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Compute the air flow in ft /min of mechanical ventilation

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required to exhaust an accumulation of refrigerant due to leaks of

Series the system capable of revolving air from the machinery for a mass
of 4 lbs. refrigerant.
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions. A. 200
1. Find the work possess for a helium gas at 20°C.

B. 210
A. 609 kJ/kg

C. 220
B. 168 kJ/kg

D. 230
C. 229 kJ/kg

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D. 339 kJ/kg Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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6. Compute the free aperture cross section in m  for the ventilation
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Answer: Option A
of a machinery room if the mass of refrigerant is 9 kg.
Explanation:
A. 0.314
2. Two kilogram of gas is confined in a 1 m  tank at 200 kPa and
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88°C. What type of gas is in the tank? B. 0.414

A. Helium

C. 0.514
B. Ethane

D. 0.614
C. Methane

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D. Ethene Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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7. A 29.53” x 39.37” pressure vessel contains ammonia with f =
3. Find the enthalpy of Helium if its internal energy is 200 kJ/kg. 0.041. Compute the minimum required discharge capacity of the
relief device in kg/hr.

A. 144 kJ/kg
A. 106.71 kg/hr.

B. 223.42 kJ/kg
B. 108.71 kg/hr.

C. 333.42 kJ/kg
C. 110.71 kg/hr.

D. 168 kJ/kg
D. 112.71 kg/hr.

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Answer: Option C View Answer:
Explanation: Answer: Option C
Explanation:
4. Compute the mass of a 2 m3 propane at 280 kPa and 40°C.
8. Compute the maximum length of the discharge pipe installed on
an outlet of a pressure-relief device in feet for internal pipe
A. 6.47 kg diameter of 0.5 inch and rated discharge capacity is 8 lb/min of
air. The rated pressure of relief valve is 10 psig.
B. 5.1 kg
A. 0.286 ft.
C. 10.20 kg
B. 0.386 ft.
D. 9.47 kg
C. 0.486 ft.
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Answer: Option D D. 0.586 ft.
Explanation:
View Answer: D. 3593.75 kg/hr.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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9. A thermal power plant has the heat rate of 11,363 Btu/kW-hr. Answer: Option A
Find the thermal efficiency of the plant. Explanation:

13. Copra enters a dryer containing 70% moisture and leaves 7%

A. 28% moisture. Find the moisture removed on each pound of solid in the
final product.
B. 30%
A. 6.258 lbs.
C. 34%
B. 1.258 lbs.
D. 40%
C. 4.258 lbs.
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Answer: Option B D. 2.258 lbs.
Explanation:

10. What is the hydraulic gradient of a 1 mile, 17 inches inside View Answer:
diameter pipe when 3300 gal/min of water flow with f = 0.03? Answer: Option D
Explanation:

A. 0.00714 14. A 1 m x 1.5 m cylindrical tank is full of oil with SG = 0.92.

Find the force acting at the bottom of the tank in dynes.
B. 0.00614
A. 106.33 x 10  dynes
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B. 106.33 x 10  dynes
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C. 0.00234 C. 106.33 x 10  dynes

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D. 106.33 x 10  dynes
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D. 0.00187 View Answer:

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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Answer: Option A 15. Find the pressure at the 100 fathom depth of water in kPa.
Explanation:

11. Find the loss of head in the pipe entrance if speed of flow is 10 A. 1,793.96 kPa
m/s.
B. 1,893.96 kPa
A. 5.10 m
C. 1,993.96 kPa
B. 10.2 m
D. 1,693.96 kPa
C. 17.4 m
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D. 2.55 m Answer: Option A
Explanation:

View Answer: 16. Find the depth in furlong of the ocean (SG = 1.03) if the
Answer: Option D pressure at the sea bed is 2,032.56 kPa.
Explanation:

12. Wet material, containing 220% moisture (dry basis), is to be A. 1

dried at a rate of 1.5 kg/s in a continuous dryer to give a product
containing 10% (dry basis). Find the moisture removed in B. 2
kg/hr.

C. 3
A. 3543.75 kg/hr.

D. 4
B. 3513.75 kg/hr.

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C. 3563.75 kg/hr. Answer: Option A
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17. Find the mass of 10 quartz of water. 21. An air compressor consumed 1200 kW-hr per day of energy.
The electric motor driving the compressor has an efficiency of
80%. If indicated power of compressor is 34 kW, find the
A. 10.46 kg mechanical efficiency of the compressor.

