Republic of the Philippines

Eastern Visayas State University

Tacloban City

Mechanical Engineering Department

Mechanical Engineering Preboard Examination

Monday, June 3, 2024 08:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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POWER AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT ENGINEERING

SET B

1. The compression ratio of an ideal Otto cycle is 6:1. Initial conditions

are 101.3 kpa and 20°C. Find the pressure and temperature at the end of
adiabatic compression.
A. 1244.5 kpa, 599.96°K B. 1244.5 kpa, gage, 60°C
C. 1244.5 kpa, 60°C D. 1244.5 kpa, 599.96°C
2. The temperature difference between the minimum and maximum temperature of
Carnot cycle is 50°C. What is the minimum temperature if COP is 5.5
A. 0.31°C C. 2°C
B. 3°C D. 5°C
3. A closed vessel contains air at a pressure of 160 KN/m2 gauge and
temperature of 30°C. The air is heated at constant volume of 60°C with the
atmospheric pressure as 759 mm Hg. What is the final gauge pressure?
A. 174 C. 169
B. 185.8 D. 172
4. A 15 KW motor running at 350 rpm is used to drive a pump. If speed will
be changed to 370 rpm, what is the increase in power?
A. 2.72 KW C. 17.72 KW
B. 56.45 KW D. 5.67 KW
5. The maximum thermal efficiency possible for a power cycle operating
between 1200 oF and 225°F is:
A. 58% C. 58.73%
B. 57.54% D. 57.40%
6. The specific speed of turbine is 75 rpm and running at 450 rpm. If the
head is 20 m and generator efficiency is the maximum power delivered by the
generator.
A. 450.5 KW C. 345.5 KW
B. 650.5 KW D. 780.5 KW
7. The thermal efficiency of a particular engine operating on an ideal cycle
is 35%. Calculate the heat supplied per 1200 watt-hr of work developed in KJ.
A. 12343 C. 10216
B. 14218 D. 11108
8. An ideal Otto cycle, operating in hot air with k = 1.34 has compression
ratio of 5. Determine the efficiency of the cycle.
A. 42.14% C. 62.27%
B. 64.27% D. 36.46%
9. 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 10°C, 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
10. In an air standard Otto cycle, the clearance volume is 18% of the
displacement volume. Find the compression ratio and or thermal efficiency.
A. 0.52 C. 0.53
B. 0.55 D. 0.60
11. A 200mm x 250 mm, 8-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine has aa brake power
of 150 kW. The mechanical efficiency is 80%. If two of the cylinders were
accidentally cut off, what will be the new friction power?
A. 31.50 kW
B. 33.50 kW
C. 35.50 kW
D. 37.50 kW
12. An engine operates on the air standard Otto cycle. The cycle work is 900
KJ/kg, the maximum cycle temperature at the end of isentropic compression is
600oC. Determine the engines compression ratio.
A. 6.388 C. 10.45
B. 8.67 D. 7.87
13. An industrial plant requires cooling 120 gal/min of water from 20°C to
5°C. Determine the tons of refrigeration required.
A. 100 TR C. 130 TR
B. 145 TR D. 135 TR
14. A heat engine (Carnot cycle) has its intake and exhaust temperature if
157°C and 100°C, respectively. What is its efficiency?
A. 12.65% C. 14.75%
B. 15.35% D. 13.25%
15. An oil storage tank contains oil with specific gravity of 0.88 and depth
of 20 meters. What is the hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of the tank in
kg/cm2?
A. 1.67 C. 1.76
B. 1.56 D. 1.87
16. A vertical column of water will be supported to what height by standard
atmospheric pressure?
A. 34 ft C. 36 ft
B. 24 ft D. 26 ft
17. What is the clearance volumetric efficiency of an ammonia compressor
designed with 4% clearance and operating between condenser temperature of 30℃
(Psat = 1.1672 Mpa) and evaporator temperature of 4℃ (Psat = 497.48 kPaa)?
A. 93.61%
B. 96.31%
C. 93.68%
D. 93.83%
18. Find the air Hp of an industrial fan that delivers 25 𝑚3 /sec of air
through a 900 mm by 1200 mm outlet. Static pressure is 127 mm of water gage
and air density is 1.18 kg/𝑚3 ?
