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1. An adiabatic tank containing air is used to power an air turbine during

times of peak power demand. The tank has a volume of 500 m3 and contains air
at 1000 kPa and 500 kPa. Determine the mass remaining when the pressure
reaches 100 kPa.
A. 276.37 kg
B. 672.73 kg
C. 772.73 kg
D. 227.73 kg

2. To complete one cycle, two stroke engine performs __________.

A. suction and discharge stroke
B. power and exhaust stroke
C. suction and exhaust stroke
D. compression & power stroke

3. A common filter material used for brazing is composed of:

A. 95/5 tin-antimony
B. 50/50 tin-lead
C. Cast steel
D. 15% to 60 % silver

4. A spherical ball with a diameter of 5 centimeter and whose surface is

maintained at a temperature of 70 °C is suspended in the middle of a room at
2 °C. If the convection heat transfer coefficient is 15 W/m2-C and the
emissivity of the surface is O.8, what is the total- heat transfer from the
ball.
A. 23.56 watts
B. 9.22 watts
C. 43.45 watts
D. 32.77 watts

5. Typical compression ratio of Otto cycle is

A. 6
B. 10
C. 8
D. 12

6. Is the ratio of the mass of water vapor in air and the mass of air if it is
saturated is called:
A. Relative humidity
B. vapor ratio
C. mass ratio
D. humidity ratio

7. A two-pass surface condenser is to be designed using overall heat transfer

coefficient of 480 Btu/°F ft2 of outside copper tube surface. The copper
tubes are to be 1 inch outside diameter with 1/16 In walls (or 7/8 in.
inside diameter). Entering circulating water velocity is to be 6 ft/s. Steam
enters the condenser at a rate of 100,000 lb/ hr at a pressure of one psia
and an enthalpy of 1090 Btu/ lb. Condensate leaves at saturated liquid at
one psia. Circulating water enters the condenser at 85 deg. F and leaves at
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95 deg F. Note: 1 psia condensate has temperature of 101.7 deg. F. Wet steam
entering becomes condensate at 101.7 deg. F with hf = 69.72 Btu/lb.
A. 424.8 in
B. 20.4 in
C. 244.8 in
D. 40.2 in

8. The metering device ___________.

A. Cycles the compressor
B. Stores refrigerant
C. Controls subcooling
D. Meters refrigerant

9. The hands feel painfully cold when the skin temperature reaches.
A. 14 °C
B. 10 °C
C. 8 °C
D. 12 °C

10. A precision and electronic barometer Is used to measure an airplane's

altitude by comparing the barometric pressure at a given flying altitude to
that on the ground. What will be the airplane's altitude if the Captain's
pilot measures the barometric pressure at 700 mm-Hg, the ground says it is
at 758 mm-Hg, and the average air density is 1.19 kg/m3. g = 9.8 m/s2.
A. 889 m
B. 535 m
C. 980 m
D. 663 m

11. The total heat of the air is a function of

A. DB temperature
B. WB depression
C. DP temperature
D. WB temperature

12. In a refrigeration system, which of the four(4) is not a type of a

water-cooled condenser?
A. Shell and tube
B. Shell and coil
C. Double tube
D. Double shell

13. A 22.7kg/s flow of air enters a preheater at a temperature of 28 °C

and leaves at a temperature of 150 °C; 23.7kg/s of exhaust gases,
cp=l.09kJ/kg-K, and enters at a temperature of 315 C. The overall
coefficient of heat transfer is 710 W/m2-C. Calculate the surface area for
counterflow.
A. 22.82m2
B. 27.49m2
C. 32.54m2
D. 28.77m2

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14. Component of absorption refrigeration system in which the solution is
cooled by cooling water.
A. Absorber
B. Rectifier
C. Evaporator
D. Generator

15. If the ultimate strength drops by 308 , the steam temperature rises
from _____ for unalloyed steel.
A. 400 to 500 °C
B. 300 to 400 °C
C. 500 to 600 °C
D. 600 to 700 °C

