BRC BANANAMAN REVIEW CENTER As a rule of thumb, for specified amount of compressed air, the

PIPE ENHANCEMENT II power consumption of the compressor decreased by ___ for each
3C drop in the temperature inlet air to the compressor

Is the most common dryer used which consist of rotating cylinder - 1%

inside which the materials flow while getting in cont act with hot
gas Modern way of detecting air compressor leak is by using

- Rotary Dryer - Acoustic Leak Detector

Is the ratio of the mass of water vapor in air and mass of air if it For foundation of stacks, the maximum pressure on the soil is
is saturated is called equal to the pressure due to weight and the ______.

- Relative Humidity - Wind Movement

The refrigerant use in steam jet cooling is Foundation of bolts of specified size should be used and
surrounded by a pipe sleeve with an inside diameter of at least
- Water
- 3 times the diameter of engine bolt
The total heat of air is a function of
For multi stage compression of an ideal Brayton Cycle, the back
- WB temperature work ratio will

Boiling point of Freon 12 at atmospheric pressure is - Decrease

- 21 degree Fahrenheit Type of turbine that has a specific heat below 5

Which of the following is NOT a type of water cooled condenser in - Impulse turbine
refrigeration
A high discharge type of turbine
- Double Shell
- Propeller turbine
Component of absorption refrigeration system in which the
solution is cooled by cooling water Use to minimize the speed rise due a sudden load rejection

- Absorber - Jet Deflector

Cascade refrigeration cycle is often used in industrial process
where objects must be cooled to temperature below Is the speed of a turbine when the head on the turbine is 1 meter

- 46 deg C - Unit Speed

Type of refrigerant control designed to maintained a pressure A fluid property which refers to the intermolecular attraction by
difference while the compressor is operating which the separate particles of the fluid arc held together

- Capillary tube - Cohesion

Which of the following is NOT the cause of black smoke in diesel?

- High Compression Pressure

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 Which of the following is NOT a method of starting a diesel
engine? - 11 to 16

- Using another generator The fuel injection process in diesel engine starts when the piston
___.
Two stroke engine performs ____ to complete one cycle.
- Approaches TDC
- Compression and Power stroke
In the cut off ratio of diesel engine cycle increases the cycle
A type of geothermal plant used when there is a presence of efficiency will
brine extracted from underground
- Decrease
- Binary geothermal plant
The fuel used in a power plant that is used during peak periods
Is the most important safety device o the power boiler.
- Liquid
- Safety Valve
Typical compression ratio of Otto cycle is
During hydrostatic test, the safety valves should be
- 8
- Removed Joule Thompson coefficient is equal to zero, then the process will
become
Where deaerating heaters are not employed, it is recommended
that the temperature of the feed water be not less than ______. - Isothermal

- 197 deg C In the fluid passed through a nozzle its entropy will:

Is a reaction during which chemical energy is released in the - Remains the same
form of heat.
Refrigerants consisting of mixtures of two or more different
- Endothermic reaction chemical compounds, often used individually as refrigerants for
other applications
By reheating the steam in an ideal Rankine cycle the moisture
content at boiler exit will - Blends

- Increase Pairs of mating stop valves that allows sections of a system to be

joined before opening these valves or separated after closing
Presently the highest steam temperature allowed at the turbine them
inlet is about _______.
- Companion Valve
- 620 deg C
An enclosed passage way that limits travels to a single path

Two most common gases employed in Stirling and Ericsson cycles - Corridor
are
For immediate dangerous to life or health (IDHL), the maximum
- Hydrogen and Helium concentrating from which unprotected persons are able to escape
within ___ without escape-impairing symptoms or irreversible
In most common designs of Gas turbine, the pressure ratio health.
ranges from

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 - 30 minutes
The volume as determined from internal dimensions of the
container with no allowance for the volume of internal parts.
- Internal Gross Volume
A waiting room or large hallway serving as a waiting room.
- Lobby
A continuous and unobstructed path of travel of any point in a
building or structure to a public way.
- Mean Of Aggress
Any device or portion of the equipment used to increase
refrigerant pressure.
- Pressure-Imposing Element
The quantity of refrigerant stored at some point is the
refrigeration system for operational, service, or standby
purposes.
- Pump Down Charge
Secondary refrigerant is a liquid use for the transmission of heat,
without change of state, and having no flash point or a flash point
above ___ as determined from ASTM.
- 150 degrees F
-
A service valve for dual pressure-relief devices that allows using
one device while isolating the other from the system, maintaining
one valve in operation at all times.
- Three-Way Valve
Tubing that is unenclosed and therefore exposed to crushing,
abrasion, puncture, or similar damage after installation.
- Unprotected Tubing
Refers to blend comprising multiple components of different
volatile that, when used in refrigeration cycles, change
volumetric composition and saturation temperature as they
evaporate (boil) or condense at constant pressure.
- Zeotropic
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Is a premises or that portion of premise from which, because they
are disabled, debilitated, or confined, occupants cannot readily
leave without the assistance of others.
- Institutional Occupancy
Is one of which a secondary coolant is in direct contact with the
air or other substance to be cooled or heated.
- Indirect Closed System
Refrigerant number R-744 is:
- Carbon Dioxide
Refrigerant number R-1150 is:
- Ethene
Refrigerant number R-40 is:
- Chloromethane
When the air duct system serves several enclosed spaces, the
permissible quantity of refrigerant in the system shall not exceed
the amount determined by using the total volume of those
spaces in which the airflow cannot be reduced to less than ___ of
its maximum when the fan is operating.
- One-Quarter
The space above a suspended ceiling shall not be included in
calculating the permissible quantity of refrigerant in the system
unless such space is continuous and is part of the air return
system.
- Plenums
Which with of the following is not possible location of service
valve?
- Outlet Of Condenser
A coil in series with evaporator that is use to prevent the liquid
refrigerant entering the compressor.
- Drier Loop
 A type of valve connected from discharge of compressor directly
to suction that is normally closed and will open automatically only The major problem of heat pump is
if there is high discharge pressure.
- Frosting
- Solenoid Valve
Dominant refrigerant used in commercial refrigeration system.
Use to increase the capacity of condenser.
- R-502
- Desuperheating Coils
Cascade refrigeration system are connected in
Is use to subcooled the refrigerant from the condenser.
- Series
- Liquid Subcooler
Is used to heat up the solution partially before entering the
Which of the following is NOT a part of low pressure side of the generator in absorption refrigeration system.
refrigeration system?
- Regenerator
- Liquid Line
The COP of actual absorption refrigeration system is usually.
Which of the following is NOT a part of high pressure side of the
refrigeration system? - Less Than 1

- Suction Line Sight glass is often located at:

sub cooling the refrigerant in refrigeration system, the - Liquid Line

compressor power per unit mass will

- Remains the same

Use to detects vibration in current caused by the ionization of
Superheating the refrigerant in refrigeration system, the specific decomposed refrigerant between two opposite-charged platinum
volume t compressor suction will electrodes.

- Remains the same - Electronic Detector

By subcooling the refrigerant in refrigeration system, the specific
volume at compressor suction will The ability of oil to mix with refrigerants

- Remains the same - Miscibility

-
Which of the following is NOT a type of air-cooled condenser? Joint and all refrigerants containing parts of a refrigerant system
located in an air duct carrying conditioned air to and from an
- Shell and Tube occupied space shall be constructed to withstand a temperature
of_______ without leakage into the airstream.
A type of refrigerant control typically used in household
refrigeration. - 700F
-
- Capillary Tube Refrigerant piping crossing an open space that affords
passageway I any building shall be not less than____ above the
Type of condenser that operates like a cooling tower. floor unless the piping is located against the ceiling of such space
and is permitted by the authority having jurisdiction.
- Evaporative Condenser

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 - 2.2m Recent practice limits steam upon condensation gets subcooled.

