PIPE SIMULATION

Water flows rate a long ½ in. i.d. hose at 3

gallons per minute. Water velocity in ft/sec
is nearest to
A. 1
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20
Theoretical horsepower required to pump
water at 100 gallons per minute from a
large reservoir to the surface of another
large reservoir 400 ft higher is nearest to:
A. 6 HP
B. 10 HP
C. 18 HP
D. 36 HP
A horizontal stream of water with a cross sectional
area of 0.1 ft2 and a velocity of 40 ft/sec has a
kinetic energy of in ft lbf/sec nearest to:
A. 2500
B. 6200
C. 11700
D. 56000
 55000 gallons of water passes through a
heat exchanger and absorbs 28,000,000
BTU’s. The exit temperature is 110°F. The
entrance water temperature in °F is
nearest to:
A. 49
B. 56
C. 68
D. 73
 The mass flow rate of Freon 12 through a heat
exchanger is 10 lbs/min. Enthalpy of Freon entry
is 102 BTU/lb and of Freon exit is 26 BTU/lb.
Water coolant is allowed to rise 10°F. The water
flow rate in lbs/min is:

A. 24
B. 76
C. 83
D. 112
 A 3 HP refrigerator or heat pump operates
between 0°F and 100°F. The maximum
theoretical heat that can be transferred from the
cold reservoir is nearest to:

A. 7600 BTU/hr
B. 13000 BTU/hr
C. 23000 BTU/hr
D. 35000 BTU/hr
 A Carnot cycle heat engine operating between
1540°F and 440°F has an efficiency of
approximately

A. 55%
B. 45%
C. 35%
D. 29%
 Air has a specific heat of 1 kJ/kg K. If 2 BTU of
energy is added to 100 g of air, what is the
change in air temperature?

A. 10°C
B. 21.1°C
C. 44.1°C
D. 88.2°C
The pressure drop across a turbine is 30 psi. the
flow rate is 60 gallons per minute. Calculate the
power output of the turbine

A. 0.41 HP
B. 1.05 HP
C. 2.54 HP
D. 6.30 HP
A pump has an efficiency of 65%. It is driven by a
0.75 HP motor. The pump produces a pressure
rise of 120 Pa in water. What is the required flow
rate?

A. 3.03 m3/s
B. 4.04 m3/s
C. 4.55 m3/s
D. 4.66 m3/s
Helium is compressed isothermally from a 14.7
psia and 68 °F. The compression ratio is 4.
Calculate the change in entropy of the gas given
that RHe = -0.4961 BTU/lbm-°R.

A. -2.76 BTU/lbm-°R
B. -0.689 BTU/lbm-°R
C. 0 BTU/lbm-°R
D. 0.689 BTU/lbm-°R
A refrigeration system produces 150 BTU/lbm of
cooling . In order to have a rating of 1 ton of
refrigeration , what must be mass flow rate of
the vapor? ( 1 ton of refrigeration = 12000
BTU/hr, approximately the rate required to
freeze 1 ton of ice in a day)
A. 2.2 lbm/hr
B. 15 lbm/hr
C. 80 lbm/hr
D. 360 lbm/hr
 The theoretical velocity generated by s 10 ft
hydraulic head is :

A. 12.2 ft/s
B. 17.9 ft/s
C. 25.4 ft/s
D. 29.2 ft/s
 Normal boiling point of liquid oxygen is 90 °K.
what is this temperature in R?

A. 330
B. -183
C. 162
D. 168
 Ice in an iceberg has S. G. of 0.922. When
floating in seawater (S.G. 1.03), its exposed
volume % is nearest to:

A. 5.6
B. 7.4
C. 8.9
D. 10.5
 A cylinder of cork is floating upright in a
container partially filled with water. A vacuum is
applied to the container such that the air within
the vessel is partially removed. The cork will

A. Rise somewhat in the water

B. Remain stationary
C. Sink somewhat in water
D. Turn over on its side
 A high velocity flow of gas at 800 ft/s posseses
kinetic energy nearest to which of the ff?

