1. The gas constant of CO2, N2, and He are 0.1889, 0.2968, and 2.077 kJ/kgK respectively.

The three
are mixed with 0.4 kg CO2, 0.7 kg N2, and 0.05 kg He. The mixture has a temperature of 35oC and
pressure of 180 kPa. Calculate the volume of the mixture In cubic meters.
a. 0.5198
b. 0.6056
c. 0.7156
d. 0.6625
2. A heat engine is operated between temperature limits of 1370 oC and 260 oC. Engine supplied
with 14,142 kJ/kWhr. Find the Carnot cycle efficiency in percent
a. 70.10
b. 65.05
c. 67.56
d. 69.32
3. An insulated box containing helium gas falls from a balloon 4 km above the earth’s surface.
Calculate the temperature rise in oC of the helium when the box hit the ground.
a. 15.2
b. 12.6
c. 25.3
d. 18.7
4. R-134A flows in a pip at 28oC with a specific volume of 0.04525 m3/kg. The internal energy and
enthalpy of R-134A are 242.2 kJ/kg and 280.4 kJ/kg respectively. The pressure of the refrigerant
in MPa is
a. 0.0481
b. 0.5224
c. 0.9225
d. 0.8442
5. At 25oC API specific gravity, what is the heating value of oil in Btu/lb?
a. 19,224.5
b. 25,225.2
c. 44,620
d. 46,420
6. What is the specific gravity of an oil which has a Baume reading of 28 degrees?
a. 0.215
b. 0.886
c. 0.562
d. 0.774
7. Calculate the molecular weight of gaseous mixture that has the following volumetric analysis:
oxygen, 40%, carbon dioxide, 40%, nitrogen, 20%.
a. 41
b. 34
c. 32
d. 36
8. A sterling engine uses an energy source whose temperature is 750oC and energy sink whose
temperature is 50oC. How much heat must be added to the engine to produce 5 units of work?
 a. 2
b. 5
c. 7.3
d. 6.5
9. In an air standard Otto cycle, the clearance volume is 18% of the displacement volume. Find the
compression ratio and thermal efficiency.
a. 0.52
b. 0.55
c. 0.53
d. 0.60
10. If the pressures at the beginning and end of compression in an Otto cycle engine are 1kg/m2
and 8 kg/m2, respectively, the air standard efficiency will be nearly
a. 57%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 45%
11. Determine the air-standard efficiency of an engine operating on the diesel cycle when the
suction pressure is 99.97 kPa and the fuel is injected 6% of the stroke, the clearance volume is
8% of the stroke. Assume k=1.4.
a. 60%
b. 55%
c. 80%
d. 50%
12. In a Rankine cycle, saturated liquid water at 1 bar is compressed isentropically to 150 bar. First
by heating in a boiler, and then by superheating at constant pressure of 150 bar, the water
substance is brought to 750K. After adiabatic reversible expansion in a turbine to 1 bar, it is then
cooled in a condenser to a saturated liquid. How much pump work is required?
a. 35.54 kJ/kg
b. 25.54 kJ/kg
c. 15.54 kJ/kg
d. 10.54 kJ/kg
13. A power plant operates on an ideal Brayton cycle. The gas temperature at the turbine inlet is
1400K (1515.2 kJ/kg) and the gas temperature at the temperature at the turbine exit is 800K
(821.95 kJ/kg). Assume a turbine efficiency of 80%, what is the actual turbine work in kJ/kg?
a. 421.6
b. 750.8
c. 554.6
d. 522.4
14. A hydro-electric in Loboc, Bohol discharges 205 ft3/s and reduces the pressure from 50 psi to 30
psi. Determine the power in MW.
a. 0.80 MW
b. 1.20 MW
c. 1.80 MW
d. 2.40 MW
15. A windmill is used to produce power using a wind velocity. A certain windmill is directly coupled
to a generator that is coupled to a battery. If the generator is able to produce 15 kW of power
and the losses, in the form of heat losses due to the line resistance and battery heat transfer,
are 2.0 kW, determine the total amount of energy, in kJ, stored during a 12-hour period.
a. 861.6 x 103 kJ
b. 761.6 x 103 kJ
c. 661.6 x 103 kJ
d. 561.6 x 103 kJ
16. A nuclear power plant with a rating of 900 MW uses 5% enriched Uranium and has thermal
efficiency of 30%. It is expected that 23% of the U235 contained in the original fuel will be
consumed during the first year of continuous operation. Assuming that 10.3x106 kW-hr will be
released from the fissioning one pound pure U235, determine the power output in one year.
a. 4.884 x 109 kW-hrs
b. 5.884 x 109 kW-hrs
c. 6.884 x 109 kW-hrs
d. 7.884 x 109 kW-hrs
17. What is the required base area of the foundation to support an engine with a specified speed of
1200 rpm and weight of 9000 kg. Assume bearing capacity of soil as 47.867 kPa. Use e=0.11.
a. 5.57 m2
b. 8.87 m2
c. 7.75 m2
d. 10.5 m²