COMMON FINAL EXAMINATION 1st Semester A.Y.
25-26
MEE 109- PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION_POWER AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT ENGINEERING
DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully and shade the letter of the best answer on the
Scantron sheet using a 2 pencil.
NOTE: When shading your student ID number on the Scantron sheet, use the assigned code
for your major as the first digit. Do not include any hyphens. Use 1 if you are CE, 2
for EE, 3 for ECE, 4 for ME, and 5 for CPE. For example, If your ID number is 04-2324-
09686 and you are a ME student, you should write and shade: 404232409686.
1. A 12 DC electrical motor draws a current of 15 amps. How much work in kJ does this
motor produce over a 10-minute period of operation?
A. 108 *
B. 129.6
C. 216.0
D. 318.2
2. Water is flowing in a pipe with a radius of 10" at a velocity of 5 m/s. At the
temperature in the pipe, the density and viscosity of the water are as follows: ρ =
997.9 kg/m³ and μ = 1.131 Pa-s. What is the Reynold's number for this situation?
A. 44.1
B. 2241 *
C. 1140
D. 88.2
3. The specific gravity of mercury relative to water is 13.55. What is the specific
weight of mercury? (The specific weight of water is 62.4 lbf per cubic foot.)
A. 82.2 kN/m³
B. 102.3 kN/m³
C. 150.9 kN/m³
D. 132.9 kN/m³ *
4. An air compressor has a suction volume of 0.35 m³/s at 97 kPa and discharges at 650
kPa. How much power is saved by the compressor if there are two stages?
A. 11.58 kW *
B. 16.54 kW
C. 13.86 kW
D. 18.27 kW
5. A 50,000 kW steam plant delivers an annual output of 238,000,000 kW-hr with a peak
load of 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, 0.543 *
D. 0.643, 0.534
6. 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 air conditioner, 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 = 0.72 kJ/kg-°C.
A. 7.08 kW
B. 3.07 kW *
C. 19.2 kW
D. 12.08 kW
7. The work done on air is 10.86 kJ/kg, determine the compressor power if it is
receiving 272 kg/min of air in HP.
A. 36.72
B. 49.23
C. 29.54
D. 66 *
8. A pressure cooker operates by cooking food at a higher pressure and temperature
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 in kg?
A. 0.107 *
B. 1.05
C. 1.75
D. 0.1783
9. During the experiment on Charles Law, the volume of the gas trapped in the apparatus
is 10000 mm³ when the temperature is 18°C. The temperature of the gas was then raised
to 85°C. Determine the new volume of the gas trapped in the apparatus if the pressure
exerted on the gas remained constant
A. 12302.41 mm³ *
B. 8128.49 mm³
C. 70833.33 mm³
D. 2117.64 mm³
10. Hot gases at 280°C flow on one side of the metal plate 10 mm thickness and air at
35°C flows on the other side. The heat transfer coefficient of the gases is 31.5 W/m²-K
and that of the air is 32 W/m²-K. Calculate the over-all heat transfer coefficient.
A. 15.82 W/m²-K *
B. 16.82 W/m²-K
C. 14.82 W/m²-K
D. 17.82 W/m²-K
11. A two stage cascade vapor compression refrigeration system uses ammonia in the low
temperature loop and R-12 in the high-temperature loop. The ammonia provides 15 tons of
cooling. If the high-loop temperature requires 10.12 kW compressor power and low loop
15.93 kW, determine the COP of the system.
A. 2.027 TR *
B. 5.22 TR
C. 3.314 TR
D. 9.1 TR
12. A 4m x 5m x 6m room is to be heated by a baseboard resistance heater. It is desired
that the resistance heater be able to raise the air temperature in the room from 7 to
23°C within 15 minutes. Assuming no heat losses from the room and an atmospheric
pressure of 100 kPa, determine the required power of the resistance heater. Assume
constant specific heats at room temperature.
A. 2.34 kW
B. 1.91 kW *
C. 4.56 kW
D. 6.34 kW
13. A condenser vacuum gauge reads 715 mm Hg when the barometer stands at 757 mm Hg.
State the absolute pressure in the condenser in kN/m² or kPa.
A. 5.6 kPa *
B. 5.9 kPa
C. 6.5 kPa
D. 5.2 kPa
14. Determine the degrees of superheat of steam at 101.325 kPa and 170°C.
A. 50 C
B. 70 C *
C. 60 C
D. 80 C
15. A one cubic meter container contains a mixture of gases composed of 0.02 kg-mol of
oxygen and 0.04 kg-mol of helium at a pressure of 220 kPa. What is the temperature of
this ideal gas mixture in Kelvin?