A. 52.3 Hp
B. 42.3 Hp
C. 35.2 Hp
D. 34.2 Hp
19. The heating surface are of water tube boiler is 200 m2, what is the
equivalent rated boiler horsepower?
A. 217 Hp C. 2365.93 Hp
B. 200 Hp D. 219.78 Hp
20. The rated boiler horsepower of a fire tube boiler is 500 Hp. What is the
heating surface area of the boiler?
A. 500 m2 C. 300 m2
B. 400 m2 D. 550 m2
21. Hydraulic efficiency 85%, find Q in li/s. Power developed 10,500 Kw under
head of 320 m.
A. 3935 C. 3452
B. 3271 D. 3623
22. Determine the friction power of an engine if the frictional torque
developed is 0.3 KN.m running at 1200 rpm.
A. 40.6 KW C. 37.7 KW
B. 36.5 KW D. 50.3 KW
23. A rectangular duct has a dimensions of 0.25 m by 2 m. Determine the
equivalent diameter of the duct.
A. 0.50 m
B. 0.60 m
C. 0.70 m
D. 0.40 m
24. Compute the humidity ratio of air considering the density at 35°C and
101 kPa is 1.05 kg/m3
A. 0.036 kgvapor/kgair
B. 0.063 kgvapor/kgair
C. 0.36 kgvapor/kgair
D. 0.63 kgvapor/kgair
25. Pressure drop across a turbine is 30 psi, the flow rate is 60 gpm.
Calculate the power output of the turbine.
A. 0.41 hp C. 1.05 hp
B. 6.30 hp D. 2.54 hp
26. Determine the speed of a 6-pole generator of 60 hz.
A. 600 rpm C. 1000 rpm
B. 1200 rpm D. 3600 rpm
27. A hydro-electric impulse turbine is directly coupled to a 24 pole, 60 Hz
alternator. It has a specific speed of 60 rpm and develops 3000 Hp. What is
the required diameter assuming a peripheral speed ratio of 0.55

A. 0.661 m
B. 0.808 m
C. 0.713 m
D. 0.624 m
28. Compute the pressure drop of 30 °C air flowing with a mean velocity of 8
m/s in a circular sheet-metal duct 300 mm in diameter and 15 m long. Use a
friction factor, f= 0.02, and ρair= 1.1644 kg/m3
A. 37.26 Pa
B. 25.27 Pa
C. 28.54 Pa
D. 30.52 Pa
29. A diesel engine develops a torque of 5 KN-m at 1800 rpm. If the brake
thermal efficiency is 31%, find the heat generated by the fuel.
A. 3050.25 KW C. 3040.25 KW
B. 3000.25 KW D. 5000 KW
30. A carnot refrigerator is to remove heat from a cooled space at a rate of
18 00 kJ/hr to maintain the temperature at -8 °C. If the air surrounding the
refrigerator 25 °C, determine the minimum power required for the
refrigerator?
A. 0.723 kW
B. 0.623 kW
C. 0.523 kW
D. 0.423 kW
31. A refrigeration system operates on the reversed carnot cycle. The minimum
temperature are -25°C and 72°C, respectively. If the heat rejected at the
condenser is 6000 kJ/min, find the tons of refrigeration required?
A. 20.44 TR
B. 42.20 TR
C. 24.40 TR
D. 44.20 TR
32. An air-standard Brayton cycle has a pressure ratio of 12. Find the
thermal efficiency of the cycle.
A. 34.23% C. 50.83%
B. 56.32% D. 65.23%
33. Fish weighing 11 000 kg with a temperature of 20 °C is brought to a cold
storage and which shall be coolled to -10 °C in 11 hours. Find the required
plant refrigerating capacity in Trif the specifi9c heat of fish is 0.7
kCal/kg-°C above freezing and 0.30 kCal/kg-°C below freezing point that is -
3°C. The latent heat of freezing is 55.5 kCal/kg?
A. 25.26
B. 15.26
C. 14.38
D. 24.38
34. In a hydro-electric plant, water flows at 10 m/s in a penstock of 1 m2
cross-sectional area. If the net head of the plant is 30 m and the turbine
efficiency is 85%, what is the turbine output?
