TEST

COURSE : THERMODYNAMICS

COURSE CODE : BFF2233

COURSE COORDINATOR : DR AHMAD REDZA

DATE : 28 APRIL 2021

DURATION : 2 HOURS

SESSION/SEMESTER : SESSION 2020/2021 SEMESTER II

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:
1. This examination paper consists of TWO (2) questions. Answer ALL questions.
2. All answers to a new question should starts on a new page.
3. All the calculations and assumptions must be clearly stated.
4. Candidates are not allowed to bring any materials other than those allowed by the
invigilator into the examination room.

EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:
NA

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This examination paper consists of THREE (3) printed pages including the front page.
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QUESTION 1 [15 MARKS]

a) A new scale of N of temperature is divided as shown in Figure Q1(a) below. Given the
freezing point of ice is 100oN and 0oC and the boiling point is 400oN and 100oC. Find
the new scale when the temperature given is 150oC.

(3 Marks)

Figure Q1(a)

b) A 1.73m-tall man is completely submerged in a pool with the tip of his head at 50 cm
from the surface of the water. Determine the difference between the pressures acting at
the head and at the toes of the man, in kPa.

(3 Marks)

c) Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/s at a rate of 500
m3/s at a location 90 m above the lake surface as shown in Figure Q1(b). Determine the
total mechanical energy of the river water per unit mass and the power generation
potential of the entire river at that location.

(5 Marks)

Figure Q1(c)

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d) Consider a 15-kW hooded electric open burner in an area where the unit costs of
electricity and natural gas are RM0.30/kWh and RM1.20/therm (1 therm = 105,500 kJ),
respectively. The efficiency of open burners can be taken to be 73 percent for electric
burners and 38 percent for gas burners. Determine the rate of energy consumption and
the unit cost of utilized energy for both electric and gas burners.

(4 Marks)