LOOKSLAM Part 2

POWER AND
INDUSTRIAL PLANT
ENGINEERING
1. Compute the amount of condensate form during
10 minutes warm-up of 180 meter pipe conveys the
saturated steam with enthalpy vaporization hfg =
1947.8 KJ/kg. The minimum external temperature
of pipe is 2ºC. The final temperature of pipe is
195ºC. The specific heat of pipe material is 0.6
KJ/kg-ºC. The specific weight is 28

a. 249.69 kg c. 299.64 kg
b. 982.45 kg d. 423.45 kg
2. The discharge pressure of an air compressor
is 5 times the suction pressure. If volume flow
at suction is 0.1 m³/sec. what is the suction
pressure if compressor work is 19.57 kw?(use n =
1.35)

a. 97 kpa c. 99 kpa

b. 98 kpa d. 100 kpa

3. The initial condition of air in an air
compressor is 98 kPa and 27°C and discharge air
at 450 kPa. The bore and stroke are 355 and
381mm, respectively with percent clearance of 8%
running at 300 rpm. Find volume of air suction.

a. 541.62 m3/hr c. 561.62 m3/hr

b. 551.62 m3/hr d. 571.62 m3/hr
4. An air compressor has a suction volume of
0.35 m3/sec at 97 kPa and discharge to 650 kPa.
How much power saved by the compressor if there
are two-stage?

a. 18.27 KW c. 13.86 KW
b. 16.54 KW d. 11.58 KW
5. A two-stage air compressor air at 100 kPa and
22°C discharge to 750 kPa. If intercooler intake
is 105°C, determine the value of n.

a. 1.400 c. 1.345

b. 1.326 d. 1.288
6. A single acting air compressor has a
volumetric efficiency of 89%, operates at
500rpm. It takes in air at 100 Kpa and 30°C and
discharge it at 600 Kpa. The air handled is 8
m³/min measured at discharge condition. If
compression is isentropic, find mean effective
pressure in Kpa

a. 233.34 c. 198.34

b. 973.17 d. 204.82
7. A water-jacket air compressor handles 0.343
m³/s of air entering at 96.5 kpa and 21ºC and
leaving at 21ºC. Determine the compressor brake
power.

a. 26.163 kw c. 34.44 kw

b. 62.650 kw d. 19.33 kw
8. A double suction centrifugal pumps delivers
20 ft³/sec of water at a head of 12 m and
running 650 rpm. What is the specific speed of
the pump?

a. 5014.12 rpm c. 2770.73 rpm

b. 6453.12 rpm d. 9968.73 rpm

9. Determine the number of stages needed for a
centrifugal pump if it used to deliver 400
gal/min of water and pump power if 15 hp. Each
impeller develops a head of 30 ft.

a. 6 c. 5

b. 4 d. 7
10. The suction pressure of a pump 3 in. of
mercury vacuum and discharge pressure reads 140
psi is use to deliver 120 gpm of water with
specific volume of 0.0163 ft³/lb. Determine the
pump work.

a. 4.6 KW c. 7.4 KW

b. 5.7 KW d. 8.4 KW
11. A submersible pump delivers 350 gpm of water
to a height of 5 ft from the ground. The pump
were installed 150 ft below the ground level and
a draw down of 8 ft during the operation. If
water is 25 ft above the pump. Determine the
pump work.

a. 7.13 KW c. 7.24 KW

b. 4.86 KW d. 9.27 KW
12. A vacuum pump is used to drain a flooded
mine shaft of 20ºC water. The pump pressure of
water at this temperature is 2.34 Kpa. The pump
is incapable of lifting the water higher than
16m. What is the atmospheric pressure?

a. 159.30 c. 198.22

b. 132.33 d. 171.9
13. A submersible pump, multi-stage, centrifugal
deep well pump 260 gpm capacity is installed in
a well 27 feet below the static water level and
running 3000 rpm. Drawdown when at rated
capacity is 10 feet. The pump delivers the water
into a 25,000 gallons capacity overhead storage
tank. Total discharge head developed by pump,
including friction in piping is 243 feet.
Calculate the diameter of the diameter of the
impeller of this pump in inches if each impeller
diameter developed a head of 38 ft.