16. The Coefficient of Performance (COP) of actual absorption

refrigeration system is usually
A. less than 1
B. greater than2
C. less than 3
D. less than 4

17. Two-stroke engine performs _____ to complete one cycle.

A. compression and power stroke
B. suction and discharge stroke
C. power and exhaust stroke
D. suction and exhaust stroke

18. These are steam generators used by utilities for electric-power

generating plants.
A. Utility steam generators
B. Water— tube boilers
C. Industrial steam generators
D. Fire tube boilers
19. Calculate the heat transfer rate, in KW during a steady state
operation of a gearbox which receives 60 kW through the input shaft and
delivers power through the output shaft. And for the gearbox as the system,
the rate of energy transfer is by convection, h = O .171 kW/m2—K which is
the heat transfer coefficient, A = 1.0 m2 which is the outer surface area of
the gearbox, Tb = 3000K (270C) which is the temperature at the outer surface
and, Tf = 2930K (200C) which is the temperature of the surroundings away
from the immediate vicinity of the gearbox.
A. 1.3 kW
B. - 1.2 Kw
C. 1.5 kW
D. + 2.1 kW

20. What Is the color code for the cylinder of R-22?

A. Green
B. Silver
C. Orange
D. White

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21. Foundation bolts of specified size should be used and surrounded by a
pipe sleeve with an inside diameter of at least
A. 2 times the diameter of anchor bolt
B. 2 times the diameter of engine bolt
C. 3 times the diameter of anchor bolt
D. 3 times the diameter of engine bolt

22. One of the following valves that should be used in a steam line to
throttle the flow is the ______ valve.
A. gate
B. check
C. plug
D. globe

23. The most likely cause of black smoke exhausting from the chimney of an
oil-fired boiler is:
A. low oil temperature
B. high secondary airflow
C. low stack emission
D. hygrometer

24. A stainless steel tank contains liquid nitrogen at -190 °C is

suspended in a vacuum shell by three stainless steel rods 0.80 cm in
diameter and 3 meters long with a thermal conductivity of 16.3 W/m2-°C. If
the ambient air outside the vacuum shell is 15°C, find the magnitude of the
conductive heat flow in watts along the support rods.
A. 0.168
B. 0.176
C. 0.182
D. 0.187

25. You are working the 4:00 PM to Midnight shift at energy producing,
coal burning steam plant. The first thing you would do when coming to work
is:
A. blow down gauge glass & determine water level
B. clean the fires
C. add green coal and build up the fire
D. blow down the boiler

26. One insulated wall of a new cold—storage compartment is 8m long by

2.5m high and consists of an outer steel plate 1.8 cm thick. An inner wood
wall 2.25 cm thick, the steel and wood are 9.0 cm apart to form a cavity
which is filled with cork. If the temperature drop across the extreme faces
of the composite wall is 15½C. Calculate the heat transfer per hour through
the wall and the temperature drop across the thickness of the cork. Take the
coefficients of thermal conductivity for steel, cork and wood as 45, 0.045,
and 0.18 W/m-K respectively.
A. 508.24 kJ, 14.12°C
B. 708.24 kJ, 11.12°C
C. 608.24 kJ, 13.12°C
D. 408.24 kJ, 12.12°C

27. One advantage of a low—side float system is that it:

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A. requires a large amount of refrigerant
B. can be used with a low starting torque motor
C. eliminates flash gas in the evaporator
D. can be used with a water cooled condenser

28. One disadvantage of a low-side float valve is that it:

A. cannot be used on multiple system
B. is nonadjustable
C. is very expensive
D. requires a large amount of refrigerant

29. An air cooled condenser vacuum gauge reads 715 mm Hg when the
barometer stands at 757 mmHg. Find the absolute pressure in the air cooled
condenser In kN/m2 or kPa.
A. 6.9 kPa
B. 9.5 kPa
C. 6.5 kPa
D. 5.6 kPa

