Comprehensive Examination For Power and Industrial Plant Engineering A.Y. 2014-2015
Comprehensive Examination For Power and Industrial Plant Engineering A.Y. 2014-2015
64 kW
and Industrial Plant Engineering c. 4,121.10 kW
A.Y. 2014-2015 d. 4,528.64 kW
15. Steam enters a turbine stage with an 22. A superheat six cylinder, four stroke cycle
enthalpy of 3,628 kJ/kg at 70 m/s and leaves diesel engine of 10.48 cm bore and 12.7 cm
the same stage with an enthalpy of 2846 stroke has a compression ratio of 15. when it
kJ/kg and a velocity of 124 m/s. calculate the is tested on a dynamometer with a 53.34 cm
work done by the steam in kJ/kg. arm at 2500 rpm, the scale reads 81.65 kg,
a. 677.76 kJ/kg 2.86 kg fuel of 45,829.20 kJ/kg heating value
b. 776.76 kJ/kg are burned during 8 min and air metered to
c. 876.76 kJ/kg the cylinders at the rate of 0.812 kg/sec. Find
d. 76.78 kJ/kg the brake thermal efficiency.
a. 0.327
16. Water flows steadily with a velocity of 3.05 b. 0.367
m/s in a horizontal pipe having a diameter of c. 0.307
25.24 m. At one section of the pipe, the d. 0.357
temperature and pressure of the water are
21°C and 689.3 kPa, respectively. At a 23. A hydro-electric in Bohol discharges 205
distance of 304.8 m downstream, the ft3/sec and reduces the pressure from 50 psi
pressure is 516.9 kPa. What is the friction to 30 psi. Determine the power in MW.
factor? a. 0.80 MW
a. 0.114 b. 1.20 MW
b. 0.0050 c. 1.80 MW
c. 0.0307 d. 2.40 MW
d. 0.641
24. A 15 ft diameter wind turbine operates in
17. A nuclear power plant with a rating 750 25 ft/s wind at 1 atm and 60°F water from a
MW uses 4% enriched uranium and has a 30 ft deep well. How much water is pump, in
thermal efficiency of 28%. It is expected that cubic-ft per day, if the overall efficiency of the
20% of the U-235 contained in the original wind turbine pump system is 0.25?
fuel will be consumed during the first year of a. 27,755.25 ft3/day
continuous operation. Calculate the initial fuel b. 27,755.25 ft3/day
requirements for the nuclear plant in tons. c. 47,755.25 ft3/day
a. 145.32 d. 57,755.25 ft3/day
b. 523.12
c. 215.23 25. For Brayton cycle, the result of
d. 129.15 regeneration is
a. increase in thermal efficiency
18. Calculate the use factor of a power plant if b. moderate thermal efficiency
the capacity factor is 35% and it operates c. decrease in thermal efficiency
8,000 hours during the year. d. low thermal efficiency
a. 38.325%
b. 35.823% 26. An air standard diesel has compression
c. 33.825% ratio of 18. at the beginning the compression
d. 32.538% process, air is at 100kPa and 15°C. If the
mean effective pressure is 1,362 kPa and the
19. A diesel power plant consumes 650 L of heat of combustion is 1800 kJ/kg, find the
fuel at 26°C in 24 hours with 28° API. Find the thermal efficiency.
fuel rate in kg/hr. a. 40%
a. 23.85 kg/hr b. 59%
b. 24.85 kg/hr c. 65%
d. 75%
34. Same as problem no. 31, find the total fan
27. The COP of a refrigeration process efficiency.
______ with subcooling. a. 65.45%
a. decreases b. 57.42%
b. increases c. 69.78%
c. remains the same d. 74.37%
d. none of these
35. A large mining company was provided
28. The tailwater and the headwater of a with a 3 cu.m of compressed air tank. Air
hydro-electric plant are 150 m and 200 m pressure in the tank drops from 700 kPa to
respectively. What is the water power if the 180 kPa while the temperature remains
flow is 15m3/s and a head loss of 10% of the unchanged at 28 degree C. What percentage
gross head? of mass of air in the tank been reduced?
