THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

ALTERNATE FINAL ASSESSMENT/EXAMINATIONS APRIL 2014

Course Code and Title:

ENSC 1003 Engineering Science

Programme:

NETD Chemical Engineering

Date:
Duration:

Time:
3 hours

Read all instructions carefully before you begin this examination.

Materials supplied:
1. Question Paper
2. Answer Booklet
Instructions to Candidates

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This paper has 5 pages and 4 questions.

You are required to answer all questions.
Read questions carefully before answering.
You are reminded of the need for clarity of expression and proper grammar & logical
working steps must be shown.
5. You must return the question paper along with your answer booklet to and other
writing paper to the Invigilator at the end of the examination.
Key Examination Protocol

1. Students are strongly urged to take notice of the Policy on Academic Honesty
2. Sharing of information (communication whether in verbal or non-verbal means) between
candidates during the examination is strictly prohibited.
3. Looking into another candidates script is strictly prohibited.
4. Material that is foreign to that allowable or provided in the examination room is prohibited.
5. Speaking without the permission of the Invigilator is NOT allowed.

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Question 1
a) Find the Resultant of Forces A,B and C, given that Force A, 10 N acting horizontally to the
right; Force B, 8N inclined at 60o to force A; Force C, 12N inclined at 140o to force A.
(8 marks)

b) A metal wire is 3mm in diameter and 2m long. A force of 14N is applied to it and
stretches 0.4 mm. Assume the material is elastic, determine the stress in the wire and the
strain in wire.
[6marks]

c) Calculate the pressure and the force on an inspection hatch 0.55 m diameter located on
the bottom of the tank when it is filled with sea water of density 1024kg/m3 to a depth of
9m.
[6 marks]

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Question 2
a) (i) With the aid of a labelled heating curve show the stages involved when 500g of
ice initially at -20o C, is turned into steam at 105o C.
(5 marks)
(ii)Calculate the total amount of energy for this process.

(8 marks)

Assume the following:

Latent heat of fusion of ice = 335kJ/kg, latent heat of vaporisation of water= 2260kJ/kg,
specific heat capacity of ice= 2.14 kJ/kg oC, specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 kJ/ (kg
oC), specific heat capacity of steam = 2.01 kJ/ (kg oC).

b) A brass ring is 800mm long and has a diameter of 100mm. It is heated from 10
degrees Celsius to 90 degrees Celsius. Calculate the change in length. (= 18 x 10-6)
(6 marks)

c) Air in a vessel has a pressure of 35bars, volume 0.3m3 and temperature 15 0C. It is
connected to another empty vessel so that the volume increases to 0.7m3, but the
temperature stays the same. Taking R= 287 J/Kg K. Calculate the final pressure and the
final density.
(6 marks)

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Question 3
a) Calculate the diameter of an aluminium wire in order to maintain a resistance of
18.67 for a 23m length. Given the resistivity is 2.56x 10-8
(6 marks)
b) For the system shown below in figure 1,
(i)
(ii)

Find the unknown currents I1, I2, I3, and I4.

Draw the system showing the current values and directions.

(6 marks)
(4marks)

6A
I1

8A

2A
I3

3A

I2
4A

I4
6A

Figure 1
C) For the circuit shown below in figure 2, determine
(i) The ammeter reading
(ii) The value of the resistor R2
(iii) The supply power
(iv) The power dissipated by each resistor
4A

(5 marks)
(4 marks)
(3 marks)
(5 marks)

R1= 10
R2
A

R3= 8

11A

Figure 2
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Question 4
a) The diagram (figure 3) shows a conductor moving through a flux. The length is 90
mm and the flux density is 2Teslas. The velocity is 12m/s. Calculate the emf produced
and the direction of the current.
(5 marks)
Velocity

Flux

c) A 5/1 step down transformer has a full load secondary current of 20A 500V. The
primary winding has 600 turns.
Assuming ideal conditions determine the following.
(i)
The number of turns on the secondary coil
(3marks)
(ii)
The voltage of the primary winding
(4marks)

d) i)

A basic instrument system consists of three (3) elements connected in series.

State what are these three (3) elements, giving one (1) example of each.
(5marks)

ii)

What is the difference between an open loop- control system and a closed
loop control system?
(5 marks)

END OF EXAMINATION

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