30. Where objects are to be cooled to temperature below ___ cascade

refrigeration cycle is often used in industrial process?
A. -46°C
B. -26°C
C. -36°C
D. -66°C

31. A hot suction line might be caused by:

A. insufficient lubrication
B. expansion valve closed too much
C. insufficient refrigerant
D. too much refrigeration

32. What is the color code of compressed air pipelines?

A. brown
B. red
C. light blue
D. violet

33. In a hydro-electric plant using a Francis turbine with medium head,

the speed can be regulated using the:
A. wicket gate
B. nozzle
C. weir
D. deflector gate

34. In Brayton cycle, the heat Is transformed during what process?

A. isochoric process
B. isobaric process
C. isentropic process
D. constant temperature

35. What is the color code for the cylinder of ammonia?

A. Orange
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B. Green
C. Silver
D. White

36. In accordance with recommended practice, a sample of boiler water for

pH analysis should be taken:
A. When the steaming rate is high
B. prior to putting the boiler on the line
C. immediately after chemicals should be taken
D. just before bottom blow down

37. How many watts will be radiated from a steady spherical black body
having a 150 mm diameter at a temperature of 910°C ?
A. 8.79 kW
B. 5.34 kW
C. 7.89 kW
D. 3.45 Kw

38. What will be the weight of 30 lbm, if its weighed on the moon? (gmoon
= 5.47 ft/s2)
A. 4.1 lbf
B. 3.1 lbf
C. 2.1 lbf
D. 5.1 lbf

39. The unit of measurement for current flow. The magnitude is determined
by the number of electrons passing a point at a given time.
A. Ohm
B. Ampere
C. Wattage
D. Voltage

40. Two-stroke engine performs _____ to complete one cycle.

A. compression and power stroke
B. suction and discharge stroke
C. power and exhaust stroke
D. suction and exhaust stroke

41. What will be the pressure at 7000 ft below the water surface of the
ocean? Neglect compressibility.
A. 213,000 psf C. 324,500 psf
B. 512,000 psf D. 447,000 psf

42. A knocking noise in steam lines is generally the result of:

A. superheated steam expansion
B. condensation in the line
C. high steam pressure
D. rapid steam expansion

43. During takeoff in a spaceship, an astronaut is subjected to

acceleration equal to 5 times the pull of the earth's standard gravity. If
the astronaut is 180 lbm and the takeoff is vertical, what force does he
exert on the seat?
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A. 8829 N
B. 9620 N
C. 4810.9 N
D. 4414.5 N

44. In power plants, boiler feed water is chemically treated in order to:
A. prevent scale formation
B. increase the temperature of the water
C. increase oxygen formation
D. increase water foaming

45. When the temperature of stack gases rises considerably above the
normal operating stack temperature, it generally indicates:
A. that the boiler is operating efficiently
B. a low boiler water level
C. a heavy smoke condition in the stack
D. that the boiler tubes are dirty

46. A high discharge type of turbine

A. Impulse turbine
B. Deriaz turbine
C. Francis turbine
D. Propeller turbine

47. The solenoid valve controls the:

A. amount of refrigerant entering the evaporator coils
B. amount of refrigerant going to the compressor
C. amount of refrigerant going to the expansion valve
D. pressure of the refrigerants going to the evaporator coils

48. The sound power level Of a VAV Box (Variable Air Volume) depends
mainly on Volume flow of supply air for a specific size box, configuration
of the VAV box, flexible ducts, diffusers and what other factor?
A. Difference in static pressure across the VAV in WC.
B. Configuration of the Damper actuator of the VAV box.
C. Psychrometric properties of air entering the VAV box.
D. Fan speed in RPM of the VAV fan.

