SET 1
1. The specific volume of steam at 13. Find the temperature, pressure, internal
atmospheric pressure and 212 deg F is
26.90 ft^3/lb. Find its density and its sp.
Wt. Ans. Density= 0.03731 lb/ft3 ;Sp.
Wt. = 0.03731 lb/ft3
2. If the density of mercury is 13600 kg/m3.
a) What will be the density of mercury in
lb/ft3. b) What will be the specific weight
in N/m3
3. Turbine inlet pressure 400 psig.
Barometric pressure of 30.1 in Hg. At the
turbine outlet the pressure registers at
28 in Hg vac. a) Absolute pressure in the
turbine inlet b) Absolute pressure in the
turbine outlet. Ans. PIabs= 414.788 psia;
POabs = 2 in. Hg
4. N/A
5. The difference in height of an open
manometer as shown in the fig. A is 20
inches (y-dimension). Find the absolute
pressure given the specific weight 62.4
lb/ft3 (abs. pressure in psia). Ans. P =
15.42 psia
6. N/A
7. Find the change in PE in the given fig.
Ans. 20ft-lbf/lbm
8. N/A
9. N/A
10. In another nonflow process involving 2
kg of working substance there is no heat
transferred but internal energy
increased by 5000 J. Find work done on
or by the system. J/kg Ans. -2500 J/kg
11. At pressure of 100 psia and 400°F, the
specific volume of steam is 4.934 ft3/lb,
and specific enthalpy is 1227.5 Btu/lb.
Find the internal energy state, Btu/lb.
Ans 1136.2 Btu/lb
12. N/A
energy, enthalpy, and entropy of a
saturated steam of 1 in Hg? Ans. 652.7
ft3/lb, 1036.7 Btu/lb, 1096 Btu/lb,
2.0384 Btu/lb R
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15. The pressure and temperature of steam
in a line are determined to be 65 psia
and 298°F. Since these data are
inconclusive, a sample of this steam is
passed through a separating calorimeter
and 0.5 lb of water is collected in 5
minutes. From orifice data, the rate of
flow of the dry vapor is found to be 0.4
lb/min. Find a)the quality, b)the specific
volume, c)the entropy, d)the enthalpy,
e) and internal energy of steam in the
line. Ans. a)0.8, b)5.329 ft3/lb, c)1.3937
Btu/lb°R, d)997.2 Btu/lb, e)933.1 Btu/lb
16. Steam at 210 psi and 386°F has an
enthalpy of 1173 Btu/lb as determined
by throttling calorimeter. Find: a)
quality, b) specific volume (ft3/lb). Ans.
a)96.81%, b) 2.114 ft3/lb
17. Find the a) superheat and b) enthalpy of
the steam at 900 psi and 535°F.
18. P = 600 psia, T=850°F. Find: °SH, u, h, S
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21. Steam is admitted in a turbine at 600
psia, 740°F and is exhausted at 1 psia.
Draw the T-S diagram and solve for the
change in enthalpy. Ans. 477 Btu/lb
22. N/A
23. A propulsion turbine is receiving steam
at the throttle of 875 psi and 940°F at the
rate of 100 000 lb/hr. After irreversible
expansion process the steam exhaust
from the turbine at 0.60 psi and
moisture content at 10%. a) work of
turbine Btu/lb b) power generated, hp
Ans. 481.5 Btu/lb, 18 920 Hp
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25. N/A
26. A boiler receives water at 1200 psi and
250°F and delivers steam to the
superheater at 900 psi and 950 F. Find

the heat added, Btu/lb. Ans. 1259.5
Btu/lb
27. Use data from the previous problem,
what if the boiler has 50 m/s velocity to
3 m/s velocity a) find the heat added
b)percentage error Ans. a) 1245 J/kg,
b)0.043%
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29. A reciprocating air compressor intake 15
psi at 60°F and discharge 60 psi at 200°F.
Heat removed from the compressor is
21.4 Btu/lb. Find the work in Btu/lb of
the compressor, assume at steady flow.