Methyl chloride shall not be in contact with - Drain cooler

a. aluminum Needs only single pump regardless of number of heaters

b. zinc
c. magnesium - Closed heater
d. All of the above
Is also known as daerator
Shall not be in contact with any halogenated refrigerants
- Open heater
- Magnesium
Dissolve gases like_____ makes water corrosive react with metal
Are suitable for use if ammonia system to form iron oxide

- Aluminum and its alloy - O2 and N2

If a pressure-relief device is used to protect a pressure vessel
having an inside dimension of 6in or less, the ultimate strength of
the pressure vessel so protected shall be sufficient to withstand a
pressure at least_____ the design pressure
- 3 times
Seats and disc shall be limited in distortion, by pressure or other
cause, to a set pressure change of not more than _____ in a span
of five years.
- 5%
A cycle typically used in paper mills, textile mill, chemical
factories, sugar factories and rice mills.
- Cogeneration cycle
Type of turbine employed where steam continuously extracted for
process heating
- Passout turbine
Which of the following is used for Binary cycle power generation
for high temperature application

Liquid receivers, if used, or parts of a system designed to receive a. mercury

the refrigerant charge during pump down charge. The liquid shall b. sodium
not more than________ of the volume when temperature of the c. potassium
refrigerant is 90F d. All the above

- 90% Critical temperature of mercury is

The discharge line(B4) shall be vented to the atmosphere through - 1460C

a______ fitted to its upper extremity.
Critical pressure of mercury is
- Diffuser
- 108 Mpa
Convert fossil fuel into shaft work.
Method used in converting heat directly to electricity by
- Dendrothermal power plant magnetism

Ultimate strength drops by 30% as steam temperature raises - Magnetodynamic

from _____ for unalloyed steel.
Which of the following NOT a material used for thermoelectric
- 400 to 500C elements

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 - Zinc telluride Carbon dioxide can be removed by

A type of coal formed after anthracite - Aerator

- Graphite Is often used to absorb silica from water

Which of the following has the lowest grade of coal? - Magnesium hydroxide

- Lignite Presence of excess hydrogen ions makes the water

Which of the following helps in the ignition of coal? - Acidic

- Volatile matter Ph value of _____ is usually maintained for boiler water to

minimized corrosion
Is the ratio of fixed carbon and volatile matter
- 10.5
- Fuel ratio
What type of turbine that has a degree if reaction of ?
A suspension of a finely divide fluid in another
- Rarsons turbine
- Emulsion
Contains 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol The cooling water is made to fall in series of baffles to expose
large surface area steam fed from below to become in direct
- Gasohol contact.

Process used commercially in coal liquefaction - Barometric condenser

- Fisher-tropsch process Show the variation of river flow(discharge) with time

Is an organic matter produced by plants in both land and water - Hydrograph

- Biomass Is an open channel erected on a surface above the ground

In thermal power plant, forced draft fans are located at the - Flume

- Foot of the stack Type of turbine used up to 300m head

In thermal power plant, forced draft fans are installed at the - Deriaz turbine

- Inlet of the preheated A turbine that has a diagonal flow

Known as the drumless boiler - Deriaz turbine

Oil is atomized either by air blast or pressure jet at about
- Once-through boiler
- 70 bar
Reduces the steam temperature by spraying low temperature
water from boiler drum Type of solid injection that use single pump supplies fuels under
high pressure to a fuel header
- Desuperheater
- Common rail injection

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 Water flow in diesel engine that is caused by density differential. The terminal velocity of a small sphere setting in a viscous fluid
varies as the
- Thermosiphon cooling
- Inverse fluid viscosity
Type of lubrication system in diesel engine in which oil from pump
is carried to a separate storage tank outside the engine cylinder
and used for high capacity engine
Pressure drag results from
- Dry sump lubrication system
- Skin friction
Produces extreme pressure differentials and violent gas vibration
The pressure coefficient is the ratio of pressure forces to
- Detonation
- Inertia forces
In a spark ignition engine, the detonation occurs near the____

- End of combustion Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which a liquid and
its vapor are indistinguishable
In a compression ignition engine, the detonation occurs near
the____ a. Relative humidity
b. Absolute humidity
- Beginning of combustion c. Critical point
d. Dew point
Morse test is use to measure the_____ of multi-cylinder engine
Ignition of the air fuel mixture in the intake of the exhaust
- Indicated power manifold:

Ignition delay can be minimized by adding____ to decrease a. Backlash
b. Backfire
engine knocking.
c. Exhaust pressure
d. Back pressure
- Ethyl nitrate
The energy of a fluid flowing at any section in a pipeline is a
For the submerged plane surface, the point on the surface where
function of:
the resultant force acts is called the a. velocity of flow only
b. pressure only
- Center of pressure c. Height above a chosen datum, density, internal
energy, pressure and velocity of flow
At any point in fluid at rest, the pressure is the same in all d. Pressure, height above a chosen datum, velocity of flow,
directions. This principle is known as: density of fluid
- Pascals Law The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of the number
of electrons in the orbit of an atom:
The hot wire manometer is used to measure a.Atomic volume
b.Atomic number
- Gas velocities c. Atomic weight
d.Atomic mass
The pitot static tube measures
In a P-T diagram of a pure substance, the curve separating the
- The static pressure solid phase from the liquid phase is:

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 a. vaporization curve The dividing point between the high-pressure and low pressure
b. Fusion curve sides of the refrigerating cycle occurs at the:
c. Boiling point a.Expansion valve
d. Sublimation point b.Compressor
c. Condenser
Form of energy associated with the kinetic energy of the random d.Cooking coil
motion of large number of molecules:
a.Internal energy What is the force which tends to draw a body toward the center
b.Kinetic energy about which it is rotating?
c. Heat of fusion a.Centrifugal force
d.Heat b.Centrifugal in motion
c. Centrifugal advance
A Francis Turbine has what flow? d.Centripetal force
a. Inward flow reaction
b. Outward flow reaction A simultaneous generation of electricity and steam (or heat) in a
c. Outward flow impulse single power plant:
d. Inward flow impulse a. Steam turbine-gas turbine plant
b. Cogeneration
Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which liquid and c. Gas turbine plant
its vapor are indistinguishable: d. Waste heat recovery
a.critical point Is one whose pressure is higher than the saturation pressure
b.Dew point corresponding to its temperature:
c. Absolute humidity a. Saturated pressure
d.Relative humidity b. Compressed liquid
c. Saturated liquid
When a substance in gaseous state is below its critical d. Compressed gases
temperature, it is called:
a.vapor If the fluid travels parallel to the adjacent layers and the paths of
b.cloud individual particles do not cross, the flow is said to be:
c. moisture a. turbulent
d.steam b. critical
c. dynamic
The final horsepower delivered to the equipment: d. laminar
a.brake horsepower
b.effective horsepower What is the apparatus used in the analysis of combustible gases?
c. indicated horsepower a. Calorimeter differential
d.friction horsepower b. Calorimeter gas
c. Calorimetry
Pump used to increased air pressure above normal, air is then d. Calorimeter
used as a motive power:
a.Air cooled engine
b.Sub-cooled liquid What is the clockwork-operated device which records
c. Air condenser continuously the humidity of the atmosphere?
d.Air injection a. Hectograph
b. Hydrometer
In sensible cooling process, the moisture content: c. Hygrograph
a.does not change d. Hydrograph
b.decrease
c. indeterminate The ratio of the average load to the peak load over a designated
d.increases period of time is called:
a. Load factor

