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1. A vacuum gage connected to a tank reads 30 kPa at a location where the barometric reading is 755 mm Hg.
Determine the absolute pressure in the tank.
A. 70.6 kPa B. 84.23 kPa C. 90.34 kPa D. 98.45 kPa
2. Determine the pressure exerted on a diver at 30 m below the free surface of the sea. Assume a barometric
pressure of 101 kPa and the specific gravity of sea water is 1.03.
A. 404 kPa B. 410 kPa C. 420 kPa D. 430 kPa
3. A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 60 N on the piston. If the atmospheric pressure is 95
kPa, determine the pressure inside the cylinder.
A. 108.20 kPa B. 112.56 kPa C. 123.4 kPa D. 137.40 kPa
5. If the oF scale thrice the oC scale, what are the value oF and oC?
A. 26.67oC and 50oF B. 26.67oC and 80oF
C. 16.67oC and 70oF D. 56.67oC and 60oF
6. Water enters the heater at 30oC and leaves at 150 oF, what is the temperature difference in oC?
A. 25.55 oC B. 35.55 oC C. 45.55 oC D. 55.55 oC
7. A 5 kg plastic tank that has a volume of 0.2 m3 is filled with liquid water. Assuming the density of water is 1000
kg/m3, determine the weight of the combine system.
A. 195 kg B. 200 kg C. 205 kg D. 210 kg
8. Determine the mass of the air contained in a room whose dimensions are 15 ft x 20 ft x 20 ft. Assume that
the density of the air is 0.0724 lbm/ft3.
A. 11.49 slugs B. 13.49 slugs C. 15.49 slugs D. 17.49 slugs
9. The water flows in the channel 200 mm x 300 mm at the rate of 2 m/sec. What is the volume flow in ft3/sec?
A. 1.24 ft3/s B. 2.24 ft3/s C. 3.24 ft3/s D. 4.24 ft3/s
10. Two gaseous streams are mixed together with one stream contains a diameter of 120 mm and specific gravity of
0.86 and speed of 5 m/s and on the other stream is 150 mm and density of 890 kg/m3 at 2 m/s. Find the mass
flow rate at the exit if diameter of exit is 200 mm.
A. 65 kg/s B. 70 kg/s C. 75 kg/s D. 80 kg/s
11. In one section of water flow the pressure is 1500 kPa. If internal energy is 20 kJ/kg find the enthalpy at this
point.
A. 21.50 kJ/kg B. 23.50 kJ/kg C. 25.50 kJ/kg D. 27.50 kJ/kg
12. In a constant temperature process at 150 oC, heat is transferred with an entropy change of 0.5 kJ/K.
Determine the heat added to the system.
A. 201.50 kJ B. 211.50 kJ C. 221.50 kJ D. 231.50 kJ
13. Two hundred kg of water is added to 4 000 kg of alcohol with specific gravity of 0.8. Determine the
specific volume after mixing, m3/kg.
A. 0.00124 B. 0.02124 C. 0.00124 D. 0.000124
14. A batch of concrete consisted of 240 lb fine aggregate, 380 lb coarse aggregate, 100 lb cement, and 5 gallons
water. The specific gravity of the sand and gravel may be taken as 2.65 and that of the cement as 3.10. How
much by weight of cement is required to produce one cubic yard?
A. 547.14 lb/yd3 B. 647.14 lb/yd3 C. 747.14 lb/yd3 D. 847.14 lb/yd3
15. A vessel has a pressure of 200 kPag. The atmospheric pressure is 10 m of water equivalent. Find the absolute
pressure in m of water.
A. 28.39 m of H2O B. 30.39 m of H2O
C. 32.39 m of H2O D. 34.39 m of H2O
16. Water flows in a pipe at the rate of 10 kg/s. If speed of flow is 10 m/s, find the pipe diameter.
A. 30.23 mm B. 35.68 mm C. 38.39 mm D. 42.39 mm
17. R-134a flows in a pipe at 30 oC with a specific volume of 0.04434 m3/kg. The internal energy and enthalpy of R-
134a are 250.8 kJ/kg and 273.0 kJ/kg respectively. Find the pressure of the refrigerant in MPa.