49. Calculate the specific volume of an air—vapor mixture in cubic meters

per kilogram of dry air when the following conditions prevail : t = 30°C,
w= O .015 kg/kg, and Pt = 100 kPa.
A. 0.79 m3/kg
B. 0.92 m3/kg
C. 0.89 m3/kg
D. 0.69 m3/kg

50. A 4 meter x 5 meter x 6 meter special storage room is to be heated by

a baseboard resistance heater. It is desired that the resistance heater be
able to raise the air temperature in the special storage room from 7 °C to
23 °C within 15 minutes. Assuming no heat losses from the special storage
room and an atmospheric pressure of 100 kpa, determine the required power of
the resistance heater. Constant specific heats at room temperature to be
assumed.
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A. 4.56 KW
B. 1.91 KW
C. 2.34 KW
D. 6.34 KW

51. In an experiment to determine the calorific value of an oil fuel by

means of a bomb calorimeter, the mass of the sample of fuel is 0.75 gram,
mass of water surrounding the bomb 1.8 kg, water equivalent of bomb and
fittings 470 grams, and the rise in temperature is 3.3 C. What is the
calorific value of this oil in MJ/kg assuming a specific heat of water= 4.2
kJ/kgK.
A. 25.63MJ/kg
B. 32.15MJ/kg
C. 65.63MJ/kg
D. 41.94MJ/kg

52. Based on industry practice, for a specified amount of compressed air,

the power consumption of the compressor decreases by _____ for each 3½ drop
in the temperature inlet air to the compressor.
A. 2.0 percent
B. 1.5 percent
C. 2.5 percent
D. 1.0 percent

53. A pressure cooker operates by cooking food at a higher pressure and

temperature than is possible at atmospheric conditions. Steam is contained
in the sealed pot, with vent hole in the middle of the cover, allowing steam
to escape. The pressure is regulated by covering the vent hole with a small
weight, which is displaced slightly by escaping steam. Atmospheric pressure
is 100 kPa, the vent hole area is 7-mm2, and the pressure inside should be
250 kPa. What is the mass of the weight?
A. 0.1783 kg
B. 1.05 kg
C. 1.75 kg
D. 0.107 kg

54. In a flooded evaporator using an accumulator and float valve, flash

gas:
A. passes directly into the suction line
B. does not occur
C. stays in the receiver
D. passes directly into the evaporator

55. The applications and joining methods for this pipe are very similar to
those for PVC. However, this pipe can be used for hot water (up to 180 °F)
in a pressurized system (up to 100 psi).
A. Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC)
B. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe
C. Polyetheyene (PE) pipe
D. Acrylonitrilebutadiene Styrene (ABS) pipe

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56. An hydraulic turbine Which has a diameter of 60 in., speed of 350 rpm,
coefficient of velocity of 0.98, peripheral speed factor of 0.45, generator
efficiency of 90% and jet diameter from nozzle of 6 in. Determine the power
input in hp.
A. 2933
B. 2366
C. 2862
D. 2512

57. Pure water enters a 3cm diameter copper tube with a velocity of 50m/s
and a temperature of 20 °C and is heated. What is the average unit
convective coefficient. For water, kinematic viscosity= 1.006x10-6m2/s;
prandt number=7; and thermal conductivity=0.597W/m-K.
A. 23.45
B. 123.54
C. 76.12
D. 86.6kW/m2-K

58. The journals of a stainless steel shaft are 38.0 cm diameter, it runs
at 105 rpm and the coefficient of friction between journals and bearings is
0. 02. If the average load on the bearings is 200 kN, find the heat
generated per minute at the bearings.
A. 501.575 kJ
B. 505.575 kJ
C. 501.375 kJ
D. 401.375 kJ

59. An insulated steam pipe located where the ambient temperature is 32

°C, has an inside diameter of 5.0 cm with 1.0 cm thick wall. The outside
diameter of the corrugated asbestos insulation is 12.5 cm and the surface
coefficient of still air, ho = 12 W/m2-K. Inside the pipe is steam having a
temperature of 170 °C with film 6000 W/m2-K. Thermal conductivity of pipe
and asbestos coefficient hi = 6000 w/m2-K. Thermal conductivity of pipe and
asbestos insulation are 45 and O. 12 W/m-K respectively. Determine the heat
loss per unit length of pipe.
A. 120 W
B. 110 W
C. 130 W
D. 140 W

