T660(E)(M30)T
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
ENGINEERING SCIENCE N3
(15070413)
30 March 2017 (X-Paper)
9:00–12:00
REQUIREMENTS: Properties of water and steam (BOE 173)
Calculators may be used.
This question paper consists of 7 pages, a formula sheet of 2 pages and
1 information sheet.
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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
ENGINEERING SCIENCE N3
TIME: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read ALL the questions carefully.
3. Number the answers according to the numbering system used in this question
paper.
4. ALL the calculations should consist of at least these THREE steps:
4.1 The formula used or manipulation thereof
4.2 Substitution of the given data in the formula
4.3 The answer with the correct SI unit
5. Drawing instruments must be used for ALL drawings or diagrams.
6. All drawings or diagrams must be fully labelled.
7. The constant values, as they appear on the attached information sheet, must
be used wherever possible.
8. Keep subsections of questions together.
9. Rule off on completion of each question.
10 Use g = 9,8 m/s2
11. Answers must be rounded off to THREE decimal places.
12. Write neatly and legibly.
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QUESTION 1: MOTION, POWER AND ENERGY
1.1 Give the definition of a force. (2)
1.2 Give the definition of work done and power. (2)
1.3 An object has a mass of 2 Mg and rests on an incline with an angle of 10°.The
object is to be released to slide 18 metres down the inclined plane to the
bottom, neglecting all friction.
Determine the following:
1.3.1 The potential energy before it has rolled 18 m down the slope (3)
1.3.2 The kinetic energy after it has rolled 18 m (1)
1.3.3 The velocity after it has rolled 18 m (2)
1.4 A motorbike with a mass of 200 000 g accelerates on a horizontal road from
rest to a velocity of 25 m/s in 50 seconds. A friction force of 900 N is applied
on the motorbike.
Determine the magnitude of the constant horizontal force. (4)
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QUESTION 2: MOMENTS
2.1 Define the term ‘moment of a force’. (2)
2.2 A beam ABCDE with A on the left-hand side is 11 m long, having two
supports at B and E. There is a uniformly distributed load of 5 kN/m from C to
D. Concentrated or point loads of 3 kN act at points A and C and another one
of 4 kN at point D. The lengths of the various portions are as follows:
AB = 2 m, BC = 2 m, CD = 4 m and DE = 3 m.
Use the information given above to answer the following questions:
2.2.1 Draw the beam described above. (2)
2.2.2 Calculate the reactional forces at B and E. (6)
2.2.3 Draw the shear force diagram with ALL the main values indicated
on the diagrams. (3)
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QUESTION 3: FORCES
3.1 Explain the term vector quantity. (2)
3.2 Complete the following sentence by filling in the missing word or words.
Write only the word or words next to the question number (3.2.1– 3.2.2) in the
ANSWER BOOK.
A direct force is a force which acts (3.2.1 …) and (3.2.2 …) onto an object. (2)
3.3 The system in FIGURE 1 below is in a state of equilibrium. Determine
analytically the magnitude of the unknown forces GP and T.
P
500 N 135°
FIGURE 1 (6)
3.4 Analytically determine the magnitude and nature of the forces in the
members AD and DC of the roof truss in FIGURE 3 below.
4 kN
C
30° D 30°
FIGURE 3 A
2 kN
(4)
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QUESTION 4: FRICTION
4.1 Give FOUR practical examples of kinetic friction. (4)
4.2 A steel ball with a mass of 450 kg rests on an inclined plane of 12º to the
horizontal. The force required to overcome the friction is 450 N.
Calculate the following:
4.2.1 The weight component perpendicular to the inclined plane
4.2.2 The coefficient of friction
(2 × 2) (4)
4.3 An object with a weight of 4000 N rests on a horizontal plane. The coefficient
of friction is 0,30. A force (P) with an angle of 15° to the horizontal pulls the
body at a constant velocity.
Calculate the magnitude of force P. (4)
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QUESTION 5: HEAT
5.1 Explain the law of conservation of energy. (2)
5.2 A piece of steel with a mass of 21 kg at a temperature of 89 ºC is immersed in
5 litres of water at 17 ºC.
Calculate the final temperature of the water if no heat is lost. (4)
5.3 An aluminium bar with a length of 5,5 m is heated from 293 K to 423 K.
Determine the final length of the bar. (3)
5.4 A steam plant produced steam in a boiler with a pressure of 1 400 kPa and a
dryness factor of 0,9. This wet steam now flows to a super-heater where it is
dried and superheated to a temperature of 210 °C.
If the specific heat capacity of superheated steam is 2,5 kJ/kg. °C, determine
the following:
5.4.1 The enthalpy of the dryness saturated steam (1)
5.4.2 The required enthalpy to change 2 kg of water into superheated dry
steam (3)
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QUESTION 6: HYDRAULICS
6.1 Explain the following terms with reference to hydraulics:
6.1.1 Pressure at a point
6.1.2 Total pressure
(2 × 2) (4)
6.2 The average pressure in a single-acting piston pump installation is 158 kPa
during a delivery stroke. The piston diameter of the pump is 86 mm and its
stroke length is 120 mm.
Calculate the following:
6.2.1 The volume of water in m3 displaced during the delivery stroke
6.2.2 The work done during the delivery stroke
6.2.3 The power required if the pump is run for 30 minutes
(3 × 2) (6)
6.3 Explain the term ‘pneumatic equivalent’. (2)
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QUESTION 7: ELECTRICITY
7.1 A student is testing an electrical circuit which has 6 cells, each with an EMF of
2 volts and an internal resistance of 0,5 ohms, connected in series. An
ammeter with an internal resistance of 0,45 ohms is connected in series to the
circuit, with resistor Ra = 3 Ω and resistor Rb = 6 Ω connected in parallel.