A. 1.03 BTU/lb
B. 4.10 BTU/lb
C. 9.95 BTU/lb
D. 12.8 BTU/lb
Dry air has an average molecular weight of 28.9,
consisting of 21 mole-% O2, 78 mole-% N2, and 1
mole-% (Argon, traces of CO2). Its calculated wt
% O2 is nearest to

A. 21
B. 22.4
C. 23.2
D. 24.6
During complete stoichiometric combustion of 1
lb mole of methane with air, the number of lb
moles of nitrogen and other inert that pass
through the combustion zone is nearest to:

A. 0.79
B. 3.9
C. 5.6
D. 7.5
The heat loss per hour through 1 sq ft of furnace
wall 18” thick is 520 BTU. The inside wall
temperature is 1900 °F and its average thermal
conductivity is 0.61 BTU/hr ft°F. The outside
surface temperature of the wall is nearest to

A. 100 °F
B. 300 °F
C. 600 °F
D. 1000 °F
Which of the following is NOT a usual operation
of the power/unit area Stefan-Boltzmann
constant for black body radiation?

A. 1.36 x 10-12 cal/(s-cm2-°K4)

B. 5.68 x 10-8 watts/(m2-°K4)
C. 5.68 x 10-5 ergs/(s-cm2-°K4)
D. 5.68 x 10-8 coulombs/(s-cm2-°K4)
A steel plate of 10 cm thickness and 1 sq. m area
is maintained at temperature of 600 C at one
face and 100 on the other side. The thermal
conductivity of steel is 20 W/m K. Calculate the
conduction heat transfer rate through this plate.

A. 100 kW
B. 300 kW
C. 200 kW
D. 400 kW
 A composite wall is made of 2 slabs with outermost
surface temperatures maintained at 1300 C and 115 C.
the first slab has a thickness of 500 mm and thermal
conductivity of 1.4 W/m K and the thickness and
thermal conductivity of the second slab are 161 mm
and 0.35 W/m K respectively. Calculate the conduction
heat transfer through this composite wall/sq. m area.
A. 2.45 kW
B. 4.45 kW
C. 3.45 kW
D. 1.45 kW
A hollow cylinder of 2 m length has an inner and
outer radius as 50 mm and 100 mm. the inner
surface and the outer surface temperatures of
this cylinder are 300 C and 200 C. detemine the
conduction heat trasfer rate through this
cylinder. Assume thermal conductivity of this
cylinder as 70 W/m K.
A. 126.9 kW
B. 196.2 kW
C. 192.6 kW
D. 162.9 kW
Steam is carried in steel pipe having an inner radius
5 cm and outer radius 5.5 cm. this pipe is covered
with two layers of insulation each 5cm thick. The
thermal conductivity of steel pipe, first and second
layers of insulation are 50, 0.06 and 0.012 W/m K
respectively. The temperature of steam is 225 C and
the temperature of the outermost surface is 25 C.
calculate the intermediate temperatures.
A. 224.97 C, 79.2 C
B. 201.67 C, 79.2 C
C. 224.97 C, 72.9 C
D. 201.97 C, 72.9 C
 A 75 MW power plant has an average load of
35000 kW and a load factor of 65%. Find the
reserve over peak.

A. 21.15 MW
B. 23.41 MW
C. 25.38 MW
D. 18.75 MW
A piston cylinder device contains 1 kg hydrogen
gas. Heat is transferred to the hydrogen as its
temperature increases by 10 deg C. What is the
boundary work done during this process?

A. 143 kJ
B. 102 kJ
C. 80 kJ
D. 41 kJ
 Exergy destruction is a result of

A. Heat transfer
B. Work production
C. Process irreversibility
D. None of the above
 A fresh poured concrete hardens, the chemical
transformation release energy at a rate of 2
kJ/kg. Assume the center of a poured layer does
not have any heat loss and it has an average
heat capacity of 0.9 kJ/kg K, find the
temperature rise in deg C during one hour of the
hardening (curing) process?
A. 7
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
 Which cycle is considered to have the least
thermal efficiency?

A. Carnot
B. Rankine
C. Reheat
D. regenerative
It is an inspection made when a boiler or unfired
pressure vessel is shutdown and handholes ,
manholes, or other inspection opening are
opened or removed for inspection of the
interior.

