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1. The refrigerant volume flow rate at entrance at the D. 7.05 kJ added

entrance of compressor were obtained from a test on a twin
cylinder, single acting 15 cm x 20 cm, 320 rpm compressor Answer: B
ammonia refrigerating plant to be 33 L/s. Determine the
volumetric efficiency of the compressor.
8. An elastic sphere containing gas at 120 kpa has a diameter
A. 77.65 % C. 97.6 TR
of 1.0 m. Heating the sphere caused it to expand to a
B. 87.6 % D. 65.65 % diameter of 1.4 m. During the process the pressure is
proportional to the sphere diameter. Calculate the work done
Answer: B by the gas.

A. 143.91 kJ C. 154.5 kJ

2. A 600-kg hammer of a pile drive is lifted 2 meters above B. 200.7 kJ D. 133.91 kJ

the pile head. If the hammer is released, what will be the
velocity at the instant its strikes the piling head g = 9.65 Answer: D
m/s2.

A. 6.21 m/s C.
9. Fifty kilograms of cooling water per second enter the
B. 3.25 m/s D. condenser at 25 0C and leaves at 50 0C. Find the heat carried
away by water.
Answer: A
A. 1234.45 kW C. 2340.52 kW

B. 5233.75kW D. 3140.25 kW
3. Compute the humidity ratio of air at 70% relative humidity
and 25 0C when the barometric pressure is 101.325 kPa. From Answer: B
steam tables: Psat 34 0C = 3.169 kPa.

A. 0.014 kg water vapor/kg dry air

10. Ten kilograms per second of steam enter the turbine with
B. 0.14 kg water vapor/kg dry air an enthalpy of 3200 kJ/kg and enter the condenser with an
enthalpy of 2500 kJ/kg in Rankine cycle. If the turbine
C. 1.4 kg water vapor/kg dry air efficiency is 80% and the generator efficiency is 90%,
determine the power plant output.
D. 0.0014 kg water vapor/kg dry air
A. 4320 kW C. 4056 kW
Answer: A
B. 3213 kW D. 5040 kW

Answer: D
4. Answer: 97 x 10-6
11. Answer: 0.656

5. A pressure gage registers 50 psig in a region where the

barometer reads 14.8 psia. Find the absolute pressure in kPa. 12. Determine the quality of steam in a vessel containing 2
kg of saturated vapor and 8 kg of saturated liquid.
A. 666.66 kPa C. 446.66 kPa
A. 100% C. 80%
B. 556.66 kPa D. 336.66 kPa
B. 20% D. 60%
Answer: C
Answer: B

6. A new temperature scale is to be used where freezing and

boiling temperature of water is at 100 deg N and 500 deg N 13. Answer: 5.28
respectively. Calculate the absolute zero temperature in deg
N.

A. -992.6 deg N C. -995.6 deg N 14. The condenser of reheat power plant rejects heat at the
rate of 500 kW. The mass flow rate of cooling water is 5 kg/s
B. -932.7 deg N D. -932.4 deg N and the inlet cooling water temperature is 35 0C. Calculate
the condenser cooling water exit temperature.
Answer: A
A. 43.35 0C C. 63.66 0C

B. 53.45 0C D. 74.34 0C
7. Consider 1 kg of air at 32 0C that expanded by a reversible
polytropic process with n = 1.25 until the pressure is halved: Answer: C
Determine the heat transfer. Specific heat at constant volume
for air is 0.1786 kJ/kg.K.

A. 17.02 kJ heat rejected 15. Answer: 2837

B. 17.02 kJ added

C. 7.05 kJ heat rejected

16. A heat engine has a thermal efficiency of 50%. How much Answer: C
power does the engine produce when heat is transferred at a
rate of 10⁶ kJ/hr (109 J/hr)?

A. 50 MW C. 139 MW 23. A window-type air conditioner is rated with compressor

power of 1 Hp. The unit has an EER of 11.1. Determine the
B. 75 MW D. 147 MW maximum cooling capacity of the unit in tons of refrigeration.

Answer: C A. 0.54 C. 0.69

B. 0.63 D. 0.51

17. A circular chip (k = 150 W/ m K) with a diameter d = 10 Answer: C

mm and thickness of 4 mm is embedded in a circuit board. Its
surface is exposed to the flow of coolant (h= 250 W/m²-K, T =
10 deg C) while its side and back surfaces are perfectly
24. Find the enthalpy of Helium if its internal energy is
insulated. If at any point in the chip the temperature must not
200kJ/kg
exceed 90 deg C, what is the steady state heat dissipation of
the chip? A. 144 kJ/kg C. 333.42 kJ/kg
A. 2.06 W C. 2.01 W B. 223.42 kJ/kg D. 168 kJ/kg
B. 1.56 W D. 1.74 W Answer: C
Answer: B

25. If the conditioned space receives 80,000 kg of air per

hour and air supply temperature rises about 10 oC and air
18. One kilogram of air is compressed adiabatically and in a
picks up latent heat about 150 kW, determine the sensible
steady-flow manner. The compression efficiency is 80% and
heat factor of the system.
the work done on the air is 265kJ/kg. Compute the heat.
A. 0.597 C. 0.612
A. 212 kJ/kg C. 0 kJ/kg
B. 0.554 D. 0.509
B. 100 kJ/kg D. 331.25 kJ/kg
Answer: A
Answer: C

