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By TRC – Tiger’s Review Center
A refrigeration system is to cool bread loaves with an
average mass of 450g from 22 deg C to -10 deg C at a
rate of 500 loaves/hr by refrigerated air. Taking the
average specific and latent heats of bread to be 2.93
kJ/kg deg C and 109.3 kJ/kg respectively, determine the
product load
A. 541.7 KJ/min
B. 351.6 Kj/min
C. 761.5 kJ/min
D.409.9 Kj/min
A house that was heated by electric resistance heaters
consumed 1200 kwhr of electric energy in winter month.
If this house were heated instead by a heat pump that
has average performance factor of 2.4, determine how
much money the homeowner would be saved that
month. Assume price of 0.085$/kWh for electricity
A. 102
B. 42.5
C. 59.5
D. 97.75
An ammonia simple saturation cycle operates with a
suction pressure of 291.6 kPa and a condenser pressure
of 1204 kPa develops 15 tons of refrigeration.
Determine the theoretical horsepower of the
compressor.
A. 7.23 HP
B. 15 HP
C. 13 HP
D. 8.23 HP
An ammonia ice plant operates bet. A condenser temperature
of 35 deg C and evaporator of -15 deg C. It produces 10 metric
tons of ice per day from water at 30 deg C to ice at -5 deg C.
Assuming 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 latent heat is 335 KJ/kg. From the table for
ammonia the ff. enthalphies are: cond. entrance = 1703 kj/kg,
Exit= 366.1, comp. entrance = 1443.9 kj/kg, exit = 1703 kj/kg
A. 21.9
B. 17.68
C. 18.61
D. 15.5
Freon 22 airconditioning under standard operating
conditions of 35 deg C condensing temp and 5 deg C
evaporating temp. . The volume flowrate entering the
compressoris 23.72 kj/kg. Determine the refrigerating
capacity if the refrigerating effect is 164 kj/kg. From the
table for R22 the specific volume at compressor entrance
is 40.36 L/kg
A. 96.4 TR
B. 79.3 TR
C. 27.4 TR
D. 339.3 TR
The refrigerant volume flowrate at the entrance of the
compressor were obtained from test on a twin cylinder single
acting 15cm x 20 cm, 320 rpm compressor ammonia
refrigerating plant to be 33L/s. Determine the volumetric
efficiency of the compressor

A. 77.65 %
B. 87.6 %
C. 97.6 TR
D. 65.65 %
 A twin cylinder ammonia compressor with volume displacement
of 14,726 cm3 operates at 300 rpm. Condenser and evaporator
pressures are 1200 Kpa and 227 Kpa respectively. Specific
volume of refrigerant at the entrance of compressor is 528.26
kj/kg. Compression process is polytropic with n=1:20 and
clearance factor of compressor is 2%. Determine the horsepower
required.

A.60 Hp
B. 70 Hp
C. 90 Hp
D. 80 Hp
A reversed Carnot cycle has a refrigerating COP of 2.5.
Determine the ratio TH/TL.

A. 1.2
B. 1.25
C. 1.5
D. 1.4
Three thousand cubic feet per minute of air are circulated over
an air cooled condenser. If the load on the condenser is 64,800
BTU/hr compute the temperature rise of the air passing over
the condenser. Specific volume of standard air ( 13.34 ft3/lb)

A. 10 F
B. 20 F
C. 25 F
D. 15 F
Saturated vapor ammonia at -15 C (h7 = 1442.6 kj/kg) leaves the
evaporator and enters the compressor at -6 C ( h1 = 1465 kj/kg ).
The refrigerant leaves the condenser as saturates liquid at 40 C
( h4 = 390.6 kj/kg) and enter the expansion valve at 35 C (h5 =
366.1 kj/kg). Heat rejected from the condenser amount to 50 Kw.
The work to compressor is 208 kj/kg, while the heat lost from
compressor is 33 kj/kg. If 95 kj/kg of heat are lost in the piping
between compressor discharge and condenser inlet, determine
the refrigerating capacity of the system.
A. 49.5
B. 46.61
C. 13.24
D. 12.88
In an actual refrigeration cycle using R12 as working fluid, the
refrigerant flow rate is 0.05 kg/s. Vapor enters the expansion
valve at 1.15 Mpa, 40 C (h= 238.5 kj/kg) and leaves the
evaporator at 175 Kpa, -15 C (h= 345 kj/kg). The electric input
motor driving the compressor is measured and found 3 kW.
Motor efficiency at this load is 92% and mechanical efficiency
82%. Determine the actual COP for this cycle.

