1. Air mixture has a Humidity Ratio equal to 0.018 and temperature of 350 Celsius.

Calculate its
specific volume in cubic meters per kilogram if pressure is 100 kPa.
a. 0.9095 m3/kg
b. 0.8095 m3/kg
c. 0.9085 m3/kg
d. 0.8085 m3/kg

2. Compute the Enthalpy of Air at 80 % relative humidity and 350 Celsius;

Psat at350 Celsius = 5.628 kpa and Hg = 2565.3 kj/kg.
a. 119.2885 kj/kg
b. 109.1885 kj/kg
c. 110.2885 kj/kg
d. 99.1885 kj/kg

3. Air at 80% relative humidity and 250 Celsius has an Enthalpy of 91 kj/kg and Hg = 2547.2,
compute its saturated pressure.
a. 7.241 kpa
b. 5.245 kpa
c. 5.065 kpa
d. 5.245 kpa

4. How much Air needed in m3/ hr in a Cooling tower with 10 kg/s of Make-up water if Air enters
the Cooling Tower at 260 C db and 0.012 humidity ratio.
a. 8.632 m3/ hr
b. 31 075.2 m3/ hr
c. 8.623 m3/ s
d. 21 075.2 m3/ hr

5. The Heat dissipated from the condenser in a Cooling Tower is 2 000 000 kj/hr. The temperature
of surrounding air is 310 C db and 80% RH. If water at 500 C is being cooled which has an
efficiency of 70%, find the mass of the water. T wb at 310 C db and 80% RH = 280 C.
a. 9.61596 kg/sec
b. 8.61596 kg/sec
c. 16.61596 kg/sec
d. 4.61596 kg/sec

6. Air enters the Cooling Tower at 250 C and 55% RH and leaves 350 C and 60% RH. A 100 tons of
refrigeration has a COP of 5 has a condenser and is going to be cooled by this Cooling Tower.
Find the mass of air entering the cooling tower. Enthalpy of air entering = 52.5 kj/kg, Enthalpy of
air leaving = 90 kJ/kg.
a. 8. 0967 kg/s
b. 21.2512 kg/s
c. 12.2512 kg/s
d. 11.2512 kg/s

7. A wet material containing 200 % moisture (dry basis) is to be dried in a continuous drier to give a
product of 0.35 kg/s containing 8% moisture (dry basis). Find the moisture remove in kg/hr.
a. 2420. 244 kg/hr
b. 4420.244 kg/hr
c. 2440.244 kg/hr
d. 2240.244 kg/hr

8. A dry air enters an adiabatic drying chamber at 800 C with w = 0.015, the rate of water removal
in the chamber is about 0.9 kg/s and air leaves at 350 C, find the weight of air.
Hg @ 80 = 2643.7 kj/kg , Hg @ 35 = 2656.3 kj/kg.
 a. 35.3491 kg/s
b. 55.3491 kg/s
c. 53.3491 kg/s
d. 33.3491 kg/s
9. 70 kg/s of air enters the heater at 320 C with humidity ratio of 0.013 and then leaves the heater
at 850 C with humidity ratio of 0.016 before entering the drying chamber and undergo an
adiabatic process. Calculate the capacity of heater in kg/s.
Hg @ 320 C = 2559.9 kj/kg , Hg @ 850 C = 2651.9 kj/kg
a. 3450.619 KW
b. 5340.619 KW
c. 4350.619 KW
d. 3540.619 KW
10. Calculate the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture in cubic meters per kilogram of dry air
when the following conditions prevail: t= 33ᵒC, w=0.018 kg/kg, and P=98kPa.
a. 0.88 m3/kg
b. 0.86 m3/kg
c. 0.92 m3/kg
d. 0.90 m3/kg
11. Compute the Humidity Ratio of air at 88 percent relative humidity and 36ᵒC when the
barometric pressure is 101.325kPa. Psat @ 36ᵒC= 5.947 kPa.
a. 0.0337 kgvapor/kgair
b. 0.0383 kgvapor/kgair
c. 0.0339 kgvapor/kgair
d. 0.0340 kgvapor/kgair

12. An air-vapor mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 33ᵒC and a humidity ratio of 0.019. Calculate
the enthalpy at 89kPa barometric pressure. hg @ 33ᵒC =2561.7 kJ/kg
a. 81.6723 kJ/kg
b. 81.7623 kJ/kg
c. 81.6753 kJ/kg
d. 81.6728 kJ/kg

13. What is the enthalpy of the air-vapor mixture at 68% relative humidity and 35ᵒC when the
barometric pressure is 101.3 kPa. Psat @ 35ᵒC=5.628kPa ; hg @ 35ᵒC = 2565.3 kJ/kg
a. 96.64 kJ/kg
b. 94.67 kJ/kg
c. 97.64 kJ/kg
d. 97.46 kJ/kg

14. (for questions 14, 15, 16) Copra enters dryer containing 67% water and 33% of solids and leaves
with 3% water and 97% solids. Find the weight of water removed based on kilogram of original
product.
a. 0.660 kg of water removed
b. 0.658 kg of water removed
c. 0.695 kg of water removed
d. 0.669 kg of water removed

15. Find the weight of water removed based on kilogram of final product.
a. 2.939 kg of water removed
b. 3.939 kg of water removed
c. 1.939 kg of water removed
d. 1.393 kg of water removed

16. Find the weight of water removed based on kilogram of bone-dry material
a. 1.98 kg of water removed
b. 1.97 kg of water removed
c. 1.89 kg of water removed
d. 1.99 kg of water removed
17. Air at 29 degree C db and 23.5 degree C wb enters a cooling tower at a rate of 102 kg per
minute. It leaves the cooling tower at 38 degree C db and humidity ratio of 0.0436 kg moisture
per kg dry air. Hot water enters the tower 46.5 degree C and a flow rate of 142.2 kg per minute.
Determine the cooling tower efficiency in percent.
@ 29ᵒ Cdb and 23.5ᵒ Cwb, h = 70.02 kJ.kg dry air, w=0.016 kg moisture per kg dry air;
@ 38ᵒ Cdb and w=0.0436 kg moisture per kg dry air, h=149.24 kJ/kg dry air
a.) 64%
b.) 33%
c.) 60%
d.) 83%

18. Water at 55ᵒC is cooled in a cooling tower which has an efficiency of 65%. The temperature of
the surrounding air is 32ᵒC dry bulb and 70% relative humidity. The heat dissipated from the
condenser is 2,500,000 kJ/hr. Find the capacity in liters per second of the pump used in the
cooling tower.
From psychrometric chart:
@ 32ᵒC and 70% RH, Twb= 27.40ᵒC
From steam table:
@ 37ᵒC vf =1.0067 L/kg
@ 38ᵒC vf =1.0071 K/kg
a. 9.00 Li/s
b. 9.31 Li/s
c. 10.01 Li/s
d. 8.79 Li/s
19. Fifty gallons per minute of water enters a cooling tower at 46ᵒC. Atmospheric air is 16 ᵒCdb and
55% RH enters the tower at 2.85m3/s and leaves at 32ᵒC saturated. Determine the volume of
water that leaves the tower.

At Tdb1 = 16ᵒC and 55% RH

v1 =0.828 m3/kg
w1= 0.0056 kg/kg
h1= 32 kJ/kg

At Tdb2 = 32ᵒC and 100% RH

h2= 110.9 kJ/kg
w2= 0.0308kg/kg
h3= hf at 46ᵒC
= 192.62 kJ/kg
= 32 kJ/kg

At 25ᵒC, v=1.0029 Li/kg

At 26ᵒC, v=1.0032 Li/kg
a) 4.10 Li/s
b) 2.10 Li/s
c) 3.10 Li/s
d) 5.10 Li/s

20. In an auditorium maintained at a temperature not to exceed 23ᵒC and relative humidity not to
exceed 60%, a sensible heat load of 143 kW and 91 kg of moisture per hour to be removed. Air is
supplied to the auditorium at 21ᵒC. How many kilograms of air must be supplied per hour?
a. 257405 kg/hr
b. 257400 kg/hr
c. 257403 kg/hr
d. 257399 kg/hr

21. Determine the quantity of heat added to raise 19m3/min of air at 26ᵒC and 98% RH to 40ᵒC
At 26ᵒC, Psat=3.363 kPa, hg=2549.0.
 P=101.325kPa
At 40ᵒC, hg=2574.3 kJ/kg
a) 5.26 kJ/s
b) 5.02 kJ/s
c) 4.26 kJ/s
d) 6.25 kJ/s