a. 3.28 c. 3.71
b. 5.33 d. 6.34
14. A fan draws 1.42 m³ per second of air at a
static pressure of 2.54 cm of water through a
duct 300 mm diameter and discharges it through a
duct of 275 mm diameter. Determine the static
fan efficiency if total fan mechanical is 75%
and air is measured at 25ºC and 760 mm Hg.

a. 50.11% c. 65.67%

b. 53.69% d. 45.34%
15. A water cooler uses 50lb/hr of melting ice
to cool running water from 80ºF to 42ºF. Based
on the inside coil area, U1 = 110 Btu/hr-ft²-F.
Find the gpm of water cooled.

a. 0.10 GPM c. 0.38 GPM

b. 0.21 GPM d. 0.45 GPM

16. The charge in a Diesel engine consist of
18.34 grams of fuel, with lower heating value of
42,571 KJ/kg, and 409 grams of fuel and products
of combustion. At the beginning of compression,
t1 = 60º. Let rk = 1.4. For constant cp = 1.11
KJ/kg-C. What should be the cut-off ratio in the
corresponding ideal cycle?

a. 2.05 c. 5.34

b. 2.34 d. 2.97
17. The gain of entropy during isothermal
nonflow process of 5 lb of air at 60ºF is 0.462
Btu/R. Find the V1/V2.

a. 3.85 c. 1.0

b. 0.259 d. 0.296
18. An auditorium seating 1500 people is to be
maintained at 80ºF dry bulb and 65ºF wet bulb
temperature when outdoor air is 91ºF dry bulb
and 75ºF wet bulb. Solar heat load is 110,000
Btu/hr and supply air is at 60ºF, determine the
amount of supply air.

a. 93,229,17 lb/hr c. 73,229.17 lb/hr

b. 83,229.17 lb/hr d. 63,229.17 lb/hr

19. In a Brayton cycle that operates between
temperature limits of 300ºK and 1773ºK with k =
1.4, determine the temperature at the end of
compression (isentropic) for maximum work of the
cycle.

a. 700ºK c. 730ºK

b. 690.5ºK d. 350ºK
20. At 35% solution leaves the absorber and 30%
solution enters the absorber. The heat removed
from the absorber by cooling water is 547.6 Btu
and ammonia is superheated by 10º. Find the
pound per pound of ammonia gas from the
evaporating coils.

a. 11 c. 13

b. 12 d. 14
21. A Carnot refrigeration system operates
Tmax/Tmin = 1.5. Find the KW per ton of
refrigeration.

a. 1.91 c. 1.76

b. 2.15 d. 1.55
22. Assume 8 ft³ of air at 100 psi, 100ºF are
compressed isothermally to a volume of 2 ft³.
For each end of state the process, find the bulk
modulus.

a. 400 & 100 psi c. 400 & 120 psi

b. 400 & 110 psi d. 400 & 130 psi

23. Predict the pressure of nitrogen gas at T =
200ºK and v = 0.00385 m³/kg and b = 0.00141
m³/kg; a = 0.176 m²-kpa/kg². Use van der waals
equation.

a. 15,331 kpa c. 13,331 kpa

b. 14,331 kpa d. 12,331 kpa

24. A Francis turbine is to be operated at a
speed of 600 rpm and with discharge of 4 m³/s.
If r1 = 0.6 m, ß = 110°, and the blade height B
is 10 cm, what should be the guide vane angle a1
for nonseparating flow condition at the runner
entrance.

a. 14.4° c. 16.4°

b. 15.4° d. 17.4°
26. The total head of fan is 187 m and has a
static pressure of 210 mm of water gage, what is
the velocity of air flowing if density of air is
1.15 kg/m³?

a. 6.85 m/sec c. 4.39 m/sec

b. 3.45 m/sec d. 9.28 m/sec

26. A fan delivers 5.7 m³/sec at a static
pressure of 5.08 cm of water when operating at a
speed of 400 rpm. The power input required is
2.963 KW. If 7.05 m³/sec are desired in the same
fan and installation, find the pressure in cm of
water.

a. 7.77 c. 11.43

b. 17.14 d. 5.08
27. A rigid container is closed at one end and
measures 8 in diameter by 12 long. The container
is held vertically and is slowly moved downward
until the pressure in the container is 17 psia.
What will be the depth of the top of the
container from the free water surface.

a. 42.36 in c. 63.69 in

b. 59.29 in d. 69.82 in
28. An empty, open can is 30 cm high with a 15
cm diameter. The can with the open end down is
pushed under water with a density of 1000 kg/m³.
Find the water level in the can when the top of
the can is 50 cm below the surface.