A. 450
B. 441 *
C. 360
D. 340
16. Steam leaves an industrial boiler at 827.4 kPa and 171.6°C. A portion of the steam
is passed through a throttling calorimeter and is exhausted to the atmosphere when the
calorimeter pressure is 101.4 kPa. How much moisture is leaving the boiler container if
the temperature of the steam at the calorimeter is 115.6°C? (@827.4 kPa and 171.6°C: hf
= 727.25 kJ/kg, hfg = 2043.2 kJ/kg; @ 101.4 kPa and 115.6°C: h2 = 2707.6 kJ/kg)
A. 3.8%
B. 3.08% *
C. 4.8%
D. 8.4%
17. A radial-flow pump operating at maximum efficiency at a 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. 4 stages *
C. 3 stages D.
5 stages
18. The actual velocity of gas entering in a chimney is 8 m/s. The gas temperature is
25°C with a gas constant of 0.287 kJ/kg-K. Determine the gas pressure for a mass of a
gas is 50,000 kg/hr and chimney diameter of 1.39 m.
A. 95 kPa
B. 98 kPa *
C. 101 kPa
D. 92 kPa
19. The equivalent weight of mass 10 kg at a location where the acceleration of gravity
is 9.77 m/s²?
A. 97.7 N *
B. 79.7 N
C. 77.9 N
D. 977 N
20. How many watts will be radiated from a spherical black body 15 cm in diameter at a
temperature of 800°C?
A. 5.34 kW *
B. 4.34 kW
C. 6.34 kW
D. 3.34 kW
21. An auditorium seating 1500 people is to be maintained at 80°F dry bulb and 60°F wet
bulb temperature when outdoor air is at 91°F dry bulb and 75°F wet bulb. Solar heat
load is 110,000 Btu/hr and supply air is at 60°F, determine the amount of supply air.
A. 93,229.17 lb/hr *
B. 83,229.17 lb/hr
C. 73,229.17 lb/hr
D. 63,229.17 lb/hr
22. 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 0.56 kg/kW-hr with a heating value of 43,912
kJ/kg. Calculate the break thermal efficiency
A. 10.53%
B. 14.64% *
C. 27.45%
D. 18.23%
23. The specific speed of turbine is 85 rpm and running at 450 rpm. If the head is 20 m
and generator efficiency is 90%, what is the maximum power delivered by the generator?
A. 450.1 kW
B. 354.52 kW
C. 650.53 kW
D. 83.57 kW *
24. The brake thermal efficiency of a 1 MW diesel electric plant is 36%. Find the heat
generated by fuel in kW if the generator efficiency is 89%
A. 3121.10 kW *
B. 3528.64 kW
C. 4121.10 kW
D. 4528.64 kW
25. If the load on water-cooled condenser is 150,000 Btu/hr and the temperature rise of
the water in the condenser is 10°F, what is the quantity of water circulated in gpm?
A. 30 GPM *
B. 40 GPM
C. 20 GPM
D. 50 GPM
26. Find the enthalpy of water at 212°F and 14.7 psi if the dryness factor is 30%. Use
the approximate enthalpy formula of liquid
A. 461 BTU/lb
B. 471 BTU/lb *
C. 481 BTU/lb
D. 491 BTU/lb
27. Find the mass of carbon dioxide having a pressure of 20 psia at 200°F with 10 ft³
volume.
A. 1.04 lbs
B. 1.14 lbs
C. 1.24 lbs *
D. 1.34 lbs
28. A household refrigerator with EER 8.0 removes heat from the refrigerated space at a
rate of 90 kJ/min. Determine the rate of heat transfer to the kitchen air
A. 101.25 kJ/min
B. 63.05 kJ/min
C. 128.46 kJ/min *
D. 80 kJ/min
29. Determine the heat extracted from 2000 kg of water from 25°C to ice at -10°C
A. 621,150 kJ
B. 721,150 kJ
C. 821,150 kJ
D. 921,150 kJ *
30. A diesel cycle, which takes in air at 1 bar and 26°C, has a compression ratio of 19.
Calculate the operating clearance in percent
A. 8.08
B. 8.56
C. 7.52
D. 5.55 *
31. The discharge pressure of an air compressor is 5 times the suction pressure. If
volume flow at suction is 0.1 m³/s, what is the suction pressure if compressor work is
19.57 kW (use n=1.35).
