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A vertical turbine pump with the jump and motor closed A. Impeller
coupled and design to be installed underground, as in the B. Stuffing box
case of a deepwell pump. C. Casing
D. Shaft sleeve
A. Horizontal split case pump
B. Booster pump Answer: D
C. Submersible pump
D. Vertical shaft turbines pump The ratio of the actual vapor density to the vapor density at
saturation
Answer: C
A. Relative humidity
An underground formation that contains sufficient saturated B. Absolute humidity
permeable material to yield significant quantities of water. C. Humidity ratio
D. Saturation ratio
A. Aquifer
B. Ground water Answer: A
C. Wet pit
D. Well water An expression of the mass of water vapor per unit mass of dry
air
Answer: A
A. Relative humidity
A timber, concrete or masonry enclosure having a screened B. Absolute humidity
inlet kept partially filled with water by an open body of water C. Humidity ratio
such as pond, lake, or steams. D. Saturation ratio

A. Aquifer Answer: C
B. Ground water
C. Wet pit Which of the following is equivalent to 1lb?
D. Well water
A. 5000 grains
Answer: C B. 6000 grains
C. 7000 grains
Water which is available from well, driven into water bearing D. 8000 grains
subsurface strata (aquifer)
Answer: C
A. Aquifer
B. Ground water The bypass factor for large commercial units
C. Wet pit
A. Around 20%
D. Well water
B. Around 30%
Answer: B C. Around 10%
D. Around 50%

Answer: C
Imparts velocity to the liquid, resulting from centrifugal force
as the impeller is rotated. Sometimes called specific humidity

A. Impeller A. Relative humidity

B. Stuffing box B. Absolute humidity
C. Casing C. Humidity ratio
D. Shaft sleeve D. Saturation ratio

Answer: A Answer: C

A means of throttling the leakage which would otherwise For any given barometric pressure, the humidity ratio is a
occur at the point of entry of the shaft into the casing. function of the

A. Impeller A. Critical temperature

B. Stuffing box B. Dew point temperature
C. Casing C. Dry bulb temperature
D. Shaft sleeve D. Wet bulb temperature

Answer: B Answer: B

Protect the shaft where it passes through the stuffing box.

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The humidity ratio corresponding to any given dew point A. Natural draft
temperature varies with the total barometric pressure, B. Forced draft
increasing as the barometric pressure C. Induce draft
D. Required draft
A. Increases
B. Decreases Answer: A
C. Varies
D. Constant The pressure rise from greater to a lesser vacuum, created in
a gas loop between stream generator outlet and chimney by
Answer: B means of a fan is called

The ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air per unit mass A. Forced draft
of dry to the mass of water vapor requires for saturation of B. Induced draft
the same air sample C. Required draft
D. Balanced draft
A. Relative humidity
B. Absolute humidity Answer: B
C. Humidity ratio
D. Saturation ratio Also known as Francis turbines or radial flow turbines

Answer: D A. Impulse turbines

B. Tangential turbines
A closed channel excavated through an obstruction such as a C. Reaction turbines
ridge of higher land between the dam and the powerhouse is D. Axial flow turbines
called
Answer: C
A. Canal
B. Headrace The turbine, draft tube and all related parts comprise what is
C. Penstock known as
D. Tunnel
A. Powerhouse
Answer: D B. Forebay
C. Setting
The small reservoir in which the water level rises or falls to D. Surge chamber
reduce the pressure swings so that they are not transmitted
to the closed conduit is called Answer: C

A. Penstock When a forebay is not part of the generating plant’s design, it

B. Power reservoir will be desirable to provide a _________ in order to relieve
C. Pressure tank the effects of rapid changes in flowrate.
D. Tunnel
A. Forebay
Answer: D B. Draft tube
C. Surge chamber
The regulation of the water in the form of a relatively small D. Penstock
pond of reservoir provided at the plant is called
Answer: C
A. Pondage
B. Water storage To keep the deflected jet out of the way of the incoming jet,
C. Reservoir the actual angle is limited to approximately
D. Lake
A. 90 deg.
Answer: A B. 135 deg.
C. 165 %
A structure used to relieve the reservoir of excess water D. 175 deg.

A. Spillway Answer: C
B. Diversion channel
C. Buttress dam The minimum fluid energy required at the pump inlet for
D. Arch dam satisfactory operation is known as

Answer: A A. NPSHR
B. NPSHA
The fluid pressure difference created by column of heated C. Velocity head
gas, as by7 chimney is called D. Friction head
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Answer: A C. Sensible cooling

D. Chemical dehumidifying
Throttling the input line to a pump and venting or evacuating
the receiving tank Answer: D

A. Both increase cavitation The process in increasing the dry-bulb temperature without
B. Both decrease cavitation changing the humidity ratio is known as:
C. Both eliminate cavitation
D. Both drive cavitation A. Sensible heating
B. Cooling and dehumidifying
Answer: A C. Sensible cooling
D. Heating and dehumidifying
Traditional reciprocating pumps with pistons and rods can be
either single-acting or double acting and are suitable up to Answer: A
approximately
The process of simultaneous cooling and decreasing of
A. 2000 psi humidity ratio is known as:
B. 4000 psi
C. 8000 psi A. Sensible cooling
D. 10,000 psi B. Cooling and humidifying
C. Cooling and dehumidifying
Answer: A D. Heating and dehumidifying

In a sensible heating process the final humidity ratio is: Answer: C

a. Increased The process of cooling without changing the humidity ratio is

b. Decreased known as:
c. The same
d. Cannot be determined A. Sensible heating
B. Cooling and dehumidifying
Answer: C C. Sensible cooling
D. Heating and humidifying
In an adiabatic saturation process the final relative humidity
is: Answer: C

A. Increased The process of simultaneous heating and humidifying ratio is

B. Decreased known as:
C. The same
D. Cannot be determined A. Sensible cooling
B. Cooling and humidifying
Answer: A C. Heating and humidifying
D. Heating and dehumidifying
Cooling and dehumidifying process is commonly used for:
Answer: C
A. Summer air conditioning
B. Ice making Which of the following cycle is bulky and involves toxic fluids
C. Winter cooling hence it is unsuitable for home and autocooling
D. Heat pumping
A. Carnot refrigeration cycle
Answer: A B. Absorption cycle
C. Vapor and compression cycle
An adiabatic saturation process is also known as: D. Air refrigeration cycle

A. Constant WB temperature process Answer: B

B. Constant DB temperature process
C. Constant DP temperature process Which of the following refrigeration cycle is practical when
D. Constant vapor temperature process large quantities of waste or inexpensive heat energy are
available?
Answer: A
A. Reciprocating compressors
The process of simultaneous heating and dehumidifying is B. Centrifugal compressors
known as: C. Rotary compressors
D. Scroll compressors
A. Sensible heating
B. Cooling and dehumidifying Answer: D
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Condensers used in small and medium sized up to C. Decreases

approximately 100 tons refrigerators. D. Pressure and enthalpy has no relation at all

A. Air-cooled condensers Answer: A

B. Water cooled condensers
C. High side condensers During the compression process, the internal energy of the
D. Low side condensers refrigerant vapor

Answer: A A. Increases
B. Decreases
For efficient operation, the condensing temperature should C. Remain the same
not be lower than D. Internal energy has no relation to the compression
process
A. 5C
B. 17 C Answer: A
C. 10 C
D. 20 C The measure of the amount of thermal energy transfer
occurring within the evaporator per unit mass under stated
Answer: A conditions.

