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301.

While designing the refrigeration system of an aircraft, the prime consideration is that the

A. system has high C.O.P.
B. power per TR is low
C. mass of refrigerant circulated in the system is low
D. mass of the refrigeration equipment is low
Answer» E.
302.

The highest thermal diffusivity is of

A. iron
B. lead
C. concrete
D. wood
Answer» C. concrete
303.

Radiation is the process of heat transfer in which heat flows from a __________ , in a straight line, without affecting the intervening medium.

A. cold body to hot body
B. hot body to cold body
C. smaller body to larger body
D. larger body to smaller body
Answer» C. smaller body to larger body
304.

A Bell Coleman refrigerator working on dense air system as compared to open air system, for the same range of temperature, results in higher coefficient of performance.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. Disagree
305.

During sensible heating of air __________ decreases.

A. wet bulb temperature
B. relative humidity
C. dry bulb temperature
D. specific humidity
Answer» C. dry bulb temperature
306.

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 cp = 1 kJ/kg)

A. 25 kJ/kg
B. 50 kJ/kg
C. l00 kJ/kg
D. 125 kJ/kg
Answer» C. l00 kJ/kg
307.

The heat rejection factor (HRF) is given by

A. 1 + C.O.P
B. 1 - C.O.P.
C. 1 + (1/C.O.P)
D. 1 - (1/C.O.P)
Answer» D. 1 - (1/C.O.P)
308.

Which of the following refrigerant has the maximum ozone depletion potential in the stratophere?

A. Ammonia
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Sulphur dioxide
D. Flourine
Answer» E.
309.

Moisture should be removed from refrigerants to avoid

A. freezing at the expansion valve
B. restriction to refrigerant flow
C. corrosion of steel plates
D. all of these
Answer» E.
310.

The __________ point of ammonia is -77.7°C.

A. freezing
B. boiling
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. boiling
311.

The amount of heat flow through a body by conduction is

A. directly proportional to the surface area of the body
B. directly proportional to the temperature difference on the two faces of the body
C. inversely proportional to the thickness of the body
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
312.

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.
313.

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

A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
D. None of these
Answer» C. more than
314.

The specific humidity during humidification process

A. remains constant
B. increases
C. decreases
D. None of these
Answer» C. decreases
315.

Dew point temperature corresponds to the saturation temperature of vapour at its partial pressure.

A. True
B. False
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. False
316.

The sulphur sticks, in case of leakage of ammonia refrigerant, gives white smoke.

A. True
B. False
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. False
317.

For large tonnage (more than 200 TR) air-conditioning applications, the compressor recommended is

A. reciprocating
B. rotating
C. centrifugal
D. screw
Answer» D. screw
318.

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, is called

A. humidity ratio
B. relative humidity
C. absolute humidity
D. degree of saturation
Answer» C. absolute humidity
319.

Environmental protection agencies advice against the use of chloro-fluoro-carbon refrigerants since

A. these react with water vapour and cause acid rain
B. these react with plants and cause green-house effect
C. these react with oxygen and cause its depletion
D. these react with ozone layer
Answer» E.
320.

The mass of water vapour present in __________ is called absolute humidity.

A. 1 m³ of wet air
B. 1 m³ of dry air
C. 1 kg of wet air
D. 1 kg of dry air
Answer» C. 1 kg of wet air
321.

The process of heat transfer from one particle of the body to another by the actual motion of the heated particles, is called

A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. None of these
Answer» C. radiation
322.

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
323.

The formation of frost on cooling coils in a refrigerator

A. increases heat transfer
B. improves C.O.P. of the system
C. increases power consumption
D. reduces power consumption
Answer» D. reduces power consumption
324.

The difference between dry bulb temperature and dew point temperature, is called

A. dry bulb depression
B. wet bulb depression
C. dew point depression
D. degree of saturation
Answer» D. degree of saturation
325.

Which of the following refrigerant is highly toxic and flammable?

A. Ammonia
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Sulphur dioxide
D. R-12
Answer» B. Carbon dioxide
326.

In a lithium bromide absorption refrigeration system

A. lithium bromide is used as a refrigerant and water as an absorbent
B. water is used as a refrigerant and lithium bromide as an absorbent
C. ammonia is used as a refrigerant and lithium bromide as an absorbent
D. none of the above
Answer» C. ammonia is used as a refrigerant and lithium bromide as an absorbent
327.

