LECTURE 03 EXAM________________________________________________________________________________________________

SUBJECT: Industrial Plant Engineering SET B

INSTRUCTIONS: 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. 1 only.

1. A fuel pump delivers 60 gallons per minute of oil with a specific B. Regenerative dryer D. Refrigerated dryer
gravity of 0.75. The total head is 30 meters. Find the motor that is 16. A 1:2:3 mix of concrete with six gallons of water per bag cement is
capable of handling this pump. Assume efficiency of 70%. being prepared. Determine the weight of one cubic foot of finished
A. 1 hp motor C. 1 ¼ hp motor concrete of this mixture. The materials to be used have the
B. 2 hp motor D. 1 ½ hp motor following characteristics:
C. 2 hp motor 1 bag of cement (1 cu ft) weighs 94 lbs.
2. A pump produces a head of 30 ft. The volumetric flow rate is 10 1 cu ft and weighs 105 lbs.
gpm. The fluid pumped is oil with sp. gr. Of 0.83. How much energy The specific gravity of cement 3.1
does the pump consume in one hour? The specific gravity of sand 2.7
A. 169 C. 169 The specific gravity of broken stone 2.7
B. 160 D. 155 A. 164 lb./ cu ft C. 172 lb./ cu ft
3. Water flows through a pipe at 100 li/sec. The inlet diameter of the B. 152 lb./ cu ft D. 162 lb./ cu ft
pipe is 12 cm and its exit diameter is 15 cm. If water is to be 17. The foundation should be isolated from floor slabs or building
pumped from a water source 10 m below the pump centerline and footings by at least ___ mm around its perimeter to eliminate
heat loss is 2.3 kW, determine the power input to the pump. transmission of vibration.
A. 7.5 kW C. 5.0 kW A. 15 C. 20
B. 10.0 kW D. 8.0 kW B. 25 D. 35
4. The power required to deliver a given quantity of fluid acting 18. For diesel engines, the foundation depth may be taken as a good
against a given developed head, with no losses in the pump is practical rule, to be ___- times the engine stroke.
called A. 3.2 to 4.2 C. 4.2 to 5.2
A. Wheel power C. Brake power B. 5.2 to 7.2 D. 1.2 to 2.2
B. Hydraulic power D. Indicated power 19. Calculate the heat transfer per hour through a solid brick wall 6 m
5. The level relative to the pump, of the body of water from which it long, 2.9 m high, and 225 mm thick, when the outer surface is at 5
takes suction when the pump is not in operation. C and the inner surface 17 C, the coefficient of thermal conductivity
A. Static water level C. Drawdown of the brick being 0.6 W/m-K.
B. Pumping water level D. Dynamic level A. 2004.48 kJ C. 2400.48 kJ
6. What is the relationship of the head of a centrifugal pump, H, to B. 3004.48 kJ D. 3400.48 kJ
the impeller speed N? 20. The thermal resistance for one-dimensional steady conduction heat
A. H is inversely proportional to the square of N transfer through the cylindrical wall in the radial direction is
B. H is directly proportional to the cube of N expressed as:
C. H is inversely proportional to the cube of N A. arithmetic C. exponential
D. H is directly proportional to the square of N B. logarithmic D. sinusoidal
7. The size of the direct-acting steam-driven pump is written in the 21. Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is
nameplate as 6”x4”x6”. The 4” represents A. kcal/kg m2 °C C. kcal/hr. m2 °C
A. Diameter of liquid piston C. Length of stroke B. kcal-m/hr. m2 °C D. kcal-m/hr. °C
B. Diameter of steam piston D. Number of cylinders 22. Heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place by
8. To avoid cavitation, the net positive suction head available must be A. conduction C. radiation
___ than the net positive suction head required. B. convection D. conduction and convection
A. Less C. Unity 23. The temperature of steam at around 540°C can be measured by
B. Greater D. None of these A. thermometer C. thermistor
9. A fan develops a brake power of 150 kW at 1.2 kg/m3 air density. B. radiation pyrometer D. thermocouple
What is the new brake power of the fan if it operates at 100 kPa 24. Thermal conductivity of glass-wool varies from sample to sample
and 30 C at the same speed? because of variation in
A. 163.75 kW C. 143.75 kW A. composition C. porosity
B. 133.86 kW D. 173.86 kW B. density D. all of the above
