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Pipe 02 Refresher Course

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PIPE 02 REFRESHER COURSE

REFRESHER PIPE 2.1

1 Calculate the change in enthalpy as 1 kg of nitrogen is heated


from 1000 K to 1500 K, assuming the nitrogen is an ideal gas at
a constant pressure. The temperature dependent specific heat of
nitrogen is Co = 39.06-512.79 T15+ 1072.7 T820.4T where Cp is in
kJ/kg- mol, and T is in K.
Α. 620 kJ
B. 697.27 kJ
C. 540 kJ
D. 865.54 kJ

2. The part of the boiler designed for burning the fuel.


A. chimney
B. tube
C. gauge cock
D. furnace

3. One kilogram of wet steam at a pressure of 8 bar (v,= 0.2404


m3/kg. y = 00011148 m/kg) and dryness 0.94 is expanded until the
pressure is 4 bar ( v = 0.4625 m3/kg, v = 0.0010836 m3/kg). If
expansion follows the law PVC, where n = 1.12, find the dryness
fraction of the steam at the lower pressure.
A. 0.9072
B. 0.4525
C. 0.2457
D. 0.2504
4. The first act when taking over boiler watch is to:
A. check the steam
B. clean strainers
C. check the water in the boiler
D. check the boiler feed pump

5. 2.5 liters of superheated steam at 25 bar and 400°C, ( v =


0.1252 m3/kg) is expanded in an engine to a pressure of 0.1 bar
(Vg = 14.674 m3/kg = 0.0010102 m3/kg) when its dryness fraction
is 0.9. Find the final volume of the steam.
A. 363 74 liters
B. 263.74 liters
C. 163.74 liters
D. 563.74 liters

6. The weight of a body means the


A. mass of a body
B. volume of a body
C. force of gravity of a body
D. molecular weight

7. A 15 kg of wet steam at a pressure of 5 bar (h,= 640 kJ/kg,


hig= 2109 kJ/kg) dryness 0.95 is blown into 70 liters of water
of 12°C (h= 50 4 kJ/kg) Find the final enthalpy of the mixture.
A. 72.60 kJ/kg
B. 87.70 kJ/kg
C. 97.60 kJ/kg
D. 104.80 kJ/kg
8. Wet saturated steam at 16 bar (h,859 kJ/kg, hrg 1935 kJ/kg, x
= 0.98) reducing valve and is throttled to a pressure of 8 bar (
hr = 721 kJ/kg, htg = 2048 kJ/kg). Find the dryness fraction of
the reduced pressure steam.
A. 0.7754
B. 0.6676
C. 0.9933
D. 0.8865

9. Calculate the higher heating value of the liquid dodecane


fuel the chemical formula od dodecane is C12H26
A. 48 255 kj/kg
B. 52 545 kj/kg
C. 62 541 kj/kg
D. 78 575 kj/kg

10. In an air-standard Brayton cycle the inlet temperature and


pressure are 20°C and 101.325 kPa. The turbine inlet conditions
are 1200 kPa and 900°C. Determine the air flow rate if the
turbine produces 12 MW.
A. 29.31 kg/s
B. 20.20 kg/s
C. 17.25 kg/s
D. 16.70 kg/s
11. Is a substance that exists, or is regarded as existing, as a
continuum characterized by low resistance to flow and the
tendency to assume the shape of its container.
A fluid
B. gas
C. ice
D. volume

12. A 650 BHP diesel engine uses fuel oil of 28°API gravity,
fuel consumption is 0.65 lb/BHP-hr. Cost of fuel is P 7.95 per
liter. For continuous operation, determine the minimum volume of
cubical day tank in cm3, ambient temperature is 45°C.
A. 7,432,890 cm3
B. 5,987,950 cm3
C. 5,291,880 cm3
D. 4,542,980 cm3

