pressures

b. A reversible process b. Variable pressures
a. At the beginning of compression stroke c. An isolated system c. Compound pressures
b. Before the end of compression stroke d. A specific mass d. Positive and negative pressures
c. At the end of compression stroke
d. After the end of compression stroke Which of the following gas can be measured the lowest In a condensing steam engine:
temperature?
The constant pressure gas turbine works on the principle a. Condensed steam is supplied
of: a. Nitrogen b. Steam condenses inside cylinder
b. Helium c. Steam condense as soon as it leaves the
a. Carnot cycle c. Oxygen cylinder
b. Bell-colemancycle d. Hydrogen d. Exhaust steam is condensed in condenser
c. Rankine cycle
d. Brayton cycle A Lungstorm turbine is: The performance of a reciprocating compressor can be
expressed by:
A steam nozzle changes: a. Reaction turbine
b. Impulse turbine a. Isothermal work/ indicated work
a. Kinetic energy into heat energy c. Outward radial flow turbine b. Adiabatic work/ indicated work
b. Heat energy into potential energy d. Inward flow impulse reaction turbine c. Isothermal work/ adiabatic work
c. Potential energy to heat energy d. Adiabatic work/ adiabatic input
d. Heat energy into kinetic energy Centrifugal blowers can supply:

Which is not correct for calculation air-standard efficiency? a. Large volume of air at low pressures
b. Small volume of air at high pressures Compression ratio in engine is:
a. All processes are reversible c. Large volumes of air at high pressures
b. Specific heat remains unchanged at all d. Small volume of air at low pressure a. Discharge pressure/ suction pressure
temperature b. Stroke volume/ clearance volume
c. No account of the mechanism of heat transfer is For gas urbine, compressors generally used are of: c. Stroke volume/ (stroke volume + clearance
considered volume)
d. Gasses dissociate at higher temperatures a. Lobe type d. (stroke volume + clearance volume)/ stroke
b. Centrifugal type volume
Which cycle is used in thermal power plant? c. Axial flow type
d. Reciprocating type Hot spots are:
a. Brayton
b. Reversed carnot Select the one that is a safety device on a compressor: a. Do not exists in engines
c. Rankine b. The hottest spots in engines
d. Carnot a. Relief valve c. The spots where heavier functions of fuel are
b. Strainer vaporized
c. Over speed shut down d. Hottest point within the engine cylinder
d. Over pressure shut down
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Flash point for diesel fuel oil should be: Flash point of a liquid is the temperature at which: Total in solid impurities in feed water for a boiler depend
upon:
a. Minimum 49OC a. The fuel emits vapors at a rate which produces
b. Maximum 49OC an inflammable mixture with air a. Boiler pressure
c. Maximum 200OC b. The fuel spontaneously ignites b. Quantity of steam to be generated
d. Maximum 300OC c. The fuel ignites with clearly visible flash c. Type of fuel available
d. The fuel ignites without a park d. Quantity of steam
A regenerator in a gas turbine:
The thermal efficiency of a dual cycle engine with fixed Tidal power is the power generated from:
a. Reduces heat loss during exhaust compression ratio and fixed quantity of heat and with
b. Allows use of higher compression ratio increase in pressure ratio will: a. Waves of the ocean
c. Improves thermalefficiency b. Rise and fall of tides
d. Allows use of fuels of inferior quality a. Increase c. Thermal energy of ocean water
b. Remain same d. Raw sea water
Morse test is conducted on: c. Decrease
d. Depends on other factors In power station practice “spinning reserve” is:
a. Single cylinder engines
b. Multi cylinder engines Loss of power is due to: a. Reserve generating capacity that is in operation
c. Vee engines but not in service
d. Vertical engines a. Poorcompression b. Reserve generating capacity that is connected
b. Restricted exhaust to bus and ready to take load
Prony brake is used for testing of: c. Clogging air cleaner c. Reserve generating capacity that is available for
d. Low injection pressure service but not in operation
a. Smallengines d. Capacity of the part of plant that remains under
b. Large engines Detonation of pinging noise is due to: maintenance
c. Engines having small flywheel
d. High speed engines a. Early timing of fuel injection On which factor bursting pressure of boiler does not
b. Late timing of fuel injection depend?
Vapor lock is: c. Head of piston carbonized
d. Valve springs weak or broken a. Tensile strength of the shell
a. Lock of vaporization of fuel to atmospheric b. Thickness of the shell
pressure An orsat apparatus is used for: c. Diameter of the shell
b. Excess fuel supply to engine because of faster d. Shear strength of shell material
evaporation a. Volumetric analysis of the flue gasses
c. Complete or partial stoppage of fuel supply b. Gravimetric analysis of the flue gasses Sticking valves:
because of vaporization of fuel in supply steam c. Smoke density analysis of the flue gases
d. Locking carburetor jets because of vapor d. All of the above a. Valve tappet clearance incorrect
pressure b. Valve springs of defective material
Piston rings are made of: c. Valveguides gummed
d. Lubricating oil of poor quality
a. Alloy steel
b. Carbons steel
c. Copper
d. Cast iron
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In a four stroke engine if a valve opens 25OC before bottom The highest temperature in vapor compression cycle is Dry ice is:
dead center and closes 10O after top dead center, the valve produced during:
should be: a. Free from water
a. Condenserdischarge b. Free from dissolved air or gases
a. Puppet valve b. Expansion valve c. Does not contain impurities
b. Exhaustvalve c. Evaporator d. Solidified form of carbon dioxide
c. Inlet valve d. Compressordischarge
d. Spring valve The leaks in refrigeration system using Freon can be
Which type of compressor is used in refrigeration system? detected by:
In a vapor compression cycle the lowest temperature is
found in: a. Reciprocating a. Halide torch which on detection forms
b. Centrifugal greenish flame lighting
a. Receiver c. Rotary sliding vane b. Sulphur sticks which on detection from white
b. Condenser d. Allof the above smoke
c. Expansion valve c. Using certain reagents
d. Evaporator A thermometer in compression system is installed in the d. Smelling
main line close to the compressor:
The moisture in the refrigeration system can be removed Select the one in which secondary refrigerant is used:
with the help of: a. Because it helps the operator in adjusting
compressor for greatest efficiency a. Domesticrefrigerator
a. Driers b. Because temperature indicates whether liquid b. Room air conditioner
b. Evaporators or vapor refrigerant is going to compressor c. Deepfreezer
c. Dehumidifiers c. All of the above d. Ice plant
d. Coolers d. None of the above
The secondary refrigerant used in milk chilling plants is
Which of the following refrigerants had lowest freezing Which refrigerant has the highest critical point generally:
pointtemperature? temperature?
a. Brine
a. Freon 12 a. Ammonia b. Ammonia solution
b. Ammonia b. Freon 11 c. Glycol
c. Freon 22 c. Freon 12 d. Sodium silicate
d. Freon 11 d. Freon 22
A refrigerant cycle is generally a/an:
Critical temperature is that temperature above which: White ice is:
a. Open cycle
a. A gas will never liquefy a. Fast cooled water b. Closed cycle
b. A gas gets immediately liquefy b. Sub cooled water c. Mixed cycle
c. Water gets evaporated c. Due to dissolved air, gases and impurities d. Hybrid cycle
d. Water will never evaporate d. Formed by blowing air during freezing
Refrigerant No. R-717 is:

a. Ammonia
b. Freon 22
c. Freon 12
d. Methyl chloride
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In which part of the vapor compression cycle there is A flash chamber is installed in the refrigeration circuit so as In sensible heating cooling, following parameter remains
abrupt change in pressure and temperature: to: unchanged:

a. Solenoid valve a. Improve overall heat transfer coefficient a. Dry bulb temperature
b. Evaporatorvalve b. Reduce pressure losses through the evaporator b. Wet bulb temperature
c. Expansionvalve c. Reduce the size of the evaporator by avoiding c. Relative humidity
d. Drier vapors going evaporators d. Humidityratio
d. All of the above
A plate or vane used to direct or control movement of fluid Boiling temperature of Freon 12 is:
or air within the confined area is called: The psychometric chart in air conditioning determines the:
a. -33.33OC
a. Baffle a. Wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures b. -78.5 OC
b. Bellows b. Psychometrictemperaturerequirements c. -29.8 OC
c. Regulator c. Saturation temperature and relative humidity d. -40 OC
d. Diffuser d. Moist air conditions
Boiling temperature of Freon 22 is:
Brazing is used for joining two: The color of the flame of halide torch, in case of leakage of
Freon refrigerant, will change to: a. -33.33OC
a. Two ferrous metal b. -29.8 OC
b. One ferrous metal and non-ferrous materials a. Yellow c. -78.5 OC
c. Two non-ferrousmaterials b. Red d. -40 OC
d. Two non-metals c. Green
d. Orange The following gas is preferred in refrigeration system:
Which refrigerant is used for the air conditioning of
passengeraircraft cabin? Cooling towers are used for cooling water: a. Freon 11
b. Freon 22
a. Ammonia a. To be injected in circulating air c. CO2
b. Freon 12 b. To be used for humidification d. NH3
c. Freon 11 c. To be used for filtration of air
d. Air d. To be used for cooling of compressor In a hot wire anemometer, the rate of loss from sensing
element is a function of:
Oil separator in a refrigeration cycle is installed between By which of the following processes heat mainly dissipates
the: in cooling towers? a. Mass rate of flow
b. Pressure
a. Compressor and condenser a. Conduction c. Velocity of flow
b. Condenser and evaporator b. Convection d. All of the above
c. Metering devices and evaporator c. Radiation
d. Evaporator and compressor d. Evaporation Which one is a displacement compressor?