For efficient operation, the condensing temperature should A. Refrigeration capacity

not be more than B. Heat capacity
C. Refrigeration effect
A. 5C D. Heat absorptivity
B. 17 C
C. 10 C Answer: C
D. 20 C
The peak power that can be produced on an occasional basis
Answer: B
A. Brake power
An evaporator in a refrigeration unit makes use of which heat B. Intermittent rating
transfer modes? C. Continuous duty rating
D. Power rating
A. Conduction
B. Convection Answer: B
C. Radiation
D. All of the above A value of a property that includes the effect of friction is
known as:
Answer: D
A. Brake value
Energy added to a vapor is known as a latent heat of B. Indicated value
vaporization C. Friction value
D. Actual value
A. Latent heat of vaporization
B. Sensible heat of vapor Answer: A
C. Superheat
D. B and C Forced draft fans are run at relatively high speeds in the
range of
Answer: C
A. 1200 to 1800 rpm
The vaporization process that occurs at temperature below B. 1500 to 2000 rpm
the triple point of a substance is called. C. 1000 to 1600 rpm
D. 900 to 1500 rpm
A. Evaporation
B. Boiling Answer: A
C. Sublimation
D. Condensation Chimneys that rely on natural draft are sometimes referred to
as
Answer: C
A. Natural chimney
As the pressure increases, the amount of work it can do B. Normal chimney
increases and its enthalpy C. Gravity chimney
D. Stack
A. Increases
B. Remained the same Answer: C
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For realistic problems, the achievable stack effect probably D. Load

should be considered to be
Answer: D
A. 75% of the ideal
B. Equal to the ideal The electricity generating plants that are operated to meet
C. 80 % of the ideal the peak or maximum load on the system are called
D. Half the ideal
A. Peaking plants
Answer: C B. High-load plants
C. High demanding plants
In a balanced system, the available draft is
D. Add-on plants
A. Unity
B. 100
C. Zero Answer: A
D. Infinite The capacity of a substance to transmit a fluid is called

Answer: C
A. Fluidity
It is a device used for atomizing or cracking fuel oil and
B. Permeability
through which the fuel oil is injected into the working
cylinders of Diesel engines C. Porosity
D. Smoothness
A. Atomizer
B. Injector
C. Fuel spray nozzle Answer: B
D. Cracker

Answer: A The ratio of the aggregate volume pore spaces in rock or soil
to its total volume is called
The device that transfer thermal energy from one fluid to
another
A. Porosity
A. Condenser B. Sphericity
B. Feedwater
C. Permeability
C. Evaporator
D. Heat exchanger D. Salinity

Answer: D
Answer: A
Undergrounds system of hot water and / or steam

A. Hydrothermal resource Cooling efficiency is typically

B. Geothermal resource
C. Hot water resource A. 75 to 80%
D. High pressure water system
B. 50 to 70%
Answer: A C. 80 to 85%

The process of returning spent geothermal fluids to the D. 90 to 95%

subsurface Is called
Answer: B
A. Injection
B. Returning
C. Rejection Forced draft towers can cool the water to within
D. Exhaustion
A. 10 to12 F
Answer: A B. 5 to 6 F
C. 20 to 24 F
The simultaneous demand of all customers required at any
specified point in an electric power system is called D. 2.5 to 3 F

A. Demand
B. Electrical demand Answer: B
C. Power demand
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The higher the wet bulb temperatures Answer: A

A. The higher the efficiency A dry-cooling tower where steam travels through large
B. The lower the efficiency diameter “trunks” to a cross-flow heat exchanger where it is
condensed and cooled by the cooler air
C. The efficiency is limited
D. The efficiency is maximum
A. Direct condensing tower
B. Indirect condensing dry cooling tower
Answer: B
C. Evaporative cooling tower
D. Atmospheric cooling tower
Define the relative difficulty in cooling, essentially the relative
amount of contact area or fill volume required
Answer: A

A. Heat load
B. Tower load The minimum fluid energy required at the pump inlet for
satisfactory operation is known as
C. Cooling duty
D. Rating factor
A. NPSHR
B. NPSHA
Answer: D
C. Velocity head
D. Friction head
Evaporation loss can be calculated from the humidity ratio
increase and is approximately _________ decrease in water
temperature Answer: A

A. 0.18% per C The actual fluid energy at the inlet

B. 0.25% per C
C. 0.10% per C A. NPSHR
D. 0.30% per C B. NPSHA
C. Velocity head
Answer: A D. Friction head

Water lost in small droplet and carried away by the air flow Answer: B

A. Range Throttling the input line to a pump and venting or evacuating

B. Approach the receiver tank

C. Drift
D. Bleed-off A. Both increase cavitation
B. Both decrease cavitation

Answer: C C. Both eliminate cavitation

D. Both drive cavitation

The ratio of total dissolved solids in the recirculating water to

the total dissolved solids in the make-up water. Answer: A

A. Ratio of concentration Traditional reciprocating pumps with pistons and rods can be
B. Cooling efficiency either single-acting or double acting and are suitable up to
approximately
C. Coil efficiency
D. Bypass factor
A. 2000 psi
B. 4000 psi
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C. 8000 psi A.
D. 10,000 psi B. Neutron
C. Position
Answer: A D. Gamma ray
E. K-capture
Plunger pumps are only single-acting and are suitable up to
approximately Answer: C

A. 2000 psi Which of the following statement is a scheme for energy

B. 4000 psi storage?
C. 8000 psi
D. 10,000 psi A. Pumped hydro
B. Magnetic energy storage
Answer: D C. Thermal energy storage
D. All of the above
The ratio of the actual to the ideal heat transfer coefficient.
Answer: D
A. Fouling factor
B. Sensible heat ratio A reactor that employs fast or high energy neutrons and
C. Cleanliness factor contains no moderator is called

D. Biot number
A. High energy reactor

Answer: C B. Fast reactor

C. High speed reactor

The ratio of the maximum to minimum mass steam flow rates D. Turbo reactor
at which the temperature can be accurately contained by the
desuperheater. Answer: B

A. Cleanliness factor A reactor that utilizes slow moving neutrons

B. Capacity factor
C. Turndown ratio A. Slow reactor
D. Fouling factor B. Intermediate reactor
C. Thermal reactor
Answer: C D. Slow speed reactor

With a reversible regenerator, the thermal efficiency of the Answer: C

Ericsson cycle is ______ to that of the Carnot cycle

The water bearing stratum of permeable san, rock, or gravel

A. Less than is called
B. Greater than
C. Proportional A. Reservoir
D. Equal B. Water source
C. Aquifer
Answer: D D. Well

The electron magnetic radiation emitted from the daughter Answer: C

nucleus when an alpha particles leaves the patent atom
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The electricity generating units that are operated to meet the

constant or minimum load on the system is called Fluids that are pumped in processing work are frequently
A. Constant load plants more viscous than water. Which of the following statement is
B. Base load plants correct?

C. Invariable load plants

D. Steady load plants A. Reynolds number varies directly as the viscosity
B. Efficiency of a pump increases as the viscosity
increases
Answer: B
C. Increased fluid friction between the pump parts and
the passing fluid increases useful work
The effectiveness of a body as a thermal radiator at a given
D. Working head increases as the viscosity
temperature,

Answer: C
A. Absorptivity
B. Conductivity
The law that states “Entropy of all perfect crystalline solids is
C. Emissivity
zero at absolute zero temperature”
D. Reflectivity

A. Zeroth law of thermodynamic

Answer: C
B. First law of thermodynamics
C. Second law of thermodynamics
What are the main components in a combined cycle power
D. Third law of thermodynamics
plant?

Answer: D
A. Diesel engine and air compressor
B. Steam boiler and turbine
An expression of the mass of water vapor per unit mass of dry
C. Gas engine and waste heat boiler
air
D. Nuclear reactor and steam boiler

A. Relative humidity
Answer: C
B. Absolute humidity
The size of a steam reciprocating pumps is generally designed
C. Humidity ratio
by a three-digit number size as 646. The first digit designates
D. Saturation ratio

A. Stroke of the pump in inches

Answer: C
B. Inside diameter of the steam cylinder measured in
inches
C. Percent clearance Which of the following is equivalent to 1 lb?