60. What is the color code for the c Linder of R—134a?

A. Orange
B. Green
C. Silver
D. Light blue

61. You are working the 4:00 PM to Midnight shift at energy producing,
coal burning steam plant. The first thing you would do when coming to work
is:
A. clean the fires
B. add green coal and build up the fire
C. blow down the boiler
D. blow down gauge glass & determine water level
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62. What other factor will the sound power level of a Variable Air volume
Box depends other than the volume flow of supply air for a specific size
box, configuration of the variable air volume box, flexible ducts and
diffusers?
A. Difference in static pressure across the VAV box in WC.
B. psychrometric properties of air leaving the VAV box.
C. Design of the VAV fan
D. Design configuration of the Damper of the VAV box.

63. The bottom blow down on a boiler is used to:

A. reduce steam pressure in the header
B. increase boiler priming
C. increase the boiler water level
D. remove mud drum water impurities

64. The moisture content Of the boiler at exit will be ____ , by also
increasing the boiler pressure in Rankine Cycle.
A. increase
B. decrease
C. equally
D. remains the constant

65. Pure steam at a pressure of 30 bar, and at a temperature of 375 C, is

generated in a boiler at the rate of 30000 kg/h from feed water at a
temperature of 130 °C. The fuel has a calorific value of 42 MJ/kg and the
daily consumption is 53 tonne. What will be the equivalent engine power if
the overall efficiency of the plant is 0.13.
A. 2546kW
B. 5634kW
C. 8954kW
D. 3349kW

66. Neil Armstrong, an astronaut is subjected to an acceleration equal to

5 times the pull of the earth's standard gravity, during the take off of a
spaceship. If the said astronaut is 180 lbm and the take off is vertical,
determine force does he exert on the seat.
A. 4414.5 N
B. 8829 N
C. 4810.9 N
D. 9620 N

67. The term spalling refers to a boiler:

A. flue gas content
B. mud leg
C. soot blower
D. combustion chamber

68. A newly installed turbine receives 150 lbm/sec of air at a pressure of

63 psia and aq temperature of 2450 °R and expands it polytropically to a
pressure of 14.7 psia. The exponent n is equal to 1.45 for the process.
Determine the power required.
A. 53,343.16 kW
B. 53,343.16 ft-lb/sec
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C. 52,343.16 BTU/sec
D. 53,343.16 HP

69. What is the pressure at 12300 ft altitude if air is incompressible, if

the atmospheric air 14.7 psia and 600F at sea level?
Note: @ 60°F ; the density Of air is 0.0763 Ibm/ft3 ; PI = 14.7 psia
A. 9.33 psia
B. 9.43 psia
C. 9.63 psia
D. 9.53 psia

70. Blow off piping usually refers to:

A. vent pipes
B. piping coming from the super heater
C. piping coming from the safeties
D. piping at the lowest part of the boiler.

71. The surface temperature of the hot side of the furnace wall is 1200 °C
It is desired to maintain the outside of the wall at 40 °C. A 15.2 cm of
refractory silica is used adjacent to the combustion chamber and 1.0 cm of
steel covers the outside. What thickness Of insulating bricks is necessary
between refractory and steel, if the heat loss should be kept at 788 W/m2 ?
use k = 13.84 W/m-K for refractory silica; 0.15 for insulating brick, and 45
for steel.
A. 217 mm
B. 218 mm
C. 219 mm
D. 220 mm

72. A centrifugal boiler feed pump requires 5 hp to drive it at a certain

speed, head and discharge rate. If the speed and quantity of water delivered
are doubled and the total head quadrupled, the horsepower required will be
approximately equal to:
A. 30
B. 10
C. 40
D. 20

