MELECT2 PROBLEM SET # 6: Heat Transfer, Refrigeration, AC, and Engine Cycles

INSTRUCTION: (On a yellow pad) Provide solution for each problem and box the final
answer. DO NOT print the questionnaire upon submission.

1. The heat loss per hour through 1 sq.ft. of furnace wall 18’’ thick is 520 BTU/s. The
inside wall temperature is 1900oF, and its average thermal conductivity is 0.61 BTU/
hr-ft-oF.
A. 621oF C. 527oF
B. 675oF D. 609oF

2. If total resistance to heat flow of a composite wall is 3.0875 m2-K/W, what is the
overall heat transfer coefficient of the wall?
A. 0.324 W/m2-K C. 0.243 W/m2-K
B. 0.423 W/m2-K D. 0.234 W/m2-K

3. Room temperature inside the kitchen is 25°C. The surface area of a kettle is 0.05m2.
If the temperature of the kettle’s surface is 100°C, calculate the amount of
convective heat loss to the surroundings (h = 10 W/m2-K).
A. 27.5 W C. 47.5 W
B. 37.5 W D. 57.5 W

4. A copper wall is used to divide the hot and cold areas of a chamber. The temperature
on the hot area is 80°C, while that on the cold area is 15°C. If the surface area of
the copper wall is 10m2 and it is 30mm-thick, calculate the heat transfer through it
in W.
A. 4500 W C. 6500 W
B. 5500 W D. 7500 W

5. All heat transfer processes require a medium of energy exchange except:

A. Conduction C. Natural convection
B. Forced convection D. Radiation

6. How do you classify a body that has an emissivity factor of 0.7?

A. Gray body C. Black body
B. White body D. Theoretical body

7. Two parallel plates, 1m by 2m, are maintained at 1000K and 500K, respectively. If
the plates are both assumed to be black bodies, find the net heat transfer between
them.
A. 50,000 W C. 56,000 W
B. 53,000 W D. 59,000 W

8. The temperature of hot air from a compressor of a turbo-generator is 145°C. A

counterflow air cooler reduces the temperature to 45°C before it goes to the engine
suction header. Cooling water enter air cooler at 30°C and leaves at 38°C. Calculate
the (a) log mean temperature difference and (b) arithmetic mean temperature difference
for the heat exchanger.
A. 48.62°C; 61°C C. 36.82; 61°C
B. 38.62°C; 51°C D. 46.82; 61°C

9 to 12: A refrigerating plant for an air-conditioning system removes 10,000 BTU/min

from the air. The plant circulates 170 lbm of refrigerant per minute and the internal
power delivered by its compressor is 60 horsepower. The refrigerant evaporation
temperature is 40oF, and its condensation temperature is 100oF.

9. Calculate the capacity of the plant in tons. (Hint: 1 ton = 200 BTU/min)
 A. 40 C. 60
B. 50 D. 70

10. Compute the refrigerating effect in BTU/lbm.

A. 58.82 C. 78.82
B. 68.82 D. 88.82

11. Calculate the coefficient of performance of the actual plant

A. 2.93 C. 4.93
B. 3.93 D. 5.93

12. Compute the coefficient of performance of the equivalent Carnot cycle

A. 5.33 C. 7.33
B. 6.33 D. 8.33

13 to 15. A refrigeration system using R-22 is to have a refrigerating capacity of 80

kW. The cycle is a standard vapor-compression cycle in which the evaporating
temperature is -8oC and the condensing temperature is 42oC.

13. What is the mass flow rate in kg/s?

A. 0.23 C. 0.43
B. 0.33 D. 0.53

14. Determine the volume flow of refrigerant measured in cubic meter per second at the
inlet to the compressor.
A. 0.0123 C. 0.0323
B. 0.0223 D. 0.0423

15. Calculate the power required by the compressor in kW.

A. 23.2 C. 21.2
B. 22.2 D. 20.2

16. A 4m x 4m x 4m room has a relative humidity ratio of 80%. The pressure in the room
is 120 kPa and temperature is 35°C (Psat = 5.628). What is the mass of vapor in the
room? Use Rvapor = 0.4615 kN-m/kg-K.
A. 2.03 kg C. 1.05 kg
B. 3.02 kg D. 5.01 kg

17. A room being air conditioned is being held at 25°C dry bulb and 50% relative
humidity. A flow rate of 5m3/s of supply air at 15°C dry bulb and 80% RH is being
delivered to the room to maintain that steady condition at 100 kPa. What is the
sensible heat absorbed from the room air in kW.
A. 57.45 kW C. 64.23 kW
B. 60.87 kW D. 68.97 kW

18. Determine the approximate load on a cooling tower if the entering and leaving
temperatures are 96°F and 88°F, respectively and the flow rate of the water is 30 gpm.
A. 1000 BTU/min C. 2000 BTU/min
B. 1500 BTU/min D. 2500 BTU/min

19. The mass of an outside air at 50°C in an air conditioning unit is 60 kg. Find the
temperature after mixing if the outside air mixed with 40 kg with recirculated air at
35°C
A. 20°C C. 34°C
B. 30°C D. 40°C
20. A room contains air at 27°C dry-bulb and 19°C wet-bulb. The total pressure is 1
atm. The enthalpy is most nearly.
A. 51.3 kJ/kg C. 53.9 kJ/kg
B. 52.4 kJ/kg D. 54.2 kJ/kg

21. During sensible heating, the humidity remains constant but the relative humidity.
A. increases C. decreases
B. remains constant D. zero

22. Ten pounds of air at a dry bulb temperature of 50°F with a specific humidity of 40
grains/lb dry air are mixed with 25 lb of air having a temperature of 85°F and a
specific humidity of 90 grains/lb dry air. Calculate the enthalpy of the mixture, BTU/
lb dry air
A. 37.6 C. 56.8
B. 40.4 D. 29.9

23 to 26: At the beginning of the compression an ideal dual combustion cycle using an
air has a pressure of 15 psia, a temperature of 75°F, and a specific volume of 13.2
ft3/lbm. For a compression ratio of 12 and heat addition of 176 BTU/lbm at a constant
volume and heat addition of 176 BTU/lbm at a constant pressure.

23. Calculate the amount of heat rejected

A. 101.3 BTU/lb C. 143.7 BTU/lb
B. 133.7 BTU/lb D. 165.2 BTU/lb

24. Calculate the net work

A. 115 BTU/lb C. 218 BTU/lb
B. 164 BTU/lb D. 257 BTU/lb

25. Calculate the thermal efficiency

A. 50.2% C. 61.9%
B. 54.6% D. 67.4%

26. The horsepower developed by an ideal engine operating on the cycle using 0.50 lb/
sec of air
A. 136.2 HP C. 154.6 HP
B. 143.5 HP D. 162.4 HP

27. What is the pressure ratio in an ideal dual combustion cycle if the pressures at
the beginning and end of the constant volume portion of combustion are 2500 kPa and
4000 kPa respectively
A. 0.625 C. 1.4
B. 1.2 D. 1.6

28. Diesel cycle has a peak pressure of 745 psia. The conditions at the beginning of
the compression are 15 psia and 530° R. Heat added to the cycle is found to be 392
BTU/lb. Assuming constant specific heat find the compression ratio.
A. 17 C. 14
B. 15 D. 12

29. Heat exchanger used to provide heat transfer between the exhaust gases and the air
prior to its entrance to the combustor.
A. Evaporator C. Combustion Chamber
B. Regenerator D. Heater
30. Exhaust stroke of gasoline engine is also known as
A. supercharging C. choking超群

B. scavenging D. knocking