a. 17.20 cm c. 4.20 cm

b. 2.12 cm d. 5.87 cm
29. A cylindrical pipe with water flowing
downward at 0.03 m³/s having top diameter of
0.08, bottom diameter of 0.04 m and height of
1.5 m. Find the pressure between the pipe.

a. 154.63 kpa c. 252.44 kpa

b. 197.93 kpa d. 243.92 kpa

30. Determine the size of pipe which will
deliver 8 liters of medium oil (v = 6.10 x 10^-6
m²/s) assuming laminar flow conditions.

a. 622 mm c. 950 mm

b. 754 mm d. 835 mm
31. The type of flow occupying in a 1 cm
diameter pipe which water flows at a velocity of
2.50 m/s. Use v = 1.13 x 10^-6 m²/s for water.

a. turbulent c. laminar

b. constant d. None of these

32. What force is exerted by water jet 60 mm
diameter if it strikes a well at the rate of 15
m/s?

a. 636.17 N c. 764.23 N

b. 442.62 N d. 563.34 N
33. A 300 mm diameter pipe discharges water at
the rate of 200 ll/s. Point 1 on the pipe has a
pressure of 260 kpa and 3.4 m below point 1 is
point 2 with a pressure of 300 kpa. Compute the
head loss between point 1 and 2.

a. 4.29 m c. 6.32 m

b. 2.59 m d. 1.87 m
34. Water flowing at the rate of 10 m/s from
orifice at bottom of a reservoir. Find the
pressure at the bottom of reservoir.

a. 30 kpag c. 50 kpag

b. 40 kpag d. 60 kpag
35. Steam flows through a nozzle at 400°C and 1
Mpa (h = 3263.9 KJ/kg) with velocity of 300 m/s.
Find the stagnation enthalpy.

a. 3300 KJ/kg c. 3320 KJ/kg

b. 3290 KJ/kg d. 3309 KJ/kg

36. Air flows through a nozzle at a speed of 350
m/s. Find the stagnation temperature if entrance
temperature is 200°C.

a. 241.25°C c. 261.25°C

b. 251.25°C d. 271.25°C
37. Carbon Dioxide flows through a nozzle with a
speed of 400 m/s. Compute the dynamic
temperature.

a. 92.56°K c. 96.56°K

b. 94.56°K d. 98.56°K
38. Carbon dioxide flows through a nozzle with
speed of 380 m/s. The entrance condition of
nozzle is 250°C and 200 kpa. Find the stagnation
pressure.

a. 2,136,34 kpa c. 2,156.34 kpa

b. 2,146.34 kpa d. 2,166.34 kpa

39. Air enters a diffuser with a velocity of 200
m/s. Determine the velocity of sound if air
temperature is 30°C.

a. 349 m/s c. 369 m/s

b. 359 m/s d. 379 m/s

40. Air flows through a nozzle with temperature
of entrance of 420°K stagnation temperature of
468°K. Find the mach number.

a. 0.744 c. 0.764

b. 0.754 d. 0.774
41. A 4 m² asphalt pavement with emissivity of
0.85 has a temperature of 50°C. Find the maximum
rate of radiation that can be emitted from the
surface.

a. 2,068.32 watts c. 2,088.32 watts

b. 2,078.32 watts d. 2,098.32 watts

42. An insulated rigid tank initially contains
1.5 lb of helium at 80°F and 50 psia. A paddle
wheel with power rating of 0.02 hp is operated
within the tank for 30 min. Determine the final
temperature.

a. 159.22°F c. 179.22°F

b. 169.22°F d. 189.22°F
43. 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 c. 76.79 kg/s

b. 74.79 ks/s d. 78.79 kg/s

44. Consider a refrigeration whose 40 watts
light bulb remains on continuously as a result
of a malfunction of the switch. If the
refrigerator has a COP of 1.3 and the cost of
electricity is 8 cents per Kw-hr, determine the
increase in the energy consumption of the
refrigerator and its cost per year if the switch
is not fixed.

a. P 49.59 c. P 45.59

b. P 47.59 d. P 43.59
45. A 75 hp motor has an efficiency of 91% is
worn out and is replaced by a high-efficiency
motor that has an efficiency of 95.4%. Determine
the reduction in heat gain of the room due to
higher efficiency under full-load conditions.