D. Number of cylinder
A. 5000 grains

Answer: B B. 6000 grains

C. 7000 grains

The power required to deliver a given quantity of fluid against D. 8000 grains
a given head with no losses in the pump is called
Answer: C
A. Wheel power
B. Brake power The locus of states that the same value of stagnation enthalpy
C. Hydraulic power and mass flux is called.

D. Indicated power
A. Fanno line

Answer: C B. Reyleigh line

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C. Willian’s line The sum of the energies of all the molecules in a system
D. Mollier’s line where energies appear in several complex forms is the

A. Kinetic energy

Answer: A B. Internal energy

C. Potential energy

Combining the conservation of mass and momentum D. Friction energy

equations into a single equation and plotting it on the h-s
diagram yield a curve called Answer: B

A. Fanno line The Carnot refrigeration cycle includes all of the following
B. Reyleigh line process except
C. Willian’s line
D. Mollier’s line A. Isentropic expansion
B. Isenthalpic expansion
Answer: B C. Isothermal expansion
D. Isentropic compression
Across the shock, the stagnation temperature of an ideal gas
Answer: B
A. Increases
B. Decreases The maximum possible work that can be obtained a cycle
C. Remains constant operating between two reservoirs is found from

D. Proportional
A. Process irreversibility

Answer: C B. Carnot efficiency

C. Availability

Which of the following types of air dryers works by absorbing D. Reversible work
moisture on a solid desiccant or drying material such as
activated alumina, silicon gel or molecular sieve? Answer: B

A. Regenerative dryer The following factors are necessary to define a

B. Spray dryer thermodynamic cycle expect
C. Deliquescent dryer
D. Refrigerated dryer A. The working substance
B. High and low temperature reservoirs
Answer: C C. The time it takes to complete the cycle
D. The means of doing work on the system
When two bodies, isolated from other environment, are in
thermal equilibrium with a third body, the two are in thermal Answer: C
equilibrium with each other.

A temperature above which a given gas cannot be liquefied

A. Zeroth law of thermodynamic
B. First law of thermodynamics
A. Cryogenic temperature
C. Second law of thermodynamics
B. Absolute temperature
D. Third law of thermodynamics
C. Vaporization temperature
D. Critical temperature
Answer: A
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Answer: D C. Dew
D. Condenser
The geometrical electricity generating plants that employs a
closed-loop heat exchange system in which the heat of the Answer: B
primary fluid is transferred to a secondary fluid, which is
thereby vaporized and used to drive a turbine generator set
A structure that removes heat from condensate is called

A. Binary cycle plant

A. Desuperheater
B. Dual cycle plant
B. Cooling tower
C. Double cycle plant
C. Evaporator
D. Cascade cycle
D. Condenser

Answer: A
Answer: B

The geothermal solution which contains appreciable amounts

of sodium chloride or other salts is called In a typical hydroelectric generating plant using reaction
turbines, the turbine is generally housed in a

A. Sulfur dioxide
A. Powerhouse
B. Potassium silicate
B. Penstock
C. Sea water
C. Forebay
D. Brine
D. Setting

Answer: D
Answer: A

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one

pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at standard After the water passes through the turbine, it is discharges
conditions. through the draft tube to the receiving reservoir known as
the

A. Btu
A. Tail race
B. Calorie
B. Tailwater
C. Joule
C. Draft tube
D. Centigrade
D. Setting

Answer: A
Answer: A
The process that uses a stream of geothermal of hot water or
stream to perform successive task requiring temp is called
The turbine, draft tube and all related parts comprise what is
known as
A. Diminishing heat
B. Decreasing heat
A. Powerhouse
C. Cascading heat
B. Forebay
D. Negative gradient process
C. Setting
D. Surge chamber
Answer: C
Answer: C

The water formed by condensation of steam is called

When a forebay is not part of the generating plant’s design, it
will be desirable to provide a ________ in order to relieve the
A. Distilled water effects of rapid changes in flowrate.
B. Condensate
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A. Forebay Which of the following is the refrigerant “of choice” in uniting

B. Draft tube air conditioners?

C. Surge chamber
D. Penstock A. R-22
B. R-123

Answer: C C. R-11
D. R-502

To keep the deflected jet out of the way of the incoming jet,
the actual angle is limited to approximately Answer: A

A. 90 deg. In new equipment, which of the following replace R-11?

B. 135deg.
C. 165% A. R-12
D. 175deg. B. R-123
C. R-502
Answer: C D. R-22

The spontaneous vaporization of the fluid, resulting in a Answer: B

degradation of pump performance.

The mass flow rate produces by the compressor is

A. Cavitation
B. Vapor lock A. Proportional to the mass of the suction vapor that
C. Available head the compressor takes in at the suction inlet per unit
D. Net head time
B. Equal to the mass of the suction vapor that the
compressor takes in at the suction inlet per unit time
Answer: A
C. Less than the mass of the suction vapor that the
compressor takes in at the suction inlet per unit time
A dry cooling tower where steam is condensed by cold water
D. Greater that the mass of the suction vapor that the
jets (surface or jet condenser)
compressor takes in at the suction inlet per unit time

A. Direct condensing tower

Answer: B
B. Indirect condensing dry cooling tower
C. Evaporative cooling tower
A boiler operated at pressure not exceeding 1.055kg/cm2
D. Atmospheric cooling tower gage steam, or water temperature no exceeding 121˚C.

Answer: B A. Low pressure heating boiler

B. Hot water supply boiler
If the heat is being removed from water, the device is known C. Miniature
as
D. Power boiler

A. Chiller
Answer: A
B. Cooler
C. Air conditioner
The very hot steam that doesn’t occur with a liquid
D. Air cooler

A. Pure steam
Answer: A
B. Saturated vapor
C. Critical steam
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D. Dry steam A. Geyser

B. Hot jet
Answer: D C. Thermal jet
D. Guyshen
The steam produced when the pressure on a geothermal
liquid is reduced Answer: A

A. Low pressure steam What is the power seat width of a spray valve?
B. High quality steam
C. Sub pressure steam A. 1/16 in.
D. Flashed steam B. 1/32 in.
C. 1/8 in.
Answer: D D. 1/4 in.

The vent or hole in the Earth surface, usually in a volcanic Answer: A

region, from which, gaseous vapors, or hot gasses issue.

A device which automatically governs or controls the speed of

A. Fumaroles an engine.
B. Crater
C. Hot spot A. Servomotor
D. Hot spring B. Indicator
C. Governors
Answer: A D. Speedometer

The earth interior heat made available to man by extracting it Answer: C

from hot water or rocks.

The useful energy transfer in Btu/hr divided by input power in

A. Geological heat watts. This is just the coefficient of performance expressed in
B. Geothermal heat mixed units.
C. Volcanic heat
D. None of these A. Energy efficient ratio
B. Coil efficient
Answer: B C. Bypass factor
D. Sensible heat ratio
Device that takes advantage of the relatively constant
temperature of the Earth’s interior, using it as a source and Answer: A
sink of heat for both heating and cooling.

