POWER CYCLES

1. A Carnot engine requires 35 kJ/s from the hot source. The engine produces 15 kW of power and temperature of the
sink is 26ºC.What is the temperature of the hot source in ºC?
a. 245.57 b. 210.10 c. 250.18 d. 260.68
2. A heat engine is operated between temperature limits of 1370 ºC and 260 ºC. Engine is supplied with 14,142kJ/kwh.
Find the Carnot cycle efficiency in percent.
a.70.10 b. 65.05 c. 67.56 d. 69.32
3. A Carnot engine receives 130 Btu of heat from a hot reservoir at 700 ºF and rejects 49 Btu of heat. Calculate the
temperature of the cold reservoir.
a. -21.9 ºF b. -24.2 ºF c. -20.8 ºF d. -22.7 ºF
4. A Diesel cycle operates with a compression ratio of 14 and with a cu-off occurring at 5% of the stroke. Find the cut-off
ratio, if the initial volume is 1.5 ft3.
a. 1.64 b. 2.64 c. 3.64 d. 4.64
5. A reverse Carnot cycle requires 3 Hp and extracts energy from a lake to heat a house. If the house is kept at 70 ºF and
requires 2000 Btu per minute, what is the temperature of the lake?
a. 35 ºF b. 36 ºF c. 39 ºF d. 40 ºF
6. The compression ratio of an ideal OTTO cycle is 6:1. Initial conditions are 101.3 kPa and 20 °C. Find the pressure and
temperature at the end of adiabatic compression.
a. 1244.5 kPa, 599.96 K b. 1244.5 kPa, 60 °C c. 1244.5 kPag, 60 °C d. 1244.5 kPa, 599.96 °C
7.The compression ratio of an OTTO cycle is 9. If the initial pressure is 150 kPa, determine the final pressure.
a. 1,251.10 kPa b. 4,251.10 kPa c. 2,251.10 kPa d. 3,251.10 kPa
8. An ideal dual combustion cycle operates on 0.65 kg of air. At the beginning of compression, the air is at 100 kPa, 45
ºC. Determine the volume at the end of compression if net work is 300 kJ and the mean effective pressure is 700 kPa.
a. 0.16 m3 b. 0.26 m3 c. 0.12 m3 d. 0.22 m3
9. The compression ratio and the cut-off ratio of an ideal diesel cycle are 13 and 3 respectively. What is the cycle
efficiency for a cold-air standard value of k.
a. 53.20% b. 43.20% c. 55.21% d. 45.21%
10. The maximum thermal efficiency possible for a power cycle operating between 1200 ºF and 225 ºF is:
a. 58% b. 8.73% c. 57.54% d. 57.40%
 FUELS AND COMBUSTION

1.A bituminous coal has the following compositions:

C =71.5 % O = 7.0% S = 3.6% W = 3.4%
H = 5.0% N = 1.3% Ash = 8.2%
Calculate for complete combustion the theoretical weight of air required in kgair/kgcoal.
a. 9.80 b. 8.80 c. 7.80 d. 6.80
2.Calculate the higher heating value of liquid dodecane fuel. The chemical formula of Dodecane is C 12H26.
a. 48,255 kJ/kg b. 55,641 kJ/kg c. 60,221 kJ/kg d. 35,245 kJ/kg
3. Calculate the minimum volume of day tank of 28 °API fuel having a fuel consumption of 1 kg/s.
a. 94.71 m3 b. 97.41 m3 c. 91.74 m3 d. 79.41 m3
4. It is required to find the theoretical volume of air at 20 °C and 100 kPa absolute pressure to burn one kilogram of
Franklin Country coal. The ultimate analysis of coal-as-fired is as follows:
C = 65.65% O = 18.61% Mois. = 3%
H = 5.87% S = 1.51% Ash = 5.36%
3 3
a. 9.43 m air/kgcoal b. 7.43 m air/kgcoal c. 8.43 m3air/kgcoal d. 6.43 m3air/kgcoal
5. A 650 BHP diesel engine uses fuel oil of 28 °API gravity, fuel consumption is0.65 lb/BHP-hr. cost of fuel is P 7.95 per
liter. For continuous operation, determine the minimum volume of cubical day tank in cm3, ambient temperature is 45
°C.
a. 4,372,890 cm3 b. 5,987,909 cm3 c. 5,291,880 cm3 d. 7,352,789 cm3

6.A diesel electric plant supplies energy for Meralco. During a 24 hr period, the plant consumed 200 gallons of fuel at 28
ºC and produced 3930 kW-hr. Industrial fuel used is 28 ºAPI and was purchased at P 5.50 per liter at 15.6 ºC. What
should the cost of fuel be produce one kW-hr?
a. P 1.05 b. P 1.10 c. P 1.069 d. P 1.00
7.Gaseous fuel mixture has a molal analysis:
H2 = 14% CH4 = 3% CO = 27%
O2 = 0.6% CO2 = 4.35% N2 = 50.9%
Determine the air-fuel ratio for complete combustion on molal basis.
a. 2.130 b. 3.230 c. 1.233 d. 1.130
8. There are 20 kg of flue gases formed per kg of fuel oil burned in the combustion of a fuel oil C12H26. What is the
excess air in percent?
a. 20.17 b. 16.56 c. 26.67 d. 8.21
9. A coal has the following ultimate analysis:
C = 60% H2 = 6% Ash = 5% S2 = 7%
N2 = 5% O2 = 9% Moisture = 8%
Determine the actual air-fuel ratio using 20% excess air.
a. 10.66 kgair/kgcoal b. 11.66 kgair/kgcoal c. 12.66 kgair/kgcoal d. 9.66 kgair/kgcoal
10. A diesel power plant uses fuel with heating value of 43,000 kJ/kg. What is the density of the fuel at 25 °C?
a. 840 kg/m3 b. 873 kg/m3 c. 970 kg/m3 d. 940 kg/m3
ANSWERS:

POWER CYCLES
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. B

FUELS AND COMBUSTION

1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. C