13. A typical industrial fuel oil, C16H32 with 20% excess air by
weight. Assuming complete oxidation of the fuel, calculate the
actual air-fuel ratio by weight.
A. 12.52 kgair/kgfuel
B. 10.54 kgair/kgfuel
C. 12.45 kgair/kg fuel
D. 17.65 kgair/kgfuel
14. The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands of the
system
to the total demand of the whole system:
A. demand factor
B. Power factor
C. Utilization
D. diversity factor

15. The ratio of the average load over the designated period of
time to peal load in that period of time:
A. Diversity factor
B. Plant use factor
C. Capacity factor
D. None of the above

16. Fuel oil in a day tank for use of an industrial boiler is


tested with hydrometer. The hydrometer reading indicates a S.G.
= 0.924 when the temperature of the oil in the tank is 35°C
Calculate the higher heating value of the fuel.
A. 43,852.13 kJ/kg
B. 52,542.13 kJ/kg
C. 54,326.13 kJ/kg
D. 42,752 13 kJ/kg

17. Is an open system in which there is no change of stored mass


A. cooling system
B. steady flow system
C. dew point
D. elastic system
18. A diesel electric plant supplies energy for Meralco. During
a 24 hr period, the plant consumed 200 gallons of fuel at 28°C
and produced 3930 kW-hr. Industrial fuel used is 28 API and was
purchased at P 5.50 per liter at 15.6°C. What should the cost of
fuel be produce one kw-hr?
A. P 1.05
B. P 1.00
C. P 1.072
D. P 1.10

19 In a hydro-electric plant, water flows at 10 m/s in a


penstock of 1 m2 cross-sectional area. If the net head of the
plant is 30 m and the turbine efficiency is 85%, what is the
turbine output?
A. 2,501.55 kW
B. 2,504.11 kW
C. 3,526.54 kW
D. 3,324 85 kW

20. Water is pumped up a hillside into a reservoir. The pumped


discharges water at the rate of 6 fts and pressure of 150 psig
Disregarding friction, what is the maximum elevation (above the
centerline of pump's discharge) of the reservoir's water
surface?
A. 346.7 ft
B. 556.7 ft
C. 546.7 ft
D. 126.7 ft
21. The water velocity of a 5 mx 1 m channel is 6 m/s. What is
the annual energy produced if the net head is 120 m and the
over-all efficiency is 80%.
A. 154,247,258 kw-hrs
B. 357,798,542 kW-hrs
C. 247,494,528 kW-hrs
D. 487,654,567 kW-hrs

22. Is the attraction between like molecules.


A. Absorption
B. adhesion
C. diffusion
D. cohesion

23 A certain coal has the following ultimate analysis


C = 70.5%
S = 3.0%
H = 4.5%
Ash = 11%
O2 = 6%
N2 = 1.0%
Moisture = 4%
A stoker fired boiler of 175,000 kg/hr steaming capacity uses
this coal as fuel. Calculate the volume of air in m3/hr with air
at 60°F (15.6°F) and 14.7 psia (101.325 kPa) the coal is burned
with 30% excess air Boiler efficiency of 70% and factor of
evaporation of 1.10.
Calculate the higher heating value of liquid dodecane fuel. The
chemical formula of Dodecane is C12H28.
A. 48,255 kJ/kg
B. 52,545 kJ/kg
C. 62,541 kJ/kg
D. 78,575 kJ/kg

24. A hydro-electric power plant consumes 60,000,000 kW-hr per


year What is the net head if the expected flow is 1500 m3/min
and over-all efficiency is 63%.
A. 32.32 m
B. 45.45 m
C. 44.33 m
D. 22.33 m

25. A diesel power plant consumed 1 m3 of fuel with 30°API at


27°C in 24 hrs. Calculate the fuel rate in kg/hr.
A. 36.21
B. 28.25
C. 27.34
D. 32.42

