Probset - Thermofluids

PSAE Board Examination Review 2023
Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Psychrometry
Choose the best answer.
1.Properties that are independent of the size of a system such as temperature,

pressure and density are called
a. continuum properties
b. extensive properties
c. ideal-gas properties
d. intensive properties
e. standard properties
2. Given the thermodynamic identity dU = TdS - PdV, an adiabatic process assumes a

constant
a. H
b. S
c. T
d. U
e. V
3. “It is impossible to construct an engine that, when operated over a complete

cycle, has the sole effect of extracting heat from the reservoir and devliering an
equivalent amount of work” is a statement by
a. Clasius
b. Fourier
c. Kelvin-Plank
d. Newton
e. Stefan-Bolzman
4. In a closed system undergoing a constant pressure process, the entropy change

a. must be positive
b. must be zero
c. must be negative
d. may be positive, negative or zero
e. may be positive or zero but not negative
5. The entropy change for any closed system which undergoes an irreversible
anabatic proves
a. must be positive
b. must br zero
c. must be negative
d. may be positive, negative or zero
e. May be positive or zero but not negative
6. Compressed liquid tables are not commonly available. One reason for the lack of
compressed liquid data is the relative independence of compressed liquid with
pressure is very mild. A general approximation is to treat compressed liquid as
a. critical point
b. saturated liquid
c. saturated liquid-vapor mixture
d. saturated vapor
e. superheated vapor
7. Which of the following materials has the highest absorptivity at room temperature?
a. Aluminum
b. Asbestos
c. Concrete
d. Iron
e. Wood
8. The condition where all three phases of a pure substance coexist in equilibrium is
called
a. boiling point
b. critical point
c. dew point
d. freezing point
e. triple point
9.When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at every instant of its

state, it is undergoing:
a. isobaric process
b. quasi-steady process
c. isometric process
d. isentropic process
e. cyclic process
10. What is the temperature of 2 liters of water at 30C after 500 cal of heat have
been added to it?
a. 23.50C
b. 25.30C
c. 30.25C
d. 35.20C
e. 38.25C
11. A piston-cylinder initially contains 0.4 m3 air at 100 kPa and 80C. The air is then
compressed to 0.1 m3 in such a way that the temperature inside the cylinder
remains constant. Determine the work done during the process.
a. 32.2 kJ
b. 40.0 kJ
c. 55.4 kJ
d. 105.9 kJ
e. 373.2 kJ
12. For an incompressible pipe flow, the Reynolds number at transition is about
a. below 2,000
b. 2,000 to 4,000
c. 4,000 to 5E5
d. 5E5 to 5E7
e. Above 5E7
13. Inside the boundary layer,

a. the effects of viscosity and heat transfer are important
b. the effects of pressure variation are important
c. the effects of free stream velocity and temperature are important
d. the flow is effectively inviscid and at uniform temperature
e. Reynolds number is large
14. What is the density (kg/m3) of dry air at 101 kPa and 25C? Gas constant = 287
J/kg.K for air and 462 /kg.K for water.
a. 0.014
b. 1.0
c. 1.18
d. 1.28
e. 14.1
15. Heat is transferred directly from a hot reservoir to a colder reservoir. The process
a. Is reversible
b. is irreversible
c. could be reversible or irreversible
d. both reversible and irreversible
e. Is indeterminate
16. The value of thermal conductivity for a given material depends to some extent on
the local temperature and in some materials on the convection of heat flow
although for most engineering provelsm it is usually adequate to ignore this later
effect ie to assume that the material involve dis
a. anisontropic
b. heterogeneous
c. homogeneous
d. isotropic
e. pure
17. A 12 in. thick furnace wall with a dimension of 5 m by 2 m has a temperature

