UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-MAIN CAMPUS

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ME REVIEW 2
THERMODYNAMICS 1
Problem Set

PPE - PROBLEM SET # 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. A vacuum gage connected to a tank reads 30 kpa at a location where the barometric
reading is 755 mm Hg. Determine the absolute pressure in the tank.
A. 70.6 kpa B. 84.23 kpa C. 90.34 kpa D. 98.45 kpa
2. Determine the pressure exerted on a diver at 30 m below the free surface of the sea.
Assume a barometric pressure of 101 kpa and the specific gravity of sea water is 1.03.
A. 404 kpa B. 410 kpa C. 420 kpa D. 430 kpa
3. A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 60 N on the piston. If the
atmospheric pressure is 95 kpa, determine the pressure inside the cylinder.
A. 108.20 kpa B. 112.56 kpa C. 123.4 kpa D. 137.40 kpa
4. If the absolute temperature is 300oK, what is the equivalent in oR?
A. 530.34oR B. 534.23oR C. 537.20 oR D. 540.6oR
5. If the oF scale thrice the oC scale, what are the value oF and oC?
A. 26.67oC and 50oF B. 26.67oC and 80oF C. 16.67oC and 70oF D. 56.67oC
and 60oF
6. Water enters the heater at 30oC and leaves at 150oF, what is the temperature
difference in oC?
A. 25.55oC B. 35.55oC C. 45.55oC D. 55.55oC
7. A 5 kg plastic tank that has a volume of 0.2 m3 is filled with liquid water. Assuming
the density of water is 1000 kg/m3, determine the weight of the combine system.
A. 195 kg B. 200 kg C. 205 kg D. 210 kg
8. Determine the mass of the air contained in a room whose dimensions are 15 ft x 20 ft
x 20ft. Assume the density of the air is 0.0724 lb/ft3.
A. 11.49 slugs B. 13.49 slugs C. 15.49 slugs D. 17.49 slugs
9. The water flows in the channel 200 mm x 300 mm at the rate of 2 m/sec. What is the
volume flow in ft3/sec?
A. 1.24 ft3/s B. 2.24 ft3/s C. 3.24 ft3/s D. 4.24 ft3/s
10. Two gaseous streams are mixed together with one stream contains a diameter of
120 mm and specific gravity of 0.86 and speed of 5 m/s and on the other stream is 150
mm and density of 890 kg/m3 at 2 m/s. Find the mass flow rate at the exit if diameter of
exit is 200 mm.
A. 65 kg/s B. 70 kg/s C. 75 kg/s D. 80 kg/s
11. In one section of water flow the pressure is 1500 kpa. If internal energy is 20 KJ/kg
find the enthalpy at this point.
A. 21.50 KJ/kg B. 23.50 KJ/kg C. 25.50 KJ/kg D. 27.50 KJ/kg
12. In a constant temperature process at 150oC, heat is transferred with an entropy
change of 0.5 KJ/K. Determine the heat added for the system.
A. 201.50 KJ B. 211.50 KJ C. 221.50 KJ D. 231.50 KJ
13. Two hundred kg of water is added to 4000 kg of alcohol with specific gravity of 0.8.
Determine the specific volume after mixing, m3/kg.
A. 0.00124 B. 0.02124 C. 0.00124 D. 0.000124
14. A batch of concrete consisted of 240 lbs fine aggregate, 380 lbs coarse aggregate,
100 lbs, cement, and 5 gallons water. The specific gravity of the sand and gravel may
be taken as 2.65 and that of the cement as 3.10. How much by weight of cement is
required to produce one cubic yard?
A. 547.14 lb/yd3 B. 647.14 lb/yd3 C. 747.14 lb/yd3 D. 847.14 lb/yd3
15. A vessel has a pressure of 200 Kpag. The atmospheric pressure is 10 m of water
equivalent. Find the absolute pressure in m of water.
A. 28.39 m of H2O B. 30.39 m of H2O C. 32.39 m of H2O D. 34.39 m of H2O
16. Water flows in a pipe at the rate of 10 kg/s. If speed of flow is 10 m/s, find the pipe
diameter.
A. 30.23 mm B. 35.68 mm C. 38.39 mm D. 42.39 mm
17. R-134a flows in a pipe at 30oC with a specific volume of 0.04434 m3/kg. The
internal energy and enthalpy of R-134a are 250.8 KJ/kg and 273.0 KJ/kg respectively.