A. 97 kPa
B. 98 kPa *
C. 99 kPa
D. 100 kPa
32. A 4 m² asphalt pavement with emissivity of 0.85 has a surface temperature of 50°C.
Find the maximum rate of radiation that can be emitted from the surface.
A. 2068.32 watts
B. 2078.32 watts
C. 2088.32 watts
D. 2098.32 watts *
33. Air at 10°C and 80 kPa enters a diffuser of a jet engine steadily with a velocity
of 200 m/s. The inlet area of diffuser is 0.40 m². Determine the mass flow rate of air.
A. 72.79 kg/s
B. 74.79 kg/s
C. 76.79 kg/s
D. 78.79 kg/s *
34. A household refrigerator that has a power input of 450 watts and a COP of 2.5 is to
cool five large watermelons, 10 kg each, to 8°C. If the watermelons are initially at
20°C, determine how long it will take for the refrigerator to cool them. The
watermelons can be treated as water whose specific heat is 4.2 kJ/kg-K.
A. 2220 sec
B. 2240 sec *
C. 2230 sec
D. 2250 sec
35. A windmill with a 12 m diameter rotor is to be installed at a location where the
wind is blowing at an average velocity of 10 m/s. Using standard condition of air (1
atm, 25°C), determine the maximum power that can be generated by the windmill.
A. 68 kW
B. 70 kW *
C. 72 kW
D. 74 kW
36. It is the most common dryer used which consists of rotating cylinder inside which
the materials flow while getting in contact with hot gas
A. tower dryer
B. rotary dryer *
C. tray dryer
D. centrifugal dryer
37. A thermal power plant has a heat rate of 11,363 Btu/kW-hr. Find the thermal
efficiency of the plant.
A. 34%
B. 24%
C. 26%
D. 30% *
38. The hands feel painfully cold when the skin temperature reaches
A. 8 deg C
B. 10 deg C *
C. 12 deg C
D. 14 deg C
39. A rigid tank contains 2 kmol of N2 and 6 kmol of CO2 gases at 300 K and 115 MPa.
Find the tank volume using the ideal gas equation
A. 7.33 m³
B. 1.33 m³ *
C. 5.33 m³
D. 3.33 m³
40. Use to minimize the speed rise due to a sudden load rejection
A. needle valve
B. jet deflector *
C. shut-off valve
D. wicket gate
41. A spherical balloon with a diameter of 6 m is filled with helium at 20°C and 200
kPa. Determine the mole number in kmol.
A. 10.28
B. 9.28 *
C. 11.28
D. 13.28
42. Cascade refrigeration system are connected in
A. series *
B. parallel
C. series-parallel
D. parallel-series
43. Water is boiling at 1 atm pressure in a stainless steel pan on an electric range.
It is observed that 2 kg of liquid water evaporates in 30 min. The rate of heat
transfer to the water is?
A. 2.07 kW
B. 0.47 kW
C. 2.51 kW *
D. 3.12 kW
44. A type of coil formed after anthracite
A. lignite
B. bituminous
C. peat
D. graphite *
45. One kilogram of air is compressed adiabatically and in a steady-flow manner. The
compression efficiency is 80% and the work done on the air is 265 kJ/kg. Compute the
heat.
A. 212 kJ/kg
B. 0 kJ/kg *
C. 100 kJ/kg
D. 331.25 kJ/kg
46. In a spark ignition engine, the detonation occurs near the
A. end of combustion *
B. middle of combustion
C. beginning of combustion
D. after compression
47. It is used as working fluid in high-temperature applications of vapor cycles
A. helium
B. deuterium
C. mercury *
D. Water
48. Which of the following head loss coefficient among the following types of entrance?
A. bell mouth
B. square edge
C. reentrant *
D. it depends
49. The pressure coefficient is the ratio of pressure forces into
A. viscous forces
B. inertia forces *
C. gravity forces
D. surface tension force
50. Which dam is the best for weak foundation?
A. buttress *
B. gravity
C. arch
D. Earth
51. Calculate the heat transfer per hour through a solid brick wall 6 m long, 2.9 m
high, and 225 mm thick, when the outer surface is at 5°C and the inner surface 17°C,
the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the brick being 0.5 W/m°C.