A. 1.58
B. 1.34
C. 1.78
D. 2.36
In an ammonia refrigeration system, the temp in the evaporator
is -12 C and the ammonia at the evaporator entry is 0.1511 dry
while exit is 0.95 dry. If the rate of ammonia circulation is 5.64
kg/min, determine the refrigerating capacity of the system.
Enthalpy of saturated liquid and vapor at -12 C is 144.929 kj/kg
and 144.74 kj/kg repectively.

A. 17.82 TR
B. 34.82 TR
C. 4.82 TR
D. 27.82 TR
A stage cascade vapor compression refrigeration system uses
ammonia in a low temperature loop and R12 in the high
temperature loop. The ammonia provides 15 tons of cooling. If
the high loop temperatures requires 10.12 kw compressor
power and low loop 15.93 kW, determine the COP of the
system.

A. 9.1
B. 3.314
C. 5.22
D. 2.027
When a man returns to his well sealed house on a summer day,
he finds that the house is at 32 C. He turns on the airconditioner
which cools the entire house to 20 C in 15 min. If COP of the air
conditioner system is 2.5, determine the power drawn by the air
conditioners. Assume the entire mass within the house is
equivalent to 800 kg of air for which C= .72 kj/kg-C.

A. 7.68 kW
B. 19.2 kW
C. 12.03 kW
D. 3.07 kW
It is desired to double the COP of a reversed Carnot engine for
cooling from 5 by raising the temperature of heat addition while
keeping the temperature of heat rejection constant. By what
percentage must the temperature of heat addition be raised?

A. 9.1 %
B. 10.1 %
C. 8.1 %
D. 7.1 %
An ammonia water cooled compressor receives refrigerant at
specific volume 62 L/kg. It has a piston displacement rate of 5
m3/min . If a squirrel cage motor running at 1200 rpm drives the
compressor and average piston speed is 490 m/min, calculate
the size of the cylinder.

A. 20.4 cm
B. 16.13 cm
C. 26 cm
D. 13.6 cm
If the initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to one half
its original volume and to twice its temperature, the
pressure:

A. Remains constant
B. halves
C. doubles
D. quadruples
If the gage pressure of a medium is 30 kPa (vacuum) and
the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa, the absolute
pressure will be:

A. 71.3 kPa
B. -71.3 kPa
C. 131.3 kPa
D. -131.3 kPa
If a particle has a velocity of 4 m/s and kinetic energy
144 J, then the mass, in kg of this particle must be:

A. 16 kg
B. 18 kg
C. 24 kg
D. 44 kg
A condenser vacuum gage reads 715 mm Hg when the
barometer stands at 757 mm Hg. State the absolute
pressure in the condenser.
A. 5.2 kPa
B. 6.5 kPa
C. 5.9 k Pa
D. 5.6 kPa
Determine the force in Newton in a piston0f 465 mm2
area with a pressure of 0.172 MPa

A. 80 N
B. 72 N
C. 65 N
D. 111 N
One piston of a hydraulic press has an area of 1 cm2 . The
other piston has an area of 25 cm2. If a force of 150 N is
applied on a smaller piston, what will be the total force on the
larger piston if both piston surfaces are the same level?
A. 6 N
B. 175 N
C. 3750 N
D. 4250 N
If the pressure of a confined gas at constant temperature is
tripled, what will happen to the volume?

A. The volume will be reduced to one third of its original value

B. The volume will be tripled
C. The volume will remain unchanged
D. The volume is constant
The work done on air is 10.86 kj/kg. Determine the
compressor power if it is receiving 272 kg/min of air.

A. 36.72 Hp
B. 49.23 Hp
C. 66 Hp
D. 2954 Hp
A water tank of 18 ft wide, 14 ft long and 4 ft high,
calculate the pressure at the bottom of the tank

A. 1.999 psi
B. 1.733 psi
C. 2.337 psi
D. 3.773 psi
A double purpose tank 18 ft wide , 24 ft long, and 4 ft depth
is filled with water. What is the weight of water in the tank in
tons?