If EER is the energy efficiency ratio, and COP is the coefficient

A. Geothermal devices of performance then
B. Geothermal generator
C. Geothermal heat pumps A. EER=3.41COP
D. Geothermal turbines B. COP=3.41EER
C. EERxCOP=3.41
Answer: C D. 3.41EERxCOP=1
Answer: A
The spring that shoots jets of hot water and steam into the air
is called
Which of the following is a reversed Rankine vapor cycle?
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Compute the rate of water transfer by melting an ice at a rate

A. Carnot refrigeration cycle of 50 kg/hr.

B. Vapor refrigeration cycle

C. Air refrigeration cycle A. 8 kJ/sec

D. Absoption cycle B. 10 kJ/sec

Answer: B C. 5 kJ/sec
D. 12 kJ/sec

The most common type of refrigeration cycle, finding

application in household refrigerators, air conditioners for Answer: C
cars and houses, chillers and so on.

10 kg of water at 60˚C receives 42,000kJ of heat coming from

A. Carnot refrigeration cycle the surrounding. Assuming it is open to the atmosphere, how
B. Vapor refrigeration cycle many kilograms of water will be vaporized?

C. Air refrigeration cycle

D. Absoption cycle A. 18 kg
B. 15 kg

Answer: B C. 10 kg
D. 20 kg

Which of the following is a reserved Brayton cycle?

Answer: A

A. Carnot refrigeration cycle

B. Vapor refrigeration cycle As the liquid changes phase to vapor, its enthalpy

C. Air refrigeration cycle

D. Absoption cycle A. Increases
B. Decreases

Answer: C C. Remains constant

D. Enthalpy has no relation to phase change

A 100kg is at 0˚C is heated by supplying 2000KJ of heat to it. If

the heat of fusion is 335kJ/kg how many kilograms of ice will Answer: A
melt into water?

Which of the following processes does not alter the kinetic

A. 8 kg energy level of a substance?
B. 10 kg
C. 6 kg A. Fusion
D. 3 kg B. Adding sensible heat to a solid
C. Adding sensible heat to a liquid
Answer: C D. Superheating a vapor

Determine the quantity of latent heat transferred to an Answer: A

evaporator when 5 kg of water undergoes those changes
from a liquid at 0˚C to ice at 0˚C.
Condensers used for larger capacities refrigerators.

A. 1,300 kJ
A. Air-cooled condensers
B. 1,675 kJ
B. Water-cooled condensers
C. 1,450 kJ
C. High side condensers
D. 1,800 kJ
D. Low side condenser
Answer: B
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Answers: B D. 175 deg.

Coolers and chillers for water generally operate with an Answer: C

average temperature difference of

Which of the following turbines are centrifugal pumps

A. 3 to 11 C operating in reverse?
B. 5 to 8 C
C. 6 to 22 C A. Reaction turbines
D. 10 to 16 C B. Impulse turbines
C. Tangential turbines
Answer: A D. Axial flow turbines

To avoid freezing problems, entering refrigerant should be Answer: A

A. Below-2 C Weight per unit volume is termed as:

B. Above-2 C
C. Equal to-2 C A. Specific gravity
D. 0 C B. Specific density
C. Weight density
Answer: B D. Pressure

Suction lines should not be sized too large, as reasonable Answer: C

velocity is needed to carry oil from the evaporator back to the
compressor. For horizontal suction lines, the recommended
Measure of hotness or coldness of the body
minimum velocity is

A. Pressure
A. 3.8 m/s
B. Temperature
B. 6.1 m/s
C. Energy
C. 7.1 m/s
D. Entropy
D. 4.8 m/s
Answer: A
Answer: B

Type of turbine used for low heads, high rotational speeds

and larger flow rates The temperature at which the water vapor in the air begins to
condensed, or the temperature at which the relative humidity
of air becomes 100%.
A. Axial flow turbines
B. Reaction turbines
A. Flash point
C. Radial flow turbines
B. Boiling point
D. Impulse turbines
C. Dew point
D. Freezing point
Answer: A

Answer: C
To keep the deflected jet out of the way of the incoming jet,
the actual angle is limited to approximately
It consists of a wet and dry bulb thermometers mounted on a
strip of metal
A. 135 deg.
B. 150 deg.
A. Manometer
C. 165 deg.
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B. Gyrometer
C. Pyrometer Answer: D
D. Sling psychrometer
Plunger pumps are only single-acting and are suitable up to
Answer: D approximately

A manometer is an instrument that is used to measure: A. 2000 psi

B. 4000 psi

A. Air pressure C. 8,000 psi

B. Condensate water level D. 10,000 psi

C. Heat radiation
D. Air volume Answer: D

Answer: A The ratio of the actual to the ideal heat transfer coefficient.

The relationship of water vapor in the air at the dew point A. Fouling factor
temperature to the amount that should be in the air if the air B. Sensible heat ratio
were saturated at the dry-bulb temperature is: C. Cleanliness factor
D. Biot number
A. Partial pressure actual dew point
B. Percentage humidity Answer: C
C. Relative humidity
D. Run faster The ratio of the maximum to minimum mass steam flow rates
at which the temperature can be accurately contained by the
Answer: A desuperheater.

All of the following statements about wet bulb temperature A. Cleanliness factor
are true, EXCEPT B. Capacity factor
C. Turndown ratio
A. Wet bulb temperature equals adiabatic saturation D. Fouling factor
temperature
B. Wet bulb temperature is the only temperature Answer: C
necessary to determine grains water per lb of dry air
C. Wet bulb temperature lies numerically between dew
Used to described the act of blowing the exhaust product out
point and dry bulb temperature for unsaturated
with the air-fuel mixture
systems
D. Wet bulb temperature equals both dry-bulb and dew
point temperature at 100% relative humidity A. Supercharging
B. Scavenging

Answer: C C. Honing
D. Choking

Heat added to or removed from a substance that cause a

change of temperature: Answer: B

A. Absolute heat A form of supercharging in which the exhaust gases drive the
B. Latent heat supercharger

C. Specific heat
D. Sensible heat A. Lugging
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B. Honing D. Reserve potential

C. Turbocharging
D. Blower charging Answer: C

Answer: C Dams constructed primarily to store flood waters called

The maximum speed of the turbine under no and no A. Storage dams

governing action is called B. Diversion dams
C. Detention dam
A. Runaway speed D. None of the above
B. Pre governing speed
C. Governing speed Answer: C
D. No load governing

A channel which leads water to a turbine is called

Answer: A

A. Canal
Which of the following statements is false when gasoline is B. Tailrace
used as diesel fuel.
C. Penstock
D. Headrace
A. Gasoline does not ignite
B. Gasoline wears the fuel-injection pumps because of
Answer: D
its low viscosity
C. Addition of lubrication oil to gasoline will just severe
the situation Sometimes called percentage humidity

D. All of the above

A. Relative humidity

Answer: C B. Absolute humidity

C. Humidity ratio

Which of the following is an advantage of hydro-plants? D. Saturation ratio

A. Hydro plants provide ancillary benefits like irrigation, Answer: D

flood control, aquaculture navigation etc.
B. Modern hydro generators give high efficiency over When measuring ____________ of air, the bulb of the
considerable range of load. This helps in improving thermometer should be shaded to reduce the effect of direct
the system radiation
C. Due to its great ease of taking up and throwing off
the load, the hydro power can be used as the ideal
A. Dry bulb temperature
spinning reserve in a system mix of the thermal,
hydro and power station B. Wet bulb temperature

D. All of the above C. Critical temperature

D. Saturation temperature

Answer: B
Answer: A

The hole area behind the dam draining into a stream or river
across which dam has been constructed is called An ordinary thermometer whose bulb is enclosed in a wetted
cloth sac or wick

A. Lake
B. Forebay A. Dry bulb thermometer

C. Catchment area B. Wet bulb thermometer

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C. Ordinary thermometer A. Wet bulb temperature

D. Mercury thermometer B. Dry bulb temperature
C. Dewpoint temperature
Answer: B D. Saturation temperature
Answer: B
To obtain an accurate reading with a wet bulb thermometer,
the wick should be saturated with The latent heat of the air is a function of the

