ME231 – Thermodynamics 1 Midterm Exam SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the nearest choice from the correct answer for each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the circle corresponding to the letter
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. Do not forget to shade your student number in the
answer sheet.

1. How many gallons per minute of cooling water are required to removed 100,000 kJ/hr of heat
from a diesel engine if the designed temperature rise of the water is 20°C?
A) 2.56 gpm B) 6.25 gpm C) 5.26 gpm D) 4.25 gpm

2. If the specific heat at constant pressure for CO2 is given as 0.201 Btu/lb-R, what is the
value of the specific heat at constant volume?
A) 0.156 Btu/lbm-R B) 0.365 Btu/lbm-R C) 0.435 Btu/lbm-R D) 0.256 Btu/lbm-R

3. Convert water pressure of 50 kN/m2 in equivalent meter – head of water.

A) 5.1 m B) 6.1 m C) 7.1 m D) 4.1 m

4. Determine the change in enthalpy per lbm of nitrogen gas as its temperature changes from
500°F to 200°F. (Cp = 0.2483 Btu/lbm-R)
A) -74.49 Btu/lbm B) -72.68 Btu/lbm C) -68.47 Btu/lbm D) -84.48 Btu/lbm

5. An ideal gas is 45 psig and 80°F is heated in a closed container to 130°F. What is the final
absolute pressure?
A) 54 psia B) 65 psia C) 75 psia D) 43 psia

6. A large mining company was provided with a 3000 cm3 of compressed air tank. Air pressure in
the tank drops from 700 kPa to 180 kPa while the temperature remains unchanged at 28°C. What
percentage has the mass of air in the tank been reduced?
A) 72% B) 74% C) 76% D) 78 %

7. Assuming compression is according to the law PV = constant. Calculate the initial volume of
gas at a pressure of 2 bar which will occupy a volume of 6 m3 when it is compressed to a pressure
of 42 bar.
A) 126 m3 B) 120 m3 C) 130 m3 D) 136 m3

8. An ideal gas is at 0.80 atmospheres, 87°C and 0.450 liter. How many moles are in the sample?
(R = 0.0821 liter-atm/mole-K)
A) 0.0002 mole B) 0.0278 mole C) 0.0122 mole D) 0.0091 mole

9. A quantity of 55 m3 of water passes through a heat exchanger and absorbs 2,800,000 kJ. The
exit temperature is 95°C. The entrance water temperature in °C is nearest to
A) 49°C B) 56°C C) 68°C D) 83°C

10. Water substance at 70 bar and 65°C enters a boiler tube of constant inside diameter of 25
mm. The water leaves the boiler tube at 50 bar and 700K at velocity of 100 m/s. Calculate the
inlet volume flow in li./sec. At 70 bar & 65°C, v1 = 0.001017 m3/kg, at 50 bar & 700 K, v2 =
0.06081 m3/kg.
A) 0.82 B) 0.64 C) 0.75 D) 0.96

11. If 6 liters of a gas at a pressure of 100 kPa are compressed reversibly according to PV2 =
C, until the volume becomes 2 liters. Find the final pressure.
A) 600 kPa B) 800 kPa C) 900 kPa D) 1000 kPa

12. Assume 8 lb of a substance receive 240 Btu of heat at constant volume and undergo a
temperature change of 150°F. Determine the average specific heat of the substance during the
process.
A) 0.5 Btu/lb-°F B) 0.3 Btu/lb-°F C) 0.40 Btu/lb-°F D) 0.20 Btu/lb-°F

13. Determine the specific weight of air at 760 mmHg absolute and 22°C
A) 11.73 N/m3 B) 1.20 kN/m3 C) 10.68 kN/m3 D) 1.57 kN/m3

14. A pressure gage registers 50 psig in a region where the barometer reads 14.8 psia. Find the
absolute pressure in kPa.
A) 766.66 kPa B) 558.66 kPa C) 446.66 kPa D) 326.66 kPa

15. With three different quantities x, y, and z of the same kind of liquid of temperatures 9°C,
21°C and 38°C respectively, it is found that when x and y are mixed the resultant temperature
is 17°C and when y and z are mixed the resultant temperature is °C. Find the resultant temperature
if x and z were mixed.
A) 29.87 °C B) 25.92 °C C) 20.85 °C D) 24.86 °C
16. Two thermometers, one Celsius and the other Fahrenheit, are both at the same temperature,
but the reading on the Fahrenheit thermometer is exactly 1.5 times that on the Celsius
thermometer, what is the temperature in °C?
A) -106.67°C B) -160°C C) 320°C D) 213.33°C

17. Two thermometers, one Celsius and the other Fahrenheit, are both at the same temperature,
but the reading on the Fahrenheit thermometer is exactly 1.5 times that on the Celsius
thermometer, what is the temperature in °F?
A) -106.67°F B) -160°F C) 320°F D) 213.33°F

18. The law stating that the pressure exerted by a gas is inversely proportional to the volume
it occupies is founded by
A) Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac B) Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
C) Jacques-Alexandre-César Charles D) Robert Boyle

19. In the p–V diagram shown, heat addition occurs between points 1 and 2. Given that cv = 0.336
BTU/lbm-R, what is the entropy produced during this step?

A) -0.167 Btu/lbm-R B) 0 Btu/lbm-R C) 0.234 Btu/lbm-R D) 0.315 Btu/lbm-R

20) The air in an automobile tire with a volume of 0.53 ft3 is at 90 deg F and 20 psig. Determine
the amount of air that must be added to raise the pressure to the recommended value of 30 psig.
Assume the atmospheric pressure to be 14.7 psia and the temperature and the volume to remain
constant.
A) 0.026 lb B) 0.046 lb C) 0.066 lb D) 0.086 lb