A. 2,004.48 kJ
B. 3,004.48 kJ *
C. 2,400.48 kJ
D. 3,400.48 kJ
52. Calculate the energy transfer rate across 6 in. wall of firebrick with a thermal
temperature difference across the wall of 50°C. The thermal conductivity of the
firebrick is 0.65 Btu/hr-ft-°F at the temperature interest.
A. 285 W/m²
B. 369 W/m² *
C. 112 W/m²
D. 429 W/m²
53. A vertical furnace wall is made up of an inner wall of firebrick 20 cm thick
followed by insulating brick 15 cm and an outer wall of steel 1 cm thick. The surface
temperature of the wall adjacent to the combustion chamber is 1200°C while that of the
outer surface of steel is 50°C. The thermal conductivities of the wall material W/m-K
are: firebrick, 10; insulating brick, 0.26; and steel, 45. Neglecting the film
resistances and contact resistance of joints, determine the heat loss per sq.m. of wall
area.
A. 1.93 W/m² *
B. 2.93 W/m²
C. 1.55 W/m²
D. 2.55 W/m²
54. A composite wall is made up of an external thickness of brickwork 110 mm thick
inside which is a layer of fiberglass 75 mm thick. The fiberglass is faced internally
by an insulating board 25 mm thick. The coefficient of thermal conductivity for the
three are as follows: Brickwork, 1.5 W/m-K; Fiberglass, 0.04 W/m-K; Insulating board,
0.06 W/m-K. The surface transfer coefficients of the inside wall is 3.1 W/m²-K while
that of the outside wall is 2.5 W/m²-K. Take the internal ambient temperature as 10°C
and the external temperature is 27°C. Determine the heat loss through such wall 6 m
high and 10 m long.
A. 330.10 W *
B. 230.10 W
C. 430.10 W
D. 530.10 W
55. Calculate the heat loss per linear ft from 2 in. nominal pipe (2.375 in. outside
diameter) covered with 1 in. of an insulating material having an average thermal
conductivity of 0.0375 Btu/hr-ft-°F. Assume that the inner and outer surface
temperatures of the insulation are 380°F and 80°F respectively.
A. 110 Btu/hr-ft
B. 116 Btu/hr-ft *
C. 120 Btu/hr-ft
D. 126 Btu/hr-ft
56. A pipe with an outside diameter of 2.5 in. is insulated with a 2 in. layer of
asbestos (ka = 0.396 Btu-in./hr-ft²-°F), followed by a layer of cork 1.5 in. thick (kc
= 0.30 Btu-in./hr-ft-°F). If the temperature of the outer surface of the cork is 90°F,
calculate the heat loss per 100 ft of insulated pipe. Note: Inner temperature is 290°F
A. 847.64 Btu/hr
B. 3847.51 Btu/hr
C. 2847.42 Btu/hr *
D. 1847.14 Btu/hr
57. An insulated steam pipe located where the ambient temperature is 32°C, has an
inside diameter of 50 mm with 10 mm thick wall. The outside diameter of the corrugated
asbestos insulation is 125 mm and the surface coefficient of still air, ho = 12 W/m²-K.
Inside the pipe is steam having a temperature of 150°C with film coefficient hi = 6000
W/m²-K respectively. Determine the heat loss per unit length of pipe.
A. 110 W
B. 120 W *
C. 130 W
D. 140 W
58. A hollow sphere is heated by means of a heating coil having a resistance of 100
ohms placed in the inside cavity. The average thermal conductivity of the sphere is 30
Btu/hr-ft-°F. Calculate the current necessary to maintain the temperature difference
between the inside and outside surfaces of 8°F. The inside and outside diameters of the
sphere are 20.32 cm and 22.86 cm respectively.
A. 5.12 A *
B. 4.21 A
C. 6.18 A
D. 3.69 A
59. 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 tube is 20°C along its entire length.
Convective film coefficient is W/m²-K. Determine the convective heat transfer from air
to the tube.
A. 900 W
B. 624 W
C. 909 W
D. 632 W *
60. The temperature of the flame in a furnace is 1277°C and the temperature of its
surrounds is 277°C. Calculate the maximum theoretical quantity of heat radiated per
minute per square meter to the surrounding surface area.