a. 6,621.75 kW a. 74
b. 7,621.65 kW b. 72
c. 5,621.76 kW c. 76
d. 4,621.56 kW d. 78
29. The pressure gage leading to the turbine 36. A pump with a 400 m diameter suction
casing of a Francis turbine reads 0.5 MPa pipe and 350 mm diameter discharge pipe is
and the center of the spiral casing is 5 m to deliver 20,0000 liters per minute of 15.6
above the tail race. What is the net head if the degree C water. Calculate the pump head in
velocity of water entering the turbine is 10 meters if suction gage is 7.5 cm below pump
m/s? centerline and reads 127 mm Hg vacuum and
a. 67.01 m discharge gage is 45 cm above the pump
b. 76.01 m centerline reads 75 kPa.
c. 70.61 m a. 15 m
d. 61.07 m b. 5 m
c. 20 m
30. The difference in elevation between the d. 10 m
source of the water supply and the centerline
of the base of the nozzle of a Pelton wheel is 37. The function of the expansion valve is to;
500 m. During a test run, the pressure at the a. change the high pressure liquid to low-
base of the nozzle was a 3 MPa when the pressure liquid
flow was 2.0 m3/s. Penstock inside diameter b. regulate the amount of liquid refrigerant to
is 80 cm. Determine the brake power of the the expansion coils
Pelton wheel if its efficiency is 85% c. change the gas refrigerant to a liquid
a. 311.46 kW d. Shut off the flow of refrigerant to the
b. 5,103.38 kW condenser
c. 4,115.34 kW
d. 4,511.43 kW 38. A two-stage, double-acting, L-type air
compressor is 16” x 10” x 7” 600 rpm, has air
31. A centrifugal fan having an outlet duct unloader at each end for air capacity control.
area of 0.84 m2 delivers 1030 m3/min of It is driven through belts by 150 hp electric
standard air (15.55°C, 101.325 kPaa) against motor, 440 VAC, 3-phase , 60 Hz, 1200 rpm.
a static pressure of 305 mm WG. The gauge The barometric pressure is normal
fluid density is 995 kg/m3 and fan speed is temperature of 80°F and the discharge
1500 rpm. If the Bhp input is 100 hp, find the pressure is 125 psig. Calculate the piston
static air horsepower. displacement in m3/hr for the low-pressure
a. 68.51 hp cylinder.
b. 51.23 hp a. 1561.86 m3/hr
c. 89.45 hp b. 1761.86 m3/hr
d. 35.89 hp c. 1661.86 m3/hr
d. 1861.86 m3/hr
32. Same as problem no. 31, determine the
total air horsepower. 39. Same as problem no. 38, calculate the
a. 64.12 hp piston displacement of high-pressure cylinder.
b. 74.37 hp a. 578.99 m3/hr
c. 89.45 hp b. 678.99m3/hr
d. 36.78 hp c. 649.18m3/hr
d. 878.99 m3/hr
33. Same as problem no. 31, calculate the
static fan efficiency. 40. Same as problem no. 38, calculate the
a. 89.23% intercooler pressure in psig at optimum
b. 88.23% condition.
c. 68.51% a. 25.52 psig
d. 75.56% b. 29.12 psig
c. 27.59 psig which has an efficiency of 65%, ambient air is
d. 30.61 psig at 32°C dry bulb and__ wet bulb. The heat
rejected in the condenser is 640 kJ/sec. Find
41. Water is flowing in a pipe with radius of the capacity in liters per second of the pump
25.4 cm at a velocity of 5m/s at the used in the cooling tower if the specific
temperature in the pipe. The density and volume of water is 1.0067 liters per kg.
viscosity are as follows p=997kg/m3 and a. 6.5
viscosity= 1.131 Pa-s. What is the Reynolds’ b. 7.5
Number for this situation? c. 8.5
a. 2241 d. 9.5
b. 3100
c. 96.2 50. A device that produces a pressure
d. 1140 difference in air in order to move it.
a. pump
42. A closed feedwater heater is located b. compressor
a. before the condenser receiver c. fan
b. above the feedwater pump for gravity feed d. conveyor
c. between the feedwater pump and boiler
d. before the condenser 51. Calculate the use factor of 135 MW plant
with a load factor of 0.80 and 120 MW peak
43. The fundamental difference between pipe load. The operation is limited to 8500 hours a
and tubing is: year.