73. As a safety precaution, refrigerant cylinders should be stored and

transported in the _____ position to keep the pressure relief in contact
with the vapor space, not the liquid inside the cylinder.
A. Horizontal
B. Any
C. Upright
D. Upside down

74. During hydrostatic test, the safety valves should be

A. removed
B. partially closed
C. open
D. closed

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75. A college student living in a dormitory room of 4 meters x 6meters x
6meters turns on her 150 watts electric fan before she leaves the room on a
summer day, hoping that the room will be cooler when she comes back in the
evening. Assuming all the doors and windows are tightly closed and
disregarding any heat transfer through the walls and the windows, determine
the temperature in the room when she comes back 10 hours later. Use specific
heat values at room temperature, and assume the room to be at 100 kpa and 15
C in the morning when she leaves.
A. 58.13°C
B. 48.13°C
C. 38.13°C
D. 28.13°C

76. The enthalpy of ground H20 in a 20 MW geothermal power plant is 1000

kJ/kg. If the quality after throttling is 28% & the overall plant efficiency
is 20%. What is the mass flowrate of the steam entering the turbine?
A. 18 kg/s
B. 28 kg/s
C. 76 kg/s
D. 24 kg/s

77. A process of removing heat from a place where it is not wanted and
transferring that heat to a place where it makes little or no difference.
A. Air conditioning
B. Convection
C. Conduction
D. Refrigeration

78. The mass analysis of a fuel is 84% carbon, 14% hydrogen and 2% ash. It
is burned with 20% excess air relative to stoichiometric requirement. If 100
kg/h of this fuel is burned in a boiler, what is the volumetric flow rate of
the gas if its temperature and pressure are 250 °C and 1 bar respectively?
Note: Air contains 23.1% oxygen by mass. Ro= 8.3143 kJ/kg mol K and atomic
mass relationships are: oxygen16, carbon 12, hydrogen 1.
A. 2569m3/hr
B. 5689m3/hr
C. 2759m3/h
D. 1256m3/hr

79. The mass flow rate of Freon 12 through a heat exchanger is 10 lbs/min.
Enthalpy of Freon entry is 102 BTU/1b and of Freon exit is 26 BTU/Ib. Water
coolant is allowed to rise 10 deg F. The water flow rate in liters per
minute is:
A. 76
B. 54.3
C. 34.5
D. 83

80. Hot gasses at a temperature of 280 C flow on one side of a metal plate
of 1.0 cm thickness and air at 35 °C flows on the other side. The heat
transfer coefficient of the gases is 31.5 W/m2—K and that of the air is 48
W/m2-K. Calculate the over-all transfer coefficient.
A. 18.94 W/m2-K
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B. 15.82 W/m2-K
C. 81.25 W/m2-K
D. 91.48 W/m2-K

81. Tubing used for air conditioning installations usually insulated at:
A. Any of these
B. the discharge line
C. the low-pressure side
D. the high-pressure side from the condenser to the metering device

82. Piping installation crossing an open space that affords passageway in

any building shall be not less than ____ above he floor unless the piping s
located against the ceiling of such space and permitted by the authority
having jurisdiction.
A. 2.2 m
B. 3.5 m
C. 4.2 m
D. 5.5 m

83. The refrigerant used in steam jet is:

A. Water
B. R-11
C. Ammonia
D. Steam

84. Calculate the air—fuel ratio on a molar basis for the complete
combustion of octane gas, with theoretical amount of air.
A. 69.5 kgair / kgfuel
B. 49,5 kgair / kgfuel
C. 59.5 kgair / kgfuel
D. 95.5 kgair / kgfuel

85. The discharge line (B4) shall be vented to the atmosphere through a
_____ fitted to its upper extremity.
A. Vent pipe
B. diffuser
C. jet: nozzle
D. convergent-divergent nozzle

86. A stainless steel cylindrical with 1 ft diameter, 4 ft high tank

contains 3 ft of water. What rotational speed is required to spin water out
the top?
A. 7.22 rad/s
B. 27.2 rad/s
C. 22.7 rad/s
D. 72.2 rad/s