A. Clean air A. Wet bulb temperature

B. Vapor B. Dry bulb temperature
C. Moist C. Dewpoint temperature
D. Clean water D. Saturation temperature

Answer: A Answer: A
The measure of the ability of a goal to withstand exposure to
The amount by which the wet bulb temperature is reduced the environment elements without excessive crumbling
below the dry bulb temperature depends on the relative A. crumbling coefficient
humidity of the air and is collective B. weatherability
C. cohesiveness
D. attrition coefficient
A. Range
B. Approach Answer. (B)
C. Drift
A type of coal that tends to break apart as it burns thereby
D. Wet bulb depression
exposing the unburned coal to the combustion air.
A. loose coal
Answer: D B. free burning coal
The measure of the relationship between the dry bulb and C. non-cohesive coal
dewpoint temperature of the air and as such, it provides a D. aggregate
convenient means of
Answer: (B)
Dewpoint temperature of the air when the dry bulb
temperature is known
A type of coal that produced a fused coal mass as it burns.
A. plastic coal
A. Wet bulb temperature B. caking coal
C. soft coal
B. Saturation temperature
D. high-moisture coal
C. Humidity ratio
D. Relative humidity Answer: (B)

A combustible coal content that produces a major

Answer: A
atmospheric pollutant consequently, it is important that coal
has a low percentage of this component.
An index of the total heat (enthalpy) of the air A. nitrogen
B. sulfur
C. carbon
A. Wet bulb temperature D. hydrogen
B. Saturation temperature
C. Dry bulb temperature Answer: (B)

D. Dewpoint temperature
Which of the following statement is/are true regards to the
Answer: A first law of thermodynamics for a change in state of a control
mass
A. since heat and work are path function Q-W must also be a
The sensible heat of the air is a function of the
path function
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b. Q-W is an inexact differential The transfer of the heat energy from exhaust gases to
c. A and B compressed air flowing between the compressor and
d. Q-W is a point function combustion chamber.
A. intercooling
Answer: (D) B. convection
C. regeneration
Which of the following statements is/are true with regards to D. economics
heat and work.
A. heat and work are both transient phenomena Answer: (C)
B. both heat and work are boundary phenomena
C. both heat and work are path function The removal of heat from compressed air between stages of
D. all of the above compression.
A. regeneration
Answer: (D) B. exhaustion
C. heat evacuation
The height of the surface of the water above the gage point D. intercooling
A. pressure head
B. velocity head Answer: (D)
C. dynamic head
D. static head As a general rule, the cooling water side of the condenser
should be schedule for inspection for every:
Answer: (D) A. month
B. 3 months
The head required to produce a flow of the water. C. 6 months
A. static head D. year
B. pressure head
C. velocity head Answer: (B)
D. dynamic head
If the compressor runs continually, the cause might be the:
Answer: (C) A. high-pressure cutout switch is jammed shut
B. low pressure switch is jammed shut
The sum of the pressure head and velocity head. C. thermal bulb is not operating properly
A. static head D. scale trap is clogged
B. pressure head
C. velocity head Answer: (B)
D. dynamic head
If the temperature in the icebox is too high, the trouble could
Answer: (D) be:
A. a clogged scale trap
The dynamic pressure of the liquid at pump section less the B. air in the system
corresponding to the temperature at the same point, C. automatic controls not functioning properly
converted to liquid. D. insufficient cooling water to the condenser
a. NPSH
B. specific head Answer: C
C. pump operating head
D. suction head If frost forms on the cylinders, the cause would be:
A. expansion valve not open wide enough
Answer: (A) B. charging valve open too wide
C. expansion valve open too wide
The algebraic difference of the discharge and suction heads. D. dehydrator not working properly
A. pump operating head
b. TDH Answer: C
c. A and B
d. NPSH The most likely cause of high superheat would be:
A. too much refrigerant
Answer: (C) B. expansion valve open too wide
C. expansion valve closed in too much wide
D. back-pressure valve set too high
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Answer: (B) a. 0.50

b. 0.70
Short-cycling means that the machine: c. 0.65
A. grounds out frequently d. 0.86
B. stops and starts frequently
C. runs too fast Answer C
D. runs too slow
A gas in piston-cylinder set-up undergoes an expansion of
Answer: B such rate that PV 1.2 =constant. Before the expansion process
the pressure of the gas is 300 kpa and the volume is 0.50 m3.
If the cooling water to the condenser should suddenly fail: If the final volume of the gas is 0.1 m3, calculate the work
A. the solenoid valve will close done by the gas
B. the compressor will shut down a. 9.71 KJ
C. the expansion valve will close b. 11.0 KJ
D. an alarm will ring to notify the engineer c. 12 KJ
d. 8 KJ
Answer: (B)
Answer A
Which of the following regions in a multi-stage turbine where
efficiency a highest? The phenomenon in which air enters a submerged suction
A. High pressure region above 200 psi pipe from the water surface is called a:
B. Intermediate pressure region A. whirlpool
C. Low pressure most region B. vacuum
D. A and B C. vortex
D. thixotropic
Answer (B)
Answer C
Calculate the use factor of a 135 MW plant with a load factor
of 0.8 and a peak load of 120 MW if its operation is limited to Where groundwater (wells and springs) or surface water
8500 hrs in a year (streams and takes) are used for feedwater, water hardness
A 0.90 of ___ and alkalinity of pH 10 to be ph should be considered
B. 0.73 a. 0-10 ppm
C. 0.70 B 10-20 ppm
D. 0.78 C 20-30 ppm
D 30-40 ppm
Answer (B)
Calculate the net radiation heat flux exchange of two bodies Answer A
with surface temperature of 25 deg C. The radiation heat
transfer coefficient is 7.0 W/m2-k Which of the following is not a solid fuel?
A. 700 w/sq m A. peat
B. 750 w/sq m B. briquettes
C. 665 w/sq m C. tar
D. 650 w/sq m D coke

Answer C answer C

Calculate the reserve factor for a power plant with a load the memory lost when the operating power is removed
factor of 0.7 average load of 50 MW and rated capacity of 80 a. power memory
MW b. volatile memory
a. 2 c. initial memory
b. 1.5 d. quick data
c. 1.12
d. 1.6 answer b

Answer C Canisters of helmets shall be removed immediately after

having been used on sucking water from a public service main
Maximum demand of 30 MW and 10 MW are connected to a or private-use water system
power plant with a peak load of 70 MW. What is the diversity a. horizontal split case pump
factor of the plant? b. vertical shaft turbine pump
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c. booster pump A solid of diameter D=0.5 m and surface emissivity of 0.8

d. submersible pump contains electrons that dissipate 100 W of heat. If it does not
receive radiation from the surroundings, what is the surface
answer C temp?
a. 300 deg C
A small fitting with a double offset, or shaped like the letter U b. 280 deg C
with the ends turned out c. 230 deg C
a. elbow tee d. 270 deg C
b. expansion loop
c. spigot joint answer C
d. cross-over
which of the following is basically a jet engine that exhausts
Answer d into a turbine generator?
a. aeroderivative gas turbine
The condition in which droplets of water are carried by steam b. brayton engine
in the boiler c. industrial gas turbine
a. priming d. joule turbine
b. breeching
c. carryover answer A
d. condensation
it is referred to as the maximum continuous power available
answer a from a hydroelectric power plant even under the most
adverse hydraulic condition
At the start of the compression process of an air-standard a. primary power
diesel power cycle the pressure is 100kpa and the temp is 15 b. continuous base power
deg C. for a mean effective pressure of 1362 kpa and c. continuous peak power
compression ratio of 18 the heat of combustion developed is d. firm power
1800 kj/kg. what is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?
a. 65 % answer D
b. 59 %
c. 55% working fluids used in refrigeration cycle decreases in
d. 68% temperature as they pass through the throttle valve. The
Joule- Thompson coefficient of these fluids is
answer b a. negative
b. zero
A circular chip (k= 150 w/mk) with a diameter d=10mm and c. positive
thickness t= 4 cm inside diameter and 12 cm outer diameter. d. none of the above
The inside wall temperature of the pipe is maintained at 500
deg C while the outside surface of asbestos at 90 deg C. answer C
Calculate the heat loss per meter length
a. 1265w/m
b. 1500 w/m the interaction that occurs between a system and its
c 1400 w/m surroundings as the system executes a process, which is the
d. 1100 w/m result of the system being at the temperature different from
the surrounding, is
answer a a. mass transfer
b. heat transfer
A 5m thick flat plane ( k=60 w/ m k) is well insulated on its c. work transfer
sides, while the top and bottom surfaces are maintained at d. none of the above
150 deg. Assuming a steady state heat conduction, calculate
the temperature 4 m below the top surface. answer B
a. 100 deg c
b. 120 deg c Energy is always
c. 94 deg c a. being produced
d. 80 deg c b. being destroyed
c. not changing
answer c d. none of the above

