BASIC ENGINEERING SCIENCES

1. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs fine aggregate, 350 lbs coarse aggregate, 94 lbs
cement, and 5 gallons water . The specific gravity of sand and gravel may be taken as 2, and
that of the cement as 3.10. What was the weight of the concrete in pounds per cubic foot?

a. 153 lbs
b. 162 lbs
c. 236 lbs
d. 172 lbs

Solution:

Volume of water
Weight of water
Volume of sand

Volume of gravel

Volume of cement

Weight per ft3

2. A car weighing 40 tons is switched to a 2 percent upgrade with a velocity of 30 mph. If the
train resistance in 10 lb/ton, how far up the grade will go?

A. 1124 ft on slope
B. 2014 ft on slope
C. 1204 ft on slope
D. 1402 ft on slope

Solution:
3. A pump operating at 1770 rpm delivered 100 gallons per minute against a total head of 200
ft. Changes in the piping system have increased the total head to 375 ft. At what rpm should
the pump be operated to achieve this new head at the same efficiency?

a. 3600 rpm
b. 2500 rpm
c. 2600 rpm
d. 2424 rpm

Solution:

N2 = 2424 rpm

4. The flow rate of water through a cast iron pipe is 5000 gallons per minute. The pipe is 1 foot
and the coefficient of friction f = 0.0173. What is the pressure drop over a 100 foot length of
pipe?
 A. 337.26 lb/in2
B. 21.078 lb/in2
C. 337.26 lb/ft2
D. 23.780 lb/ft2

Solution:

Pressure Drop

of water

5. What is the water pressure if manometer is 0.6 mmHg? Mercury is 13.6 times heavier than
water.

a. 27.4 KPa
b. 47.2 KPa
c. 79.97 KPa
d. 72.4 Kpa

Solution:

Pressure = Height x Density

= 0.6 (13.6) (9.8)
= 79.97 KPa

6. A current of 7 amperes passes through a 6-ohm resistor is the power dissipated in the resistor

a. 0.79 hp
b. 84 W
c. 7 hp
 d. 0.39 hp

Solution:

Power in watts = (Current in amperes)2 (Resistance in ohms)

7. An iron block weighs 5 Newton’s and has a volume 200 cubic centimeters. What is the
density of the block?

a. 988 kg/cu.m
b. 1255 kg/cu.m
c. 2550 kg/cu.m
d.800 kg/cu.m

8. What is the acceleration of a body that increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 3 sec?
answer in SI.

a. 8.00 m/s2
b 6.67 m/s2
c. 5.0 m/s2
d. 7.0 m/s2

Solution:

9. A volume of 400cc of air is measured at a pressure of 740 mmHg abs and a temperature of
180C. What will be the volume at 760 mmHg abs and 00C?

a. 376 cc
b. 326 cc
c. 356 cc
d. 366 cc
Solution:

10. The specific gravity of mercury relative to water is 13.55. What is the specific weight of
mercury? The specific weight of water is 62.4 lbf per cubic foot.

a. 102.3 kN / cu. m
b. 132.9 kN / cu. m
c. 150.9 kN / cu. m
d. 82.2 kN / cu. m

Solution:

11. Steam at 1000 lbf/ft2 pressure and 3000R has a specific volume of 6.5 cu. ft/lbm and a
specific enthalpy of 9800 lbf-ft/lbm. Find the internal energy per pound mass of steam.

a. 5400
b. 3300
c. 6400
d. 2500
Solution:

lbf-ft/lbm

12. A line was measured with a steel tape when the temperature was 30 0C. The measured length
of the line was found to be 1256.271 ft. The tape was afterwards tested when the temperature
was 100C and it was found to be 100.042 ft. long. What was the true length of the line if the
coefficient of linear expansion of the tape was 0.000011 per 0C?

a. 1275.075 ft
b. 1375.575 ft
c 1257.075 ft
d. 1249.385 ft

Solution:

Length at
Correction per 100 ft

The measurement of 1256.271 ft is short because it was made with a long tape.