26. Compute the mass of a 2m3 propane at 280 kPa and 40oC
19. 1 kg steel (C= 0.5 kJ/kg-K) rivet cools from 800 K to 300 K
upon being installed in a riveted structure. The entropy A. 6.47 kg C. 10.20 kg
change in KJ/K of this rivet is;
B. 5.1 kg D. 9.47 kg
A. -0.245 C. -0.631
Answer: D
B. -0.49 D. -0.546

Answer: B
27. For a certain drier, the feed has a moisture regain of
160%. Determine the percent moisture of the feed.
20. Three-hundred kilojoules of heat flow by conduction from A. 60 C. 61.54
the outside to the inside of a cold storage in one hour. If the
temperature and all other conditions are the same, what is B. 62.43 D. 50
the heat flowing through the cold storage room in two hours?
Ansswer: C
A. 600 kJ C. 300 kJ

B. 900kJ D. 1,200 kJ
28. Compute the air flow in ft 3/min of mechanical ventilation
Answer: A required to exhaust an accumulation of refrigerant due to
leaks of the system capable of revolving air from the
machinery room for a mass of 4lbs refrigerant.
21. The heat pump has a performance factor of 8.0. If the A. 200 C. 220
heat pump is used as a refrigerator, what is the required
horsepower per ton of refrigeration? B. 210 D. 230
A. 0.942 C. 0.765 Answer: A
B. 0.456 D. 0.673

Answer: D 29. An amount of air with DB temperature of 35˚ C. With the

temperature 28˚ C is passed through an air conditioner and
exhaust at a DB Temperature of 24˚C and RH 0f 50%. Cooling
22. Determine the specific weight of air at 760 mmHg coil temperature is approximately 18 ˚C. Determine the
absolute and 22C? bypass factor of the air conditioning.

A. 1.014 kg/m3 C. 1.197 kg/m3 A. 0.69 C. 0.26

B. 1.316 kg/m 3
D. 1.266 kg/m 3 B. 0.43 D. 0.35

Answer: D
 intercooling, determine the ideal pressure at the first stage
intercooler.
30. Compute the free aperture cross section in m 2 for the
ventilation of a machinery room if the mass of refrigerant IS 9 A. 228.87 kPa C. 453.45 kPa
KG.
B. 345.67 kPa D. 345.45 kPa
A. 0.314 C. 0.514
Answer: A
B. 0.414 D. 0.614

Answer: B
38. Find the loss of head in the pipe entrance if speed of flow
is 10 m/s.

31. A commercial air-conditioner is rated by means of its EER A. 5.10 C. 17.4

or energy efficiency ratio. For a certain air-conditioner with a
cooling capacity of 4 KW and requires 1000 W, approximate B. 10.2 D. 2.55
the EER of this unit.
Answer: D
A. 13.65 C. 10.10

B. 12.80 D. 11.11
39. A Pelton wheel has a capacity of 25 000 kW with head of
Answer: A 290 m. What is the number of jet needed for this turbine if
the jet if the nozzle jet diameter is 200 mm.

A. 3 C. 2
32. A 29.53” X 39.37” pressure vessel contains ammonia with
f=0.041. Compute the minimum required discharge capacity B. 4 D. 1
of the relief device in kg/hr.
Answer: B
A. 106.71 kg/hr C. 110.71 kg/hr

B. 108.71 kg/hr D. 112.71 kg/hr

40. Wet material, containing 220% moisture (dry basis) s to
Answer: C be dried at the rate of 1.5 kg/s in a continuous dryer to give a
product containing 10% (dry basis). Find the moisture
removed in kg/hr

33. The cooling water leaves the condenser at 60 ˚C and A. 3543.75 kg/hr C. 3563.75 kg/hr
leaves the cooling tower at 35 ˚C. The ambient air is at 35 ˚C
DB and 28 ˚C WB. Determine the cooling tower efficiency. B. 3513.75 kg/hr D. 3593.75 kg/hr

A. 41.67 C. 78 Answer: A

B. 80 D. 53.33

Answer: C 41. Fresh water flows through a short smooth horizontal pipe
of tapered bore. At the large end the velocity is 1.5 m/s. At
the small end the pressure is 14 Kpa. Calculate the velocity at
this end.
34. Compute the maximum length of the discharge pipe
installed on the outlet of a pressure-relief device in feet for A. 4.4 m/s C. 6.6 m/s
internal pipe diameter of 0.5 in and rated discharge capacity
is 8 lb/min of air. The rated pressure of relief valve is 16 psig. B. 5.5 m/s D. 3.3 m/s

A. 0.286 ft C. 0.486 ft Answer: B

B. 0.386 ft D. 0.586 ft

Answer: A 42. Copra enters a dryer containing 70% moisture and leaves
at 7% moisture. Find the moisture removed on each pound of
solid in final product.

