SET A

Prof. Enh. 2
QUIZ 2 Fluid Machineries
April 21, 2022

Name: ___________________________________________ Course & Year: _________

1. An air compressor which operates at 900 rpm has a piston displacement of

4500 cm3. Determine the mass flow rate of air at standard density considering
that the volumetric efficiency is 77%.
a. 224.53 kg/hr c. 314.57 kg/hr
b. 324.35 kg/hr d. 137.54 kg/hr

2. If the power to drive shaft is 7 Hp and the mechanical efficiency is 75%,

what is the actual compressor power?
a. 5 HP c. 2 HP
b. 3 HP d. 4 HP

3. A blower operating at 15,000 rpm compresses air from 68°F and 14.7 psia
to 10 psig. The design flow is 1350 cfm and at this point the BHp is 80.
Determine the efficiency of the blower at the design point.
a. 48.41 HP c. 55.62 HP
b. 40.54 HP d. 57.65 HP

4. A pump delivers 20 cfm of water having a density of 62 lb/ft3. The suction

and discharge gage reads 5 in. Hg vacuum and 30 psi respectively. The
discharge gage is 5 ft above the suction gage. If pump efficiency is 70%,
what is the motor power?
a. 5.31 HP c. 4.31 HP
b. 3.31 HP d. 6.31 HP

5. A double suction centrifugal pump delivers 3 m3/s of water at a head of

15 m and running at 1200 rpm. Calculate the specific speed of the pump.
a. 9958.46 rpm c. 16,000 rpm
b. 12,110.64 rpm d. 17,000 rpm

6. A turbo compressor is a gas turbine plant is used to compress 10kg/s air

from an initial pressure of 102 kPa to a discharge pressure of 622 kPa, with
inlet and discharge temperature measure at 297 K and 527 K respectively. The
compressor inlet pipe is 50 cm I.D and the discharge pipe is 20 cm I.D. Find
the inlet and discharge velocities of air.
a. 42.56 m/s, 77,40 m/s c. 45.45 m/s, 57.45 m/s
b. 34.72 m/s, 76.56 m/s d. 54.45 m/s, 56.7 m/s
7. A single stage double acting reciprocating compressor is guaranteed to
deliver 0.236 m3/s of free air with a clearance factor of 3% and suction
conditions of 100 kPa and 21°C and delivery pressure of 725 kPa. When tested
under these conditions, it satisfies the manufactures guarantee, and test
results shows that compression and re-expansion curve follows PV1.34 = C. A
75 kW, 750 rpm, 3 phase, 440 V motor is used for drive. What is the piston
displacement of the unit?
a. 262 L/s c. 162 L/s
b. 251 L/s d. 151 L/s

8. A 0.70 m vane axial fan is running at 2000 rpm delivers 7.5 m3/s against
0.08 m static pressure thereby consuming 12 BkW. If the fan wheel diameter
is increased from 0.70 m to 0.76 m, so that the diameter ratio if 1.10:1,
what is the new static pressure?
a. 0.10 m c. 0.13 m
b. 0.09 m d. 0.15 m

9. A centrifugal pump operating at 1800 rpm develops a total head of 200 ft

at a capacity of 2500 gpm. What is the specific speed?
a. 1590 rpm c. 1650 rpm
b. 1690 rpm d. 1550 rpm

10. A water pump develops a total head of 200 ft. The pump efficiency if 80%
and the motor efficiency is 87.5%. If the power rate is 1.5 cents per kw-
hr, what is the power cost for pumping 100 gal?
a. 34 cents per hour c. 2.34 cents per hour
b. 1.34 cents per hour d. 3.34 cents per hour

11. A 5 kW motor is used to drive an air compressor. Determine the compressor

work if the compressor efficiency is 72%.
a. 3.6 kW c. 3.9 kW
b. 2.5 kW d. 4.3 kW

12. Reciprocating compressor is to compress 47 L/s of dry air from 1 atm and
32°C to 6 atm. The clearance in the compressor is 0.05 and the over-all
efficiency is 65.6%. Calculate the actual power required to drive the
compressor assuming isentropic compression and the piston displacement if
the compressor is double acting and operating at 200 strokes per minute.
a. 17 kW, 8.1 L c. 15 kW, 5.1 L
b. 20 kW, 9.1 L d. 18 kW, 7.6 L

13. What horsepower is supplied to air moving at 20 fpm through a 2 x 3 ft

duct under a pressure of 3 in. WC
 a. 0.057 HP c. 0.123 HP
b. 0.043 HP d. 0.241 HP