Correction
True length of line

13. A vacuum pump is used to drain a flooded mine shaft of 20 0C water. The pump pressure of
water at this temperature is 2.34 KPa. The pump is incapable of lifting the water higher than
10.16 m. What is the atmospheric pressure?

a. 109
b. 112
c. 98
 d. 101.9

Solution:

Applying Bernoulli’s Equation:

14. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 800 ft is traveling at 7 ft/sec. His speed in the
tangential direction increases at the rate of 3 ft/sec2. what is the cyclist’s total acceleration?

a. 2.8 ft/sec2
b. -3.12 ft/sec2
c. -5.1 ft/sec2
d 3.13 ft/sec2

Solution:

= normal component

15. What is the density of a stone that weighs 19.9 lbf (88 N) in air and 12.4 lbf (55 N) in water?

a. 25020 kg/m3
b. 26700 ft/sec2
c. 24480 ft/sec2
d. 25120 ft/sec2
Solution:

Let V = volume of stone = volume of water displacement

19.9 – 12.4 = V(62.4)
V = 0.1202ft3

16. A heat engine (Carnot Cycle) has its intake and exhaust temperature of 1570C and 1000C
respectively. What is the efficiency?

a. 12.65 %
b. 14.75 %
c. 15.35 %
d. 13.25 %

Solution:

17. A 10 kg. block hangs from a cable. What is the tension (N) in the cable?

a. 60 N
b. 30 N
c. 98.1 N
d. 10 kg

Solution:

18. The average power output of a cylinder in a combustion engine is given by P = pLAn

Where : p = average pressure on the piston during the stroke

L = length of the piston stroke
A = area of the piston head
N = no. of stroke/second
An 8 cylinder engine has the following specifications:
 p = 283 KPa
L = 16 cm
D = diameter of piston head = 14 cm
N = 1500 strokes/min

What is the average power output of this engine?

a. 89.6 KW
b. 120 KW
c. 100 N/s
d. 139.4 KW

Solution:

KW

19. A certain steel tape is known to be 100.00 ft long and temperature of 70 0F. when the tape is
at a temperature of 100F. what tape reading corresponds to a distance of 90.00 ft

a. 85.935 ft
b. 88.035 ft
c. 90.035 ft
d. 93.035 ft

Solution:

Assume coefficient of themal expansion k equal to 0.0000065 per ◦F.

20. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs fine aggregate, 3 lbs coarse aggregate, 3 lbs
aggregate, 94 lbs cement, and 5 gallons of water. The specific gravity of the sand and gravel
may be taken a 2.65 and that of cement as 3.10. What was the total volume of concrete
produced?

a. 4.48 cu. ft
b. 4.13 cu. Ft
 c. 3.83 cu. ft
d. 5.03 cu. Ft

|Solution:

Vol of sand

Vol. of gravel

Vol. of cement

Vol. of water

Total

21. Two forces of 20 units and 30 units act at right angle. What is the magnitude of the resultant
forces?

a. 36
b. 42
c. 40
d. 44

Solution:

units

22. Assume the three force vectors intersect at a single point:

What is the magnitude of the resultant force vector, R?

 a. 13
b. 13.23
c. 14.73
d. 16.16

Solution:

units

23. A 7 kg mass is suspended in a rope. What is the tension in the rope in SI?

a. 68.67 N
b. 70 N
c. 71 N
d. 72 N

Solution:

24. A shot is fired at an angle of 45° with the horizontal and a velocity of 300 fps. Calculate, to
the nearest, the range of the projectile.

a. 3500 ft.
b. 1200 ft
c. 4000 ft
d. 934 yards

Solution:
 ft = 932 yards

25. A 60 ton rail moving at 1 mile/hr is instantaneously coupled to a stationary 40 ton rail car.
What is the velocity of the coupled cars?

a. 0.88 mi/hr
b. 1.0 mi/hr
c. 0.60 mi/hr
d. 0.40 mi/hr

Solution:

Let V = speed of coupled cars

By conservation of momentum:

mi/hr

26. An automobile travels on a perfectly horizontal, unbalanced circular track of radius R. the
coefficient of friction between the tires and track is 0.3. If the car’s velocity is 15 m/s, what is
the smallest radius it may travel without skidding?

a. 68m
b. 69.4
c. 76.5
d. 71.6

Solution:

centrifugal force
 F = frictional force
= fW = fmg

To prevent the automobile from skidding, the frictional force should be at least equal to the
centrifugal force.

