EASY

Find the volume of a spherical wedge whose

angle is 54 on a sphere of radius 27 cm.
Determine the torque that can be applied to a
1 in diameter circular shaft if the shearing
stress is not to exceed 8000 psi.
Water having kinematic viscosity μk =1.3 X 10^(-
6) m^2/s flows in a 100mm diameter pipe at a
velocity 4.5 m/s. Compute the Reynolds
number.
 A 500 N man climbs at the middle of a 100 N
ladder leaned against the wall. The top portion
of the ladder is 4 m from the ground and its
bottom is 2 m from the wall. Assuming smooth
wall and a stopper at the bottom of the ladder
to prevent slipping, find the reaction at the
wall.
150 N
Water enters the condenser at 30°C and leaves
at 60°C. What is the temperature difference in
°F?
A stream flows at vs = 4.5 km/h. At what angle,
O, upstream should a boat travelling at vь= 12
km/hr be launched in order to reach the shore
directly opposite to the launch point?
Find two consecutive odd numbers such that
thrice the smaller number exceeds the larger
by 12.
7&9
Gear used to transmit power at high velocity
ratios between non- intersecting shafts that
are usually but not necessarily at right angle.
Worm Gear
The velocity of water in the stream is 1.2 m/s.
What is the height of the water column in the
pitot tube?
7.34 cm
How much torque can a cone torque transmit if
the angle of conical elements is 10 degrees,
the mean diameter of the conical clutch
sections is 200 mm., and an axial force of 550
N is applied? Assume that the coefficient of
friction between the clutch elements is 0.45.
142.53 N-m
AVERAGE
 A steam condenser receives 10 kg per second of steam
with an enthalpy of 2,570 kJ/kg. Steam condenses into
liquid and leaves with an enthalpy of 160 kJ/kg. Cooling
water passes through the condenser with temperature
increases from 13°C to 24°C. Calculate the cooling water
flowrate in kg/s.
523.26 kg/s
if the F scale is twice the C scale, what is the reading in the
Fahrenheit scale?
F=320F
 A high alloy spring having squared and ground ends and
has a total of 16 coils and modulus of elasticity in shear of
85 GPa. Compute the Wahl factor. The spring outside
diameter is 9.66 cm and wire diameter is 0.65 cm.
Kw = 1.1
Determine the maximum shearing stress in a helical spring
composed of 20 turns of 3/4" diameter wire on a mean
radius of 3" when the spring is supporting a load of 400
pounds. Use G=12 x 10^6 psi.
17,152psi
 A 76.2 mm diameter shafting of SAE 1040 grade cold
rolled, having a yield point of 50 ksi and with a 3/4 x 3/4 x
5 inches key. Calculate the minimum yield point in the key
in order to transmit the torque of the shaft. The factor of
safety to be used is 2 and Sys= 0.5Sy.
47.12 ksi
Given : log a x = 5y + log a (y), find the value of x.
x=ya^5y
 A stone is dropped into a well and 4 seconds later the
sound of the splash is heard. If sound travels at a speed of
340 m/sec, how deep is the well?
70.55m
Lucy sold 100-pirated DVD. Eighty of them were sold at a
profit of 30% while the rest were sold at a loss of 40%.
What is the percentage gain or loss on the whole stock?
16%
Compute the average mass of a 2 cubic meters propane
at a pressure of 280 Kilonewton per square meter at 40
deg C temperature.
9.47 kg
Forty liters of a 60 % salt solution are produced to a 45 %
solution. How much solution must be drained off and
replaced with distilled water so that the resulting solution
contains only 45 % solution.
10 liters
DIFFICULT
With three different quantities x, y, and z of the same kind
of liquid of temperatures 9, 21 and 38°C respectively, it is
found that when x and y are mixed together the resultant
temperature is 17°C and when y and z are mixed together
the resultant temperature is 28°C. Find the resultant
temperature if x and z were mixed.
25.92°C
An air with mass of 0.454 kg and an unknown mass of CO2
occupy an 85 liters tank at 2068.44 Kpaa. If the partial
pressure of the CO2 is 344.74 kPaa, determine its mass.
0.138KG
 Determine the wire diameter of a helical spring using
Bergstrasser factor if the load is 130 lb and spring index
of 8 if the maximum shearing stress of 50 ksi.
0.25in
 A flywheel rim which weighs 800 pounds has a mean
diameter of 48 inches. The speed is to be maintained
between 100 and 120 rpm. Considering that the effect of
the arms and hub accounts for 12% of the rim weight,
determine the capacity of the flywheel. Express your
answer in ft-lb.
2685.68ft-lbs
The torsional deformation of a SAE 1040 steel shaft is to
0.8° in a length of 1⁄2 meter. The shear stress is 69 Mpa.
Determine the diameter of the shaft in millimeter. Steel
modulus of elasticity is 79,300 Mpa or N/mm^2
62.32mm
A body weighing 40 lb starts from rest and slides down a
plane at an angle of 30° with the horizontal for which the
coefficient of friction f = 0.3. How far will it move during
the third second?
19.34ft
 To determine the width of a river a surveyor measures a
line AB 120 m long on one bank. To a point C on the other
bank he determines the angle BAC 48°36' and the angle
ABC-54°42'. Find the width of the river.
75.7m
 A sphere of radius 10 m and a right circular cone of base
radius 10 m and height 15 m stands on a table. At what
height from the table should the two solids be cut in order
to have equal circular sections?
3.54m
A bituminous coal has the following composition:
C = 71.5% H = 5.0% O = 7.0% N = 1.3%
S = 3% Ash = 7.6% W = 3.4%
Determine the theoretical weight of Nitrogen in
lb/lb of coal.
7.526 lb/lbcoal
 A furnace wall consists of 35cm firebrick (k = 1.557W/m-K), 12cm
insulating refractory (k = 0.346) and 20cm common brick (k = 0.692)
covered with 7cm steel plate (k = 45). The temperature at the inner
surface of the firebrick is 1,230 and at the outer face of the steel plate
is 60. Atmosphere is 27. What is the value of the combined coefficient
for convection and radiation from the outside wall?
41.3 W/m2-K