a. 2.24 KW c. 2.61 KW

b. 2.44 KW d. 2.84 KW
46. A household refrigerator that has a power
input of 450 watts and a COP of 2.5 is cool five
large watermelons, 10 kg each to 8°C. If the
watermelon are initially at 20°C, determine how
long will take for the refrigerator to cool
them. The watermelon can be treated as water
whose heat is 4.2 KJ/kg-°K.

a. 2220 seconds c. 2240 seconds

b. 2230 seconds d. 2250 seconds

47. When a man returns to his wall-sealed house
on a summer day, he finds that the house is at
32°C. He returns on the air conditioner which
cool the entire house to 20°C in 15 minutes. If
COP is 2.5, determine the power drawn by the
airconditioner. Assume the entire mass within
the house is 800 kg of air for which cv = 0.72
KJ/kg-K, cp = 1.0 KJ/kg-K.

a. 1.072 KW c. 3.072 KW

b. 2.072 KW d. 4.072 KW
48. Heat source at 800°K losses 2000 KJ of heat
to a sink at 500°K. Determine the entropy
generated during this process.

a. 1.5 KJ/K c. -2.5 KJ/K

b. 2.5 KJ/K d. 4 KJ/K

49. Air pass thru a nozzle with efficiency of
90%. The velocity of air at the exit is 600 m/s.
Find the actual velocity at the exit.

a. 382 m/s c. 458 m/s

b. 540 m/s d. 568 m/s

50. A 50 kg block of iron casting at 500K is
thrown into a large lake that is at temperature
of 285°K. The iron block eventually reaches
thermal equilibrium with the lake water.
Assuming average specific heat of 0.45 KJ/kg-K
for the iron, determine the entropy generated
during this process.

a. -12.65 KJ/K c. 4.32 KJ/K

b. 16.97 KJ/K d. 6.32 KJ/K

51. 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 operated
by the windmill.

a. 68 m/s c. 72 m/s

b. 70 m/s d. 74 m/s
52. Inside a large furnace that can supply heat
at a temperature of 2000°R at a steady rate of
3000 Btu/s. Determine the exergy of this energy.
Assume an environment temperature of 77°F.

a. 2305.19 KW c. 2325.19 KW

b. 2315.19 KW d. 2335.19 KW
53. A heat engine receives hat from a source at
1200°K at a rate of 500 KJ/s and rejects the
waste heat to a medium at 300°K. The power
output of the heat engine is 180 KW. Determine
the irreversibility rate for this process.

a. 180 KW c. 200 KW

b. 195 KW d. 205 KW
54. A dealer advertises that he has just
received a shipment of electric resistance
heaters for residential buildings that have an
efficiency of 100 percent. Assuming an indoor
temperature of 21°C and outdoor temperature of
10°C, determine the second law efficiency of
these heaters.

a. 8.74% c. 3.74%

b. 6.74% d. 4.74%
55. A thermal power plant has a heat rate of
11,363 Btu/KW-hr. Find the thermal efficiency of
the plant.

a. 34% c. 26%

b. 24% d. 30%
56. 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 ideal gas equation.

a. 7.33 m³ c. 3.33 m³

b. 5.33 m³ d. 1.33 m³
57. A spherical balloon with a diameter is
filled with helium at 20°C and 200 kpa.
Determine the mole number.

a. 9.28 Kmol c. 11.28 Kmol

b. 10.28 Kmol d. 13.28 Kmol

58. The air in an automobile tire with a volume
of 0.53 ft³ is at 90°F and 20 psig. Determine
the amount of air that must be added to raise
the pressure to the recommended value of 30
psig. Assume the atmospheric pressure of 14.7
psia and the temperature and the volume to
remain constant.

a. 0.026 lb c. 0.066 lb

b. 0.046 lb d. 0.086 lb
59. A rigid contains 20 lbm of air at 20 psia
and 70°F. More air added to the tank until the
pressure and temperature rise to 35 psia and
90°F, respectively. Determine the amount of air
added to the tank.

