GEAS November 2010

Q: A spherical tank is made from 2.5mm thick

plate and is subjected to an internal pressure
of 1400kPa. If you are told that the tank
cannot be subjected to a stress more than
100MPa, what diameter of the tank would you
use?
Q: In eQuilibrium, Mars emits the same
radiation as it absorbs. If the orbital radius of
Mars is 1.5 times the radius of the earth
around the sun, determine the relationship of
temperature of Mars to earth. Thus, the
temperature of Mars is ________ times that of
the earth.

A: 714 mm
Solution:
D=

Solution:

D = 714 mm
Q: A truck container is filled with 37,000 liters
of diesel fuel @ the origin. The driver
experienced a cold weather @ the destination
23 kelvin lower than the origin. The coefficient
of volumetric expansion of a diesel fuel is
9.5x10-4 /C. How many liters of diesel fuel
were delivered @ the destination?

Q: Find the minimum power reQuired when the

pressure changes from 2kPa to 6 MPa for a
mass flux of water 10 kg/s.
Solution:

A: 36,191.55 L
Solution:
V = vVoT
= (9.5x10-4)(37000)(-23)
V = -808.45 L
Vt = Vo + V
= 37,000 808.45
Vt = 36,191.55 L

Q: The heart pumps blood into the aorta,

which has an inner radius of 1.0cm. The aorta
feeds 32 major arteries. If the blood in the
aorta travels at the speed of 28 cm/s, what is
the average speed of the blood in the arteries?
Assume the blood can be treated as an ideal
fluid and the arteries each have an inner
radius of 0.21cm.
Solution:

Q: A truck moves from rest and accelerates at

a constant rate of 10 m/s2, passes through a
circular curve with radius of 1000 m. How long
does the truck move before the normal
component of acceleration eQuals the
tangential acceleration?
Solution:

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Q: Ten cubic ft of air is cooled at a constant

pressure of 80psia. What is the change in
internal energy if the initial temperature was
180OF?
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Solution:

Q: Two bars, prismatic bar and conic bar, are

vertically hanged by their own weight. If the
length, density and modulus of elasticity is the
same. Determine the ratio of their elongation.
Soln:
c =

p =

=
Q: The density of 2.54 M aQuaeous solution of
methanol (CH3OH) 0.976 g/ml. What is the
molality of solution? If methanol is 32.04 g/mol
Solution:
(1L soln)(1000mL soln
(0.976g / 1mL soln) = 976g

1L

soln)

Mass of H2O = (976g- (2.54mol x

32.04g/mol))

=3

Q: In a cylinder, an oxygen gas has 12 liters at

20 oC with a pressure of 15 atm. If the
temperature in cylinder is increase by 35 oC
and the volume is reduced to 8.5 liters.
Determine the pressure. Assume the gas us
ideal
Soln:
PiVi = nRTi

= 894.61g

PfVf = nRTf

m = 2.54mol / 0.89461Kg
m = 2.84 m

Ans

Pf

Q: A ten cubic feet of air is to be cooled down

with a constant pressure of 80 psia. If the
initial temp is at 180 oF, what is the extra work
done at 100 oF.
Solution:
2

P = (80 psia)(1ft / 12in) = 11520 lb/ft

T1 = 180 + 460 = 640 R
T2 = 100 + 460 = 560 R

= 22.26 atm

Q: A truck starting from rest accelerates at a

rate 10m/s2 around a circular curve of radius
1000m. How long before the normal
acceleration component eQuals the tangential
acceleration?
A: 500 m

V = 10 ft3
R = 53.53 lbft/mol R

PV = nRT
(11520)(10) = n(53.53)(640)
n = 3.36 mol

W = m (T2 T1)
W = (3.36)(560 640)
W = - 269.01
Ans
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Q: An electronic engineer invented an engine

uses a 1600C geothermal heat. It exhaust to
the 20C environment, what is the maximum
efficiency of the engine?
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A: 32.33%

Q: Calculate the normality of 0.25 mL of NaOH

if it needs 0.2 mole and 0.3mL of HCl.
A: 0.24
In neutralization, the normality of base is
eQual to acid
0.2 (0.3mL) = x (0.25mL)
X=
= 0.24

Formula to use is
______= A(T14 T24)F1-2
-11
)(0.85)(0.25)(12734-5734) = 30
= (5.67x10
Where,
= Stefan Boltzmann constant
= 5.67x10 -11 (sa coaching notes)
T = should be in Kelvin
A = area = 2rh =2(0.02)(2) = 0.25
= emissivity = 0.85
F1-2 = 1 since the oven is an enclosed element
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Q: What is the activation energy in (kJ/kg
mol) of the system if the eQuilibrium constant
is increased 10 times when the temperature of
the system is doubled?
A:

Q: A shaft has a diameter of 10cm(100mm)

and wall thickness of 0.4cm(4mm) and it is
subjected to a torsional moment of 10kNm(10x10^6
kN-mm).
Calculate
the
percentage error of the maximum shear
stress.
A: 3.3%
Calculating the maximum shear stress,
J=

Note:

=
= 3.53x106
MAX =

Q:

= 152
Calculating the average shear stress;
AVE =

a.) Estimate the rate of heat loss of the 3m

x 10m wall composed of 2.5cm pine
wood, 8cm of wool insulation, and 1.5
cm of plaster. The temperature of the
room is 22C and the outside air is
-20C. The conductivity in

= 147
of

Calculating the percentage error;

% error =
x 100% = 3.3%

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0.15,

wool

insulation = 0.038, plaster = 0.81 and

the

Q: A microwave oven has a diameter of 2cm

and a length of 2m. The oven is maintained at
1000C while the wall is at 500C and has an
emissivity of 0.85. Calculate the
A:

pine

convective

coefficient

of air = 12.
b.)Calculate the given heat coefficient of
the 3m x 10m wall.