A. Internal inspection
B. Existing inspection
C. Existing installation
D. External inspection
 What is the maximum allowable working
pressure on a water tube boiler in which if tubes
are secured to cast iron or malleable iron
headers or which have cast iron mud drums

A. 1.10 MPa
B. 5.50 MPa
C. 10.10 MPa
D. 110 MPa
It is a specific refrigeration machine combination
for a given refrigerant consisting of one or more
power driven compressors, condensers, liquid
receivers and regularly furnished accessories.

A. Composer
B. Condensing unit
C. Liquid receiver
D. evaporator
It is a mechanic of water or other liquid whether
at rest or in motion.

A. Hydro
B. Hydraulic
C. Vacuum
D. Hydrodynamics
 The steam produced when the pressure on a
geothermal liquid is reduced

A. Low pressure steam

B. High quality steam
C. Sub pressure steam
D. Flashed steam
The vent or hole in the earth’s surface usually in
a volcanic region from which gaseous vapors, or
hot gasses issue.

A. Fumarole
B. Crater
C. Hot spot
D. Hot spring
The decomposition of a substance by the action
of heat alone, with no access to air or oxygen.

A. Fermentation
B. Hydrogenation
C. Anaerobic glycolisis
D. Pyrolysis
 The geothermal solution to which contains
appreciable amounts of sodium chloride or
other salts is called

A. Sulfur dioxide
B. Potassium silicate
C. Sea water
D. brine
 What is attached to a pipe connected with a
bourdon or manometer to read normal pressure

A. Pitot tube
B. Piezometer
C. Vacuum
D. Manometer
The flow rate per ton of refrigeration effect or R-
134a having a saturated suction temperature of
40 degrees F and liquid entering the metering
device at 100 degrees F is

A. 3.15 lbm/ton
B. 2.8 lbm/ton
C. 3.8 lbm/ton
D. None of the above
The type of compressor that uses slide valves to
vary capacity is a ____ compressor

A. Roller
B. Scroll
C. Rotary vanes
D. screw
Which of the following liquid-chilling evaporator
types incorporates crossflow heat exchange?

A. Double-pipe
B. Shell-and-tube
C. Baudelot
D. Flooded chiller barrel
 Which defrost method is commonly used in
small commercial applications where ice forms
on the evaporator surfaces?

A. Off-cycle
B. Electric
C. Hot gas
D. All of the above
What part of heat exchangers that are classified
as radiant , convection and are placed at the
near of the furnace, where they receive the bulk
of the heat by radiation from the plane.

A. Radiant superheaters
B. Condensers
C. Radiatiors
D. Evaporators
 Maria Christina falls has 10 m head. Find the
pressure at the bottom

A. 98.1 kPa
B. 67.9 kPa
C. 100 kPa
D. 120.3 kPa
 If the velocity head is 20 m/s, find the
corresponding head.

A. 20.39 m
B. 10.19 m
C. 40.77 m
D. 5.10 m
 A closed container of helium dropped from a
balloon 4 km above. Find the temperature
difference when the container hits the ground.

A. 18.6 C
B. 24.5 C
C. 12.6 C
D. 30.2 C
The whole area behind the dam draining into a
stream or river across which the dam has bee
constructed is called

A. Lake
B. Forebay
C. Catchment area
D. Reserve potential
 A structure used to relieve the reservoir of
excess water.

A. Spilway
B. Diversion channel
C. Buttress dam
D. Arch dam
Which of the following statements is false when
gasoline is used as diesel fuel.

A. Gasoline does not ignite readily because it has

low cetane number
B. Gasoline wears the fuel injection pumps
because of its low viscosity
C. Addition of lubricating oil to gasoline will just
severe the situation
D. All of the above
 The area below the temperature – entropy
diagram

A. Nonflow work
B. Steadyflow work
C. Heat transferred
D. network
Estimate the higher heating value of a heavy oil
with S.G. of 0.996 at 60 °F.

A. 13841.1 BTU
B. 14381.1 BTU
C. 18314.1 BTU
D. 14138.1 BTU
 If by volume, oxygen = 40%, carbon dioxide =
50%, helium = 10%, find the molecular weight.