Which one is commonly used liquid absorbent? a. Reciprocatingcompressor

b. Vaneblower
a. Silica gel c. Centrifugal blower
b. Activated alumina d. Axial flow compressor
c. Ethyleneglycol
d. Any one of the above
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Chocking is: A francis turbine has what flow: If the pressure of the confined gas is constant, the volume is
directly proportional to the absolute temperature:
a. Change of mass flow rate in proportion to a. Inward flow reaction
pressure ratio b. Outward flow impulse a. Boyle
b. Change of mass flow rate in inverse proportion c. Outward flow reaction b. Joule
d. Inward flow impulse c. Charles
to pressure ratio
c. Fixed mass flow rate irrespective of pressure d. Kelvin
ratio
Form of energy associated with the kinetic energy for the
d. All of the above random motion of large number of molecules: A theoretical body which when heated to incandescence would
emit a continuous light-ray spectrum:
October 1994
a. Internalenergy
b. Kineticenergy a. Black body radiation
When substance in gaseous state is below the critical c. Heatof fusion b. Blackbody
temperature, it is called: d. Heat c. Blue body
d. White body
a. Vapor
b. Cloud The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of the
c. Moisture number of electrons in the orbit of an atom: Ignition of the air fuel mixture on the intake of the exhaust
d. Steam manifold:
a. Atomicvolume
o
b. Atomicnumber a. Backlash
A water temperature rise at 18 f in water-cooled condenser is c. Atomicweight b. Backfire
equivalent in oC to: d. Atomic mass c. Exhaust pressure
d. Back pressure
a. 7.78oC
b. 10oC The energy of fluid flowing at any section in a pipeline is a
c. 263.56oK function of: Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which a liquid
d. -9.44oC and its vapor are indistinguishable:
a. Velocity of flow only
b. Pressure only a. Relative humidity
Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which a liquid c. Height above a chosen datum, density, internal b. Absolute humidity
and its vapor are indistinguishable: energy, pressure and velocity of flow c. Criticalpoint
d. Pressure, height above a chosen datum, velocity of d. Dew point
a. Criticalpoint flow, density of fluid
b. Dew point
c. Absolute humidity When a substance in gaseous state is below its critical
d. Relative humidity A type of water turbine: temperature, it is called:

a. Parson a. Steam
If the temperature is held is held constant and the pressure is b. Hero b. Cloud
increased beyond the saturation pressure, we have a: c. Pelton c. Moisture
d. Banki d. Vapor
a. Saturated vapor
b. Compressedliquid
c. Saturated liquid
d. Subcooled liquid
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A simultaneous generation of electricity and steam (or heat) in April 1995 Percent excess air is the difference between air actually
a single power plant: supplied and the theoretically required divided by:
What is the process that has no heat transfer?
a. Gas turbine a. The theoretically air supplied
b. Steam turbine-gas turbine plant a. Reversible b. The deficiency air supplied
c. Waste heat recovery b. Isothermal c. The actually air supplied
d. Subcooledliquid c. Polytropic d. None of these
d. Adiabatic

Is one whose temperature is below the saturation temperature What amount of air is required in a low bypass factor?
corresponding to its pressure: The internal combustion engines never work on cycle.
a. Greater
a. Compression a. Rankine b. Lesser
b. Condensation b. Diesel c. Indeterminate
c. Constant volume process c. Dual combustion d. Does not change
d. Subcooledliquid d. Otto

Work done per unit charge when charge is moved from one
Pump used to increase air pressure above normal, air is then The dividing point between the high-pressure and low-pressure point to another:
used as motive power: sides of the refrigeration cycle occurs at the:
a. Equipotentialsurface
a. Air cooled engine a. Expansionvalve b. Potentialpoint
b. Air compressor b. Compressor c. Electrostatic unit
c. Air condenser c. Condenser d. Potentialdifference
d. Air injection d. Cooling oil
If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is
increased beyond the saturation pressure, we have a: Heat transfer due to density differential:
What is the force which tends to draw a body toward the
a. Compressedliquid center about which it is rotating? a. Convection
b. Subcooled liquid b. Nuclear
Saturated vapor Centrifugal force Conduction
d. Saturated liquid Centrifugal in motion Radiation
Centrifugal advance
Centripetalforce
The focus of elevations: When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at
every instant of its state, it is undergoing:
a. Critical point A simultaneous generation of electricity and steam (or heat) in
b. Hydraulicgradient a single power plant: a. Isobaric process
c. Energy gradient b. Quasi-staticprocess
d. Frictiongradient a. Steam turbine-gas turbine c. Isometricprocess
In sensible cooling process, the moisture content: b. Cogeneration d. Cyclic process
c. Gas turbine
a. Does not change d. Waste heat boiler
b. Decreases
c. Indeterminate
d. Increases
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The ratio of the average load to the peak load over a The locus of elevations to which water will rise in the The temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the
designated period of time is called: piezometer tube is termed: pressure exerted in liquid:

a. Load factor a. Energygradient a. Absolute humidity

b. Reactive factor b. Friction head b. Calorimeter
c. Diversity factor c. Hydraulicgradient c. Boilingpoint
d. Plant use factor d. Critical path d. Thermalenergy

What is the clockwork-operated device that records The total energy in a compressible or incompressible fluid Type of turbine that has high pressure and low pressure is
continuously the humidity of the atmosphere? flowing across any section in a pipeline is a function of: called:

a. Hetrograph a. Pressure and velocity a. Compound engine

b. Hygrometer b. Pressure, density and velocity b. Gas turbine
c. Hydrodeik c. Pressure, density, velocity, and viscosity c. Impulse turbine
d. Hygrograph d. Flow energy, kinetic energy, height above datum, d. Compoundturbine
and internal energy

What is an apparatus used in the analysis of combustion gases? The design of an air supply duct of an air conditioning system:
The ratio of the density if a substance to the density of some
a. Calorimeterdifferential standard substance is called: a. Add moisture to the air
b. Calorimeter gas b. Lowers the temperature of the air
Calorimetry Relative density Does not affect the distribution of air
d. Calorimeter Specific gravity Affects the distribution of air
Specific density
Relativegravity
If the fluid travels parallel to the adjacent layers and the paths The changing of solid directly to vapor, without passing
of individual particles do not cross, the flow is said to be: through the liquid state is:
At any instant, the number of particles passing every cross-
a. Turbulent section of the stream is the same, the flow is said to be: a. Evaporation
b. Critical b. Vaporization
c. Dynamic a. Steady flow c. Sublimation
d. Laminar b. Uniform flow d. Condensation
c. Continuous flow
d. Turbulent flow
Is one whose pressure is higher than the saturation pressure The volume of a fluid passing a cross section stream in unit
corresponding to its temperature: time is called:
The sum of the engines of all molecules in a system, energies
a. Saturated liquid appear in several complex form, is the: a. Steady flow
b. Compressedliquid b. Uniform flow
c. Saturated vapor a. Kineticenergy c. Discharge
d. Compressed gas b. Potentialenergy d. Continuous flow
c. Internalenergy
d. Thermalenergy
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Weight per unit volume is termed as: The intake pipe to a hydraulic turbine from a dam is: Mechanism designed to lower temperature of air passing
through it:
a. Specific gravity a. Tailrace
b. Density b. Spiral casing a. Air cooler
c. Weightdensity c. Surge tank b. Air defense
d. Specific gravity d. Penstock c. Air spillover
d. Air cycle

S. I. Unit of force: A device for measuring the velocity of the wind:

The viscosity of most commercially available petroleum
a. Pounds a. Aneroid barometer lubricating oil changes rapidly above:
b. Newton b. Anemometer
c. Kilograms c. Anemoscope a. 120of
d. Dyne d. Anemograph b. 180of
c. 150of
d. 130of
Oct 1995 Heavy water is

Heat exchanger used to provide heat transfer between the a. B2o (2 is written as subscript) April 1996
exhaust gases and the air prior to its entrance to the b. H2o (2 is written as subscript)
c. W2o (2 is written as subscript)
combustor: A type of water turbine where a jet of water is made to fall on
d. D2o (2 is written as subscript) the blades or buckets and due to the impulse of water, the
a. Evaporator turbine starts to move:
b. Combustion chamber
c. Regenerator The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands of the
a. Pelton wheel
d. Heater system to the overall maximum demand of the whole system:
b. Steam turbine
c. Francis turbine
a. Demand factor d. Reaction turbine
Heat normally flowing from a high temperature body to a low b. Diversity factor
temperature body wherein it is impossible to convert heat c. Powerfactor
without other effects is called: d. Utilization factor What condition exists in an adiabatic throttling process?

a. Second law of thermodynamics a. Enthalpy is variable

Percent excess air is the difference between the air actually b. Enthalpy is constant
b. First law of thermodynamics
c. Third law of thermodynamics supplied and the theoretically divided by: c. Entropy is constant
d. Zeroth law of thermodynamics d. Specific volume is constant
a. The deficiency air supplied
b. The actual air supplied
What are the immediate undesirable products from the c. None of these The specific gravity of a substance is the ration of its density to
petroleum-based lubricating oil when subjected to high d. The theoretically air supplied the density of:
pressure and temperature?
a. Mercury
a. Gums, resins, and acids b. Gas
b. Sulfur c. Air
c. Soots and ashes d. Water
d. Carbon residue
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Which is used as a moderator in certain types of nuclear What do you call the weight if the column of air above the What is the term as the ratio of the volume at the end of heat
reactors? earth’s surface? addition to the volume at the start of heat addition?

a. Vapor a. Air pressure a. Compression ratio

b. Heavy water b. Aerostatic pressure b. Air-fuel ratio
c. Hot water c. Wind pressure c. Volumetric ratio
d. Cold water d. Atmosphericpressure d. Cut-offratio

Yeast as raw material for beer making is added to the Combined process of cooling and humidifying is also known as: What do you call the passing of heat energy from molecule to
equipmentcalled: molecule through a substance?
a. Heating and humidifying
a. Fermenters b. Cooling tower a. Conduction
b. Brew kettle c. Evaporative coolingprocess b. Radiation
c. Cooler d. Moisture removal process c. Conservation
d. Starting tubs d. Convection

What is the force required to accelerate a mass of 1 gram at a

What keeps the moisture from passing through the system? rate of 1 cm/sec/sec? What is the lower temperature to which water could possible
be cooled in a cooling tower?
a. Dehydrator a. Dyne
b. Aerator b. Poundal a. Theeffective temperature
c. Trap c. Slug b. The temperature of adiabatic saturation
d. Humidifier d. Kg force c. The wet bulb depression
d. The dew point temperature of the air