35. Answer: 952.82 A. 6.258 lb C. 4.258 lb

B. 1.258 lb D. 2.258 lb

36. A thermal power plant has a heat rate of 11, 363 Answer: D
Btu/kW-hr, Find the thermal efficiency of the plant.

A. 28% C. 34%
43. If the specific heat at constant pressure for C0₂ is given as
B. 30% D. 40% 0.201 Btu/lb ˚R, what is the value of the specific heat at
constant volume?
Answer: B
A. 0.156 Btu/lb˚R C. 0.435 Btu/lb˚R

B.0.365 Btu/lb˚R D. 0.435 Btu/lb˚R

37. The suction pressure of a 4-stage compressor is 140 kPa.
It compresses air at the rate of 15 m 3/min, clearance is about Ans. A
8% and 200 rpm. The compressor discharges compressed air
at a pressure of 1000 kPa. If the compressor uses
44. A 1 m x 1.5 m cylindrical tank is full of oil with S.G = 0.92. 52. The mass of carbon dioxide having a pressure of 20 psia
Find the force acting at the bottom of the tank in dynes. at 200F with 10 ft3 volume.

A. 106.33 x 10^7 dynes A. 1.04 lbs C. 1.24 lbs

B. 106.33 x 10^4 dynes B. 1.14 lbs D. 1.34 lbs

C. 106.33 x 10^5 dynes Answer: C

D. 106.33 x 10^6 dynes

Answer: D 53. Calculate the scale ratio for the model turbine if the
prototype to model speed at head ratio is 0.675 and 12
respectively.
45. Answer: 2.89 A. 5.14 C. 5.82

B. 5.13 D. 5.32
46. Find the pressure at the 100 fathom depth of water in Answer: B
kpag.

A. 1,793.96 kpag C. 1,993.96 kpag

54. Find the heat needed to raise the temperature of water
B. 1,893.96 kpag D. 1,693.96 kpag from 30oC to 100oC with 60% quality. Consider an
atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa. Use the approximate
Answer: A
enthalpy formula of liquid.

A. 1,293.09 kJ/kg C. 1,547.90 kJ/kg

47. Air flows in a duct pressure of 150 kPa with a velocity of
B. 1,772.90 kJ/kg D. 1,647.29 kJ/kg
200 m/s. The temperature of the air is 310 K. Determine the
isentropic stagnation. Answer: D
A. 320 C. 341

B. 332 D. 361 55. A Pelton wheel running at a speed of 600 rpm is driven by
2 similar jets. At this speed, it transmit 6000 kW to the shaft.
Answer: B
The efficiency of the runner is 90% and the velocity of the
fluid at inlet to the bucket is 50 m/s, estimate the diameter of
each jet.
48. Find the depth in furlong of the ocean (S.G = 1.03) if the
pressure at the sea bed is 2,032.56 kpag. A. 0.0165 m C. 0.0143 m

A. 1 C. 3 B. 0.0435 m D. 0.0123 m

B. 2 D. 4 Answer: A

Answer: A
56. An air compressor consumed 1200 kW-hr per day of
energy. The electric motor driving the compressor has an
49. Find the COP of the refrigerator whose energy supply efficiency of 80%. If indicated power of the compressor is 34
equals one-fourth the amount of heat it extracts. kW, find the mechanical efficiency of the compressor.

A. 3 C. 5 A. 117.65% C. 85%

B. 4 D. 2 B. 75% D. 90%

Answer: B Answer: C

50. Find the mass of 10 quartz of water. 57. A steam generator operating at 92% efficiency leaves
water at 15.6 ˚C while steam leaves the superheater at h =
A. 10.46 kg C. 11.46 kg 3374.8 KJ/kg. Estimate the evaporation factor if the boiler
consumes coal of calorific value 24,500 KJ/kg.
B. 9.46 kg D. 8.46 kg
A. 6.81 m C. 8.21 m
Answer: B
B. 6.72 m D. 7.21 m

Answer: A
51. A potential waterfall for hydroelectric power plant has
available at a rate of 160 m 3/s under a head of 18 m. Find the
number of francis turbines required if it runs at 120 rpm,
specific speed and hydraulic efficiency of 80%. 58. A refrigeration system consumed 28,300 kW-hr per month
of energy. There are 20% of energy is lost due to cooling
A. 3 turbines C. 5 turbines system of the compressor and motor efficiency is 90%. If COP
pf the system is 6, find the tons of refrigeration of the system.
B. 2 turbines D. 4 turbines
A. 43.15% C. 49.15%
Answer: B
B. 46.15% D. 41.15%
Answer: C Answer: B

59. A 23 tons of refrigeration system has a heat rejected of 66. Determine the net cycle heat rate of a steam power plant
1ookW. Find the energy efficiency ratio of the system. with a gross cycle heat rate of 75% and the rate of turbine
output to net cycle work output is 1.11.
A. 13.42 C. 15.42
A. 83.25% C. 87.45%
B. 14.42 D. 16.42
B. 76.25% D. 80.76%
Answer: B
Answer: A

60. Calculate the available pressure head for natural

circulation of a 10-m riser if specific volume at the 67. What is the approximate value of temperature of water
downcomer is 0.0014 m3/kg and at the riser top is 0.0032 having enthalpy of 208 Btu/lb?
m3/kg.
A. 138.67⁰C C. 258.67⁰C
A. 19.71 kPa C. 21.45 kPa
B. 115.55⁰C D. 68.67⁰C
B. 12.45 kPa D. 15.74 kPa
Answer: B
Answer: A