A. 2,501.55 kW
B. 2,560.41 kW
C. 3,626 34 kW
D. 3,124.65 kW
35. The compressor for an actual gas turbine requires 300 KJ/kg of work to
quadruple the inlet pressure. The inlet air temperature is 100°C. Determine
the compressor efficiency.
A. 34.78% C. 53.23%
B. 60.42% D. 76.34%
36. A creamer must cool 40,000 liters of milk received each day from initial
temperature of 20°C to final temperature of 2°C in 10 hours. If refrigeration
losses amount to 30% of the cooling load, what must be the capacity of the
refrigerating machine if the specific heat of milk is 0.93 Btu/lb-R and SG =
1.15?
A. 33 TR
B. 43 TR
C. 38 TR
D. 48 TR
37. A 100 ton refrigeration system has a COP of 5. Determine the compressor
horsepower.
A. 94.26 Hp C. 86.76 Hp
B. 86.76 Hp D. 65.65 Hp
38. A pump is to deliver 150 gpm of water at ahead of 120 m. If pump
efficiency is 70%, what is the horsepower rating of motor required to drive
the pump?
A. 40.44 Hp C. 25.66 Hp
B. 38.44 Hp D. 21.33 Hp
39. For a generator running at 300 rpm and 60Hz, find the number of generator
poles.
A. 24 poles C. 8 poles
B. 18 poles D. 20 poles
40. A power plant is said to have/had a use factor of 48.5% and a capacity
factor of 42.4%. How many hrs. did it operate during the year?
A. 6,600.32 hrs
B. 7,658.23 hrs
C. 714.29 hrs
D. 7,567.92 hrs
41. A centrifugal pump requires 40 ft head to deliver water from low level to
higher level. If pump speed is 1600 rpm, determine the impeller diameter of
the centrifugal pump.
A. 185 mm C. 160 mm
B. 154 mm D. 176 mm
42. A 3-stage air compressor compresses air from 100 kPa to 1000 kPa. Find
the intercooler pressure between the 1st and 2nd stage.
A. 505.44 kPa B. 108.44 kPa C. 316.23 kPa D. 215.44 kPa
43. How much work is necessary to compress air in an insulated cylinder from
0.20 m3 to 0.01 m3. Use T = 20°C and P1 = 100 kpa.
A. 113.4 KJ B. 121.4 KJ C. 110.1 KJ D. 115.6 KJ
44. In an 9,000 KW hydro-electric plant the over-all efficiency is 88% and
the actual power received by the customer is 110,000 KW-hrs for the day. What
is the secondary power could this plant deliver during the entire day?3
A. 58,960 KW-hrs
B. 80,080 KW-hrs
C. 65,960 KW-hrs
D. 70,960 KW-hrs
45. A double suction centrifugal pumps delivers 70 ft3/sec of water at a head
of 12 m and running at 1250 rpm. What is the specific speed of the pump?
A. 5014 rpm C. 5453 rpm
B. 2345 rpm D. 9968 rpm
46. Find the mass of carbon dioxide having a pressure of 20 psia at 200°F
with 10 ft3
volume.
A. 1.04 lbs B. 1.14 lbs C. 1.24 lbs D. 1.34 lbs
47. A pump running at 100 rpm delivers water against a head of 30 m. IF pump
speed will increase to 120 rpm, what is the increase in head?
A. 43.2 m C. 13.2 m
B. 34.6 m D. 56.3
48. Find the pressure at the 100 fathom depth of water in kPa.
A. 1,793.96 kPa B. 1,893.96 kPa C. 1,993.96 kPa D. 1,693.96 kPa
49. A 23 ton refrigeration system has a heat rejected of 100 kW. Find the
energy efficiency ratio
of the system.
A. 13.42 B. 14.42 C. 15.42 D. 16.42
50. Find the depth in furlong of the ocean (SG = 1.03) if the pressure at the
sea bed is 2,032.56 kPa.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
51. The refrigerant volume flow rate at the entrance of compressor were
obtained from a test on a twin cylinder, single acting 15 cm x 20 cm, 320
rpm compressor ammonia refrigerating a plant to be 33 L/s. Determine the
volumetric efficiency of the compressor?
