A vertical turbine pump with the jump and motor closed coupled and Imparts velocity to the liquid,

locity to the liquid, resulting from centrifugal force as the

design to be installed underground, as in the case of a deepwell pump. impeller is rotated.

A. Horizontal split case pump A. Impeller

B. Booster pump B. Stuffing box
C. Submersible pump C. Casing
D. Vertical shaft turbines pump D. Shaft sleeve

Answer: C Answer: A

An underground formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable

A means of throttling the leakage which would otherwise occur at the
material to yield significant quantities of water.
point of entry of the shaft into the casing.
A. Aquifer
A. Impeller
B. Ground water
B. Stuffing box
C. Wet pit
C. Casing
D. Well water
D. Shaft sleeve
Answer: A
Answer: B

A timber, concrete or masonry enclosure having

a screened inlet kept partially filled with water by an open body of water Protect the shaft where it passes through the stuffing box.
such as pond, lake, or steams.
A. Impeller
A. Aquifer B. Stuffing box
B. Ground water C. Casing
C. Wet pit D. Shaft sleeve
D. Well water
Answer: D
Answer: C

The ratio of the actual vapor density to the vapor density at saturation
Water which is available from well, driven into water bearing subsurface
strata (aquifer) A. Relative humidity
B. Absolute humidity
A. Aquifer C. Humidity ratio
B. Ground water D. Saturation ratio
C. Wet pit
D. Well water Answer: A
Answer: B

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An expression of the mass of water vapor per unit mass of dry air For any given barometric pressure, the humidity ratio is a function of the

A. Relative humidity A. Critical temperature

B. Absolute humidity B. Dew point temperature
C. Humidity ratio C. Dry bulb temperature
D. Saturation ratio D. Wet bulb temperature

Answer: C Answer: B

Which of the following is equivalent to 1lb? The humidity ratio corresponding to any given dew point temperature
varies with the total barometric pressure, increasing as the barometric
A. 5000 grains pressure
B. 6000 grains
C. 7000 grains A. Increases
D. 8000 grains B. Decreases
C. Varies
Answer: C D. Constant

Answer: B
The bypass factor for large commercial units

A. Around 20% The ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air per unit mass of dry to the
B. Around 30% mass of water vapor requires for saturation of the same air sample
C. Around 10%
D. Around 50% A. Relative humidity
B. Absolute humidity
Answer: C C. Humidity ratio
D. Saturation ratio

Sometimes called specific humidity Answer: D

A. Relative humidity
A closed channel excavated through an obstructiuon such as a ridge of
B. Absolute humidity
higher land between the dam and the powerhouse is called
C. Humidity ratio
D. Saturation ratio
A. Canal
B. Headrace
Answer: C
C. Penstock
D. Tunnel

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Answer: D
The small reservoir in which the water level rises or falls to reduce the Answer: A
pressure swings so that they are not transmitted to the closed conduit is The pressure rise from greater to a lesser vacuum, created in a gas loop
called between stream generator outlet and chimney by means of a fan is called

A. Penstock A. Forced draft

B. Power reservoir B. Induced draft
C. Pressure tank C. Required draft
D. Tunnel D. Balanced draft

Answer: D Answer: B

The regulation of the water in the form of a relatively small pond of Also known as Francis turbines or radial flow turbines
reservoir provided at the plant is called
A. Impulse turbines
A. Pondage B. Tangential turbines
B. Water storage C. Reaction turbines
C. Reservoir D. Axial flow turbines
D. Lake
Answer: C
Answer: A

The turbine, draft tube and all related parts comprise what is known as
A structure used to relieve the reservoir of excess water
A. Powerhouse
A. Spillway B. Forbay
B. Diversion channel C. Setting
C. Butress dam D. Surge chamber
D. Arch dam
Answer: C
Answer: A

When a forbay is not part of the generating plant’s design, it will be

The fluid pressure difference created by column of heated gas, as by7
desirable to provide a _________ in order to relieve the effects of rapid
chimney is called
changes in flowrate.
A. Natural draft
A. Forbay
B. Forced draft
B. Draft tube
C. Induce draft
C. Surge chamber
D. Required draft
D. Penstock
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Answer: C
To keep the deflected jet out of the way of the incoming jet, the actual Answer: A
angle is limited to approximately In a sensible heating process the final humidity ratio is:

A. 90 deg. a. Increased
B. 135 deg. b. Decreased
C. 165 % c. The same
D. 175 deg. d. Cannot be determined

Answer: C Answer: C

The minimum fluid energy required at the pump inlet for satisfactory In an adiabatic saturation process the final relative humidity is:
operation is known as
A. Increased
A. NPSHR B. Decreased
B. NPSHA C. The same
C. Velocity head D. Cannot be determined
D. Friction head
Answer: A
Answer: A

Cooling and dehumidifying process is commonly used for:

Throttling the input line to a pump and venting or evacuating the receiving
tank
A. Summer air conditioning
B. Ice making
A. Both increase cavitation
C. Winter cooling
B. Both decrease cavitation
D. Heat pumping
C. Both eliminate cavitation
D. Both drive cavitation
Answer: A
Answer: A
An adiabatic saturation process is also known as:
Traditional reciprocating pumps with pistons and rods can be either
A. Constant WB temperature process
single-acting or double acting and are suitable up to approximately
B. Constant DB temperature process
C. Constant DP temperature process
A. 2000 psi
D. Constant vapor temperature process
B. 4000 psi
C. 8000 psi
Answer: A
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 Answer: C

The process of simultaneous heating and dehumidifying is known as: The process of simultaneous heating and humidifying ratio is known as:

A. Sensible heating A. Sensible cooling

B. Cooling and dehumidifying B. Cooling and humidifying
C. Sensible cooling C. Heating and humidifying
D. Chemical dehumidifying D. Heating and dehumidifying

Answer: D Answer: C

The process in increasing the dry-bulb temperature without changing the Which of the following cycle is bulky and involves toxic fluids hence it is
humidity ratio is known as: unsuitable for home and autocooling

A. Sensible heating A. Carnot refrigeration cycle

B. Cooling and dehumidifying B. Absorption cycle
C. Sensible cooling C. Vapor and compression cycle
D. Heating and dehumidifying D. Air refrigeration cycle

Answer: A Answer: B

Which of the following refrigeration cycle is practical when large

The process of simultaneous cooling and decreasing of humidity ratio is
quantities of waste or inexpensive heat energy are available?
known as:
A. Heat driven refrigeration cycle
A. Sensible cooling
B. Absorption cycle
B. Cooling and humidifying
C. Vapor compression cycle
C. Cooling and dehumidifying
D. Air refrigeration cycle
D. Heating and dehumidifying
Answer: A
Answer: C

A product of computer-aided manufacturing and precision machining

The process of cooling without changing the humidity ratio is known as: were introduce commercially in the late 1980’s as replacements for
reciprocating compressors in small residential air conditioners
A. Sensible heating
B. Cooling and dehumidifying A. Reciprocating compressors
C. Sensible cooling B. Centrifugal compressors
D. Heating and humidifying C. Rotary compressors
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 D. Scroll compressors C. Radiation
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Condensers used in small and medium sized up to approximately 100 Answer: D
tons refrigerators. Energy added to a vapor is known as a latent heat of vaporization

A. Air-cooled condensers A. Latent heat of vaporization

B. Water cooled condensers B. Sensible heat of vapor
C. High side condensers C. Superheat
D. Low side condensers D. B and C

Answer: A Answer: C

For efficient operation, the condensing temperature should not be lower The vaporization process that occurs at temperature below the triple
than point of a substance is called.

A. 5C A. Evaporation
B. 17 C B. Boiling
C. 10 C C. Sublimation
D. 20 C D. Condensation

Answer: A Answer: C

For efficient operation, the condensing temperature should not be more As the pressure increases, the amount of work it can do increases and its
than enthalpy
A. 5C A. Increases
B. 17 C B. Remained the same
C. 10 C C. Decreases
D. 20 C D. Pressure and enthalpy has no relation at all
Answer: B Answer: A

An evaporator in a refrigeration unit makes use of which heat transfer

During the compression process, the internal energy of the refrigerant
modes?
vapor
A. Conduction
A. Increases
B. Convection
B. Decreases
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 C. Remain the same
D. Internal energy has no relation to the compression process Answer: A

Answer: A
The measure of the amount of thermal energy transfer occurring within Chimneys that rely on natural draft are sometimes referred to as
the evaporator per unit mass under stated conditions.
A. Natural chimney
A. Refrigeration capacity B. Normal chimney
B. Heat capacity C. Gravity chimney
C. Refrigeration effect D. Stack
D. Heat absorptivity
Answer: C
Answer: C

For realistic problems, the achievable stack effect probably should be

The peak power that can be produced on an occasional basis considered to be

A. Brakepower A. 75% of the ideal

B. Intermittent rating B. Equal to the ideal
C. Continous duty rating C. 80 % of the ideal
D. Power rating D. Half the ideal

Answer: B Answer: C

A value of a property that includes the effect of friction is known as: In a balanced system, the available draft is

A. Brake value A. Unity

B. Indicated value B. 100
C. Friction value C. Zero
D. Actual value D. Infinite

Answer: A Answer: C

Forced draft fans are run at relatively high speeds in the range of It is a device used for atomizing or cracking fuel oil and through which the
fuel oil is injected into the working cylinders of Diesel engines
A. 1200 to 1800 rpm
B. 1500 to 2000 rpm A. Atomizer
C. 1000 to 1600 rpm B. Injector
D. 900 to 1500 rpm C. Fuel spray nozzle
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Answer: A Answer: D

The device that transfer thermal energy from one fluid to another The electricity generating plants that are operated to meet the peak or
maximum load on the system are called
A. Condenser
B. Feedwater A. Peaking plants
C. Evaporator B. High-load plants
D. Heat exchanger C. High demanding plants
D. Add-on plants
Answer: D
Answer: A

Undergrounds system of hot water and / or steam

The capacity of a substance to transmit a fluid is called
A. Hydrothermal resource
B. Geothermal resource A. Fluidity
C. Hot water resource B. Permeability
D. High pressure water system C. Porosity
D. Smoothness
Answer: A
Answer: B

The process of returning spent geothermal fluids to the subsurface Is

called The ratio of the aggregate volume pore spaces in rock or soil to its total
volume is called
A. Injection
B. Returning A. Porosity
C. Rejection B. Sphericity
D. Exhaustion C. Permeability
D. Salinity
Answer: A
Answer: A

The simultaneous demand of all customers required at any specified

point in an electric power system is called Cooling efficiency is typically
A. 75 to 80%
A. Demand B. 50 to 70%
B. Electrical demand C. 80 to 85%
C. Power demand D. 90 to 95%
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Answer: B
Answer: A

Forced draft towers can cool the water to within Water lost in small droplet and carried away by the air flow

A. 10 to12 F A. Range
B. 5 to 6 F B. Approach
C. 20 to 24 F C. Drift
D. 2.5 to 3 F D. Bleed-off

Answer: B Answer: C

The higher the wet bulb temperatures The ratio of total dissolved solids in the recirculating water to the total
dissolved solids in the make-up water.
A. The higher the efficiency
B. The lower the efficiency A. Ratio of concentration
C. The efficiency is limited B. Cooling efficiency
D. The efficiency is maximum C. Coil efficiency
D. Bypass factor
Answer: B
Answer: A

Define the relative difficulty in cooling, essentially the relative amount of

contact area or fill volume required A dry-cooling tower where steam travels through large diameter “trunks”
to a cross-flow heat exchanger where it is condensed and cooled by the
A. Heat load cooler air
B. Tower load
C. Cooling duty A. Direct condensing tower
D. Rating factor B. Indirect condensing dry cooling tower
C. Evaporative cooling tower
Answer: D D. Atmospheric cooling tower

Answer: A
Evaporation loss can be calculated from the humidity ratio increase and
is approximately _________ decrease in water temperature
The minimum fluid energy required at the pump inlet for satisfactory
operation is known as
A. 0.18% per C
B. 0.25% per C
A. NPSHR
C. 0.10% per C
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 B. NPSHA B. 4000 psi
C. Velocity head C. 8000 psi
D. Friction head D. 10,000 psi

Answer: A Answer: D
The actual fluid energy at the inlet The ratio of the actual to the ideal heat transfer coefficient.

A. NPSHR A. Fouling factor

B. NPSHA B. Sensible heat ratio
C. Velocity head C. Cleanliness factor
D. Friction head D. Biot number

Answer: B Answer: C

Throttling the input line to a pump and venting or evacuating the receiver The ratio of the maximum to minimum mass steam flow rates at which
tank the temperature can be accurately contained by the desuperheater.

A. Both increase cavitation A. Cleanliness factor

B. Both decrease cavitation B. Capacity factor
C. Both eliminate cavitation C. Turndown ratio
D. Both drive cavitation D. Fouling factor

Answer: A Answer: C

Traditional reciprocating pumps with pistons and rods can be either With a reversible regenerator, the thermal efficiency of the Ericsson cycle
single-acting or double acting and are suitable up to approximately is ______ to that of the Carnot cyle

A. 2000 psi A. Less than

B. 4000 psi B. Greater than
C. 8000 psi C. Proportional
D. 10,000 psi D. Equal

Answer: A Answer: D

Plunger pumps are only single-acting and are suitable up to The electro magnetic radiation emitted from the daughter nucleus when
approximately an alpha particles leaves the patent atom

A. 2000 psi A. Neutron

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 B. Position D. Well
C. Gamma ray
D. K-capture Answer: C

Answer: C The electricity generating units that are operated to meet the constant or
Which of the following statement is a scheme for energy storage? minimum load on the system is called

A. Pumped hydro A. Constant load plants

B. Magnetic energy storage B. Baseload plants
C. Thermal energy storage C. Invariable load plants
D. All of the above D. Steady load plants

Answer: D Answer: B

A reactor that employs fast or high energy neutrons and contains no The effectiveness of a body as a thermal radiator at a given temperature,
moderator is called
A. Absorptivity
A. High energy reactor B. Conductivity
B. Fast reactor C. Emissivity
C. High speed reactor D. Reflectivity
D. Turbo reactor
Answer: C
Answer: B

What are the main components in a combined cycle power plant?

A reactor that utilizes slow moving neutrons
A. Diesel engine and air compressor
A. Slow reactor B. Steam boiler and turbine
B. Intermediate reactor C. Gas engine and waste heat boiler
C. Thermal reactor D. Nuclear reactor and steam boiler
D. Slow speed reactor
Answer: C
Answer: C

The size of a steam reciprocating pumps is generally designed by a

The water bearing stratum of permeable san, rock, or gravel is called three-digits number size as 646. The first digit designates

A. Reservoir A. Stroke of the pump in inches

B. Water source B. Inside diameter of the steam cylinder measured in inches
C. Aquifer C. Percent clearance
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D. Saturation ratio
Answer: B
Answer: C
The power required to deliver a given quantity of fluid against a given Which of the following is equivalent to 1 lb?
head with no losses in the pump is called
A. 5000 grains
A. Wheel power B. 6000 grains
B. Brake power C. 7000 grains
C. Hydraulic power D. 8000 grains
D. Indicated power
Answer: C
Answer: C

The locus of states that the same value of stagnation enthalpy and mass
Fluid that are pumped in processing work are frequently more viscous flux is called.
than water. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. Fanno line
A. Reynolds number varies directly as the viscosity B. Rayleigh line
B. Efficiency of a pump increases as the viscosity increases C. Willian’s line
C. Increased fluid friction between the pump parts and the passing D. Mollier’s line
fluid increases useful work
D. Working head increases as the viscosity Answer: A

Answer: C
Combining the conservation of mass and momentum equations into a
single equation and plotting it on the h-s diagram yield a curve called
The law that states “Entropy of all perfect crystalline solids is zero at
absolute zero temperature”
A. Fanno line
B. Rayleigh line
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamic
C. Willian’s line
B. First law of thermodynamics
D. Mollier’s line
C. Second law of thermodynamics
D. Third law of thermodynamics
Answer: B
Answer: D
Across the shock, the stagnation temperature of an ideal gas
An expression of the mass of water vapor per unit mass of dry air
A. Increases
A. Relative humidity B. Decreases
B. Absolute humidity C. Remains constant
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 D. Proportional B. Isenthalpic expansion
C. Isothermal expansion
Answer: C D. Isentropic compression

Which of the following types of air dryers works by absorbing moisture on Answer: B
a solid dessicant or drying material such as activated alumina, silicon gel The maximum possible work that can be obtained a cycle operating
or molecular sieve? between two reservoirs is found from

A. Regenerative dryer A. Process irreversibility

B. Spray dryer B. Carnot efficiency
C. Deliquescent dryer C. Availability
D. Refrigerated dryer D. Reversible work

Answer: C Answer: B

When two bodies, isolated from other environment, are in thermal The following factors are necessary to define a thermodynamic cycle
equilibrium with a third body, the two are in thermal equilibrium with each expect
other.
A. The working substance
B. High and low temperature reservoirs
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamic
C. The time it takes to complete the cycle
B. First law of thermodynamics
D. The means of doing work on the system
C. Second law of thermodynamics
D. Third law of thermodynamics Answer: C
Answer: A
A temperature above which a given gas cannot be liquefied

The sum of the energies of all the molecules in a system where energies A. Cryogenic temperature
appear in several complex forms is the B. Absolute temperature
A. Kinetic energy C. Vaporization temperature
B. Internal energy D. Critical temperature
C. Potential energy
D. Friction energy Answer: D

Answer: B
The geometrical electricity generating plants that employs a closed-loop
heat exchange system in which the heat of the primary fluid is transferred
The Carnot refrigeration cycle includes all of the following process except to a secondary fluid, which is thereby vaporized and used to drive a
turbine generator set
A. Isentropic expansion
A. Binary cycle plant
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 B. Dual cycle plant B. Condensate
C. Double cycle plant C. Dew
D. Cascade cycle D. Condenser

Answer: A Answer: B
The geothermal solution which contains appreciable amounts of sodium A structure that removes heat from condensate is called
chloride or other salts is called
A. Desuperheater
A. Sulfur dioxide B. Cooling tower
B. Potassium silicate C. Evaporator
C. Sea water D. Condenser
D. Brine
Answer: B
Answer: D

In a typical hydroelectric generating plant using reaction turbines, the

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of turbine is generally housed in a
water one degree Fahrenheit at standard conditions.
A. Powerhouse
A. Btu B. Penstock
B. Calorie C. Forbay
C. Joule D. Setting
D. Centigrade
Answer: A
Answer: A

After the water passes through the turbine, it is discharges through the
The process that uses a stream of geothermal of hot water or stream to draft tube to the receiving reservoir known as the
perform successive task requiring temp is called
A. Tail race
A. Diminishing heat B. Tailwater
B. Decreasing heat C. Draft tube
C. Cascading heat D. Setting
D. Negative gradient process
Answer: B
Answer: C

If a draft tube is not employed, water maybe returned to the tailwater by

The water formed by condensation of steam is called way of a channel is known as the

A. Distilled water A. tail race

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 B. tailwater B. Vapor lock
C. draft tube C. Available head
D. setting D. Net head

Answer: A Answer: A
The turbine, draft tube and all related parts comprise what is known as A dry cooling tower where steam is condensed by cold water jets
(surface or jet condenser)
A. Powerhouse
B. Forbay A. Direct condensing tower
C. Setting B. Indirect condensing dry cooling tower
D. Surge chamber C. Evaporative cooling tower
D. Atmospheric cooling tower
Answer: C
Answer: B
When a forbay is not part of the generating plant’s design, it will be
desirable to provide a ________ in order to relieve the effects of rapid If the heat is being removed from water, the device is known as
changes in flowrate.
A. Chiller
A. Forbay B. Cooler
B. Draft tube C. Air conditioner
C. Surge chamber D. Air cooler
D. Penstock
Answer: A
Answer: C

Which of the following is the refrigerant “of choice” in uniting air

To keep the deflected jet out of the way of the incoming jet, the actual
conditioners?
angle is limited to approximately
A. R-22
A. 90 deg.
B. R-123
B. 135deg.
C. R-11
C. 165%
D. R-502
D. 175deg.
Answer: A
Answer: C

The spontaneous vaporization of the fluid, resulting in a degradation of In new equipment, which of the following replace R-11?
pump performance.
A. R-12
A. Cavitation B. R-123
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 C. R-502
D. R-22

Answer: B
The steam produced when the pressure on a geothermal liquid is
The mass flow rate produces by the compressor is reduced

A. Proportional to the mass of the suction vapor that the compressor A. Low pressure steam
takes in at the suction inlet per unit time B. High quality steam
B. Equal to the mass of the suction vapor that the compressor takes C. Sub pressure steam
in at the suction inlet per unit time D. Flashed steam
C. Less than the mass of the suction vapor that the compressor
takes in at the suction inlet per unit time Answer: D
D. Greater that the mass of the suction vapor that the compressor
takes in at the suction inlet per unit time
The vent or hole in the Earth surface, usually in a volcanic region, from
Answer: B which, gaseous vapors, or hot gasses issue.

A. Fumaroles
A boiler operated at pressure not exceeding 1.055kg/cm2 gage steam, or B. Crater
water temperature no exceeding 121˚C. C. Hot spot
D. Hot spring
A. Low pressure heating boiler
B. Hot water supply boiler Answer: A
C. Miniature
D. Power boiler
The earth interior heat made available to man by extracting it from hot
Answer: A water or rocks.

A. Geological heat
The very hot steam that doesn’t occur with a liquid B. Geothermal heat
C. Volcanic heat
A. Pure steam D. None of these
B. Saturated vapor
C. Critical steam Answer: B
D. Dry steam
A pump that takes suction from a public service main or private use water
Answer: D
system for the purpose of increasing the effective water pressure.

A. Horizontal split case pump

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B. Booster pump C. Governors
C. Submersible pump D. Speedometer
D. Vertical shaft turbine pump
Answer: C
Answer B
Device that takes advantage of the relatively constant temperature of the The useful energy transfer in Btu/hr divided by input power in watts. This
Earth’s interior, using it as a source and sink of heat for both heating and is just the coefficient of performance expressed in mixed units.
cooling.
A. Energy efficient ratio
A. Geothermal devices B. Coil efficient
B. Geothermal generator C. Bypass factor
C. Geothermal heat pumps D. Sensible heat ratio
D. Geothermal turbines
Answer: A
Answer: C

If EER is the energy efficiency ratio, and COP is the coefficient of

The spring that shoots jets of hot water and steam into the air is called performance then

A. Geyser A. EER=3.41COP
B. Hot jet B. COP=3.41EER
C. Thermal jet C. EERxCOP=3.41
D. Guyshen D. 3.41EERxCOP=1

Answer: A Answer: A

What is the power seat width of a spray valve? Which of the following is a reversed Rankine vapor cycle?

A. 1/16 in. A. Carnot refrigeration cycle

B. 1/32 in. B. Vapor refrigeration cycle
C. 1/8 in. C. Air refrigeration cycle
D. 1/4 in. D. Absoption cycle

Answer: A Answer: B

The most common type of refrigeration cycle, finding application in

A device which automatically governs or controls the speed of an engine.
household refrigerators, air conditioners for cars and houses, chillers and
so on.
A. Servomotor
B. Indicator
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 A. Carnot refrigeration cycle B. 10 kJ/sec
B. Vapor refrigeration cycle C. 5 kJ/sec
C. Air refrigeration cycle D. 12 kJ/sec
D. Absoption cycle
Answer: C
Answer: B
Which of the following is a reserved Brayton cycle? 10 kg of water at 60˚C receives 42,000kJ of heat coming from the
surrounding. Assuming it is open to the atmosphere, how many kilograms
A. Carnot refrigeration cycle of water will be vaporized?
B. Vapor refrigeration cycle
C. Air refrigeration cycle A. 18 kg
D. Absoption cycle B. 15 kg
C. 10 kg
Answer: C D. 20 kg

Answer: A
A 100kg is at 0˚C is heated by supplying 2000KJ of heat to it. If the heat
of fusion is 335kJ/kg how many kilograms of ice will melt into water?
As the liquid changes phase to vapor, its enthalpy
A. 8 kg
B. 10 kg A. Increases
C. 6 kg B. Decreases
D. 3 kg C. Remains constant
D. Enthalpy has no relation to phase change
Answer: C
Answer: A

Determine the quantity of latent heat transferred to an evaporator when 5

kg of water undergoes those changes from a liquid at 0˚C to ice at 0˚C. Which of the following processes does not alter the kinetic energy level of
a substance?
A. 1,300 kJ
B. 1,675 kJ A. Fusion
C. 1,450 kJ B. Adding sensible heat to a solid
D. 1,800 kJ C. Adding sensible heat to a liquid
D. Superheating a vapor
Answer: B
Answer: A

Compute the rate of water transfer by melting an ice at a rate of 50 kg/hr.

Condensers used for larger capacities refrigerators.
A. 8 kJ/sec
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 A. Air-cooled condersers
B. Water-cooled condensers A. Axial flow turbines
C. High side condensers B. Reaction turbines
D. Low side condenser C. Radial flow turbines
D. Impulse turbines
Answers: B
Coolers and chillers for water generally operate with an average Answer: A
temperature difference of To keep the deflected jet out of the way of the incoming jet, the actual
angle is limited to approximately
A. 3 to 11 C
B. 5 to 8 C A. 135 deg.
C. 6 to 22 C B. 150 deg.
D. 10 to 16 C C. 165 deg.
D. 175 deg.
Answer: A
Answer: C

To avoid freezing problems, entering refrigerant should be

Which of the following turbines are centrifugal pumps operating in
A. Below-2 C reverse?
B. Above-2 C
C. Equal to-2 C A. Reaction turbines
D. 0C B. Impulse turbines
C. Tangential turbines
Answer: B D. Axial flow turbines

Answer: A
Suction lines should not be sized too large, as reasonable velocity is
needed to carry oil from the evaporator back to the compressor. For
horizontal suction lines, the recommended minimum velocity is Weight per unit volume is termed as:

A. 3.8 m/s A. Specific gravity

B. 6.1 m/s B. Specific density
C. 7.1 m/s C. Weight density
D. 4.8 m/s D. Pressure

Answer: A Answer: C

Type of turbine used for low heads, high rotational speeds and larger flow Measure of hotness or coldness of the body
rates

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 A. Pressure A. Partial pressure actual dew point
B. Temperature B. Percentage humidity
C. Energy C. Relative humidity
D. Entropy D. Run faster

Answer: B Answer: A
The temperature at which the water vapor in the air begins to condensed, All of the following statements about wet bulb temperature are true,
or the temperature at which the relative humidity of air becomes 100%. EXCEPT

A. Flash point A. Wet bulb temperature aequals adiabatic saturation temperature

B. Boiling point B. Wet bulb temperature is the only temperature necessary to
C. Dew point determine grains water per lb of dry air
D. Freezing point C. Wet bulb temperature lies numerically between dew point and dry
bulb temperature for unsaturated systems
Answer: C D. Wet bulb temperature equals both dry-bulb and dew point
temperature at 100% relative humidity

It consists of a wet and dry bulb thermometers mounted on a strip of Answer: C

metal

A. Manometer Heat added to or removed from a substance that cause a change of

B. Gyrometer temperature:
C. Pyrometer
D. Sling psychrometer A. Absolute heat
B. Latent heat
Answer: D C. Specific heat
D. Sensible heat

A manometer is an instrument that is used to measure: Answer: D

A. Air pressure
B. Condensate water level
C. Heat radiation Plunger pumps are only single-acting and are suitable up to
D. Air volume approximately

Answer: A A. 2000 psi

B. 4000 psi
C. 8,000 psi
The relationship of water vapor in the air at the dew point temperature to D. 10,000 psi
the amount that should be in the air if the air were saturated at the dry-
bulb temperature is: Answer: D

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 A. Supercharging
B. Scavenging
C. Honing
D. Choking

Answer: A
The ratio of the actual to the ideal heat transfer coefficient. A form of supercharging in which the exhaust gases drive the
supercharger
A. Fouling factor
B. Sensible heat ratio A. Lugging
C. Cleanliness factor B. Honing
D. Biot number C. Turbocharging
D. Blower charging
Answer: C
Answer: C

The ratio of the maximum to minimum mass steam flow rates at which
the temperature can be accurately contained by the desuperheater. The maximum speed of the turbine under no and no governing action is
called
A. Cleanliness factor
B. Capacity factor A. Runaway speed
C. Turndown ratio B. Pre governing speed
D. Fouling factor C. Governing speed
D. No load governing
Answer: C
Answer: A

Used to described the act of blowing the exhaust product out with the air-
fuel mixture Which of the following statements is false when gasoline is used as
diesel fuel.
A. Supercharging
B. Scavenging A. Gasoline does not ignite
C. Honing B. Gasoline wears the fuel-injection pumps because of its low
D. Choking viscosity
C. Addition of lubrication oil to gasoline will just severe the situation
Answer: B D. All of the above

Answer: C
Which of the following compresses and increases the amount of air that
enters the cylinder per stroke

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 A channel which lead water to a turbine is called
A. Canal
B. Tailrace
C. Penstock
D. Headrace

Which of the following is an advantage of hydro-plants? Answer: D

Sometimes called percentage humidity
A. Hydro plants provide ancillary benefits like irrigation, flood control,
aquaculture navigation etc. A. Relative humidity
B. Modern hydro generators give high efficiency over considerable B. Absolute humidity
range of load. This helps in improving the system C. Humidity ratio
C. Due to its great ease of taking up and throwing off the load, the D. Saturation ratio
hydro power can be used as the ideal spinning reserve in a
system mix of the thermal, hydro and power station Answer: D
D. All of the above

Answer: B When measuring ____________ of air, the bulb of the thermometer

should be shaded to reduce the effect of direct radiation

The hole area behind the dam draining into a stream or river across A. Dry bulb temperature
which dam has been constructed is called B. Wet bulb temperature
C. Critical temperature
A. Lake D. Saturation temperature
B. Forebay
C. Catchment area Answer: A
D. Reserve potential

Answer: C An ordinary thermometer whose bulb is enclosed in a wetted cloth sac or

wick
Dams constructed primarily to store flood waters called
A. Dry bulb thermometer
B. Wet bulb thermometer
A. Storge dams
C. Ordinary thermometer
B. Diversion dams
D. Mercury thermometer
C. Detention dam
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Answer: C
To obtain an accurate reading with a wet bulb thermometer, the wick
should be saturated with
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 The sensible heat of the air is a function of the
A. Clean air
B. Vapor A. Wet bulb temperature
C. Moist B. Dry bulb temperature
D. Clean water C. Dewpoint temperature
D. Saturation temperature
Answer: D
The amount by which the wet bulb temperature is reduced below the dry Answer: B
bulb temperature depends on the relative humidity of the air and is The latent heat of the air is a function of the
collective
A. Wet bulb temperature
A. Range B. Dry bulb temperature
B. Approach C. Dewpoint temperature
C. Drify D. Saturation temperature
D. Wet bulb depression
Answer: C
Answer: D

The total heat of air is a function of the

The measure of the relationship between the dry bulb and dewpoint A. wet bulb temperature
temperature of the air and as such, it provides a convenient means of B. dry bulb temperature
Dewpoint temperature of the air when the dry bulb temperature is known C. dewpoint temperature
D. saturation temperature
A. Wet bulb temperature
B. Saturation temperature Answer: A
C. Humidity ratio
D. Relative humidity
A single suction pump having its suction nozzle on the opposite side
Answer: A casing from the stuffing box and having the face of the suction
perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.
A. Centifugal pump
An index of the total heat (enthalpy) of the air B. In line pump
C. End suction pump
A. Wet bulb temperature D. Horizontal pump
B. Saturation temperature
C. Dry bulb temperature Answer: C
D. Dewpoint temperature

Answer: A A centrifugal pump with one or more impellers discharging into one or
more bowls and a vertical educator or column pipe used to connect the
bowls to the discharge head on which the pump driver is mounted.
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A. Horizontal split case pump
B. In line pump
C. End suction pump
D. Vertical shaft turbine pump

Answer: D

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