68. What is the overall efficiency of a 30 MW steam power

61. A 200 mm x 250 mm, 8-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine plant with a boiler efficiency of 92%, cycle efficiency of 44%,
has a brake power of 150 kW. The mechanical efficiency is mechanical loss of 5%, generator efficiency of 93% and gross
80%. If two cylinders were accidentally cut-off, what will be power production 32,000 KW?
the new friction power?
A. 33.98% C. 35.44%
A. 31.50 kW C. 35.50 kW
B. 36.88% D. 38.84%
B. 33.50 kW D. 37.50 kW
Answer: B
Answer: D

69. An Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8. Find the

62. Estimate the circulation ratio in the downcomer riser pressure ratio during compression.
circuit when the mass of saturated water flowing through it is
10 kg/s while at the riser exit saturated liquid water flows at A. 18.38 C. 14.38
8.5 kg/s.
B. 16.38 D. 12.38
A. 1.18 C. 5.9
Answer: A
B. 6.67 D. 0.85

Answer: B
70. A downcomer riser circuit receives saturated water at a
rate of 10.5 kg/s from the boiler. If the circulation ratio is
11.5, what is the top dryness fraction?
63. If the efficiency ratio of the refrigeration system is 12.6,
what is the COP of the system? A. 0.095 C. 0.081

A. 3.69 C. 5.92 B. 0.087 D. 0.913

B. 4.23 D. 6.83 Answer: B

Answer: A
71. A diesel cycle has a cut off ratio of 2.5 and expansion
ratio of 4. Find the clearance of the cycle.
64. The two phase flow in a riser has a volume quality and
moisture of 0.60 and 90% respectively. If the ratio of the A. 9.11 % C. 11.11%
specific volume of vapor to that of the liquid is 20, Estimate
B. 5.55% D. 15.25%
the slip ratio.
Answer: C
A. 1.48 C. 1.74

B. 1.67 D. 1.32
72. A circular cylinder 4 ft long and 3 ft in diameter is in an air
Answer: A
stream. The flow velocity is 5 ft/s perpendicular to the axis of
the cylinder. Given that the coefficient of drag on the cylinder
is 1.3 and the density of air is 0.00234 slug/ft 3. What is the
65. An air compressor has a power of 40 kW at 4% clearance. force in the cylinder?
If clearance will increase to 7%, what is the new power?
A. 0.09 lb C. 0.46 lb
A. 70 kW C. 53 kW
B. 0.11 lb D. 0.91 lb
B. 40 kW D. 60 kW
Answer: C
 80. A galvanized steel duct of 0.4 diameter and 20 oC and
1.013 bar. If the surface roughness for the duct is 0.15 mm,
73. A dual cycle has an initial temperature of 30 oC. The find the roughness factor.
compression ratio is 6 and heat addition at constant volume
process is 600 Kj/kg. If cut-off ratio is 2.5, find the maximum A. 0.000475 C. 0.000375
temperature of the cycle.
B. 0.000365 D. 0.000485
A. 3638.50⁰C C. 3565.50⁰C
Answer: C
B. 3365.50⁰C D. 3965.50⁰C

Answer: B
81. Carnot cycle A, B and C are connected in series so that
the heat rejected from A will be the heat added to B and heat
rejected from B will be added to C. Each cycle operates
74. A rectangular duct section 35 cm x 50 cm size carries 75 between 30⁰C and 400⁰C. If heat added to A is 1000kW, find
m3/min of air having density of 1.15 kg/m3. If the friction the work output of C.
factor of sheet metal is 0.01, find the pressure loss per 100 m
length of duct. A. 111.44 kW C. 247.53 kW

A. 29 mm of H2O C. 25 mm of H2O B. 549.78 kW D. 141.89 kW

B. 36 mm of H2O D. 35 mm of H2O Answer: A

Answer: A

82. Answer: 0.07

75. A three stages air compressor compresses air from

100kPa to 1000 kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between
the first and second stage. 83. two kilogram of air in a rigid tank changes its temperature
from 32 to 150 c. find the work done during the process.
A. 505.44 kPa C. 316.23 kPa
A. 236 C. 195
B. 108.44 kPa D. 215.44 kPa
B. 170 D. 0
Answer: D
Answer: D

76. Answer: 671.85

84. Determine the atmospheric pressure at a location where
barometric reading is 740 mmhg and gravitational
acceleration is g=9.7 m/s2. Assume the temperature of
77. A 10-stages air compressor compresses air from 100 kPa mercury to be 10 c, at which the density is 13570 kg/m3.
to 800 kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between the first
and second stage. A. 99.45 kpa C. 95.44 kpa

A. 282.82 kPa C. 123.11 kPa B. 97.41 kpa D. 98.66 kpa

B. 113.21 kPa D. 333.51 kPa Answer: B

Answer: C

85. A reverse Carnot cycle air refrigeration equipment has a

compressor working with a compression ratio of 12. The
78. A circular duct if 40-cm is selected to carry air in an air temperature limits of the cycle are 300 K and 270 K.
conditioned space at a velocity of 440 m/min. to keep the determine the refrigerating effect of the unit.
noise at desired level. If this duct is replaced by a rectangular
duct of aspect ratio 1:5, find the size of rectangular duct for A. 2.45 TR C. 2.06 TR
equal friction method when the velocity of air in two ducts is
same. B. 1.86 TR D. 1.26 TR