10. Type of flow in which all conditions at any point in a stream remain 25. Thermal conductivity of wood depends on
constant with respect to time. A. moisture C. temperature
A. Steady flow C. Unsteady flow B. density D. all of the above
B. Uniform flow D. Non-uniform flow 26. In heat exchangers, the degree of approach is defined as the
11. A 2-stage air compressor operates between constant pressure difference between temperatures of
limits of 100 kPa and 1.125 MPa. The swept volume of the low- A. cold water inlet and outlet
pressure piston is 0.1 cu meter per second. Using pV1.3 = C, B. hot medium inlet and outlet
determine the compressor power in kW. C. hot medium outlet and cold-water inlet
A. 22.92 kW C. 17.92 kW D. hot medium outlet and cold-water outlet
B. 29.72 kW D. 27.92 kW 27. The value of Portland number for air is about
12. A two-stage air compressor at 100 kPa and 22 C discharges to 690 A. 0.1 C. 0.7
kPa. If the intercooler intake is 105 C, determine the polytropic B. 0.3 D. 1.7
compression exponent “n”. 28. The thermal diffusivities for gases are generally
A. 1.4 C. 1.25 A. more than those for liquids
B. 1.35 D. 1.0 B. less than those for liquids
13. An ideal gas is compressed in a cylinder so well insulated that there C. more than those for solids
is essentially no heat transfer. The temperature of the gas: D. dependent on the viscosity
A. Decreases C. Remains constant 29. The ratio of the energy absorbed by the body to total energy falling
B. Increases D. Unity on it is called
14. Intercooler in a compressor: A. absorptive power C. absorptivity
A. Remove moisture or dew droplets B. emissive power D. emissivity
B. Cools crankcase oil 30. Depending on the radiating properties, the body will be
C. Cools air so it can’t back up into 1st stage transparent when
D. Condense steam between stages in the air and remove A. p = 0, x = 0 and a = 1 C. p = 0, x= 1, and a = 0
condensate B. p= 1, x = 0, and a = 0 D. x = 0, a + p = 1
15. An air dryer that works by absorbing moisture on a solid desiccant where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, x = transmissivity.
or drying material such as activated alumina, silica gel, or molecular 31. A simple saturated refrigeration cycle for R-12 system operates at
sieve. an evaporating temperature of -5 C and a condensing temperature
A. Spray dryer C. Deliquescent dryer

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 of 40 C. Determine the volume flow rate for a refrigerant capacity A. Class A fire C. Class C fire
of 1 kW. B. Class B fire D. Class D fire
Properties of R-12. 48. Material handling in the automobile industry is done by
At -5 C, ℎ = ℎ = 349.3 ⁄ , = = 0.06496 ⁄ A. overhead crane C. belt conveyor
At 40 C, ℎ = ℎ = 238.5 ⁄ B. trolley D. All of these
A. 0.0005866 m3/s C. 0.05865 m3/s 49. Type of fire extinguishers that are used by the occupants of a
B. 0.005866 m3/s D. 0.00005866 m3/s building primarily for immediate use of small fires.
32. What is the boiling temperature of F-12? A. Portable C. Indoor
A. -40 deg C C. -78.5 deg C B. Outdoor D. Miniature
B. -29.8 deg C D. -33.3 deg C 50. A power-driven, inclined continuous stairway used for raising or
33. The solenoid valve is located between the, lowering passengers.
A. scale trap and the thermal expansion valve A. Elevator C. Dumbwaiter
B. thermal expansion valve and the evaporator B. Escalator D. Conveyor
C. king valve and the scale trap 51. A plant has installed a single-suction centrifugal pump with a
D. automatic and manual expansion valve capacity of 250 gpm under 200 ft at 1200 rpm. It is proposed to
34. Dichlorotrifluoroethane is refrigerant install another pump with double suction but of the same type to
A. 123 C. 502 operate at 100 ft head and deliver 400 gpm. Determine the speed
B. 114 D. 290 of the proposed pump.
35. Refrigerant widely used in room air conditioners A. 800 rpm C. 850 rpm
A. R-22 C. Ammonia B. 875 rpm D. 910 rpm
B. R-12 D. R-40 52. A 4-stage centrifugal pump discharges 1200 gpm of water at 1750
36. In the vapor compression cycle, the condition of the refrigerant is rpm with a total head of 1000 ft. Find the specific speed.