22. At 45° C, air vapor mixture has a relative humidity of 85%. Find the humidity ratio if barometric
pressure is 100 kpa. At 45°C, Psat=9.593 kpa.
a. 0.0442
b. 0.522
c. 0.0552
d. 0.0424
23. What is the enthalpy of the air-vapor mixture at 67% and 42° C when the barometric pressure is
101.325 kpa? At 42° C; Psat=8.208, hg=2577.9
a. 134.03 KJ/kg
b. 143.25 KJ/kg
c. 120.54 KJ/kg
d. 150.03 KJ/kg
24. At 30° C, air vapour mixture has a relative humidity of 75%.Find the humidity ratio if barometric
pressure is 100 kpa. At 30°C, Psat=4.246 kpa.
a. 0.123
b. 0.0205
c. 0.054
d. 0.019
25. Air in an air-conditioner enters at 65% RH with w=0.025 and leaves at 25° C dry bulb and 16°C
wet bulb. If mass of air is 10 kg/s, find the refrigeration capacity in TOR.
At 65% RH, w=0.025; h=85 KJ/kg, v=0.803 m3/kg at 25°C db, 16°C wb ; h= 44KJ/kg
a. 134.34 TR
b. 116.61 TR
c. 102.45 TR
d. 98.34 TR
26. The humidity ratio of the air is 0.06. If barometric pressure is 99 kpa, find the partial pressure of
water vapour.
a. 4.23 Kpa
b. 8.71 Kpa
c. 6.81 Kpa
d. 5.23 Kpa
27. A 75% efficient cooling tower has a water entering at 40°C and the wet bulb temperature of air
entering at 25°C. Find the water exit temperature of water.
a. 32°C
b. 28.75°C
c. 34.34°C
d. 23.44°C
28. Water enters the cooling tower at 50°C and leaves at 30°C while the heat rejected to air is 130
KW. Find the capacity of the pump needed to pump the water.
a. 3.22 li/s
b. 1.55 li/s
c. 2.44 li/s
d. 4.33 li/s
29. A 110 BHP diesel engine has a brake thermal efficiency of 35% and jacket water loss of 35%. The
engine is to be cooled by means of cooling tower having range of 28°C. Find the mass of water
leaving the tower.
a. 5238.45 kg/hr
b. 2519.84 kg/hr
c. 2692.35 kg/hr
d. 6108.62 kg/hr.
30. A dryer has a 17% moisture wetfeed and 3% moisture of dried product. Find the moisture
removed for every 5 kg of solids in the final product.
a. 0.187 kg
b. 0.84 kg
c. 0.234 kg
d. 0.395 kg
31. A mixture of dry air and water is at a temperature of 25° C under a pressure of 101.325 kPa. Find
the humidity ratio at 70% RH? PSAT @ 25° C = 3.169 kPa.
a. 0.014 kgv/kga
b. 0.013 kgv/kga
c. 0.104 kgv/kga
d. 0.015 kgv/kga
32. Air at 40° C and pressure of 101.325 kPa has a density of 1.08 kg/m3. Find the partial pressure of
water vapor.
a. 6.8250 kPa
b. 4.3075 kPa
c. 2.9722 kPa
d. 5.422 kPa
33. Outside air in an air-conditioning unit has a mass of 40kg at 45°C is mixed w/ recirculated air at
35 ° C, find the temperature after mixing.
a. 40.71°C
b. 35.23°C
c. 40.40°C
d. 32.23°C
34. A cooling tower cools a water from 40°C to 25°C at the rate of 30 kg/s. Air enters the tower at
20°C at the rate of 40 kg/s. Find the temperature of air leaving the tower.
a. 34.45°C
b. 45.25°C
c. 30.25°C
d. 31.25°C
35. Water at 50°C is cooled in a cooling tower w/c has an efficiency of 60%. The temperature of the
surrounding air is 26°C dry bulb 50% RH. The heat dissipated from the condenser 500 KW. Find
the capacity in li/s of the pump used in the cooling tower? At 26°C and 50% RH, twb = 23°C.
vf = 1.0024 li/kg at 23°C.
a. 8.547 li/sec
b. 9.841 li/sec
c. 7.389 li/sec
d. 8.748 li/sec

