COMPRESSORS

31. An air compressor takes air at 99 kPa and compress it isentropically at 700 kPa. If volume flow at discharge is 2
m3/sec, determine the capacity of air in cfm.
A. 14,153.34 B. 13,103.45 C. 15,244.24 D. 17,135.77

32. The discharge pressure of an air compressor is 5 times the suction pressure. If volume flow at suction is 0.5
m3/s, what is the compressor power using PV1.38 = C and suction pressure is 100 kPa.
A. 123.34 kW B. 136.23 kW C. 101.25 kW D. 213.23 kW

33. A 12 hp motor is used to drive an air compressor. The compressor efficiency is 70%. Find the mass of air
needed per minute if air is available at 30oC. The pressure compresses to 6 times the initial pressure.
A. 2.12 kg/min B. 1.85 kg/min C. 3.12 kg/min D. 1.43 kg/min

34. The initial condition of air in an air compressor is 98 kPa and 27oC and discharges at 500 kPa. The bore and
stroke are 360 mm and 380 mm, respectively with percent clearance of 7% running at 300 rpm. Find the mass
flow of air at suction?
A. 0.186 kg/s B. 0.11 kg/s C. 0.33 kg/s D. 0.44 kg/s

35. An air compressor has a suction volume of 0.3 m3/s at 28oC at 1 atm and discharges to 650 kPa. How much
power saved by the compressor if two staging?
A. 9.84 kw B. 8.23 kw C. 6.23 kw D. 7.34 kw

36. The suction condition of air compressor is 99 kPa, 27oC and 0.21 m3/s. If surrounding air is 100 kPa and
22oC, determine the free air capacity in m3/s.
A. 0.345 B. 0.423 C. 0.123 D. 0.204

37. The compressor work of an air compressor in 120 kW. If piston displacement is 18 m3/min, determine the
mean effective pressure.
A. 400 kPa B. 300 kPa C. 500 kPa D. 600 kPa

38. A double acting air compressor has a cylinder dimensions of 50 cm x 60 cm, 650 rpm will have a volume
displacement of:
A. 4.12 m3/s B. 3.12 m3/s C. 2.55 m3/s D. 1.34 m3/s

39. A 2-stage air compressor has an intercooler pressure of 4 kg/cm2. What is the discharge pressure if suction
pressure is 1 kg/cm2?
A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 17

40. The piston speed of an air compressor is 150 m/min and has a volume displacement of 0.2 m3/s. Determine the
diameter of compressor cylinder.
A. 512.34 mm B. 319.15 mm C. 354.23 mm D. 451.35 mm
41. A two stages compressor takes air at 100 kPa and 25oC with volume flow of 0.123 m3/s and discharges to
700 kPa. What is the heat rejected by the intercooler?
A. 12.45 kw B. 13.73 C. 45.34 kw D. 32.34 kw

42. An air compressor takes air at 97 kPa at the rate of 0.4 m3/sec and discharges to 600 kPa. If power input to
the compressor is 110 kW, determine the heat loss in the compressor.
A. 16.34 kw B. 25.80 kw C. 18.34 kw D. 17.23 kw

43. A two-stage air compressor has a suction volume of 700 m3/hr at 100 kPa and 22oC discharges to 690
kPa, determine the heat rejected in intercooler.
A. 21.53 kw B. 23.45 kw C. 45.23 kw D. 6.34 kw

44. A single-acting compressor with a 15 cm bore and 18 cm stroke operates at 350 rpm. The clearance is 5% and it
receives air at 100 kPa and discharges it at 650 kPa. The compression is polytropic with n= 1.35. Determine the
power required in KW.
A. 4.6 B. 5.2 C. 3.1 D. 3.8

45. A two-stage compressor with an ideal intercooler receives 0.2 kg/s of Helium at 150 kPa and 300 K and
discharges it at 7,500 kPa. Calculate the intercooler pressure in kPa.
A. 2050 B. 3820 C. 1061 D. 1503