A. 77.65% C. 97.6%
B. 87.6% D. 65.65%
52. A vertical furnace wall is made up of an inner wall of firebrick 200 mm
thick followed by insulating brick 150 mm thick and an outer wall of steel 10
mm thick. The surface temperature of the wall adjacent to the combustion
chamber is 1200°C while that of the outer surface of steel is 90°C. The
thermal conductivities of the wall material in W/m-K are firebrick, 10,
Insulating brick, 0.26, and steel, 53. Neglecting the film resistances and
contact resistance of joints, determine the heat loss per sq.m., of wall
area.
A. 1.93 W/m
B. 1.83 W/m
C. 1.86 W/m
D. 1.96 W/m
53. Water (p=62.4 lbm/ft3) is flowing through a pipe. A pitot static gage
registers 3.0 inches of mercury. What is the velocity of the water in the
pipe? Note: PHg = 848.6 lbm/ft3
A. 14.24 f/s
B. 11.24 ft/s
C. 8.24 ft/S
D. 7.45 ft/S
54. If atmospheric air 14.7 psia and 60°F at sea level what is the pressure
at 12000 ft altitude if air is incompressible. Note: 60°F: the density of air
is 0.0763 lbmit P=14.7 psia
A. 5.467 psia
B. 9.53 psia
C. 8.342 psia
D. 2.346 psia
55. The initial condition of air compressor is 98 Kpa and 27℃ and discharges
at 450 Kpa. The bore and stroke are 335 mm and 381 mm, respectively with
percent clearance of 8% running at 300 rpm. Find the volume of air at
suction?
A. 541.62 𝑚3 /hr
B. 551.62 𝑚3 /hr
C. 561.62 𝑚3 /hr
D. 571.62 𝑚3 /hr
56. A fuel oil has the following contents: 85.5% carbon, 11.9% hydrogen, 1.6%
oxygen, and 1 % impurities. Calculate the percentage CO, in the flue gas for
complete combustion.
A. 20.94%. C. 35.5%
B. 30.94% D. 17.56%
57. An air compressor has a suction volume of 0.35 𝑚3 /sec at 97 Kpa and
discharges to 650 Kpa. How much power saved by the compressor if there are
two stages?
A. 18.27 KW
B. 16.54 KW
C. 13.68 KW
D. 11.58 KW
58. A refrigerator plant is rated at 15 tons capacity. How many pounds of
air per hour will it cool from 70℉ to 90℉ at constant pressure?
A. 50,000 lb/hr C. 52,000 lb/hr
B. 37,500 lb/hr D. 45,000 lb/hr
59. A cold storage plant has an average wall gain load of 11 KW and air
change head of 5 KW. The plant is used to cool 18.6 MT of product (c = 3.85
KJ/kg ℃) from 30 ℃ to 40 ℃ in 24 hrs. if the plant operates18hrs per day,
what is the ref. capacity?
A. 10.1 TR C. 11.5 TR
B. 12.6 TR D. 13.5 TR
60. Fuel oil in an elevated day tank for use of an industrial boiler is
tested with hydrometer. The hydrometer reading indicates a S.G.=0.924 when
the temperature of the oil in the tank is 95F Calculate the higher heating
value of the fuel.
A. 43,852.13 kJ/kg
B. 53,852.13 kJ/kg
C. 58,352.13 kJ/kg
D. 48,352.13 kJ/kg
61. One kilogram of wet steam at a pressure of 8 bar ( Vg = 0.2404 m3/kg, vf=
0.0011148 m3/kg) and dryness 0.94 is expanded until the pressure is 4 bar ( Vg
= 0.4625 m3/kg vf= 0.0010836 m3/kg). If expansion follows the law PVN = C
where n = 1.12 find the dryness fraction of the steam at the lower pressure.
A. 0.9072
B. 0.4197
C. 0.2260
D. 0.2404
62. Calculate the change in enthalpy as 1 kg of nitrogen is heated from 1000
K to 1500 K, assuming the nitrogen is an ideal gas at a constant pressure.
The temperature dependent specific heat of nitrogen is: Cp = 39.06 -
512.79T1.5 + 1072.7T2 - 820.4T3 where Cp is in kJ / kg-mol, and T is in K.
A. 600 kJ
B. 697.27 kJ
C. 800 kJ
D. 897.27 kJ
63. A basic refrigeration cycle requires 25 kW when operating at a condenser
temperature of 70 ℃ and a COP of 3.50. Determine the sink temperature?