26 When system is in thermodynamic equilibrium with the natural


environment it is in:
A. dead state
B. sink
C. equilibrium
D. neutral
27. A diesel power plant uses fuel with heating value of 43,000
kJ/kg What is the density of the fuel at 25°C?
A. 820 kg/m3
B. 854 kg/m3
C. 970 kg/m3
D. 940 kg/m3

28. A body wholly or partly immersed on a fluid is buoyed up by


a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This is
known as:
A. Bernoulli's Theorem
B. Torrecelli's Theorem
C. Pascal's Theorem
D. None of the above

29. A fuel oil has the following contents: 85.5% carbon, 11.9%
hydrogen, 1.6% oxygen, and 1 % impurities. Calculate the
percentage CO2 in the flue gas for complete combustion.
A. 20.94%
B. 29.54%
C. 35.94 %
D. 16.75 %

30 The ratio of kWh generated to the product of the capacity of


the plant in KW to the total number of hours the plant has been
in actual use.
A. Diversity factor
B. Utilization factor
C. Load factor
D. Demand factor
31. Is the attraction between unlike molecules
A. diffusion
B. cohesion
C. extraction
D. adhesion

32. A water tube boiler has a capacity of 1000 kg/hr of steam.


The factor of evaporation is 1.3, boiler rating is 200%, boiler
efficiency is 65%, heating surface area is 0.91 m2 per bo. Hp,
and the heating value of fuel is 18,400 kcal/kg. The total coal
available in the bunker is 50,000 kg. Determine the no. of hrs
to consume the available fuel.
A. 853.36 hrs
B. 726.57 hrs
C. 954.46 hrs
D. 120.75 hrs

33. The negative changes cease, the bodies are said to be in:
A. thermal equilibrium
B. slug
C. change in volume
D. change in pressure
34. Two boilers are operating steadily on 91,000 kg of coal
contained in a bunker. One boiler is producing 1591 kg of steam
per hour at 1.2 factor of evaporation and an efficiency of 65%
and another boiler produced 1364 kg of steam per hour at 1.15
factor of evaporation and an efficiency of 60%. How many hrs
will the coal in the bunker run the boilers if the heating value
of coal is 7,590 kcal/kg ?
A.230.80 hrs
B. 250.54 hrs
C. 320.47 hrs
D. 210.80 hrs

35. Determine the specific gravity of carbon dioxide gas


(molecular weight = 44) at 150°F (66°C) and 20 psia (138 kPa).
A. 1.67
B. 1.32
C. 1.82
D. 1.87

36. If atmospheric air 14.7 psia and 60°F at sea level, what is
the pressure at 12000 ft altitude if air is incompressible.
Note:
the density of air is 0.0763 lbm/ft3; P1 = 14.7 psia @ 60°F:
A. 8.34 psla
B. 6.23 psia
C. 8.72 psia
D. 7.32 psia
37. The heating value of fuel supplied in a boiler is 40,000
kJ/kg. If the factor of evaporation is 1.10 and the actual
specific evaporation is 10, what is the efficiency of the
boiler?
A. 62.07 %
B. 52.09 %
C. 77.07 %
D. 64.72 %

38. A gas has a density of 0.094 lb/ft is needed to change the


density
A. 7.28 atm
B. 6.20 atm
C. 3.85 atm
D. 4,25 atm

39. When a certain mass of fluid in series of processes and


returns it to its initial state it undergoes a
A. Cycle
B. reversible non-flow process
C. irreversible process
D. equilibrium

40. A boiler contains 3.5 tons of water initially having 40 ppm


dissolved solids and after 24 hrs the dissolved solids in the
water is 2500 ppm. If the feed rate is 875 kg/hr, find the ppm
of dissolved solids contained in the feed water.
A. 410 ppm
B. 380 ppm
C. 370 ppm
D. 490 ppm
41. A travelling-grate stoker can burn bituminous coal with 10%
moisture and 10% ash at a rate of 500,000 BTU/hr-ft2 A boiler
with a steam rating of 200,000 lb/hr will be fired with the
above fuel having a high heat value of 12,200 BTU/lb. If the
boiler efficiency is 80%, and if it takes 1000 BTU to evaporate
and superheat one pound of feedwater to the desired temperature,
find the hourly coal supply and grate area needed.
A. 20,500 lb, 500 ft2
B. 25,200 lb, 600 ft2
C. 23,200 lb, 450 ft2
D. 20,800 lb, 270 ft2

