1. A 24 DC electrical motor draws a current of 20 amps.

How much work in kJ does this motor

produce over a 20 minute period of operation?
a. 97.42
b. 576.0
c. 216.0
d. 318.2
2. If the average energy in a nuclear reaction is 220 MeV/fission, what is the power output of a
resistor if there are 2.2 x 1019 fission per second?
a. 775.3 MW
b. 790.3 MW
c. 875.3 MW
d. 990.3 MW
3. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs fine aggregate, 350 lbs coarse aggregate, 94 lbs cement,
and 5 gallons of water. The specific gravity of the sand and gravel may be taken as 2.65 and that
of cement as 3.10. What was the total volume of concrete produced?
a. 4.48 ft3
b. 4.13 ft3
c. 3.83 ft3
d. 5.03 ft3
4. One side of a 40 cm stock wall (k=1.5 W/mK) is exposed to the air whose temperature is 18oC
(h=15 W/m2K) and the other side is exposed to the furnace gases whose temperature is 900oC
(h=15 W/m2K). Estimate the heat transfer through the wall per m2 area.
a. 1102 W
b. 3307 W
c. 1882 W
d. 2205 W
5. Heat is transferred from hot water to an oil in a double pipe counterflow heat exchanger. Water
enters the outlet pipe at 100oC and exits at 50oC while the oil enters the inner pipe at 30oC and
exits at 45oC. Calculate the logarithmic mean temperature difference.
a. 48.05
b. 32.72
c. 34.60
d. 42.50
6. A cylinder has a bore diameter of 15 cm, stroke of 45 cm and volumetric compression = 2000
cm3, find the volumetric efficiency of the engine.
a. 25.2%
b. 20.5%
c. 22.5%
d. 30.2%
7. Air is compressed in a reversible compressor at an initial temperature and pressure of 28oC and
95 kPa respectively. Air leaves the compressor at 650 kPa. Compute the compressor work per
unit mass.
a. 221.34 kJ/kg
b. 228.34 kJ/kg
 c. 234.34 kJ/kg
d. 324.34 kJ/kg
8. A pump delivers 500 gpm of water against a total head of 200 ft and operating at 1770 rpm.
Changes have increased the total head to 375 ft. At what rpm should the pump be operated to
achieve the new head at the same efficiency?
a. 2800 rpm
b. 3600 rpm
c. 3434 rpm
d. 2424 rpm
9. A pump lifts water at a rate of 500 L/s from a source and forced it into a tank of 15 m above the
level of the water at a pressure of 180 kPa. What is the power required in Hp?
a. 171
b. 241
c. 220
d. 510
10. A pump delivers 5m3/min of water from 100 kPa to 350 kPa. The inlet and outlet pipe diameters
are 18cm and 15cm respectively. Both pipes are on the same level. The inlet and outlet
temperatures are both 25oC and the mass density of water is 997 kg/m3. Calculate the pump
work in kW.
a. 12.5
b. 15.6
c. 28.9
d. 21.3
11. A 6-stage centrifugal pump discharges 1500 gpm of water at 1750 rpm with pressure drop of
700 psi. Find the specific speed.
a. 1300 rpm
b. 1200 rpm
c. 1020 rpm
d. 1150 rpm
12. What is the static air power in watts of a fan designed to deliver 1000 m3/hr of air with a static
pressure of 10cm of water column on full delivery?
a. 55.5
b. 89.5
c. 112.5
d. 272.5
13. A blower delivers 250 m3/min of standard air against a back pressure of 12 cm of water while it
is operating at 450 rpm. The efficiency of the blower is 82%. The power, in kW, required to
operate the blower is most nearly:
a. 3.2
b. 4.1
c. 5
d. 6
14. A blower delivers 250 m3/min of standard air against a back pressure of 12 cm of water while it
is operating at 450 rpm. If the speed is increased to 750 rpm what is the new flow rate in
m3/min?
a. 210
b. 295
c. 376
d. 416
15. Find the air power of a blower needed to provide the forced-draft service to a boiler that burns
coal at the rate of 12 metric tons per hour. The air requirements are 120,000 m3/hr, air being
provided under 165 mm water gage by the blower.
a. 34 kW
b. 44 kW
c. 54 kW
d. 64 kW
16. A refrigeration cycle has a coefficient of performance of 5. The power input to the compressor is
5kW. Compute the rate of heat rejection from the refrigerant to the environment.
a. 10 kW
b. 30 kW
c. 45 kW
d. 90 kW
17. An ideal mechanical refrigeration cycle operates using HFC 134a as the refrigerant. Saturated
vapor enters the compressor at -10oC. Saturated liquid leaves the condenser at 2 MPa. The mass
flow rate through the unit is 15 kg/min. Determine the work of the compressor in kw.

Properties of 143a:

At -10oC

hg = 390 kJ/kg, sg = 1.74 kJ/kgK

At 2MPa, s = 1.74 kJ/kgK

h = 445 kJ/kg

At 2 MPa

hf = 300 kJ/kg

a. 13.75
b. 18.75
c. 25.75
d. 30.75
18. A Carnot heat pump uses thermal reservoirs at 27oC and 57oC. How much power does this pump
consume to produce a 100 kW heating effect?
a. 9.1 kW
b. 12.7 kW
c. 15.3 kW
d. 20.7 kW
19. What it the ton of refrigeration required to cool 15,000 lb of fresh meat from a temperature of
89oF to 32oF in 24 hours? Specific heat above freezing of fresh meat is 0.68 Btu/lboF.
a. 2.01 TOR
b. 5.1 TOR
c. 4.1 TOR
d. 4.2 TOR
20. What is the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture at 24oC and a relative humidity of 50% at
101.3 kPa pressure?

From steam table:

Psat @ 24oC = 2.982 kPa

a. 0.954 m3/kg
b. 0.924 m3/kg
c. 0.894 m3/kg
d. 0.854 m3/kg
21. What is the enthalpy of air-vapor mixture at 65% relative humidity and 34oC when the
barometric pressure is 101.3 kPa.

Given: Psat @ 34oC = 5.318 kPa

Hg at 34oC = 2563.6 kJ/kg

a. 90.4 kJ/kg
b. 86.7 kJ/kg
c. 95.5 kJ/kg
d. 87.3 kJ/kg