A. 19,321.65 kJ *
B. 18,321.65 kJ
C. 17,321.65 kJ
D. 16,321.65 kJ
61. An economizer receives hot gas (1.13 kJ/kg-K) and water in the ratio 1.5 kg gas/kg
water. The gas enters at 454°C and leaves at 179°C, the water enters at 48°C. Find the
LMTD for parallel flow.
A. 127.62°C
B. 128.62°C
C. 125.62°C
D. 129.62°C
62. A liquid to liquid counterflow heat exchanger is used to heat a cold fluid from
120°F to 310°F. Assuming that the hot fluid enters at 500°F and leaves at 400°F
calculate the log mean temperature difference for heat exchanger
A. 132°F
B. 232°F *
C. 332°F
D. 432°F
63. What is the log mean temperature difference in °C of a double-piped counterflow
heat exchanger where a fluid enters at 90°C and exits at 50°C. Inside the inner pipe
another fluid enters at 20°C and exits at 60°C.
A. 0°C
B. 75°C
C. 30°C *
D. 35°C
64. A refrigerating system operates on the reverse carnot cycle. The higher temperature
of the refrigerant in the system is 120°F and the lower is 10°F. The capacity is 20
tons. Neglect the losses. Determine the network in Btu/min
A. 936.21 Btu/min *
B. 745.71 Btu/min
C. 457.57 Btu/min
D. 765.81 Btu/min
65. A refrigeration system operates on the reversed carnot cycle. The minimum and
maximum temperatures are -25°C and 72°C, respectively. If the heat rejected at the
condenser is 6000 kJ/min, find the power input required
A. 1,666.38 kJ/min
B. 1,686.83 kJ/min *
C. 1,888.38 kJ/min
D. 1,866.83 kJ/min
66. Determine the heat extracted from 2000kg of water from 25°C to ice at -10°C
A. 621,150 kJ
B. 821,150 kJ
C. 721,150 kJ
D. 921,150 kJ *
67. An ice plant produces 20 tons of ice per day at -15°C from water at 25°C. If
miscellaneous losses are 12% of the freezing and chilling load, calculate the
refrigeration capacity of the plant in tons of refrigeration.
A. 31.50
B. 33.50 *
C. 32.50
D. 34.50
68. Fish weighing 11,000 kg with a temperature of 20°C is brought to a cold storage and
which shall be cooled to -10°C in 11 hours. Find the required plant refrigerating
capacity in tons of refrigeration if the specific heat of fish is 0.7 kcal/kg°C above
freezing and 0.30 kcal/kg°C below freezing point which is -3°C. The latent heat of
freezing is 55.5 kcal/kg
A. 25.26
B. 14.38
C. 15.26
D. 24.38 *
69. Magnolia Dairy products plant must cool 4000 gallons of fresh milk received from
the farm per day from an initial temperature of 80°F to a temperature of 38°F in 5
hours. If the density of milk is 8.6 lb/gal, specific gravity is 1.03 and specific heat
is 0.935, what must be the capacity of the refrigerating machine in tons?
A. 12.515
B. 32.515
C. 22.515 *
D. 16.515
70. An ideal vapor compression cycle requires 2.5 kW to power the compressor. You have
found the following data for the cycle: the enthalpy at the condenser entrance 203
kJ/kg, exit 55 kJ/kg; evaporator entrance 55 kJ/kg, exit = 178 kJ/kg. If the mass flow
rate of the refrigerant is 0.10 kg/s, then the coefficient of performance of this
refrigeration cycle is most nearly
A. 592
B. 5.92
C. 59.2
D. 4.92 *
71. A refrigeration system using R-22 has a capacity of 320 kW of refrigeration. The
evaporating temperature is -10°C and the condensing temperature is 40°C. Calculate the
fraction of vapor in the mixture before the evaporator. Properties of R-22: At -10°C
hg=401.60 kJ/kg, hf=188.43 kJ/kg. At 40°C hf=249.69 kJ/kg
A. 0.287
B. 0.245 *
C. 0.315
D. 0.227
72. A vapor compression refrigeration system is designed to have a capacity of 100 tons
of refrigeration. It produces chilled water from 23°C to 2°C. Its actual coefficient of
performance is 5.96 and 35% of the power supplied to the compressor is lost in the form
of friction and cylinder cooling losses. Determine the condenser cooling water required
in kg/s for temperature rise of 10°C.