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 b. Reactive factor The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some
c. Diversity factor standard substance is called
d. Plant use factor a. relative density
b. specific gravity
c. specific density
When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at every d. Relative gravity
instant of its state, it is undergoing
a. Isobaric process The total energy in a compressible or incompressible fluid flowing
b. Quasi-static process across and suction in a pipeline is a function of:
c. Isometric process a. pressure and velocity
d. Cyclic process b. pressure, density and velocity
c. pressure, density and velocity, and viscosity
d. flow energy, kinetic energy, height above datum and
Heat transfer due to density differential: internal energy
a. convection The locus or elevations to which water will rise in the piezometer
b. nuclear tube is termed
c. Conduction a. Energy gradient
d. radiation b. Friction head
c. Hydraulic gradient
Work done per unit charge when charge is moved from one point d. Critical depth
to another:
a. Equipotential surface The heat per unit mass per degree change in temperature is
b. Potential at a point called:
c. Electrostatic unit a. Heat fusion
d. Potential difference b. Heat of vaporization
c. Relative heat
What amount of air is required in a low by pass factor? d. Specific heat
a. greater
b. lesser The temperature to which the air must be cooled at constant
c. indeterminate pressure to produce saturation is called:
d. does not change a. Boiling point
b. Dew point
Percent excess air is the difference between the air actually c. Critical point
supplied and the theoretically required divided by: d. Triple point
a. the theoretically air required
b. the deficiency air supplied The mass of water vapor per unit volume of air
c. the actually air supplied a. absolute humidity
d. None of these b. specific humidity
c. relative humidity
The sum of the energies of all molecules in a system, energies d. critical humidity
appear in several complex forms, is the
a. Kinetic energy The heat transfer due to motion of matter caused by a change in
b. Potential energy density is called:
c. Internal energy a. radiation
d. Frictional energy b. convection
c. conduction
At any instant, the number of particles passing every cross- d. absorption
section of the stream is the same, the flow is said to be
a. steady flow
b. Uniform flow When the expansion of compression of gas takes place without
c. Continuous flow transfer of heat to or from the gas, the process is called:
d. Turbulent flow
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 a. isothermal The temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the
b. isentropic pressure exerted on the liquid
c. adiabatic a. Absolute humidity
d. reversible b. Calorimeter
c. Boiling point
The external pressure applied to a confined fluid increases the d. Thermal energy
pressure of every point in the fluid by an amount equal to the
external pressure. This is known as: Type of turbine that has high pressure and low pressure is called
a. Archimedes Principle a. compound turbine
b. Torricellis Theorem b. gas turbine
c. Bernoullis Theorem c. impulse turbine
d. Pascals Law d. compound turbine

Weight per unit volume is termed as: The design of an air supply duct of an air conditioning system
a. Specific gravity a. adds moisture to the air
b. Density b. Lowers the temperature of the air
c. Weight density c. Does not affect the distribution of air
d. Pressure d. Affects the distribution of air

The speed with which a liquid escapes from a vessel through an

orifice is given by: The changing of solid directly to vapor, without passing through
a. Archimedes Principle the liquid state is called:
b. Torricellis Theorem a. Evaporization
c. Bernoullis Theorem b. vaporization
d. Flow equation c. Sublimation
d. Condensation
When gas is heated at constant volume, the process is called:
a. isotropic The volume of a liquid passing a cross section of a stream in unit
b. isobaric time is called:
c. isometric a. steady flow
d. adiabatic b. uniform flow
c. discharge
When gas is heated at constant pressure, the process is called: d. continuous flow
a. isometric
b. adiabatic If the volume of the confined gas is constant, the pressure is
c. polytropic directly proportional to the absolute temperature. This is known
d. isobaric as:
a. Kelvins Law
An instrument that measures density b. Boyles Law
a. Manometer c. Charles Law
b. Hydrometer d. Joules Law
c. Barometer
d. Hydraulic meter If the temperature of a confined gas is constant, the product of
the pressure and volume is constant. This is known as:
This law states that pressure applied at a point in a confined a. Kelvins Law
liquid is transmitted equally to all other points. b. Boyles Law
a. Boyles Law c. Charles Law
b. Charles Law d. Joules Law
c. Lens Law
d. Pascals Law At the same pressure and temperature equal volumes of all gases
contain equal number of molecules, this is known as:

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 a. Faradays Law a. water-tube boiler
b. Boyles Law b. vertical-tube boiler
c. Lens Law c. fire-tube boiler
d. Avogadros Law d. horizontal-tube boiler

Amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 g of Work done in pushing a fluid across a boundary, usually into or
water 1C out of a system
a. British thermal unit a. torque
b. Joules b. partial pressure
c. Calorie c. kinetic energy
d. Heat d. flow energy

Evaluation of equipment performance requires If heat energy a gas at the bottom, the hotter gas expands, gets
a. constant supervision lighter per unit volume and begins to be replaced by gravitational
b. daily log sheet movements called:
c. manufacturers representative a. free electrons
d. all of these b. isobaric process
c. free convection
Atmospheric pressure at sea level is: d. isothermal process
a. 76 mm Hg
b. 29 ft HO This heated air, being lighter, rises and circulates through the
c. 14.7 psi house or is forced through by a fan is called
d. 101.325 kg/cm2 a. vacuum
b. vapor
Soot on tubes will result in: c. steam
a. loss of efficiency d. forced convection
b. loss of steam
c. loss of water Is a chart on which enthalpy is the ordinate and entropy the
d. lose of fire abscissa.
a. Ericson cycle
b. Mollier Chart
Fuel oil mechanical atomization depends on: c. Charles Law
a. viscosity d. Bernoullis Chart
b. pressure
c. temperature Is one with rigid boundaries exchanging neither energy nor mass
d. volume with its surroundings
a. Entropy
Air contains by weight: b. ideal gases
a. 23% O2 c. isolated system
b. 21% O2 d. heat
c. 22% O2
d. 20% O2
An unbalanced one in search of an equilibrium state or a steady
An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of a solution state
a. Tachometer a. ram effects
b. Sling psychrometer b. radiosity
c. Hygrometer c. equilibrium flow
d. Hydrometer d. transient process

A boiler in which the products of combustion pass through the The term velocity head is called:
tube which is surrounded by water. a. friction head
b. head loss
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 c. fluid friction c. Bernoullis Theorem
d. pressure head d. Boyles Law
Is the attraction between like molecules
When system is in the thermodynamic equilibrium with the a. Absorption
natural environment it is in: b. adhesion
a. dead state c. diffusion
b. sink d. cohesion
c. equilibrium
d. neutral Is the attraction between unlike molecules
a. diffusion
A body wholly or partly immersed on a fluid is buoyed up by a b. cohesion
force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This is known c. extraction
as: d. adhesion
a. Bernoullis Theorem
b. Torrecellis Theorem The process of one substance mixing with another because of
c. Pascals Theorem molecular motion
d. None of the above a. saturation
b. absorption
The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands of the c. adhesion
system to the total demand of the whole system: d. diffusion
a. demand factor
b. Power factor States that a heat engine cannot transfer heat from a body to
c. Utilization another at a higher temperature unless external energy is
d. diversity factor supplied to the engine
a. First Law of thermodynamics
The ratio of the average load over the designated period of time b. Plancks Law
to peak load in that period of time c. Second Law of thermodynamics
a. Diversity factor d. Third Law of thermodynamics
b. Plant use factor
c. Capacity factor The escape of burned gases from the combustion chamber
d. None of the above through the piston rings and into the crankcase:
a. blowby
The ratio of kWh generated to the product of the capacity of the b. priming
plant in kW to the total number of hours the plant has been in c. scavenging
actual use. d. foaming
a. Diversity factor
b. Utilization factor The type of heat that changes the physical state of a substance
c. Load factor a. specific heat
d. Demand factor b. latent heat
c. sensible heat
A type of water turbine where a jet of water is made to fall on the d. over heat
blades or buckets and due to the impulse of the water, the
turbine starts moving Water containing a high proportion of chemicals is:
a. Pelton wheel a. Potable
b. Reaction turbine b. Treated
c. Francis turbine c. Soft
d. Kaplan turbine d. Hard