a. 11.73 lb c. 15.73 lb

b. 13.73 lb d. 17.73 lb
60. A rigid tank contains 5 kg of an ideal gas
at 4 atm and 40°C. Now a valve is opened, and
half of mass of the gas is allowed to escape, If
the final pressure in the tank is 1.5 atm, the
final temperature in the tank is:

a. -38°C c. 40°C

b. -30°C d. 53°C
61. The pressure of an automobile tire is
measured to be 200 kpa(gage) before the trip and
220 kpa(gage) after the trip at a location where
the atmospheric pressure is 90 kpa. If the
temperature of the air in the tire before the
trip is 25°C, the air temperature after the trip
is:
a. 45.6°C c. 27.5°C

b. 54.8°C d. 26.7°C
62. 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 vapor
evaporates in 30 min. The rate of heat transfer
to the water is:

a. 2.97 KW c. 2.51 KW

b. 0.47 KW d. 3.12 KW
63. A classroom that normally contains 40 people
is to be air-conditioned with window air-
conditioning units of 5 KW cooling capacity. …
(MAHABA PARA I-TYPE )determine the number of
window air-conditioning units required.

a. 1 unit c. 3 units

b. 2 units d. 4 units
64. A 4m x 5m x 6m is to be heated by a
baseboard resistance heater. It is desired that
the resistance heater available to raise the air
temperature in the room from 7 to 23°C within 15
minutes. … (MAHABA PARA I-TYPE ), determine
the required power of the resistance heater.
Assume constant specific heats at room
temperature.

a. 2.34 KW c. 4.56 KW

b. 1.91 KW d. 6.34 KW
65. A student living in a 4m x 6m x 6m dormitory
room turns on her 150 watts fan before she
leaves the room on a summer day, hoping that the
room will be cooler when she comes back in the
evening. … (MAHABA PARA I-TYPE ). And assume
the room to be at 100 kpa and 15°C in the
morning when she leaves.

a. 28.13°C c. 48.13°C

b. 38.13°C d. 58.13°C
66. A piston-cylinder device whose piston is
resting on top of a set of stops initially
contains 0.50 kg of helium gas at 100 kpa and
25°C. The mass of the piston is such that 500
kpa of pressure is required to raise it. How
much heat must be transferred to the helium
before the piston starts rising?

a. 1557.13 KJ c. 1757.13 KJ

b. 1657.13 KJ d. 1857.13 KJ
67. In order to cool 1 ton (1000kg) of water at
20°C in an insulated tank, a person pours 80 kg
of ice at -5°C into the water. Determine the
final equilibrium temperature in the tank. The
melting temperature and the heat of fusion of
ice at atmospheric pressure are 0°C and 333.7
KJ/kg, respectively.

a. 12.43°C c. 16.43°C

b. 14.43°C d. 18.43°C
68. A fan is powered by a 0.5 hp motor and
delivers air at rate of 85 m³/min. Determine the
highest value for the average velocity of air
mobilized by the fan. Take the density of air to
be 1.18 kg/m³.

a. 18.23 m/s c. 25.34 m/s

b. 21.12 m/s d. 32.23 m/s

69. An Ocean-Thermal Energy Conversion power
plant generates 10,000 KW using a warm surface
water inlet temperature of 26°C and a cold deep-
water temperature of 15°C. On the basis of a 3°C
drop in the temperature of the warm water and a
3°C rise (MAHABA PARA I-TYPE ). Assume a
carnot cycle efficiency and density of cold
water to be 1000 kg/m³.

a. 108 c. 146

b. 250 d. 160
70. A plate-type solar energy collector with an
absorbing surface covered by a glass plate is to
receive an incident radiation of 800 W/m². The
glass plate has a reflectivity of 0.12 and a
transmissivity of 0.85. The absorbing surface
has an absorbitivity of 0.90. The area of the
collector is 5m². How much solar in watts is
absorbed by the collector?

a. 2500 c. 3510

b. 2880 d. 3060
71. A tank contains liquid nitrogen at -190C is
suspended in a vacuum shell by 3 stainless steel
rods 0.80cm in diameter and 3 meters long with a
thermal conductivity of 16.3 W/m²-°C. If the
ambient air outside the vacuum shell is 15°C,
calculate the magnitude of the conductive heat
flow in watts along the support rods.

a. 0.168 c. 0.182

b. 0.0587 d. 0.176
72. An elastic sphere containing gas at 120 kpa
has a diameter of 1.0 m. Heating the sphere
causes it to expand to diameter of 1.3 m. During
the process the pressure is proportional to the
sphere diameter. Calculate the work done by the
gas in KJ.

