Round 1 - Easy

Q.1 – Fluid Mechanics

The surface tension of water is 0.072 N/m. Find the weight of water support in a capillarity tube with
radius 0.15mm?

A. 38 μN D. 68 μN
B. 48 μN E. 78 μN
C. 58 μN

Q.2 – Dynamics

A pendulum with a concentrated mass (m) is suspended vertically and held by a weightless rod pivoted
in the ceiling. Compute the angle that the rod makes with the vertical if a 2ft/s2 horizontal acceleration
is applied?

A. 3.55° D. 4.85°
B. 2.25° E. 5.35°
C. 1.05°

Q.3 – Mechanical Vibration

A spring has a natural length of 12” and stretches by 1” when acted by a 10lb force. Find the work
required to stretch the spring from 13” to 15” of length?

A. 4.53 ft-lb D. 5.25 ft-lb

B. 6.81 ft-lb E. 3.33 ft-lb
C. 10.01 ft-lb

Q.4 – Physics

A measure of the flow of electric field through a surface.

A. Short Circuit D. Current

B. Voltage E. Electric Flux
C. Radiation

Q.5 – Fluid Machinery

A compressor handling air at 16.42 kg/min uses 48.2 kW of power to increase the enthalpy by 139.586
kJ/kg. Compute the flow of energy rejected in the process.

A. 20 kW D. 10kJ
B. 20kJ E. 1kW
C. 10kW
Q.6 – Thermodynamics

Which of the following is a non-thermodynamic point function relation?

𝜕𝑢
A. 𝐶𝑣 = (𝜕𝑇 ) 𝑣
𝜕𝑣 𝜕𝑃
B. 𝐶𝑝 − 𝐶𝑣 = 𝑇(𝜕𝑇)𝑝 (𝜕𝑇 ) 𝑣
C. 𝜕𝑞 = 𝑑𝑢 + 𝑑𝑤
D. Maxwell’s relation

Q.7 – Thermodynamics

States that the heat transfer from a low temperature to a high temperature reservoir is impossible
without external work on the system?

A. Kelvin-Plank statement
B. Clausius statement
C. Von Mises-Hencky criterion
D. Clausius-Clapeyron relation
E. None of the above

Q.8 – Engineering materials

When a metal is cold worked all of the following generally occurs EXCEPT:

A. Recrystallization temperature decreases

B. Ductility Decreases
C. Grains become equi-axed
D. Tensile Strength increases
E. Slip or twinning occurs

Q.9 – Engineering Economy

If Php 200 is deposited in a savings account at the beginning of each of 15 years and the account draws
interest at 7% per year compounded annually, the numerical value of the account at the end of 15 years
will be:

A. 7230 C. 6210 E. 5001

B. 6940 D. 5380

Q.10 – Machine Design

A vice using the square thread can withstand the maximum load of 650N & Torque of 45- N-m having
pitch width I = 4 mm. what is the efficiency of the square thread?

A. 50% D. 84%
B. 68% E. 92%
C. 76%
Q.11 – Engineering Dynamics

A body moves so that during the first part of its motion its distance (S) in inches from the starting point
is 𝑆 = 6.8𝑡 3 − 10𝑡 (t in seconds).

Calculate the acceleration in 3 seconds

A. 172.8 in/s2 D. 61.2 in/s2

B. 122.4 in/s2 E. 212.4 in/s2
C. 89.3 in/s2

Q.12 – Mathematics

One root of 𝑥 3 − 8𝑥 − 3 = 0

A. 6 C. 4 E. 2
B. 5 D. 3

Round 2 – Moderate

Q.13 – Machine Design

A thin hollow sphere of radius 10” and thickness 0.1’ is subjected to an internal pressure of 100psi. What
is the maximum normal stress on an element on the sphere?

A. 5 ksi C. 10ksi E. 20 ksi

B. 7.07 ksi D. 14.1 ksi

Q.14 – Engineering Economy

A piece of property is purchased for ₱ 10, 000 and yields a ₱ 1000 yearly profit. If the property is solid
after 5 years, what is the minimum price to break-even if interest rate is 6%?