A. 8.33 kg/s
B. 6.33 kg/s
C. 7.33 kg/s
D. 9.33 kg/s *
73. A single acting, twin cylinder, ammonia compressor with bore equal to stroke is
driven by an engine at 250 rpm. The machine is installed in a chilling plant to produce
700 kW of refrigeration at -18°C evaporating temperature. At this temperature the
cooling effect per kg mass is 1160 kJ. The specific volume of vapor entering the
compressor is 0.592 m³ per kilogram. Assume 85% volumetric efficiency, determine the
bore in mm.
A. 400 mm *
B. 500 mm
C. 450 mm
D. 550 mm
74. Calculate the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture in cubic meters per kilogram
of dry air when the following conditions prevail: t = 30°C, w = 0.015 kg/kg, and Pt =
90 kPa
A. 0.99 m³/kg *
B. 0.79 m³/kg
C. 0.89 m³/kg
D. 0.69 m³/kg
75. A sample of air has dry-bulb temperature of 30°C and a wet-bulb temperature of 25°C.
The barometric pressure is 101.325 kPa. Calculate the enthalpy of the air if it is
adiabatically saturated. At 25°C Pv = 3.17 kPa, hg = 2547.2 kJ/kg.
A. 75.94 kJ/kg
B. 79.54 kJ/kg *
C. 70.94 kJ/kg
D. 74.09 kJ/kg
76. 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. 3.03 kg
B. 4.03 kg
C. 2.30 kg *
D. 5.03 kg
77. A coil has an inlet temperature of 60°F and outlet of 90°F. If the mean temperature
of the coil is 110°F, find the bypass factor of the coil.
A. 0.20
B. 0.40 *
C. 0.30
D. 0.50
78. The mass of an outside air at 50°C in an air conditioning unit is 60 kg. Find the
temperature (in °C) after mixing if the outside air mixed with 40 kg with recirculated
air at 35°C.
A. 44 *
B. 39
C. 52
D. 47
79. In an air conditioning system, if the recirculated air is three times the outside
air and the mass of supply air is 20 kg/s, what is the mass of the outside air?
A. 3 kg/s
B. 4 kg/s
C. 5 kg/s *
D. 6 kg/s
80. A room being air conditioned is being held at 25°C dry bulb and 50% relative
humidity. A flow rate of 5 m³/s of supply air at 15°C dry bulb and 80% RH is being
delivered to the room to maintain that steady condition at 100kPa. What is the sensible
heat absorbed from the room air in KW?
A. 50.8
B. 60.8 *
C. 40.5
D. 70.9
81. If the latent and sensible heat loads are 20 kW and 80 kW respectively, what is the
sensible heat ratio?
A. 0.8 *
B. 0.7
C. 0.6
D. 0.5
82. In an auditorium maintained at a temperature not to exceed 24°C and relative
humidity not to exceed 60%, a sensible heat load of 132 kW and 78 kg of moisture per
hour to be removed. Air is supplied to the auditorium at 18°C. How many kilograms of
air must be supplied per hour?
A. 79,200 kg/hr *
B. 72,900 kg/hr
C. 97,200 kg/hr
D. 92,700 kg/hr
83. Determine the approximate load on a cooling tower if the entering and leaving
temperature are 96°F and 88°F, respectively and the flow rate of the water over the
tower is 30 gpm.
A. 2500 Btu/min
B. 2000 Btu/min *
C. 3000 Btu/min
D. 3500 Btu/min
84. A rectangular duct has a dimensions of 0.25 m by 1 m. Determine the equivalent
diameter of the duct.
A. 0.40 *
B. 0.60
C. 0.50
D. 0.70
85. A duct 0.40 m high and 0.80 m wide suspended from the ceiling in a corridor, makes
a right angle turn in the horizontal plane. The inner radius is 0.2 m and the outer
radius is 1.0 m measured from the same center. The velocity of air in the duct is 10
m/s. Compute the pressure drop in this elbow. Assuming f = 0.3; p = 1.204 kg/m³ and L =
10 m
A. 341 Pa *
B. 143 Pa
C. 441 Pa
D. 144 Pa
86. Copra enters a dryer containing 60% water and 40% solids and leaves with 5% water
and 95% solids. Find the weight of water removed based on each pound of original
product.
A. 0.58 lb *
B. 0.47 lb
C. 0.40 lb
D. 0.67 lb
87. A certain sample of air has a temperature of 70°F (partial pressure of 0.36 psia)
and a dew point temperature of 50°F. The partial pressure of the water vapor
corresponding to a 50°F dew point temperature is 0.178 psia. Determine the relative
humidity RH.