A. 49 tons
B. 48 tons
C. 54 tons
D. 50 tons
Oil flow through a 16 tubes on a single cooler with a
velocity of 2 m/s. The internal diameter of the tube is 30
mm and oil density is 0.85 g/ml. Find the volume
flowrate in L/s.
A. 42.62
B. 62.22
C. 32.22
D. 22.62
Unknown volume of container gas of gas of 1 atm is
allowed to expand to another container of 10 m3
volume at 500 mm Hg at constant temperature. Find the
unknown volume.

A. 7.65 m3
B. 5.67 m3
C. 6.75 m3
D. 6.58 m3
An iron blocks weigh 5 N and has a volume of 200 cm3.
What is the density of the block?

A. 2458 kg/m3
B. 2549 kg/m3
C. 2485 kg/m3
D. 2584 kg/m3
Air is at pressure of 22.22 psia and at temperature of 800
R , what is the specific volume?

A. 11.3 ft3/lb
B. 13.33 ft3/lb
C. 33.1 ft3/lb
D. 31.3 ft3/lb
The specific gravity of Mercury is 13.55. What is the
specific weight?
A. 132.88 kN/m3
B. 123.9 kN/m3
C. 139.2 kN/m3
D. 193.2 kN/m3
A transportation company specializes in the shipment of
pressurized gaseous materials. An order is received from 100
liters of a particular gas at STP( 32 F and 1 atm) . What minimum
volume of tank is necessary to transport the gas at 80 F and
maximum pressure of 8 atm?
A. 16 liters
B. 10 liters
C.14 liters
D. 12 liters
100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of alcohol (density = 790
kg/m3 ). What is the specific volume of the resulting mixtures,
assuming that the fluids mixed completely?

A. .82 x 10^-3
B. 1.16 x 10^-3
C. .88 x 10^-3
D. .63 x 10^-3
How much does 30 lbm weigh on the moon?
(g=5.47 m/s2)

A. 2 lbf
B. 3.2 lbf
C. 5.096 lbf
D. 3.4 lbf
10 kg block is raised vertically 3 m. What is the change in
potential energy?

A. 320 J
B. 350 kg-m2/s2
C. 294 J
D. 950 N-m
Steam turbine is receiving 1014 lbm/hr of steam, determine the
horsepower output of the turbine if the work done by steam is
251 Btu/lbm.

A. 100 Hp
B. 462.7 Hp
C. 200 Hp
D. 6002.7 Hp
A bicycle tire has a volume of 600 cm3. It is inflated with
CO2 to pressure of 551.43 kPa at 20 C . How many grams
CO2 are contained in the tire? ( R= .18896 kj/kg-K)
A. 6.43 g
B. 5.98 g
C. 4.63 g
D. 3.83 g
The absolute pressure at the bottom of the vertical
column of water is 15.5 psia. What is the height of the
column?
A. 9.2 in
B. 12 in
C. 22 in
D. 9.8 in
A water temperature rise of 18 F in the water cooled
condenser is equivalent in C to:

A. 7.78 C
B. 263.56 K
C. 10 C
D. -9.44 C
An oil storage tank contains oil with specific gravity of 0.88
and depth of 20m. What is the hydrostatic pressure at the
bottom of the tank in kg/cm2?

A. 1.76 kg/cm2
B. 1.67 kg/cm2
C. 1.56 kg/cm2
D. 1.87 kg/cm2
A vertical column of water will be supported to what
height by standard atmospheric pressure?
A. 36 ft
B. 34 ft
C. 24 ft
D. 26 ft
A cylinder weighs 150 lbf. Its cross sectional area is 40 sq.
inches. When the cylinder stands vertically on one end, what
pressure does the cylinder exert on the floor?

A. 0.258 bar
B. 14.1 kPa
C. 58.2 kPa
D. .141 bar
What is the absolute pressure exerted on the surface of a
submarine cruising 300 ft below the free surface of the sea?
Assume a specific gravity of sea water is 1.03

A. 133.9 psia
B. 148.6 psia
C. 100.7 psia
D. 103.7 psia
Air enters a nozzle steadily at 2.21 kg/m3 and 30 m/s. What is
the mass flowrate through the nozzle if the inlet area of the
nozzle is 80 cm2?