87. Freon is:

A. non-corrosive
B. nontoxic
C. flammable
D. all of these

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88. A V—type 3.0 liter, 5—cy1inder, 4—stroke cycle SI engine, with a
volumetric efficiency of 82%, operates at 3000 RPM using gasoline with a? =
0.91. Bore and stroke are related as S = 1. 08B. At a certein point in the
engine cycle, the gas temperature in the combustion chamber is Tg = 21000C
while the cylinder wall temperature is TW = 1900C. Viscosity, and Thermal
conductivity, of gases (air at 11450C) ?g= 5.21x10-5 kg/m—sec, kg = 0.090
W/m-K respectively. Convection heat transfer coefficient of c1 = 0.035 and
c2 = O. 08. Compute the approximate convection heat transfer rate to the
cylinder wall at this instant.
A. 35.44 kW/m2
B. 54.32 kW/m2
C. 32. 54 kW/m2
D. 45.52 kW/m2

89. _______ consist of refrigerant mixtures of two or more different

compounds, often used individually as refrigerants for other applications.
A. compound reaction
B. absorbtion
C. mixing of refrigerants
D. blends

90. An economizer is used with a steam boiler in order to raise the

temperature of the:
A. boiler feed water by utilizing exhaust steam from the turbines or steam
engines
B. air used for combustion of the fuel utilizing some of the heat in the
exit flue gases
C. air used for combustion of the fuel utilizing exhaust some steam from the
turbines or steam engines
D. boiler feed water by utilizing some of the heat in the exit flue gases
91. Fuel oil is heated in a storage tank by use of:
A. fuel oil burner
B. Steam
C. hot air
D. electric coils

92. If Joule Thompson coefficient is equal to zero, then the process will
become
A. isobaric
B. isenthalpic
C. isothermal
D. isentropic

93. As a rule of thumb, for a specified amount of compressed air, the

power consumption of the compressor decreases by _____ for each 3 °C drop in
the temperature inlet air to the compressor.
A. 2 percent
B. 1.5 percent
C. 1 percent
D. 2.5 percent

94. A nozzle receives O .5 kg/s of air at a pressure of 2700 kPa and a

velocity of 30 m/s and with an enthalpy of 923 kJ/kg, and the air leaves at
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a pressure of 700 kPa and with an enthalpy of 660 kJ/kg. Determine the exit
velocity from the nozzle.
A. 700 m/s
B. 923 m/s
C. 726 m/s
D. 660 m/s

95. Which of the following is NOT the cause of black smoke in diesel
engine?
A. carbon in exhaust pipe
B. overload on engine
C. high compression pressure
D. fuel valve open too long

96. A fresh supply of 50 kilograms chicken at 6 °C contained in a box is

be frozen to -18°C in a electric freezer. What will be the amount of heat
that needs to be removed? The latent heat of the chicken is 247 KJ/kg, and
its specific heat is 3.32 KJ/kg-C above freezing and 1.77 KJ/kg-C below
freezing. The container box is 1.5 kilograms, and the specific heat of the
box material is 1.4 KJ/kg-C. And the freezing temperature of chicken is -2.8
°C.
A. 15,206.4 KJ
B. 11,863 KJ
C. 15,156 KJ
D. 1250 KJ

97. In which direction does heat flow?

A. Down
B. From warm substance to a cold substance
C. From a cold substance to a warm substance
D. Up

98. If the specific gravity of mercury is SP = 13.55 , what is the

specific weight of mercury?
A. 139.2 kN/m3
B. 193.2 kN/m3
C. 123.9 kN/m3
D. 132.9 kN/m3

99. What kind of refrigerant is R-600?

A. Methane
B. Nonane
C. Butane
D. None of these

100. Among the four (4), which of the following is not a method of starting
diesel engine?
A. Compressed air
B. Manual: rope, crank and kick
C. Electric (battery)
D. Using another engine

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