A. 0.5 B. 0.4 C. 0.3 D. 0.1
18. Water is heated on an electrical range with a power rating of 1.5 kW for a period of 18 minutes. The initial and
final temperatures of the water are 15oC and 85oC and 70% of electrical heat is transferred to the water. What is
the amount of water?
A. 1.4 kg B. 3.9 kg C. 5.5 kg D. 9.2 kg
19. A new temperature scale is to be used where freezing and boiling temperatures of water are at 100 0N and 500 0N
respectively. Calculate the absolute zero in degrees oN.
A. -460 B. -992.6 C. -273.15 D. -100
20. The increase of enthalpy of a certain gas is 141.9 kJ when the pressure increases from 103.448 kPa to
1034.48 kPa and the volume decreases from 0.4772 cu. m to 0.0745 cu. m. Find the change of internal energy in
kJ.
A. 121.45 B. 114.25 C. 141.5 D. 154.21
21. In a constant temperature, closed system process, 120 kJ of heat is transferred to the working fluid at 38 oC.
What is the change of entropy of the working fluid in kJ/K.
A. 0.683 B. 0.386 C. 0.854 D. 0.92
22. Five hundred kilocalories of heat is added to 2 kg of water at 80 oC. How much steam is produced?
A. 0.85 kg B. 1 kg C. 1.1 kg D. 1.25 kg
23. An engineer carried an aneroid barometer from the ground floor to his office atop a building. On the
ground level, the barometer reads 102.5 KPa absolute; topside it reads 95 kPa absolute. Assuming that
the average air density was 1.2 kg/m3, estimate the height of the hotel.
A. 500 m B. 550 m C. 580 m D. 637 m
24. The fluid in a manometer tube is 60% water and 40% alcohol (SG = 0.80). What is the manometer fluid height
difference if a 10 kPa pressure difference is applied across the two ends of the manometer?
A. 1.27 m B. 1.5 m C. 1.75 m D. 1.18 m
25. One hundred grams of water is mixed to 150 grams of alcohol (density = 790 kg/m3). Calculate the specific
volume of the solution assuming that it is mixed completely.
A. 1.2 cm3/gm B. 1.5 cm3/gm C. 1.75 cm3/gm D. 2.0 cm3/gm
26. A fluid flows through 20 tubes on a single cooler with a velocity of 5 m/s. The tube inside diameter is 40 mm and
a fluid density of 0.80 gram/ml. What is the volume flow rate in gpm?
A. 996 B. 1075 C. 1394 D. 1992
27. A double purpose tank 18 ft wide, 24 ft long and 4 ft depth is filled with water. What is the weight of water in the
tank in long tons?
A. 49 tons B. 48 tons C. 54 tons D. 50 tons
28. Oil flow through 16 tubes on a single cooler with a velocity of 2 m/s. The internal diameter of the tube is 30mm
and oil density is 0.85 gm/ml. Find the volume flow in liters per second.
A. 22.62 B. 32.22 C. 62.22 D. 42.62
29. 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
30. 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 0C, 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
32. What is the potential energy of a 300 kg body if it strikes the ground from a 50 m elevation?
A. 127.15 kJ B. 137.15 kJ C. 147.15 kJ D. 157.15 kJ
33. Five kilograms water enters the heater at 25oC and leaves the heater at 180oF. Determine the heat added in kw.
A. 1198 kW B. 1298 kW C. 1398 kW D. 1498 kW
34. Water enters the condenser at 30 oC which has a mass of 3 kg/s. If heat added is 100 kW, determine the
outlet temperature in oC.