answer b
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the water added to boiler feed to compensate for the water

Working fluids used in refrigeration cycle decreases in lost through blowdown, leakage, etc
temperature as the pass through the throttle valve. The joule- a. condensate
thompson coefficient of these fluids is b. make-up
a. negative c. sulfur
b. zero d. economizer
c. positive
d. none of the above answer b

answer C gas flow caused by boiler’s pressure being less than boiler’s
furnace pressure
The interactions that occurs between a system and its a. induced draft
surroundings as a system executes a process, which is the b. infrared
result of the system being at temperature different from the c. injector
surrounding is d. inhibitor
A. mass transfer
b. heat transfer answer (a)
c. work transfer
d. none of the above an automatic pressure-relieving device that opens in
proportion to the increase in pressure over its opening
answer b pressure
a. pressure gauge
Energy destruction is a result of b. relieve valve
a. heat transfer c. ammeter
b. work production d. calorimeter
c. process irreversibility
d. none of the above ans b
a rotating device used to convert kinetic energy into
answer c mechanical energy
a. turbine
an air pollutant which is the result of burning fuels oils b. generator
a. ferrous oxide c. pump
b. hydrogen nitride d. vacuum
c. sulfur dioxide
d. aluminum oxide ans a

answer c air can be prevented from getting into the system by:
a. keeping all gland and stuffing boxes on the high pressure
analysis of solid fuel to determine moisture, volatile matter, side tight
fixed carbon, and ash expressed as percentage of the total b. keeping the dehydrator clean at all times
weight of the sample c. keeping all glands and stuffing boxes on the low pressure
a. viscometer side tighter
b. proximate analysis d. running the refrigerant through an aerator
c. ultimate
d. pour point ans c

answer b an excessively high head pressure could be caused by

a. solenoid valve shut off
a gas analysis apparatus in which the percentage of oxygen, b. insufficient cooling water to the condenser
carbon dioxide and neonoxide in the gas measured by c. insufficient cooling water to the evaporator coils
absorption in separate chemical solutions d. too much cooling water to the condenser
a. orsat
b. proximate ans b
c. ultimate
d. pour point the solenoid valve is controlled by
a. the amount of liquid in the system
answer a b. the amount of gas in the system
c. the temperature in the condenser
d. the thermal switch operated by the icebox temperature
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ans a
ans D
what type of boiler commonly used in industrial and heavy
if the discharge side of the thermal expansion valve is warmer commercial application due to less expensive to make low
then the pressure, easier to maintain and repair
a. expansion valve is working normally a. water tube boiler
b. expansion valve is not working normally b. fire tube boiler
c. solenoid valve is not working normally c. air tube boiler
d. scale trap is dirty d. marine water

ans B ans b

If the pressure is too high during the emergency operation of the boiler, when there is
a. the relief valve should open before the high pressure no water in the gauge glass and steam comes out of the
output bottom trycock, the water level cannot be determined. What
b. the relief valve should open and let excess refrigerant go to preventive measure the operator does to save the boiler
receiver a. shutdown the boiler and do not add water
c. the high pressure output switch should operate before the b. add water to compensate the water loss
relief valve c. increase the firing rate
d. close in on the suction valve d. continue to operate the boiler and add water

ans c ans a

if a pressurized water reactor (PWR) the most important valve in the boiler operation and the last
a. the coolant water is pressurized to work as moderator line of defense against disaster is known as
b the coolant water boils in the core of the reactor a. pressure gauge
c. the coolant water is pressurized to prevent boiling of water b. compound gauge
in the core c. safety valve
d. no moderator is used d. gate valve

ans c ans c

which of the following property of coal has major influence a common test and very important when a boiler is being
on the design and operation of a steam power plant repaired and or replaced before being back in operation or in
a. density of coal service is known as
b. carbon content of coal a. hydrostatic test
c. ash content of coal b. water level test
d. shape and size of coal c. test clamp
d. acid test
ans C
ans a
a boiler horsepower is equal to the evaporation of 3405lbs of
100 degrees c water per hr. how much steam in lb per hour a in heat transfer by conduction, due to symmetry the heat
700 horsepower boiler can generate? flow as a point is perpendicular to the isothermal surface
a. 24150 lb / hr through the point. This mode of conduction is a characteristic
b. 21000 lb/ hr of
c. 18000 lb/hr a. non-isotropic
d. 30000 lb/hr b. isotropic
c. insulators
ans b d. conductors

___ is obtained by mixing and burning precisely the right ans a

amount of fuel and oxygen so that products are left once
combustion is complete why should you avoid bending or twisting of fan blades in an
a. perfect combustion air conditioning unit?
b. burning combustion a. it will not cause ice build up
c. firing combustion b. it will wear out the motor bearings &cause noise
d. burning combustion c. it may not slice suction line
d. it decrease the volume flow of refrigerant
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in the upper atmosphere, ozone is made by ultraviolet light

ans b reacting with
a. oxygen
the heat transferred radially across insulated pipe per unit b. nitrogen
area c. hydrogen
a. remain constant d. water vapor
b. inversely proportional to the thermal conductivity
c. decrease from pipe wall to insulated surface ans a
d. increase form pipe wall to insulated surface
the ozone concentration of parts per million(ppm) is
ans c generally considered maximum permissible for how many
hours of exposure?
under normal operating conditions, when a solid material to A. 8 hrs
be dried is placed inside a batch tray dryer, the material is b. 7 hrs
usually subjected c. 4 hrs
a. under constant drying conditions d. 3hrs
b. under variable drying conditions
c. under high temperature drying ans a
d. under low temperature drying
how may moisture be removed from air?
ans a a. condensation
b. adsorption
a change of phase directly from vapor to solid without c. A and B
passing through the liquid state is called as d. none of these
a. sublimation
b. vaporization ans c
c. solidification
d. deposition in cooling cycle, the dry bulb temp (db) of the air is lowered,
what will happens to the relative humidity
ans d a. increased
b. decreases
in terms of heat transfer, the use of a cooling tower is said to c. remains constant
be more efficient and more economical compared to an d. increases or decreases depending on the temperature at
ordinary heat exchanger since which it is cooled
a. large volume of air is available and free
b. temperature profiles of air and water can cross each other ans A
c. large amount of water can be processed
d. a cooling tower is much smaller and cheaper than a heat what is the effect of superheating the
exchanger refrigerant?
a. it increases the coefficient of performance
ans b b. it decreases the coefficient of performance
c. it lowers the boiling point of the refrigerant
it is a form of oxygen photochemicallly produced in nature d. it increases the suction pressure of the refrigerant
a. ozone
b. oxidizing agent ans a
c. oxidation
d. D02 A turbine setting where one disadvantage is the difficulty of
lubricating the operating mechanism, with consequent
ans a relatively rapid water
a. siphon setting
what is the chemical formula of ozone b. open fume setting
a. O3 c cast setting
b. D3O d. capacity setting
c. O7
d. O1 ans b