R=76.5 m

27. A pump driven by a an electric motor moves 25 gal/min of water from reservoir A to
reservoir B, lifting the water to a total of 245 feet. The efficiency of the pump and motor are
645 and 84% respectively. What size of motor (HP) is required?

a. 5 hp motor
b. 3hp motor
c. 4 hp motor
d. 7.5 hp motor

Solution:

Water Power = QwH

Size of Motor Use 3 hp motor

28. Water is pumped at 1 cu.m/s to an elevation of 5 m through a flexible hose using a 100%
efficient pump rated at 100 KW. Using the same length of hose, what size of motor is needed
to pump 1 cu.m./s of water to a tank with no elevation gain? In both cases, both ends of hose
are at atmospheric pressure. Neglect kinetic energy.

a. 51 kW
b. 18 kW
c. 43 kW
d. 22 kW

Solution:
 m

Without elevation,

kw

29. The fluid in a manometer tube is 60% water and 40% alcohol (S.G. = 0.8). What is the
manometer fluid height difference is a 6.2 lbf/in2 pressure difference is applied across the
two ends of the manometer?

a. 15.5 in.
b. 186 in.
c. 361 in.
d. 215 in.

Solution:

ft
h = 214.6 in.

30. A hydroelectric plant having 50 sq. km reservoir area and 100 meters head is used to
generate power. The energy utilized by the consumer whose load is connected to the power
plant during a five hour period is 13.5 x 10 to the 6 th power kw. The overall generation
efficiency is 75%. Find the fall in the height of water in the reservoir after 5-hour period.

a. 2.13m
b. 1.32m
c. 3.21m
d. 0.52m

Solution:
In 5 hours:

31. An engine has an efficiency of 26%. It uses 2 gallons of gasoline per hour. Gasoline has a
heating value of 20500 BTU/lbm and a specific gravity of 0.80. What is the power output of
the engine?

a. 41.7 kw
b. 0.33 kw
c. 20.0 kw
d. 20.8 kw

Solution:

mf = fuel consumption

Qs = heat generated

32. A refrigeration plant is rated at 20 ton capacity. How many pounds of air per hour will it cool
from 90 to 70 F at constant pressure? Cp = 0.24

a. 50000 lb/hr
b. 47000 lb/hr
c. 52000 lb/hr
d. 45000 lb/hr

Solution:

Tons Ref.
 lb/hr

33. In a constant temperature, closed system process, 100 BTU of heat is transferred to the
working fluid at 100°F. What is the change in entropy of the working fluid?

a. 0.18 kJ/K
b. 0.57kJ/K
c. 0.25kJ/K
d. 0.34kJ/K

Solution:

34. A vessel with a volume of 1 cubic meter contains liquid water and water vapor in equilibrium
at 600 kPa. The liquid water has a mass of 1 kg. From steam tables, vf = 0.001101m3/kg and
vg = 0.3157 m3/kg.

a. 3.16 kg
b. 0.99 kg
c. 1.57kg
d. 1.89 kg

Solution:

Volume of liquid
Volume of vapor =
35. If an initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to one-half its original volume and to twice
its original temperature, the pressure_____________.

a. doubles
b. quadruples
c. remains constant
d. halves

Solution:

36. What horsepower is required to isothermally compress 800 ft3 of air per minute from 14.7 to
120 psia?

a. 13900 hp
b. 28 hp
c. 256hp
d. 108 hp

Solution:
37. What is the efficiency of an Otto cycle with a compression ratio of 6:1? The gas used is air.

a. 0.488
b. 0.191
c. 0.512
d. 0.167

Solution:

For an Otto cycle:

Efficiency

38. How long must a current of 5.0 amperes pass through a 10 ohm resistor until a charge of
1200 coulombs passes through?

a. 3 min
b. 1 min
c. 4min
d. 2min

Solution:

Current in amperes = Charge in coulombs

Time in seconds
 t = 240 sec = 4 min

39. Given the component velocities vsubx and vsuby what is the resultant velocity at t = 4?

Vsubx = t to the 3rd power – t

Vsuby = 3 – t2

a. 13
b. 61
c. 27
d. 73

Solution:

when t = 4,

40. Two tubes are mounted to the roof of a car. One tube points to the front of the car while the
other points to the rear. The tubes are connected to a manometer fitted with a fluid of specific
gravity 0.60. When the height difference is 2 inches, what is the car’s speed?

a. 46mph
b. 43.8mph
c. 50mph
d. 62mph

Solution:

For the liquid:

 For the air: Bernoulli’s Equation:

41. A concrete highway curve with a radius of 500 ft is banked to give lateral pressure equivalent
to f = 0.15. For what coefficient of friction will skidding impend for a speed of 60 mph?

a. <0.360
b. >0.360
c. >0.310
d. <0.310

Solution:

banking angle

(less than 0.310)

42. A pickup truck is traveling forward at 25 m/s. The bed is loaded with boxes whose
coefficient of friction with bed is 0.40. What is the shortest time that the truck can be brought
to a stop such that the boxes do not shift?

a. 4.7s
b. 2.3s
c. 5.9s
d. 6.4s

Solution:
 N = normal force = W
F = ma
fN = ma

(deceleration0

t = 6.38 sec

43. What momentum does a 40-lbm projectile possess if the projectile is moving at 420 mph?

a. 24640 lbf-sec
b. 16800 lbf-sec
c. 765 lbf-sec
d. 520 lbf-sec

Solution:

lb-ft/s
lbf-sec

44. The pressure drop across a turbine is 25 psi. The flow rate is 55 gallons per minute. Calculate
the power output of the turbine.

a. 0.802
b. 0.41 Hp
c. 1.05 Hp
d. 2.54 Hp

Solution:
45. A pump operating at 1750 rpm delivers 500 gal/min against a total head of 150 ft. Changes in
the piping system have increased the total head to 360 ft. At what rpm should the pump be
operated to achieve this new head at the same efficiency?

a. 2711 rpm
b. 2740 rpm
c. 2750 rpm
d. 2600 rpm

Solution:

rpm

46. A rigid metal container is closed at one end measures 8 in. diameter b 12 in. long. The
container is held vertically and is slowly moved downward until the pressure in the container
is 15.5 psia. What will be the depth of the water surface measure from the free water surface
(i.e., the vertical distance between the free water surface and the water surface in the
container)?

a. 22 in
b. 9.2 in
c. 12 in
d. 9.8 in

Solution:
47. An ideal gas at 0.60 atmosphere and 87°C occupies 0.450 liter. How many moles are in the
sample? 1 atm/mole K

a. 0.0002 mole
b. 0.0378 mole
c. 0.098 mole
d. 0.0091 mole

Solution:

mole

48. Determine the expansion of a wrought iron pipe used in hot water heating system four
hundred feet long installed at 70°F and to be used for 200°F water. Coefficient of linear
expansion of material is 6.7 x 10 to the –5th power inch per inch per degree F.

a. 0.448 ft.
b. 0.348 ft
c. 0.394 ft
d. 0.488 ft

Solution:

ft

49. A bicycle tire has a volume of 600 cu. cm. It is inflated with carbon dioxide to pressure, of 80
psi at 20°C. How many grams of carbon dioxide are contained in the tire?

a. 5.98 g
b. 6.43g
c. 4.63 g
d. 3.83 g
Solution:

M = mol. wt. of CO2 = 44

50. What is the resulting pressure when one pound of air at 15 psia and 200°F is heated at
constant volume to 800°F?

a. 52.1 psia
b. 15 psia
c. 28.6 psia
d. 36.4 psia

Solution:
51. A circuit draws 5000 kVA with a power factor of 0.72 What size capacitor is required to
increase the power factor to 0.86? The 60 Hz line voltage is 220 V(rms).