A. .53 kg/s
B. .35 kg/s
C. 3.5 kg/s
D. 5.3 kg/s
The work required to accelerate an 800 kg car from rest to 100
km/hr on a level road:

A. 806.3 kJ
B. 608.3 kJ
C. 308.6 kJ
D. 386.6 kJ
Assuming that there is no heat effects and no friction effects,
find the speed of a 3220 lbm body after it falls 778 ft from rest.

A. 422 ft/s
B. 424 ft/s
C. 242 ft/s
D. 224 ft/s
What is the flowrate through a pipe 4 inches in diameter
carrying water at a velocity of 11 ft/s?

A. 7.18 gpm
B. 430.84 gpm
C. 340.28 gpm
D. 39.16 gpm
If the specific weight of a liquid is 58 lbf/ft3, what is the
specific volume of the liquid , cm3/g?

A. .5321 cm3/g
B. .6748 cm3/g
C. .9504 cm3/g
D. 1.0675 cm3/g
A small pump serving as a model, when tested in the laboratory
using water at 3600 rpm, delivered 3 cfs at ahead of 125 ft. If the
efficiency of this model pump is 84%, predict the horsepower
input to the prototype pump if it is to develop the same head as
model pump and the model pump scale ratio of 1:10. Assume
the efficiency of the prototype pump is 90%.

A. 50.6 Hp
B. 3740 Hp
C. 4730 Hp
D. 60.5 Hp
Pump at its best efficiency point (BEP) has a capacity of 10,500
gpm while developing a head 60 ft a rotative speed of 1450 rpm.
What is the specific speed of the pump?

A. 6892
B. 2760
C. 1450
D. 2476
A pump will be installed below the reservoir water surface with a
required positive suction head (NPSHR) of 50 ft. The barometric
pressure is 14.3 psia, and the vapor pressure is .5 psia. Assume
friction losses in the intake piping are 5 ft. Find the maximum
allowable elevation of the pump relative to the water surface
intake to avoid caviatation.

A. 45 ft
B. 55 ft
C. 18.2 ft
D. 23.2 ft
Centrifugal pump at best efficiency point (BEP). Assume the
pump characteristics are head, h= 7m, flowrate, Q= 19 L/s and
rotative speed n= 1170 rpm. Find the specific speed in SI units.

A. .4
B. 0.71
C. 10.41
D. 3.94
A 15 inch diameter fan operates at 1600 rpm and develops a
head of 6 in of water and delivers 120 cfm. What volumetric
capacity for geometrically similar fan that will develop 6 in water
at 1300 rpm?
A. 147.7 cfm
B. 181.1 cfm
C. 97.5 cfm
D. 79.2 cfm
A radial flow pump operating at maximum efficiency at
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.
A. 2 stages
B. 3 stages
C. 4 stages
D. 5 stages
How many identical turbines operating at 139 rpm and 91%
efficiency ( specific speed = 5.4 ) are needed to exploit a head
of 1200 ft and a flow of 1660 ft3/s.

A. 2 turbines
B. 3 turbines
C. 4 turbines
D. 5 turbines
How many poles should a 60 Hz generator have , if it is
connected to a turbine operating under a design head of 3000
ft with a flow of 82 cfs? Assume turbine specific speed and
efficiency 3 and 84 percent respectively.

A. 16 pole
B. 14 pole
C. 12 pole
D. 10 pole
It is proposed to build a dam in a river where the flow rate is 10
m3/s and a 32 m drop in elevation can be achieved for flow
through a turbine. If a turbine is 83 percent efficient, what
maximum power that can be achieved? Specific gravity of river
water is 0.998.
A. 3133 kW
B. 3820 kW
C. 2570 kW
D. 262 kW
What type of turbine delivers 25,000 Bhp at 500 rpm under
a net head of 5350 ft?

A. Francis turbine
B. Impulse turbine
C. Kaplan turbine
D. Propeller turbine
A 26 Hp pump delivers 475 gpm of gasoline ( γ= 42.5 lb/ft3 ) at
20 C with 78% efficiency. What pressure rise result across the
pump?