A. 45 cm x 30 cm C. 50 cm x 35 cm Answer: D

B. 40 cm x 25 cm D. 30 cm x 15 cm

Answer: A 86. The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 930 mbars at

the beginning of a hiking trip and 780 mbars at the end.
Neglecting the effect of altitude on local gravitational
acceleration, determine the vertical distance climbed.
79. A 3-stages air compressor compresses air from 1oo kPa to Assume g=9.7 m/s2
700 kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between the 2 nd and 3rd
stage A. 1274.21 m C. 1267.34 m

A. 365.88 kW C. 385.88 kW B. 1289.00 m D. 1583.34 m

B. 375.88 kW D. 395.88 kW Answer: B

Answer: A

87. A refrigeration system produces 20 kg/hr of ice from

water at 20 deg. C. Find the tonnage of the unit
A. 0.66 C. 0.77 B. 104 F D. 185 F

B. 0.55 D. 0.45 Answer: A

Answer: A

95. A research laboratory building is to be heated and

ventilated. Air is to be supplied to a room 12 m x 18m from
88. the lower half of a 10 m high cylindrical container is filled the outside from the rate of 1 cu meter per min air
with water and the upper half with oil that has SG=0.85. replacement for each square meter of floor space. The design
Determine the pressure difference between the top and condition include 20 ˚C room temperature and -20 ˚C outside
bottom of the cylinder. air temperature. In addition the pressure in the room is to be
maintain at a positive pressure of 7 Kpa, to ensure that there
A. 90.74 kpa C. 83.38 kpa
will be no air leakage into the laboratory. How much heat
B. 92.74 kpa D. 98.10 kpa would be required to condition the air for this room?

Answer: A A. 177.11 KW C. 168.7 KW

B. 154.8 KW D. 185.3 KW

89. About 3 Hp per ton is required to maintain a temperature Answer: D

of -40 ˚C in a refrigerator. If the refrigerator works on the
reverse Carnot Cycle, determine the heat rejected to the sink
per ton of refrigeration. 96. ammonia weighing 22 kgs is confirmed inside a cylinder
equipped with a piston has an initial pressure of 413 kpa at
A. 69.72 Kcal/min C. 81.61 Kcal/min
38 c. if 3200 KJ of heat is added to the ammonia until its final
B. 70.44 Kcal/min D. 84.65 Kcal/min pressure and temperature are 413 kpa and 100 c,
respectively. What is the amount of work by the fluid in KJ?
Answer: C
A. 667 C. 420

B. 304 D. 502
90. An ideal gas at 0.80 atmospheric and 87 c occupies 0.450
liters. How many moles are in the sample? (R=0.0821 Answer: A
lit-atm/mole-k)

A. 0.0002 mol C. 0.0122 mol

97. A refrigeration system produces 20 kg/hr of ice from
B. 0.0378 mol D. 0.0091 mol water at 20 deg. C. Find the tonnage of the unit

Answer: C A. 0.66 C. 0.77

B. 0.55 D. 0.45

91. Determine the mass of ice produced from water per day Answer: A
for the following conditions water temperature 20 deg C,
tonnage of the unit 150 tons, operating at temperature –5
deg C and 28 deg C, latent heat of ice 330 KJ/kg. 98. A tank contains 90 ft3 of air at a pressure of 350 psig; if
air is cooled until its pressure and temperature decreases to
A. 107,498 kg C. 134,112 kg
200 psig and 70 F respectively, what is the decrease in
B. 120,465 kg D. 140,362 kg internal energy?

Answer: A A. 6232 Btu C. 5552

B. -5552 D. -6232.09 BTU

92. A certain gas at 101.325 kpa and 10 c whose volume is Answer: D

2.83 m3 are compressed into a storage vessel of 0.31 kpa
capacity. Before admission, the storage vessel contained the
gas and temperature of 037.8 kpa and 26 c after admission 99. About 3 Hp per ton is required to maintain a temperature
the pressure has increased to 1171.8 kpa. What should be the of -40 ˚C in a refrigerator. If the refrigerator works on the
final temperature of the gas in the vessel in Kelvin? reverse Carnot Cycle, determine the heat rejected to the sink
per ton of refrigeration.
A. 298.0 C. 180.0
A. 69.72 Kcal/min C. 81.61 Kcal/min
B. 319.8 D. 314.2
B. 70.44 Kcal/min D. 84.65 Kcal/min
Answer: D
Answer: C

93. Answer: 12.03

100. A large mining company was provided with a 3 m3 of
compresed air tank. Air pressure in the tank drops from 700
94. A perfect gas has a value of R = 58.8 ft-lb/lb-R and k = kpa to 150 kpa while the temperature remains constant at 28
1.26. If 20 BTU are added to 10 lbs of this gas at constant c. what percentage has the mass of air in the tank been
volume when initial temperature is 90 F, find the final reduced?
temperature.
A. 74.00 C. 76.56
A. 97 F C. 154 F
B. 72.45 D. 78.57
Answer: D B. 51.20 % D. 60.02 %