ans a A patented device combining expansion and compression

function in a single rotor permitting higher cycle
temperatures
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a. comprex d. critical point

b. compressor
c. expander ans a
d. single-shaft
Why should you avoid bending or twisting of fan blades in an
answer: A air conditioning unit?
a. It will cause ice build-up
A rough measure of the physical size of the equipment which b. It will wear out the motor bearings and cause noise
must handle the specified quantity of the fluid c. It may not slice suction line
a. pressure ratio d. It decreases the volume flow of refrigerant
b. fuel rate
c. thermal efficiency Answer: B
d. air ratio
A type of refrigerant that will not damage the ozone layer.
ans d a. Hydrofluorocarbons (HCF’s)
b. R-22
The ratio of the highest main compressor discharge pressure c. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCHF’s)
as the lower main compressor inlet pressure d. R-12
a, cycle pressure ratio
b. cycle pressure level Answer: A
c. work ratio
d. air ratio Which of the following is the type of refrigerant that damages
Ozone layer?
ans a a. Hydrocholorofluorocarbons (HCHF’s)
b. R-22
The ratio of the maximum pressure in the cycle to the c. R-12
atmospheric pressure d. All of these
a. cycle pressure ratio
b. cycle pressure level Answer: D
c. regenerator effectiveness
d. thermal efficiency Large-bulb alcohol thermometer used to measure air speed
or atmospheric condition by means of cooling.
ans b a. Kata thermometer
b. JJ Thompson Thermometer
The ratio of the actual partial pressure exerted by the water c. Kelvin Thermometer
vapor in any volume of air to the partial pressure that would d. Wet Bulb Thermometer
be exerted by the water vapor in the air is saturated at the
temperature of the air Answer: A
a. relative humidity
b. absolute humidity The phenomenon that warm air rise and cold air settle is
c. humidity ratio called
d. saturation ratio a. Stratification
b. Setting Due
ans a c. Sedimentation
d. Ventilation
In sensible heating the absolute humidity remains constant
but the relative humidity Answer: A
a. increases
b . remains constant Which of the following components of the window air
c. decreases conditioning system cleaned annually?
d. zero a. Evaporator and condenser
b. Fan blades and fan motor
ans c c. Motor and compressor
d. All of these
The relative humidity becomes 100% and where the water
vapor start to condense Answer: C
a. dew point
b. saturated point A cooled heat exchanger that transfer heat from compressed
c. cloud point air to cooler air.
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a. Intercooler An office air conditioning system drew in a quantity of hot air

b. Refrigerator from outside, cooled it to 1 deg C, and mixed it with the
c. Economizer internal air of a building. Care was taken to supply enough
d. Aftercooler fresh air to eliminate objectionable odors. The temperature
of the space was maintained constant, and yet some people
Answer: D became uncomfortable in the afternoon, why?
a. The relative humidity had dropped
All the control stand, pitch of the turbine blades must be b. When a person spends a long time at a constant
adjusted manually by a. temperature that person becomes uncomfortable
a. Sensor c. Radiant heat from others in the office made the space
b. Float valve uncomfortable
c. Gate d. The complainers were not really uncomfortable, they
d. Switch were just bored

Answer: A Answer: A

The most commonly used adjustable-blade propeller turbine. A large paper plant uses its own cogeneration power plant to
a. Francis turbine generate its electricity because.
b. Kaplan turbine
c. Impulse turbine a. It permits the use of a more efficient generator
d. Pelton wheel b. The company can better control the voltage
c. It does away with high power lines leading to the plant
Answer: B d. It provides a more efficient conversion of fuel

Runner blades are adjusted automatically in synchronism Answer: D

with turbine wicker gates by a/an.
a. Control valve The volumetric output of a centrifugal pump is reduced by
b. Governor closing a valve part way on the intake side of the pump,
c. Oil servomotor throttling the intake. The reduction of flow is accompanied by
d. Manual operation “popping” noises which seem to come from inside the case.
What is the probable cause?
Answer: C a. The impeller has broken
b. Dirt particles have got into the pump intake
What is supplied to the servomotor from the turbine c. The intake valve flow seal is loose and vibrates
governor oil system through the generator shaft and through d. The fluid is cavitating
a control valve.
a. Water Answer: D
b. Air
c. Steam If a man touches two metals which were kept together at
d. Oil room temperature, why would one metal feel colder that the
other?
Answer: D a. One has a high temperature coefficient
b. One has a lower temperature
Used to exhaust air from the casing for starting. c. One has a high thermal conductivity
a. Ejectors d. One has a high temperature
b. Deaerator
c. Injector Answer: C
d. Blower
The ratio of the internal thermal resistance of a solid to the
Answer: A boundary layer thermal resistance is described by:
a. Biot number
Advantage for propeller turbines of all types b. Nusselt number
a. open flumes setting c. Prandtl number
b. siphon setting d. Reynolds number
c. cost setting
d. capacity setting Answer: A

Answer: B
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An instrument which is commonly used to measure the most d. The weight of the solid is the same as the bone dry
important characteristics of fuel oil which is viscosity is known weight
as;
a. Saybolt Viscosimeter Answer: B
b. Ph-meter
c. Acid Testmeter A hot block is cooled by blowing cool air over its top surface.
d. Gravity meter The heat that is first transferred to the air layer close to the
block is by conduction. It is eventually carried away from the
Answer: A surface by:
a. Convection
Equipment designed to reduce the amount of water vapor in b. Radiation
the ambient atmosphere; c. Conduction
a. Blower d. Thermal
b. Condenser
c. Dehumidifier Answer: A
d. Cooling tower
When drying banana chips under the sun, the rate of drying is
Answer: C faster
a. On a slightly breezy day
In a refrigerator, this is a chamber for storing low-side liquid b. On a calm day
refrigerant in a system, which also serves as a surge drum. c. On a cloudy day
a. Condenser d. On a hot and windy day
b. Evaporator
c. Compressor Answer: D
d. Accumulator
Reflector of a nuclear reactor are made up of
Answer: D a. Boron
b. Cast iron
The measure of a fluids resistance to flow(the internal friction c. Beryllium
of a fluid) as temperature increase. d. Steel
a. Density
b. Viscosity Answer: C
c. Specific gravity
d. Temperature The function of a moderator in a nuclear reactor is