36. The temperature of water leaving the tower is 35°C. What is the temperature of water entering,
if the approach and efficiency of cooling tower is 15°C and 50% RH respectively?
a. 30°C
b. 50°C
c. 35°C
 d. 45°C
37. The change of enthalpy in a heating chamber of dryer is 30 BTU/lb and the mass of air supplied
is 35,000 lb/hr. What is the heat supplied by heater?
a. 330.77 KW
b. 350.77 KW
c. 400.50 KW
d. 307.71 KW
38. 50 kg of air enters the dryer at 28°C dry bulb and 30% RH. 40 kg of recirculated air from the
dryer has a partial pressure of water vapor of 20 kPa. Find the humidity ratio after mixing. At
28°C dry bulb, 30% RH : w = 0.007
a. 0.1930 kgv/kga
b. 0.0653 kgv/kga
c. 0.0563 kgv/kga
d. 0.0710 kgv/kga
39. A copra enters a dryer containing 50% moisture and leaves at 9% moisture. Find the moisture
removed one each pound of solid is the final product.
a. 1.85
b. 1.64
c. 2.69
d. 2.25
40. If the sensible heat ratio is 0.78 and the cooling load is 128kW, what is the amount of sensible
heating?
a. 84.99 kW
b. 94.89 kW
c. 89.94 kW
d. 99.84 kW
41. A dancing hall is to be maintained at a temperature of 27ᵒC dry bulb. A room is to be maintained
at a temperature of 28°C dry bulb and 60% RH. The air is to be supplied at a temperature of 16°C
and at 72% RH. Thirty percent by weight of extracted air is made up of outside air at 40°C dry
bulb and 63% RH, while 70% is extracted by the air conditioner form the room. Determine the
air conditioner’s capacity in tons refrigeration when the sensible heat load is 200kW. Data:
Temp. (°C) Psat (mPa) hg (kJ/kg)
16°C .0018181 2530.8
28°C .003782 2552.6
40°C .007384 2574.3
a. 200.54 TR
b. 250 TR
c. 206.54 TR
d. 265.40 TR
42. An air conditioning hall is to be maintained at 35°C dry bulb and 60% RH with an enthalpy of
90.5 kJ/kg. The calculated total sensible heat load in the hall is 180 kW and the latent heat load
is 43.6 kW. Its unit delivers air at 18°C. Take the ventilating air as 35% by weight of the air from
the room and is at 40°C dry bulb and 50% RH with an enthalpy of 100.5 kJ/kg. Determine the
ventilation load.
a. 83.45 kW
b. 85.42 kW
c. 90.10 kW
d. 100.60 kW
43. What is the sensible heat factor of the total heat load is 169 kW and the latent heat load is 50
kW.
a. 70.41%
b. 30.45%
 c. 60.85%
d. 55.69%
44. An 87% efficient cooling tower has water entering at 47°C and wet bulb temperature of air
entering at 30°C. Find the water exit temperature as well as the range.
a. 45.10°C , 15.08°C
b. 15.08°C, 45.10°C
c. 14.79°C, 32.21°C
d. 32.21°C, 14.79°C
45. Water at 60°C is cooled in a cooling tower which has an efficiency if 70% and a wet bulb
temperature of 30.2°C. The temperature of the surrounding air 35°C dry bulb and 70% RH. The
heat dissipated from the condenser is 2,500,000 kJ/hr. Find the capacity in liter/sec of the pump
used in the cooling tower.
From the steam table:
Temp. (°C) Vf (li/kg)
38 1.0071
39 1.0074
40 1.0078