A. -8.22 ℃
B. -12.22 ℃
C. -10.22 ℃
D. -6.22 ℃
64. A power plant is said to have a use factor of 50% and capacity factor of
44%. How many hours did it operated during this year?
A. 6600.32
B. 8600.32
C. 7708.8
D. 5658.23
65. An ice plant produces 20 tons of ice per day at -16℃ from water at 25 ℃.
If miscellaneous losses are 12% of the freezing and chilling load. Calculate
the refrigerating capacity of the plant in TR?
A. 21.35 TR
B. 31.5 TR
C. 43.12 TR
D. 36.3 TR
66. 2.5 liters of superheated steam at 25 bar and 400°C (v= 0.1252 m3/kg) is
expanded in an engine to a pressure of 0.1 bar (vg = 14.674 m/kg. vf =
0.0010102 m/kg) when its dryness fraction is 0.9. Find the final volume of
the steam.
A. 163.74 liters
B. 263.74 liters
C. 363.74 liters
D. 463.74 liters
67. A 500 HP internal combustion engine has a mean effective brake pressure
of 551.5 Kpa at full load. What is the mean effective indicated pressure if
the mechanical efficiency of engine is 85%?
A. 468.77 kPa
B. 373 kPa
C. 648.823 kPa
D. 588.235 kPa
68. A counterflow heat exchanger is designed to heat fuel oil from 45 deg °C
to 100 deg °C while the heating fluid enters at 150 deg °C and leaves at 115
deg °C. Calculate the arithmetic mean temperature difference.
A. 40 °C
B. 50 °C
C. 60 °C
D. 70 °C
69. The surface temperature of the hot side of the furnace wall is 1200 deg
C. It is desired to maintain the of the wall at 40 deg C. A 15.2 cm of
refractory silica is used adjacent to the combustion chamber and 1.0 cm of
steel covers the outside. What thickness of Insulating bricks is necessary
between refractory and steel, if the heat loss should be kept at 788 W/m2?
use k = 13.84W / m - K for refractory silica; 0.15 for Insulating, and 45 for
steel.
A. 220 mm
B. 219 mm
C. 218 mm
D. 217 mm
70. Determine the number of stages needed for a centrifugal pump if it is
used to deliver 400 ga/min of water and pump power of 15 hp. Each impeller
develops a head of 30ft?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 5
D. 4
71. A submersible, multi-stage, centrifugal deep well pump 260 gpm capacity
is installed in a well 27 feet below the static water level and running at
3000 rpm. Drawdown when pumping at rated capacity is 10 feet. The pump
delivers the water into a 25,000 gallons capacity overhead storage tank.
Total discharge head developed by pump, including friction in piping is 243
feet. Calculate the diameter of the impeller of this pump in inches if each
impeller diameter developed a head of 38 ft?
A. 3.28
B. 5.33
C. 3.71
D. 6.34
72. Assume 8 𝑓𝑡 3 of air at 100 psi, 100℉ are compressed isothemally to a
volume of 2 𝑓𝑡 3 . For each of end stated the process, find the bulk modulus?
A. 400 and 100 psi
B. 400 and 110 psi
C. 400 and 120 psi
D. 400 and 130 psi
73. Steam flows through a nozzle at 400℃ and 1 Mpa (h = 3263.9 KJ/kg) with
velocity of 300 m/s. find the stagnation enthalpy?
A. 3300 KJ/kg
B. 3290 KJ/kg
C. 3320 KJ/kg
D. 3309 KJ/kg
74. A radial flow pump operating at maximum efficiency at a specific speed of
2500 is to deliver 260 gpm against a head of 129 ft at a rotative speed of
2100 rpm. Find the required number of stages (i.e., impellers)
A. 2 stages
B. 4 stages
C. 3 stages
D. 5 stages
75. A model pump delivering water at 180℉ (y = 60.6 lb/𝑓𝑡 3 ; 𝑃𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟 = 7.54 psia)
at 900 gpm and 2500 rpm begins to cavitate when the inlet pressure and
velocity are 13 psia and 22 fps. Find the required NPSH of a prototype which
is 4 times larger and runs at 1100 rpm?