A. 30.2 psi
B. 32.7 psi
C. 73.2 psi
D. 120.3 psi
A model pump delivering water at 180 F (γ = 60.6 lb/ft3, Pv =
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
1100 rpm.
A. 20.49 ft
B. 6.61 ft
C. 63.5 ft
D. 36 ft
The diameter of the discharge pipe is 8 in and that of the intake
pipe is 10 in. The pressure gage at discharge reads 32 psi, and
vacuum gage at the intake reads 12 in Hg. If the discharge flowrate
is 4 cfs of water and the brake horsepower is 49, find the
efficiency. The intake and the discharge are at the same elevation.
A. 80.9%
B. 82.1 %
C. 55.8 %
D. 58.46 %
A piston positive displacement pump (PDP) has a 6 in diameter
and a 2.5 in stroke. Its crankshaft rotates at 300 rpm. Calculate
its output at 94% volumetric efficiency.

A. 12.27 cfm
B. 13.5 cfm
C. 11.53 cfm
D. 10 cfm
A centrifugal pump ( efficiency 88%) lifts water through a
total height of 40 m from reservoir to discharge. Pumping is
through 300 m 0f 75 mm diameter pipe at the rate of 20 L/s.
If pipe friction factor, f= .025, what horsepower is required?

A. 28.4 kW
B. 32.2 kW
C. 25 kW
D. 9 kW
In order to predict the behaviour of a small oil pump, tests are
made on a model using air. The oil pump is to be driven by a
1/20 Hp motor at 1800 rpm and ¼ Hp motor is available to drive
the air pump at 600 rpm. Using specific gravity of oil at 0.912 and
density of air constant at .076 lb/ft3, what size model should be
built?

A. The model should be 2 times as large as the oil pump

B. The model should be 10 times as large as the oil pump
C. The model should be 8 times as large as the oil pump
D. The model should be 5 times as large as the oil pump
A double overhang impulse turbine installation is to develop
20,000 Hp at 275 rpm under a net head of 100 ft. Determine
the specific speed.

A. 6.14
B. 203.61
C. 144
D. 4.34
An impulse wheel at best produces 125 Hp under a head of 210
ft. By what percent should the speed be increased for a 290 ft
head?

A. 17.5 %
B. 82.5 %
C. 72.41 %
D. 27.59 %
What is the power ratio of a pump and its 1/5 scale model
if the ratio of the heads is 4 to 1?

A. 200
B. 20
C. 12.5
D. 125
The speed of a centrifugal pump is doubled. By what
factor does the pump head change?

A. 0.125

B. 0.25

C. 4

D. 8
Compute the specific volume of an air vapor mixture in cubic
meters per kg of dry air when the following conditions prevail:
t=40 C, w= .015 kg/kg, Pt= 100 kPa.

A. 0.99 kg/m3
B. 0.89 kg/m3
C. 0.79 kg/m3
D. 0.69 kg/m3
A coil has an inlet temperature of 70 F and outlet of 80 F.
If the mean temperature of the coil is 130 F, find the
bypass factor of the coil.
A. 0.83
B. 0.28
C. 1.20
D. 0.82
A 1.5 kg wet steam at a pressure of 5 bar (hf=640 kj/kg,
hfg=2109 kj/kg) dryness 0f 0.95 is blown into 70 liters of water
of 12 C( h=50.4 kj/kg). Find the enthalpy of the mixture.

A. 74.8 kj/kg
B. 104.8 kj/kg
C. 84.8 kj/kg
D. 94.8 kj/kg
A 650 Bhp diesel engine uses fuel oil 0f 28 API gravity , fuel
consumption is 0.65 lb/Bhp-hr. Cost of fuel is P 7.95/L. For
continuous operation, determine the minimum volume of
cubical day tank in cm3, ambient temperature is 45 C.
A. 4,372,890 cm3
B. 5,291,880 cm3
C. 5,987,909 cm3
D. 7,352,789 cm3
A typical industrial fuel oil C16H32,with 20% excess air by
weight. Assuming complete oxidation of the fuel, calculate the
actual air-fuel ratio by weight.

A. 17.56 kgair/kgfuel
B. 17.65 kgair/kgfuel
C. 15.76 kgair/kgfuel
D. 16.75 kgair/kgfuel
Fuel oil in a day tank for use of an industrial boiler is tested with
hydrometer. The hydrometer reading indicates a SG =0.924
when the temperature of the oil in the tank is 35 C. 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
A diesel electric powerplant supplies energy for Meralco.
During 24 hour period, the plant consumed 200 gallons of fuel
at 28 C and produced 3930 kw-hr. Industrial fuel used is 28 API
and was purchased at P 5.50/L at 15.6 C. What should the cost
of fuel be produce one kw-hr?

