Explore topic-wise MCQs in Mechanical Engineering.

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251.

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

A. humidity ratio
B. relative humidity
C. absolute humidity
D. degree of saturation
Answer» E.
252.

For unsaturated air, the dew point temperature is __________ wet bulb temperature.

A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
Answer» C. more than
253.

Dehydration is the process of removing water vapour from the surrounding air.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
254.

The cooling of air, without any change in its specific humidity, is known as sensible cooling.

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
Answer» B. Incorrect
255.

The capacity of the cooling tower and spray ponds __________ as the wet bulb temperature of air decreases.

A. increases
B. decreases
Answer» B. decreases
256.

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

A. dry air
B. moist air
C. saturated air
D. specific humidity
Answer» D. specific humidity
257.

The value of the wave length for maximum emissive power is given by

A. Kirchhoff's law
B. Stefan's law
C. Wein's law
D. Planck's law
Answer» D. Planck's law
258.

Emissivity of a body will be equal to its absorptivity at all temperatures.

A. Yes
B. No
Answer» C.
259.

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 = 1 kJ/kg)

A. 25 kJ/kg
B. 50 kJ/kg
C. l00 kJ/kg
D. 125 kJ/kg
Answer» C. l00 kJ/kg
260.

Wet bulb temperature indicates the moisture content in air.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
Answer» B. Disagree
261.

A designer chooses the values of fluid flow rates and specific heats in such a manner that the heat capacities of the two fluids are equal. A hot fluid enters the counter flow heat exchanger at 100° C and leaves at 60° C. A cold fluid enters the heat exchanger at 40° C. The mean temperature difference between the two fluids is

A. 20°C
B. 40°C
C. 60°C
D. 66.7°C
Answer» B. 40°C
262.

The inclined and non-uniformly spaced straight lines on a psychrometric chart indicates wet bulb temperature.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
Answer» B. Disagree
263.

The relative humidity lines on a psychrometric chart are

A. vertical and uniformly spaced
B. horizontal and uniformly spaced
C. horizontal and non-uniformly spaced
D. curved lines
Answer» E.
264.

The rato of energy transferred by convection to that by conduction is called

A. Stanton number
B. Nusselt number
C. Biot number
D. Peclet number
Answer» C. Biot number
265.

The expansion valve in a refrigerator controls the flow of refrigerant.

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
Answer» B. Incorrect