Answer: A

101. Determine the mass of ice produced from water per day
for the following conditions water temperature 20 deg C,
tonnage of the unit 150 tons, operating at temperature –5 107. Answer: 106.4
deg C and 28 deg C, latent heat of ice 330 KJ/kg.
108. Steam at 2 mpa and 250 c in a rigid cylinder is cooled
A. 107,498 kg C. 134,112 kg until the quality is 30 %. Find the heat rejected from the
cylinder
B. 120,465 kg D. 140,362 kg
A. -432.23 kJ/kg C. -1265.02 kJ/kg
Answer: A
B. -926.26 kJ/kg D. 1082.34 kJ/kg

Answer: C
102. A 4 m3/hr pump delivers water to a pressure tank. At a
start, the gage reads 138 kpa until it reads 276 kpa and then
the pump was shut off. The volume of the tank is 180 lit. At
109. A 3 HP refrigerator or heat pump operates between 0oF
276 kpa the water occupied 2/3 of the tank volume.
and 100oF. The maximum theoretical heat that can be
Determine the volume of water that can be taken out until
transferred from the cold reservoir is nearest to:
the gage reads 138 kpa.
A. 7600 BTU/hr C. 23000 BTU/hr
A. 31.20 li C. 16.87 li
B. 13000 BTU/hr D. 35000 BTU/hr
B. 34.59 li D. 29.50 li
Answer: D
Answer: B

110. Steam at 1.3 MPa and 250oC in a rigid cylinder is cooled

103. What should be the cooling requirement due to emission
until the quality is 40%, find the heat rejected from the
of body to maintain a comfortable temperature in a dance
cylinder.
hall that had an attendance of 1500 people if it has been
determined that 75% of the people will be dancing and others At 2 MPa and 250oC:
will be seated. Tests have shown that an adult will give off
71.8 W of sensible heat while engaging in moderate dancing v = 0.11144 m3/kg u = 2679.6 kJ/kg
and 57.1 W of sensible heat while sitting. The 1773.3 W for
dancers and 45.5 W for sitters. At 2 MPa (saturated):

A. 200 kW C. 301 kW vf = 0.0011767 vg = 0.09963

B. 267 kW D. 319 kW uf = 906.44 ufg = 1693.8

Answer: D
A. 1627.71 kJ/kg C. 1234.45 kJ/kg

104. A refrigeration plant is rated at 15 tons capacity. How B. 1533.33 kJ/kg D. 1162.40 kJ/kg
many pounds of air per hour will it cool from 70 to 90 F at
constant pressure? Answer: D

A. 50000 lb/hr C. 52000 lb/hr

B. 37500 lb/hr D. 45000 lb/hr 111. A block of wood floats in water with 6 inches projecting
above the water surface. If the same block were placed in
Answer: B alcohol of specific gravity 0.82, the block would project 4
inches above the surface of the alcohol. Determine the
specific gravity of the wood block.
105. A refrigerator is rated at USA one ton capacity. It A. 0.603 C. 0.405
maintains a cooling temperature of 4.4oC (evaporator
temperature). A refrigerant with a refrigerating effect of 136 B. 0.306 D. 0.204
kJ/kg is in the condenser just ahead of the expansion valve. If
the refrigerant vapor has a density of 19.80 kg/m 3, what Answer: A
should be the capacity of the compressor?

A. 0.078 m3/min C. 0.102 m3/min 112. Mixture with 70 % quality at 500 kpa is heated until its
B. 0.091 m /min
3
D. 0.113 m /min
3 pressure is 300 kpa. Find the heat added during the process.

Answer: A At 500 kPa: sf = 1.8607 sfg = 4.9606

At 300 kPa and 151.86oC (Psat@500): s = 7.0888

106. Determine the air standard efficiency of an engine

operating on the diesel cycle with clearance of 6 % when the A. 745.92 kJ/kg C. 983.44 kJ/kg
suction pressure is 99.97 kpa and the fuel is injected for 7 %
of the stroke. Assume k=1.4 B. 535.16 kJ/kg D. 765.34 kJ/kg
A. 62.11 % C. 73.58 % Answer: A
 119. Answer: 0.81

113. A tank contains exactly one kilogram of water consisting

of liquid and vapor in equilibrium at 1 Mpa. If the liquid
contains one-third and the remaining is vapor of the volume 120. Atmospheric pressure boils at 212 F. at the vacuum
of the tank, what is the enthalpy of the contents of the tank? pressure at 24 in hg, the temperature is 142 F. find the boiling
temperature when the pressure is increased by 40 psia from
At 1 MPa: atmospheric

hf = 762.81 kJ/kg hfg = 2015.3 kJ/kg A. 449.42oF C. 479.13oF

vf = 0.0011273 vfg = 0.19444 B. 526.34oF D. 263.45oF

Answer: A

A. 644.40 kJ/kg C. 785.92 kJ/kg

B. 774.40 kJ/kg D. 435.29 kJ/kg 121. Determine the amount of oxygen if the heating value of
fuel is 26961.45 kJ/kg
Answer: C
A. 1.5% C. 3.5%

B. 2.5% D. 4.5%
114. Answer: 1.95
Answer: C

115. water substance at 70 bars and 65 c enters a boiler tube

of constant inside diameter of 25 mm. the water leaves the 122. Answer: 1.168
boiler tube at 50 bars and 700 k at velocity 150 m/s. calculate
the inlet velocity (m/s)