A. 37.96 oC B. 39.96 oC C. 41.96 oC D. 43.96 oC
35. The enthalpy of air is increased by 140 kJ/kg in a compressor. The rate of air flow is 16.42 kg/min. The power
input is 48.2 kW. What is the heat loss from the compressor?
A. 9.88 kW B. 10.56 kW C. 12.39 kW D. 15.35 kW
36. Steam enters a turbine 80 lbs of steam per minute with an enthalpy of 1700 Btu/lb and velocity of 98 ft/sec. It
leaves the turbine at 1400 Btu/lb at 880 ft/sec. The heat loss is 90,000 Btu/hr. Find the horsepower output of
the turbine.
A. 304.56 hp B. 483.45 hp C. 501.62 hp D. 601.62 hp
37. Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of 3620 kJ/kg at 75 m/s and leaves the same stage with an
enthalpy of 2800 kJ/kg at 128 m/s. Calculate the work done by steam.
A. 514.62 kJ/kg B. 614.62 kJ/kg C. 714.62 kJ/kg D. 814.62 kJ/kg
38. A steam turbine developed 2372.20 Hp when its inlet condition is 1300 Btu/lb enthalpy and 400 ft/sec velocity
and steam flow of 200 lb/min. The exit enthalpy is 800 Btu/lb. Find the exit velocity.
A. 50 fps B. 52 fps C. 54 fps D. 56 fps
39. The mass flow rate of the gas in a gas turbine is 40 kg/sec. The specific enthalpy and velocity in the inlet are
1300 kJ/kg and 160 m/sec respectively while in the outlet are 350 kJ/kg and 50 m/s respectively. Calculate
the power output in kW of the turbine if there is a heat loss of 1000 kW.
A. 37462 B. 34605 C. 41872 D. 30405
40. A house is to be heated by hot water that receives heat from a furnace. Air with an enthalpy of 305 kJ/kg and
fuel with an enthalpy of 45360 kJ/kg enters the furnace and the gases leaving have an enthalpy of 608 kJ/kg.
There are 17 kg of air per kg of fuel and the water for heating receives 18.3 kW of heat by circulating through
the furnace. What is the fuel consumption in kg/hr?
A. 1,863 B. 1,289 C. 1,664 D. 1,071
41. Air in a 10 m3 tank has a pressure of 500 kPa and temperature of 40 oC. Determine the mass of air in the
tank.
A. 44.66 kg B. 55.66 kg C. 66.66 kg D. 77.66 kg
42. The pressure and temperature of the vessel is 380 kPa and 60 oC, what is the density of air in kg/m3?
A. 3.976 kg/m3 B. 4.976 kg/m3 C. 5.976 kg/m3 D. 6.976 kg/m3
45. An automobile tire is inflated to 35 psig at 54 oF. After being driven, the temperature rises to 80 oF. Determine
the final gage pressure assuming volume remains constant.
A. 36.51 psig B. 37.51 psig C. 38.51 psig D. 39.51 psig
46. An air bubble from the bottom of a lake becomes triple itself as it reaches on the water surface. How deep is the
lake?
A. 10.65 m B. 15.65 m C. 20.65 m D. 25.65 m
47. Find the mass of ammonia in the 100 ft3 tank having a pressure of 70 psi at 120 oF.
A. 11.61 lb B. 19.12 lb C. 24.34 lb D. 31.61 lb
48. If the initial pressure of ideal gas at 110 kPa is compressed to one-half its original volume and to twice its original
temperature, what is the final pressure?
A. 400 kPa B. 410 kPa C. 430 kPa D. 440 KPa
49. A thermodynamic system contains 10 cubic meters of air at 300 kPa and 127 oC. The weight of this system
in
N is _______.
A. 93 B. 127 C. 192 D. 256
50. Air in a closed piston-cylinder device arranged to maintain a pressure of 400 kPa is heated from 27 0C to 227 oC.
Initially the volume of the air is one liter. What is the final volume of the air?
A. 0.5 liter B. 0.00167 m3 C. 2.4 liters D. 0.036 m3
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