Fluid Machineries 1 Take Home Problems 9. A single stage air compressor handles 0.

454 m3/s of
atmospheric pressure, 27C air and delivers it to a
1. An air compressor takes air at 100 kPa and discharges receiver at 652.75kPa. Its volumetric efficiency is 0.72,
to 600kPa. If the volume flow of discharge is 1.2 m3/s, its compression efficiency on an isothermal basis is
determine the capacity of air compressor. 0.85 and its mechanical efficiency is 0.90. If it rotates at
a. 4.32 m3/s 350 rpm, what power in kW is required to drive it?
b. 5.32 m3/s a. 95
c. 2.32 m3/s b. 112
d. 3.32 m3/s c. 120
2. The discharge pressure of an air compressor is 5 times d. 100
the suction pressure. If volume flow at suction is 0.1 10. A single acting air compressor has a volumetric
m3/s, what is the compressor power assuming n = 1.35 efficiency of 87% operates at 500 rpm. It takes in air at
and suction pressure is 98kPa? 100kPa and 30C and discharges it at 600 kPa. The air
a. 21.67kW handled is 6 m3/min measured at discharge condition.
b. 19.57kW If compression is isentropic, find the mean effective
c. 29.11kW pressure in kPa.
d. 12.52kW a. 203.59 kPa
3. A 10HP motor is use to drive an air compressor. The b. 233.59 kPa
compressor efficiency is 75%. Determine the c. 253.59 kPa
compressor work. d. 243.59 kPa
a. 3.59kW 11. An air compressor is to compress 8.5 m3/min from
b. 4.59kW 98.56kPa to 985.6kPa. Assuming ideal conditions, and
c. 5.59kW with n = 1.3, what will be the saving in work due to two
d. 6.59kW staging?
4. Air taken from the atmosphere at 100 kPa and 21C is a. 6.6 kW
delivered to the air receiver at 690kPa and 150C by b. 3.6 kW
means of a water jacketed reciprocating compressor. c. 5.6 kW
The compressor has rated capacity of 0.15m3/s free d. 4.6 kW
air. Determine the power required to compress the air. 12. A two-stage compressor receives 0.35 kg/s of air at
a. 34.94 kW 100kPa and 269K and delivers it at 5000kPa. Find the
b. 14.94 kW heat transferred in the intercooler.
c. 54.94 kW a. 62.49kW
d. 24.94 kW b. 79.49kW
5. A large water-cooled compressor takes in air at 15 psia c. 76.49kW
and 50F and delivers 35.6 hp to the air and heat is d. 70.49kW
rejected by the air at the rate of 452 BTU/min. Find the 13. A single acting two-stage air compressor delivers air at
change of specific enthalpy in BTU/lb. 16 bar. The volume flow rate of air entering the
a. 56.8 BTU/lb compressor is 17 m3/min with the temperature and
b. 59.8 BTU/lb pressure of 33C and 1 bar respectively. If the
c. 62.8 BTU/lb compressor is designed for minimum work and
d. 52.8 BTU/lb complete intercooling, determine the power required
6. From the problem above, determine the rate change of to drive the first stage if it follows the compression law
enthalpy in BTU/min of P𝑉𝑉1.3 = 𝐶𝐶
a. 1358.15 BTU/min A. 47kW
b. 1058.15 BTU/min B. 27kW
c. 1258.15 BTU/min C. 37kW
d. 1158.15 BTU/min D. 40kW
7. From the problem above, determine the mass rate of 14. A fuel pump is delivering 10 gallons per minute of oil
flow in lb/min with a specific gravity of 0.83. The total head is 9.14 m,
a. 20 lb/min find how much energy does the pump consumes in kJ
b. 25 lb/min per hour.
c. 30 lb/min a. 149
d. 15 lb/min b. 169
8. From the problem above, determine the volumetric c. 189
capacity of the compressor based on the inlet air in d. 229
𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 3 /𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 15. A pump lifts water at a rate of 283 liters per second
a. 292.4 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 3 /𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 from a lake and force it into a tank 8m above the level
b. 192.4 𝑓𝑓𝑡𝑡 3 /𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 of the water at a pressure of 137 kPa. What is the
c. 142.4 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 3 /𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 power required in kW?