A. 1.56 C. 1.672 123. A diesel engine consumed 945 lit of fuel per day at 35 oC.
If the fuel was purchased at 15.5 c and 30 API at P29.00/li
B. 2.51 D. 3.230 determine the cost of fuel operate the engine per day

Answer: B A. P5677.50 C. P48088.90

B. P4677.50 D. P27127.76

116. The Reynolds number of a falling sphere in air is 1x10 6. If Answer: D

the sphere’s radius is 1ft, what is its velocity? (P air=
0.00234lbf-sec/ft3)

A. 40.6 ft/sec C. 5.1 ft/sec 124. A cylindrical tank 4m and 3m diameter is used for oil
storage. How many days can the tank supply the engine
B. 2.5 ft/sec D. 81.2 ft/sec having 27 API with fuel consumption of 60 kg/hr

Ans. D A. 17.53 C. 12.84

B. 5.84 D. 19.84

117. Water substance at 70 bar and 65 c enters a boiler tube Answer: A

of constant inside diameter of 35 mm. The water leaves the
boiler tube at 50 bar and 700 k at velocity of 100 m/s.
calculate the inlet volume flow (li/s)
125. The dry exhaust gas from oil engine has the following
A. 0.821 C. 0.344 gravimetric analysis

B. 1.261 D. 1.609 CO2=21.6% O2=4.2% N2=74.2

%
Answer: D
Specific heats at constant pressure for each component of the
exhaust gas in Kcal/ kg c are

118. Steam leaves an industrial boiler at 827.4kpa and 171.6 CO2 =0.203 O2=0.219 N2=0.248
c. a portion of the steam is passed through a throttling
calorimeter and is exhausted to the atmosphere when the Calculate the specific gravity if the molecular weight of air is
calorimeter pressure is 101.4 kpa. How much moisture does 28.97 kg/kg-mol
the steam leaving the boiler contain if the temperature of the
A. 0.981 C. 1.055
steam at the calorimeter is 115.6 c?
B. 1.244 D. 0.542
At 827 kPa (171.6oC): hf = 727.25 hfg = 2043.2
Answer: C
At 101.4 kPa and 115.6oC: h2 = 2707.6

126. A bituminous coal has the following composition

A. 3.78% C. 4.56%
C=71.5% H=5.0% O=7.0 %
B. 3.08% D. 2.34%
N=1.3% S=3 % Ash=7.6%
Answer: B
W=3.4%
Determine the theoretical weight of nitrogen in lb/lb of coal B. 12.42 m/s D. 14.34 m/s

A. 2.870 C. 2.274 Answer: A

B. 7.526 D. 6.233

Answer: B 133. What is the hydraulic gradient of 1 mile, 17 inches inside

diameter pipe when 3300 gal/min of water flow with f=0.03

A. 0.00714 C. 0.00234
127. A gaseous fuel mixture has a molal analysis
B. 0.00614 D. 0.00187
H2=14% CH4=3% CO=27%
Answer: A
O2=0.6% CO=24.5% N2=50.9 %

Determine the air fuel ratio for complete combustion on molal

basis 134. Convert 750R to K

A. 2.130 C. 1.233 A. 390.33 C. 410.33

B. 3.230 D. 1.130 B. 395 D. 416.33

Answer: C Answer: D

128. An air conditioning engineer has given the following data 135. Air compressed adiabatically from 30 to 100 oC. If mass
to be air conditioned; room sensible heat gain 10,000(50000) of air being compressed is 5 kg., find the change of entropy
Btu/hr. Outside room latent heat gain 10,000 Btu/hr. Outside
conditioned 95oF DB & 75oF WB, inside condition 50 ˚F. A. 1039 kJ/kg C. 0 kJ/kg
Calculate the refrigeration tonnage required with 10% safety
B. 0.746 kJ/kg D. 1245 kJ/kg
factor.
Answer: C
A. 5.5 C. 1.5

B. 3.5 D. 6.5
136. The sun generates an average of 2 kW/m2 when tapped
Answer: A
as source of energy where in a flat plate collector with an
area of 1.5 m2 is used. Flow rate of water inside the collector
is 40 liters per hour. Calculate for the temperature rise of the
129. A volumetric analysis of a gas mixture as follows working fluid in oC.

CO2:12% O2: 4% N2: 80% CO: 4% A. 65.14oC C. 55.14oC

What is the percentage of CO2 on a mass basis? B. 60.15oC D. 50.15oC

A. 17.55% C. 12.73% Answer: A

B. 15.55% D. 19.73%

Answer: A 137. Air standard engine has a compression ratio of 18 and a

cut-off ratio of 4. If the intake air pressure and temperature
are 100 kPa and 27oC, find the work in KJ per kg.
130. An impulse wheel at best produces 125 hp under a head A. 2976 C. 1582
of 210 ft. by what percent should the speed be increased for
a 290-ft head? B. 2166 D. 2751

A. 82.5% C. 72.41% Answer: D

B. 17.5% D. 71.59%

Answer: B 138. A throttling calorimeter is connected to the

desuperheated steam line supplying steam to the auxillary
feed pump on a ship. The line pressure measures 2.5 Mpa.
The calorimeter pressure is 110 kpa and 150 oC. Determine
131. Find the work process for a Helium gas at 20 0C the entropy of the steam line.
A. 609 kJ/kg C. 229 kJ/kg A. 6.8 kJ/kg-K C. 6.6 kJ/kg-K
B. 168 kJ/kg D. 339 kJ/kg B. 6.2 kJ/kg-K D. 7.5 kJ/kg-K
Answer: A Answer: B