a. 0.07 F
b. 14 F
c. 0.04 F
d. 160 F

Solution:

Preal
Preal =

reactive = Preal

52. A shot is fired with a muzzle velocity of 45 km/hr and makes an angle of 45° with the
horizontal. Find the maximum range.

a. 14.53 m
b. 19.35 m
c. 15.93 m
d. 16.39 m

Solution:

R = maximum range

53. A shot is fired with an angle of 45° with the horizontal with a velocity of 300 ft/s. Find the
maximum height and range that the projectile can cover, respectively.

a. 800 ft, 1600 ft

b. 923 ft, 3500 ft
c. 700 ft, 2800 ft
d. 1800 ft, 3000 ft

Solution:
H = maximum height

R = maximum range

54. The muzzle velocity of a projectile is 1500 fps and the distance of the target is 10 miles. The
angle of elevation of the gun must be:

a. 21°59’
b. 22°41’
c. 24°33’
d. 25°18’

Solution:

55. A projectile is launched from a level plane at 30° from the horizontal with an initial velocity
of 1250 ft/sec. What is the maximum height above the plane the projectile will reach?

a. 7060 ft.
b. 6070 ft
c. 6700 ft
d. 7600 ft

Solution:
56. A projectile is launched from a level plane at 30° from horizontal with an initial velocity of
1250 ft/sec. What is the maximum range of the projectile?

a. 42020 ft
b. 40002 ft
c. 40220 ft
d. 24020 ft
Solution:

57. A car travels along a horizontal, unbanked highway curve at 10 m/s. If the coefficient of
friction between tires and road is 0.3, find the smallest radius of the curve to prevent
skidding.

a. 34 m
b. 32 m
c. 36 m
d. 35 m

Solution:

58. A cast-iron governor ball 3 inches in diameter has its center 18 inches from the point of
support. Neglecting the weight of the arm itself, find the tension in the arm if the angle with
the vertical axis is 60° (Density of cast iron is 450 lbs/ft3)

a. 6.37 lbs
b. 6.73 lbs
c. 7.36 lbs
d. 7.63 lbs

Solution:

W = weight of ball
 lbs

T = 7.36 lbs

59. A body weighing 1000 lb falls 6 in. and strikes a 2000-lb (per in) spring. The elongation of
the spring is:

a. 3.0 in
b. 3.5 in
c. 3.8 in
d. 4.2 in

Solution:

Let y = deflection of the spring in inches

60. 100 grams of water is mixed to 150 grams of alcohol (ρ = 790 kg/m3). Calculate the specific
volume of the solution, assuming that it is mixed completely.

a. 1.20 cm3/g
b. 0.88 cm3/g
c. 0.63 cm3/g
d. 0.82 cm3/g

Solution:
 Total mass = 100 + 150 =250 grams
Total volume

Specific volume

61. 100 grams of water is mixed to 150 grams of alcohol (ρ = 790 kg/m 3). Calculate the specific
gravity of the total mixture.

a. 1.862
b. 0.963
c. 0.286
d. 0.862

Solution:

Total Mass = 0.100 + 0.150 = 0.250 kg

Total Volume

Density

Specific Gravity

62. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs fine aggregate, 350 lbs coarse aggregate, 94 lbs
cement, and 5 gallons water. The specific gravity of sand and gravel may be taken as 2.65
and that of the cement as 3.10. How much by weight of cement is required to produce one
cubic yard?

a. 765 lbs
b. 657 lbs
c. 675 lbs
d. 567 lbs

Solution:
Vol. of water

Vol. of sand

Vol. of gravel

Vol. of cement

Wt. of cement per ft3 of concrete mixture lbs.

1 cu.yd = 27 ft3

Wt. of cement required to produce 1 cu.yd lbs say 567 lbs.