46. Calculate the compressor work in kJ required to compress 1 kg of an ideal gas from an initial volume and
pressure of 0.65 m3 and 101.3 kPa to a final pressure of 517 kPa. Compression is with n = 1.35.
A. 133.6 B. 105.8 C. 148.3 D. 142.7
47. A 3-stages air compressor compresses air from 100 kPa to 700 kPa. Find the intercooler pressure between the
2nd and 3rd stage.
A. 365.88 kPa B. 375.88 kPa C. 385.88 kPa D. 395.88 kPa

FANS

48. Find the air horsepower of an industrial fan that delivers 30 m3/s of air through a 700 mm x 1000 mm duct if static
pressure is 150 mm of water gage and air density is 1.18 kg/m3.
A. 89.70 hp B. 105.56 hp C. 102.75 hp D. 90.85 hp

49. A boiler requires 100,000 m3/hr of standard air. The mechanical efficiency of fan to be installed is 70%.
Determine the size of driving motor needed assuming fan can deliver a pressure head of 160 mm of water and
outlet velocity of 20 m/s.
A. 60 kW B. 81.80 kW C. 75.80 kW D. 71.81 kW

50. At 1.180 kg/m3 air density a fan can developed a brake power of 100 kw. If it will operate at 100 kPa and
35oC, find the new brake power needed.
A. 95.87 kw B. 96.78 kw C. 100 kw D. 85.37 kw

51. A fan has suction static pressure of 40 mm of water vacuum with air velocity of 5 m/s. The discharge has 160
mm of water gage and discharge velocity of 8 m/s. What is the total head of the fan if air density is 1.2 kg/m3,
mm of water gauge?
A. 168.66 B. 170.55 C. 218.23 D. 202.38

52. A 50 kW motor is used to drive a fan that has a total head of 120 m. If fan efficiency is 75%, what is
the maximum capacity of the motor needed if air is available at 100 kPa and 26oC.
A. 27.34 m3/s B. 48.59 m3/s C. 50.60 m3/s D. 49.58 m3/s

53. A fan that operates at 30oC and 101 kPa has a static pressure of 300 mm water gage. If the fan will operate at
95oC and 14 psi, find the new static pressure required.
A. 136 mm B. 236 mm C. 250 mm D. 300 mm

54. The total head of fan is 200 m and has a static pressure of 210 mm of water gage. What is the velocity of air
flowing if density is 1.16 m3/s.
A. 20 m/s B. 18.89 m/s C. 16.25 m/s D. 19.29 m/s

55. A fan has a static head of 100 m at 1 kg/cm2 and 70oF. If air velocity is 15 m/s, find the total equivalent head in
mm of water gage.
A. 120.44 mm B. 129.53 mm C. 135.53 mm D. 140.56 mm

56. The fan is rated to deliver 600 m3/min when running at 350 rpm and required 7 kW motor to drive it. If the
fan speed is changed to 600 rpm and the air handled at 55oC instead of 28oC, find the power in kw.
A. 32.36 kw B. 40.25 kw C. 36.50 kw D. 45 kw

57. What is the horsepower required for a fan to deliver 200 ft/sec of air through a 2 ft x 4 ft duct under a total
pressure of 4 in water gage?
A. 175.83 hp B. 194.24 hp C. 146.17 hp D. 204.25 hp

58. A certain fan delivers 6 m3/sec of air at 250C and 101.3 kPa is operating at 500 rpm and requires 3 kW of power.
If the air temperature is increases to 940C and the speed of the fan remains the same, calculate the new power in
kw.
A. 2.63 B. 3.00 C. 2.44 D. 3.7

59. What is the static air powering watts of a fan designed to deliver 800 m3/hr of air with a static pressure of 5 cm of
water column on full delivery?
A. 155.3 B. 95.7 C. 109 D. 122.6

60. Heat is transferred from hot water to an oil in a double pipe counterflow heat exchanger. Water enters the outer
pipe at 95oC and exits at 40oC while the oil enters the inner pipe at 25oC and exits at 50oC. Calculate the log
mean temperature difference.
A. 38.05 B. 30.83 C. 27.31 D. 52.5