A. 35
B. 40
C. 35.2
D. 40.2
 The compression ratio in an air standard diesel
cycle is 20. At the beginning of the compression
process the pressure and the temperature are
0.12 MPa and 15 degress C respectively. What is
the state at the end of the compression process?

A. 8500 kPa
B. 7955 kPa
C. 8300 kPa
D. 8200 kPa
 A rigid tank containing water at 100 deg C. at
this rate the specific volume of fluid and vapor
are 0.00104 m3/kg. Calculate the quantity if the
volume of liquid is 1/10 of that of vapor.

A. 0.7
B. 0.68
C. 0.62
D. 0.67
 The quantity of heat required to raise the
temperature of one pound of water one degree
Fahrenheit at standard conditions.

A. Btu
B. Calorie
C. Joule
D. Centigrade
A combustion equipment which is used for firing
solid fuels

A. Stoker
B. Burner
C. Fuel igniter
D. Air combustion
 The very hot steam that doesn’t occur with a
liquid

A. Pure steam
B. Saturated vapor
C. Critical steam
D. Dry steam
 The water formed by condensation of steam is
called

A. Distilled water
B. Condensate
C. Dew
D. condenser
One side of a 40 cm stock wall (k = 1.5 W/m K) is
exposed to the air whose temperature is 18 deg
C ( h = 15 W/m2 K) and the other side is exposed
to the furnace gases whose temperature is 900
deg C ( h = 15 W/ m2 K). Estimate the heat
transfer through the wall per m2 area.
A. 1102 W
B. 3307 W
C. 1882 W
D. 2205 W
 The ratio of the current partial pressure of the
water vapor in the atmosphere to the saturation
pressure of the water vapor at the current DB
depression is called

A. DP temperature
B. DB depression
C. Relative humidity
D. WB temperature
 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 7500 kPa.
Calculate the intercooler pressure in kPa

A. 1031
B. 1706
C. 1079
D. 1061
Consider a simple Rankine cycle fixed boiler and
condenser pressures. If the cycle is modified
with reheating

A. The pump work will decrease

B. The turbine output work will decrease
C. The moisture content at turbine exit will
decrease
D. The amount of heat rejected will decrease
 Air is to be compressed steadily and
isentropically from 1 atm to 16 atm by a two
stage compressor. To minimize the total
compression work, the intermediate pressure
between the two stages must be

A. 10 atm
B. 2 atm
C. 8 atm
D. 4 atm
 As the subcooling of the refrigerant increases,
the flow through a high-side float ____

A. Increases
B. Remains the same
C. Decreases
D. varies
A single suction pump having its suction nozzle
on the opposite side of the casing from the
stuffing box and having the face of the suction
nozzle perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of
the shaft.

A. Centrifugal pump
B. In line pump
C. End suction pump
D. Horizontal pump
 Underground formation that contains sufficient
saturated permeable material to yield significant
quantities of water.

A. Aquifier
B. Ground water
C. Wet pit
D. Well water
A type of deep well pump wherein compressed
air is admitted to the well to lift water to the
surface, for successful operation of the system,
the discharge pipe must have its lower end
submerged in the well water

A. Plunger pump
B. Ejector centrifugal pump
C. Turbine pump
D. Air lift
 Gives direction to the flow from the impeller
and converts this velocity energy into pressure
energy.

A. Impeller
B. Stuffing box
C. Casing
D. Shaft sleeve
 A means of throttling the leakage which would
otherwise occur at the point of entry of the
shaft into the casing

A. Impeller
B. Stuffing box
C. Casing
D. Shaft sleeve
 Protects the shaft where it passes through the
stuffing box

A. Impeller
B. Stuffing box
C. Casing
D. Shaft sleeve
 If the water in the gage glass has not been
blown down for a period of time, the level of the
water in the glass will be:

A. The same as that in the steam and water drum

B. Less than that in the steam and water drum
C. More than that in the steam and the water
drum
D. None of the above
 Which of the following is a common type of oil
burner?