14. In a test of a centrifugal pump driven by an electric motor, the suction

pipe is 10 in. in diameter and its gage indicates a partial vacuum of 2.5 ft
of water. The discharge pipe is 5 in. in diameter, is 2 ft higher than the
suction gage and shows a pressure of 50 ft of water. If the pump is
discharging 1.6 ft3/s and the electrical power input is 12 kW, what pump
efficiency is indicated assuming motor efficiency of 85%?
a. 60% c. 75%
b. 70% d. 65%

15. A pump is operated by motor developing 30 kW and is delivering water at

a pressure of 200 psig. If the pump is drawing water from a lake 20 ft below
the centerline and the mechanical and hydraulic efficiency may be assumed to
be 97% and 65% respectively; estimate the amount of water discharge in
gallons per minute.
a. 358.26 gpm c. 208.26 gpm
b. 258.26 gpm d. 308.26 gpm

16. A two stage double acting reciprocating compressor is rated at 100 L/s
of free air. It compresses the air according to the relation PV1.32 = C, from
100 kPa initial pressure with temperature of 32°C to 800 kPa delivery
pressure when operating at 200 rpm and a clearance factor of 8% in each
cylinder. Calculate the work input to the compressor.
a. 23.72 kW c. 25.75 kW
b. 33.72 kW d. 35.75 kW

17. A single cylinder, double acting reciprocating compressor is designed to

handle 3000 cm3 of air at 99 kPa per revolution. The air is to be compressed
to 594 kPa according to the PV1.32 = C. The clearance factor is to be 6% and
the stroke to bore ratio is unity. Assume that displacement of crank end and
head end are to be same and no pressure drop in valves. Calculate the cylinder
dimensions in mm.
a. 132 mm bore and 132 mm stroke
b. 132 mm bore and 152 mm stroke
c. 142 mm bore and 142 mm stroke
d. 162 mm bore and 162 mm stroke

18. A fan delivers 4.7 m3/s at a static pressure of 5.08 cm of water when
operating at speed of 400 rpm. If the power input required is 2.963 kW and
if on the same installation 7.05 m3/s is desired, find the static pressure
in cm of water?
a. 12.43 cm of H2O c. 10.43 cm of H2O
b. 9.43 cm of H2O d. 11.43 cm of H2O
19. A pump running at 1000 rpm deliver water against a head of 300 m. If the
pump speed will be increased to 1500 rpm, what is the change in head.
a. 575 m c. 675 m
b. 375 m d. 475 m

20. A boiler feed pump receives 130 cfm of water with specific volume of
0.0025 m3/kg at a head of 800 m. If the pump efficiency is 64%, what is the
output of the driving motor?
a. 299.21 kW c. 250.34 kW
b. 350.16 kW d. 299.64 kW
21. A single acting, single stage reciprocating compressor is required to
deliver 50 kg per hour from 100 kPa and 35°C conditions to 900 kPa delivery
pressure. The compression is expected to follow PV1.25 = C. Determine the
required power of the compressor under ideal conditions.
a. 3.28 kW c. 3.75 kW
b. 4.28 kW d. 4.75 kW

22. A double acting compressor with piston displacement of 0.05 m3 per stroke
operates at 500 rpm. The clearance factor is 5% and it receives air at 100
kPa and discharges it at 600 kPa. The compression and re-expansion curve are
polytropic with n = 1.3. Determine the free air capacity of the compressor
in m3/s.
a. 0.710 m3/s c. 0.160 m3/s
b. 0.170 m3/s d. 0.610 m3/s

23. What horsepower is supplied of air moving at 25 fpm through an air duct
2 ft x 3 ft? Fan pressure is 4 in. of water column.
a. 0.0945 HP c. 0.0495 HP
b. 0.495 HP d. 0.849 HP

24. A closed tank contains liquified butane gas whose specific gravity is
0.60. The tank pressure is 1.6 Mpa gage which is also the equilibrium vapor
pressure of butane at the pumping temperature. Suction line losses is 1.5 m
of gas and the static elevation gain is 4 m. What is the net positive suction
head available (NPSH)?
a. 2.5 m c. 3.5 m
b. 1.5 m d. 1.7 m

25. Calculate the impeller diameter of the centrifugal pump that requires 15
m head to deliver water if pump speed is 1500 rpm.
a. 218.43 mm c. 345.75 mm
b. 300.75 mm d. 276.45 mm