Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Practice Set-6

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1. In a vapour compression system, the condition of refrigerant before entering the expansion or throttle valve is

Very wet vapour

High pressure saturated liquid

Dry vapour

Wet vapour

2. A mixture of dry air and water vapour, when the air has diffused the maximum amount of water vapour into it, is called

Saturated air

Dry air

Specific humidity

Moist air

3. In chemical dehumidification process,

All of these

Dry bulb temperature increases

Dew point temperature decreases

Wet bulb temperature decreases

4. The unit of thermal diffusivity is

m/h

m²/hK

m/hK

m²/h

5. Which of the following refrigerant has the lowest freezing point?

Ammonia

R-11

R-12

R-22

6. The relative humidity is defined as

The ratio of the actual mass of water vapour in a unit mass of dry air to the mass of water vapour in the same mass of dry air when it is saturated at the same temperature and pressure

The mass of water vapour present in 1 kg of dry air

The mass of water vapour present in 1 m3 of dry air

The ratio of actual mass of water vapour in a given volume of moist air to the mass of water vapour in the same volume of saturated air at the same temperature and pressure

7. R-12 is generally preferred over R-22 in deep freezers since

It gives higher coefficient of performance

It has low operating pressures

It is miscible with oil over large range of temperatures

All of the above

8. A vapour absorption refrigeration system

Gives quiet operation

Gives noisy operation

Cools below 0°C

Requires little power consumption

9. A good refrigerant should have

Low C.O.P. and low freezing point

High specific volume and high latent heat of vaporisation

High operating pressures and low freezing point

High latent heat of vaporisation and low freezing point

10. The bypass factor of a cooling coil decreases with

Decrease in fin spacing and decrease in number of rows

Increase in fin spacing and decrease in number of rows

Decrease in fin spacing and increase in number of rows

Increase in fin spacing and increase in number of rows

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11. In a spray washing system, if the temperature of water is higher than the dry bulb temperature of entering air, then the air is

Cooled and humidified

Cooled and dehumidified

Heated and humidified

Heated and dehumidified

12. The capillary tube is not used in large capacity refrigeration systems because

Capacity control is not possible

It is made of copper

Required pressure drop cannot be achieved

Cost is too high

13. An infinite parallel planes with emissivities e₁ and e₂, the interchange factor for radiation from surface 1 to surface 2 is given by

e₁ + e₂

1/e₁ + 1/e₂

e₁e₂

(e₁ + e₂)/ e₁ + e₂ - e₁e₂

14. A refrigerating system operating on reversed Brayton refrigeration cycle is used for maintaining 250 K. If the temperature at the end of constant pressure cooling is 300 K and rise in the temperature of air in the refrigerator is 50 K, then the net work of compression will be (assume air as working substance with C_p = 1 kJ/kg)

25 kJ/kg

125 kJ/kg

100 kJ/kg

50 kJ/kg

15. Bell Coleman cycle is a

Reversed Joule cycle

Reversed Rankine cycle

Reversed Otto cycle

Reversed Carnot cycle

16. The superheated vapour region, in a pressure enthalpy chart, is represented by the space

To the right of saturated liquid line

None of the above

To the left of saturated liquid line

Between the saturated liquid line and saturated vapour line

17. In Electrolux refrigerator

Ammonia is absorbed in hydrogen

Ammonia evaporates in hydrogen

Hydrogen evaporates in ammonia

Ammonia is absorbed in water

18. Nusselt number (N_N) is given by

N_N = V²/t.c_p

N_N = ρ V l /μ

N_N = μ c_p/k

N_N = hl/k

19. For evaporators and condensers, for the given conditions, the logarithmic mean temperature difference (t_m) for parallel flow is ________ that for counter flow.

Less than

None of these

Equal to

Greater than

20. A valve which maintains a constant degree of superheat at the end of the evaporator coil, is called

Thermostatic expansion valve

High side float valve

Automatic expansion valve

Low side float valve

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21. As relative humidity decreases, the dew point temperature will be ________ wet bulb temperature.

None of these

Same as

Lower than

Higher than

22. An Electrolux refrigerator is called a _________ absorption system.

Single fluid

None of these

Two fluids

Three fluids

23. It is desired to condition the outside air from 70% relative humidity and 45° C dry bulb temperature to 50% relative humidity and 25° C dry bulb temperature (room condition). The practical arrangement will be

Dehumidification and pure sensible cooling

Cooling and dehumidification

Cooling and humidification

Dehumidification

24. In a saturated air-water vapour mixture, the

Dew point temperature is lower than wet bulb temperature

Dry bulb temperature is higher than dew point temperature

Dry bulb, wet bulb and dew point temperature are same

Dry bulb temperature is higher than wet bulb temperature

25. Environmental protection agencies advice against the use of chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants since