The sum of the pressure head, elevation head, and the velocity A thermocouple is another name of:
head remains constant. This is known as: a. two conductors
a. Torrecellis Theorem b. two insulators
b. Archimedes Principle
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 c. two thermometers c. change in volume
d. two thermostats d. change in pressure

The first act when taking over boiler watch is to: When a certain mass of fluid in a particular state passes through
a. check the system a series of processes and returns to its initial state, it undergoes a
b. clean strainers a. Cycle
c. check the water in the boiler b. reversible non-flow process
d. check the boiler feed pump c. irreversible process
d. equilibrium
Heat transfer by contact is called:
a. Convection Is an open system in which there is no change of stored mass
b. conduction a. cooling system
c. radiation b. steady flow system
d. none of the above c. dew point
d. elastic system
The part of the boiler designed for burning the fuel.
a. chimney Work per unit time is:
b. tube a. specific heat
c. gauge cock b. torque
d. furnace c. specific mass
d. power
The amount of heat passing through a body of 1 m2 cross section
and 1 m thick in 1 hour at a temperature difference of 1C.
a. quantity of heat The number of molecules in a mole of any substance is a
b. Specific heat constant called
c. Latent heat of solid a. Thompsons constant
d. Thermal conductivity b. Rankine cycle
c. Otto cycle
Is a substance that exists, or is regarded as existing, as a d. Avogadros number
continuum characterized by low resistance to flow and the
tendency to assume the shape of its container. The gas constant per molecule, called
a. fluid a. Archimedes constant
b. gas b. Molliers constant
c. ice c. Avogadros constant
d. volume d. Boltzmanns constant

The weight of a body means the The kind of process, as the opening of water faucet and letting
a. mass of a body the water flow, is called
b. volume of a body a. Throttling process
c. force of gravity of a body b. torrecellis constant
d. molecular weight c. Orifice
d. Pressure and velocity
The negative sign is for a gage reading called:
a. transmission of pressure At absolute zero, the entropy of a pure substance (in equilibrium
b. vapor pressure at 0R) in some perfect crystalline form becomes zero
c. pressure head a. First Law of Thermodynamics
d. vacuum pressure b. Third Law of Thermodynamics
c. Second Law of Thermodynamics
When property changes cease, the bodies are said to be in: d. Fourth Law of Thermodynamics
a. thermal equilibrium Form of energy, associated with the kinetic energy of the random
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 a. Heat of fusion
b. Kinetic energy Are industrial equipments used to remove relatively small
c. Internal Energy amount of water or moisture from large amount of solids into a
d. Heat gas or air stream
a. Continuous driers
Which property of fluids is of fundamental importance in the b. current driers
study of hydraulics? c. batch driers
a. Unit weight d. all of the above
b. Mass density
c. Specific gravity Ice plants are rated in terms of:
d. All of the above a. tons of refrigeration
b. coefficient of performance
Summation of all heads in one section is equal to the summation c. tons of ice per day
of all heads in another section. d. all of the above
a. Archimedes Principle
b. Bernoullis Principle Flexible material used to seal pressurized fluids, normally under
c. Torrecellis Principle dynamic conditions.
d. Boyles Law a. packing
b. polymer
Absolute viscosity of a fluid varies with pressure and temperature c. gasket
and is defined as a function of: d. seal
a. Density and angular deformation rate
b. Density, shear stress and angular deformation rate An instrument that determines the heating value of fuel.
c. Density and shear stress a. Calorimeter
d. Shear stress and angular deformation rate b. hydrometer
c. psychrometer
The hydraulic formula CA2gh is used to find the d. tachometer
a. Quantity of the discharge through an orifice
b. Velocity of flow in a closed conduit A nuclear power reactor where heavy fuel atoms (U233 or U235)
c. Length of pipe in a closed network are split.
d. Friction factor of pipe a. fusion reactor
b. fission reactor
c. solid reactor
d. none of these
Entropy is the measure of
a. The change of enthalpy of steam C A chemical substance used for softening feedwater.
b. Randomness of disorder a. activated carbon
c. The internal energy of gas b. sulfur
d. The heat capacity of a substance c. zeolite
d. magnesium
Materials which are capable of absorbing moisture:
a. Refractories
b. hygroscopic
c. polymer
d. all of the above In fluid flow, if the fluid travels parallel to the adjacent layers and
the paths of the individual particles do no across, the flow is said
A vessel permanently connected to a system by inlet and outlet to be:
for storage of liquid refrigerant a. uniform
a. refrigerant container b. turbulent
b. flash tank c. dynamic
c. liquid receiver d. laminar
d. surge tank
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 An air or gas handling unit which removes air: b. call a supervisor
a. Blower c. Shut down boiler
b. Fan d. run away immediately
c. Compressor
d. All of the above The change of the state of a substance from gaseous to the liquid
form
Type of coal which is more widely used for firing boilers a. condensation
a. lignite b. sublimation
b. bituminous c. evaporation
c. anthracite d. fission
d. peat
Performance of cooling towers is commonly expressed in terms
Term referring to the products of combustion of:
a. exhaust gas a. air and water pressure
b. flue gas b. air and water temperature
c. smoke c. range and approach
d. stack gas d. cooling draft

Refers to the temperature at which all molecular motion ceases In testing halocarbon refrigerant leaks:
according to the kinetic theory of heat. a. A soap solution and water is used
a. flash point b. sulfur candle test is used
b. Critical point c. halide torch is used
c. Saturation point d. a digital meter is used
d. absolute zero
A receiver in an air compressor system is used to:
Heating fuel oil will reduce its: a. avoid cooling air before using
a. volume b. reduce the work needed during the compression
b. viscosity c. collect the water and grease suspended in air
c. valence d. remove the air discharge pressure
d. pressure
One ton of refrigeration is a heat equivalent to:
A pump that requires an internal or external relief is a: a. 2413 BTU/hr
a. centrifugal pump b. 2545 BTU/hr
b. gear c. 990 BTU/hr
c. steam pump d. 12000 BTU/hr
d. reciprocation pump
The science of a low temperature which deals with the
To remove suspended solids from water, you need: liquefaction of gases
a. filtration a. air conditioning
b. atomization b. ventilation
c. precipitation c. cryogenics
d. demineralization d. psychrometry

The soap solution test is recorded in: Is one whose temperature is below the saturated temperature of
a. cem one gram of water to one degree centigrade.
b. ppm a. compressed
c. mg/l b. condensed
d. mg/cm3 c. superheated
d. subcooled
If you cannot find water in a boiler, you shoud:
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 Based on PSME code, for piping identification, water pipes should d. Horsepower
be painted with what color?
a. yellow A positive displacement pump needs
b. white a. a strong motor
c. green b. a relief valve
d. black c. purging
d. feedwater
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one
gram of water to one degree centigrade. Anthracite is mostly:
a. Btu a. hydrogen
b. Calorie b. diamond
c. Joule c. graphite
d. ft-lb d. carbon

The ratio of the refrigerating effect to the work of compression

a. coefficient of performance
A fluid in which energy can be stored and from which energy can b. thermal efficiency
be removed c. tons of refrigeration
a. working substance d. all of the above
b. liquids
c. gases In a gas-turbine plant, its cycle is based on:
d. furnace a. Joules or Brayton
b. Rankine
The temperature scale wherein ice, liquid and vapor coexist is: c. Ericson
a. boiling point d. Carnot
b. triple point In a compression-ignition or Diesel cycle, the processes are:
c. flash point a. SVSV
d. critical point b. SPSV
c. SPSP
A property which is defined as the mass divided by the volume d. PSPS
a. mass density
b. specific gravity Which one has the least generation cost among the following:
c. specific volume a. Solar Power Plant
d. relative density b. Diesel Power Plant
c. Geothermal Power Plant
The ability to do work is: d. Hydroelectric Power Plant
a. power
b. force Most commonly used condenser type in industries
c. energy a. surface type
d. heat b. contact type
c. mixed type
Weight per unit volume is termed as: d. submerged type
a. specific gravity
b. weight density Temperature at which oil burns continuously is called:
c. specific density a. flash point
d. pressure b. pour point
c. fire point
What do you take by multiplying the force or weight by distance? d. none of these
a. Power
b. Energy It connects the turbine runner with the tail race water to prevent
c. Work any loss of head due to the elevation of the turbine wheel.