What are the main components in a combined cycle power What type of turbine has low head and high discharge?
plant? The indicator used to determine the anti-knock characteristics
a. Peltonwheel of gasoline:
a. Diesel engine and air compressor b. Francisturbine
b. Gas engines and waste heat boiler c. Jonval turbine a. Aniline point
c. Steam boiler and turbine d. Kaplan turbine b. Cetane no.
d. Nuclear reactor and steam boiler c. Octane no.
d. Diesel index
What is a bull head tee?
What do you call the changing of an atom of an element into
an atom of a different element with a different atomic mass? a. A pipe tee with head shaped like a bull Dew point is defined as:
b. A welded built-up tee
a. Atomization c. A pipe tee with its run longer than its branch a. The temperature to which the air must be cooled
b. Atomic transmulation d. A pipe tee brunch of which is larger than the run at constant pressure to produce saturation
c. Atomic pile b. The where the pressure and temperature lines meet
d. Atomicenergy c. The temperature which dew s formed in the air
d. The pressure which dew is formed in the air
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What type of lubricating oils is produced entirely form the How does the values for work per unit mass flow of air in the What is the suggested maximum permissible doze (mpd) of
crudes chosen through elimination of undesirable constituents compressor and turbine influenced by the addition of a gamma ray exposure for general individuals not working in a
by suitable refining processes? regenerator? nuclear setting, by choice, in rem/year?

a. Additives a. Slightlyincreased a. 1
b. Inert b. Unchanged b. 5
c. Straight c. Greatlydecreased c. ½
d. Premium d. Greatly increased d. 3

In liquid-dominated geothermal plant, what process occurs In a steam generator with good combustion control, what OCT 1996
when the saturated steam passes through the turbine? occurs if the load is increased?
There are two broad types in he classification of lubricating
a. Isobaric a. Air temperature leaving air heater decreases oils, they are:
b. Polytropic b. Air temperature entering heater increases
c. Isometric c. Furnace pressure approximately constant a. Active
d. Isentropic d. Economizer gas outlet temperature decreases b. Inactive
c. Crocked
d. Additives
Gas being heated at constant volume is undergoing the process
of:
The common lubricating oil indicates: Amount of air required in the low by-pass factor:
a. Isotropic
b. Adiabatic a. Does not indicated contamination a. Does not change
c. Isometric b. Does not indicates qualities b. Greater
d. Isobaric c. Qualities c. Lesser
d. Viscosity d. Indeterminate

A receiver in an air compression system is used to:

For design stability, the center of gravity of the total What is the function of the compression joint of pipes or tubes:
a. Avoid cooling air before using combined engine, driven equipment, and foundation should be
b. Increase the air discharge pressure kept: a. It is used to connect two pipes by welding
c. Collect the water and grease suspended in the air b. It is used to connect two pipes by pressing both
d. Reduce the work needed during compression a. Anywhere ends when tightened,
b. Above the foundation top c. Compress tapered sleeves so that they form a tight
c. In line with the surface foundation joint on the periphery of the tubings they connect
Foundations a re preferably built of concrete in the proportion d. Below the foundation top d. It connect two pipes with the use of threaded
of what measures of portland: sand: crushed stones? couplings

a. 1 : 2 :5 Most commercially available petroleum lubricating oil

b. 2 : 4 :6 The component of a rotary pump:
deteriorates starting from operating temperature of:
c. 2 : 3 :4
d. 1 : 2 :4 a. 150of a. Gears
b. 200of b. Piston
c. 300of c.
d. Screw
d. 250of
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An instrument commonly used in most research and The transmission of heat from one place to another by fluid In a diesel engine, what elements in the fuel that makes the
engineering laboratories because it is small and fast among the circulation between spots of different temperature is called: work of the lubricant more difficult?
otherthermometers:
a. Convection a. Water and ash content
a. Mercury thermometer b. Radiation b. High octane number
b. Liquid-gas-thermometer c. Conservation c. High cetane number
c. Gasthermometer d. Conduction d. Sulphur and asphaltene content
d. Thermocouple What is the function of a radiation pyrometer?

What is referred by volume control? a. Boiler water weight

What is the term used to express the ratio of specific humidity, b. Boiler pressure
actual versus saturated? a. An isolated system c. Furnace temperature
b. Closed system d. Boiler drum pressure
a. Relative humidity c. Fixed region in space
b. Absolute humidity d. Reversible process only
c. Degree of saturation The specific measurement of moisture content air:
d. Percentsaturation
Which of the following flow meter is accurate? a. Relative humidity
b. Percentsaturation
A process f heat transfer due to motion of matter by a change a. Venture tube c. Degree of saturation
in density: b. Pitot tube d. Specific humidity
c. Flow nozzle
d. Foam type
a. Absorption
Highest pressure drop in refrigeration cycle:
b. Radiation
c. Conduction
d. Convection Pneumatic tools are powered by: a. Compressor
b. Condenser
a. Steam c. Expansionvalve
What is the most efficient thermodynamics cycle? b. Water d. Evaporator
c. Natural gas
d. Air
a. Carnot
What is an expansion loop?
b. Diesel
c. Rankine
d. Brayton A graphical representation between discharge and time is a. A double long radius elbow to minimize friction
known as : losses
b. A pipe bent to a loop to change direction
How do you treat a statement that is considered a scientific a. Hectograph c. A pipe expander fitting
b. Monograph d. A large radius bend in a pipe line to absorb
law?
c. Hydrograph longitudinal expansion in the pipe line due to heat
d. Topography
a. We postulate to be true
b. Accept as a summary of experimental observation
c. We generally observed to be true value
d. Believe to be derived from mathematical theorem
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What is the color code of steam pipelines? Which of the following refrigerant is highly toxic? What takes place in a uniflow scavenging?

a. Silver gray a. Ammonia a. Turbo blower in exhaust header to create vacuum in

b. Green b. Freon 12 cylinders
c. Red c. Sulfur dioxide b. Air reversing direction in cylinders
d. Yellow d. Methyl chloride c. Uses two boilers to purge cylinders
d. Air traveling in one direction

What is absorbed by sulphites in boiler water treatment? Water turbineconverts:

The diagonal lines in the psychometric chart represent:
a. Oxygen a. Mechanical energy into electrical energy
b. Carbon dioxide b. Hydraulic energy into electrical energy a. Effective temperature
c. Impurities settled in mud drums c. Mechanical energy into hydraulic energy b. Dry-bulbtemperature
d. Carbon dioxide and oxygen d. Hydraulicenergy into mechanical energy c. Wet-bulbtemperature
d. Dew-point temperature

What is meant by choking in pipe flow? Throttling of refrigerant through the expansion valve in a vapor
refrigerant cycle is: What is meant by brake horsepower?
a. The specific mass flow rate cannot occur
b. Shock waves always occur a. Reversible adiabatic process a. Power developed in the engine cylinder
c. A valve is closed in a line b. Constant entropy process b. Final horsepower delivered to the equipment
d. A restriction in flow area occurs c. Irreversible adiabaticprocess c. Actual horsepower delivered to the engine drive
d. Isometricprocess shaft
d. Work required to raise a weight of 33,000 pounds at
What is a check valve? a height of one foot in one minute time
What characterizes a reaction turbine?
a. A valve designed to allow a fluid to pass through in
one direction a. Steam losses velocity as it leaves the diaphragm When droplets of water are carried by steam in the boiler:
b. A valve designed to release the excess pressure b. Steam strikes the blades at right angles
c. A valve which allows flow of fluid in either direction c. Steam will react with a force in the diaphragm a. Priming
d. A valve used for checking the pressure of fluid d. Steam is deflected b. Foaming
c. Carryover
d. Embrittlement
What is the prime purpose of providing the lubricating oil pre- How do you increase the output of a centrifugal pump?
heater in an emergency stand-by diesel genset?
a. Speed up rotation Mechanical energy of pressure transformed into energy of
a. To keep the lube oil viscosity down under cold b. Install circulation line heat:
condition and enhance the starting of the cold c. Increase the suction pipe area
engine d. Increase the discharge pipe area a. Kineticenergy
b. To avoid moisture condensation in the engine b. Enthalpy
c. To avoid corrosion to engine parts c. Heat exchanger
d. To see to it that the lubrication system is The main cause of air pollution as a result of burning fuel oil is: d. Heat of compression
functioning properly
a. Sulfur dioxide
b. Silicon dioxide
c. Hydrogen dioxide
d. Nitrogendioxide
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APR 1997 Medium pressure when applied to valves and fittings, implies The fundamental difference between pipe and tubing is:
they are suitable for a working pressure of form:
The ratio between the actual power and the apparent power in a. The dimensional standard to which each is
any circuit is known as the of the circuit. a. 862 to 1200 KPa manufactured
b. 758 to 1000 KPa b. Compression joints
a. Measured power c. 500 to 1000 KPa c. The smoothness of the surface
b. Capacity d. 658 to 1050 KPa d. Bell and spigot joint
c. Power factor
d. KVAR
A general term for a device that receives information in the One of the most popular types of compressor utilized for
form of one or more physical quantities, modifies the supercharging engine is the:
The products of complete combustion of gaseous information and/or its form, if required, and produces a
hydrocarbons: resultant output signal: a. Roots type blower
b. Pulseturbocharger
a. Carbon dioxide and water c. Constant pressure turbocharger
a. Converter
b. Carbon monoxide d. Turbo compressor
b. Transducer
c. Carbon monoxide, water and ammonia c. Sensor
d. Water, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide d. Scanner
Crankshaft of reciprocating type compressor is basically made
of:
The part that directs the flow of the refrigerant through the The temperature of hot metals can be estimated by their color.
compressor: For steel or iron, the color scale at 2200 OF is roughly: a. Semi-steel
b. Aluminum alloy
a. Wrist pin c. Cast iron
a. White
b. Valve d. Steel forging
b. Orange
c. Piston c. Dark red
d. Connecting rod d. Yellow
A chemical method of feedwater treatment, which uses
calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate as reagents:
An odorless refrigerant, its boiling point varies over a wide A device whose function is to pass information in an unchanged
range of temperatures: form or in some modified form: a. Thermaltreatment
b. Lime soda treatment
a. Freon 22 c. Demineralizationprocess
a. Relay
b. Freon 12 d. Ion exchange treatment
b. Sensor
c. Freonrefrigerants c. Transmitter
d. Ammonia d. Transducer
The temperature of the fluid under pressure through a pipe is
usually measured by:
The boiling point of Freon 22 is: A device whose primary function is to meter the flow of
refrigerant to the evaporator: a. Glassthermometer
a. -41.04 OF b. Electric-resistance thermometer
b. 40.60 OF a. Sniffer valve
c. Thermocouple
c. -38.40 OF b. Equalizers
d. Allof the above
d. -31.40 OF c. Thermostatic expansionvalve
d. Crossover valves
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An increase in the deposition of slag and ash on the surface for October 1997 In a deepwell installation or operation, the difference between
heating of oil-fired boilers in both marine and stationary static water level and operating water level is called:
service has affected boiler efficiency. The following are the In a water tube boiler, where is heat and gases of combustion
causes except: passed? a. Suction fit
b. Drawdown
a. Low temperature corrosion of the cold section of air a. Through the combustion chamber only c. Priming level
heaters and duct works b. Through the tubes d. Clogging
b. Slagging of high temperature super heater surfaces c. Away from the tubes
c. High temperature corrosion steel d. Around the tubes
d. Increase of heat transfer in the boiler What characteristics an impulse turbine?

A pneumatic tool is generally powered by: a. Steam striking blades on angle

The type of filter where the filtering element is replaceable: b. No steam reaction to velocity
a. Water c. Steam striking blades at zero angle
a. Paper edge filter b. Electricity d. Steam reversing direction
b. Metal edge filter c. Steam
c. Pressure filter d. Air
d. Filter with element Air receives in a compressed air plant must be:

The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is: a. Without pressure gauges
Which does not belong to the group? b. Vented to the atmosphere
a. Rotameter c. Rectangular in shape
a. Air injection system b. Manometer d. Installed with safety valve and drain valve
b. Mechanical injection system c. Venturi
c. Time injection system d. Barometer
d. Gas admission system A refrigeration system in which only part of the refrigerant A gas, which will not be found in the flue gasses produced by
passes over the heat transfer surface is evaporated and the the complete combustion of fuel:
balance is separated from the vapor and recirculates:
Cooling water system consists of equipment to dissipate heat a. Carbon dioxide
absorbed by the engine jacket water, lub oil and the heat to be a. Direct expansion system b. Hydrogen
removed from air intercooler is measurable to keep the engine b. Chilled water system c. Oxygen
outlet water temperature constant and the differential of the c. Floodedsystem d. Nitrogen
cooling water at a minimum preferably not exceed to: d. Multiple system

Scale in boiler can:

a. 10 to 30 OF
b. 10 to 50 OF When four events take place in one revolution od a crankshaft
c. 10 to 20 OF of an engine, the engine is called: a. Create low steam quality
d. 10 to 40 OF b. Cause foaming
a. Rotary engine c. Overheat blow-off line
b. Steam engine d. Inhibit circulation and heat transfer
c. Two-strokeengine
d. Four-stroke engine
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The effectiveness of a body as a thermal radiator at a given The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demand of the In a hydro-electric plant using a Francis turbine with medium
temperature: system to the overall maximum demand of the whole system head, the speed can be regulated by using the:
is:
a. Absorptivity a. Deflectorgate
b. Emissivity a. Diversity factor b. Nozzle
c. Conductivity b. Utilization factor c. Wicket gate
d. Reflectivity c. Powerfactor d. Weir
d. Demand factor

In a cooling tower, the wastewater is cooled mainly by: To protect adequately the engine bearings, what type and
When fuel oil has a high viscosity, we mean that the fuel will: better arrangement of lubricating oil filter is most practical?
a. Condensation
b. Evaporation a. Evaporate easily a. Full-flow type filter installed between the
c. Convection b. Have a low specific gravity lubricating oil pump and the bearings
d. Conduction c. Bum without smoke b. Duplex filter installed before the lubricating pump
d. Flow slowly through pipes c. By pass filter with cleanable and replaceable
elements
Where is lithium bromide use in a refrigeration system? d. Splash lubricating system
Percentage of excess air is the difference between the air
a. Condensate return lines actually supplied and the theoretically required divided by:
b. Absorbers
c. Centrifugalcompressors a. Actual air supplied
d. Ion exchangers b. Theoretical air supplied @@@@@
c. Theoretical less actual supplied
d. Deficiency air supplied
Amount of heat liberated by the complete combustion of a unit
weight or volume of fuel is:
Air that controls the rate of combustion in the combustion
a. Heating value chamber known as:
b. Latent heat
c. Sensible heat a. Secondaryair
d. Work or compression b. Excess air
A temperature above which a given gas cannot be liquefied: c. Control air
d. Primary air
a. Cryogenic temperature
b. Vaporizationtemperature
c. Absolutetemperature An after cooler on a reciprocating air compressor is used
d. Criticaltemperature primarily to:

a. Cool lubricating oil

b. Condense the moisture in the compressed air
c. Improve compressor efficiency
d. Improve compressor capacity
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PART 2 The boiling point of Freon 22 is: An increase in the deposition of slag and ash on the surface
of heating of oil-fired boilers in both marine and stationary
Module 1 a. -41.04OF service has affected boiler efficiency. The following are the
b. 40.60OF cause except:
A leak from a faucet comes out in spate drops. Which one c. -38.40OF
is the main cause of this phenomenon? d. -31.40OF a. Low temperature corrosion of the section of air
heaters and duct works
a. Gravity Medium pressure when applied to valves and fittings, b. Slagging of high temperature superheater
b. Air resistance implies they are suitable for a working pressure of range surfaces
c. Viscosity of fluid from: c. High temperature corrosion steel
d. Surface tension d. Increase of heat transfer in the boiler
a. 862 to 1200 kPa
One of the two types of non-material nuclear radiation is: b. 758 to 1000 kPa The fundamental difference between pipe and tubing is:
c. 500 to 1000 kPa
a. Transmulationradiation d. 658 to 1050 kPa a. The dimensional standard to which each is
b. Walton radiation manufactured
c. Gammaradiation The temperature of hot metals can be estimated by their b. Compression joints
d. Betatron radiation color. For steel iron, the color scale at 2200oF is roughly: c. The smoothness of the surface
d. Bell and spigot joint
The ration between the actual power and the apparent a. White
power in any circuit is known as the of the circuit. b. Orange Crankshaft of reciprocating type compressor is basically
c. Dark red made of:
a. Measured power d. Yellow
b. Capacity a. Semi-steel
c. Power factor The fundamental difference between pipe and tubing is: b. Aluminum alloy
d. KVAR c. Cast iron
a. The dimensional standard to which each is d. Steel forging
The product of complete combustion of gaseous manufactured
hydrocarbons: b. Compression joints A chemical method of feedwater treatment which uses
c. The smoothness of the surface calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate as reagents:
a. Carbon dioxide and water d. Bell and spigot joint
b. Carbon monoxide a. Thermaltreatment
c. Carbone monoxide, water, and ammonia Crankshaft is basically made of : b. Lime soda treatment
d. Water, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide c. Demineralizationprocess
a. Semi-steel d. Ion exchange treatment
The odorless refrigerant; its boiling point varies over a wide b. Aluminum alloy
range of temperature: c. Cast iron An increase in the deposition of slag and ash on the surface
d. Steel forging for heating oil-fired boilers in both marine and stationary
a. Freon 22 service has affected boiler efficiency. The following are the
b. Freon 12 A chemical method of feedwater treatment which uses causes except:
c. Freonrefrigerants calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate as reagents:
d. Ammonia a. Low temperature corrosion of the cold section
a. Thermaltreatment of air heaters and duct works
b. Lime soda treatment b. Slagging of high temperature superheater
c. Demineralizationprocess surfaces
d. Ionexchange treatmen c. High temperature corrosion of steel
d. Increase of heat transfer in the boiler
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Cooling water system consists of equipment to dissipate What is the color code of steam pipe lines? The main cause of air pollution as a result of burning fuel
heat absorbed by the engine jacket water, lube oil and the oil is:
heat to be removed from air intercooler in measurable to a. Silver gray
keep the engine outlet water temperature constant and b. Green a. Sulfur dioxide
the differential of the cooling water at a minimum c. Red b. Silicon dioxide
preferably not to exceed: d. Yellow c. Hydrogen dioxide
d. Nitrogendioxide
a. 10 to 30of What is absorbed by sulphites in boiler water treatment?
b. 10 to 50of In a centrifugal pump, if the impeller is kept the same and
c. 10 to 20of a. Oxygen the speed varied, the pump output shall change in
d. 10 to 40of b. Carbon dioxide accordance to the equation:
c. Impurities settled in mud drums
A process of heat transfer due to motion of matter caused d. Carbon dioxide and oxygen a. Q1/Q2 = N1N2
by a change in density: b. Q1 = Q2
What is meant by choking pipe flow? c. Q1 + N1 = Q2 + N2
a. Absorption d. Q2/Q1 = N2/N1
b. Radiation a. The specified mass flow rate cannot occur
c. Conduction b. Shock waves always occur The transmission of heat from hot body to cold body by
d. Convection c. A valve is closed in a line electromagneticwaves is called:
d. A restriction in flow area occurs
How do you treat statement that is considered a scientific a. Conduction
law? What is the prime purpose of providing lubricating oil pre- b. Absorption
heater in an emergency stand-by diesel genset? c. Convection
a. We postulate to be true d. Radiation
b. Accept as a summary of experimental a. To keep the lube oil viscosity down under cold
observation condition and enhance the starting of the cold A boiling point of Freon 12 CCL2F2:
c. We generally observed to be true engine
d. Believe to be derived from mathematical b. To avoid moisture condensation in the engine a. -41.6oc
theorem c. To avoid corrosion to engine parts b. -40oc
d. To see to it that the lubrication system is c. -29.6oc
The transmission of heat from one place to another by functioning properly d. -41.8oc
fluid circulation between the spots of different
temperature is called: Which of the following refrigerants is most highly toxic? With regards to corrosion of metals, passivation is the
process that:
a. Convection a. Ammonia
b. Radiation b. Freon 12 a. Intensifies deterioration temporarily
c. Conservation c. Sulfur dioxide b. Changes the composition of the metal
d. Conduction d. Methyl chloride c. Inhibits further deterioration
d. Alters the grain size of the metal.
In a diesel engine, what elements in the fuel that makes One joule of work is done by a force of one newton acting
the work of the lubricant more difficult? through a distance of: Air used to comfort cooling shall maintain a movement of
from:
a. Water and ash content a. One meter
b. High octane number b. One inch a. 4570 to 7620 mm/min
c. High cetane number c. A foot b. 7800 to 9200 mm/min
d. Sulphur and asphaltene content d. One cm c. 8500 to 10000 mm/min
d. 8.00 to 10.0 m/min
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One of the best known safety practices in industrial plant What is the name of vector that represents the sum of two Module 2
is: vectors?
What do you call the passing of heat energy from molecule
a. To provide alert security a. Scalar to molecule through a substance?
b. To provide machines with appropriate guards b. Tensor
c. To maintain a fire brigade c. Resultant a. Conduction
d. To train delivery personnel d. Tangent b. Radiation
c. Conservation
Which of the four does not belong to the group? A specimen is subjected to a load. When the load is d. Convection
removed, the strain disappears. From this information,
a. Class D Fire = fire caused by LPG which of the following can be deduced about this material? The indicator used to determine the anti-knock
b. Class B Fire = fire caused by oil and characteristics of gasoline:
hydrocarbons a. It is elastic
c. Class C Fire = electrical fire b. It has high modulus of elasticity a. Aniline point
d. Class A Fire = firse caused by light combustible c. It is plastic b. Cetane no.
materials like paper and wood d. It is ductile c. Octane no.
d. Diesel index
All heavy machinery should be supported on solid The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of its density
foundations of sufficient mass and base area to prevent or to the ratio of: What type of lubricating oils is produced entirely from the
minimize transmission of: crudes chosen through elimination of undesired
a. Mercury constituents by suitable refining process?
a. Objectionable vibration to the building and b. Gas
occupiedspace c. Air a. Additives
b. Objectionable vibration or forces from nearby d. Water b. Inert
machine c. Straight
c. Better control of the drainage system Which is used as moderator in certain types of nuclear d. Premium
d. Objectionable sound coming from the exhaust reactors?
A receiver in an air compression system is used to:
On existing installation boiler, to lower factor of safety a. Vapor
permissible shall be: b. Heavywater a. Avoid cooling air before using
c. Hot water b. Increase the air discharge pressure
a. 7 d. Cold water c. Collect water and grease suspended in the air
b. 6 d. Reduce the work needed during compression
c. 5 What keeps the moisture from passing through the
d. 4.5 system? Foundations are preferably built of concrete in the
proportion of what measures of Portland cement: sand:
The age limit of a horizontal return tubular flue or cylinder a. Dehydrator crushed stone?
having a longitudinal lap joint and operating at a pressure b. Aerator
in excess of 0.345 MPa or 3.45 Bar gage shall be: c. Trap a. 1 : 2 :5
d. Humidifier b. 2 : 4 :6
a. 18 years c. 2 : 3 :5
b. 35 years d. 1 : 2 :4
c. 30 years
d. 20 years
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In a steam generator with good combustion control, what Heat normally flowing from a high temperature body to a What amount of air is required in a low bypass factor?
occurs if the load is increased? low temperature body wherein it is impossible to convert
heat without other effects is called the: a. Greater
a. Air temperature leaving air heater decreases b. Lesser
b. Air temperature entering air heater increases a. Second law of thermodynamics c. Indeterminate
c. Furnace pressure is approximately constant b. First law of thermodynamics d. Does not change
d. Economizer gas outlet temperature decreases c. Third law of thermodynamics
d. Zeroth law of thermodynamics Heat transfer due to density differential:
The color of lubrication oil indicates:
What are the immediate undesirable products form the a. Convection
a. Does not indicate contamination petroleum-based lubricating oil when subjected to high b. Nuclear
b. Does not indicate qualities pressure and temperature? c. Conduction
c. Qualities d. Radiation
d. Viscosity a. Gums, resins, and acids
b. Sulfur When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at
For design stability, the center of gravity of the total c. Soots and ashes every instant of its state, it is undergoing:
combined engine, driven equipment and foundation d. Carbon residue
should be kept: a. Load factor
The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands of b. Reactive factor
a. Anywhere the system to the overall maximum demand of the whole c. Diversity factor
b. Above the foundation top system: d. Plant use factor
c. In line with the surface of the foundation
d. Below the foundation top a. Demand factor The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of
b. Diversity factor some standard substance is called:
Most commercially available petroleum lubricating oil c. Powerfactor
deteriorates starting from operating temperature of: d. Utilization factor a. Relative density
b. Specific gravity
a. 150oF Percent excess air is the difference between the air actually c. Specific density
b. 200oF supplied and the theoretical divided by: d. Relativegravity
c. 300oF
d. 250oF a. The deficiency air supplied The temperature at which its vapor is equal to the pressure
b. The actually air supplied exerted on the fluid:
What is the suggested maximum permissible dose (MPD) c. None of these
of gamma ray exposure for general individuals not working d. The theoretically air supplied a. Absolute humidity
in a nuclear setting, by choice, in rem/year? b. Calorimeter
The viscosity of most commercially available petroleum c. Boilingpoint
a. 1 lubricating oil changes rapidly above: d. Thermalenergy
b. 5
c. ½ a. 120oF The design of an air supply duct of an air conditioning
d. 3 b. 180oF system:
c. 150oF
d. 130oF a. Adds moisture to the air
b. Lowers the temperature of the air
c. Does not affect the distribution of air
d. Affects the distribution of air
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S.I. unit of force: What air pressure is needed for air starting as Diesel In order to avoid vaporization in the pipeline, the pipeline
engine, about? over the ridge is laid in such a way that it is not more than:
a. Pounds
b. Newton a. 350 psi a. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient
c. Kilograms b. 250 psi b. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient
d. Dyne c. 450 psi c. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient
d. 150 psi d. 5.0 m above the hydraulic gradient
When a substance in gaseous state is below the critical
temperature, it is called: Mechanical energy of pressure transformed into energy of For stable equilibrium of floating body, its metacenter
heat: should lie:
a. Vapor
b. Cloud a. Kineticenergy a. Below the centre gravity
c. Moisture b. Enthalpy b. Below the centre of buoyancy
d. Steam c. Heat exchanger c. Above the centre buoyancy
d. Heat of compression d. Above the centre of gravity
Ignition of the air fuel mixture in the intake of the exhaust
manifold: MODULE 3 Center of pressure on an inclined plane lies:

a. Backlash The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in a. At the centroid
b. Backfire a fluid: b. Above the centroid
c. Exhaust pressure c. Below the centroid
d. Back pressure a. Is independent of the motion of one fluid layer d. At the metacentre
relative to an adjacent layer
When a substance in gaseous state is below its critical b. When there is no motion of one fluid layer Center of pressure on an inclined plane lies:
temperature it is called: relative to an adjacent layer
c. Only if the fluid is frictionless a. At the centroid
a. Steam d. Only fluid is frictionless and incompressible b. Above the centroid
b. Cloud c. Below the centroid
c. Moisture Under which condition is the specific weight of water is d. Atmetacenter
d. Vapor 1000 kg/m3?
Rocks having excessive internal stresses may produces
The locus of elevations: a. At normal pressure 760mm spalling, are called:
b. At 4OC temperature
a. Critical point c. At mean sea level a. Stratified rocks
b. Hydraulicgradient d. Allof the above b. Popping rocks
c. Energy gradient c. Crushed rocks
d. Frictiongradient An ideal fluid is one that: d. Swelling rocks

In sensible cooling process, the moisture content: a. Is very viscous Permissible velocity of water flowing through concrete
b. Obeys Newton’s law of viscosity tunnel is generally:
a. Does not change c. Is assumed in problems in conduit flow
b. Decreases d. Frictionless and incompressible a. 4-5 m/s
c. Indeterminate b. 10—12 m/s
d. Increases c. 13-16 m/s
d. 20m/s
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The maximum continuous power available from a hydro-

electric plant under the most adverse hydraulic conditions
is called: Antifreeze chemicals are: At critical point the latent heat of vaporization is:

a. Base power a. Same as refrigerants a. Only depends on temperature

b. Firm power b. Those that are added to refrigerants for better b. Zero
c. Primary power performance c. Minimum
d. Secondary power c. Those that lower down the freezing points of d. Maximum
liquid
The ratio of maximum load to the rated plant capacity is d. Those that do not freeze at all The triple point of a substance is the temperature and
called: pressure at which:
Clog point of oil refers to:
a. Load factor a. The solid and liquid phase are in equilibrium
b. Utilization factor a. The point of maximum containment of oil b. The liquid and gaseous phase are equilibrium
c. Maximum load factor b. The level of impurities beyond which oil ceases c. The solid, liquid and the gaseous phases are in
d. Capacity factor to flow equilibrium
c. The temperature at which oil solidifies d. The solid does not melt, the liquid does not
For the same heat input and same compression ratio: d. The temperature at which paraffin and waxes boil, and the gas does not condense
in oil start precipitating
a. Both Otto cycle and diesel cycle are equally For steam nozzle, which of the following ratios will have
efficient 1 watt is: the value less than unity?
b. Otto cycle is less efficient is compared to diesel
cycle a. 1 Nm/s a. Pressure at inlet/ Pressure at outlet
c. Efficiency depends mainly on working b. 1Nm/mt b. Specific volume at inlet/ specific volume at
substance c. 1 Nm/hr outlet
d. None of the above is correct d. 1 kNm/hr c. Temperature of steam at inlet/ temperature of
steam at outlet
The S.I. unit of pressure is: For a six compression of air set, the mimimum work d. None of the above
conditions are:
a. Kg/cm2 MODULE 4
b. mm of water column a. Pressure rise per stage will be equal
c. Pascal b. Work done in successive stages will be in Select the one that is a safety device on a compressor:
d. dynes per square cm geometricalprogression
c. Cylinder volumes will be the same a. Relief valve
Superheated vapour behaves: d. Temperature rise in the cylinders will be the b. Strainer
same c. Over speed shut down
a. Just as gas d. Over pressure shut down
b. Just as steam In case of steam engine, the cut off ratio is the ratio of:
c. Just as ordinary vapour Generally steam turbines in power station operate at:
d. Approximately as a gas a. Pressure at cut off supply pressure
b. There is minimum corrosion a. 3000 rpm
c. Capacity to withstand pressure is increased b. 1000 rpm
d. Heat loss from the surface is minimized c. 4000 rpm
d. 500 rpm
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Volumetric efficiency of a well-designed engine may be in On which the working pressure of a boiler does not
the range: depend?
In a condensing steam engine:
a. 75 to 90% a. Tensile strength of shell
a. Condensed steam is supplied b. 60 to 75% b. Thickness of shell
b. Steam condenses inside cylinder c. 30 to 50% c. Factor of safety
c. Steam condense as soon as it leaves the d. Below 30% d. Type of fuel being fired
cylinder
d. Exhaust steam is condensed in condenser Scavenging efficiency of a four-stroke diesel engine is: Total sulphur content in a diesel fuel oil must not exceed:

Hot spots are: a. 80-90% a. 0.1%

b. 60-80% b. 0.5%
a. Do not exists in engines c. Below 60% c. 0.2%
b. The hottest spots in engines d. 95-100% d. 0.15%
c. The spots where heavier functions of fuel are
vaporized Loss of power is due to: The moisture in the refrigeration system can be removed
d. Hottest point within the engine cylinder with the help of:
a. Poorcompression
Flash point for diesel fuel oil should be: b. Restricted exhaust a. Driers
c. Clogging air cleaner b. Evaporators
a. Minimum 49OC d. Low injection pressure c. Dehumidifiers
b. Maximum 49OC d. Coolers
c. Maximum 200OC Detonation of pinging noise is due to:
d. Maximum 300OC Which of the following refrigerants had lowest freezing
a. Early timing of fuel injection pointtemperature?
Vapor lock is: b. Late timing of fuel injection
c. Head of piston carbonized a. Freon 12
a. Lock of vaporization of fuel to atmospheric d. Valve springs weak or broken b. Ammonia
pressure c. Freon 22
b. Excess fuel supply to engine because of faster Piston rings are made of: d. Freon 11
evaporation
c. Complete or partial stoppage of fuel supply Alloy steel Rating of a domestic refrigerator is of the order of:
because of vaporization of fuel in supply steam Carbons steel
d. Locking carburetor jets because of vapor Copper 0.1 ton
pressure Cast iron 50 tons
100 tons
Flash point of a liquid is the temperature at which: On which factor bursting pressure of boiler does not d. 4 tons
depend?
a. The fuel emits vapors at a rate which produces The COP of a domestic refrigerator is:
an inflammable mixture with air a. Tensile strength of the shell
b. The fuel spontaneously ignites b. Thickness of the shell a. Less than 1
c. The fuel ignites with clearly visible flash c. Diameter of the shell b. More than 1
d. The fuel ignites without a park d. Shear strength of shell material c. Equal to 1
d. Depends upon the make of it
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Which refrigerant has the highest critical point Which refrigerant is used for the air conditioning of The following gas is preferred in refrigeration system:
temperature? passengeraircraft cabin?
a. Freon 11
a. Ammonia a. Ammonia b. Freon 22
b. Freon 11 b. Freon 12 c. CO2
c. Freon 12 c. Freon 11 d. NH3
d. Freon 22 d. Air
Chocking is:
White ice is: A flash chamber is installed in the refrigeration circuit so as
to: a. Change of mass flow rate in proportion to
a. Fast cooled water pressure ratio
b. Sub cooled water Improve overall heat transfer coefficient Change of mass flow rate in inverse proportion
c. Due to dissolved air, gases and impurities Reduce pressure losses through the evaporator to pressure ratio
d. Formed by blowing air during freezing Reduce the size of the evaporator by avoiding Fixed mass flow rate irrespective of pressure
vapors going evaporators ratio
Dry ice is: All of the above All of the above

a. Free from water The color of the flame of halide torch, in case of leakage of PAST BOARD EXAMS
b. Free from dissolved air or gases Freon refrigerant, will change to:
c. Does not contain impurities October 1994
d. Solidified form of carbon dioxide a. Yellow
b. Red When substance in gaseous state is below the critical
The leaks in refrigeration system using Freon can be c. Green temperature, it is called:
detected by: d. Orange
a. Vapor
a. Halide torch which on detection forms By which of the following processes heat mainly dissipates b. Cloud
greenish flame lighting in cooling towers? c. Moisture
b. Sulphur sticks which on detection from white d. Steam
smoke a. Conduction
c. Using certain reagents b. Convection
A theoretical body which when heated to incandescence would
d. Smelling c. Radiation
emit a continuous light-ray spectrum:
d. Evaporation
Refrigerant No. R-717 is:
a. Black body radiation
Boiling temperature of Freon 12 is: b. Blackbody
a. Ammonia c. Blue body
b. Freon 22 a. -33.33OC d. White body
c. Freon 12 b. -78.5 OC
d. Methyl chloride c. -29.8 OC
d. -40 OC Ignition of the air fuel mixture on the intake of the exhaust
Brazing is used for joining two: manifold:
Boiling temperature of Freon 22 is:
a. Two ferrous metal a. Backlash
b. One ferrous metal and non-ferrous materials a. -33.33OC b. Backfire
c. Two non-ferrousmaterials b. -29.8 OC c. Exhaust pressure
d. Back pressure
d. Two non-metals c. -78.5 OC
d. -40 OC
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When a substance in gaseous state is below its critical Oct 1995 What keeps the moisture from passing through the system?
temperature, it is called:
What are the immediate undesirable products from the a. Dehydrator
a. Steam petroleum-based lubricating oil when subjected to high b. Aerator
b. Cloud pressure and temperature? c. Trap
c. Moisture d. Humidifier
d. Vapor a. Gums, resins, and acids
b. Sulfur
c. Soots and ashes The indicator used to determine the anti-knock characteristics
April 1995 d. Carbon residue of gasoline:

What amount of air is required in a low bypass factor? a. Aniline point

Heavy water is b. Cetane no.
a. Greater c. Octane no.
b. Lesser a. B2o (2 is written as subscript) d. Diesel index
c. Indeterminate b. H2o (2 is written as subscript)
d. Does not change c. W2o (2 is written as subscript)
d. D2o (2 is written as subscript) Foundations a re preferably built of concrete in the proportion
of what measures of portland: sand: crushed stones?
The ratio of the average load to the peak load over a
designated period of time is called: The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands of the a. 1 : 2 :5
system to the overall maximum demand of the whole system: b. 2 : 4 :6
a. Load factor c. 2 : 3 :4
b. Reactive factor a. Demand factor d. 1 : 2 :4
c. Diversity factor b. Diversity factor
d. Plant use factor c. Powerfactor
d. Utilization factor In a steam generator with good combustion control, what
occurs if the load is increased?
The design of an air supply duct of an air conditioning system:
The viscosity of most commercially available petroleum a. Air temperature leaving air heater decreases
a. Add moisture to the air lubricating oil changes rapidly above: b. Air temperature entering heater increases
b. Lowers the temperature of the air c. Furnace pressure approximately constant
c. Does not affect the distribution of air a. 120oF d. Economizer gas outlet temperature decreases
d. Affects the distribution of air b. 180oF
c. 150oF
d. 130oF The common lubricating oil indicates:
S. I. Unit of force:
a. Does not indicated contamination
a. Pounds April 1996 b. Does not indicates qualities
b. Newton c. Qualities
c. Kilograms Which is used as a moderator in certain types of nuclear d. Viscosity
d. Dyne reactors?

For design stability, the center of gravity of the total combined

a. Vapor
engine, driven equipment, and foundation should be kept:
b. Heavywater
c. Hot water
d. Cold water a. Anywhere
b. Above the foundation top
c. In line with the surface foundation
d. Below the foundation top
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What is an expansion loop? What takes place in a uniflow scavenging?

Most commercially available petroleum lubricating oil a. A double long radius elbow to minimize friction a. Turbo blower in exhaust header to create vacuum in
deteriorates starting from operating temperature of: losses cylinders
b. A pipe bent to a loop to change direction b. Air reversing direction in cylinders
a. 150of c. A pipe expander fitting c. Uses two boilers to purge cylinders
b. 200of d. A large radius bend in a pipe line to absorb d. Air traveling in one direction
c. 300of longitudinal expansion in the pipe line due to heat
d. 250of
APR 1997
What is the color code of steam pipelines?
What is the suggested maximum permissible doze (mpd) of The ratio between the actual power and the apparent power in
gamma ray exposure for general individuals not working in a a. Silver gray any circuit is known as the of the circuit.
nuclear setting, by choice, in rem/year? b. Green
c. Red a. Measured power
d. Yellow b. Capacity
a. 1
b. 5 c. Power factor
c. ½ d. KVAR
What is absorbed by sulphites in boiler water treatment?
d. 3

a. Oxygen The products of complete combustion of gaseous

OCT 1996 b. Carbon dioxide hydrocarbons:
c. Impurities settled in mud drums
d. Carbon dioxide and oxygen
There are two broad types in the classification of lubricating a. Carbon dioxide and water
oils, they are: b. Carbon monoxide
c. Carbon monoxide, water and ammonia
What is meant by choking in pipe flow? d. Water, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
a. Active
b. Inactive a. The specific mass flow rate cannot occur
c. Crocked b. Shock waves always occur
d. Additives An odorless refrigerant, its boiling point varies over a wide
c. A valve is closed in a line range of temperatures:
d. A restriction in flow area occurs

