Department of Mechanical Engineering

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
SAINT PETER'S COLLEGE
Iligan City
FIRST PRELIM QUIZ NO. 1
February 26, 2021

ME 28 – POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

1. A volume of 1 m³ air at 74 mmHg absolute and 28°C is to be investigated for its volume when it is
placed in 76 cmHg absolute and 0°C temperature.

2. Steam expands adiabatically in a turbine fro8m 3000 kPa, 500°C to 500 kPa, 200°C. What is the
effectiveness of the process in percent assuming atmospheric temperature of 23°C?

3. NH3 weighing 30 kg in a tank equipped with a piston has an initial pressure of 510 kPa at 40°C. What is
the work done by the fluid if 5000 kJ heat is needed to heat the NH3 until its pressure difference is at 400
and 150°C respectively?

4. How much total heat energy is supplied to raise the temperature of water if 3000 kWh is needed plus
50% losses?

5. What pressure would push the 50 kg piston upward if its diameter is 1 m?

6. A Central Power Station has an annual factors of load factor of

Load factor = 57%
Capacity factor = 50%
Use factor = 46%
The reversed carried over and above the pick load is 9000 kW. What is the yearly number that it is not in
service?

7. If the capacity factor is 40% and it operates 8050 hours in 1 year, what is its use factor?

8. Determine the utilization factor of a plant which is rated at 100000 kW and actual maximum demand of
80000 kW

9. Estimate the plant capacity of a power plant if its maximum demand is 165 load factor is 80% and
capacity factor 60%

10. Given:
Throttle Steam Flow = 270 × 107 kg
Power Plant Capacity = 200
Annual Gross kWh, Generation = 8 × 108
Fuel Oil Consumption = 2.2 × 108 Liters

Required: Gross Steam Date

11. An air-standard dual cycle operates at 28°C and 101.325 kPa. The compression ratio is 12, cut-off ratio
= 2. If the pressure is doubled at constant volume heat addition process and the maximum temperature is
2600 K, determine the heat added in the constant volume process.

12. In problem 11, find the heat added in the constant Pressure Process.

13. An air standard OTTO cycle with rc = 10 has air entering at 101.325 kPa and 26°C. Heat added is 2000
kJ/kg during combustion process. What is the thermal efficiency?
14. Determine the Net Work in Problem 13 above.

15. Determine the Air-standard Efficiency of an engine operating on Diesel Cycle when the suction pressure
is 100 kPa and the fuel injected for 7% of the stroke, the clearance volume is 6% of the stroke, k = 1.4.

16. Given:
Surrounding temperature = 30°C db and 75% rh
Cooling Tower Water temperature = 60°C, Efficiency Of cooling tower = 70%

Required: GPM water if the total heat rejected from the cooling tower is 3×106 kJ/hr.

17. Given:
Cooling Tower Water = 40°C
Ambient Air at 24°C db and 15 wbt
Leaves at 32°C dbt and 60%RH
Heat rejected = 1000 kJ/s
Efficiency of cooling tower = 70%

Required: Pump Capacity in Liters/s

18. Given:
Entering Cooling Tower:
Water at 115°F, 10000 lbs
Air = 70°F and 65% RH
Leaving Cooling Tower:
Water at 80°F
Air at 110°F and 100% RH

From psychrometric Chart:

At 70°F(21.11°C) and 65% RH
h1 = 47 kJ/kg
v1 = 0.8471 m³/kg
w1 = 0.0101 kJ/kg
From Steam Table at 110°F(47.33°C):
Ps = 8.803 kPa
hg = 2580.2 kJ/kg
Required: volume of air required

19. From Problem 18 above: How much make-up water is needed?

20. From Problem 18 above, what % of heat removed from water is taken by the evaporation? Temperature
of water make-up is 77°F.

GOOD LUCK!

Prepared by:

DATU AYONG-AYONG/PROFESSOR BERNABE Q. SANCHEZ, Ph. D.

Professor VI – ME Department