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 a. bucket b. safety valve
b. draft tube c. steam power
c. water tube d. vapor accumulator
d. tail race
An apparatus for raising the temperature of boiler feedwater with
The process of the substance mixing with another because of exhaust steam
molecular motion a. hotwater tank
a. cohesion b. feedwater heater
b. absorption c. hotwell
c. adhesion d. steam heater
d. diffusion
The effect of magnesium chloride in feedwater is: The part of a refrigerating unit in which refrigerant undergoes
a. corrosion transformation from gas to liquid
b. hard scale a. evaporator
c. alkalinity b. condenser
d. electrolysis c. expansion valve
d. compressor
Strengthen and support walls of brick boiler settings:
a. buck stays Cleaning of cylinder of exhaust gases by forcing into it a current
b. stay bolts of air which provides clearance for the next compression stroke of
c. baffles engine
d. fire walls a. honing
b. tune up
The carrying-over of water slugs with the steam: c. boring
a. convection d. scavenging
b. priming
c. foaming The expansion of contraction of a gas without any transfer of
d. run-off heat into it or out of it:
a. isobaric process
An air compartment maintained under pressure with connections b. isometric process
to one or more distributing ducts c. isothermal process
a. purge d. adiabatic process
b. plenum chamber
c. air receiver What is the force which tends to draw a body toward the center
d. air preheater about which it is rotating?
a. centrifugal force
The maximum unit strength developed at any time before rupture b. centripetal force
a. yields strength c. gravitational force
b. endurance limit d. all of these
c. ultimate strength
d. rupture strength Measure of hotness or coldness of the body
a. pressure
The negative sign is for a gage reading called: b. energy
a. vapor pressure c. temperature
b. ambient pressure d. entropy
c. absolute pressure
d. vacuum pressure
Low capacity pump for high pressure application:
An automatic device which allows the passage of water but a. reciprocating pumps
prevents the passage of steam: b. rotary pump
a. steam trap c. centrifugal pump
d. turbine pump
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 It is a horizontal, externally fired fire-tube boiler.
The speed required to pump one gallon of water thru a head of a. Stirling
one foot in one minute. b. Marine
a. specific head c. HRT
b. peripheral speed d. dry-top
c. linear speek
d. angular speed A device which automatically controls the speed of an engine
a. accelerator
Dryer capacity if always based on the: b. governor
a. feed c. tachometer
b. product d. piezometer
c. moisture
d. bone-dry mass The temperature at which the water vapor in the air begins to
condensed, or the temperature at which the relative humidity of
The ideal basis for refrigeration is: air becomes 100%.
a. vapor compression a. flash point
b. Carnot cycle b. dew point
c. Beau de Rochan c. boiling point
d. Reversed Carnot cycle d. freezing point

Gasohols or alcogas is popularly known as: The part of refrigerating unit in which the refrigerant vaporized to
a. green gasoline absorb heat
b. LPG a. compressor
c. Diesoline b. expansion valve
d. LNG c. evaporator
d. condenser
Among the effluents that may be released from the hydrothermal
reservoir which one is the most toxic? It consists of a wet and dry bulb thermometers mounted on a
a. carbon dioxide strip of metal
b. methane a. manometer
c. hydrogen sulfide b. pyrometer
d. ammonia c. gyrometer
d. sling psychrometer
Types of cooling tower where fan pressure is exerted at the outlet
a. natural draft If the pressure of the confined gas is constant, the volume is
b. force draft directly proportional to the absolute temperature
c. induce draft a. Boyle
d. mechanical draft b. Joule
c. Charles
Ammonia leaks in a refrigeration system maybe detected by d. Kelvin
a. halide torch
b. sulfur candle test A heat exchanger through which air passes between the first and
c. oil of peppermint second stage of a two-stage air compressor is known as:
d. acetylene torch a. Aftercooler
b. Baudelot
The nominal capacity or the full load rating of steam turbine is: c. Cooling tower
a. KVA x P.F. d. Intercooler
b. KW x Ng
c. KVA x Ng The sum of the pressure head, elevation head, and the velocity
d. KW x P.F. head remains constant. This is known as:
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 b. Archimedes Principle Equal volumes of gases under identical conditions of pressure
c. Bernoullis Theorem and temperature contain the same number of molecules.
d. Boyles Law a. Daltons Law
b. Kepplers Law
Feedwater lines to a boiler must always be equipped with: c. Newtons Law
a. an OS and Y valve d. Avogadros Law
b. gate valve
c. check valve The most important valve on the boiler is:
d. globe valve a. safety valve
b. blowdown valve
Distributes lubrication in a pump c. feedwater valve
a. O-ring d. gate valve
b. lantern ring
c. bearing Is a curve telling a history of the flow of water from month
d. sleave throughout the year
a. hydrograph
Dry ice is referred to: b. Williams line
a. solid carbon dioxide c. bell curve
b. solid carbon monoxide d. spot curve
c. solid carbon monoxide
d. solid carbon peroxide A short crank that moved the valve back and forth on its seat
a. camshaft
The most important piece of equipment in the refrigerating b. eccentric
system: c. piston rod
a. expansion valve d. crankshaft
b. evaporator
c. condenser
d. compressor It converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
a. generator
An empty vessel which is located at the top of the penstock to b. motor
store water when the turbine valve is suddenly closed. c. turbine
a. superheated d. engine
b. daytank
c. hydrotank The kind of fuel injected to the combustion chamber of diesel
d. surge tank engine -
a. atomized
A heat exchanger which increases the feedwater temperature b. vaporized
using the flue gases. c. evaporized
a. preheater d. energized
b. economizer
c. deaerator The degrees of power interval in a 4-stroke cycle of a four-
d. separator cylinder engine -
a. 60 degrees
Which type of hydraulic turbine is used for medium-head b. 90 degrees
hydroelectric power plants c. 180 degrees
a. Kaplan d. 120 degrees
b. Francis
c. Impulse The degrees of power interval in a 4-stroke cycle of a six-cylinder
d. Reaction type engine -
a. 60 degrees
b. 90 degrees

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 c. 180 degrees a. to reduce friction
d. 120 degrees b. to reduce noise
c. to reduce excessive heat
The power interval in single-cylinder engine - d. to reduce wear
a. 360 degrees
b. 480 degrees The part that provides sufficient supply of diesel fuel to the
c. 560 degrees engine during operation
d. 720 degrees a. gasoline tank
b. diesel fuel reservoir
The power interval in a 4-stroke cycle of an 8-cylinder engine c. diesel fuel system
a. 60 degrees d. diesel fuel pump
b. 90 degrees
c. 180 degrees When both valves are close and the piston is moving upward -
d. 120 degrees a. intake volume
b. compression stroke
In a 4-stroke cycle, the number of crankshaft revolutions to c. power stroke
complete a cycle is - d. exhaust stroke
a. one revolution
b. two revolutions In a two-stroke cycle engine, the number of crankshaft
c. three revolutions revolutions to complete one cycle is -
d. none of the above a. one revolution
b. two revolution
The stroke whereby burned gases are discharged through the c. three revolution
upward movement of the piston of a valve which is open - d. none of the above
a. intake stroke
b. compression stroke An internal combustion engine converts chemical energy to -
c. power stroke a. heat energy
d. exhaust stroke b. mechanical energy
c. chemical energy
Which of the following is not a cause of overheating? d. sound energy
a. wrong timing
b. low oil level The assemblage of equipment that produces and delivers a flow
c. low water level of mechanical to electrical energy -
d. battery overcharge a. generator
b. regulator
c. diesel electric power plant
d. stationary engines

