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POWER ENGINEERING (TRIVIA 3)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Select the correct answer from each of the following questions. Shade the box corresponding to the correct answer in the
answer sheet provided.

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1. It is the difference in pressure measured below or a. Endothermic

above atmospheric pressure. b. Osothermic
a. Draft c. Exothermic
b. Drift d. Combustion
c. Gage pressure 11. A well designed engine has a volumetric efficiency
d. Atmospheric pressure within the range of:
2. There are how many fieedwater lines connected to the a. 75 – 90 %
boiler? b. Below 45 %
a. Three c. 45 – 50 %
b. Four d. 60 – 75 %
c. Two 12. All the following renewable energy sources are
d. One indirect manifestation of solar energy with the
3. The average pH of a normal rainfall is generally: exception of:
a. Slightly less than 7 a. Tidal energy
b. Exactly 7 b. Wind power
c. Slightly above 7 c. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
d. Very much higher than 7 d. Geothermal energy
4. The Bell-Coleman cycle is a reversed: 13. The intake part of a hydraulic turbine from dam is:
a. Joule Cycle a. Penstock
b. Rankine Cycle b. Conduit
c. Ericson cycle c. Tailrace
d. Carnot Cycle d. Forebay
5. In an air compression system, the function of the 14. It is the ratio of the volume at the end of heat intake
receiver is to: and the volume at the start of heat intake.
a. Reduce the weight-to-power ratio a. Cut-off ratio
b. Collect water and grease suspended in air b. Compression ratio
c. Unload excess air c. Volumetric ratio
d. Increase the air density d. Pressure ratio
6. In the relation pVn = constant, what value of n that 15. It is the theoretical body that when heated to
makes the process isobaric. incandescence would emit a continuous light ray
a. Infinity spectrum.
b. One a. Blue body
c. Zero b. Gray body
d. 1.3 c. White body
7. In real or actual gas behavior, molecular collisions d. Black body
are: 16. Which of the following is not true about heat and
a. Inelastic work?
b. Elastic a. Both are exact differentials
c. Plastic b. Both are line or path functions
d. Cannot be determined c. Both are transient phenomena
8. The immediate undesirable products from the d. Both are boundary phenomena
petroleum-based lubricating oil when subjected to 17. The net entropy change in the universe is:
high pressure and temperature is referred to as: a. Always negative
a. Carbon residue b. Zero
b. Soot c. Always positive
c. Fly-ash d. Cannot be accounted for
d. Sulfur and other noxious gases 18. Which of the following principles lays the foundation
9. A heat exchange device used to provide heat transfer of thermometry?
between the exhaust gases and the air prior to its a. Clausius Statement
entrance to the combustor. b. Centigrade scale
a. Reheater c. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
b. Economizer d. Conservation of energy
c. Regenerator 19. It is the ratio of the density of a liquid substance and
d. Furnace the density of water at standard conditions.
10. What reaction occurs when the enthalpy of the a. Specific weight
products is less than the enthalpy of the reactants? b. Density

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c. Specific gravity c. Steady flow

d. Relative mass d. Transient flow system
20. A process that takes place without change in volume. 30. Which of the following is an extensive property?
a. Isothermal process a. Voltage
b. Isometric process b. Temperature
c. Isobaric process c. Density
d. Isentropic process d. Total volume
21. Gas from sludge digestion tanks is mostly composed 31. The most efficient thermodynamic cycle that operates
of: between two temperature levels.
a. Ethane a. Rankine cycle
b. Methane b. Ericson cycle
c. Propane c. Stirling cycle
d. Butane d. Carnot cycle
22. As a general rule, the cooling water side of the 32. A valve designed to allow the fluid to pass through in
condenser should be scheduled for inspection every: one direction only.
a. 3months a. Solenoid valve
b. 6 months b. Check valve
c. Year c. Gate valve
d. Month d. Globe valve
23. When a Bourdon gage registers a zero reading, the 33. Used for low pressure measurement, the McLeod gage
absolute pressure is: operates on the principle of:
a. 101.325 kPa a. Boyle’s law
b. Zero psi b. Charles’ law
c. 29.92 psi c. Joule’s law
d. 760 psi d. Dalton’s law
24. Which of the following provides the basis in heat 34. The Westphal balance is a laboratory instrument used
conduction? to measure.
a. Fourier’s Law a. Density
b. Newton’s Law of cooling b. Specific gravity
c. Stefan-Boltzman law c. Volume
d. Torricelli’s Principle d. Mass
25. A part of the steam turbine made up of the shaft and a 35. By using a reheat cycle in a steam power plant, the
wheel to which blades are securely fastened thermal efficiency:
a. Spiral casing a. Decreases
b. Rotor b. No change
c. Turbo-generator c. Increases
d. Housing d. Needs to be computed
26. Adding one mole of carbon to one mole of oxygen 36. Energy due to the elevation and position of the
produces system.
a. One mole of carbon monoxide a. Kinetic energy
b. One mole of carbon dioxide b. Potential energy
c. Two moles of carbon dioxide c. Flow energy
d. Heat d. Heat energy
27. At critical point, the latent enthalpy of vaporization is: 37. Combustion reaction that is chemically correct
a. Zero a. Stoichiometric
b. Minimum b. Fuel-rich
c. Maximum c. Fuel-lean
d. Cannot be determined d. Equivalence reaction
28. Identification color code for pipes carrying steam. 38. The process in which the heat energy is transferred to
a. Silver-gray a thermal storage device, is called as:
b. White a. Adiabatic
c. Black b. Intercooling
d. Blue c. Regenerator
29. Another term for control-mass system. d. Isentropic
a. Closed system 39. The thermal efficiency of gas-vapor cycle as
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a. Greater than b. Fire control

