MECHANICAL ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION
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POWER AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT ENGINEERING: Carnot Cycle
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the
box corresponding to the Letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil
no. 2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. A Carnot Cycle engine receives 1 826 kJ/min of heat at 420 0C. It rejects heat at 39 0C. Determine the power output of the
engine.
A. 18.46 kW B. 20.82 kW C. 16.73 kW D. 14.64 kW
Situational Problem ( 2 – 3 )
A Carnot Cycle engine rejects heat at 42 0C. The heat rejected is 2.42 times the work output.
2. Determine the thermal efficiency.
A. 29.24 % B. 27.48 % C. 25.86 % D. 23.62 %
3. Determine the source temperature.
A. 170.2 0C B. 174.4 0C C. 176.6 0C D. 172.2 0C
Situational Problem ( 4 – 6 )
A Carnot Cycle engine has a sink temperature of 45 0C. Its thermal efficiency is 48.2 percent. The heat rejected is 742 kJ/min.
4. Determine the source temperature.
A. 345.7 0C B. 340.9 0C C. 350.5 0C D. 435.3 0C
5. Determine the heat supplied per minute.
A. 1 432.43 kJ/min B. 1 664.86 kJ/min C. 1 828.62 kJ/min D. 1 246.24 kJ/min
6. Determine the power output.
A. 13.2 kW B. 11.5 kW C. 15.3 kW D. 9.4 kW
Situational Problem ( 7 – 8 )
A Carnot engine produces 25 kW while operating between temperature of 1 000 K and 300 K.
7. Determine the heat supplied per second.
A. 30.4 kJ/s B. 35.7 kJ/s C. 25.8 kJ/s D. 40.3 kJ/s
8. Determine the heat rejection per second.
A. - 8.42 kJ/s B. - 12.84 kJ/s C. - 14.68 kJ/s D. - 10.71 kJ/s
Situational Problem ( 9 – 10 )
Air is used in a Carnot engine where 22 kJ of heat is received at 560 K. Heat is rejected at 270 K. The displacement volume is
0.127 m3.
9. Determine the work output.
A. 9.2 kJ B. 15.6 kJ C. 11.4 kJ D. 13.8 kJ
10. Determine the mean effective pressure.
A. 89.8 kPa B. 85.4 kPa C. 81.6 kPa D. 91.2 kPa
Situational Problem ( 11 – 13 )
An air-standard Carnot Cycle is executed in a closed system between the temperature limits of 350 K and 1 200 K. The pressures
before and after the isothermal compression are 150 kPa and 300 kPa, respectively. If the network output per cycle is 400 kJ.
11. Determine the maximum pressure in the cycle.
A. 11 666.44 kPa B. 22 388.11 kPa C. 33 644.22 kPa D. 44 388.33 kPa
12. Determine the heat transfer to the air.
A. 584.9 kJ B. 544.3 kJ C. 534.5 kJ D. 564.7 kJ
13. Determine the mass of air.
A. 8.46 kg B. 2.37 kg C. 4.64 kg D. 6.28 kg
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