63. A line was measured with a steel tape when the temperature was 30°C. The measured length
of the line was found to be 1256.271ft. The tape was afterwards tested when the temperature
was 10°C and was found to be 100.042 ft long. What was the true length of the line if the
coefficient of linear expansion of the tape was 0.000011 per °C?

a. 1275.075 ft
b. 1375.575 ft
c. 1257.075 ft
d. 1249.385 ft

Solution:

Elongation, ΔL
Length at 30°C

The measurement is short because it was made with a long tape thus,
True length of line = 1256.271(1 + 6.4 x 10-4) = 1257.075 ft.

64. A pump can pump out a tank in 11 hrs. Another pump can pump out the same tank in 20 hrs.
How long will it take both pumps together to pump out the tank?

a. 7 hours
b. 6 hours
c. 7 ½ hours
d. 6 ½ hours

Solution:

Let D = no. of hours if both pumps work together

65. A body weighing 40 lb starts from rest and slides down a plane at an angle of 30° with the
horizontal for h which the coefficient of friction f= 0.3. How far will t move during the third
second?

a. 19.63 ft
b. 19.33 ft
c. 18.33 ft
d. 19.99 ft

Solution:

a = 7.734 ft/sec

at t = 3:

at t = 2:
Distance traveled in the 3rd second:

66. A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at an angle of 28° with respect to horizontal. The block is
pushed 2 feet horizontally. What is the work done by this force?

a. 320 J
b. 480 J
c. 540 J
d. 215 J
Solution:
67. Traffic travels at 65 mi/hr around a banked highway curve with a radius at 3600 ft. What
banking angle is necessary such that friction will not be required to resist the centrifugal
force?

a. 3.2°
b. 2.5°
c. 5.4°
d. 1.8°

Solution:

68. Given the component velocities vsubx and vsuby what is the resultant velocity at t = 4?
vsubx = t to the 3rd power – t ; vsuby = 3 – t2
a. 61
 b. 13
c. 27
d. 73

Solution:

When t = 4: ;
61
69. An elevator weighing 2000 lb attains an upward velocity of 16 tons in 4 sec with uniform
acceleration. What is the tension in the supporting cables?

a. 2150 lb
b. 2495 lb
c. 1050 lb
d. 2250 lb

Solution:

lbs.

70. A 10-kg block is raised vertically 3 meters. What is the change in potential energy. Answer
in SI units is closest to:

a. 320 J
b. 350 kg·m2/s2
c. 294 J
d. 350 N-m

Solution:

71. How much does 30 lbm object weigh on the moon? ( gmoon = 5.47 ft/s2 & gearth = 32.2
ft/s2)
a. 2.0 lbf
b. 3.2 lbf
c. 3.4 lbf
d. 5.096 lbf

Solution:
 lbf

72. A force of 10 newtons is applied to one end of a 10 inches diameter circular rod. Calculate
the stress.

a. 0.20 kPa
b. 0.15 kPa
c. 0.05 kPa
d. 0.10 kPa

Solution:

or Pa = 0.197 kPa

73. 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of alcohol (ρ = 790 kg/cu.m). What is the specific
volume of the resulting mixtures assuming that the fluids mix completely.

a. 0.82 cu.m/g
b. 0.88 cu.cm/g
c. 0.63 cu.cm/g
d. 1.20 cu. cm/g

Solution:

Total Mass grams

Total volume cm

74. If air is at pressure, p1 of 3200 lbf/ft2, and at a temperature, T of 800°R, what is the specific
volume, v? (R = 53.3 ft-lbf/lbm-°R and air can be modeled as an ideal gas)

a. 14.2 cu.ft/lbm
b. 13.3 cu.ft/lbm
c. 11.2 cu.ft/lbm
d. 9.8 cu.ft/lbm
Solution:

75. Steam with an enthalpy of 800 kcal/kg enters a nozzle at a velocity of 80 m/sec. Find the
velocity of the steam at the exit of the nozzle if its enthalpy if reduced to 750 kcal/kg,
assuming the nozzle if horizontal and disregarding heat losses.