a.The dimensional standard to which each is a. 0.63
manufactured b. 0.73
b. compression joints c. 0.80
c. the smoothness of the surface d. 0.86
d. bell and spigot joint
52. As a liquid changes its state to solid the
44. A water temperature rise of 18°F in the entropy will
water cooled condenser is equivalent in a. Decrease
degree Celsius. b. Increase
a. -9.44 c. Remains the same
b. 10 d. None of these
c. 263.56
d. 7.78 53. In an air-standard Brayton cycle the inlet
temperature and pressure are 20°c and
45. Determine how much work is done when 101.325 kPa. The turbine inlet conditions are
20 kg mass of water at atmospheric pressure 1200 kPa and 900°C. Determine the air flow if
is evaporated until a volume of 30 cu.m. the turbine produces 12 MW.
a. 2850 kJ a. 21.41 kg/s
b. 3038 kJ b. 20.20 kg/s
c. 3039.75 kJ c. 19.25 kg/s
d. 3165 kJ d. 18.10 kg/s
e. 2901 kJ
54. In an air-standard Brayton cycle, the
46. A hydrometer scale for measuring the compressor receives air at 101.325 kPa, 21°C
relative density or specific gravity of liquids. and it leaves at 600 kPa at the rate of 4 kg/s.
a. Beckman scale determine the turbine work if the temperature
b. Beaufort scale of the air entering the turbine is 1000°C.
c. Baume scale a. 3,000 kW
d. Buckley scale b. 2701 kW
c. 2028 kW
47. A 75 MW power plant has an average d. 3500 kW
load of 35,000 kw and a load factor of 65%.
Find the reserve over peak. 55. A power pant has a maximum demand of
a. 21.15 MW 50 MW with a load factor of 70 and capacity
b. 23.41 MW factor of 0.5. Estimate the plant capacity.
c. 25.38 MW a. 79 MW
d. 18.75 MW b. 80 MW
c. 75 MW
48. Refrigeration which deals with producing d. 77 MW
temperatures of 250°F below zero and lower.
a. cryogenics 56. A chemical method of feedwater
b. heating and dehumidifying treatment which uses calcium hydroxide and
c. evaporative cooling process sodium carbonate as reagents:
d. moisture removal a. thermal treatment
b. lime soda treatment
49. Water at 55°C is cooled in a cooling tower c. demineralization process
d. ion exchange treatment 65. An unsteady, periodic and reversal of flow
in the compressor.
57. An atmospheric relief valve is used on a a. compression
a. fuel oil system b. injection
b. deaerator c. surging
c. turbine condenser d. scavenging
d. back pressure turbine
66. A large furnace can supply energy in the
58. A diesel power plant consumes 650 L of form of heat at 2000°K at a steady rate 3143
fuel at 26°C in 24 hours with 28°API. Find the kW. Assuming an environment temperature of
fuel rate in kg/hr. 25°C, what is the available energy for the
a. 23.85 kg/hr furnace in kW?
b. 24.85 kg/hr a. 3416
c. 25.85 kg/hr b. 2675
d. 26.85 kg/hr c. 1136
d. 1623
59. A 15,000 kg of beef is to be cooled from
25°C to -20°C with freezing temperature at 67. A mechanical draft cooling tower cools the
-3°C in 24 hours. The specific heat above and cooling water 60°c to 25°C at the rate of some
below freezing points are 2.8 and 1.5 kJ/kg- 149.1 giga grams per hour. Atmospheric air
°C respectively and 220 kJ/kg is the enters the tower at 20°C and leaves at 35°C,
estimated latent heat of fusion. Calculate the the fan is driven by a 7460 kW motor. What is
tons of refrigeration needed for the system if the mass flow rate of the air into the cooling
the miscellaneous losses are 15%. tower in kg per second?
a. 30.65 TR a. 105,628
b. 18.39 TR b. 541,752
c. 12.63 TR c. 254,168
d. 10.69 TR d. 402,043
60. A refrigerant compartment that maintains 68. A mass of ice at -4°C is needed to cool
a high humidity and a low temperature. 114kg of vegetables in a bunker for 24 hours.
a. crisper The initial temperature of the vegetables is
b. chiller assumed to be 29°C. It is also assumed that
c. freezer the average temperature in the bunker in 7°C,
d. none of the above within the 24-hour period. If the heat gained
per hour in the bunker is 30% of the heat
61. A sealed chamber at the inlet or outlet of removed to cool the vegetables from 29°C to
an air handler. 7°C what would be the required mass of ice?
