PRELIM

1) A fan increase the energy content of a gaseous fluid to enable movement against resistance. TRUE
2) Fans are not used in pneumatic conveying material. FALSE
3) The wheel or impeller is the stationary part of a fan. FALSE
4) Adding inlet and outlet ducts to a fan does not affect its compression o rarefaction of air. FALSE
5) Centrifugal fans are design for moving large volume of air against large plenum pressures. TRUE
6) The backward curved blade fan operated at a higher speed than the straight blade units. FALSE
7) Propeller fans are designed for high-pressure applications. FALSE
8) Fan capacity or CFM varies directly with fan speed. TRUE
9) The static efficiency of a fan is unaffected by the ratio of static pressure to total pressure. FALSE
10) Mechanical efficiency is the ratio of air horsepower to brake horsepower. TRUE
11) Compressors are devices that decrease the pressure of a fluid at the expense of work done on the
fluid. FALSE
12) Air compressors are a type of compressor specifically designed for compressing air. TRUE
13) Fans, blowers, and compressors all operate under the same pressure ratios. FALSE
14) Positive displacement compressors achieve compression through the displacement of a solid
boundary. TRUE
15) Reciprocating compressors are requiring high mass flow rates. typically used for applications
requiring high mass flow rates. FALSE
16) Rotary compressors can handle larger mass flow rates than reciprocating compressors of the same
type. TRUE
17) Non-positive displacement compressors do not confine fluid in a specific volume for compression.
TRUE
18) Single-stage compressors are capable of achieving compression ratios greater than 5. FALSE
19) The volumetric efficiency of a compressor can exceed 90% in practical applications. TRUE
20) The work required for compression in a reciprocating compressor is minimized in the adiabatic
process. TRUE
21) What type of compressors are classified based on the mechanism used for compression?
22) Name one type of rotary positive displacement compressors.
23) What term describes the efficiency defined by the ratio of isothermal work to actual indicated work
in reciprocating compressors?
24) Identify the compressor that uses dynamic action of a solid boundary for pressure rise.
25) What is used to cool the compressor in order to approach isothermal compression during multi-
stage compression processes? INTERCOOLER
26) Name the two major parts of a fan. IMPELLER HOUSING
27) Identify the type of fan designed to move air or gases from one enclosed space to another at low
pressure.
28) What term is used to describe the work done by an electric motor in driving a fan, measured as
horsepower delivered to the fan shaft? BRAKE HORSEPOWER
29) Which fan characteristic varies as the cube of fan speed?
30) What is the term for the efficiency calculated as the ratio of static air power to shaft power or brake
power? STATIC EFFICIENCY
MIDTERM

1 . A simple method producing draught either by forcing air through the furnace or inducing air through
the flue, suitable for low-grade fuels is in the form of steam jet draught.

2. Balanced draught combines induced and forced draught to optimize efficiency, with the induced
draught fan overcoming air preheater resistance and the forced draught fan managing boiler and
economizer losses.

3. Forced draft uses a blower or fan at the base of the boiler to force air through the system, creating
negative pressure draught and necessitating a highly-sealed furnace.

4. The sum of the bone-dry weight of the product and the weight of moisture is the gross weight.

5. The moisture content of the product in percent of the gross weight is called wet basis

6. Advantages of mechanical draught includes the ability to use lower grade fuels

7. Chimney is a vertical tubular structure built either of masonry, concrete, or steel.

8. The difference of pressure causing the flow of gases is known as "static draught".

9. A mechanical dryer is an equipment used in removing moisture or solvents from a wet material or
product

10. The amount of moisture present in the product at the start or at the end of the drying operation
weight of moisture.

11. The chimney in a boiler installation produces the draught whereby the air and gas are forced through
the fuel bed, furnace, boiler passes and settings.

12. The mechanical draught advantages include easy control of combustion and evaporation, increase in
evaporative power of a boiler, and improves the efficiency of the plant.

13. Dry basis or bone-dry weight is the moisture content of the product in percent of the regain.

14. Indirect dryers work on radiation heat transfer.

15.The final constant weight reached by a hygroscopic material when it is completely dried out is called
the bone-dry weight

16. In case of a boiler, natural draught is used to force air to the fire and to carry away the liquefied
products of combustion.

17. Losses in draught can occur in the economizers

18. Draught losses may be in the form of the frictional resistance offered by the flues and gas passages to
the flow of flue gases, and the losses near the bends in the gas flow circuit.

19. Direct dryers work on conduction heat transfer

20. Hygroscopic materials can contain bound moisture and is variable in moisture content which they
possess at different times.
21. Moisture content is the amount of moisture expressed as a percentage of the gross weight or the
bone-dry weight of the product.

