ROMBLON STATE UNIVERSITY

Odiongan, Romblon
College of Engineering and Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
QUIZ No. 9 - MEP 521
NAME:
DATE:
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thermodynamics
Multiple Choice: Identify the correct answer that best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter only on the
blank space provided. No erasures allowed.

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1. Wind is blowing steadily at velocity of 10 m/s to a 60-m diameter wind turbine. The mechanical energy of air
per unit mass is. (
a. 0.035 KJ/kg

= 1.25 kg/m )
b. 0.052 KJ/kg

c. 0.060 KJ/kg

d. 0.090 KJ/kg

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2. A scuba diver at a depth of 60-m notices the bubbles he exhales have diameters of 1.0 cm. Assuming the
surface tension and water temperature remain constant, what diameter of bubble should he expect at a depth
of 15-m?
a. 1.10 cm
b. 1.60 cm
c. 2.0 cm
d. 2.50 cm

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3. A water pump increases water pressure from 10 psia to 50 psia. Determine the power input to the pump to
draw a 1.20 ft /s fluid.
a. 12.5 hp
b. 15 hp

c. 16.4 hp

d. 20 hp

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4. In a non-flow process carried out on 5.4 kg of a substance, there was a specific internal energy decrease of 50
KJ/kg and a work transfer from the substance of 85 KJ/kg. Determine the heat transfer
a. 550 KJ
b. 700 KJ
c. 170 KJ
d. 189 KJ

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5. A system that does not exchange any heat with its surroundings is an
a. closed system
b. adiabatic system c. open system

d. equilibrium

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6. A 1.5 kg liquid water initially at 12C is to be heated to 95C in a teapot equipped with a 800 W electric
heating element inside. The specific heat of water can be taken to be 4.18 kJ/kg.C, and the heat loss from the
water during heating can be neglected. The time it takes to heat the water to the desired temperature is
a. 7.3 min
b. 10.8 min
c. 14.0 min
d. 17.0 min

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7. Wind is blowing steadily at velocity of 10 m/s to a 60-m diameter wind turbine. Determine the power
generation potential of the turbine. (
a. 1070 kw
b. 1751 kw

= 1.25 kg/m )
c. 1769 kw

d. 1800 kw

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8. A rigid tank contains 6 kg of an ideal gas at 3 atm and 40C. Now a valve is opened, and half of mass of the
gas is allowed to escape. If the final pressure in the tank is 2.2 atm, the final temperature in the tank is
a. 186 C
b. 230 C
c. 59 C
d. -43 C

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9. One kg of carbon produces __________ kg of carbon dioxide.

a. 11/7
b. 11/3
c. 4/11

d. 3/7

____ 10. The gage pressure in a pressure cooker is maintained constant at 100 kPa by a petcock having cross-sectional
area of 4.0 x 10

m . The mass of the petcock is equal to

a. 0.03 kg

b. 0.05 kg

c. 0.06 kg

d. 0.08 kg

____ 11. For a perfect gas, Boyles law is. (where p = Absolute pressure, v = Volume, and T = Absolute temperature)
a. PV = C, T = C
b. P/T = C, V = C
c. T/P = C, V = C
d. V/T = C, P = C
____ 12. A mixture of gas expands from 0.03 m to 0.06 m at a constant pressure of 1 MPa and absorbs 84 kJ of heat
during the process. The change in internal energy of the mixture is
a. 84 KJ
b. 30 KJ
c. 54 KJ
d. 114 KJ
____ 13. The output of a gas turbine is 300 KW and its efficiency is 20 percent, the heat supplied is
a. 6000 kw
b. 150 kw
c. 600 kw
d. 15 kw
____ 14. A cylindrical tank with an internal volume of 0.465 m contains methane at 20 C with pressure 137 bar. If
the tank outlet is opened until the pressure in the cylinder is halved, determine the mass of the gas escapes
assuming tank temperature remains constant?
a. 20 kg
b. 21 kg
c. 22 kg
d. 23 kg
____ 15. During the working stroke of an engine the heat transferred out of the system was 150 KJ/kg of the working
substance. If the work done by the engine is 250 KJ/kg, determine the change in internal energy
a. -402 KJ/kg
b. 400 KJ
c. 99 KJ/kg
d. -100 KJ/kg
____ 16. In a non-flow process there is heat transfer loss of 1055 KJ and an internal energy increase of 210 KJ.
Determine the work transfer
a. -1263 KJ
b. -1326 KJ
c. 1262 KJ
d. 1320 KJ
____ 17. Oxygen has a molecular weight of 32 and a specific heat at constant pressure = 0.91 KJ/kg-K. Calculate the
change in enthalpy if the gas is heated from 300 to 400 K.
a. 65 KJ/kg
b. 91 KJ/kg
c. 115 KJ/kg
d. 210 KJ/kg
____ 18. The rate of the heat input and thermal efficiency of a heat engine is 30,000 Btu/hr and 40% respectively.
Determine the power output of the heat engine?
a. 3.8 hp
b. 4.1 hp
c. 4.7 hp
d. 5.2 hp
____ 19. In an irreversible process, there is a
a. loss of heat
b. gain of heat