Calculate the following:
7.1.1 The total internal resistance of the battery (1)
7.1.2 The ammeter reading (3)
7.2 In an electroplating laboratory a steel casting is to be plated with copper.
An ammeter connected to the circuit registers a current of 8 A. If the
electrochemical equivalent is 3,3 × 10-4 g/C, determine how long it will take to
form a layer of 220 gram copper. (3)
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7.3 An electric bulb is marked 220 V – 80 W. An ammeter in the circuit shows that
the bulb uses a current of 0,3 A. The bulb burns for one hour.
Calculate the following:
7.3.1 The electrical energy consumption (2)
7.3.2 The cost for the bulb to burn for one hour if the cost of electricity is
26 cents per kW/h. (3)
7.4 Determine the power rating of a stove if it releases 180 kJ of heat energy in
5,5 minutes. (3)
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QUESTION 8: CHEMISTRY
8.1 Write down the name of the following compounds:
8.1.1 NaCl
8.1.2 CaCO3
(2 × 1) (2)
8.2 Name ONE condition where painting metal would not be a suitable precaution
against corrosion. (2)
8.3 Explain why tap water conducts an electric current but purified water does
not. (2)
8.4 If an atom has 8 protons, how many electrons will it have in its normal state? (1)
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TOTAL: 100
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ENGINEERING SCIENCE N3
FORMULA SHEET
All the formulae needed are not necessarily included.
Any applicable formula may also be used.
W = F.s m1 .u1 m2 .u2 m1 .v1 m2 .v2
W ρ.V De (D t)
W
P hnat/wet h f x.h fg
t
P 2 .π .T .n ... T F .r
Uitset/Out put
100%
Inset/Inpu t FRAM FPL πD 2
P ... A
F = m.a ARAM APL 4
Fμ VRAM VPL n
μ
NR ARAM . H RAM APL . LPL
tan FX Fcosθ
N R FC FT sinα ... a 0
FY Fsinθ
FS wsinθ ΣFX F1cosθ1 ... Fncosθn
FC wcosθ ΣFy F1sinθ1 ... Fn sinθn
FT cosα Fμ FS ... a 0
R ΣFX2 ΣFY2
Fe T1 T2
ΣFY
tanφ
T1 ΣFX
tension ratio
T2
Q m . c . Δt ... tF to t
P Fe . v
m.ww = Q = m.hv
N
v π . d . n ... n P
Q
60 t
Wμ Fμ . s ΔL Lo . α . Δt ... Lf = Lo ± L
ΔE p m . g . Δh ΔA A0 . β . Δt ... Af = A0 ± A
1
ΔEK .m . Δv 2 2 .a . s v 2 u 2
2
1
Q I2 . R .t s u .t .a .t 2
2
m I . z .t v = u + a.t
VP N P I S ΣFΣF
VS NS I P
M F . s
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Σ CWM ΣACWM
PABS PATM PMET
P g h
1 1 1
...
RPAR R1 Rn
RSER R1 ... Rn
V1 V2 e(U 1 U 2 )
V I R
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INFORMATION SHEET
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS VALUES FISIESE KONSTANTE
Atmospheric pressure 101,3 kPa Atmosferiese druk
Density of copper 3 Digtheid van koper
8 900 kg/m
Density of aluminium 3 Digtheid van aluminium
2 770 kg/m
Density of gold 3 Digtheid van goud
19 000 kg/m
Density of alcohol (ethyl) 3 Digtheid van alkohol (etiel)
790 kg/m
Density of mercury 3 Digtheid van kwik
13 600 kg/m
Density of platinum 3 Digtheid van platina
21 500 kg/m
Density of water 3 Digtheid van water
1 000 kg/m
Density of mineral oil 3 Digtheid van minerale olie
920 kg/m
Density of air 3 Digtheid van lug
1,05 kg/m
Electrochemical equivalent of silver 1,118 mg/C Elektrochemiese ekwivalent van silwer
Electrochemical equivalent of copper 0,329 mg/C Elektrochemiese ekwivalent van koper
Gravitational acceleration 2 Swaartekragversnelling
9,8 m/s
Heat value of coal 30 MJ/kg Warmtewaarde van steenkool
Heat value of anthracite 35 MJ/kg Warmtewaarde van antrasiet
Heat value of petrol 45 MJ/kg Warmtewaarde van petrol
Heat value of hydrogen 140 MJ/kg Warmtewaarde van waterstof
Linear coefficient of expansion of copper -6 Lineêre uitsettingskoëffisiënt van koper
17 × 10 /°C
Linear coefficient of expansion of aluminium -6 Lineêre uitsettingskoëffisiënt van aluminium
23 × 10 /°C
Linear coefficient of expansion of steel -6 Lineêre uitsettingskoëffisiënt van staal
12 × 10 /°C
Linear coefficient of expansion of lead -6 Lineêre uitsettingskoëffisiënt van lood
54 × 10 /°C
Specific heat capacity of steam 2 100 J/kg.°C Spesifieke warmtekapasiteit van stoom
Specific heat capacity of water 4 187 J/kg.°C Spesifieke warmtekapasiteit van water
Specific heat capacity of aluminium 900 J/kg.°C Spesifieke warmtekapasiteit van aluminium
Specific heat capacity of oil 2 000 J/kg.°C Spesifieke warmtekapasiteit van olie
Specific heat capacity of steel 500 J/kg.°C Spesifieke warmtekapasiteit van staal
Specific heat capacity of copper 390 J/kg.°C Spesifieke warmtekapasiteit van koper
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