42. The process of one substance mixing with another because of


molecular motion
A. saturation
B. absorption
C. adhesion
D. diffusion

43. What is the rate of evaporation of a water tube boiler if


the factor of evaporation is 1.10, percent rating of 200% and
the heating surface area is 250 m2 ?
A. 0.15 kg/s
B. 0.22 kg/s
C. 0.34 kg/s
D. 0.23 kg/s
44 Steam is admitted to the cylinder of an engine in such a
manner the average pressure is 120 psi. The diameter of the
piston is 10 in, and the length of stroke is 12 in. What is the
Hp of the engine when it is making 300 rpm?
A. 171.5 Hp
B. 174.7 Hp
C. 145.2 Hp
D. 165.4 Hp

45 Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of 3628 kJ/kg a


m/s and leaves the same stage with an enthalpy of 2846 kJ/kg a a
velocity of 124 m/s. Calculate the power if there are 5 kg/s
steam, admitted at the turbine throttle?
A. 4597.45 kW
B. 3276.55 kW
C. 3883.81 kW
D. 2785.42 kW

46. Steam with an enthalpy of 800 kCal/kg enters a nozzle at a


velocity of 80 m/s. Find the velocity of the steam at the exit
of the nozzle if its enthalpy is reduced to 750 kcal/kg,
assuming the nozzle is horizontal and disregarding heat losses.
Take g = 9.81 m/s2 and J constant = 427 kg m/kCal.
A 752.37 m/s
B 564.45 m/s
C. 651.92 m/s
D. 765.54 m/s
47. Steam is expanded through a nozzle and the enthalpy drop per
kg of, steam from the initial pressure to the final pressure is
60 kJ. Neglecting friction, find the velocity of discharge and
the exit area of the nozzle to pass 0.20 kg/s if the specific
volume of the steam at exit is 1.5 m3/kg.
A. 186.4 m/s, 879 m2
B. 226.7 m/s, 278 m2
C. 240.6 m/s, 764 m2
D. 346.4 m/s, 866 m2

48, The escape of burned gases from the combustion chamber


through the piston rings and into the crankcase:
A. blowby
B. priming
C. scavenging
D. foaming

49 The amount of heat passing through a body of 1 sq.m cross


section and 1 m thick in 1 hours at a temperature difference of
1 deg C
A. quantity of heat
B. Specific heat
C. Latent heat of solid
D. Thermal conductivity

50. A 15 kg/s gas enters a chimney at 10 m/s. If the temperature


and pressure of a gas are 26°C and 100 kPa respectively, what is
the diameter of the chimney. Use R = 0.287 kJ/kg-K
A. 1.54 m
B. 2.45 m
C. 2.32 m
D. 1.28 m
51. A hydro-electric impulse turbine is directly coupled to a 24
pole, 60 Hz alternator. It has a specific speed of 60 rpm and
develops 3000 Hp. What is the required diameter assuming a
peripheral speed ratio of 0.45
A. 0.352 m
B. 0.661 m
C. 0.543 m
D. 0.345 m

52. Hydrocarbons with 5 to 15 carbon atoms are:


A. more or less volatile light oils
B. referred to as heavy oils
C. mixtures of many kinds of hydrocarbons
D. commercial fuels

