1.

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature one lb of that substance one degree farhenheit
is:
a. BTU b. specific heat c. latent heat d. relative heat
2. What atmospheric pressure on a planet if the absolute pressure is 10kPa and the gage pressure is 20
kPa?
a. 80kPa b.100 kPa c. 70kPa d.90 kPa
3. In a mechanical steam trap, what added benefit does the automatic air vent offer to a float trap? a) It
stops the trap from freezing in cold weather.
b) The trap can be use on larger backpressures
c) It significantly increases the cold start-up capacity of the trap
d) The condensate orifice can be the same size for all pressure gauges

4. A bicycle tire has a volume of 580 cu. cm. It is inflated with carbon dioxide to pressure of 75 psi at
20°C. How many grams of carbon dioxide are contained in the tire?
a. 5.98g b. 5.42g c. 5.24g d.5.89g
5. What is a common cause of water hammer in drying coils?
a) Wet steam supplied to the coil
b) Too low a steam pressure onto the coil
c) Condensate has to lift after the steam trap
d) The coil falling in the direction of steam flow

6 .A heat exchanger is designed to operate without waterlogging of the steam space. What is the usual
choice of trap for its drainage?
a) Thermostatic trap b) Inverted bucket trap
c) Thermodynamic trap d) Float trap with thermostatic air vent

7. Which of the following statements is true?

a) Bimetallic steam traps are an ideal choice for rotating cylinders
b) Rotating cylinders can not suffer from steam locking
c) Strainers cannot be fitted to float traps which have a steam lock release
d) Air vents around the thermodynamic and inverted bucket traps can considerably improve start-up
times

8. Which of the following is true regarding the relation of rk and re for spark-ignition engine, where rk =
compression ratio while re = expansion ratio?
a) rk = re b) rk < re c) rk >re d) re is not considered in the sparkignition engine

9.The heat rejected by the working substance to the regenerator in the Stirling cycle is:
a) Equal to the heat absorbed by the working substance from the regenerator
b) Not equal to the heat absorbed by the working substance from the regenerator
c) Dependent on the value of temperature in the heat addition process
d) Measured during the constant temperature heat rejection process

10. How do you call the ratio of the product of a convective heat transfer coefficient and the critical
radius of the insulator to that of the thermal conductivity of the insulator?
a) Biot number b) Prandlt number c) Nusselt number d) Reynolds number
PROBLEM NO. A: Steam in a heating system flows through tubes whose outer diameter is D1=3 cm and
whose walls are maintained at a temperature of 120°C. Circular aluminum fins (k=180 W/m · °C) of outer
diameter D2=6 cm and constant thickness t= 2 mm are attached to the tube. The space between the fins
is 3 mm, and thus there are 200 fins per meter length of the tube. Heat is transferred to the surrounding
air at T=25°C, with a combined heat transfer coefficient of h 60 W/m2 · °C.

11. PROBLEM NO. A - Determine the area of no fins per meter.

a. 0.942 cm2 b.0. 0942mm2 c.9.mm2 d.0.0942 m2

12 PROBLEM NO. A - Determine the heat transfer of no fins per meter of its length.
a. 537W b. 573W c.375W d. None of the above

13. PROBLEM NO. A -Determine the efficiency of the circular fins attached to a circular tube.
a. 2.70 b.2.07 c.1.22 d. None of the above

14. PROBLEM NO. A -Determine the area of the fin portion of the tube.
a. 0.00462 m2 b. 0.00624 m2 c. 0.00242 m2 d. None of the above

16. PROBLEM NO. A -Determine the heat transfer of the fin portion of the tube.
a. 25.0 W b. 29.0 W c.45.55 W d. None of the above

15. PROBLEM NO. A -Determine the heat transfer if the portion of the tube is unfinned.
a. 6.10W b. 1.60 W c. 1.06 W d. None of the above

16. PROBLEM NO. A - Noting that there are 200 fins and thus 200 intervein spacings per meter length of
the tube, the total heat transfer from the finned tube becomes?
a. 3250 W b. 53320W c. 6000 W d. None of the above

17. PROBLEM NO. A - Determine the increase in heat transfer from the tube per meter of its length.
a.4783W b. 4837 W c.4378W d. None of the above

PROBLEM NO. B: A Francis turbine is installed with a vertical tube. The pressure gage located at the
penstock leading to the turbine casing, reads 400kPa and velocity of water at the inlet is 7.5 m/sec. The
discharge is 3.0m3/sec. The hydraulic efficiency is 89% and the overall efficiency is 80%. The top of the
draft tube is 1.5m below the centerline of the spiral casing while the tail race is 2.5m at the top of the
draft tube. There is no velocity of whirl at the top of the bottom of the draft and leakage losses is
negligible.