The main purpose of a cooling system - The source of power which act as the prime mover for the
a. to cool the engine generator, with horsepower ranging from 100 to 500 -
b. to avoid overheating a. motor
c. to maintain engine-working temperature b. gasoline engine
d. none of the above c. diesel engine
d. steam engine
The abnormal wearing-out of parts due to excessive friction -
a. tear
b. wear
c. score
d. seizure Which valve is close during power stroke?
a. intake valve
The main purpose of lubricating system is - b. exhaust valve
c. intake and exhaust valve
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 d. none Which of the following engines use vane blowers?
a. aircraft engines
b. marine engines
Which of the following is not one of the purposes of the c. locomotive
lubricating system? d. all of the above
a. to act as coolant
b. to act as sealant Hand-starting is used only for small engines having a bore
c. to act as detergent diameter not exceeding
d. to act as contaminant a. 2 inches
b. 4 inches
c. 3 inches
Which of the following statements is correct? d. 6 inches
a. Intake is more important than compression
b. Power is the most important stroke Which of the following requires large filter to handle oil for a
c. Exhaust is next to power in importance medium-sized engine?
d. Compression occurs when the fuel charge is compressed a. continuous filtering
into smaller volume b. shunt filtering
c. bypass filtering
d. hatch filtering
Which of the following is not a property of lubricating oil?
a. carbon residue The function of an unloader on an electric motor-driven
b. flash paint compressor is to:
c. acidity a. reduce the speed of the motor when the maximum
d. combustion pressure is reached.
b. Drain the condensate from the cylinder
Pressure filter that builds up working pressure is - c. Release the pressure in the cylinders in order to reduce
a. 100 psi the starting load.
b. 125 psi d. Prevent excess pressure in the receiver
c. 150 psi
d. 200 psi The power required to deliver a given quantity of fluid against a
given head with no losses in the pump is called:
The type of cooler extensively used for medium and large size a. wheel power
engines - b. brake power
a. plate cooler c. hydraulic power
b. radiator cooler d. indicated power
c. shell and tube cooler
d. disk cooler An engine indicator is generally used to measure
a. steam temperature
The type of pump where oil is being carried away by two vanes b. heat losses
during operation c. steam cylinder pressure
a. gear type d. errors to gauge reading
b. rotary type
c. lobe type
d. oil pump Measure of ability of a boiler to transfer the heat given by the
furnace to the water and steam is:
Which of the following is not a part of the air intake system? a. grate efficiency
a. blower with supercharging b. stoker efficiency
b. thermometer c. furnace efficiency
c. air intake silencer d. boiler efficiency
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 How do you describe a non-flow process where in the volume d. air volume
remains constant?
a. isometric What is the color code for air pressure?
b. isentropic a. red
c. isobaric b. light blue
d. isenthalpic c. brown
d. violet

In the processing section, there is an instrument frequently used The carbon dioxide percentage in the flue gas of an efficiently
to measure the flow rate of fluids. What is the instrument fired boiler should be approximately
consisting of a venical passage with variable cross-sectional area, a. 15%
a float and a calibrated scale? b. 12%
a. rotameter c. 16%
b. pitot-tube d. 20%
c. rota aire
d. manometer Which material should be used for the construction of a ducting
system?
The law states that entropy of all perfect crystalline solids is zero a. steel
at absolute zero temperature b. iron
a. Newtons Law c. Aluminum
b. Third Law of Thermodynamics d. All of these
c. First Law of Thermodynamics
d. Second Law of Thermodynamics
An ideal fluid is one that
A goose-neck is installed in the line connecting a steam gauge to a. is very viscous
a boiler to: b. obeys Newtons Law of Viscosity
a. maintain constant steam flow c. None of the above
b. protect the gauge element d. frictionless and is compressible
c. prevent steam knocking In industrial plant design, in calculating the working space
d. maintain steam pressure requirement, the maximum number of persons working or will be
working shall not exceed one person per _____ cubic meter.
A heat transfer device that reduces a thermodynamic fluid from a. 12
its vapor phase to its liquid phase such as in a vapor-compression b. 10
refrigeration plant or in a condensing steam power plant. c. 15
a. flash vessel d. 18
b. cooling tower
c. condenser The blow off pressure of a safety valve is
d. steam separator a. slightly more than atmospheric pressure
b. equal to boiler working pressure
President F. V. Ramos approved on February 12, 1998 a Republic c. half of the boiler working pressure
Act which is an act to regulate the practice of Mechanical d. 106% of the boiler working pressure
Engineering in the Philippines, otherwise known as the new M.E.
Law. What is this act? A type of firing in pulverized coal-fired furnaces which employs a
a. RA No. 9645 turbulent burner, the unit being located in the front or near wall.
b. RA No. 8495 a. vertical firing
c. RA No. 8594 b. horizontal firing
d. RA No. 8945 c. impact firing
d. tangential firing
A manometer is an instrument that is used to measure:
a. air pressure Is the difference between saturation temperature and actual
b. heat radiation temperature
c. Condensate water level
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 a. Degree subcooling d. It is perpendicular to the path line
b. Degree superheating
c. Compressed temperature The function of the sharp seal in an open type refrigerating
d. Saturation temperature system is to prevent the gas from escaping the:
a. evaporator
The actual horsepower delivered by the engine to the drive shaft b. Compressor
- c. Condenser
a. indicated horsepower d. Capillary tube
b. brake horsepower
c. friction horsepower When the liquid boils at a pressure below atmospheric, the liquid
d. none of the above has reached its:
a. boiling point
Peak load for a period of time divided by installed capacity is: b. pressure point
a. capacity factor c. critical point
b. demand factor d. Vapor pressure
c. utilization factor
d. load factor The cylinder head and the cylinder block is fitted to a water and
gas tight seal through -
The size of a steam reciprocating pump is generally designated a. the cylinder heads bolts and nuts
by three-digit number such as 646. What would be the first b. fitting the cylinder head and block
number designate? c. cylinder head gasket
a. stroke of the pump in inches d. none of the above
b. inside diameter of the steam cylinder measured in inches
c. percent clearance Another term for sludge formation -
d. number of cylinders a. carbon residue
b. oxidation
Fluids that are pumped in processing work are frequently more c. water and sediments
viscous than water. Which of the following statement is correct? d. pour point
a. Reynolds number varied directly as viscosity
b. Efficiency of a pump increases as the viscosity increases The hollowed spaces within the cylinder head directly above the
c. Increased fluid friction between the pump parts and the piston where the fuel change is burned
passing fluid increases useful work a. piston head
d. Working head increases as the viscosity increases b. top dead center
c. combustion chamber
The velocity at which the flow of a liquid reversibly changes from d. valve head
viscous to turbulent.
a. low velocity The power output of the engine is increased through -
b. high velocity a. scavenging
c. velocity heat b. turbo-charging
d. critical velocity c. supercharging
d. all of the above
The portion of sunlight, rich in ultraviolet rays, which has a strong
effect on the photographic plate. The property of lubricating oil which indicates its relative fluidity -
a. gamma rays a. viscosity
b. beta rays b. no gumming
c. X-rays c. waterless and free from sediments
d. Actinic rays d. verification of contents

