PLATE 1: COMPRESSOR c. 81.89% d. 67.

48%

Name: ______________________________ 7. Calculate the volumetric efficiency of a single-cylinder,

double acting compressor with a bore and stroke of
INSTRUCTION: Show the necessary solution. 0.45 x 0.45 m. The compressor is tested at 150 rpm
and found to deliver gas from 101.3 kPa and 300°K to
1. 25. A two-stages compressor with first stage piston 675 kPa at a rate of 0.166 m3/s when n =1.33 for
displacement of 94,390 cm3/s is driven by a motor. expansion and compression process.
Motor output is 35 Hp, suction temperature is 22°C, a. 46.39% b. 56.23%
volumetric efficiency is 85%. Mechanical efficiency is c. 48.34% d. 74.23%
95%, the intercooler pressure is 30 psi gage. Air
temperature in and out of the intercooler are 105°C 8. A reciprocating compressor with a 3% clearance
and 44°C. Final discharge pressure is 100 psi gage, receives air at 100 kPa and 300°K and discharges it at
suction estimated 14.5 psi. Find the compression 1.0 MPa. The expansion and compression are
efficiency. polytropic with n = 1.25. There is a 5% pressure drop
a. 77.60% b. 63.34% through the inlet and outlet valves. Find the
c. 87.34% d. 98.23% volumetric efficiency.
a. 76.23% b. 82.50%
2. An air compressor is to compress 8.5 m3/min from 98.56 c. 98.33% d. 65.33%
kPa to 985.6 kPa. Assuming conditions are ideal, and
with n = 1.3, what will be the saving in work due to two 9. A reciprocating compressor has a 5% clearance with a
staging? bore and stroke of 25 x 30 cm. The compressor
a. Zero b. 4.6 kW operates at 50 rpm. The air enters the cylinder at 27°C
c. 5.6 kW d. 3.5 kW and 96 kPa and discharges at 2,000 kPa. If n = 1.3,
determine the compressor power.
3. A single stage air compressor handles 0.454 m3/s of a. 2.34 kW b. 18.45 kW
atmospheric pressure, 27°C air, and delivers it to a c. 27.25 kW d. 34.32 kW
receiver at 652.75 kPa. Its volumetric efficiency on an
isothermal basis is 0.85 and its mechanical efficiency 10. A water-jacketed air compressor handles 0.143 m3/s
is 0.90. If it operates at 350 rpm, what power in kW is air entering at 96.5 kPa and 21°C and leaving at 480
required to drive it? kPa and 132°C; 10.9 kg/hr of cooling water enters the
a. 95 b. 112 jacket at 15°C and leaves at 21°C. Determine the
c. 120 d. 100 compressor power.
a. 26.163 kW b. 17.23 kW
4. A two stage compressor receives 0.50 kg/s of air at 120 c. 34.44 kW d. 19.33 kW
kPa and 300°K and delivers it at 7 MPa. Find the heat
transferred in the intercooler.
a. 118.14 kW b. 124.55 kW
c. 233.34 kW d. 187.34 kW

5. An air compressor is tested, and it is found that the

electric motor used 37.3 kW when the compressor
handled 0.189 m3/s of air at 101.4 kPa and 300 °K and
discharged it at 377.1 kPa. Determine the adiabatic
efficiency.
a. 67.34% b. 76.34%
c. 81.89% d. 92.34%