A. ₱ 5,000.00 D. ₱ 8,314.00
B. ₱ 6,554.00 E. ₱ 10,000.00
C. ₱ 7,743.00

Q.15 – Fluid mechanics

A funnel is full of water. The volume of the upper part is 5.83𝑓𝑡 3 with 2𝑓𝑡 2 area and the volume of the
lower part is 2.5𝑓𝑡 3 with 0.5𝑓𝑡 2 area. Considering a 10ft height, what is the force tending to push the
plug out of the bottom end.

A. 540 lbs D. 350 lbs

B. 483 lbs E. 312 lbs
C. 402 lbs
Q.16 – Power Plant Engineering

An engine burns a liter of fuel each 12 minutes. The fuel has a relative density of 0.8 and a heating value
of 45 MJ/kg. The engine has a brake thermal efficiency of 25%. What is the brake horsepower of the
engine?

A. 16.76 Hp C. 38.23Hp E. 56.12Hp

B. 23.12 Hp D. 52.54Hp

Q.17 – Fluid Machinery

A pump driven by an electric motor moves 25gpm of water to an elevation of 245ft. the pump and
motor efficiency are 64% and 84% respectively. What size of motor is required?

A. 8.5 hp D. 4.67 hp
B. 23.7 hp E. 2.9hp
C. 33.17 hp

Q.18 – A mechanical draft cooling tower cools the water from 60°C to 25°C at the rate of 10.23x106 slug
per hour. Atmospheric air enters the tower at 20°C and leaves at 35°C. The fan is driven by a 7360kW
motor. The mass flow rate of the air into the cooling tower in kg per second is:

A. 321, 306 kg/s C. 101,764 kg/s E. 291,269 kg/s

B. 501,003 kg/s D. 402,977 kg/s

Q.19 – Internal Combustion Engines

Determine the stoichiometric air fuel ratio on mass basis of one mole of dodecane, 𝐶12 𝐻26.

A. 14.51 C. 16.63 E. 18.32

B. 15.34 D. 17.11

Round 3 – Hard

Q.20 – Fluid Mechanics

Water flows through a perfect nozzle in the side of a tank. The water level is held constant 20ft above
the ground. What height should the nozzle be to make the stream travel a maximum horizontal distance
before it strikes the ground.

A. 14ft C. 12ft E. 10ft

B. 13ft E. 11ft
Q.21 – Heat Transfer

A large hollow sphere has an outside radius of 1m and is made of polyesterene foam with a thickness of
2cm. A heat source inside keeps the inner surface 7.4°C hotter than the outer surface. Compute the
power that is produced by the heat source when an internal conductivity of polyesterene is 0.033W/m-
°K

A. 506.6 W C. 361.7 W E. 150.4 W

B. 403.2 W D. 206.4 W

Q.22 – Thermodynamics

Air in a piston-cylinder occupies 0.12 m3 at 552 KPa. The air expands in a reversible adaiabatic process,
doing work on the piston until the volume is 0.24 m3 . Determine the work of the system.

A. 40.1 kJ C. 62.1 kW E. 22.61 kW

B. -40.1 kJ D. -62.1 kJ

Q.23 – Hydro-Electric Power Plant

The difference in elevation between the surface of the water in a storage reservoir and the intake to the
turbine is 132.4 ft. During a test the pressure head at the latter point is 126.6 ft and the discharge is
44.5cfs. What is the pipeline efficiency of the 30” dia. penstock?

A. 79.4% C. 85.3% E. 81.2%

B. 91.1% D. 96.6%

Q.24 – Heat Transfer

Calculate the energy transfer rate across a 6” brick wall with a temperature difference of 50°C. The
thermal conductivity of the wall is 0.65 BTU/hr-°F at the temperature interest.

A. 285 W/m2 C. 112 W/m2 E. 312 W/m2

B. 369 W/m2 D. 429 W/m2