132. A horizontal jet fresh water 40 mm diameter impinges 139. A logging firm in Isabella operates a diesel electric plant
on a stationary flat plate which is perpendicular to the jet, to supply its electric energy requirements. During a 24 hour
and the direct force to prevent the plate moving is measured period, the plant consumed 250 gallons of fuel at 80 F and
to be 225 N. assuming that there is no splash back of water, produced 2900 kw-hrs. Industrial fuel used is 30 API and was
find the initial velocity of the jet. purchased at P30.00/li. at 60 F. Determine the overall thermal
A. 13.39 m/s C. 16.21 m/s efficiency of the plant
A. 26.08% C. 28.00% and turbine inlet are 1.5 MPa. What should be the pump work
in kJ/kg?
B. 34.23% D. 18.46%
A. 17.34 C.25.32
Answer: C
B. 27.32 D. 47.33

Answer: C
140. A stocker fired boiler of 195 000 kg/hr steaming capacity
uses this coal as fuel. Calculate volume of air in m 3/hr with
air at 60 F and 14.7 psia and 14.7 psia pressure if boiler
efficiency is 70% and FE = 1.10 146. In an open feedwater heater for a steam plant, saturated
steam at 7 bar is mixed with subcooled liquid at 7 bar and 25
A. 234 019 m3/hr C. 213 830 m3/hr %. Just enough steam is supplied to ensure that the mixed
steam leaving the heater will be saturated liquid at 7 bars
B. 215 830 m3/hr D. 264 830 m3/hr when heater efficiency is 95 %. Calculate the mass flow rate
of subcooled liquid steam flow rate is 0.865 kg/s
Answer: A
A. 2.725 kg/s C. 2.869 kg/s

B. 3.353 kg/s D. 3.948 kg/s

141. A windmill with a 6 m radius rotor is to be installed
where atmospheric pressure conditions prevail at 101.325 Answer: C
kPa and 21 oC. It was observed that the wind is blowing
steadily at an average velocity of 20 m/s. Assuming that the
conversion efficiency is somewhere between 20% to 25%,
determine the maximum available power from the windmill. 147. A steam condenser receives 10 kg/s of steam with an
enthalpy of 2770 kj/kg. Steam condenses into a liquid and
A. 124.78 kW C. 167.25 kW leaves with an enthalpy of 160 kj/kg. Cooling water passes
through the condenser with temperature increases from 13
B. 135.81 kW D. 225.78 kW deg to 24 deg c. Calculate the water flow rate in kg/s.
Answer: B A. 583 C. 523

B. 567 D. 528
142. 23.5 kg of steam per second at 5 Mpa and 400 c is Answer: B
produced by a steam generator. The feedwater enters the
economizer at 145 c and leaves 205 c. the steam leaves the
boiler drum with a quality of 98 %. The unit consumes 3 kg of
coal per second as received having a heating value of 25 102 148. Steam expands adiabatically in a turbine from 2000 kpa,
kj/kg. What would be the overall efficiency of the unit in 400 c to 400 kpa, 250 C. what is the effectiveness of the
percent? process in percent assuming pressure of 18 C, neglecting
changes in kinetic and potential energy
A. 65.72 C. 88.28
A. 82 C. 79.60
B. 80.67 D. 78.82
B. 84 D. 79.46
Answer: B
Answer: D

143. In a rankine cycle enters the turbine at 2.5 Mpa

(enthalpies & entropies given) and condenser of 50 kpa 149. The annual peak load on a 15,000 kW power plant is
(properties given), what is the thermal efficiency of the cycle? 10,500 kW. Two substations are supplied by this plant. Annual
energy dispatched through substation A is 27, 500,000 kw-hr
A. 25.55 % C. 34.23 % with a peak load at 8,900 kW, 16, 500,000 are sent through
substation B with a peak load at 6,650 kW. Neglect line
B. 45.23 % D. 12.34 % losses. Find the diversity factor between substations and
factor of the power plant.
Answer: A
A. 1.48, 0.446 C. 1.75, 0.335

B. 1.48, 0.335 D. 1.75, 0.446

144. A thermal power plant generates 5 MW and the heat
generated by fuel is 13000 kJ/s. If thermal efficiency is 36.15 Answer: B
%, find the power needed for the auxiliaries.

A. 310 kW C. 400 kW
150. A heat exchanger was installed purposely to cool 0.50 kg
B. 300 kW D. 350 kW of gas per second. Molecular weight is 32 and k=32. The gas
is cooled from 150 c to 80 c. water us available at the rate of
Answer: B
0.30 kg/s and a temperature of 5 deg c. calculate the exit
temperature of the water in C.

145. A superheater steam rankine cycle has turbine inlet A. 44.86 C. 46.45
conditions of 17.5 MPa and 530 C expands in a turbine to
B. 42.86 D. 40.34
0.007 MPa. The turbine and pump polytropic efficiencies are
0.85 and 0.75 respectively, pressure losses between pump Answer: A