6. An air compressor is tested, and it is found that the

electric motor used 37.6 kW when the compressor
handled 0.189 m3/s of air at 101.4 kPa and 300°K and
discharged it at 377.1 kPa. Determine the isothermal
efficiency.
a. 67.34% b. 76.34%
 PLATE 2: PUMPS
Name: __________________________
INSTRUCTION: Show the necessary of each problem.
1. The discharge pipe of a pump is 400 mm in diameter
delivers 0.5 m³/sec of water to a building which
maintains a pressure of 100 kPa at a height of 30 m
above the reservoir. If the equivalent head is 2 m, what
power must be furnished by the pump?
a. 211 kW b. 340 kW
c. 480 kW d. 240 kW
2. A centrifugal pump is designed for 1800 rpm and head of
61 m. Determine the speed if impeller diameter is
reduced from 305 mm to 254 mm.
a. 1,000 rpm b. 1,500 rpm
c. 1,250 rpm d. 1,600 rpm
3. Water from a reservoir a 10 m elevation is drawn by a
motor driven pump to an upper reservoir B at 72 m
elevation. Suction and discharge head loss are 0.15 m,
respectively. For discharge rate of 15 li/s, find the power
input to the motor if overall efficiency is 65%.
a. 12.65 kW b. 14.17 kW
c. 23.54 kW d. 45.35 kW
4. The elevation of suction reservoir is 5 m above the pump
centerline and delivers to 85 m elevation tank which
maintain 150 kPa. If 1.5 m³/sec of water is used to deliver
a total head of 3 m, determine the power needed by the
pump.
a. 1,446 kW b. 4,675 kW
b. 2,567 kW d. 3,456 kW
5. Water from a reservoir is pumped over a hill through a
pipe 900 mm in diameter and a pressure of 1 kg/cm² is
maintained at the pipe discharge where the pipe is 85 m
from the pump centerline. The pump has a positive
suction head of 5 m. Pumping rate of the pump at 1000
rpm is 1.5 m³/s. Friction losses is equivalent to 3 m of
head loss. What amount of energy must be furnished by
the pump in kW?
a. 1,372 kW b. 1,234 kW
c. 1,523 kW d. 1,723 kW
6. Water from an open reservoir A at 8 m elevation is
drawn by a motor-driven pump to an open reservoir B
at 70 m elevation. The inside diameter of the suction pipe
is 200 mm and 150 mm for the discharge pipe. The
suction line has a loss of head three times that of the
velocity head in the 200 mm pipe. The discharge line has
a loss of head twenty times that of the velocity head in
the discharge pipeline. The pump centerline is at 4 m.
Overall efficiency of the system is 78%. For a discharge
rate of 10 li/sec, find the power input to the motor and
the pressure gage readings installed just at the outlet
and inlet of the pump in kPag?
a. 3.34 kW b. 6.59 kW
c. 5.45 kW d. 7.84 kW
7. A pump is to deliver 80 gpm of water at 140 degrees
Fahrenheit with a discharge pressure of 150 psig. Suction
pressure indicates 2 inches of mercury vacuum. The
diameter of suction and discharge pipes are 5 inches
and 4 inches, respectively. The pump has an efficiency
of 70%, while the motor efficiency is 80%. Determine
power input to the drive motor.
a. 7.23 kW b. 8.34 kW
c. 2.34 kW d. 9.39 kW
8. Determine the water horsepower and the mechanical
efficiency of a centrifugal water pump which has an
input of 3.5 HP if the pump has an 8 inches nominal size
suction and 6 inches nominal size discharge if it handles
150 gpm of water at 150 degrees Fahrenheit. The suction
line gage shows 4” Hg vacuum and the discharge gage
shows 26 psi. The discharge gage is located 2 feet above
the center of the discharge pipeline and the pump inlet
and discharge lines are at the same elevation.
a. 2.52 HP b. 4.23 HP
c. 6.33 HP d. 8.34 HP
9. A boiler feed pump receives 40 liters per second at 4
MPa and 180 °C. It operates against a total head of 900
m with an efficiency of 60%. Determine the enthalpy
leaving the pump in kJ/kg.
a. 783.45 b. 756.23
c. 773.57 d. 765.23
10. Water from a reservoir is pumped over a hill through a
pipe 450 mm in diameter and a pressure of 1 kg/cm² is
maintained at the summit. Water discharge is 30 m
above the reservoir. The quantity pumped is 0.5 m³/s.
Frictional losses in the discharge and suction pipe and
pump is equivalent to 1.5 m head loss. The speed of the
pump is 800 rpm, what amount of energy must be
furnished by the pump in kW?
a. 202 b. 204
c. 206 d. 208
 PLATE 3: FANS & BLOWERS 30°C. What is the total pressure against which the fan
will operate in cm of water?
Name: __________________________ a. 3.25 b. 2.5
c. 3.75 d. 1.25
INSTRUCTION: Show the necessary of each problem.
6. What horsepower is supplied to air moving at 20 fpm
1. A fan is listed as having the following performances with through a 2 x 3 ft duct under a pressure of 3 in. water
standard air: gage?
Volume discharged = 120 m3/s a. 0.786 hp b. 0.642 hp
Speed = 7.0 rps c. 0.741 hp d. 0.0566 hp
Static pressure = 310 mm water gage
Brake power required = 620 KW 7. Air is flowing in a duct with velocity of 7.62 m/s and a
The system duct will remain the same and the fan will static pressure of 2.16 cm water gage. The duct
discharge the same volume of 120 m3/s of air at 93°C and diameter is 1.22 m, the barometric pressure 99.4 kPa
a barometric pressure of 735 mm Hg when its speed is and the gauge fluid temperature and air temperature
7.0 rps. Find the brake power input and the static are 30C. What is the total pressure of air against
pressure required. which the fan will operate in cm of water?
a. 231 mm water b. 251 mm water a. 3.25 b. 3.75
c. 241 mm water d. 261 mm water c. 2.50 d. 1.25