These react with water vapour and cause acid rain

These react with ozone layer

These react with plants and cause greenhouse effect

These react with oxygen and cause its depletion

26. The wet bulb temperature during sensible heating of air

Decreases

None of these

Remains constant

Increases

27. A vapour absorption refrigerator uses _________ as a refrigerant.

Water

Ammonia

Aqua-ammonia

Freon

28. An evaporator is also known as

All of these

Freezing coil

Cooling coil

Chilling coil

29. The ratio of the actual mass of water vapour in a unit mass of dry air to the mass of water vapour in the same mass of dry air when it is saturated at the same temperature and pressure, is called

Humidity ratio

Degree of saturation

Absolute humidity

Relative humidity

30. The C.O.P. of a heat pump working on a reversed Carnot cycle is

T₂/(T₂ - T₁)

T₁/(T₂ - T₁)

(T₂ - T₁)/T₁

(T₁ - T₂)/T₁

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31. Pressure of water vapour is given by

[Pv (Pb - Pd)]/ [Pd (Pb - Pv)]

0.622 Pv/ (Pb - Pv)

μ/[1 - (1 - μ) (Ps/Pb)]

None of these

32. The thermostatic expansion valve operates on the changes in the

Temperature of the evaporator

Degree of superheat at exit from the evaporator

None of the above

Pressure in the evaporator

33. In a psychrometric process, the sensible heat added is 30 kJ/s and the latent heat added is 20 kJ/s. The sensible heat factor for the process will be

0.6

0.67

1.5

0.3

34. The pressure at the outlet of a refrigerant compressor is called

Back pressure

Discharge pressure

Critical pressure

Suction pressure

35. The comfort conditions in air conditioning are at (where DBT = Dry bulb temperature, and RH = Relative humidity)

22°C DBT and 60% RH

20°C DBT and 80% RH

25°C DBT and 100% RH

25°C DBT and 40% RH

36. The freezing point of R-12 is

-95.2°C

-135.8°C

-86.6°C

-107.7°C

37. A pressure gauge on the discharge side of a refrigerant compressor reads too high. The reasons will be

All of these

Dirty condenser surface

Water temperature being high

Lack of cooling water

38. The temperature of ammonia after compression in a vapour compression system is

20 to 50°C

70 to 110°C

50 to 70°C

None of these

39. The coefficient of performance of Electrolux refrigerator is the ratio of

Heat supplied by the gas burner minus the heat absorbed by the evaporator to the heat supplied by the gas burner

Heat absorbed by the evaporator to the heat supplied by the gas burner

Heat absorbed by the evaporator minus the heat supplied by the gas burner to the heat absorbed by the evaporator

Heat supplied by the gas burner to the heat absorbed by the evaporator

40. The coefficient of performance of Heat Pump is always _________ one.

Equal to

Greater than

None of these

Less than

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41. The relative humidity lines on a psychrometric chart are

Curved lines

Horizontal and uniformly spaced

Vertical and uniformly spaced

Horizontal and non-uniformly spaced

42. During dehumidification process, _________ remains constant.

Relative humidity

Specific humidity

Dry bulb temperature

Wet bulb temperature

43. The total pressure exerted by the mixture of air and water vapour is equal to the sum of pressures which each constituent would exert, if it occupied the same space by itself. This statement is called

Avogadro's hypothesis

Newton's law of gases

Dalton's law of partial pressures

Kinetic theory of gases

44. The difference between dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature, is called

Dew point depression

Wet bulb depression

Degree of saturation

Dry bulb depression

45. When the lower temperature of a refrigerating machine is fixed, then the coefficient of performance can be improved by

Raising the higher temperature

Lowering the higher temperature

Operating the machine at higher speeds

Operating the machine at lower speeds

46. The bypass factor, in case of sensible cooling of air, is given by (where td₁ = Dry bulb temperature of air entering the cooling coil, td₂ = Dry bulb temperature of air leaving the cooling coil, and td₃ = Dry bulb temperature of the cooling coil)

(td₃ -td₂)/( td₁ -td₃)

(td₂ -td₃)/( td₁ -td₃)

(td₃ -td₁)/( td₂ -td₃)

(td₁ -td₃)/( td₂ -td₃)

47. A refrigeration system

None of the above

Removes heat from a low temperature body and delivers it to a high temperature body

Rejects energy to a low temperature body

Removes heat from a high temperature body and delivers it to a low temperature body

48. The operating temperature of a cold storage is 2°C. The heat leakage from the surrounding is 30 kW for the ambient temperature of 40°C. The actual C.O.P. of refrigeration plant used is one fourth that of ideal plant working between the same temperatures. The power required to drive the plant is

7.44 kW

1.86 kW

18.6 kW

3.72 kW

49. Air refrigeration cycle is used in

Air-conditioning

Domestic refrigerators

Gas liquefaction

Commercial refrigerators

50. One tonne of refrigeration (1TR) means that the heat removing capacity is

620 kJ/min

420 kJ/min

21 kJ/min

210 kJ/min

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