Take g = 9.81 m/s2 and J constant = 427 kg-m/kcal

a. 561.24 m/s
b. 142.5 m/s
c. 52.41 m/s
d. 652.14 m/s

Solution:

76. A transportation company specializes in the shipment of pressurized gaseous materials. An

order is received for 100 litres of a particular gas at STP (32°F and 1 atm). What minimum
volume tank is necessary to transport the gas at 80°F and a maximum pressure of 8 atm?

a. 16 litres
b. 14 litres
c. 10 litres
d. 12 litres

Solution:
77. A single acting reciprocating compressor is needed to compress 50 kg of air per hour from
100 kPa and 25°C intake condition to 900 kPa delivering pressure. The compression is
expected to follow PV the 1.25 power = c. If the compressor has a clearance factor of 4% and
it is expected to operate at 300 rpm, what is the required piston displacement?

a. 4100 cc
b. 2900 cc
c. 3170 cc
d. 6300 cc

Solution:

78. The mass of air in a room 3m x 5m x 20m is known to be 350 kg. Find its density.

a. 1.617 kg/cu.m
b. 1.716 kg/cu.m
c. 1.167 kg/cu.m
d. 1.176 kg/cu.m

Solution:
79. How much must a valve be raised from its seat to obtain a full opening to the size of the
valve?

a. ½ of diameter
b. ¼ of diameter
c. ¾ of diameter
d. 3/8 of diameter

Solution:

80. A refrigeration system produces 150 BTU/lbm of cooling. In order to have a rating of 1 ton
of refrigeration., what must be the flow rate required to freeze 1 ton of ice in a day?

a. 80 lbm/hr
b. 2.2 lbm/hr
c. 360 lbm/hr
d. 14 lbm/hr

Solution:

1 ton ref

81. Air is compressed in a diesel engine from an initial pressure of 13 psia and a temperature of
120°F to one-twelfth of its initial volume. Calculate the final temperature and pressure
assuming the compression to be adiabatic.

a. 987
b. 980
c. 981
d. 1010
Solution:
 ; ; ;

82. With a current of 5 amperes passing through a resistance of 10 ohms. What is the dissipated
power in the resistor?

a. 3.0 Hp
b. 0.250 Hp
c. 330 Hp
d. 0.335 Hp
Solution:

83. One day a Celsius thermometer and a Fahrenheit thermometer registered exactly the same
numerical value for the temperature. What was the temperature that day?

a. 35
b. –36
c. –10
d. 40

Solution:

But: °F = °C
84. If the outside diameter of a locomotive driving wheel minus its steel tire is 62 inches and the
inside diameter of the steel tire at 65°F is 62.263 inches, to what temperature(Fahrenheit)
must the tire be heated to just fit the wheel?

a. 325
b. 249
c. 349
d. 225

Solution:

where: in. in

Assuming thermal conductivity of steel k = 6.5 x 10-6 in/in-°F

85. Assuming a shaft output of 3000 kw and a fuel rate of 34.2 lbs/min. What is the overall
thermal efficiency of the machine? (HHV of fuel is 18000 BTU/lb)

a. 24.2%
b. 28.3%
c. 27.1%
d. 29.1%

Solution:

Thermal Efficiency
86. A solid disk flywheel (I = 200 kg-m2) is rotating with a speed of 900 rpm. What is the
rotational kinetic energy?

a. 730 x 10 to the 3rd power J

b. 1100 x 10 to the 3rd power J
c. 680 x 10 to the 3rd power J
d. 888 x 10 to the 3rd power J

Solution:

87. A condenser vacuum gauge reads 715 mm Hg when the barometer stands at 757 mm Hg.
State the absolute pressure in the condenser in kN/m2.

a. 5.9 kN/m2
b. 5.6kN/m2
c. 0.5kN/m2
d. 5.2kN/m2
Solution:

88. An ideal gas is contained in a vessel of unknown volume at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. The
gas is released and allowed to expand into a previously evacuated bulb whose volume is
0.500 liter. Once equilibrium has been reached the temperature remains the same while the
pressure is recorded as 500 millimeters of mercury. What is the unknown volume V of the
first bulb?
a. 1.069 L
b. 0.853 L
c. 0.961 L
d. 1.0774
Solution:

P1 = 1atm = 760 mm Hg
P1V1 = P2V2
760V = 500(V + 0.500)
760 V = 500 V + 250
260 V = 250
V = 0.961 liters
89. A 300 HP engine is given a brake test. The brakes are water cooled. At what rate must the
water at 80 deg. F flow through the brakes if the water must not rise above 180 deg. F?

a. 12.5 GPM
b. 15.3 GPM
c. 17.9 GPM
d. 28.7 GPM

Solution:

90. In a lifting machine, a load of 50 kN is moved by a distance of 10 cm using an effort of 10kN

which moves through a distance of 1m, the efficiency of the machine is:

a. 20%
b. 50%
c. 10%
d. 40%

Solution:
91. Two people are driving towards each other between two towns 160 km apart. The first man
drives at the rate of 45 kph and the other drives at 35 kph. From their starting point how long
would it take that they will meet?

a. 3 hr
b. 4 hr
c. 2 hr
d. 1 hr
Solution:

Distance = Rate x time

160 = A + B
160 = 45 t + 35 t
t = 2 hr

92. A 20 volts source is connected to the terminals A and B Rsub1. A 10 amp flows to Rsub1. If
30V source is connected in terminals of A and B Rsub1, what is the amount of current flow
through the Rsub1?

a. 17A
b. 12A
c. 15A
d. 20A

Solution:

P = VI = 20(10) = 200 KW
P = I2R
200 = 102R
R = 2Ω
V = IR
30 = I(2Ω)
I = 15A
93. If a 5kg gun fires a 25 g bullet at a speed of 500 m/sec, what is the recoil speed of the gun?

a. 0.25 m/sec
b. 0.025m/sec
c. 2.5m/sec
d. 25m/sec
Solution:
Mgun = Mbullet
(mV)gun = (mV)bullet
5000Vgun= 25(500)
Vgun = 2.5 m/sec
94. How many BTU of energy are required to cool 40 lbs, 20% salt brine from 60°F to 20°F?
Specific heat of brine is 3.559kJ/kg-°K.

a. 1360
b. 1630
c. 1440
d. 1432

Solution:

95. If the atmospheric pressure is 14.6 psia (100.7 kPa) and the local gravity is 28 ft/sec2 (8.5
m/sec2), what would be the maximum height that a vacuum pump can lift 60°F (15°C) water?
Answer in S.I.

a. 7.5 m
b. 9.5m
c. 10.5m
d. 11.8m

Solution:
96. A coil spring hanging from a hook stretches 3cm when a 2N weight is attached. What weight
would be required to lengthen the spring to a length of 7.5 cm?

a. 2.5N
b. 5N
c. 7.5N
d. 10N

Solution:

Spring Constant (k)

k1 = k2

F2=5N

97. What is the change in volume of 10500 gallons of petroleum oil when heated from 70 to
160F considering a coefficient of thermal expansion of 45 x 10-5 per degF?

a. 425.25 gal
b. 525.75 gal
c. 525.25 gal
d. 955.75 gal

Solution:

=425.25gal
98. A 40 kN tank weighs 64 kN when filled with kerosene and 70kN when filled with the same
volume of water. Find the specific gravity of kerosene.

a. 0.80
b. 1.25
c. 1.75
d. 2.25

Solution:

Wwater = 70 – 40 = 30kN
Wkerosene = 64 – 40 = 24 kN

(Vker = Vwater)

S.G. = 0.8

99. If a 600 N student climbed a 4m flight stairs in 8 sec, what horsepower did that student
generate?

a. 0.40 HP
b. 1.4 HP
c. 2.24 HP
d. 5 HP
Solution:

100. A 1800 rpm motor for evaporator fan has burned out. It is to be replaced with an identical
motor except that the nameplate shows 220V, 60 cycles and the motor has two poles. C
Compute the rpm of the replacement.

a. 3600 rpm
b. 3700 rpm
c. 3500 rpm
d. 1800 rpm
Solution:
N = 3600 rpm