2. Air enters a fan through a duct at velocity of 6.3 m/s and 8. A fan draws 1.42 m3/s of air at a static pressure of 2.54
an inlet static pressure of 2.5 cm of water less than cm of water through a duct at 300 mm in diameter and
atmospheric pressure. The air leaves the fan through a discharges it through a duct of 275 mm diameter.
duct a t a velocity of 11.24 m/s and a discharge static Determine the static fan efficiency if the total fan
pressure of 7.62 cm of water above the atmospheric mechanical efficiency is 70% and air is measured at
pressure. If the specific weight of the air is 1.20 kg/m3 25C and 760 mm Hg.
and the fan delivers 9.45 m3/s, what is the fan efficiency a. 60% b. 30%
when the power input to the fan is 12.75 kW at the c. 50% d. 40%
coupling?
a. 71.81% b. 91.23% 9. A certain fan delivers 12,000 cfm at a static pressure
c. 81.34% d. 61.34% of 1 in. WG when operating at a speed of 400 rpm and
requires an input of 4 hp. If the same installation
3. A fan delivers 4.7 m3/s at a static pressure of 5.08 cm of 15,000 cfm are desired, what will be the new speed,
water when operating at a speed of 400 rpm. The power and the new power needs?
input required is 2.863 kW. If 7.05 m3/s are desired in the a. 450 rpm, 6.81 hp
same fan and installation, find the pressure in cm of b. 500 rpm, 6.81 hp
water. c. 500 rpm, 7.81 hp
a. 7.62 b. 17.14 d. 450 rpm, 7.81 hp
c. 11.43 d. 5.08
10. A fan whose static efficiency is 40% has a capacity of
4. A fan described in a manufacturer’s table is rated to 60,000 ft3/hr at 60°F and barometer of 30 in Hg and
deliver 500 m3/min at a static pressure (gage) of 254 cm gives a static pressure of 2 in of water column on full
of water when running at 250 rpm and requiring 3.6 kW. delivery. What size of electric motor should be used to
If the fan speed is changed to 305 rpm and air handled drive the fan?
were at 65% instead of standard 21°C, find the power in a. ½ Hp b. 1 Hp
kW. c. 2 Hp d. 1 ½ Hp
a. 3.82 b. 5.08
c. 4.66 d. 5.68

5. Air is flowing in a duct with velocity of 7.62 m/s and

static pressure of 2.16 cm water gauge. The duct
diameter is 1.22 m, the barometric pressure 99.4 kPa and
the gage fluid temperature and air temperature are