53. Hydrocarbons with 16 to 26 carbon atoms are referred to as:


A. light oils
B. commercial fuels
C. heavy oils
D. lubricating oils

54. Kerosene is the fuel of a gas turbine plant: fuel- air


ratio, m1 = 0.012, T3 972K, pressure ratio, rp = 4.5, exhaust to
atmosphere. Find the available energy in KJ per kg air flow.
Assume k = 1.34 and Cp = 1.13.
A. 435.64 kJ/kg
B. 862.64 kJ/kg
C. 352.64 kJ/kg
D. 314.64 kJ/kg
55. What is the residue left after combustion of a fossil fuel?
A. Charcoal
B. Scraper
C. Ash
D. All of the choices

56. An ideal gas turbine operates with a pressure ratio of 10


and the energy input in the high temperature heat exchanger is
300 kW. Calculate the air flow rate for a temperature limits of
30°C and 1200°C.
A. 0.15kg/s
B. 0.22kg/s
C. 0.34kg/s
D. 0.23kg/s

57 In a four stroke engine if a valve opens 25° before B.D.C.


and close 10° after T.D.C. the valve should be:
A. puppet valve
B. inlet valve
C. exhaust valve
D. spring valve

58. Ideal Oxygen is throttled at 140°F from 10 atm to 5 atm.


What is the temperature change?
A. 0
B. negative
C. infinity
D. 1
59. In a hydroelectric power plant the tailwater elevation is at
500 m. What is the head water elevation if the net head is 30 m
and the head loss is 5% of the gross head?
A. 765.95 m
B. 598 64 m
C. 528.57 m
D. 658.25 m

60. Pelton wheel runs at a constant speed under a head of 650


ft. The cross-sectional area of the jet is 0.50 ft2 and the
nozzle friction loss is to be neglected. Suppose the needle of
the nozzle is to be adjusted as to reduce the area of the jet
from 0.50 ft2 to 0.20 ft2 Under these conditions the efficiency
of the wheel is known to be 70%. Find the power output of the
wheel.
A. 2112.34 Hp
B. 2406.24 Hp
C. 3076.72 Hp
D. 3235.24 Hp

61. When two or more light atoms have sufficient energy


(available only at high temperatures and velocities) to fuse
together to form a heavier nucleus the process is called
A. Fusion
B. the photoelectric effect
C. fission
D. the Compton effect
62 A pump driven by an electrical motor moves 25 gal/min of
water from reservoir A to reservoir B, lifting the water a total
head of 245 feet. The efficiencies of the pump and motor are 64%
and 84% respectively. What is the size of motor required?
A. 2. 42 Hp
B. 1.67 Hp
C. 1.32 Hp
D. 2.34 Hp

63. A 6" pump operating at 1770 rpm discharges 1500 rpm


discharges 1500 gpm of cold water (S.G. = 1.0) against an 80-
foot head at 85% efficiency. A homologous 8" pump is operating
at 1170 rpm is being considered as a replacement. what is would
be the new horsepower requirement?
A. 43.3 Hp
B. 45.6 Hp
C. 32.4 Hp
D. 57.8 Hp

64. Which of the following strokes expels the burned gases?


A. first stroke
B. third stroke
C. second stroke
D. fourth stroke

65. If atmospheric air 14.7 psia and 60°F at sea level, what is
the pressure at 12000 ft altitude if air is compressible. Note:
@ 60°F; the density of air is 0.0763 lbm/ft3, P, = 14.7 psia
A. 9.53 psia
B. 5.34 psia
C. 8.72 psia
D. 7.32 psia
66 Which of the following chemical reactions in which heat is
absorbed?
A. Heat reaction
B. Exothermic reaction
C. Endothermic reaction
D. Combustion reaction

67. To what height will 68°F ethyl alcohol rise in a 0.005 inch
internal diameter glass capillary tube? The density of alcohol
is 49 lbm/ft3. where: ẞ=0° contact angle = 0.00156 lbf/ft @ 68°F
A. 0.3056 ft
B. 0.4086 ft
C. 0.5343 ft
D. 0.2234 ft

