In a gas unit, air enters the combustion chamber at 550 kPa, 227°C and 43 m/s.

The products
of combustion leave the combustor at 511 kPa, 1004°C and 180 m/s. Liquid fuel enters with a
heating value of 43,000 kJ/kg. For fuel-air ratio of 0.0229, what is the combustor efficiency
in percent?
A. 70.38% B. 79.38% C. 75.38% D. 82.38%
Kerosene is pumped into an aircraft fuel tank through a hose that has an inside diameter of 4
cm. If the velocity of the kerosene is 8 m/s through the hose, determine the mass flow rate.
Assume that the kerosene has a density of 800 kg/m³.
A. 7.06 kg/s B. 7.56 kg/s C. 8.06 kg/s D. 8.56 kg/s
Two kilogram of air in a rigid tank changes its temperature from 32°C to 150°C. Find the
work done during the process.
A. 236 B. 170 C. 195 D. 0

Determine the atmospheric pressure at a location where barometric reading is 740 mm Hg

and gravitational acceleration is g = 9.7 m/s2. Assume the temperature of mercury to be
10°C, at which the density is 13,570 kg/m3.
A. 99.45 kPa B. 97.41 kPa C. 95.44 kPa D. 98.66 kPa
The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 930 mbars at the beginning of a hiking trip and 780
mbars at the end. Neglecting the effect of altitude on local gravitational acceleration,
determine the vertical distance climbed. Assume g = 9.7 m/s2.
A. 1274.21 m B. 1289.00 m C. 1267.34 m D. 1583.34 m
An ideal gas at 0.80 atmospheres and 87°C occupies 0.450 liter. How many moles are in the
sample? (R = 0.0821 liter-atm/mole-K).
A. 0.0002 mole B. 0.0378 mole C. 0.0122 mole D. 0.0091 mole
A Diesel cycle has a cut-off ratio of 2.20 and a compression ratio of 10. Find the cycle
efficiency.
A. 55.10% B. 59.735% C. 52.23% D. 62.37%
A diesel cycle has an initial temperature of 27°C. If the cut-off ratio is 2.50 and compression
ratio is 12, find the maximum cycle temperature.
A. 1634.4°C B. 1753.44°C C. 2010.3°C D. 1983.4°C
A diesel cycle, which takes in air at 1 bar and 26°C, has a compression ratio of 19. Calculate
the operating clearance in percent.
A. 8.08 B. 8.56 C. 7.52 D. 5.55
A pump in a municipality’s water-supply system receives water from the filtration beds and
pumps it up to the top of a water tower. The tower’s height is 35 m, and the inlet piping to the
pump is 2 m below the pump’s intake. The water temperature is 20 C, measured at both the
inlet and the discharge from the pump. The mass flow rate through the pump is 100 kg/s, the
diameter of the inlet piping is 25 cm, and the diameter of the discharge piping is 15 cm.
Determine the power required by the pump.
A. 77.3 kW B. 33.77 kW C. 34.42 kW D. 42.34 Kw
An adiabatic tank containing air is used to power an air turbine during times of peak power
demand. The tank has a volume of 500 m3 and contains air at 1000 kPa and 500 K.
Determine the mass remaining when the pressure reaches 100 kPa.
A. 273.37 kg B. 672.73 kg C. 772.73 k D. 227.73 kg
Determine the air-fuel ratio on a molar basis for the complete combustion of octane, with
theoretical amount of air.
A. 95.5 kgair/kgfuel B. 59.9 kgair/kgfuel C.59.5 kgair/kgfuel D. 55.9 kgair/kgfuel
During a steady state operation, a gearbox receives 60 kW throughout the input shaft and
delivers power through the output shaft. For the gearbox as the system, the rate of energy
transfer is by convection, h = 0.171 kW/m2-K is the heat transfer coefficient, A = 1.0 m2 is
the outer surface area of the gearbox, Tb = 300 K (27°C) is the temperature at the outer
surface, Tf = 293 K (20°C) is the temperature of the surroundings away from the immediate
vicinity of the gearbox. Determine the power delivered to the output shaft in kW if the heat
transfer rate is -1.2 kW.
A.98.8 kW B. 78.8 kW C. 68.8 kW D. 58.8 kW

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