A. 49.44% *
B. 39.44%
C. 59.44%
D. 69.44%
88. Air taken from the atmosphere at 100 kPa and 21°C is delivered to the air receiver
at 690 kPa and 150°C by means of a water jacketed reciprocating compressor. The
compressor has rated capacity of 0.15 m³/s free air. Determine the power required to
compress the air.
A. 54.94 kW
B. 44.94 kW
C. 34.94 kW *
D. 24.94 kW
89. A single stage air compressor handles 0.454 m³/s of atmospheric pressure, 27°C air
and delivers it to a receiver at 652.75 kPa. Its compression efficiency on an
isothermal basis is 0.85 and its mechanical efficiency is 0.90. If it rotates at 350
rpm, what power in KW is required to drive it?
A. 95
B. 120
C. 112 *
D. 100
90. A single acting air compressor has a volumetric efficiency of 87% operates at 500
rpm. It takes in air at 100 kPa and 30°C and discharges it at 600 kPa. The air handled
is 6 m³/min measured at discharge condition. If compression is isentropic, find the
mean effective pressure in kPa.
A. 203.59 kPa *
B. 303.59 kPa
C. 253.64 kPa
D. 353.64 kPa
91. An air compressor is to compress 8.5 m³/min from 98.56 kPa to 985.6 kPa. Assuming
ideal conditions, and with n=1.3, what will be the saving in work due to two staging?
A. 4.6 kW
B. 1.2 kW
C. 5.6 kW *
D. 3.5 kW
92. A fuel pump is delivering 10 gallons per minute of oil with a specific gravity of
0.83. The total head is 9.14 m, find how much energy does the pump consumes in KJ per
hour
A. 169 *
B. 199
C. 189
D. 179
93. A pump lifts water at a rate of 283 liters per second from a lake and force it into
a tank 8 m above the level of the water at a pressure of 137 kPa. What is the power
required in kW?
A. 41
B. 51
C. 61 *
D. 71
94. A test in a centrifugal pump operating at 1150 rpm showed a total head of 37.6 ft
at a capacity of 800 gpm. Estimate the total head and capacity if the pump were
operated at 1750 rpm. Assume normal operation at point of maximum efficiency in each
case.
A. 87.07 ft, 1217.4 gpm
B. 97.07 ft, 1217.4 gpm *
C. 87.07 ft, 1517.4 gpm
D. 97.07 ft, 1517.4 gpm
95. A centrifugal pump operating at 1150 rpm showed a total head of 40 ft at a capacity
of 600 gpm. The impeller diameter is 10.5 in. Estimate the total head and capacity of a
geometrically similar pump at 1150 rpm with an impeller diameter of 10 inches
A. 30.25 ft, 518.3 gpm
B. 36.28 ft, 618.3 gpm
C. 36.28 ft, 518.3 gpm *
D. 30.25 ft, 618.3 gpm
96. It is desired to deliver 5 m³/s at a head of 640 m in a single stage pump having a
specific speed not to exceed 40. If the speed pump is not to exceed 1352 rpm, how many
stages are required?
A. 2 *
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
97. A double suction centrifugal pump delivers 3 m³/s of water at a head of 15 m and
running at 1200 rpm. Calculate the specific speed of the pump
A. 14,000 rpm *
B. 15,000 rpm
C. 16,000 rpm
D. 17,000 rpm
98. What horsepower is supplied to air moving at 20 fpm through a 2x3 ft duct under a
pressure of 3 in. water gage?
A. 0.786 hp
B. 0.642 hp
C. 0.741 hp
D. 0.0566 hp *
99. Air is flowing in a duct with velocity of 7.62 m/s and a static pressure of 2.16 cm
water gage. The duct diameter is 1.22 m, the barometric pressure 99.4 kPa and the gauge
fluid and air temperature are 30°C. What is the total pressure of air fan will operate
in cm of water.
A. 3.25
B. 3.75
C. 2.50 *
D. 1.25
100. A certain fan delivers 12,000 cfm at a static pressure of 1 in. WG when operating
at a speed of 400 rpm and requires an input of 4 hp. If the same installation 15,000
cfm are desired, what will be the new speed, and the new power needs?
A. 450 rpm, 6.81 hp
B. 500 rpm, 6.81 hp
C. 500 rpm, 7.81 hp *
D. 450 rpm, 7.81 hp