A. P 1.10
B. P 1.05
C. P 1.069
D. P 1.00
A certain coal has the following ultimate analysis:
C= 70.5%, H= 4.5 %, O2=6%, N2=1%, S=3.0%,
Ash=11%,Moisture =4%
A stoker fired boiler of 175,000 kg/hr steaming capacity uses
this coal as fuel. Calculate the volume of air in m3/hr with air
at 60 F (15.6 C) and 14.7 psia (101.325 kPa) the coal burned
with 30% excess air. Boiler efficiency of 70% and factor of
evaporation is 1.10.
A. 221,861.04 m3/hr
B. 212,861.04 m3/hr
C. 218,261.04 m3/hr
D. 281,261.04 m3/hr
A diesel powerplant consumed 1 m3 of fuel with 30 API at 27 C
in 24 hrs. Calculate the fuel rate in kg/hr.

A. 26.25
B. 36.21
C. 29.34
D. 39.42
A diesel powerplant uses fuel with heating value of 43,000
kJ/kg. What is the density of the fuel at 25 C?

A. 840 kg/m3
B. 970 kg/m3
C. 873 kg/m3
D. 940 kg/m3
A water tube boiler has a capacity of 100o kg/hr of steam. The
factor of evaporation is 1.3 boiler rating is 200%, boiler efficiency
is 65%, heating surface are is 0.91 m2 per Bo. Hp, and the
heating value of fuel is 18,400 kCal/kg. The total coal available in
the bunker is 50,000 kg. Determine the no. of hours to consume
the available fuel.

A. 706.57 hrs
B. 979.46 hrs
C. 853.36 hrs
D. 100.75 hrs
Two boilers are operating steadily on 91,000 kg of coal
contained in a bunker. One boiler is producing 1591 kg of steam
per hour at 1.2 factor of evaporation and an efficiency of 65%
and another boiler produced 1364 kg of steam per hour at 1.15
factor of evaporation and an efficiency of 60%. How many
hours will the coal in the bunker run the boilers if the heating
value of coal is 7,590 kCal/kg?

A. 280.54 hrs
B. 350.35 hrs
C. 300.54 hrs
D. 230.80 hours
The heating value of fuel supplied in a boiler is 40,000 kJ/kg. If
the factor of evaporation is 1.10 and the actual specific
evaporation is 10, what is the efficiency of the boiler?

A. 53.08 %
B. 78.05 %
C. 62.07%
D. 54.97 %
What is the rate of evaporation of a water tube boiler if the
factor of evaporation is 1.10, percent rating of 200% and the
heating surface area is 250 m2?

A. 7,898.67 kg/hr
B. 6,789.45 kg/hr
C. 7,817.16 kg/hr
D. 5,768.54 kg/hr
Steam is admitted to the cylinder of an engine in such a manner
the average pressure is 120 psi. The diameter of the piston is 10
in. and the length of stroke is 12 in. What is the Hp of the engine
when it is making 300 rpm?

A. 175 Hp
B. 173.2 Hp
C. 174.4 Hp
D. 171.4 Hp
Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of 3828 kJ/kg at
70 m/s and leaves the same stage with an enthalpy of 2846
kJ/kg and a velocity of 124 m/s. Calculate the power if there
are 5 kg/s steam admitted at the turbine throttle?
A. 4597.45 kW
B. 3976.55 kW
C. 3,883.81 kW
D. 1675.42 kW
Steam with an enthalpy of 800 kCal/kg enters a nozzle at a
velocity of 80 m/s. Find the velocity of the steam at the exit of
the nozzle if its enthalpy is reduced to 750 kCal/kg, assuming
the nozzle is horizontal and disregarding heat losses. Take g=
9.81 m/s2 and J constant = 427 kg-m/kCal.