a. 7 li/sec
b. 8 li/sec
c. 9 li/sec
d. 6 li/sec

46. A 200 ton refrigeration system with COP of 5 has a condenser which is to be cooled by means of
cooling tower. Air enters the tower at 35°C dry bulb and 60% RH and leaves 40°C dry bulb and
70% RH. Find the volume of air needed if the specific volume is 0.95 .
At 35°C, Psat = .005628 mPa, hg = 2565.3 kJ/kg
At 40°C, Psat = .007384 mPa, hg = 2574.3 kJ/kg
a. 111.11 m3/kg
b. 123.23 m3/kg
c. 159.42 m3/kg
d. 115.15 m3/kg
47. An adiabatic dryer is to deliver 1500 kg/hr of cassavas with 3% moisture and 25% moisture in
the feed. Determine the mass required of air if dry air enters the chamber at 90°C with humidity
ratio of 0.015 and and exhaust at 50°C. (hg1 = 2660.1 kJ/kg and hg2 = 2592.1 kJ/kg).
a. 7.72 kg/hr
b. 3.34 kg/hr
c. 8.86 kg/hr
d. 4.43 kg/hr
48. Copra enters a dryer containing 70% water and 30% of solid and leaves with 6% water and 94%
solids. Find the weight of water removed based on each pound of original product and of final
product.
a. 0.682 lb, 5.321 lb
b. 0.458 lb, 4.657 lb
c. 0.785 lb, 2.325 lb
d. 0.681 lb, 2.315 lb
49. Wet material containing 210% moisture on dry basis is to be dried at the rate of 2.5 kg/sec in a
continuous drier to give a product of 9.5% (wet basis). Calculate the moisture remove per hour.
a. 6467.35 kg/sec
b. 6467.35 kg/hr
c. 5692.39 kg/sec
d. 5692.39 kg/hr
50. Recirculated air of 8.5 kg/sec with 54 kJ/kg enthalpy and outside air of 2.7kg/sec with 87kJ/kg
enthalpy enters the conditioning unit. Determine the enthalpy of the supplied air.
a. 88.13 kj/kg
b. 61.96 kJ/kg
c. 70.15 kJ/kg
d. 87.15 kJ/kg
51. If the humidity ratio of air is 0.058 and the barometric pressure is 101.325 kPa, find the partial
pressure of water vapor.
a. 8.64 kPa
b. 7.51 kPa
c. 9.41 kPa
d. 6.61 kPa
52. Compute the specific volume of air vapor mixture in cubic meters per kilogram of dry air when
the following conditions prevail: T=50ᵒC, w=0.0354, P=100kPa
a. 0.87 m3/kg
b. 0.08 m3/kg
c. 0.97 m3/kg
d. 0.50 m3/kg
53. 60 kg/sec of dry air enters an adiabatic drying chamber at 90ᵒC with humidity ratio of 0.02. The
exhaust air leaves the drying chamber at 50ᵒC, what is the rate of water removal in the drying
chamber (hg= 2660.1 kJ/kg)?
a. 0.8754 kg/s
b. 0.9574 kg/s
c. 0.7655 kg/s
d. 0.6678 kg/s
54. An air conditioner has a sensible heat load of 120 kW and latent heat load of 30 kW. Find the
sensible heat factor.
a. 75.6%
b. 82.5%
c. 90%
d. 80%
55. A Samsung air conditioner has a capacity of 16 tons of refrigeration of refrigeration with a
Relative humidity of 60% and 36°C dry bulb. The air produce by the air conditioner was a dry
bulb of 24°C and 18°C wet bulb. Determine the volume of air entering and the mass removed by
the air.
At 36°C and 60% RH, h = 95 kJ/kg, w = 0.0225, v = 0.901
At 18°C and 24°C, h = 51 kJ/kg, w = 0.105

a. 1.30 , 0.15 kJ/sec

b. 1.15 , 0.085 kJ/sec
c. 1.15 0.015 kJ/sec
d. 1.30 0.085 kJ/sec

56. Copra enters a dryer containing 60% water and 40% of solids and leaves with 5% water and 95%
solids. Find the weight of water removed based on each pound of original product
a. 0.48 lb
b. 0.58 lb
c. 0.38 lb
d. 0.68 lb
57. In an air conditioning system, if the re-circulated air is the three times the outside air and the
mass of supply air is 20 kg/sec, what is the mass of the outside air?
a. 4 kg/sec
b. 10 kg/sec
c. 7 kg/sec
d. 5 kg/sec
58. The amount of water carried by air in cooling tower is 17lb/min. the change in humidity ratio in
outlet and inlet is 0.22lbv/lba. Determine the volume of air needed if the specific volume is
13ft3/lb.
a. 7200.13 ft3/min
b. 2200.72 ft3/min
c. 1004.64 ft3/min
d. 3500.83 ft3/min

59. The approach and efficiency of cooling tower is 15ᵒC and 65%, respectively. If the temperature
of water leaving the tower is 40ᵒC, what is the temperature of water entering?
a. 62.72ᵒC
b. 50.42ᵒC
c. 67.86ᵒC
d. 55.80ᵒC
60. If water enters the cooling tower at 55°C and leaves the tower at 33°C. Find the capacity of
pump needed to pump the water if the heat rejected is 125 kW.
a. 3.257 li/sec
b. 2.753 li/sec
c. 1.357 li/sec
d. 4.573 li/sec
61. If the total heat removed per pound of dry air is 0.10 Btu and the sensible heat removed per
pound of dry air is 6 Btu. Compute the sensible heat factor (SHR).
a. 0.60
b. .080
c. 0.80
d. 0.70