Amount of air required in the low by-pass factor: a. Freon 22

b. Freon 12
Which of the following refrigerant is highly toxic?
a. Does not change c. Freonrefrigerants
b. Greater d. Ammonia
a. Ammonia
c. Lesser
b. Freon 12
d. Indeterminate
c. Sulfur dioxide
The boiling point of Freon 22 is:
d. Methyl chloride

What is referred by volume control? a. -41.04 OF

b. 40.60 OF
The main cause of air pollution as a result of burning fuel oil is:
a. An isolated system c. -38.40 OF
b. Closed system d. -31.40 OF
a. Sulfur dioxide
c. Fixed region in space b. Silicon dioxide
d. Reversible process only c. Hydrogen dioxide
d. Nitrogendioxide
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Medium pressure when applied to valves and fittings, implies Cooling water system consists of equipment to dissipate heat The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demand of the
they are suitable for a working pressure of form: absorbed by the engine jacket water, lub oil and the heat to be system to the overall maximum demand of the whole system
removed from air intercooler is measurable to keep the engine is:
a. 862 to 1200 KPa outlet water temperature constant and the differential of the
b. 758 to 1000 KPa cooling water at a minimum preferably not exceed to: a. Diversity factor
c. 500 to 1000 KPa b. Utilization factor
d. 658 to 1050 KPa a. 10 to 30 OF c. Powerfactor
b. 10 to 50 OF d. Demand factor
c. 10 to 20 OF
The temperature of hot metals can be estimated by their color. d. 10 to 40 OF
For steel or iron, the color scale at 2200 OF is roughly: When fuel oil has a high viscosity, we mean that the fuel will:

a. White October 1997 a. Evaporate easily

b. Orange b. Have a low specific gravity
c. Dark red A refrigeration system in which only part of the refrigerant c. Bum without smoke
d. Yellow d. Flow slowly through pipes
passes over the heat transfer surface is evaporated and the
balance is separated from the vapor and recirculates:
Crankshaft of reciprocating type compressor is basically made To protect adequately the engine bearings, what type and
a. Direct expansion system
of: better arrangement of lubricating oil filter is most practical?
b. Chilled water system
c. Floodedsystem
a. Semi-steel d. Multiple system a. Full-flow type filter installed between the
b. Aluminum alloy lubricating oil pump and the bearings
c. Cast iron b. Duplex filter installed before the lubricating pump
d. Steel forging c. By pass filter with cleanable and replaceable
Air receives in a compressed air plant must be:
elements
d. Splash lubricating system
a. Without pressure gauges
A chemical method of feedwater treatment, which uses
b. Vented to the atmosphere
calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate as reagents: c. Rectangular in shape GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!
d. Installed with safety valve and drain valve
a. Thermaltreatment
b. Lime soda treatment
c. Demineralizationprocess A gas, which will not be found in the flue gasses produced by
d. Ion exchange treatment
REMINDERS:
the complete combustion of fuel:

Come on time
a. Carbon dioxide
An increase in the deposition of slag and ash on the surface for
b. Hydrogen
heating of oil-fired boilers in both marine and stationary c. Oxygen
Strictly white shirt (tucked-in)
service has affected boiler efficiency. The following are the d. Nitrogen
causes except: Mongol #2 or HB pencil

a. Low temperature corrosion of the cold section of air The effectiveness of a body as a thermal radiator at a given
No Cellphones allowed during
heaters and duct works temperature:
b. Slagging of high temperature super heater surfaces the exam
c. High temperature corrosion steel a. Absorptivity
d. Increase of heat transfer in the boiler Bags are placed in a specific
b. Emissivity
c. Conductivity designated area only
d. Reflectivity
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PART 3 What is the process whereby a fissionable species is d. Its stoppage in cooling will result in water and
utilized as a source of neutrons to produce more nuclei of ice mixture
MODULE 1 its own kind are used up?
Which of the process where work done is zero?
The heat transfer process in a cooling tower consists of a. Developing
heat from water to: b. Culturing a. Isentropic
c. Multiplying b. Polytropic
a. None of the above d. Breeding c. Isometric
b. Vapor d. Isobaric
c. Unsaturatedair Assuming real process, the net entropy change in the
d. Ice universe is: What condition exists in an adiabatic throttling process?

One of the two types of non-material nuclear radiation is: a. Must be calculated a. Enthalpy is variable
b. Equal to zero b. Enthalpy is constant
a. Transmulationradiation c. Negative c. Entropy is constant
b. Walton radiation d. Positive d. Specific volume is constant
c. Gammaradiation
d. Betatronradiation (u + pv) is a quantity called: The volume remaining when the piston reaches the end of
thecompression stroke:
In a internal combustion engine, the stroke that discharges a. Flow energy
gas inside the engine’s cylinder: b. Shaft work a. Air cell
c. Enthalpy b. Combustionchamber
a. Inlet d. Internalenergy c. Turbulencechamber
b. Exhaust d. Pre-combustionchamber
c. Compression The increase in enthalpy of a substance when it undergoes
d. Power some phase change at constant pressure and temperature MODULE 2

Mathematically, a thermodynamic property is which if the a. Heat of fusion What are the main components in a combined cycle power
following? b. Heat of vaporization plant?
c. Heat of transformation
a. A point function d. Heat of crystallization a. Diesel engine and air compressor
b. Discontinuous b. Gas engines and waste heat boiler
c. A path function If the anti-freeze at a certain temperature has a c. Steam boiler and turbine
d. Exact differential concentration of a known value, what will be its behavior d. Nuclear reactor and steam boiler
as it progressively cools?
In process of pair formation, a pair cannot be formed What type of turbine has low head and high discharge?
unless the quantum has an energy greater than: a. It remains liquid until the temperature drops
to a certain point a. Peltonwheel
a. 2m C2 Cooling the solution below the limit liquefies b. Francisturbine
b. 1/2mV2 the entire mixture Jonval turbine
c. 0.5MeV It freezes out most of water into ice Kaplan turbine
d. hv/C
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What is the main power generating plant that produces In a P-T diagram of a pure substance, the curve separating he chemical formula for methylene chloride:
the most electricity per unit thermal energy in the fuel the solid phase from the liquid phase is:
input and has the greatest surplus of electricity for the a. CHCl2F
cogenerationsystems? a. Vaporization curve b. CH2Cl2
b. Fusion curve c. CClF3
a. Steam engine c. Boiling point d. CH3Cl
b. Steam turbine d. Sublimation point
c. Gas turbine MODULE 3
d. Diesel engine Number of molecules in a mole of any substance is a
constant called: Which is an incorrect statement Apparent shear force?
Dew point is defined as:
Rankine cycle Can never be found frictionless fluid regardless
a. The temperature to which the air must be Avogrado’snumber of its motion
cooled at constant pressure to produce Otto cycle Can never be found when the fluid is at rest
saturation Thompon constant Depend upon cohesive forces
b. The point where the pressure and the May occur owing to cohesion when the fluid is
temperature lines meet Which is not a viscosity rating? at rest
c. The temperature which dew is formed in the air
d. The pressure which dew is formed in the air a. Redwood Density in terms of viscosity is:
b. Entropy decrees API
The work done by a force of R Newtons moving in a c. SSU a. Kinematicviscosity/Dynamic viscosity
distance of L is converted entirely into kinetic energy is d. Centipoise b. Dynamicviscosity/Kinematicviscosity
expressed by the equation: c. Kinematic viscosity X Dynamic viscosity
The chemical formula for Butane: d. None of the above
a. RL =2MV2
b. RL=RL N-M a. C2H5CL The pressure at a point in a fluid will not be same in all
c. RL=1/2MV2 b. C3H8 directions if the fluid is:
d. RL=1/2MV c. C2H4O2
d. C4H10 a. In motion
The intake pipe to a hydraulic turbine from a dam is: b. Viscous
When droplets of water are carried by steam in the boiler: c. Viscous and static
a. Tailrace d. Viscous and is in motion
b. Spiral casing a. Priming
c. Surge tank b. Foaming An equipotential is one that:
d. Penstock c. Carry over
d. Embrittlement a. Has no velocity component tangent to it
What is the process that has no heat transfer? b. Has uniformly varying dynamic pressure
T c. Has no velocity component normal to it
a. Reversible d. Exists in case of rotational flow
b. Isothermal
c. Polytropic
d. Adiabatic
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A heat exchange process where in the product of pressure Ericson cycle consists of the following four process: In actual gases the molecular collisions arE
and volume remains constant called:
a. Two isothermals and two constant volumes a. Plastic
a. Heat exchange process b. Two isothermals and two constant isentropics b. Elastic
b. Isentropic process c. Two isothermals and two constant pressure c. Inelastic
c. Throttling process d. Two adiabatic and two constant pressures d. Inplastic
d. Hyperbolicprocess
The Beattle – Bridgeman equation of state is quite
accurate in cases of:
According to Petlier Thomson effect:
Which of the following provides the basis of measuring a. All pressures above atmospheric pressure
thermodynamic property of temperature? a. Heat can be converted into heat b. Densities less than about 0.8 times the critical
b. Work can’t be converted into heat density
a. Zeroth law of thermodynamics c. All of the above c. Near critical temperature
b. First law of thermodynamics d. None of the above d. None of the above
c. Second law of thermodynamics
d. Third law of thermodynamics Substance is flowing in a pipe of 200 mm inside diameter Which of the following statement about Van Der Waals
at an average of 3 m/sec. At a given section of the pipeline equation is correct?
A heat engine is supplied at the rate of 30,000 J/s gives an the pressure is 1.5MN/m2 absolute. What is the flow work
output of 9 kw. The thermal efficiency of engine is: of 0.5 cubic meter, expressed in joules passing this section a. It is valid for all pressure and temperature
b. It represents a straight line on pv versus v plot
a. 30% a. 25000 J c. It has three roots of identical value at the
b. 43% b. 75000 J critical point
c. 50% c. 100000 J d. The equation is valid for diatomic gases only
d. 55% d. 1J
A passout turbine mostly operates on low pressure in the
In case of axial flow compressors for minimum fluid An insulated 2 kg box falls from a balloon 3.5 km above the range:
friction and blade tip clearance losses, the blades of an earth. The change in the internal energy of the box after it
axial flow compressor are designed for: has hit the earth. The change in the internal energy of the a. 10-20 kg/cm2
box after it has hit the earth’s surface will be b. 50-100 kg/cm2
a. 80% reaction approximately: c. 100-150 kg/cm2
b. 85% reaction d. 150-300 kg/cm2
c. 60% reaction a. 70000 kJ
d. 53% reaction b. 7 kJ Rankine cycle efficiency for fixed steam temperature of
c. 68.6 kJ any volume up to critical temperature will be maximum for
MODULE 4 d. 0 kJ steam pressure of:

A Bell-Coleman cycle is a reversed: a. Criticalpressure

b. 200 kg/cm2
a. Stirling cycle c. 100 kg/cm2
b. Brayton cycle d. 15-300 kg/cm2
c. Joule cycle
d. Carnot cycle
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Dryness factor or steam is: During compression in a vapor compression cycle when For a heat pump cycle that operates between the
the refrigerant superheated: condenser temperature of 27oC and evaporator
a. Weight of dry steam/weight of stuff temperature of -23oC, the Carnot COP will be equal to:
b. Weight of moisture/weight of dry steam a. COP is reduced
c. (Weight of stuff – weight of moisture)/weight b. COP remains unchanged a. 0.5
of stuff c. Work done is increased b. 1.5
d. All of the above d. Refrigerating effect is reduced c. 5
d. 6
Stoichiometric ratio is: The coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is given
by: The lower horizontal line of the refrigeration cycle plotted
a. Chemically correct air-fuel ratio by volume on pressure-enthalpy diagram represents:
b. Chemically correct air-fuel ratio by weight a. COP = input/output
c. Theoretical mixture of air for complete b. COP = work spent to cause refrigerating effect a. Compression of the refrigerant vapor
combustion over Desired refrigerating effect b. Evaporation of the refrigerant liquid
d. Actual ratio of air to fuel for maximum c. COP = desired refrigerating effect over Work c. Condensation of the refrigerant vapor
efficiency spent to cause refrigerating effect d. Metering of the refrigerant liquid
d. COP = net refrigerating cycle over ideal
The mean effective pressure of a diesel cycle having fixed refrigeratingeffect Refrigerant cycle is generally a/an:
compression ratio will increase if cut off ratio is:
A Ball-Coleman cycle is: a. Open cycle
a. Increased b. Closed cycle
b. Decreased a. Reversed Otto cycle c. Mixed cycle
c. Independent of compression ratio b. Reversed Joule cycle d. Hybrid cycle
d. Depends on other factors c. Reversed Rankine cycle
d. Reversed Carnot cycle In case during air conditioning of a space the sensible heat
During idling in a compression ignition the air fuel ratio added as 100 kcal/sec and the latent heat added is 50
may be of the order of: Horsepower per ton of refrigeration is expressed as: kcal/sec, then the heat factor is given by:

a. 30 a. 4.75/COP a. 0.255
b. 200 b. 4.75 x COP b. 0.333
c. 150 c. COP/4.75 c. 0.500
d. 100 d. 4.75 x COP x 2 d. 0.670

Load curve refers to the plot of: A Carnot refrigerator extracts 100 kcal of heat from a cold The drift loss in cooling towers is about:
room which is maintained at 15oC and it is discharged to
a. Load versus generating capacity atmospheric 30oC. The horsepower needed to run the unit a. 1% only
b. Load versus current would be: b. 12 to 15%
c. Load versus time c. 10 to 20%
d. Load versus cost of power a. 1 to 1.5 d. 30 to 40%
b. 1.5 to 2
c. 2 to 2.5
d. 5.5 to 6
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Curtis turbine is: The boiling point of CO2 at atmospheric pressure is: The latent heat of fusion of ice is:

a. An impulsive turbine a. +110oF a. 144 BTU

b. A pressure compounded turbine b. -110oF b. 188 BTU
c. A velocity compounded turbine c. +110oC c. 940 BTU
d. A velocity pressure compounded turbine d. -110oC d. 500 BTU

MODULE 5 The latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat required to Absolute zero is:
convert:
A refrigerating unit of one ton capacity can remove: a. 970o below zero on the Fahrenheit scale
o o
a. Two lbs of ice at 32 F to one lb of ice at 32 F b. 460o below zero on the Fahrenheit scale
a. 500 BTU per min b. One lb of ice at 32oF to one lb of water at 32oF c. 144o below zero on the Fahrenheit scale
b. 288 BTU per min c. One lb of ice at 32oF to one lb of steam at 32oF d. The same as zero on the Centigrade scale
c. 200 BTU per min d. Two lbs of ice at 32oF to one lb of water at 32oF
d. 100 BTU per min The amount of CO2 or Freon in a cylinder is measured by:
The latent heat of vaporization is the amount of heat
A ton of refrigeration is equal to the removal of: required to convert: a. Pressure
b. Volume
a. 288,000 BTU per 24 hrs a. One lb of water at 212oF to one lb of steam at c. Weight
b. 28,000 BTU per 24 hrs 212oF d. Psi
c. 28,800 BTU per 24 hrs b. One lb of water at 180oF to one lb of steam at
d. 280,000 BTU per 24 hrs 180oF The scale trap (liquid strainer) is located between the:
c. Two lbs of water at 212oF to one lb of steam at
The principle of the mechanical refrigeration is: 212oF a. Compressor and oil separator
d. One lb of ice at 32oF to one lb of steam at 212oF b. King (liquid) valve and expansion valve
a. The absorption of temperature under heat, c. Expansion valve and evaporator coils
pressure, compression, and expansion How is a CO2 system purged? d. Evaporator coils and compressor
b. The compressor of a liquid under temperature
and expansion a. When CO2 comes out, frost will form on a When there is a Freon leak, the handle torch will burn:
c. The absorption of heat under temperature, piece of metal held near the outlet
compression, pressure and expansion b. Through the king valve a. Orange
d. The conversion of a liquid to a gas c. The CO2 will come out in liquid form b. Blue
d. Pumped out with a suction pump c. White
The boiling point of ammonia at atmospheric temperature d. Green
is: How is a Freon system purged?
Air can be prevented from getting into the system by:
a. -28oC a. The same as the ammonia system
b. +28oC b. The same as the CO2 system a. Keeping all glands and stuffing boxes on the
c. +28oF c. Back to the extra supply bottle high-pressure side light
d. -28oF d. With a reefer pump b. Keeping the dehydrator clean at all times
c. Keeping all glands and stuffing boxes on the
low-pressure side tight
d. Running the refrigerant through the aerator
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The agent used in an indirect reefer system is: OCT 1994 What is the main power generating plant that produces
the most electricity per unit thermal energy in the fuel
a. Sodium chloride If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is input and has the greatest surplus of electricity for most
b. Potassium chloride increased beyond the saturation pressure, we have a: cogenerationsystems?
c. Calcium chloride
d. A and C a. Saturated vapor a. Steam engine
b. Compressedliquid b. Steam turbine
The suction in a Freon system should be: c. Saturated liquid c. Gas turbine
d. Subcooled liquid d. Diesel engine
a. The pressure which corresponds with a
temperature about 20oF below the In a P-T diagram of a pure substance, the curve separating What is the ideal cycle for gas turbine work?
temperature of the ice box the solid phase from the liquid phase is:
b. The pressure which corresponds with a a. Brayton cycle
temperature equal to the temperature of the a. Vaporization curve b. Stag combined cycle
icebox b. Fusion curve c. Bottom cycle
c. The pressure which corresponds with a c. Boiling point d. Ericson cycle
temperature of 20o above the temperature of d. Sublimation point
the icebox What is the process whereby a fissionable species is
d. None of the above Number of molecules in a mole of any substance is a utilized as a source of neutrons to produce more nuclei of
constant called: its own kind than are used up?
Oil used in the refrigerating system is:
a. Rankine cycle a. Developing
a. Lube oil SAE 20 b. Avogrado’snumber b. Culturing
b. Straightmineral oil c. Otto cycle c. Multiplying
c. Lube oil SAE10 d. Thompson constant d. Breeding
d. Vegetable oil
Is one whose temperature is below the saturation Enthalpy of an ideal gas is a function of:
When a pressure guage reads zero, the absolute pressure temperature corresponding to its pressure:
is: a. Entropy
a. Compression b. Internalenergy
a. 30 psi b. Condensation c. Temperature
b. 14.7 psi c. Constant volume d. Pressure
c. 0 psi d. Subcooledliquid
d. 17.4 psi Mathematically, a thermodynamic property is which of the
following?

a. A point function
b. Discontinuous
c. A path function
d. Exact differential
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In a refrigeration system, the heat absorbed in the Which of the following is a great advantage of a fire-tube
evaporator per kg mass of refrigerant passing through is: boiler?

a. Equals the increase in enthalpy a. Steam pressure is not steady

b. Does not depend on the refrigerant used b. Contains a large volume of water and requires
c. Is decreased if pre-cooler is used long interval of time to raise steam and not so
d. Equals the increase in volume flexible as to changes in steam demand
c. Cannot use impure water
In radiation, the heat transfer depends on: d. Radiation losses are higher because fire is on
the inside of the boiler and is surrounded by
a. Temperature water
b. Heat rays
c. Heat flow from cold to hot The sensible heat ratio is 0.8. That is:
d. Humidity
a. 80 latent heat and 20 sensible heat
The performance of a reciprocating compressor can be b. 80 sensible heat and 20 sensible heat and
expressed: latent
c. 80 sensible heat and 20 latent heat
a. Adiabatic work divided by adiabatic input d. 20 latent heat and 80 sensible and latent
b. Adiabatic work divided by indicated work
c. Isothermal work divided by indicated work
d. Isothermal work divided by adiabatic work GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!
A reciprocating pump is considered positive displacement
pump because:

a. Displacement of the liquid is affected by the

REMINDERS:
displacement of the piston
b. Positive pressure is given to the liquid Come on time
c. Liquid is discharge with positive pressure
d. Liquid is lifted due to the vacuum created inside
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