22. Natural draft is generated by the density difference between hot gases inside the chimney and the
hot air outside.

23. Direct dryer is a classification of a dryer that utilizes the convection method of heat transfer

24. Efficiency is generally low due to the heat absorbed away by flue gases, which could have been used
for heating air or feed water, thus improving thermal efficiency.

25. The draught that employs mechanical fans or steam jets to produce draught, overcoming the
limitations of natural draught is called artificial draught.

26. Induced draught system consists of a fan at the chimney's base creates a partial vacuum, drawing
combustion products through the system and is often used with economizers.

27. The drying operation in which the material to be dried is done in batches at definite interval of time
is referred to as batch drying.

28. The chimney operates most efficiently when the ratio of the absolute temperature of the gases to
the absolute temperature of the outside air is maximized.

29. Continuous drying is when the drying operation in which the material to be dried is fed to and
discharged from the dryer continuously.

30. Due to losses at various sections along the path of the flue gas, the actual draught available is always
less than that given

FINALS

1. Cooling towers are exclusively used in power and refrigeration plants.

2. The primary function of a cooling tower is to heat water by direct contact with air.

3. Cooling towers can only be rectangular in shape.

4. Hot water is pumped to the bottom of the cooling tower.

5. In cooling towers, air flows downward to cool the water.

6. Mechanical draft cooling towers use natural atmospheric conditions to circulate air.

7. Spray Type Natural Draft Cooling Towers utilize fans to distribute water.

8. Deck Type Natural Draft Cooling Towers use a series of baffling devices made of plastic.

9. Forced Draft Cooling Towers have fans located at the top of the tower.

10. Induced Draft Cooling Towers generate their air current from the bottom.

11. The cooling range in a cooling tower is based on the temperature of the make-up water.
12. Tine lowest possible temperature of water leaving the tower cannot be below the wet bulb
temperature of the entering air

13. Theoretical Cooling Range is calculated as the difference between the hot water inlet temperature
and the cooled water outlet temperature.

14. Actual Cooling Range is also known as the Cooling Range.

15. Cooling Tower Efficiency is calculated by dividing the actual cooling range by the theoretical cooling
range.

16. Cooling Approach is the difference between the warm water temperature and the wet bulb
temperature of the entering air

17. The approximate temperature of water leaving the tower is calculated by the formula t4 = 11+ 2twb

18. Disregarding the cooling pond in a cooling tower analysis will result in an increase in the weight of
water falling on the surface of the pond

19. A catch basin is essential for maintaining the mass balance in cooling towers.

20. The weight of water evaporated is equal to the difference in weight of water at the inlet and outlet,
considering make-up water.

21. In a cooling tower, the heat absorbed by the air equals the heat given off by water if there is no heat
transfer loss

22. The specific heat of water is approximately 4.1858 kJ/kg-K.

23. Mechanical draft towers depend entirely on natural wind velocity.

24. Natural draft cooling towers can utilize both natural wind and mechanically induced air flow. 25.
Water falls in small droplets in all types of cooling towers.

26. Cooling tower efficiency is expressed as a percentage 27.

The cooling pond is also known as the catch basin.

28. Make-up water is additional water fed into the system to compensate for evaporated water.

29. The cooling approach formula is CA = 13-twb1.

30 The cooling range reflects the difference between inlet and outlet air temperatures.

31. Cooling towers are only made of metal or plastic materials.

32. The upward flow of air in cooling towers cannot be mechanically induced.

33. Cooling towers are ineffective without baffling devices.

34. The weight of circulated water is always equal to the weight of cooled water exiting the lower.

35. The design wet bulb temperature is irrelevant for determining cooling tower size.
36. The temperature of cooled water leaving the tower is higher than the entering air's wet bulb
temperature.

37. All cooling towers require a motor-driven fan.

38. Cooling towers only function properly with both a forced and induced draft system.

39. The efficiency of a cooling tower is not influenced by the relative velocity of air and water.

40. The area of water surface exposed to air affects the rate of heat transfer in a cooling tower.

41. Natural draft cooling towers are less efficient than mechanical draft cooling towers.

42. Forced draft cooling towers have a higher air entry velocity than induced draft towers.

43. Induced draft cooling towers are more effective at drawing moist air out of the system.

44. Cooling towers are predominantly used in industrial settings.

45. The process of evaporation is negligible in the cooling process of a tower.

46. The efficiency of cooling towers is independent of the temperature differences in the water.

47. A larger cooling tower always results in better cooling efficiency.

48. Cooling towers function on the principle of heat rejection to the atmosphere

49. The use of cooling towers is limited to very specific geographic locations.

50. Induced draft towers are designed to maximize contact time between air and water.