very wet vapor A. 685 rpm C. 1200 rpm
A. before passing through the condenser B. 880 rpm D. 965 rpm
B. after passing through the expansion or throttle valve 53. The centrifugal pump is powered by a direct drive induction motor
C. before entering the expansion valve and is needed to discharge 150 gal/min against a total head of 180
D. before entering the compressor ft when turning at a fully loaded speed of 3500 rpm. What type of
37. The moisture in the refrigerant is removed by the pump should be selected?
A. evaporator C. dehumidifier A. Francis C. Radial
B. safety relief valve D. dryer B. Mixed flow D. Propeller
38. The air refrigeration cycle is used in 54. A fan draws 1.42 m3/s of air at a static pressure of 2.54 cm of water
A. domestic refrigerators C. air-conditioning through a duct 300 mm diameter and discharges it through a duct
B. commercial refrigerators D. gas liquefaction of 275 mm diameter. Determine the static fan efficiency if the total
39. The value of COP in the vapor compression cycle is usually fan efficiency is 70% and the air is measured at 25 C.
A. always less than unity C. equal to unity A. 30% C. 40%
B. always more than unity D. any one of the above B. 50% D. 60%
40. In a vapor compression refrigeration system, refrigerant occurs as a 55. A single-acting two-stage compressor delivers air at 16 bars. The
liquid between volume flow rate of air entering the compressor is 17 m3/min with
A. condenser and expansion valve the temperature and pressure of 33 C and 1 bar respectively. If the
B. compressor and evaporator compressor is designed for minimum work and complete
C. expansion valve and evaporator intercooler, determine the power required to drive the first stage if
.
D. compressor and condenser follows the compression law of = .
41. The leaks in a refrigeration system using Freon are detected by A. 36 kW C. 56 kW
A. halide torch which on detection produces greenish flame B. 46 kW D. 66 kW
lighting 56. A 2.5 m x 4 m rectangular block foundation supports a 12 Megaton
B. sulfur sticks which on detection give white smoke engine on soil where the bearing capacity is 18 Mtons per sq m. For
C. using reagents a factor of safety of 3, what must be the depth of this foundation to
D. smelling be just safe? Use 2400 kg/m3 sp. wt. for concrete.
42. Superheating in a refrigeration cycle A. 2.5 m C. 0.5 m
A. increases COP C. COP remains unaltered B. 2 m D. 2.33 m
B. decreases COP D. Other factors decide COP 57. A two-meter steel pipe with a 5-cm outer diameter is covered with
43. The C.O.P of a refrigeration cycle with an increase in evaporator a 6.4-mm layer of asbestos insulation, k = 0.096 Btu/hr.-ft-F,
temperature, keeping condenser temperature constant, will followed by a 2.5-cm layer of fiberglass insulation, k = 0.028
A. increase C. be unaffected Btu/hr.-ft-F. The pipe wall temperature is 315 C, and the outside
B. decrease D. increase or decrease insulation temperature is 38 C. Determine the heat transfer in
44. The C.O.P. of a domestic refrigerator in comparison to a domestic watts.
air conditioner will be A. 121 C. 213
A. the same C. less B. 167 D. 259
B. more D. dependent on weather 58. How many tons of ice can a 10-ton ice plant produce in one day?
45. The fundamental difference between pipe and tubing is: A. 24 C. 10
A. the smoothness of the surface. B. 20 D. 1
B. compression joints. 59. Most common cycle use in refrigeration systems
C. the dimensional standard to which each is manufactured. A. Rankine cycle C. Heat absorption cycle
D. Bell and spigot joint. B. Reverse Carnot cycle D. Vapor compression cycle
46. A fitting with several branches in a line connecting the smaller 60. 36,000 L/hr. of air at 1.325 kPa vacuum pressure is compressed
pipes isentropically to 350 kPa absolute. What is the compressor power
A. Cross-over C. Manifold required in hp?
B. Saddle flange D. Header A. 1.506 C. 3.14
47. Fire involving energized electrical equipment B. 2.019 D. 5.01