B. 9.46 kg A. 117.65%

C. 11.46 kg B. 75%

D. 8.46 kg C. 85%

View Answer: D. 90%

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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18. Find the mass of carbon dioxide having a pressure of 20 psia at Answer: Option C
200°F with 10 ft  volume.
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Explanation:
A. 1.04 lbs.
22. A refrigeration system consumed 28,800 kW-hr per month of
energy. There is 20% of energy lost due to the cooling system of
B. 1.14 lbs. the compressor and the motor efficiency is 90%. If the COP of the
system is 6, find the mechanical efficiency of the compressor.
C. 1.24 lbs.
A. 43.15 TR
D. 1.34 lbs.
B. 46.15 TR
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C. 49.15 TR
19. Find the heat needed to raise the temperature of water from
30°C to 100°C with 60% quality. Consider an atmospheric
pressure of 101.325 kPa. Use the approximate enthalpy formula of D. 41.15 TR
liquid.

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A. 293.09 kJ/kg Answer: Option C
Explanation:
B. 1,772.90 kJ/kg 23. A 23 ton refrigeration system has a heat rejected of 100 kW.
Find the energy efficiency ratio of the system.
C. 1,547.90 kJ/kg
A. 13.42
D. 1,647.29 kJ/kg
B. 14.42
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Answer: Option D C. 15.42
Explanation:

20. Find the enthalpy of water at 212°F and 14.7 psi if the dryness D. 16.42
factor is 30%. Use the approximate enthalpy formula of liquid.

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A. 461 Btu/lb. Answer: Option B
Explanation:
B. 471 Btu/lb. 24. A 200 mm x 250 mm, 8-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine has a
brake power of 150 kW. The mechanical efficiency is 80%. If two
C. 481 Btu/lb. of the cylinders were accidentally cut off, what will be the new
friction power?

D. 491 Btu/lb.
A. 31.50 kW

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Answer: Option B B. 33.50 kW
C. 35.50 kW D. 416.33 K

D. 37.50 kW View Answer:

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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Answer: Option D 29. An Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8. Find the pressure
Explanation: during compression.
25. If the energy efficiency ratio of the refrigeration system is 12.6,
what is the COP of the system? A. 18.38

A. 3.69 B. 16.38

B. 4.23 C. 14.38

C. 5.92 D. 12.28

D. 6.83 View Answer:

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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Answer: Option A 30. A diesel cycle has a cut off ratio of 2.5 and expansion ratio of
Explanation: 4. Find the clearance of the cycle.
26. An air compressor has a power of 40 kW at 4% clearance. If
the clearance will increase to 7%, what is the new power? A. 9.11%

A. 70 kW B. 5.55%

B. 40 kW C. 11.11%

C. 53 kW D. 15.15%

D. 60 kW View Answer:
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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Answer: Option B 31. A dual cycle has an initial temperature of 30°C. The
Explanation: compression ratio is 6 and the heat addition at constant volume
process is 600 kJ/kg. If the cut-off ratio is 2.5, find the maximum
27. What is the approximate value of temperature of water having temperature of the cycle.
enthalpy of 208 Btu/lb.?

A. 3638.50°C
A. 138.67°C

B. 3365.50°C
B. 115.55°C

C. 3565.50°C
C. 258.67°C

D. 3965.50°C
D. 68.67°C

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View Answer: Answer: Option B
Explanation:
28. Convert 750°R to K.
32. A 3-stage air compressor compresses air from 100 kPa to 1000
A. 390.33 K kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between the 1st and 2nd stage.

B. 395.33 K A. 505.44 kPa

C. 410.33 K B. 108.44 kPa

C. 316.23 kPa B. 0.746 kJ/K

D. 215.44 kPa C. 0

View Answer: D. 1.245 kJ/K

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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33. A 10-stage air compressor compresses air from 100 kPa to 800 Answer: Option C
kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between the 1st and 2nd stage. Explanation:

37. Two kilogram of air in a rigid tank changes its temperature

A. 282.84 kPa from 32°C to 150°C. Find the work done during the process.

B. 113.21 kPa A. 236

C. 123.11 kPa B. 170

D. 333.51 kPa C. 195

View Answer: D. 0
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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34. A 3-stage air compressor compresses air from 100 kPa to 700 Answer: Option D
kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between the 2nd and 3rd stage. Explanation:

38. Determine the atmospheric pressure at a location where

A. 365.88 kPa barometric reading is 740 mm Hg and gravitational acceleration is
g = 9.7 m/s . Assume the temperature of mercury to be 10°C, at
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which the density is 13,570 kg/m .3

B. 375.88 kPa A. 99.45 kPa

C. 385.88 kPa B. 97.41 kPa

D. 395.88 kPa C. 95.44 kPa

View Answer: D. 98.66 kPa

35. Carnot cycle A, B and C are connected in series so that the heat
rejected from A will be the heat added to B. and heat rejected from View Answer:
B will be added to C. Each cycle operates between 30°C and Answer: Option B
400°C. If heat added to A is 1000 kW, find the work output of C. Explanation:

39. The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 930 mbars at the

A. 111.44 kW beginning of a hiking trip and 780 mbars at the end. Neglecting the
effect of altitude on local gravitational acceleration, determine the
B. 549.78 kW vertical distance climbed. Assume g = 9.7 m/s .2

A. 1274.21 m

C. 247.53 kW
B. 1289.00 m

D. 141.89 kW
C. 1267.34 m

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Answer: Option A D. 1583.34 m
Explanation:
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36. Air compressed adiabatically from 30°C to 100°C. If the mass
Answer: Option B
of air being compressed is 5 kg, find the change of entropy.
Explanation:

A. 1.039 kJ/K 40. The lower half of a 10 m high cylindrical container is filled
with water and the upper half with oil that has SG = 0.85.
Determine the pressure difference between the top and bottom if View Answer:
the cylinder.
44. Ammonia weighing 22 kg is confirmed inside a cylinder
equipped with a piston has an initial pressure of 413 kPa at 38°C.
A. 90.74 kPa If 3200 kJ of heat is added to the ammonia until its final pressure
and temperature is 413 kPa and 100°C, respectively. What is the
B. 92.74 kPa amount of work done by the fluid in kJ?

C. 83.38 kPa A. 667

D. 98.10 kPa B. 304

View Answer: C. 420

Answer: Option A
Explanation: D. 502
41. An ideal gas at 0.80 atmospheres and 87°C occupies 0.450
liter. How many moles are in the sample? (R = 0.0821 liter- View Answer:
atm/mole-K). Answer: Option A
Explanation:
A. 0.0002 mole 45. A tank contains 90 ft  of air at a pressure of 350 psig; if the air
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is cooled until its pressure and temperature decreases at 200 psig

B. 0.0378 mole and 70°F respectively, what is the decrease in internal energy?
A. 6232.09 Btu

C. 0.0122 mole
B. -5552 Btu

D. 0.0091 mole
C. 5552 Btu

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Answer: Option C D. -6232.09 Btu
Explanation:
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42. A certain gas at 101.325 kPa and 10°C whose volume is 2.83 Answer: Option D
m  capacity. Before admission, the storage vessel contained gas at
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Explanation:
a pressure and temperature of 137.8 kPa and 26°C; after
admission, the pressure increased to 1171.8 kPa. What should be 46. A large mining company was provided with a 3 m  of 3

the final temperature of the gas in the vessel in Kelvin? compressed air tank. Air pressure in the tank drops from 700 kPa
A. 298.0 to 150 kPa while the temperature remains constant at 28°C. What
percentage has the mass of air in the tank been reduced?
B. 319.8 A. 74.09

C. 180.0 B. 72.45

D. 314.2 C. 76.56

View Answer: D. 78.57

Answer: Option D
Explanation: View Answer:
Answer: Option D
43. A perfect gas has a value of R = 58.8 ft-lb/lb.-°R and k = 1.26. Explanation:
If 20 Btu are added to 10 lbs. of this gas at constant volume when
initial temperature is 90°F, find the final temperature. 47. A 4 m /hr. pump delivers water to a pressure tank. At the start,
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the gage read 138 kPa until it reads 276 kPa and then the pump
A. 97°F was shut off. The volume of the tank is 180 liters. At 276 kPa, the
water occupied 2/3 of the tank volume. Determine the volume of
the water that can be taken out until the gage reads 138 kPa.
B. 104°F A. 31.20 liters

C. 154°F B. 34.59 liters

D. 185°F C. 16.87 liters

D. 29.50 liters

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Answer: Option B
Explanation:

48. A refrigeration plant is rated at 15 tons capacity. How many

pounds of air per hour will it cool from 70°F to 90°F at constant
temperature?

A. 50,000 lb./hr.

B. 37,500 lb./hr.

C. 52,000 lb./hr.

D. 45,000 lb./hr.

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49. An air standard engine has a compression ratio of 18 and a cut-

off ratio of 4. If the intake air pressure and temperature are 100 kPa
and 27°C, find the work in kJ per kg.

A. 2976

B. 2166

C. 1582

D. 2751

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Answer: Option C
Explanation:

50. Determine the air-standard efficiency of an engine operating on

the diesel cycle with a clearance of 6% when the suction pressure
is 99.7 kPa and the fuel is injected for 7% of the stroke. Assume k
= 1.4.

A. 62.11%

B. 51.20%

C. 73.58%

D. 60.02%

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Answer: Option A
Explanation: