BASIC ENGINEERING 2

1. An automobile tire is inflated to 32 psig pressure at 50 oF. After being driven, the temperature rises to
75 oF. Assuming that the volume remains constant, determine the gage pressure.
a. 44.3 psig
b. 34.4 psig
c. 43.4 psig
d. 37.4 psig

2. If 100 ft3 of atmospheric air (14.7 psi) at zero Fahrenheit temperature are compressed to a volume of
1 ft3 and temperature of 200 oF, what will be the pressure of the compressed air in psia?
a. 2110 psia
b. 2101 psia
c. 2210 psia
d. 2201 psia

3. If a coal having a heat combustion of 14 000 Btu/lb is used in a heating plant of 50 % efficiency, how
many pounds of steam of 50 % quality and 212 oF temperature can be made per pound of this coal
from water whose initial temperature is 70 oF? Note: At 70 oF, hf = 38 Btu/lb; and at 212 oF, hf = 180
Btu/lb and hfg = 970 Btu/lb.
a. 12.1 lb steam/lb coal
b. 10.2 lb steam/lb coal
c. 11.2 lb steam/lb coal
d. 14.5 lb steam/lb coal

4. A single cylinder, double-acting, reciprocating steam engine has a 6 inches bore, and 8 inches stroke,
and a piston rod diameter of 1.25 inches. The average mean effective pressure found from the
indicator card is 62 psi for each end of the cylinder. The engine operates at 300 rpm and with a
mechanical efficiency of 83 %. If the engine is directly coupled to a generator having an efficiency of
92 %, find the generator output in kW.
a. 21.1
b. 14.2
c. 16.1
d. 11.85

5. Steam is admitted to the cylinder of an engine in such manner that the average pressure is 120 psi.
The diameter of the piston is 10 inches and the length of stroke is 12 inches. How much work can be
done during one revolution, assuming that the steam is admitted to each side of the piston in
succession?
a. 18 085 ft-lb
b. 18 580 ft-lb
c. 18 805 ft-lb
d. 18 850 ft-lb

6. From problem # 5, what is the Hp of the engine when it is making 300 rpm?
a. 171.5 Hp
b. 151.7 Hp
c. 117.5 Hp
d. 115.7 Hp
7. A volume of 400 cc of air is saturated at a pressure of 740 mm Hg absolute and a temperature of 18
o
C. Determine the volume at 760 mm Hg absolute and 0 oC.
a. 358 cc
b. 366 cc
c. 362 cc
d. 369 cc

8. What is the temperature of 2 liters of water at 30 oC after 500 cal of heat have been added to it?
a. 25.3 oC
b. 35.2 oC
c. 30.25 oC
d. 23.5 oC

9. A heat engine has its intake and exhaust temperatures 175 oC and 100 oC, respectively. Determine its
efficiency.
a. 12.35 %
b. 15.25 %
c. 14.55 %
d. 13.25 %

10. What is the quality of steam that gives up 475 Btu/lb while condensing to water at a constant pressure
of 20 psig? Note: At 34.7 psia, hfg = 939.5 Btu/lb.
a. 50.7 %
b. 51.7 %
c. 57.1 %
d. 52.7 %

11. A single cylinder, double-acting, reciprocating steam engine has a 12 inches diameter piston with an
18 inches stroke. The piston rod diameter is 2 inches. Indicator cards show a mean effective pressure
of 70 psi for both the head end and the crank end. The engine operates at 350 rpm with an efficiency
of 92 %. Determine the Hp output.
a. 228.5 Hp
b. 282.5 Hp
c. 225.8 Hp
d. 252.8 Hp

12. A 300 Hp engine is given a brake test. The brakes are water-cooled. At what rate must when at 80 oF
through the brakes if the water must not rise above 180 oF.
a. 13.5 gpm
b. 14.2 gpm
c. 12.3 gpm
d. 15.3 gpm

13. A centrifugal pump draws water from a pit through a vertical 12-inch pipe that extends below the
water surface. It discharges into a horizontal pipe 15 ft above the water surface. While pumping 2.0
ft3/s, a pressure gauge on the discharge pipe reads 24 psi, and gage on the suction pipe registers 5 psi
below atmosphere. Both gauges are close to the pump and are separated by vertical distance of 5 ft.
What is the Hp output of the pump?
a. 17.6 Hp
b. 15.6 Hp
c. 16.7 Hp
 d. 17.9 Hp

14. A test of an oil fired boiler indicated 12.77 lb of water evaporated per lb of oil. The boiler pressure
was 200 psia, superheat was 87 oF, feed water temperature 93 oF, and the boiler and furnace
efficiency is 82.8 %. What was the calorific value of the oil?
a. 18 400 Btu/lb
b. 16 700 Btu/lb
c. 14 800 Btu/lb
d. 17 600 Btu/lb

15. Calculate the horsepower of a boiler generating 400 lb of dry steam per hour, with the factor of
evaporation of 1.06. The latent heat steam of 212 oF is 8970 Btu/lb.
a. 132 Bo. Hp
b. 128 Bo. Hp
c. 123 Bo. Hp
d. 135 Bo. Hp

16. A fan whose static efficiency is 40 % has a capacity of 6000 Ft 3/hr at 60 oF and a barometer of 30 in.
Hg, and gives static pressure of 2 inches of water column on full delivery. What size of electric motor
should be used to drive this fan?
a. 2 Hp
b. 1.75 Hp
c. 2.5 Hp
d. 1 Hp

17. What Hp is supplied to air moving at 20 fpm through a 2 by 3 ft duct under pressure of 3 inches of
water gage?
a. 0.0566 Hp
b. 0.5660 Hp
c. 0.0665 Hp
d. 0.0675 Hp

18. A refrigeration plant is rated at 20-ton capacity. How many pounds of air will it cool from 90 to 70 oF
at constant pressure?
a. 50 000 lb/hr
b. 70 000 lb/hr
c. 60 000 lb/hr
d. 40 000 lb/hr

19. A refrigeration plant is rated at 20-ton capacity. What is the approximate Hp required to operate the
plant? Assume COP = 4.
a. 23.4 Hp
b. 25.3 Hp
c. 24.3 Hp
d. 22.3 Hp

20. a boiler installed where the atmospheric pressure is 752 mm Hg has a pressure of 12 kg/cm 2. What is
the absolute pressure in MPa?
a. 1.772 MPa
b. 1.727 MPa
c. 1.277 MPa
 d. 1.327 Mpa

21. an oil storage tank contains oil with specific gravity of 0.88 and depth of 20 m. What is the
hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of the tank, in kg/cm 2?
a. 1.67
b. 1.76
c. 1.56
d. 1.87

22. At what temperature are the two temperature scales oC and oF equal?
a. – 40o
b. – 25o
c. – 30o
d. – 35o

23. The temperature inside a furnace is 320 oC and the temperature of the outside is 10 oC. What is the
temperature difference in oF?
a. 549 oF
b. 594 oF
c. 495 oF
d. 625 oF

24. a boiler feed pump delivers 200 000 kg of water per hour at 10 MPaa and 23 oC. What is the volume
rate of flow in m3/s? Note: at 10 MPaa and 230 oC, v = 1.1988 x 10-3 m3/kg.
a. 0.0566
b. 0.0766
c. 0.0666
d. 0.0988

25. a throttling calorimeter receives a sample of steam from a steam main in which the pressure is 1
MPaa. After throttling, the steam is at 100 kPaa and 120 oC. what is the quality of steam in the steam
main? Note: at 100 kPaa and 120 oC, h = 2716.6 kJ/kg; at 1 MPaa, h f = 762.81 kJ/kg and hfg = 2015.3
kJ/kg.
a. 96.95 %
b. 97.45 %
c. 95.96 %
d. 94.85 %

26. At the suction of an air compressor, in which the conditions are 97.9 kPaa and 27 oC, the air flow rate
is 10.3 m3/min. What is the volume flow rate at the free conditions of 100 KPaa and 20 oC?
a. 9.848 m3/min
b. 9.484 m3/min
c. 8.984 m3/min
d. 7.854 m3/min

27. An iron block weighs 5 N and has a volume of 200 cm3. What is the density of the block?
a. 800 kg/m3
b. 988 kg/m3
c. 1255 kg/m3
d. 2550 kg/m3
28. If the density of a gas is 0.003 slugs per cubic foot, what is the specific weight of the gas?
a. 9.04 N/m3
b. 15.2 N/m3
c.