Answer: B a. To slow down the fast moving electrons

b. To speed up the slow moving electrons
A mechanical device used to burn solid fuel specifically used c. To start the chain reaction
in coal power plant. d. To transfer the heat produced inside the reactor to a
a. Stroker heat exchanger
b. Boiler
c. Staybolt Answer: A
d. Condenser
Which of the following is the most commonly used
Answer: A moderator?
a. Graphite
The chemically correct ratio of air fuel a mixture capable of b. Sodium
perfect combustion with no unused air or fuel, c. Deuterium
a. Fuel point d. Heavy water
b. Pour point
c. Stoichiometric ratio Answer: A
d. Stack
Ammonia leaks in the condenser can be detected by:
Answer: C a. Smelling the discharge water
b. Applying litmus paper to the circulating water discharge
When a solid material is said to be “dry” it means that c. Adding oil of peppermint to the system and tracing the
a. The solid does not contain any moisture small
b. The solid still contains very small amount of moisture d. Applying a scapy mixture to the condenser heads and
c. The solid contains equilibrium moisture looking for bubbles
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d. Availability of water
Answer: B
Answer: C
Air arrangement of headwater tubes located in the boiler
a. Economizer A moderator is used to:
b. Condenser a. Slow down neutrons
c. Evaporator b. Slow down electrons
d. Boiler c. Accelerate neutrons
d. Direct flow of electron
Answer: A
Answer: A
Scale in boiler can.
a. Create low steam quality Which of the following material is not used as moderator?
b. Cause foaming a. Graphite
c. Over blow-off line b. Beryllium
d. Inhibit circulation and heat transfer c. Aluminum
d. Light water
Answer: D
Answer: C
The effectiveness of a body as a thermal radiator at a given
temperature. In nuclear power plant which of the following is used to slow
a. Absorptivity down the fast neutron?
b. Emissivity a. Reflector
c. Conductivity b. Shield
d. Reflectivity c. Control rod
d. Moderator
Answer: B
Answer: D
In a cooling tower, the water is cooled mainly by;
a. Condensation Control rods for nuclear reactors are made of
b. Evaporation a. Graphite
c. Convection b. Concrete
d. Conduction c. Cadmium
d. Lead
Answer: C
Answer: C
A temperature above which a given gas cannot be liquefied;
a. Cryogenic Temperature The reactor in which fissionable fuel produced is more than
b. Absolute Temperature the fuel consumed is known as
c. Vaporization a. Fast reactor
d. Critical Temperature b. Breeder reactor
c. Thermal reactor
Answer: D d. None of the above

What part of heat exchangers that are classified as radiant Answer: B

convection and placed at the near of the furnace, where they
receive the bulk of the radiation from the flame. Heavy duty gas turbines typically have
a. Radiant superheaters a. Double shaft
b. Condenser b. Triple shaft
c. Radiator c. Single shaft
d. Evaporators d. Quadruple shaft

Answer: A Answer: C

Which of the following is the major consideration while Which of the following statements is not a key feature of
selecting the nuclear power plant? fourier’s heat conduction.
a. Safety a. It is phenomenological
b. Load center b. It defines an important material property called
c. Disposal of waste thermal conductance
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c. It is vector expression indicating that the heat flux is d. 120 degrees

normal and the direction of decreasing temperature.
d. Assume that the thermal conductivity is constant Answer: D
with respect to temperature of the material
The portion of sunlight, rich in ultraviolet rays, which has a
Answer: D strong effect on photographic plate.
a. Gamma rays
What is the color code of steam line in geothermal power b. X-rays
plant? c. Beta rays
a. Green d. Actinic rays
b. Blue
c. Silver Gray Answer: D
d. Red
Which of the following does not illustrate the effect of
Answer: C temperature or pressure on gas solubility?
a. Air bubbles from on the sides of a warm glass of
What is absorbed by sulphites in boiler water treatment? water
a. Carbon dioxide b. Soda pop is bottle under pressure
b. Oxygen c. Boiling frees water gases
c. Carbon monoxide d. Air is more humid on rainy days
d. Impurities settled in mud drums
Answer: D
Answer: D
Among the effluents that may be released from the
A flow volume in which the fluids flow upward through a hydrothermal reservoir which one is the most toxic?
tapered tube lifting a shaped weight to a position where the a. Carbon dioxide
upward force just balances to weight. b. Hydrogen sulfide
a. Rotameter c. Methane
b. Thermometer d. Ammonia
c. Viscometer
d. Ammeter Answer: B

Answer: A Newton said that a projectile if given enough horizontal

velocity will not fail to the earth. Instead, it moves along a
An instrument that register total pressure and static pressure path around the earth. The 1st artificial satellite that verified
in a used to determine velocity. Newton’s statement is
a. Apollo 1
a. Ammeter b. Houston 1
b. Rotameter c. Sputnik 1
c. Pitot tube d. None of these
d. Pour point
Answer: C
Answer: C
A refrigerant control valve that maintains a constant pressure
A heat engine whose thermodynamic efficiency is greater in a evaporator
than that of a Carnot device using the same energy reservoir a. Bleed valve
is known as: b. Angle valve
a. A perpetual machine of the zeroth kind c. Automatic expansion valve
b. A perpetual machine of the second kind d. Ball check valve
c. A perpetual machine of the first kind
d. A perpetual machine of the third kind Answer: C

Answer: B A rigid contains gas a 100 kpa and 10 degrees C. the gas is
heated until the temperature reaches 100 degree C. Calculate
The degrees of power interval in 4-stroke cycle of a six- the work done by the system.
cylinder engine is a. 2
a. 60 degrees b. 0
b. 180 degrees c. 1
c. 90 degrees d. 1.5
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c. Bled-off cycle
Answer: B d. Regenerative extraction cycle

The compression ratio in an air-standard Otto cycle is 10. At Answer: B

the beginning of the compression stroke the pressure is 120
kpa and the temperature is 15 degree C. Calculate the Any arrangement whereby steam is bled from a turbine for a
pressure and the temperature at the end of the compression purpose of thermal regeneration of the condensate to a
process. temperature level approaching that of the boiler water.
a. 4,000 kPa a. Regenerative
b. 3,500 kPa b. Extraction cycle
c. 3,014 kPa c. Bled-off steam cycle
d. 3,200 kPa d. Regenerative extraction cycle

Answer: C Answer: A

Find the thermal efficiency of an air-standard Otto power The steam extraction from the turbine
cycle with a compression ratio of 7. a. Bled steam
a. 60% b. Extraction
b. 50% c. Extracted steam
c. 65% d. A and C
d. 54%
Answer: D
Answer: D
The point of particular pressure where the steam is extracted
At the beginning of the compression stroke in an standard a. Bleeder point
Otto cycle. The pressure is 100 kPa and the temperature is 15 b. Extraction point
degree C. the compression ratio is 8 and work is 1,017.7 kj/kg. c. Bleeder
Determine the mean effective pressure. d. A and B
a. 1,406 kPa
b. 1,500 kPa Answer: D
c. 1,350 kPa
d. 1,550 kPa Vapor pumps that raise the pressure of the refrigeration to a
level that permits sufficient heat rejection to the condensing
Answer: A medium.
a. Fans
The compression ratio in an air standard diesel cycle is 20. At b. Blower
the beginning of the compression process the pressure and c. Compressor
the temperature are 0.12 Mpa and 15 degree C respectively. d. Suction
What is the pressure at the end of the compression process?
a. 8,500 kPa Answer: C
b. 7,955 kPa
c. 8,300 kPa Low temperature heat exchanger that is used to absorb heat
d. 8,200 kPa from the refrigerated space and transfer it to the refrigerant
in its tubes so that it can be transported to another and
Answer: B released.
a. Condenser
The accounting of all energy units involved in a system a cycle b. Evaporator
of an piece of equipment c. Capillary tube
a. Thermodynamic solution d. Compressor
b. Equilibrium condition
c. Summation of energy units Answer: B
d. Heat Balance
The substance employed as cooling effect to absorb heat
Answer: D from the refrigerated space in called
a. Condensate
It refers to any arrangement whereby steam is bled from a b. Feedwater
turbine more pressure for any purpose whatsoever c. Refrigerant
a. Regeneration d. Moisture
b. Extraction
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Answer: C

It is inversely proportional to the power required to grind the

coal to certain fitness
a. Pulverizing index
b. Fireness index
c. Grindability index
d. Inverse power coefficient

Answer: C

The temperature where the ash becomes very plastic,

somewhat below the melting point of the ash.
a. Ash- softening temperature
b. Ash- plasticity temperature
c. Ash – fluidity temperature
d. Ash – liquefaction temperature

Answer: A

The amount of chemical energy in a given mass or volume of

fuel.
a. Heating value
b. Energy storage
c. Calorific value
d. A and C

Answer: D