A. 452.37 m/s
B. 651.92 m/s
C. 245.45 m/s
D. 427.54 m/s
Steam is expanded through a nozzle and the enthalpy drop per
kg of steam from the initial pressure to the final pressure is 60 kJ.
Neglecting friction, find the velocity of discharge and the exit
area of the nozzle to pass 0.20 kg/s if the specific volume of the
steam at exit is 1.5 m3/kg.
A. 346.4 m/s, 879 m2
B. 346.4 m/s, 866 m2
C. 356.7 m/s, 278 m2
D. 765.6 m/s, 467 m2
A 6 MW steam turbine generator power plant has a full load
steam rate of 8 kg/kW-hr. Assuming that no load steam
consumption as 15% of full load steam consumption, compute
for the hourly steam rate.
A. 38,700 kg/hr
B. 30,780 kg/hr
C. 30,870 kg/hr
D. 37,800 kg/hr
A 4kg 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 develop 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
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
gage, both measured close to pump, ep=.65

A. 20.42 Hp
B. 35.42 Hp
C. 23.02 Hp
D. 31.42 Hp
Find the length of a suspension bunker to contain 181 tons of
coal without surcharge; width,4.6 m; depth 4.3 m. The level
capacity of a suspension bunker is 5/8 wdL where : w=width,
d=depth and L= length. Density of coal, 800 kg/m3.
A. 13.80 m
B. 17.61 m
C. 12.61 m
D. 18.30 m
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 43,912 kJ/kg. Calculate
the brake thermal efficiency.
A. 41.63 %
B. 21.63 %
C. 31.63 %
D. 35.63 %
In an air standard Brayton Cycle, the compressor receives air
at 101.325 kPa, 21 C and it leaves at 600 kPA at the rate of 4
kg/s. Determine the turbine work if the temperature of the
air entering the turbine is 1000 C.
A. 3000 kW
B. 2701 kW
C. 2028 kW
D. 3500 kW
Kerosene is the fuel of a gas turbine plant: fuel-air ratio,
mf=.012, T3=972 K, pressure ratio, rp= 4.5, exhaust to
atmosphere. Find the available energy in kJ per kg air flow.
Assume k=1.34 and Cp=1.13
A. 452.64 kJ/kg
B. 252.64 kJ/kg
C. 352.64 kJ/kg
D. 552.64 kJ/kg
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 for a temperature limits of 30 C and 1200
C

A. 0.25 kg/s
B. 0.41 kg/s
C. 0.51 kg/s
D. 0.34 kg/s
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
A gas turbine powerplant operating on the Brayton cycle
delivers 15 MW to a standby electric generator. What is the
mass flowrate and the volume flow rate of air if the minimum
and maximum pressures are 100 kPa and 500 kPa respectively,
and temperatures 20 C and 1000 C.
A. 36.98 kg/s, 28.99 m/s
B. 41.97 kg/s, 26.88 m3/s
C. 46.98 kg/s, 28.99 m3/s
D. 31.97 kg/s, 26.88 m3/s
In a hydraulic plant, the difference in elevation between the
surface of the water at intake and the tailrace is 650 ft when the
flow is 90 cfs, the friction loss in the penstock is 65 ft and the head
utilized by the turbine is 500 ft. The mechanical friction in the
turbine is 110 Hp, and the leakage loss is 4 cfs. Find the hydraulic
efficiency.

A. 87.45 %
B. 84.57 %
C. 78.54 %
D. 85.47 %
A hydro electric powerplant consumes 60,000,000 kW-hr per
year. What is the net head if the expected flow is 1500 m3/min
and over all efficiency is 63 %.

A. 34.34 %
B. 44.33 %
C. 43.43 %
D. 33.44 %
A pelton type turbine has a gross head of 40 m and a friction
loss of 6 m. What is the penstock diameter if the penstock
length is 90 m and the coefficient of friction head loss is .001
(Morse)

A. 2040 mm
B. 3120 mm
C. 2440 mm
D. 2320 mm
The water velocity of a 5m x 1m channel is 6 m/s. What is the
annual energy produced if the net head is 120 m and the
overall efficiency is 80 %.

A. 494,247,258 kW-hrs
B. 247,494,528 kW-hrs
C. 247,497,582 kW-hrs
D. 472,497,582 kW-hrs
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 0.45 ?
A. 0.552 m
B. 0.443 m
C. 0.775 m
D. 0.661 m
In a hydroelectric power plant the tail water elevation is at 500
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. 785.25 m
B. 582.57 m
C. 528.57 m
D. 758.25 m
The tail water and the head water of a hydro electric plant
are 150 m and 200 m respectively. What is the water power
if the flow is 15 m3/s and the head loss of 10% of the gross
head.