Which of the following is more accurate about streamline? Factors which affects the efficiency of diesel power in stationary
a. It is a path of fluid particle. plant -
b. It is a line normal to the velocity vector everywhere a. financial allocation
c. It is fixed in space in steady flow
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 b. space allotment
c. supply of power The relationship of water vapor in the air at the dew point
d. none of the above temperature to the amount that should be in the air if the air
were saturated at the dry-bulb temperature is:
The cooling system in which water under pressure flows through a. partial pressure actual dew point
the engine jackets and is drained off or recirculated through a b. percentage humidity
cooling tower - c. relative humidity
a. open cooling system d. run faster
b. closed cooling system
c. open and closed cooling system The brake effective pressure of an internal combustion engine is:
d. all of the above a. obtained from the indicator card
b. greater than the indicated mean effective pressure
What kind of heat exchanger where water is heated to a point c. a computed value from brake measurements
that dissolved gases are liberated? d. can be determined without knowing the engine speed
a. evaporator
b. condenser A chemical action which causes destruction of the surface of
c. intercooler metal by oxidation.
d. deaerator a. emulsification
b. scaling
An air current in a confined space such as that in a cooling tower c. formation
or chimney is called: d. corrosion
a. variable flow A device that changes electric current from high to low voltage
b. velocity profile a. alternator
c. velocity b. generator
d. draft c. transformer
d. dynamometer
One of the following tasks which is an example of preventive
maintenance is: An automatic device which allows the passage of water but
a. cleaning up the cup on a rotary cup burner prevents the passage of steam.
b. cleaning a completely clogged oil strainer a. steam trap
c. replacing a leaking valve b. fusible plug
d. replacing a blown fuse c. separator
d. blow-off
What should be the temperature of both the water and steam
whenever they are present together? A chart which compares visually smoke density with graded color
a. saturation temperature for the existing pressure bars.
b. boiling point of water at 101.325 Kpa a. Molliers chart
c. super heated temperature b. Achumann chart
d. one hundred degree centigrade c. control chart
d. Ringleman chart
How many pounds of air are theoretically needed to burn one
pound of diesel fuel oil? In the hydel plant classified as medium head pressure due to
a. 28 water backflow may be delivered by:
b. 14 a. forehay
c. 18 b. Wicket gate
d. 22 c. surge tank
d. draft tube
An unloader is used on air compressor to:
a. relief air pressure The proportions of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and
b. start easier ash is known as:
c. stop easier a. Proximate analysis
d. run faster
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 b. Orsat Analysis Temperature above which a given gas cannot be qualified:
c. Ultimate analysis a. Absolute temperature
d. Molal Analysis b. Cryogenic temperature
c. Critical temperature
The ratio of the dynamic depression head to the total head of a d. Boiling temperature
pump.
a. Heat factor The possibility of detonation in a spark ignition will be increased
b. Cavitation factor by:
c. Discharge coefficient a. Lowering compression ratio
d. Diagram factor b. Lowering the inlet air temperature
c. Lowering the jacket water temperature
A steam engine that has two or more cylinders, the exhaust d. advancing the spark time
steam from one cylinder entering the next cylinder at a lower
pressure is known: Which of the following is a natural draft cooling tower.
a. compound engine a. Cooling pond
b. wankel engine b. Induced draft cooling tower
c. reciprocating engine c. evaporative cooling tower
d. otto engine d. Hyperbolic cooling tower

(U + PV) is a quantity called:

a. flow energy Cavitation is the result of:
b. shaft work a. Static pressure in a fluid becoming less than fluid vapor
c. entropy pressure
d. enthalpy b. Rivets under impact load
c. Exposure of concrete to salt water
Work of energy can be a function of all of the following, EXCEPT: d. Heat treatment of a low carbon steel
a. temperature and entropy
b. torque and angular rotation Which of the metal is the best heat conductors?
c. force and time a. aluminum
d. power and time b. copper
c. gold
Which of the following thermodynamic cycle is the most efficient? d. silver
a. Carnot
b. Brayton When exposed to the atmosphere, which of the following liquids
c. Otto is the coldest?
d. Diesel a. oxygen
b. argon
Enthalpy in an ideal gas is a function only of: c. hydrogen
a. temperature d. helium
b. entropy
c. Internal energy The voltage of a galvanic cell does not depend on which of the
d. pressure following parameters?
a. concentration of solutions
From the standpoint of thermodynamics, the best compressor b. temperature
follows which compressor curve: c. pressure
a. PV = C d. volume
b. PVk = C
c. PV1.3 = C Brayton cycle cannot be used in reciprocating engine oven for the
d. PV1.25 = C same compression ratio and work output because:
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 b. Otto cycle is less efficient An engine cycle containing two adiabatic and two isothermal
c. Brayton cycle is for slow speed engines only preocesses.
d. Large volume of low pressure gas cannot be efficiently a. Carnot cycle
handled in reciprocating engines b. Rankine cycle
c. Diesel cycle
Total sulfur content in a diesel fuel oil must not exceed: d. Otto cycle
a. 0.1%
b. 0.5% Cp = Cv + R applies to:
c. 0.2% a. ideal gas
d. 0.15% b. two-phase states
c. enthalpy
The mean effective pressure of a diesel cycle having fixed d. all pure substance
compression ratio will increase if cut-off ratio is:
a. Increased When droplets of water are carried by steam in the boiler
b. decreased a. priming
c. Independent of CR b. foaming
d. depends on other factors c. carryover
d. embrittlement
Boiling point of Freon 22 is:
a. -33.33C The chemical formula for methyl chloride
b. -29.8C a. C2H5Cl
c. -78.5C b. CH3Cl
d. -40C c. CH2Cl2
d. CHCl2
Which refrigerant has the highest critical point temperature?
a. Ammonia One type of pipe which is not recommended for use in ammonia
b. Freon 11 refrigerating system is:
c. Freon 12 a. steel
d. Freon 22 b. brass
c. seamless
d. iron
A material designed to reduce friction between surfaces.
a. Shims A device that changes electric current from high to low voltage
b. Lubricant a. carburetor
c. Fuel b. separator
d. Bearing c. transformer
d. regulator
An instrument designed to measure the rotational speed of a
machine. The part of the boiler design for burning the fuel
a. Tachometer a. oven
b. Governor b. heater
c. Rotator c. furnace
d. Anemometer d. gage cock

When gas is heated at constant volume, the process is called: The first law of thermodynamics state that:
a. isotropic a. Heat energy cannot be completely transformed into work
b. isobaric b. Internal energy is due to molecular motion
c. isometric c. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed
d. adiabatic d. Entropy of the universe is increased by irreversible
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 Clearing a cylinder of exhaust gases by forcing into it a current of a. refrigeration
air switch provides clean air for the next compression stroke of an b. humidification
engine. c. circulation
a. turbo charging d. ventilation
b. purging
c. scavenging The maximum load carried by a system or a unit of equipment
d. emulsifying over a designated period of time
a. average load
Coals that become soft under the usual furnace temperature and b. peak load
merge into undesirable masses of coke c. nominal rating
a. anthracite d. plant
b. bituminous
c. lignite As commonly used, the PH value:
d. caking a. has no relation to the hydrogen ion concentration
b. for boiler water is usually kept at a value between 5 and
A mechanical device used in refrigeration system for the purpose 6
of increasing the pressure upon the refrigerant. c. will be lower if boiler is treated with calistic soda
a. evaporator d. of 7 represent a neutral solution
b. condenser
c. expansion coil Which of the following is not a viscosity rating?
d. compressor a. Centistroke
b. Redwood
In power piping system, the corresponding piping color for proper c. SSU
fluid identification for steam is: d. Degree API
a. green
b. silver gray Term not used in relation to lubrication oil:
c. light blue a. Cetane number
d. violet b. Condradson carbon
c. Neutralization number
The name given to procedure by which efficiency of a combustion d. Demulsibility
process is determined.
a. chamber It is the temperature at which vapor forms above the liquid fuel:
b. heat balance a. Diesel index
c. oxidation b. Fire point
d. evolution c. Flash point
d. Critical point
The evaporator constructed of pipe or tubing
a. fusible plug For which type of process does the equation dQ = TDS hold?
b. steam trap a. Irreversible
c. expansion coil b. Isothermal
d. sling c. reversible
d. isobaric
A device having a pre-determined temperature fusible member
for the relief of pressure During an adiabatic, internally reversible process, what is true
a. fusible plug about the change of entropy?
b. stop valve a. it is always zero
c. water column b. it is always less than zero
d. pressure valve c. it is always greater than zero
d. it is temperature - dependent
The process of supplying or removing air by natural or
mechanical means to or from any surface A boiler furnishing hot water to be used externally to itself.