A. Bethlehem
B. Todd
C. B&W
D. All of the above
In a fuel-oil service system the quick closing fuel-
oil shutoff valve is located between the:

A. Fuel-oil heaters and the discharge strainers

B. Service pumps and the fuel-oil heaters
C. Master fuel-oil shutoff valve and the boiler
D. Suction strainers and the service pumps
 A fuel-oil meter placed between the fuel-oil
service pumps and the fuel-oil heaters would be
a:

A. Cold-type meter
B. Hot-type meter
C. Vertical meter
D. Supermeter
 The units of specific heat are

A. Btu/lbm F
B. Btu/lbm
C. kJ/kg
D. None of the above
 Phase change processes are constant ____
process

A. Temperature
B. Energy
C. Heat
D. None of the above
Which power value is not affected by changes is
compression efficiency?

A. Indicated power
B. Shaft power
C. Compressor power
D. Friction power
 What is the capacity of an E036 R-12 open
compressor operating at 1260 RPM with an
evaporator temperature of 10 deg F and a
condensing temperature of 100 deg F

A. 12 tons
B. 8.6 tons
C. 18 tons
D. 8.2 tons
 The mass flow rate of a refrigerant ____ as the
saturation temperature of the evaporator
decreases

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. Varies
 What is the capacity multiplier for an open
compressor operating with R-12 if the difference
between the actual and rated suction
temperatures is 40 deg F?

A. 1.00
B. 0.96
C. 0.90
D. 0.98
 It is referred to as the maximum continuous
power available from a hydroelectric power
plant even under the most adverse hydraulic
conditions.

A. Primary power
B. Continuous base power
C. Continuous peak power
D. Firm power
 A Bell-Coleman Cycle is a reversed

A. Carnot Cycle
B. Rankine Cycle
C. Ericsson Cycle
D. Joule Cycle
 It is defined as a wall designed to prevent the
spread of fire having a fire resistance rating of
not less than four hours.

A. Fire exit
B. Fire wall
C. Fire escape
D. Fire shield
 In the design of geothermal power plants,
wastewater is:

A. Re-injected back into earth

B. Used for irrigation
C. Discharged to a nearby body of water
D. None of the above
 The ratio of peak load to the average load is
termed as ____ in variable load nomenclature.

A. Reserve over peak

B. Demand factor
C. Load factor
D. Diversity factor
 It is the ratio of the volume at the end of heat
intake to the volume at the start of heat intake

A. Compression ratio
B. Cut-off ratio
C. Volumetric ratio
D. Clearance ratio
It is the theoretical body which when heated to
incandescence would emit a a continuous light-
ray spectrum

A. Black body
B. Blue body
C. Gray body
D. White body
 The net entropy change in the universe:

A. Zero
B. Always negative
C. Always positive
D. Cannot be accounted for
 Which of the following principles lays the
foundation of thermometry?

A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics

B. Centigrade scale
C. Clausius’ statement
D. Conservation of energy
 As a general rule, the cooling water side of the
condenser should be scheduled for inspection
every:

A. Month
B. 3 months
C. 6 months
D. year
 Air for comfort cooling should maintain a
movement from:

A. 2760 to 4570 mm/min

B. 4570 to 7620 mm/min
C. 7620 to 9430 mm/min
D. 9430 to 12480 mm/min
A part of the steam turbine made up of the shaft
and a wheel to which blades are securely
fastened

A. Rotor
B. Spiral casing
C. Turbo-generator
D. Housing
 A process wherein a fissionable species is
utilized as a source of neutrons to produce more
nuclei of its own kind that are used up.

A. Breeding
B. Culturing
C. Nucleation
D. Atomic transmulation
 Another term for control-mass system

A. Open system
B. Closed system
C. Steady flow
D. Uniform flow
Which of the following is an extensive property?

A. Mass
B. Pressure
C. Density
D. All of the above
 It is amount of heat needed to raise the
temperature of one kilogram of a substance to
one degree Celsius is:

A. Latent heat
B. Sensible heat
C. Specific heat
D. Total heat
 A valve designed to allow the fluid to pass
through in one direction only

A. Check valve
B. Solenoid valve
C. Liquid valve
D. Globe valve
 The general flow or continuity equation is
applicable only if

A. The flow is uniform

B. The flow is three-dimensional
C. The flow is steady
D. The flow is compressible
 Chemical used to speed up sewage
sedimentation

A. Lime
B. Calcium chloride
C. Sulfuric acid
D. Sodium bicarbonate