c. no gain of heat

d. no loss of heat

____ 20. The height of the water inside a cylindrical tank is 250 ft. What is water pressure at a depth of 35 ft?
a. 15 psig
b. 21 psig
c. 25 psig
d. 35 psig
____ 21. The efficiency of Diesel cycle depends upon
a. pressure ratio
b. cut-off ratio and compression ratio

c. compression ratio
d. temperature limits

____ 22. An isothermal process is.

a. here is no change in temperature
b. there is no change in internal energy

c. there is no change in enthalpy

d. all of these

____ 23. A 1 m vessel contains air at 1 MPa, 327 C. Assuming standard conditions for the surroundings, what is the
maximum amount of work that can be done by the air in this vessel?
a. 790 KJ
b. 826 KJ
c. 1012 KJ
d. 1290 KJ
____ 24. The allowable compression ratio for Diesel engines is
a. 5 - 8
b. 3 - 6
c. 15 - 20

d. 20 - 30

____ 25. Otto cycle is also known as

a. constant pressure cycle
b. constant volume cycle

c. constant temperature cycle

d. constant temperature and pressure cycle

____ 26. Air is expanded in a closed system from 1 MPa, 327 C to 100 kPa in an isentropic process. The system
surroundings are at 100 kPa, 27 C. How much useful work did this system produce during this process?
a. 91 kJ/kg
b. 103 kJ/kg
c. 135 kJ/kg
d. 210 kJ/kg
____ 27. Oxygen has a molecular weight of 32 and a specific heat at constant pressure = 0.91 KJ/kg-K. Calculate the
change in internal energy if the gas is heated from 300 to 400 K.
a. 210 KJ/kg
b. 125 KJ/kg
c. 90 KJ/kg
d. 65 KJ/kg
____ 28. When two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each
other. This statement is called
a. Kelvin Planck's law
c. Zeroth law of thermo
b. Second law of thermo
d. First law of thermo
____ 29. Hydraulic efficiency is 87%, find Q in liter/sec. Power developed 10, 500 kW under head of 320 m.
a. 3844
b. 3935
c. 3452
d. 3271
____ 30. A fluid flowing at velocity of 18 m/s can reached head up to:
a. 10.5 m
b. 12.5 m
c. 16.5 m

d. 18.5 m

____ 31. A barometer records the reading at the bottom and at the top of the building 755 mmHg and 730 mmHg
respectively. Determine the height of the building. Assume variation of air density with altitude is negligible. (
= 1.18 kg/m ;
a. 250.6 m

= 13,600 kg/m )
b. 288.6 m

c. 292 m

d. 300 m

____ 32. The measurement of a thermodynamic property known as temperature is based on.
a. Zeroth law
c. Second law of thermo
b. First law of thermo
d. none of these
____ 33. Find the specific volume for water at 1000 kN/m and 300 C assuming the gas is ideal and R = 461.5 J/kgK.
a. 0.00138
b. 0.138
c. 0.216
d. 0.264
____ 34. Kelvin-Plancks law deals with
a. conservation of work
b. conservation of heat

c. conversion of heat into work

d. conversion of work into heat

____ 35. An electric motor with power output of 1/2 hp draws 4 amps at 120 V. What is its efficiency?
a. 66%
b. 46%
c. 35%
d. 78%

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