18. PROBLEM NO. B - Calculate the total head.

a.46.6m b.47.42m c. 66.4m d.72.24m

19. PROBLEM NO. B- Determine the power output of the plant assuming a generator efficiency of 94%.
a.1032 kW b. 3010 kW c. 1094 kW d. 1049 kW

20. PROBLEM NO. B- What is the mechanical efficiency of the turbine?

a. 82.9% b. 83.5% c.89.9% d.91.2

21. Which of the options below best describes the primary function of a sub-cooler within a two-stage
refrigerant piping system?
a) Lower the overall power consumption and decrease heat rejection to the second stage
b) Lower the overall power consumption and facilitate oil return to the compressor
c) Enhance the flow of evaporator gas per unit of cooling and elevate its temperature
d) Raise the heat rejection per unit of cooling and prevent system shutdown

22. This is a type of dryer that consists of a vertical shaft in which the wet feed is introduced at the top
and falls downward over baffles while encountering the hot air that rises and exhaust at the top. This
dryer is used for drying palay, wheat, and grains.
a) Rotary dryer b) Hearth dryer c) Tower dryer d) Tray dryer

23. A refrigeration system operates on the Reversed Carnot cycle. The maximum and minimum
temperatures are 25oC and 72oC, respectively. If the power input required is 28.12 KW, find the heat
rejected from the condenser.
a. 204.60 kW b.206.40 kW c. 244.33 kW d.300 kW

PROBLEM C: The Engine oil at 150°C is cooled at 80°C in a parallel flow heat exchanger by water entering
at 25°C and leaving at 60°C.
24. Estimate the exchanger effectiveness and the number of transfer units.
a. 0.16 b. 2.112 c. 1.222 d. 0.2533

25. PROBLEM C- If the fluid flow rates and the inlet conditions remain unchanged, work out the lowest
temperature to which the oil may be cooled by increasing length of the exchanger.
a. 66.62°C b. 26.33°C c. 86.9°C d. None of the above

PROBLEM D: The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. processing plant that requires cooling of 120 gallons per minute
of water from 15.6 to 10 °C, assume that the cooler heat transfer surface area will enable a 5.5C
differential between the chilled water leaving the cooler and the R12 evaporating temperature, also
assume the condenser heat transfer surface area will enable 5.5C differentials between the condenser
water out and the R-12condensing temperature. Water be available for the condensing medium at 29.4C
inlet and 35C outlet. Assume no liquid subcooling, or suction gas superheating.
26. PROBLEM D- Find the tons of refrigeration.
a.51 b.25 c.66 d.48
27. PROBLEM D-Find the evaporator pressure in psig.
a. 37.1 b. 31.7 c. 17.3 d.73.1
28. PROBLEM D- Determine the saturated condensing temperature.
a. 706.9F b.504.9F c.304.9F d. 104.9
29. PROBLEM D- Determine the refrigerating effect in Btu/lb.
a.35 b.49 c.70 D.33
30. PROBLEM D-Find the R-12 weight flow circulated in lb/min.
a.105 b.155 c.195 d.205
31. PROBLEM D-Determine the theoretical displacement in ft cube per min, assuming efficiency is equal
to 100%
a.159 b.49 c.509 d.130

32. Compute the total heat to be removed from 110 kg of lean beef if it were to be cooled from 20oC to
4oC, 32. after which it is to be frozen and cooled to -18oC. Specific heat above freezing is 3.23 KJ/kg-C
and below freezing is 1.68 KJ/kg-C. Freezing point is -2.2oC and latent heat of fusion is 233 KJ/kg.
a. 36,437.5 kJ b. 65,321 kJ c.32, 515 kJ d.2200 kJ
33. It was founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable
technology for the built environment. The Society and its members focus on building systems, energy
efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability within the industry.

a. ASHRAE B. SHRAAE C. IPHVAC D. LIDA

34.In a mechanical steam trap, why is a float trap better at venting air than an inverted bucket trap?
a) A float can quickly adjust to the presence of air
b) A float is fitted with an automatic air vent
c) A float trap does not vent air better than bucket trap
d) The air vent orifice is adjustable on a float trap
35.It is a boiler fuel created from the residue produced from crude petroleum after it has been distilled
to produce lighter oils like gasoline, paraffin, kerosene, diesel or gas oil. What is this fuel?
a) Oil b) Kerosene c) Coke d) Peat