68. Determine the hydraulic the diameter and the hydraulic


radius for the open trapezoidal channel whose above and bottom
lengths are 7 and 5 units respectively. The depth of the water
is 3 units.
A. 12.4
B. 1.59
C. 3.43
D. 5.78

69. A chemical reaction in which heat is given off.


A. Heat reaction
B. Exothermic reaction
C. Endothermic reaction
D. Combustion reaction
70. The portion of the piston which extends below the piston pin
and serves as a guide for the piston and connecting rod.
A. piston skirt
B. piston scoring
C. piston ring
D. piston seizure

71. The residual oil left after the distillation of gasoline and
kerosene from crude petroleum; yellow to brown oil, used as a
diesel fuel and for enriching water gas.
A. Diesel oil
B. LPG
C. Gasoline oil
D. Gas oil

72. A fuel gas obtained by the destructive distillation of soft


coal is called.
A. Gas scrub
B. Alcogas
C. Coal gas
D. Water gas

73. States that a heat engine cannot transfer heat from a body
to another at a higher temperature unless external energy is
supplied to the engine.
A. First Law of Thermodymanics
B. Second Law of Thermodynamics
C. Planck's Law
D. Third Law of Thermodynamics
74. The negative sign is for a gage reading called:
A. transmission of pressure
B. vapor pressure
C. pressure head
D. vacuum pressure

75. An electron strikes the screen of the cathode ray tube with
a velocity
of 10 to the 9th power cm/s. Compute its kinetic energy in ERGS.
The mass of an electron is 9 x 10-31 kg?
A. 1.5 x 10-10 ERG
B. 3.5 x 10-10 ERG
C. 2.5 x 10-10 ERG
D. 4.5 x 10-10 ERG

76 Grooves in the cylinder wall or piston or in both. It is


caused by the piston scraping the cylinder wall in its movement
without proper lubrication.
A. piston skirt
B. piston scoring
C. piston ring
D. piston seizure
77 A 0.064 kg of octane vapor (MW 114 ) is mixed with 0.91 kg of
air ( MW 29.0) in the manifold is 86.1 kPa, and the temperature
is 290 K. Assume octane behaves ideally, what is the total
volume of this mixture?
A. 0.895 cu.m.
B. 0.986 cu. m
C. 0.435 cu, m.
D. 0.754 cu.m.

78 Find the amount of electrical energy expended raising the


temperature of 45 liters of water by 75°C. Assume the efficiency
of the heating equipment to be 90%?
A. 3.45 kW-hr
B. 4.36 kW-hr
C. 0.542 kW-hr.
D. 1.542 kW-hr.

79, Removing of impurities from a gas by bubbling it through a


liquid purifying agent is called
A. Gas scrubbing
B. Gas liquefying
C. Gas purifying
D. Gas bubbling

80. How long could a 2000 hp motor be operated on the heat


energy liberated by 1 mi.3 of ocean water when the temperature
of the water is lowered by 1°C and if all these heat were
converted to mechanical energy?
A. 371.56 yrs
B. 352.57 yrs
C. 425.76 yrs
D. 254.57 yrs
81 During the fusion process, mass is lost and converted to
energy according to:
Α. the Heisenburg uncertainty principle
B. the Compton's law
C. Einstein's law
D. The second law of thermodynamics

82. The tailwater and the headwater of a hydro-electric plant


are 150 m and 200 m respectively. What is the water power if the
flow is 15 m3/s and a head loss of 10% of the gross head?
A. 6,621.75 kW
B. 7,621,65 kW
C. 4,543.76 kW
D. 5,841.56 kW

83 A finely divided carbon deposit by the smoke or flame is


called
A Fly ash
B. Residue
C. Soof
D. All of the choices

84 Rare gases such as helium, argon, krypton, xenon and radon


that are non-reactive are called
A. Non-reactants
B. Inert gases
C. Stop gases
D. Residual gases
85. If the air required for combustion is 20 kg per kg of coal
and the boiler uses 3000 kg of coal per hr, determine the mass
of gas entering the chimney. Assume an ash loss of 15%.
A. 35,654 kg/hr
B. 90,200 kg/hr
C. 62,550 kg/hr
D. 53,520 kg/hr