a. 41.8 c. 87.5

b. 50.6 d. 35.4
73. An ideal gas with a molecular weight of 7.1
kg/kg mol is compressed from 600 Kpa and 280°K
to a final specific volume of 0.5 m³/kg. During
the process the pressure varies according to p =
620 + 150V + 95V² where p is in Kpa and v in
m³/kg. Calculate the work of compression in
KJ/kg?

a. 32.8 c. 35.6

b. 28.7 d. 33.3
74. A one cubic meter container contains 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 degrees Kelvin?

a. 441 c. 400

b. 350 d. 450
75. Methyl alcohol (CH3OH) is burned with 25%
excess air. How much unburned oxygen in kg-mol-
oxygen/kg-mol-fuel will there be in the products
if the combustion is complete?

a. 0.35 c. 0.37

b. 0.45 d. 0.65
76. Consider a person standing in a breezy room
at 20°C. Determine the total rate of heat
transfer from this person the exposed surface
and the average outer surface temperature of the
person are 1.6m2 and 29°C respectively, and the
convection heat transfer coefficient is 6 W/m2
with emissivity factor of 0.95.

a. 86.40 watts c. 191.1 watts

b. 81.70 watts d. 168.1 watts

77. Water is boiler in a pan on a stove at sea
level. During 10 minutes, it is observed that
200 grams of air has evaporated. Then the rate
transfer to the water is:

a. 0.84 kJ/min c. 41.8 kJ/min

b. 45.1 kJ/min d. 53.5 kJ/min

78. An aluminum pan whose thermal conductivity
is 237W/m-C has a flat bottom whose diameter is
20cm and thickness 0.4cm. Heat is transferred
steadily to boiling water in the pan through its
bottom at a rate of 500 watts. If the inner
surface of the bottom of the pan is 105°C,
determine the temperature of the surface of the
bottom of the pan.

a. 95.27°C c. 115.27°C

b. 105.27°C d. 125.27°C
79. For heat transfer purposes, a standing man
can be modeled as a 30cm diameter, 170cm long
vertical cylinder with both the top and bottom
surfaces insulated and with the side surface at
an average temperature of 34°C. For a convection
that heat transfer coefficient of 15 W/m2-C,
determine the rate of heat loss from this man by
convection in an environment at 20°C.

a. 316.46 watts c. 336.46 watts

b. 326.16 watts d. 346.46 watts

80. A 5cm diameter spherical ball whose surface
is maintained at a temperature of 70°C is
suspended in the middle of the room 20°C. if the
convection heat transfer coefficient is 15 W/m2-
C and the emissivity of the surface is 0.80
determine the total heat transfer from the ball.

a. 23.56 watts c. 9.22 watts

b. 32.77 watts d. 43.45 watts

81. A frictionless piston-cylinder device and a
rigid tank contain 1.2kmol of a ideal gas at the
same temperature, pressure, and volume. Now heat
transferred, and the temperature of both system
is raised by 15°C. The amount of extra heat that
must be supplied to the gas in the cylinder that
is maintained at constant pressure.

a. 0 c. 100 kJ

b. 50 kJ d. 150 kJ
82. A supply of 50kg chicken at 6°C contained in
a box is to be frozen to -18°C in a freezer.
Determine the amount of heat that needs to be
removed. The latent heat of the chicken is 247
kJ.kg, and its specific heat is 3.32 kJ/kg-C
above freezing and 1.77 kJ/kg-C. also the
freezing temperature of chicken is -2.8°C

A. 15,206.4 kJ C. 15,156 kJ

B. 50.4 kJ D. 1,863 kJ
83. Water is being heated in a closed pan top of
a range while being stirred by the paddle wheel.
During the process, 30kJ of heat of heat is
transferred to the water, and 5 kJ of heat is
lost to the surrounding air. The paddle work
amounts to 500 N-m. Determine the final energy
of the system if its initial energy is 10kJ.

a. 35.5 kJ c. 25.5 kJ

b. 45.5 kJ d. 14.5 kJ
84. DC electric motor draws a current of 15amps.
How much work in kJ does this motor produce over
a 10 period of operation?

a. 108.0 c. 216.0

b. 129.6 d. 318.2
85. 4 liter (2-liter per revolution at standard
pressure and temperature) spark ignition engine
has a compression of 8 and 2200 kJ/kg heat
addition by the fluid combustion. Considering a
cold air standard Otto cycle. How much power
will the engine produce when operating at
2500rpm?

