Refresher PIPE Problems - Set2

A gas has a density of 0.
094 lb/ft3 at 1000F and

2 atm. What pressure is needed to change the
density to 0.270 lb/ft3 at 250F?
A. 7.28 atm C. 3.45 atm

B. 6.32 atm D. 5.25 atm
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 C. 385.88 kPa

B. 375.88 kPa D. 395.88 kPa
A pump delivers 20 cfm of water having a
density of 62 lb/ft3. The suction and discharge
gage reads 5 in. Hg vacuum and 30 psi
respectively. What is the motor power?
A. 5.31 HP C. 4.31 HP
B. 3.31 HP D. 6.31 HP
Calculate drive horsepower for pumping 1703
L/min cold water to a tank suction at 127 mm
Hg vacuum, delivery at 5.3 kg/cm2 ga., both
measured close to pump, ep = 0.65.
A. 31.42 HP C. 35.42 HP
B. 20.42 HP D. 23.02 HP
A refrigerator is rated at a USA one ton capacity.
What should be the capacity of the
compressor?
A. 0.078 m3/min C. 0.102 m3/min

B. 0.091 m3/min D. 0.113 m3/min
What is the rise in temperature of water
dropping over a 200 ft waterfall and settling in a
basin below? Neglect all friction and assume
initial velocity is negligible.
A. – 0.543 deg. F C. – 0.376 deg. F

B. – 0.257 deg. F D. – 0.543 deg. F
Find the length of a suspension bunker to
contain 181 tons of coal without surcharge;
A. 18.30 m C. 17.61 m
B. 13.80 m D. 12.61 m
Determine the mass of ice produced from water
per day for the following conditions:
A. 107,498 kg C. 134,112 kg
B. 120,465 kg D. 140,362 kg
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 290K. NA
A. 18.30 m C. 17.61 m
B. 13.80 m D. 12.61 m
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.
A. 13.4 C. 3.24
B. 1.59 D. 5.3
Determine the specific gravity of carbon dioxide
gas (molecular weight = 44) at 150F (66C) and
20 psia (138 kPa).
A. 1.67 C. 1.87
B. 1.45 D. 1.30
The suction pressure of a 4-stage compressor is
140 kPa. It compresses air at the rate of 15
m3/min, clearance is about 8% and 200 rpm.
A. 228.87 kPa C. 453.45 kPa

B. 345.67 kPa D. 345.45 kPa
A 305 mm x 457 mm four stroke single acting diesel
engine is rated at 150 kW at 260 rpm. Fuel
consumption at rated load is 0.26 kg/kW-hr with a
heating value of 43,912 kJ/kg. Calculate the brake
thermal efficiency.
A. 41.63% C. 35.63%
B. 21.63% D. 31.63%
A centrifugal pump discharged 20 L/s against a
head of 17 m when the speed is 1500 rpm. A
geometrically similar pump 40 cm in diameter is to
run at 1750 rpm. Assuming equal efficiencies, what
brake horsepower is required?
A. 51.55 HP C. 40.15 HP
B. 50.15 HP D. 45.15 HP
A 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. Find the power output of the wheel.
A. 2112.34 Hp C. 3017.62 Hp
B. 2506.34 Hp D. 3462.74 Hp
The brake thermal efficiency of a 1 MW diesel
electric plant is 36%. Find the heat generated by
fuel in kW if the generator efficiency is 89%.
A. 3,528.64 kW C. 3,121.10 kW
B. 4,121.10 kW D. 4,528.64 kW
A hydro-electric impulse turbine is directly
coupled to a 24 pole, 60 Hz alternator.
A. 0.661 m C. 0.443 m
B. 0.552 m D. 0.775 m
A 23 tons refrigeration system has a heat
rejected of 100 kW. Find the energy efficiency
ratio of the system.
A. 13.42 C. 15.42
B. 14.42 D. 16.42
To what height will 68F ethyl alcohol rise in a
0.005 inch internal diameter glass capillary
tube?
A. 0.3056 ft C. 0.5434 ft
B. 0.4584 ft D. 0.2534 ft
Three hundred kilojoules of heat flow by
conduction from the outside to the inside of a
cold storage in one hour. What is the heat
flowing through the cold storage in two hours?
A. 600 kJ C. 300 kJ
B. 900 kJ D. 1,200 kJ
An electron strikes the screen of the cathode
ray tube with a velocity of 10 to the 9th power
cm/s.
A. 1.5 x 10-10 ERG C. 3.5 x 10-10 ERG

B. 9.5 x 10-10 ERG D. 4.5 x 10-10 ERG
In an air-standard Brayton cycle, the compressor
receives air at 101.325 kPa, 21C and it leaves at 600
kPa at the rate of 4 kg/s. Determine the turbine
work if the temperature of the air entering the
turbine is 1000C.
A. 3000 kW C. 3500 kW
B. 2028 kW D. 3000 kW
A power plant is said to have/had a use factor
of 48.5% and a capacity factor of 42.4%
A. 6,600.32 hrs C. 8,600.32 hrs

B. 7,7658.23 hrs D. 5,658.23 hrs
Kerosene is the fuel of a gas turbine plant : fuel
– air ratio, mf = 0.012, T3 = 972K, pressure ratio,
rp = 4.5, exhaust to atmosphere.
A. 352.64 kJ/kg C. 252.64 kJ/kg

B. 452.64 kJ/kg D. 552.64 kJ/kg
In a hydro-electric plant, water flows at 10 m/s
in a penstock of 1 m2 cross-sectional area.
What is the turbine output?
A. 2,501.55 kW C. 3,626.34 kW
B. 2,100.21 kW D. 3,124.65 kW

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A gas has a density of 0.

094 lb/ft3 at 1000F and

A. 7.28 atm C. 3.45 atm

A. 365.88 kPa C. 385.88 kPa

A. 0.078 m3/min C. 0.102 m3/min

A. – 0.543 deg. F C. – 0.376 deg. F

A. 228.87 kPa C. 453.45 kPa

A. 1.5 x 10-10 ERG C. 3.5 x 10-10 ERG

A. 6,600.32 hrs C. 8,600.32 hrs

A. 352.64 kJ/kg C. 252.64 kJ/kg

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