d. 252.4 𝒇𝒇𝒇𝒇𝟑𝟑 /𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎 a. 71
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 c. 61 d. 572 ft3/min
d. 51 23. A two-stage air compressor has a suction pressure of
16. A pump with a 400mm diameter suction pipe and a 14psi and discharge pressure of 130 psig. What is the
350mm diameter discharge pipe is to deliver 20,000 intercooler pressure in Kpag?
liters per minute of 15.6C water. Calculate the pump a. 122 Kpag
head in meters if suction gage is 7.5cm below pump b. 209 Kpag
centerline and reads 127mm Hg vacuum and c. 459 Kpag
discharges gage is 54 cm above the pump center line d. 309 Kpag
and reads 75 kPa. 24. A two stage air compressor has an intercooler pressure
a. 15m of 3 kg/𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2. What is the discharge pressure if suction
b. 5m pressure is 1 kg/𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2?
c. 20m a. 12 kg/𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2
d. 10m b. 7 kg/𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2
17. Water in the rural areas is often extracted from c. 9 kg/𝒄𝒄𝒄𝒄𝟐𝟐
underground water source whose free surface is 60m d. 32 kg/𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2
below ground level. The water is to be raised 5m above 25. The piston speed of an air compressor is 140 m/min
the ground by a pump. The diameter of the pipe is and has a volume displacement of 0.2 m3/s. Determine
10cm at the inlet and 15cm at the exit. Neglecting any the diameter of compressor cylinder.
heat interaction with the surroundings and frictional a. 667mm
heating effects, what is the necessary power input to b. 267mm
the pump in kW for a steady flow of water at the rate c. 467mm
of 15 li/s? Assume pump efficiency of 74% d. 567mm
a. 18.90 26. An air compressor piston displacement is 5000cm3
b. 9.90 when operates at 900rpm and volumetric efficiency of
c. 12.90 75%. Determine the mass flow rate of air at standard
d. 10.90 density.
18. The initial condition of air in an air compressor is 98kPa a. 299 kg/hr
and 27C and discharges air at 400kPa. The bore and b. 143 kg/hr
stroke are 355mm and 381mm, respectively with c. 343 kg/hr
percent clearance of 5% running at 300rpm. Find the d. 243 kg/hr
volume of air at suction. 27. A two-stage compressor air at 100kPa and 22C
a. 510 m3/hr discharges to 690kPa. If intercooler intake is 105C,
b. 650 m3/hr determine the value of n.
c. 680 m3/hr a. 2.145
d. 620 m3/hr b. 1.945
19. An air compressor has a suction volume of 0.25 m3/sec c. 1.545
at 97 kPa and discharges to 650 kPa. How much power d. 1.345
saved by the compressor if there are two stages? 28. The piston displacement of a double-acting
a. 9.27kW compressor running at 300rpm is 0.4m3/s. If bore over
b. 5.27kW stroke is unity, determine the length of stroke.
c. 6.27kW a. 371mm
d. 8.27kW b. 371mm
20. Determine the percent clearance of an air compressor c. 371mm
having 87% volumetric efficiency and compressor air d. 371mm
pressure to be thrice the suction pressure. 29. A single acting air compressor has a volumetric
a. 10.9% efficiency of 87%, operates at 500rpm. It takes in air at
b. 12.9% 100Kpa and 30C and discharges it at 600Kpa. The air
c. 8.9% handled is 6m3/min measured at discharge condition.
d. 9.9% If compression is isentropic, find the mean effective
21. The compressor work of an air compressor is 100kW. If pressure in kPa.
the piston speed is 15 m3/min, determine the mean a. 204kPa
effective pressure. b. 255kPa
a. 100kPa c. 104kPa
b. 300kPa d. 274kPa
c. 200kPa 30. The piston displacement of a double acting compressor
d. 400kPa is 0.358 m3/sec, delivers gas from 101.325kPa and
22. A double acting air compressor has 16 x 17 inches, 600 300K to 675 Kpa at the rate of 0.166 m3/s at 150 rpm.
rpm has what volume displacement? Value of n for compression and expansion is 1.33. Find
a. 688 ft3/min the bore and stroke assuming they are both equal.