b. Lower than c. Flame detector
c. Less than d. Fire extinguisher
d. Equal to 49. An abrupt reduction in flow velocity due to sudden
40. The water in the product of combustion is in vapor increase of water depth in the down stream direction.
state. a. Hydraulic energy
a. Ultimate analysis b. Hydraulic jump
b. Analysis c. Weirs
c. Lower heating value d. Hydraulic gradient
d. Higher heating value 50. For positive slip, the coefficient of discharge:
41. The absolute zero in Celsius scale: a. Increases
a. 100 b. Zero
b. – 273 c. Decreases
c. 0 d. Constant
d. 273 51. The purpose of the nozzle in a combustor of gas
42. The ratio of cross-sectional area of flow to wetted turbine plant is to:
perimeter. a. Increase the velocity
a. Hydraulic lead b. Increase the pressure
b. Hydraulic radius c. Increase the moisture
c. Hydraulic energy d. Increase the power
d. Hydraulic gradient 52. When the boiler pressure increases or when the
43. The entropy of a substance at a temperature of exhaust pressure decreases, the amount of moisture:
absolute zero. a. Increases
a. Unity b. Constant
b. Infinity c. Decreases
c. Zero d. Zero
d. 100 53. When the number of reheat stages in a reheat cycle is
44. In a pipe specification, schedule is used, when the increased, the average temperature:
pipe specified as “schedule 80”, the pipe corresponds a. Increases
to the: b. Constant
a. “Extra standard” weight c. Decreases
b. Extra strong d. Zero
c. Internal pressure 54. A turbine pipe determined its “nominal” size refers to:
d. “Old standard” weight a. Inside diameter
45. What is the critical temperature where water and b. Outside diameter
vapor are in equilibrium to the atmospheric pressure? c. Approximate size
a. Ice point d. Pipe wall thickness
b. Critical point 55. At what temperature where in an oil at any grade
c. Steam point becomes cloudy and it freezes, thus in application is
d. Freezing point limited.
46. A turbine in which all available energy of the flow is a. Cold point
converted by a nozzle into kinetic energy before in b. Pour point
contact to moving blades. c. Flash point
a. Kaplan turbine d. Freezing point
b. Francis turbine 56. An engine indicator is generally used to measure.
c. Propeller turbine a. Steam temperature
d. Impulse turbine b. Heat losses
47. Property of lubricating oil that responds at very low c. Steam cylinder pressure
temperature, the oil is known as: d. Errors in gauge reading
a. Viscous 57. A major cause of air pollution resulting from the
b. Pour point burning of fuel oils:
c. Cloud point a. Nitrous
d. Solid point b. Hydrogen
48. A valve that sense the loss of ignition in a Diesel c. Sulfur dioxide
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58. Measure of ability of a boiler to transfer the heat given a. Trapping the steam and letting water through
by the furnace to the water and steam. b. Throttling
a. Grate efficiency c. Changing direction of steam flow
b. Stocker efficiency d. Steam metering
c. Furnace efficiency 67. What kind of a heat exchanger where water is heated
d. Boiler efficiency to a point that dissolved gases are liberated?
59. A branched system of pipes to carry waste emissions a. Evaporator
away from the piston chambers of an internal b. Condenser
combustion engine is said to be: c. Intercooler
a. Exhaust nozzle d. Deaerator
b. Exhaust manifold 68. An air current in a confined space such as that in a
c. Exhaust pipes cooling tower or chimney is called:
d. Exhaust deflection pipe a. Variable flow
60. How do you describe a non-flow process where in the b. Velocity profile
volume remains constant? c. Velocity gradient
a. Isometric d. Draft
b. Isentropic 69. One of the following tasks that is an example of
c. Isobaric preventive maintenance:
d. Isenthalpic a. Cleaning the cup on a rotary cup burner
61. In the processing section, there is an instrument b. Cleaning a completely clogged oil strainer
frequently used to measure the flow rate of fluids. c. Replacing a leaking valve
What is the instrument consisting of a vertical passage d. Replacing a blown fuse
with variable cross-sectional area, a float and 70. What should be the temperature of both the water and
calibrated scale? steam whenever they are present together?
a. Rotameter a. Saturation temperature for the existing pressure
b. Pitot-tube b. Boiling point of water at 101.325 kPaa
c. Rota-aire c. Superheated temperature
d. Manometer d. One hundred degrees Centigrade
62. The law that states entropy of all perfect crystalline 71. Which of the following is a great advantage of a fire-
solids is zero at absolute zero temperature. tube boiler?
a. Newton law a. Steam pressure is not steady
b. Third law of thermodynamics b. Contains a large volume of water and requires
c. First law of thermodynamics long interval of time to raise steam and not so
d. Second law of thermodynamics flexible as to changes in steam demand
63. A goose neck is installed in the line connecting a c. Cannot use impulse water
steam gauge to a boiler to: d. Radiation losses are higher because fire is on the
a. Maintain constant steam flow inside of the boiler and is surrounded by water
b. Protect the gauge element 72. How many pounds of air are theoretically needed to
c. Prevent steam knocking burn one pound of Diesel fuel oil?
d. Maintain steam pressure a. 28
64. A heat-transfer device that produces a b. 14
thermodynamics fluid from its vapor phase to its c. 18
liquid phase such as in a vapor-compression d. 22
refrigeration plant or in a condensing steam power 73. The CO2 percentage in the flue gas of an efficient fired
plant. boiler should be approximately:
a. Flash vessel a. 1 %
b. Cooling tower b. 12 %
c. Condenser c. 18 %
d. Steam separator d. 20 %
65. Which of the following is not a main part of a typical 74. What is the color code of air pipelines?
coal burner? a. Light blue
a. Air registers b. Red
b. A nozzle c. Brown
c. An atomizer d. Violet
d. An igniter 75. President Fidel V. Ramos approved on February 12,
66. What is the function of steam generator? 1998 a Republic Act, which is an act to regulate the