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 a. water heating
b. hot water supply boiler Dichloromethane is known as:
c. low pressure heating boiler a. Methyl Chloride
d. portable boiler b. Methyl formula
c. Methylene chloride
A refrigerating system in which the evaporator is in direct contact d. Ethyl Chloride
with the refrigerated material or space or is located.
a. direct expansion
b. chilled water The alcohol most frequently considered as fuel for internal
c. flooded combustion engines
d. multiple a. Methanol
b. Grain alcohol
Trichloromonofluouromethane is also known as: c. isopropanol
a. Freon 11 d. isoprophyl alcohol
b. Freon 12
c. Freon 21
d. Freon 114 The temperature at which the fuel gives off vapors ignited by an
open flame.
Dichlorodifluouromethane is otherwise known as: a. pour point
a. Freon 11 b. power point
b. Freon 12 c. flash point
c. Freon 21 d. boiling point
d. Freon 114
In the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant
An internally fired boiler which is self-contained and primarily leaving the expansion valve is:
intended for temporary location. a. liquid
a. low pressure boiler b. partly vaporized
b. unified pressure boiler c. saturated vapor
c. portable boiler d. superheated vapor
d. power boiler
The capacity of an air compressor is:
A closed vessel in which pressure is obtained from an indirect a. Independent on the rpm of the compressor
application of heat. b. decrease with lower discharge pressure
a. low pressure boiler c. may be controlled by varying the clearance value
b. unified pressure boiler d. increases with lower values of the polytropic constant
c. portable boiler
d. power boiler Mol ratio is proportional to the volumetric ratio is known as:
a. Amogats Law
A refrigerating system using direct method in which refrigerant is b. Pascals Law
delivered to two or more evaporators in separate rooms or c. Avogadros Law
refrigerators d. Archimedes Law
a. direct expansion
b. chilled water Heat movement through space by shining, just as light is
c. flooded radiated.
d. multiple a. Convection
b. Circulation
The ratio of the energy removed at the evaporator to the energy c. Conduction
supplied to the compressor d. Radiation
a. TOR
b. Power ratio The primary object of the washing of coal is to decrease
c. Compression ratio a. dustiness
d. COP
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 b. ash fusion temperature b. Wet bulb temperature is the only temperature necessary
c. ash and sulphur to determine grains water per lb of dry air
d. volatile matter c. Wet bulb temperature lies numerically between dew point
and dry bulb temperature for unsaturated systems
A periodic, time-scheduled inspections to detect wear and tear in d. Wet bulb temperature equals both dry-bulb and dew point
advance of actual equipment breakdown with subsequent temperature at 100% relative humidity
replacement of worn-out parts before they fail in order to
minimize interference in operation
a. routine maintenance In a four-cycle gasoline engine, when properly tuned, the value
b. preventive maintenance operation will be such that the:
c. corrective maintenance a. Intake-opens after the dead center
d. general maintenance b. Exhaust opens before bottom dead center
c. Intake closes before bottom dead center
d. Exhaust closes before bottom dead center
A part of the generating capacity of a hydro-electric plant that is
connected to the bus and ready to take load. Which of the following is member of the halogen family?
a. cold reserve a. sodium
b. hot reserve b. fluorine
c. standing reserve c. hydrogen chloride
d. spinning reserve d. phosphorus

A sample substance to which a chemical formula can be

Which of the following statements about Mach number (M) is assigned, whose weight is equal to its formula weight is formed a:
false? a. molecule
a. Mach number is the ratio of velocity to the sonic velocity b. mole
b. Mach 11 is the maximum attainable velocity in a nozzle c. grain equivalent weight
throat d. atom
c. Supersonic velocities (M>1) are achievable in the diffuser
section of a rocket nozzle if expansion ratio is great Hydrogen is common to all:
enough a. acids
d. Mach no. has the dimension of velocity b. salts
c. oxides
d. metals
The hydraulic formula CA2gh is used to find the:
a. quantity of discharge through an orifice Which of the following does not illustrate the effect of
b. length of pipe in a closed network temperature or pressure on gas solubility?
c. velocity of flow in a co=losed conduit a. Air bubbles form on the sides of a warm glass of water
d. friction factor of a pipe b. Soda pop is bottled under pressure
c. Boiling frees water gases
d. Air is more humid on rainy days
If gas is expanded isothermally in a cylinder
a. No work is done The chemical process which occurs when water is added to
b. Heat must have been abstracted to make the process cement is
possible a. oxidation
c. Heat must have been added during the process b. Brownian movement
d. It must have been completely insulated c. plastic flow
d. hydration

All of the following statements about wet bulb temperature are To determine the chemical formula of a compound, we need to
true, EXCEPT know all of the following EXCEPT the:
a. Wet bulb temperature equals adiabatic saturation a. elements that compose the compound
temperature b. atomic weights of the elements in a compound
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 c. molecular weight of the compound a. gasoline
d. density of the compound b. LPG
c. TIG
From the 1993 PSME Code, electricity is represented by the color: d. Tar
a. light blue
b. Violet A valve held closed by a spring or other means and designed to
c. White automatically relieve pressure in excess of its setting
d. Light orange a. stop valve
b. pressure relief device
For the steam jet refrigeration system, the refrigerant used is: c. spring valve
a. Freon 11 d. stop cock
b. Freon 12
c. Refrigerant 718 Transfer of heat between a fluid and a surface by the circulation
d. None of these or mixing of the fluid.
a. Convection
Heat added to or removed from a substance that causes a b. Conduction
change of temperature: c. Friction
a. absolute heat d. Fusion
b. specific heat
c. latent heat A substance that absorbs heat through expansion or vaporization
d. sensible heat a. lubricant
b. relaxant
The ratio of the maximum load to the plant capacity is: c. refrigerant
a. plant capacity factor d. fuel
b. use factor
c. utilization factor Which of the following statements about Mach number (M) is
d. demand factor false?
a. Mach number is the ratio of velocity to the sonic velocity
Orsat analysis is: b. Mach 11 is the maximum attainable velocity in a nozzle
a. volumetric analysis of the wet gas throat
b. dry exhaust gas volumetric analysis c. Supersonic velocities (M>1) are achievable in the diffuser
c. ultimate analysis of fuel section of a rocket nozzle if expansion ratio is great
d. molal analysis of fuel enough
d. Mach no. has the dimension of velocity

If the rpm of the pump is doubled, the power required is:

a. quadrupled
b. doubled
c. remains the same
d. increases exponentially

A closed vessel intended for application of heat to generate

steam or other vapor to be used externally to itself
a. boiler
b. furnace
c. oven
d. heater

Mixture of hydrocarbon liquefied under pressure for efficient

transportation, storage, and use

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