b. 977 ft3/min A. 150mm
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 C. 450mm 38. A pump receives 8kg/s of water at 220kPa and 110C
D. 250mm and discharges it at 1100kPa. Compute the power
31. An ideal single stage air compressor without clearance required in kW.
takes in air at 100kPa with a temperature of 16C and a. 5.04kW
delivered it at 413kPa after isentropic compression. b. 9.04kW
What is the discharge work done by the compressor in c. 7.04kW
KJ/kg? d. 6.04kW
a. -155 39. A centrifugal pump (74% efficiency) delivers 80 liters
b. -135 per second of water on test suction gauge reads
c. -125 10mmHg vacuum and 1.2m below pump centerline.
d. -145 Power input is 70kW. Find the total dynamic head in
32. A rotary compressor receives 8m3/min of a gas( R = meters.
0.41 kJ/kg-K, cp = 1.03 kJ/kg-K) at 108 kPa, 27C and a. 66m
delivers it at 650kPa. Find the work if compression is b. 61m
polytropic with 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃1.3 = 𝐶𝐶. c. 52m
a. -32.02kW d. 74m
b. -22.02kW 40. A pump discharges 150 liters per second of water to a
c. -39.02kW height of 75m. If the efficiency is 75% and the speed of
d. -29.02kW the pump is 1800rpm, what is the torque in N-m to
33. Air taken form the atmosphere at 100kPa and 21C is which the drive shaft is subjected?
delivered to the air receiver at 690kPa and 150C by a. 581 N-m
means of a water jacketed reciprocating compressor. b. 281 N-m
The compressor has rated capacity of 0.15 m3/s free c. 881 N-m
air. Determine the power required to compress the air. d. 781 N-m
a. 54.94kW 41. Pump used to increase air pressure above normal, air is
b. 14.94kW then used as a motive power.
c. 34.94kW a. Air cooled engine
d. 24.94kW b. Air compressor
34. An air compressor has a cylinder diameter of 140mm c. Air condenser
and a piston stroke of 200mm. Air is taken in at 0.98 d. Air injector
bar and delivered at 7 bar with a clearance volume of 42. An aftercooler on a reciprocating air compressor is
10%. If the law of compression P𝑉𝑉1.28 = 𝐶𝐶, calculate used primarily to:
the volume of air delivered per stroke. a. Cool the lubricating oil
a. 461 cm3 b. Condense the moisture in the compressed air
b. 521 cm3 c. Improve compressor efficiency
c. 221 cm3 d. Increase compressor capacity
d. 421 cm3 43. A receiver in an air compression system is used to:
35. If the power to drive shaft is 7Hp and the mechanical a. Avoid cooling air before using
efficiency is 74%, what is the actual compressor b. Increase the air discharge pressure
power? c. Collect water and grease suspended in the air
a. 3.18 HP d. Reduce the work needed during compression.
b. 6.18 HP 44. Crankshaft of reciprocating compressor is basically
c. 4.18 HP made of:
d. 5.18 HP a. Semi-steel
36. A two-stage compressor receives 0.35kg/s of air at b. Aluminum alloy
100kPa and 269 K and delivers it at 5000kPa. Find the c. Cast iron
heat transferred in the intercooler. d. Steel forging
a. 77.5 kW 45. Cooling water system consists of equipment to
b. 670.5 kW dissipate heat absorbed by the engine jacket water,
c. 60.5 kW lube oil and the heat to be removed from air
d. 70.5 kW intercooler is measureable to keep the engine outlet
37. A fuel pump is delivering 10 gallons per minute of oil water temperature constant and the differential of the
with a specific gravity of 0.83. The total head is 9.14m, cooling water at a minimum preferably no to exceed:
find how much energy does the pump consumes in kJ a. 10 to 30°F
per hour. b. 10 to 20°F
a. 169 c. 10 to 50°F
b. 199 d. 10 to 40°F
c. 122
d. 154

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