The pressure of the refrigerant in Mpa is
A. 0.5 B. 0.4 C. 0.3 D. 0.1
18. Water is heated on an electrical range with a power rating of 1.5 KW for a period of
18 minutes. The initial and final temperatures of the water are 15oC and 85oC and 70%
of electrical heat is transferred to the water. What is the amount of water?
A. 1.4 kg B. 3.9 kg C. 5.5 kg D. 9.2 kg
19. A new temperature scale is to be used where freezing and boiling temperature of
water is at 1000N and 5000N respectively. Calculate the absolute zero in degrees 0N.
A. -460 B. -992.6 C. -273.15 D. -100
20. The increase of enthalpy of a certain gas is 141.9 KJ KJ when the pressure
increases from 103.448 kpa to 1034.48 Kpa and the volume decreases from 0.4772 cu.
m to 0.0745 cu. m. Find the change of internal energy in KJ.
A. 121.45 B. 114.25 C. 141.5 D. 154.21
21. In a constant temperature, closed system process, 120 KJ of heat is transferred to
the working fluid at 38oC. What is the change of entropy of the working fluid in KJ/K.
A. 0.683 B. 0.386 C. 0.854 D. 0.92
22. Five hundred kilocalories of heat is added to 2 kg of water at 80oC. How much
steam is produced?
A. 0.85 kg B. 1 kg C. 1.1 kg D. 1.25 kg
23. An engineer carried an aneroid Barometer from the ground floor to his office atop
the Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City. On the ground level, the barometer reads
102.5 Kpa absolute; topside it read 95 kpa absolute. Assuming that the average air
density was 1.2 kg/m3, estimate the height of the hotel.
A. 500 m B. 550 m C. 580 m D. 637 m
24. The fluid in a manometer tube is 60% water and 40% alcohol (SG = 0.80). What is
the manometer fluidheight difference if a 10 Kpa pressure difference is applied across
the two ends of the manometer?
A. 1.27 m B. 1.5 m C. 1.75 m D. 1.18 m
25. One hundred grams of water is mixed to 150 grams of alcohol (density = 790
kg/m3). Calculate the specific volume of the solution assuming that it is mixed
completely.
A. 1.2 cm3/gm B. 1.5 cm3/gm C. 1.75 cm3/gm D. 2.0 cm3/gm
26. A fluid flows through a 20 tubes on a single cooler with a velocity of 5 mps. The tube
inside diameter is 40 mm and a fluid density of 0.80 gram/ML. What is the volume flow
rate in gpm?
A. 99.6 B. 105 C. 94 D. 89
27. A double purpose tank 18 ft wide, 24 ft long and 4 ft depth is filled with water. What
is the weight of water in the tank in long tons? A. 49 tons B. 48 tons C. 54 tons D. 50
tons
28. Oil flow though a 16 tubes on a single cooler with a velocity of 2 m/s. The internal
diameter of the tube is 30mm and oil density is 0.85 gm/ml. Find the volume flow in
liters per sec.
A. 22.62 B. 32.22 C. 62.22 D. 42.62
29. The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 930 mbars at the beginning of a hiking trip
and 780 mbars at the end. Neglecting the effect of altitude on local gravitational
acceleration, determine the vertical distance climbed. Assume g = 9.7 m/s2
A. 1274.21 m B. 1289.00 m C. 1267.34 m D. 1583.34 m
30. Determine the atmospheric pressure at a location where barometric reading is 740
mm Hg and gravitational acceleration is g = 9.7 m/s2. Assume the temperature of
mercury to be 10oC, at which the density is 13,570 kg/m3.
A. 99.45 kpa B. 97.41 kpa C. 95.44 kpa D. 98.66 kpa
31. What is the kinetic energy of a 500 kg body traveling at 20 m/s?
A. 80 KJ B. 85 KJ C. 90 KJ D. 100 KJ
32. What is the potential energy of a 300 kg body if it strikes the ground from a 50 m
elevation?
A. 127.15 KJ B. 137.15 KJ C. 147.15 KJ D. 157.15 KJ
33. Five kilograms water enters the heater at 25oC and leaves the heater at 180oF.
Determine the heat added in kw.
A. 1198 KW B. 1298 KW C. 1398 KW D. 1498 KW
34. Water enters the condenser at 30oC which has a mass of 3 kg/s. If heat added is
100 kw, determine the outlet temperature in oC.
A. 37.96oC B. 39.96oC C. 41.96oC D. 43.96oC
35. The enthalpy of air is increased by 140 KJ/kg in a compressor. The rate of air flow is
16.42 kg/min. The power input is 48.2 kw. What is the heat loss from the compressor?