A. 63.5 ft
B. 6.61 ft
C. 20.49 ft
D. 36 ft
76. A cold storage compartment is 4.5 m long by 4 m wide by 2.5 m high. The
four walls, ceiling and floor are covered to a thickness of 150 mm with
insulating material which has a coefficient of thermal conductivity of
5.8x10-2 W/m-K. Calculate the quantity of heat leaking through the insulation
per hour when the outside and inside face temperatures of the material is 15
deg C and - 5 deg C respectively.
A. 2185.44 kJ C. 3185.44 kJ
B. 1185.44 kJ D. 4185.44 kJ
77. A cubical tank of 2 m sides is constructed of metal plate 12 mm and
contains water at 75 deg C. The surrounding air temperature is 16 deg C.
Calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient from water to air. Take the
coefficient of conductivity of the metal as 48 W/m-K the coefficient of
thermal conductivity of the metal as 48 W/m–K, the coefficient of heat
transfer of water is 2.5 kW/m2 -K and the coefficient of heat transfer of the
air is 23 W / m2 - K
A. 15.84 W/m2 C
B. 22.66 W/m2 C
C. 18.84 W/m2 C
D. 62.26 W/m2 C
78. A 4 kg air enters a turbine with enthalpy of 600 kJ and velocity of 250
m/s. The enthalpy at exit Is 486 kJ and velocity of 170 m/s. What is the work
developed if there is a heat loss of 10 KJ?
A. 128.83 kJ
B. 171.2 kJ
C. 80.2 kJ
D. 28.3 kJ
79. Calculate drive horsepower for pumping 1703 L/min cold water to a tank
suction at 127 mm Hg vacuum, delivery at 5.3 kg/cm2 ga, both measured close
to pump, ep=0.75
A. 31.42 HP
B. 32.41 HP
C. 27.23 HP
D. 23.72 HP
80. A 305 mm x 457 mm four stroke single acting diesel engine is rated at 150
kW at 260 rpm. Fuel consumption at rated load is 0.26 kg/kW-hr with a heating
value of 45.715 kJ/kg, Calculate the brake thermal efficiency.
A. 31.63%
B. 33.16%
C. 30.38%
D. 33.08%
81. A 95 MW power plant factor has an average load of 35000 KW and a load
factor of 65%. Find the reserve over peak in MW?
A. 21.15
B. 41.15
C. 32.41
D. 58.75
82. The brake thermal efficiency of a 1 MW diesel electric plant is 43 % Find
the heat generated by fuel in kW if the generator efficiency is 89%.
A. 3,121.10 kW
B. 3,528.64 kW
C. 4.121.10 kW
D. 2,613.02 kW
83. There are required 2200 kW net from a gas turbine unit for pumping of
crude oil. Air enters the compressor section at 100 kPa, 280 K, the pressure
ratio rp = 10. The turbine section receives the hot gases at 1,100 K. Assume
the closed Brayton cycle and determine the required air flow.
A. 7.91 kg/s
B. 7.16 kg/s
C. 8.11 kg/s
D. 8.91 kg/s
84. An ideal gas turbine operates with a pressure ratio of 10 and the energy
input in the high temperature heat exchanger is 300 kW. Calculate the air
flow rate for a temperature limits of 30°C and 1200°C.
A. 0.25 kg/s
B. 0.34 kg/s
C. 0.41 kg/s
D. 0.51 kg/s
85. In an air-standard Brayton cycle the inlet temperature and pressure are
20°C and 101.325 kPa. The turbine inlet conditions are 1200 kPa and 900°C.
Determine the air flow rate if the turbine produces 12 MW.
A. 21.41 kg/s
B. 20.20 kg/s
C. 19.25 kg/s
D. 18.10 kg/s
86. A gas turbine power plant operating on the Brayton cycle delivers 15 MW
to a non-prime electric generator. What is the mass flow rate and the volume
flow rate of air if the minimum and maximum pressures are 100 kPa and 500 kPa
respectively, and temperatures of 20°C and 1000°C.
A. 31.97 kg/s, 26.88 m3/s
B. 36.98 kg/s, 28.99 m3/s
C. 41.97 kg/s, 26.88 m3/s
D. 46.98 kg/s, 28.99 m3/s
87. If the air required for combustion is 20 kg per kg of coal and the boiler
uses 3477 kg of coal per hr, determine the mass of gas entering the chimney.
Assume an ash loss of 15%.
A. 40,644 kg/hr
B. 70,200 kg/hr
C. 62,550 kg/hr
D. 72,495 kg/hr
88. A 50,000 kW steam plant delivers an annual output of 238,000,000 kW-hr
with a peak load of 42,860 kW. What is the annual load factor and capacity
factor?
A. 0.634, 0.494
B. 0.643, 0.243
C. 0.634, 0.543
D. 0.643, 0.534
89. The tailwater and the headwater of a hydro-electric plant are 150 m and
200 m respectively. What is the water power if the flow is 17 m3/s and a head
loss of 10% of the gross head?
A. 6,621.75 kW
B. 7,621.65 kW
C. 7,504.65 kW
D. 4,621.56 kW
90. In a hydroelectric power plant the tailwater elevation is at 525 m. What
is the head water elevation if the net head is 30 m and the head loss is 5%
of the gross head?
A. 553.57 m
B. 582.57 m
C. 528.57 m
D. 758.25 m
91. A newly constructed pelton type turbine has a gross head of 40 m and a
friction head loss of 6 m. What is the penstock diameter if the penstock
length is 75 m and the coefficient of friction head loss is 0.001 (Morse).
A. 2040 mm
B. 1940 mm
C. 1700 mm
D. 1860 mm
92. To what height will a barometer column rise if the atmospheric conditions
are 13.9 psia and 68°F and barometer fluid is ethyl alcohol? Note: @ 68°F;
Pv=138.5 lbf/ft2 and specific gravity of 0.79 for ethyl alcohol.
A. 79.37 in
B. 37.79 in
C. 353.54 in
D. 453.53 in
93. The speed of a centrifugal pump is doubled. By what factor does the pump
head change?
A. 0.125
B. 4
C. 0.25
D. 8
94. A cast iron pipe of equilateral triangular cross section with side length
of 20.75” has flowing through it. The rate is 6000 gallons per minute, and
the pressure drop in a 100 foot section?
A. 24.3 lbf/𝑓𝑡 2
B. 48.7 lbf/𝑓𝑡 2
C. 178.5 lbf/𝑖𝑛2
D. 309.7 lbf/𝑓𝑡 2
95. Air flows past a 2” diameter sphere at 100 ft/sec. What is the drag force
experiences by the sphere given that it has a coefficient of drag of 0.5 and
that the density of the air is 0.00234 slug/𝑓𝑡 3 ?
A. 0.041 lbf
B. 0.064 lbf
C. 0.128 lbf
D. 0.244 lbf
96. 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
the compressor is 34kw, find the mechanical efficiency of the compressor?
A. 117.65%
B. 75%
C. 85%
D. 90%
97. A pump delivering 230 lps of water whoe absolute viscosity is 0.0114
poise has a 300 mm diameter suction pipe and 254 mm diameter discharge pipe.
Determine the friction factor in the suction line if the pipe material is a
acast iron?
A. 0.02068
B. 0.2013
C. 0.0199
D. 0.0299
98. If the actual COP is 5.0, the indicated hp/ton of refrigeration is?
A. 4.71 HP/TR
B. 24.26 HP/TR
C. 0.889 HP/TR
D. 0.94 HP/TR
99. An ammonia ice plant operates between a condenser temperature of 35°C and
evaporator of -15°C. It produces 10 metric tons of ice per day from water at
30°C to ice at -5°C. Asuuming simple saturation cycle, determine the
horsepower of the motor if the adiabatic efficiency of the compressor 𝑛𝑐 = 0.85
and mechanical efficiency 𝑛𝑚 = 0.95. The specific heat of ice is 2.094 kJ/kg.°C
and the latent heat is 335 kJ/kg?
A. 17.68 hp
B. 15.5 hp
C. 18.61 hp
D. 21.9 hp
100. A refrigeration system is to cool bread loaves with an average mass of
450 g from 22℃ to -10 ℃ at a rate of 500 loaves per hour by refrigerated
air. Taking the average specific and latent heats of bread to be 2.93 kJ/kg.
℃ and 109.3 kJ/kg, respectively, determine the product load?
A. 541.7 kJ/min
B. 761.5 kJ/min
C. 351.6 kJ/min
D. 409.9 kJ/min

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