a. 166.53 hp c. 97.4 hp

b. 73.12 hp d. 148.hp
86. A simple Rankine cycle produces 40 MW of
power, 50 MW of process heated and rejects 50MW
of heat to the surroundings. What is the
utilization factor of this cogeneration cycle
neglecting the pump work?

a. 50% c. 64%

b. 60% d. 80%
87. The rate of heat transfer to the
surroundings from a person at rest is about 400
kJ/hr. Suppose that the ventilation system fails
in an auditorium containing 120 people and
assuming that the energy goes into the air of
volume 1500m3 initially at 300°K and 101 kPa,
calculate the rate in °C/min of air temperature
change

a. 0.81 c. 0.63

b. 0.53 d. 1.0
88. Insulated box containing helium gas falls
from a balloon 4.5km above the earth’s surface.
Calculate the temperature rise in °C of the
helium when box hits the ground.

a. 15.2 c. 25.3

b. 12.6 d. 14.1
89. Consider two Carnot heat engines operating
in series. The first engine receives heat from
the reservoir at 2400°K and rejects the heat to
another reservoir at temperature T. The second
engine receives heat by the first one, convert
some of it to work, and rejects the rest to a
reservoir at 300°K. If thermal efficiency of
both engines are the same, determine the
temperature T.

a. 849°K c. 763°K

b. 578°K d. 978°K
90. An ideal gas mixture consists of 2kmol of N2
and 6kmol of CO2. The mass fraction of CO2 is?

a. 0.175 c. 0.825

b. 0.250 d. 0.750
91. An ideal gas mixture consists of 2kmol of N2
and 6kmol of CO2. The apparent gas constant of
mixture is?

a. 0.208 c. 0.531

b. 0.231 d. 0.825
92. Carnot cycle operates between the
temperature limits of 300°K and 1500°K, and
produces 600 KW of net power. The rate of
entropy change of the working fluid during the
heat addition process is

a. 0 c. 0.5 KW/K

b. 0.4KW/K d. 2.0 KW/K

94. In an ideal Diesel cycle is compressed from
3L to 0.15L and then it expansion during the
constant pressure sat addition process to 0.3 L.
under cold air standard conditions, the thermal
efficiency of this cycle is

a. 35 percent c. 65 percent

b. 44 percent d. 70 percent
95. Helium gas In an ideal Otto cycle compressed
from 20°C and 2 L to 0.25 L and its temperature
increase by an additional 800°C during the heat
addition process. The temperature of helium
before the expansion process

a. 1700°C c. 1240°C

b. 1440°C d. 880°C
95. In an ideal Otto cycle air is compressed
from 1.20 kg per m3 and 2.2 L to .026 L and the
net work output of the cycle is 440 KJ per KG.
the mean effective pressure for the cycle is.

a. 612 kpa c. 528 kpa

b. 599 kpa d. 416 kpa

96. In an Ideal Brayton has a network of 150 KJ
per KG and backwork ratio of 0.4, if both the
turbine and the compressor had an isentropic
efficiency of 80 percent the net work output of
the cycle would be.

a. 50 KJ/kg c. 98 KJ/Kg

b. 75 KJ/Kg d. 120 KJ/Kg

97. Air enters a turbojet engine at 200 m/s at a
rate of 20 KG/s, and exits at 800 m/s relative
to the aircraft. The thrust developed by the
engine is.

a. 6 KN c. 16 KN

b. 12 KN d. 20 KN
98. A thermal power has a net power 10MW. The
backwork ratio of the plant is 0.005. Determine
the compressor work?

a. 50.15 KW c. 50.25 KW

b. 50.35 KW d. 50.45 KW
99. A refrigeration system is to cool bread
loaves with an average mass of 450g from 22°C to
-10°C at a rate of 500 loaves per hour by
refrigerated air. Taking the average specific
and latent heats of bread to be 2.93 kJ/kg°C and
109.3 kJ/kg, respectively, determine the product
load.

a. 541.7 kJ/min c. 761.5 kJ/min

b. 351.6 kJ/min d. 409.9 kJ/min

100. A house that is heated by electric
resistance heaters consumed 1200 kWh of electric
energy in a winter month. If this house were
heated instead by a heat pump that has an
average performance factor, PF of 2.4, Determine
how much money the home owner would be saved
that month. Assume a price of 0.085$/kWh for
electricity.

a. $ 42.5 c. $ 102

b. $ 59.5 d. $ 97.75