a. plenum Specific Heat of Ice= 1.9387 kJ/kg-°
b. supply duct Specific Heat of Vegetables= 3.35
c. garage Specific Heat of Water=4.2292 kJ/
d. none of these Heat of Fusion of Ice=335 kJ/kg
a. 42.45 kg
62. What is Hp supplied to air moving at 20 b. 35.26 kg
fpm through a 2X3 duct under a pressure 0f 3 c. 29.33 kg
in water gage? d. 15.62 kg
a. 0.786 hp
b. 0.741 hp 69. In a hydroelectric power plant the tailwater
c. 0.542 hp elevation is at 500 m. What is the head water
d. 0.0567 hp elevation if the net head is 30 m and the head
loss is 5% of the gross head?
63. Scale boiler is caused by
a. calcium and magnesium 70. The drinking water needs of an office are
b. oxygen met by cooling the tap water in a refrigerant
c. sulfite average rate of 8kg/h if the COP of this
d. refrigeration is 3.1, the required power in the
refrigeration is;
64. Steam is admitted to the cylinder of an a. 28 W
engine in such a manner that the average b. 88 W
pressure is 120 psi. The diameter of the c. 42 W
piston is 10” and the length of the stroke is d. 130 W
12”. What is the hp of the engine when it is
making 300 rpm? 71. A refrigeration system used to supply heat
a. 171.4 or cooling using valve to reverse the
b. 175 refrigeration gas flow.
c. 173.2 a. refrigerator
d. 174.4 b. heat pump
c. heat reservoir
d. heat engine MPa dry saturated, h=2796.0 kJ/kg.
a. 1.3
72. A totally enclosed refrigeration system b. 0.92
where the motor and compressor are sealed c. 2.1
with the same system with the refrigerant. d. 3.4
a. hermetic system
b. refrigeration in domestic use 79. A process that is being carried out in such
c. steam jet refrigeration a manner that at every instant the system
d. evaporative coils departs only infinitely from an equilibrium
state is
73. An instrument used to check low a. isobaric process
pressure. The pressure may be checked b. quasi-static process
against a column of mercury or water. c. cyclic process
a. manometer d. isometric process
b. hygrometer e. irreversible process
c. hygrodeik
d. hygrograph 80. Find the needed power for a pump to
deliver 1000 GPM of water at a head of 100
74. A 6-stage centrifugal pump discharges ft.
1500 gpm of water at 1750 rpm with pressure a. 25.26 hp
drop of 700 psi. Find the specific speed. b. 32.12 hp
a. 1300 rpm c. 15.64 hp
b. 1200 rpm d. 65.45 hp
c. 1020 rpm e. 40.18 hp
d. 1150 rpm
81. What is the daily average load in a certain
75. A Freon 12 waste water system operating power plant if the daily energy produced is
at 5°C suction temperature and a 40°C 500,000 kW-hrs?
condensing temperature has an evaporator a. 28.29 MW
load of 5 tons. If the condenser is selected for b. 30.26 MW
a 7°C water temperature rise, how many c. 19.61 MW
GPM must be recirculated through the d. 20.83 MW
condenser? The following enthalpies are
found: condenser entrance=377kJ/kg, 82. A blower operating at 15,000 rpm
exit=238.5 kJ/kg, evaporator entrance=238.5 compressor air from 68°F and 14.7 psia to 10
kJ/kg and exit=353.6 kJ/kg. psig. The design flow is 1350 CFM and this
a. 11.44 point, BHP is 60 hp. Determine the blower
b. 15.23 efficiency at the design point, k=1.395.
c. 20.71 a. 72.65%
d. 30.19 b. 60.51%
c. 58.46%
76. An inventor claims of having invented a d. 78.23%
heat engine which produces 10 kW of power
for a 15 kW input while operating between 83. The transmission of heat from one place
energy reservoirs at 27°C and 427°C is the to another by fluid circulation between the
claim valid? spots of different temperature is called.
a. probably a. convection
b. No b. radiation
c. None of these c. conservation
d. Yes d. conduction
77. What is the required base area of the 84. An Otto engine has a clearance volume of
foundation to support an engine with specified 7%. It produces 300 kW power. What is the
speed of 1200 rpm and weight 9000 kg. amount of heat rejected in kW?