86. A centrifugal pump discharged 20 L/s against a head of 17 m


when the speed is 1500 rpm. The diameter of the impeller was 30
cm and the brake horsepower was 6.0. A geometrically similar
pump 40 cm in diameter is to run at 1750 rpm. Assuming equal
efficiencies, what brake horsepower is required?
A. 57.15 HP
B. 30.15 HP
C. 40.15 HP
D. 42.15 HP

87. How do you call the process of removing of impurities from a


gas by bubbling it through a liquid purifying agent?
A. Gas scrubbing
B. Gas liquefying
C. Gas purifying
D. Gas bubbling

88. What is the effect of a catalyst in a chemical reaction?


absorb the exothermic heat of reaction
A. provide the exothermic heat of reaction
B. lower the activation energy
C. provide the heat of sublimation
D. none of these
89. A gas turbine power plant operating on the Brayton cycle
delivers 15 MW to a standby electric generator. What is the mass
flow rate and the volume flow rate of air if the minimum and
maximum pressures are 100 kPa and 500 kPa respectively, and
temperatures of 20°C and 1000°C.
A.31.97 kg/s, 26.88 m3/s
B. 32.54 k/s 27.99 m3/s
C. 42.37 kg/s, 24.88 m3/s
D. 44.98 kg/s, 26.79 m3/s

90 Absolute viscosity of a fluid varies with pressure and


temperature and
is defined as a function of:
A. Density and angular deformation rate
B. Density, shear stress and angular deformation rate
C. Density and shear stress
D. Shear stress and angular deformation rate

91 Summation of all heads in one's section is equal to the


summation of
all heads in another section.
A Archimde's Principle
B. Bemoulli's Principle
C Torrecelli's Principle
D. Boyle's Law
92 The type of heat that changes the physical state of a
substance
A specific heat
8. latent heat
C. sensible heat
D. over heat

93 Water containing a high proportion of chemicals is:


A. Potable
B. Treated
C. Soft
D. Hard

94 A type of water turbine where a jet of water is made to fall


on the blades or buckets and due to the impulse of the water,
the turbine
starts moving
A. Pelton wheel
B. Reaction turbine
C. Francis turbine
D. Kaplan turbine
95 In a hydraulic plant the difference in elevation between the
surface of the water at intake and the tailrace is 650 ft when
the flow is 90 cfs, the friction loss in the penstock is 65 ft
and the head utilized by the turbine is 500 ft. The mechanical
friction in the turbine is 110 Hp, and the leakage loss is 4
cfs. Find the hydraulic efficiency.
A.82.45%
B. 80.63%
C. 85.47 %
D. 76.54%

96. A thermocouple is another name of


A two conductors
B. two insulators
C. two thermometers
D. two thermostats

97. A two-stage compressor at 90 kPa and 20 deg. C discharges at


700 kPa Find the polytropic exponent n if the intercooler intake
temperature is 100 deg.C.
Α. 1.29
B. 1.32
C. 1.4
D. 1.15

98. A two-stage compressor receives 0.35 kg/s of air at 100 kPa


and 269 K and delivers it at 5000 kPa Find the heat transferred
in the intercooler.
A. 70.49 KW
B. 60.49 kW
C. 50.49 kW
D. 120.49 kW
99 The tendency of a pure compound to be composed of the same
elements combined in a definite proportion by mass
A. Avogadro's law
B. The law of definite proportions
C. Boyle's law
D. Le Chatelier's principle

100. The sum of the pressure head, elevation head, and the
velocity head
remains constant. This is known as:
A Torrecelli's theorem.
B. Archimedes Principle
C. Bernoulli's theorem
D. Boyle's Law

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