Ans. -55 Btu/lb (on)
30. A sample steam is reduced from the
steam line where the pressure is at 215
psia and passed through Ellison
throttling calorimeter. The calorimeter
reads 250°F and the barometer is at
standard. Find the steam line for:
a)Enthalpy, b)Quality, c) entropy, d)
temperature in the nearest degree
31. A lube oil enters at 140°F and leaves at
100°F at a rate of 400 lb/min. Cooling
medium of sea water at a rate of 500
lb/min. Specific heat of oil 0.5 Btu/lb°R
and seawater at 0.94 Btu/lb°R. If the
suction temp of seawater is 60°F what is
the discharge temperature? Ans. 77°F
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33. N/A
34. One kilogram gas(air) is used as a
working substance in a power carnot
cycle. Given: P1=359 kPa, T1 = 326 K, P2 =
1373 kPa, m=1 kg, V3/V2 = 2. Find a) P, T,
V( all points), b) QA, c) QR, d) WNET, e)
efficiency. Ans. P1= 359 kPa ,v1 = 0.2606
m3, T1 = 326 K, T2 = 478.26 K, V2 = 0.099
m3, P2 = 1373 kpA, P3 = 686.5 Kpa, T3 =
478.26 K, v3 = 0.2 m3, P4 = 179.5 kPa, T4
= 326 K, v4 = 0.52 m3, QA = 95.14 kJ/kg,
QR = 64.85 kJ/kg, Wnet = 30.29 kJ/kg, e
= 31.84 %
35. A carnot cycle with a heat source of
3460°R and heat sink of 520°R is
receiving 100 Btu/lb of heat. Compute
the available energy. due to
circumstances, the working fluid is
SET 1
limited to 1960°R. Compute the
reduction of available energy. Ans. A.
E.1=85 Btu/lb, A. E.2=85 Btu/lb, 11.5
Btu/lb
36. In an ideal steam cycle, boiler pressure is
200 psia. The entropy of water entering
the boiler is 0.0555 Btu/lb-R, while the
entropy of steam leaving the
superheater is 1.7395 Btu/lb-R. The
superheated steam temperature is 1500
F and the heat added is 1744.5 Btu/lb.
Heat rejection takes place in a
condenser with constant water
temperature of 60 F. The average
temperature of gases in the boiler
furnace is 3000 F. Determine, a) the
available energy with respect to the sink
temperature of 520 R, the available
energy from the temperature of
combustion gases, the available energy
from the constant source of
superheated temperature, the mean
effective temperature
37. N/A
38. In a perfectly insulated cylinder and
piston arrangement, 1 lb mass of steam
@ 212 deg. F is subjected to mix with 1
lb of water @ 60 deg F, a) final temp, b)
entropy of steam, c) entropy of water, d)
net entropy. Ans.172.245 deg F, 1.50556
Btu/lb R, 1.7536Btu/lbR, 0.25034
Btu/lbR
39. A six-cylinder, 2 stroke marine diesel
engine has a piston speed of 1200 rpm.
The 5 in x 5.6 in engine has 18:1
compression ratio. If the air intake is
14.8 psi & 82 F, determine a)
displacement volume ft3, b) clearance, c)
ideal volumetric flow rate, ft3/min, d)
mass flow rate with 85% eff, lb/min Ans.
a)0.3818 ft3, b)0.0588, c)458.2 ft3/min,
d) 28.71 lb/min
40. A marine engine(In the previous
example) delivers 200 BHP at a piston
speed of 1200 rpm. If the indicated
power is 250 HP. Find a) Torque,
b)bmep, c) imep, d)e, e) Fhp. Ans. 875 ft-
lb, 8.9 lb/in2, 112 lb/in2, 79%, 50 FHP
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42. At the beginning of compression an
ideal Diesel cycle using air has a
pressure of 15 psia, a temperature of
75°F and a specific volume of 13.2
ft3/lb. For compression ratio of 15 and a
heat addition of 352 Btu/lb. a) p-v and
T-s diagram, b) the temperature and
pressure at the end of compression, at
the end of heat addition and at the end
of expansion process, c) heat rejected,
d) work net, e) thermal efficiency, f) the
horsepower developed by an ideal
engine operating on a cycle and using
0.5 lb/sec of air, g) the thermal
efficiency of the cycle having the same
initial condition and compression ratio,
but with constant pressure heat
addition of 500 Btu/lb. Ans. b)P2 =
664.7, T2 = 1580, T3 = 3047, P4 = 37.6
c) 137.826 d) 214.2 e) 60.8 % f) 151.49
g) 36.63%
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46. Determine the intercooler pressure and
the work per kg of air for an ideal two-
stage compressor with suction pressure
of 105 Kpaa and discharge pressure of
1260 Kpa, suction temp. is 25°C. Ans.
363.73 kPa, -255.2 kJ/kg
47. An axial compressor discharges 900
lb/min. The inlet conditions are 14.7 psia
and 50 degrees F. While the discharge
conditions are 162 psia and 648 degrees
F. Find a) T-s diagram, b) volumetric
capacity c) axial compressor eff. Ans. b)
11566.07 lb/ft3, c)84 %
48. A 2 kW centrifugal compressor has a
suction condition of 100 kpa and 25 deg.
C. The pressure ratio is 3. The NCS = 0.70.
Determine a) Pressure discharge, b)
actual temperature discharge, c) work
input per kg of air. Ans. a) 300 kpa, b)
455 K, c) -157.75 kJ/kg