A. 7,621.75 kW

B. 6,621.75 kW

C. 5,621.76 kW

D. 4,621.56 kW
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. 2,100.21 kW
B. 2,501.55 kW
C. 3,626.34 kW
D. 3,124.65 kW
A 75 MW power plant has an average load of 35,000 kW and a
load factor 0f 65 %. Find the reserve over peak.

A. 23.41 MW
B. 21.15 MW
C. 25.38 MW
D. 18.75 MW
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. 8,500.32 hrs
C. 5,658.23 hrs
D. 7,658.23 hrs
A 50,000 kW steam plant delivers an annual output of
238,000,000 kW-hr with a peak load 42,860 kW. What is the
annual load factor and capacity factor.

A. 0.634,0.534
B. 0.643,0.534
C. 0.634,0.534
D. 0.634, 0.543
Calculate the use factor of a power plant if the capacity
factor is 35 % and it operates 8000 hrs during the year.

A. 33.825 %
B. 38.325 %
C. 35.823 %
D. 32.538 %
If the air required for the combustion is 20 kg per kg coal and
the boiler uses 3000 kg coal per hour, 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. 62,250 kg/hr
D. 50,500 kg/hr
A 15 kg gas enters a chimney at 10 m/s. If the temperature and
pressure of a gas are 26 C and 100 kPa respectively, what is the
diameter of the chimney. Use R= 0.287 kJ/kg-K

A. 1.57 m
B. 2.65 m
C. 1.28 m
D. 2.22 m
A two stage air compressor at 90 kPa and 20 C discharges at
700 kPA. Find the polytropic exponent if the intercooler
intake temperature is 100 C.

A. 1.33
B. 1.29
C. 1.4
D. 1.25
A two stage compressor receives 0.35 kg/s of air at 100 Kpa and
269 K and delivers it at 5000 kPa. Find the heat transferred in the
intercooler.

A. 80.49 kW
B. 90.49 kW
C. 100.49 kW
D. 70.49 kW
A centrifugal pump discharged 20 L/s against a head of 17 m
when the speed is 1500 rpm. The diameter of the impeller
was 30 cm and the brake horsepower was 6. A
geometrically similar pump 40 cm in diameter is to run at
1750 rpm. Assuming equal efficiencies, what brake
horsepower is required?
A. 40.14 Hp
B. 51.55 Hp
C. 50.15 Hp
D. 45.15 Hp
A pump delivers 20 cfm of water having a density of 62 lb/ft3.
The suction and discharge gage reads 5 in. Hg vacuum and 30
psi respectively. The discharge gage is 5 ft above the suction
gage. If pump efficiency is 70 %, what is the motor power?

A. 5.31 Hp
B. 3.31 Hp
C. 6.31 Hp
D. 4.31 Hp
Calculate the air power of a fan that delivers 1200 m3/min of
air through a 1 m x 1.5 m outlet. Static pressure is 120 mm
WG and density of air is 1.18

A. 20.45 kW
B. 30.45 kW
C. 25.64 kW
D. 35.64 kW
Determine the temp for which a thermometer with degrees
F is numerically twice the reading of the temperature in
degrees Celsius.

A. 320
B. -24.6
C. 160
D. -12.3
During take off in a spaceship, an astronaut is subjected to
acceleration equal to 5 times the pull of the earths standard
gravity. If the astronaut is 180 lbm and the take off is vertical,
what force does he exert on the seat?

A. 4810.9 N
B. 4414.5 N
C. 8829 N
D. 9620 N
A pressure cooker operates by cooking food at a higher
pressure and temperature than is possible at atmospheric
conditions. Steam is contained in the sealed pot, with vent
hole in the middle of the cover, allowing steam to escape.
The pressure is regulated by covering the vent hole with a
small weight, which is displaced slightly by escaping steam.
Atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa, the vent hole area is 7
mm2 and the pressure inside should be 250 kPa. What is
the mass of the weight?
A. 1.05 kg
B. 1.75 kg
C. 0.107 kg
D. 0.1783 kg