A. 9.88 kw B. 10.56 kw C. 12.39 kw D. 15.35 kw
36. Steam enters a turbine 80 lbs of steam per minute with an enthalpy of 1700 Btu/lb
and velocity of 98 ft/s. It leaves the turbine at 1400 Btu/lb at 880 ft/s. The heat loss is
90,000 Btu/hr. Find the horsepower output of the turbine.
A. 304.56 hp B. 483.45 hp C. 501.62 hp D. 601.62 hp
37. Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of 3620 KJ/kg at 75 m/s and leaves
the same stage with an enthalpy of 2800 KJ/kg at 128 m/s. Calculate the work done by
steam.
A. 514.62 KJ/kg B. 614.62 KJ/kg C. 714.62 KJ/kg D. 814.62 KJ/kg
38. A steam turbine developed 2372.20 Hp when its inlet condition is 1300 Btu/lb
enthalpy and 400 ft/s velocity and steam flow of 200 lb/min. The exit enthalpy is 800
Btu/lb. Find the exit velocity.
A. 50 fps B. 52 fps C. 54 fps D. 56 fps
39. The mass flow rate of the gas in a gas turbine is 40 kg/sec. The specific enthalpy
and velocity in the inlet are 1300 KJ/kg and 160 m/sec respectively while in the outlet
are 350 KJ/kg and 50 m/sec respectively. Calculate the power output in KW of the
turbine if there is a heat loss of 1000 KW.
A. 37462 B. 34605 C. 41872 D. 30405
40. A house is to be heated by hot water that receives heat from a furnace. Air with a
enthalpy of 305 KJ/kg and fuel with an enthalpy of 45360 KJ/kg enters the furnace and
the gases leaving have a enthalpy of 608 KJ/kg. There are 17 kg-air per kg-fuel and the
water for heating receives 18.3 KW of heat by circulating through the furnace. What is
the fuel consumption in kg/hr?
A. 1,863 B. 1,289 C. 1,664 D. 1,071
41. 1. Air in a 10 m3 tank has a pressure of 500 kpa and temperature of 40oC.
Determine the mass of air in the tank.
A. 44.66 kg B. 55.66 kg C. 66.66 kg D. 77.66 kg
42. The pressure and temperature of the vessel is 380 kpa and 60oC, what is the
density of air in kg/m3?
A. 3.976 kg/m3 B. 4.976 kg/m3 C. 5.976 kg/m3 D. 6.976 kg/m3
43. What is the specific volume of air at 15 psia and 90oF in ft3/lb?
A. 13.57 ft3/lb B. 15.57 ft3/lb C. 17.57 ft3/lb D. 19.57 ft3/lb
44. The temperature of an ideal gas remains constant while the absolute pressure
changes from 100 kpa to 800 kpa. If initial volume is 100 liters, what is the final volume?
A. 10.00 liters B. 12.50 liters C. 15.00 liters D. 17.50 liters
45. An automobile tire is inflated to 35 psig at 54oF. After being driven, the temperature
rise to 80oF. Determine the final gage pressure assuming volume remains constant.
A. 36.51 psig B. 37.51 psig C. 38.51 psig D. 39.51 psig
46. An air bubble from the bottom of a lake becomes triple itself as it reaches on the
water surface. How deep is the lake?
A. 10.65 m B. 15.65 m C. 20.65 m D. 25.65 m
47. Find the mass of ammonia in the 100 ft3 tank having a pressure of 70 psi at 120oF.
A. 11.61 lb B. 19.12 lb C. 24.34 lb D. 31.61 lb
48. If the initial pressure of ideal gas at 110 kpa is compressed to one-half its original
volume and to twice its original temperature, what is the final pressure?
A. 400 kpa B. 410 kpa C. 430 kpa D. 440 Kpa
49. A closed rigid container has a volume of 1 m3 and holds air at 344.8 kpa and
273oK. Heat is added until the temperature is 600oK. Determine change of internal
energy
A. 758.80 KJ B. 1034.00 KJ C. 1230.35 KJ D. 1330.35 KJ
50. A perfect gas has a value of R = 58.8 ft-lb/lb-R and k = 1.26. If 20 Btu are added to
5 lb of this gas at constant volume when the initial temperature is 90oF, find the change
in entropy
A. 0.1350 Btu/oR B. 0.2350 Btu/oR C. 0.0350 Btu/oR D. 0.3350 Btu/oR