difference of 60°C. The wall has a thermal conductivity of 0.75 Btu/hr.ft.F. Calculate
the heat transmitted across the wall
a. 2440 W
b. 2445 W
c. 2455 W
d. 2545 W
e. 2554 W
18. The Biot number, Bi = hL/k, is the ratio of the internal resistance of a body to heat
conduction to its external resistance to heat conduction, and thus small
temperature gradients within the body. It is generally accepted that lumped system
analysis, which assumes a uniform temperature distribution throughout the body, is
applicable if
a. Bi = 0
b. Bi < 0.1
c. Bi > 0.1
d. Bi < 1.0
e. Bi > 1.0
19. In order to derive empirical equation for use in the prediction of convective heat
transfer rates, only four variables ie Nu, Re, Gr, Pr need to be correlated. If there is
no forced flow or if its negligibly small, then purely free convection exists and
a. Nu = f(Re, Gr, Pr)
b. Nu = f(Re, Pr)
c. Nu = f(Re, Gr)
d. Nu = f(Gr, Pr)
e. Nu = f(Gr)
20. The free convection heat transfer is influenced by

a. buoyant force only
b. buoyant and inertia forces only
c. viscous and buoyant forces only
d. viscous and inertia forces only
e. viscous, buoyant and inertia forces
21. Which process has the highest convection heat transfer coefficient?
a. Airflow over plate
b. Boiling water
c. Forced convection over plate
d. Free convection over plate
e. Water flow over plate
22. At an average temperature of 100°C, hot air flows through a 2.5 m long tube with
an inside diameter of 50 mm. The temperature of the tube is 20°C along its length.
Convective heat transfer coefficient is 20.1 W/m².K. Determine the heat transfer
from air to the tube.
a. 624 W
b. 632 W
c. 745 W
d. 900 W
e. 909 W
23. Wavelength is the ratio of

a. emissivity/frequency
b. emissivity/speed of light
c. frequency/speed of light
d. speed of light/emissivity
e. speed of light/frequency
24. Glass is
a. opaque for high temperature radiation
b. opaque for low temperature radiation
c. transparent at short wavelengths
d. transparent at long wavelengths
e. transparent at both short and long wavelengths
25. What is the mole fraction of oxygen in air?

a. 0.03461
b. 0.1987
c. 0.21
d. 32.0
e. 259.7
26. The ratio of kinematic viscosity and thermal diffusivity is called

a. Lewis number
b. Nusselt number
c. Prandtl number
d. Reynolds number
e. Schmidt number
27. It is the ratio of mass of water vapor in moist air to mass of water vapor in
saturated air at the same temperature and pressure.
a. Absolute humidity
b. Humidity ratio
c. Moisture content
d. Relative humidity
e. Specific humidity
28. On the psychrometric chart, a cooling and dehumidification process appears as a

line that is
a. horizontal to the left
b. vertical downwards
c. diagonal upwards to the right (NE direction)
d. diagonal upwards tot he left (NW direction)
e. diagonal downwards to the left (SW direction)
29. Dew point is defined as

a. the temperature to which the air must be cooled at constant
pressure to produce saturation
b. the point where the pressure and temperature lines meet
c. the point where the dry bulb and wet bulb temperature lines meet
d. the temperature which dew is formed in the air
e. the pressure which dew is formed in the air
30. The dry-bulb, wet-bulb and dew point temperatures are equal when the relative
humidity is
a. 0
b. 50
c. 100
d. more than 100
e. equal to the humidity ratio
END OF PROBLEM 3.4.3
Answer:
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. E
9. B
10.C
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.B
16.D
17.E
18.B
19.D
20.E
21.B
22.B
23.E
24.C
25.B
26.C
27.D
28.E
29.A
30.C

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PSAE Board Examination Review 2023

Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Psychrometry

Choose the best answer.

1.Properties that are independent of the size of a system such as temperature,

2. Given the thermodynamic identity dU = TdS - PdV, an adiabatic process assumes a

3. “It is impossible to construct an engine that, when operated over a complete

4. In a closed system undergoing a constant pressure process, the entropy change

9.When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at every instant of its

13. Inside the boundary layer,

17. A 12 in. thick furnace wall with a dimension of 5 m by 2 m has a temperature

20. The free convection heat transfer is influenced by

23. Wavelength is the ratio of

25. What is the mole fraction of oxygen in air?

26. The ratio of kinematic viscosity and thermal diffusivity is called

28. On the psychrometric chart, a cooling and dehumidification process appears as a

29. Dew point is defined as

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