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A:

In solving for k:
For a:
Substitute:

Q: A wave passes from Medium A to Medium

B. If the angle of incidence is 40 o and the
angle of refraction is 30o, what medium does
light travels the fastest?
A. Light travels faster in Medium A than
in Medium B.
For b:
Solution:
Snells Law:

Q: A potential difference of 87.0 keV

is
applied between the filament and target in the
x-ray tube used in local clinic to look for
broken bones. What is the shortest wavelength
x-ray produced by this tube?
A: 14.3 pm
Solution:

Since

, light travels faster in

Medium A than in Medium B.

Q: A beam has a width of 60cm, and a depth

of 20cm. it is designed to carry a bending
moment of 6000Nm, how much is the flexural
stress developed in the beam?

A:
Q: The position of a certain object is given by:
. How long will
it take for the velocity to be zero?

Q: In calculating the modulus elasticity of a

shaft, you used a uniform diameter of 25 mm.
However, you later realize that the shaft
actually tapers from 26 mm to one side and 24
mm to the other side. What is the error
committed in calculating the modulus of
elasticity of the shaft?
A: 99.84%
Solution:

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A: t=3s

Q: Two metal shafts are compared: one is solid

and has a diameter of 100cm, the other is
hollow with inner diameter 50cm and outer
diameter 100cm. What is the relationship of
the *(torsional stress) present in between
shafts?
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Note: a hollow shaft always has a *(torsional

stress) 6.67 times that of a solid shaft with
eQual outer diameter regardless of the inner
diameter.

was 180 degree Fahrenheit and

temperature is 100 degree Fahrenheit.
Solution:

final

*not sure
A: 6.67 times
Q: A trough is used for animals drink has
dimensions:
2.1m long, 7.13cm wide and
30cm deep. It contains 10.62kg of a fluid with
. How deep is the fluid?

A: h=16.6cm
Q: A steel wire (coefficient of thermal
expansion of 11.7 x 10-6) of has a diameter of
5 cm and a length 80 cm. What compressive
stress induced in this wire that restrained from
moving if it is increased by 100 C.
Answer: 234MPa
Solution:

Since change of enthalpy is eQual to heat

removed or attracted,
Problem: What is the solid shafts twisting
moment if it is driven by a turbine 70hp,
turning 200rpm?
Answer:
P = 2fT
(70hp)(6600
lb-in/s)
=
2(200rev/min)
(1min/60s)T
T = 22070 lb-in
Problem: Let a 1kg liQuid be converted to
steam by boiling at 1atm (101.325kPa). How
much work is done in converting the liQuid
with initial volume of 1x10^-3 m^3 to
1.671m^3 of steam?
Answer:
W = P(Vfinal-Vinitial)
W = (101.325)(1.671-1x10^-3)
W = 169kJ
Problem: A vessel and piston is used to
compress 1 pound mol of ideal gas. If the ideal
gas is compressed at a constant temperature
of 100 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 atm to 5
atm, what is the work done?

Problem: A cantilever beam of length 1m

carries a uniform load of 200 N/m. What is the
maximum moment of the beam?
Solution:

Problem: What is the change in enthalpy if 10

cubic feet of air are cooled at constant
pressure of 80 psia? The initial temperature
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Problem: A block has dimensions of 20cm

(width) x 60cm (height) x 80cm (length). The
20cmx80cm plane is secured to a horizontal
slab. If the block is subjected to a shearing
force of 1000kN, what is the shearing strain of
experienced by the block? The modulus of
rigidity of the block is 83x106 kPa.

Q: A 1-lb gas is being compressed; calculate

the change in entropy in Btu/R, if the
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parameters are changing are from 14 psia at

60 degrees F to 84 psia at 460 degrees F.
A:

0.24 cm

Solution:
formulae:

Q: For intrinsic silicon, the room temperature

electrical conductivity is 4x10-4 (-m)-1. The
mobility of hole and electron are 0.14 and
0.048 m2/V-m. Calculate the concentration of
hole and electron.
A: 1.33x1016 m2/V-m

where:

T=460 + F

Solution:
Formula:
n=1.4672

Ans:

P = 1.33x1016 m2/V-m

Q: A beautiful Otot-Otot flower of 1.2 cm in

diameter is being gaze at a distance of 90 cm
on a camera whose focal length is 150 mm.
Calculate the image size formed by the flower.
A: 0.24 cm

Q: Calculate the change in enthalphy of

helium if it is heated reversibly at constant
pressure of 18psia, 80 deg F to 200 deg F in a
steady flow.
A: 0.25

Solution:
formulae:

Solution:
;

m=

; negative sign indicates

where

Ans:

reduction in size wrt the object.

m=

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Solution:

Q. A heat engine has a capacity 0f 3140 watts

and an input rating of 735 watts. What is the
coefficient of performance of the engine?
A. 4.27
Solution:

Q. Given a parallel wire line and that 5

electrons flow to the right of one of the
wires that took 0.04s. Find the current in the
parallel wire line.
A.

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