Assume bearing capacity of soil is 47.867 a. 170
kPa. Use c=0.11. b. 160
a. 5.57 m2 c. 152
b. 8.87 m2 d. 145
c. 7.75 m2
d. 10.5 m2 85. A six cylinder, four stroke diesel engine
with 76 mm x 89 mm stroke was run in the
78. A waste heat recovery boiler produces 4.8 laboratory at 2000 rpm, when it was found
MPa(dry saturated) steam from 104°C feed that the engine torque was 153.5 N-m with all
water. The boiler receives energy from 5kg/s cylinders tiring but 123N-m when one cylinder
of 945°C dry air. After passing through the was out. The engine consumed 12.2 kg of
waste heat boiler, the temperature of the air fuel per hour with heating value of 54,120
has been reduced to 343°C. How much kJ/kg and 252.2 kg of air at 15.6°C per hour.
steam in kg is produced per second? At 4.80 Determine the indicated power.
a. 32.1 kW a. 0.5
b. 38.3 kW b. 0.6
c. 23.3 kW c. 0.3
d. 48.3 kW d. 0.7
86. For steam power plants, increasing the 94. Same as prob 89, determine the indicated
operating pressure of the boiler will thermal efficiency in %.
a. increase thermal efficiency a. 10.72%
b. decrease thermal efficiency b. 20.72%
c. bring thermal efficiency to zero c. 30.72%
d. make thermal efficiency d. 40.72%
87. What is process is employed when the 95. Same as prob 89, determine the brake
turbine in steam power plants experience thermal efficiency in %.
excessive moisture? a. 26.99%
a. reheating b. 99.26%
b. subcooling c. 62.99%
c. supercooling d. 99.62%
d. Freezing
96. As liquid changes its state to solid, the
88. Heat exchanger where water is heated to entropy will
a point that dissolve gases is liberated. a. decrease
a. evaporator b. increase
b. condenser c. remains the same
c. intercooler d. none of these
d. deaerator
97. The internal combustion engines never
89. A single cylinder 30.48cmx45.72cm four- work on ____ cycle.
stroke-cycle diesel engine has been tested for a. Rankine
an hour and the following data were obtained: b. Diesel
Fuel used= 7.3 kg c. Dual Combustion
Shaft speed= 12,120 rev/hr d. Otto
Water jacket= 680 kg;
Increased water temperature= 27.8°C 98. The energy of a fluid flowing at any
Area of indicator card= 5.56 cm2 section in a pipeline is a function of
Length of card= 6.98 cm a. pressure only
Torque of brake= 1.141 N-m b. pressure, height above chosen datum,
Heating value of fuel= 44100 kJ/kg velocity of flow, density of liquid, viscosity of
Spring scale=81.4 kPa/mm fluid and temperature of fluid.
Determine the Indicated Power in kW. c. height above a chosen datum, density,
a. 36.4116 kW internal energy, pressure and velocity of flow
b. 41.3616 kW d. velocity of flow only
c. 16.4116 kW e. none of these
d. 30.4116 kW
99. One kWh of energy equals nearly
90. Same as prob 89, determine the Brake a. 1000 W
Power in kW. b. 860 kcal
a. 13.68 kW c. 4186 J
b. 68.13 kW d. 735.5 W
c. 42.68 kW e. 1000 kcal
d. 24.1368 kW
100. A Francis turbine has what flow?
91. Same as prob 89, determine the a. toward flow reaction
Mechanical Efficiency in %. b. outward flow impulse
a. 56.28% c. outward flow reaction
b. 66.28% d. inward flow impulse
c. 76.28%
d. 86.28% 101. The refrigerant R-22
a. dichlorodifluoromethane
92. Same as prob 89, determine the indicated b. methyl chloride
fuel rate in kg.kW-hr. c. monochlorodifluoromethane
a. 0.2 d. trichlorodifluoromethane
b. 0.3
c. 0.4 102. A hydroelectric generating station is
d. 0.5 supplied from a reservoir of a capacity
6,000,000 m3 at a head of 170 m. Assume
93. Same as prob 89, determine the brake hydraulic efficiency of 80% and electrical
fuel in kg/kW-hr. efficiency of 90%. the fall in the reservoir level
after a load of 15 MW has been supplied for 3
hours, if the area of the reservoir is 2.5 sq.km
is closest to;
a. 5.39 cm
b. 4.32 cm
c. 5.98 cm
d. 4.83 cm