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practice of Mechanical Engineering in the Philippines, d. Flow slowly through pipes

otherwise known as the ME Law. What is this act? 83. A temperature above which a given gas cannot be
a. RA No. 9845 liquefied:
b. RA No. 8495 a. Cryogenic temperature
c. RA No. 8594 b. Vaporization temperature
d. RA No. 8945 c. Absolute temperature
76. A manometer is an instrument that is used to measure: d. Critical temperature
a. Air pressure 84. Amount of heat liberated by the complete combustion
b. Heat radiation of a unit weight or volume of fuel is:
c. Condensate water level a. Heating value
d. Air volume b. Latent heat
77. A boiler steam gauge should have a range of at least: c. Sensible
a. One-half the working steam pressure d. Work or compression
b. 1½ times the maximum allowable working
pressure 85. In a cooling tower, the water is cooled mainly by:
c. The working steam pressure a. Condensation
d. Twice the maximum allowable working pressure b. Evaporation
78. A change in the efficiency of combustion in a boiler c. Convection
can usually be determine by comparing the previously d. Conduction
recorded readings with current readings of the: 86. The effectiveness of a body as a thermal radiator at a
a. Stack temperature and CO given temperature.
b. Over-the-fire-draft and CO a. Absorptivity
c. Ringelman chart and CO2 b. Emissivity
d. Stack temperature and CO2 c. Conductivity
79. In radiation, the heat transfer depends on which of the d. Reflectivity
following? 87. Scale in boiler can:
a. Temperature a. Create low steam quality
b. Heat rays b. Cause foaming
c. Heat flow cold to hot c. Overheat blow-off line
d. Humidity d. Inhibit circulation and heat transfer
80. To protect adequately the engine bearings, what type 88. A gas that will not be found in the flue gases produced
and better arrangement of lubricating oil filter is most by the complete combustion of fuel oil is:
practical? a. Carbon dioxide
a. Full-flow type filter installed between the b. Hydrogen
lubricating oil pump and the bearings c. Oxygen
b. Duplex filter installed before the lubricating d. Nitrogen
pump 89. What occurs in a reversible polytropic process?
c. By pass filter with cleanable and replaceable a. Enthalpy remains constant
elements b. Internal energy does not change
d. Splash lubricating system in the crankcase c. Some heat transfer occurs
81. Air that controls the rate of combustion in the d. Entropy remains constant
combustion chamber is known as: 90. The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
a. Secondary air a. Rotameter
b. Excess air b. Manometer
c. Control air c. Venturi
d. Primary air d. Barometer
82. When fuel oil has a high viscosity, we mean that the
fuel oil will:
a. Evaporate easily
b. Have a low specific gravity
c. Bum without smoke
3. a 8. a
ANSWERS’ KEY 4. a 9. c
5. b 10. c
1. a 6. c
2. c 7. a 11. a

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12. d 62. b
13. a 63. b
14. a 64. c
15. d 65. c
16. a 66. a
17. c 67. d
18. c 68. d
19. c 69. a
20. b 70. a

21. b 71. b
22. a 72. b
23. a 73. b
24. a 74. a
25. b 75. b
26. b 76. a
27. a 77. b
28. a 78. d
29. a 79. b
30. d 80. a

31. d 81. a
32. a 82. d
33. a 83. d
34. b 84. a
35. c 85. b
36. b 86. b
37. a 87. d
38. c 88. b
39. a 89. c
40. c 90. d
41. b
42. b
43. c
44. b
45. c
46. d
47. a
48. c
49. b
50. c

51. a
52. c
53. c
54. a
55. a
56. c
57. c
58. d
59. b
60. a

61. a