The automobile radiator is a heat exchanger of

A. parallel flow type
B. counter flow type
C. cross flow type
D. regenerator type
Answer» D. regenerator type
328.

The ratio of actual heat transfer to the maximum possible heat transfer is known as heat exchanger effectiveness.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. Disagree
329.

The wave length of the radiation emitted depends only on the temperature and is independent of the material of the body.

A. True
B. False
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. False
330.

The reciprocating refrigerant compressors are very suitable for

A. small displacements and low condensing pressures
B. large displacements and high condensing pressures
C. small displacements and high condensing pressures
D. large displacements and low condensing pressures
Answer» D. large displacements and low condensing pressures
331.

The coefficient of performance (C.O.P.) is the reciprocal of the efficiency of a heat engine.

A. True
B. False
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. False
332.

The unit of Stefan-Boltzmann constant is

A. Watt/mK
B. Watt/m²K²
C. Watt/m²K⁴
D. Watt/mK²
Answer» D. Watt/mK²
333.

The leakage in a refrigeration system using ammonia is detected by

A. halide torch
B. sulphur sticks
C. soap and water
D. all of these
Answer» C. soap and water
334.

Pressure of water vapour is given by

A. 0.622 Pv/ (Pb - Pv)
B. μ/[1 - (1 - μ) (Ps/Pb)]
C. [Pv (Pb - Pd)]/ [Pd (Pb - Pv)]
D. none of these
Answer» E.
335.

The sensible heat factor during cooling and dehumidification process is given by (where h1 = Enthalpy of air entering the cooling coil, h2 = Enthalpy of air leaving the cooling coil, and hA = Enthalpy of air at the end of dehumidification process)

A. (hA - h2)/ (h1 - h2)
B. (h2 - hA)/ (h1 - h2)
C. (h1 - h2)/ (hA - h2)
D. (hA - h1)/ (h2 - h1)
Answer» B. (h2 - hA)/ (h1 - h2)
336.

The C.O.P. of an absorption type refrigerator is given by (where T1 = Temperature at which the working substance receives heat, T2 = Temperature of cooling water, and T3 = Evaporator temperature)

A. [T₁ (T₂ - T₃)] / [T₃ (T₁ - T₂)]
B. [T₃ (T₁ - T₂)]/ [T₁ (T₂ - T₃)]
C. [T₁ (T₁ - T₂)] / [T₃ (T₂ - T₃)]
D. [T₃ (T₂ - T₃)] / [T₁ (T₁ - T₂)]
Answer» C. [T₁ (T₁ - T₂)] / [T₃ (T₂ - T₃)]
337.

The power per tonne of refrigeration is

A. 3.5/C.O.P.
B. C.O.P/3.5
C. 3.5 x C.O.P.
D. none of these
Answer» B. C.O.P/3.5
338.

The natural convection air cooled condensers are used in

A. domestic refrigerators
B. water coolers
C. room air conditioners
D. all of these
Answer» B. water coolers
339.

The central air conditioning system has __________ overall efficiency as compared to individual systems.

A. same
B. lower
C. higher
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
340.

When α is absorptivity, ρ is reflectivity and τ is transmittivity, then for a diathermanous body,

A. α = 1, ρ = 0 and τ = 0
B. α = 0, ρ = 1 and τ = 0
C. α = 0, ρ = 0 and τ = 1
D. α + ρ = 1 and τ = 0
Answer» E.
341.

Which of the following represents a heat pump?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
342.

During sensible heating of air, specific humidity remains constant.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. Disagree
343.

R-11 has the highest critical point temperature.

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. Incorrect
344.

The transfer of heat by molecular collision is known as

A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. none of these
Answer» B. convection
345.

In a domestic vapour compression refrigerator, the refrigerant commonly used is

A. CO₂
B. Ammonia
C. R-12
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
346.

The cooling system used for supersonic aircrafts and rockets is

A. simple air cooling system
B. boot-strap air cooling system
C. reduced ambient air cooling system
D. regenerative air cooling system
Answer» E.
347.

The water, alcohol and ammonia have same refrigerating effect at different altitudes.

A. Yes
B. No
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» C. Can't say
348.

The mass of water vapour present in 1 kg of dry air, is called humidity ratio.

A. True
B. False
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. False
349.

The temperature rise, between the condenser outlet and expansion valve in ammonia vapour compression system, should be as low as possible.

A. Yes
B. No
C. Can't say
D. None of these
Answer» B. No
350.

The thermostatic expansion valve is also called

A. constant pressure valve
B. constant temperature valve
C. constant superheat valve
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these