36. What do you call a vessel in which pressure is obtained from external sources, or from an indirect
application of heat?
a) Boiler or steam generator
b) Fired pressure vessel
c) Unfired pressure vessel
d) Pressurized tank
37. These are materials with low coefficients of friction compared to metals, and they are used to reduce
friction and wear in a variety of applications. There are a large number of such materials, and they
include graphite, molybdenum disulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene, talc, graphite fluoride, polymers, and
certain metal salts. How do you call these materials?
a) Greases
b) Liquid lubricants
c) Solid lubricants
d) Powder lubricants

39. What is the clearance volumetric efficiency of an ammonia compressor designed with 4 % clearance
and operating between condenser temperature of 30 oC (psat = 1.1672 MPaa) and evaporator
temperature of 4 oC (psat = 497.48 kPaa)?
a) 93.61 % b) 93.68 % c) 96.31 % d) 96.83 %

41. Determine the critical radius in cm for an asbestos-cement covered pipe [kasb = 0.208 W/m-oK]. The
external heattransfer coefficient is 1.5 Btu/h-ft2 - oF.
a. 2.44 cm b. 2.55 cm c. 2.66 cm d. 2.22 cm

40. Any refrigerant that exists as a liquid under normal atmospheric pressure and temperature must be
vaporized in an evaporator under a pressure below atmospheric. This is sometimes referred to as:
a) Halogenated refrigerant b) Freon refrigerant c) Vacuum refrigerant d) Halocarbon refriger

41. What is the specific gravity of a fuel at 28o Baume?

a) 0.868 b. 0.688 c) 0.886 d) 0.986

42. Heat is transferred from hot water to an oil in a double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger. Water
enters the outer pipe at 120 oC and exits at 55 oC while the oil enters the inner pipe at 26 C and exits at
65 C. What is the log-mean temperature difference (LMTD)?
a) 42.60 C b) 40.62 C c) 46.20 C d) 42.06C

43. A 145 000-kW turbogenerator requires 750 000 kg/hr of steam at rated load and 23 000 kg/hr of
steam at zero load. Determine the steam rate, in kg/kW-hr, at 75 % of its rated load.
a) 4.81 kg/kW-hr b) 3.81 kg/kW-hr c) 5.01 kg/kW-hr d) 2.81 kg/kW-hr

44. What is probably the first consideration when selecting a control system?
a) What degree of accuracy is required?
b) Is the control for heating or cooling?
c) Is a two or three port valve required?
d) In the event of power failure, must the valve fail-open or fail-closed?

45. The combustion gases of a furnace are separated from its surrounding or ambient air which is 29 oC.
The brick wall is 130 mm and has a thermal conductivity of 1.23 W/m-oC with a surface emissivity of
0.81. The outer surface temperature of the wall is 130 oC and with surface air conductance of 15 W/m2 -
oC. For steady state conditions, what is the total heat transmitted for a surface area of 30 m2 ?

a) 70.33 kW b) 73.30 kW c) 33.07 kW d) 37.30 kW

PROBLEM E. A centrifugal pump uses a 1300rpm motor to pump 110,000 kg/min of standard
temperature water that has a density of 1000kg/m3 and has a pressure rise from 1 bar to 35 bar using
a 12cm diameter impeller. The inlet diameter is 30cm and the exit diameter is 20cm. The outlet from
the pump has an efficiency of 72%.

46. PROBLEM E- Determine the power required in kW to operate the pump.

a. 8700 b. 15601 c.18200 d.12132

47. PROBLEM E. using the basic information provided, if a similar pump os used but has an impeller of
15cm in diameter and an rpm of 1800, what is the power input in kW?

a. 85111 b.98,281 c. 155000 d.175,000

48. PROBLEM E. using the basic information provided, for the new pump determine the new pressure
rise in bar.

a.102 b.120 c.112 d.121

49. PROBLEM E. using the basic information provided, gor the new pump what is the new flow rate in
kg/min

a. 280000 b.300000 c.652333 d. 297476

50. The water turbine of a 5-MW hydro-power plant has a specific speed of 40 rpm and a discharge of
2020 lps. What is the approximate diameter of the jet.

a) 191 mm ) 171 mm c) 181 mm d) 161 mm