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1.

In an SI unit, one ton of refrigeration is

A. 210 kJ/min
B. 21 kJ/min
C. 420 kJ/min
D. 840 kJ/min
Answer» B. 21 kJ/min
2.

In a multi-stage vapour compression refrigeration system, which of the following options is false as compared to single stage compression?

A. The work compression is increased
B. Volumetric efficiency increases
C. Leakages across piston are reduced
D. Lighter flywheel is required
Answer» B. Volumetric efficiency increases
3.

If a refrigeration compressor using a thermostat as a primary controller is running continuously without significantly lowering the temperature in the refrigerated space, which of the following is most likely the trouble?

A. A shortage of compressor oil
B. A shortage of refrigerant
C. Warm food in the refrigerator
D. Excessive condenser cooling water
Answer» C. Warm food in the refrigerator
4.

During chemical dehumidification process of air

A. Dry bulb temperature and specific humidity decrease
B. Dry bulb temperature increases and specific humidity decreases
C. Dry bulb temperature decreases and specific humidity increases
D. Dry bulb temperature and specific humidity increases
Answer» C. Dry bulb temperature decreases and specific humidity increases
5.

In an Electrolux refrigerator, a thermo-siphon bubble pump is used to lift the

A. weak aqua solution from the generator to the separator
B. weak aqua solution from the separator to the absorber
C. strong aqua solution from the generator to the separator
D. strong aqua solution from the generator to the evaporator
Answer» B. weak aqua solution from the separator to the absorber
6.

During a refrigeration cycle, heat is rejected by the refrigerant in a:

A. Compressor
B. Condenser
C. Evaporator
D. Expansion valve
Answer» C. Evaporator
7.

Identify the incorrect statement, from the following options:An air refrigeration cycle ______

A. Operates on reverse Brayton cycle
B. Employs air as the refrigerant
C. Is used for air conditioning in airplanes
D. Heat rejection and heat removal from the cooled space are constant volume processes
Answer» E.
8.

In high-speed aircraft flying at high altitudes, why is the cooling of the cabin required even if temperature outside is very low?

A. Due to the absence of solar radiation
B. To improve fuel efficiency
C. Due to large internal heat generation
D. Since outside pressure is very high
Answer» D. Since outside pressure is very high
9.

Coefficient of performance of a commercially used refrigerator would be close to

A. 40%
B. 85%
C. 1.5
D. 3.5
Answer» E.
10.

An ideal refrigerator maintains a temperature of – 23°C when placed inside a room at 27°C. Heat infiltration into the refrigeration is 0.5 kJ/s. The power required to pump the heat out is:

A. 0.034 kW
B. 0.45 kW
C. 55 W
D. 0.1 kW
Answer» E.
11.

Consider the following statements:An expansion device in a refrigeration system1. reduces the pressure from the condenser to the evaporator2. regulates the flow of the refrigerant to the evaporator depending on the load3. is essentially a restriction offering resistance to flowWhich of the above statements are CORRECT?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E.
12.

In actual refrigeration systems, the compressor handles vapours only. What is this process commonly referred to as?

A. Gas compression
B. Phase compression
C. Dry compression
D. Wet compression
Answer» D. Wet compression
13.

One ton of refrigerator is equal to the refrigeration effect corresponding to melting of 1000 kg of ice:

A. In 1 hour
B. In 1 minute
C. In 24 hours
D. In 12 hours
Answer» D. In 12 hours
14.

A nozzle is not used in a:

A. Jet engine
B. Steam turbine
C. Vapor compression refrigeration system
D. Rocket
Answer» D. Rocket
15.

1 ton of refrigeration implies heat transfer at the rate of

A. 210 kJ/min
B. 210 kJ/sec
C. 1000 kJ/hr
D. 2 kJ/hr
Answer» B. 210 kJ/sec
16.

An air-conditioning system operating on the reversed Carnot cycle is required to remove heat from the room at a rate of 25 kW to maintain its temperature constant at 20° C. The temperature of the surroundings being 35°C, the power required to operate this air-conditioning system will be

A. 1.28 kW
B. 4.02 kW
C. 5.12 kW
D. 12.80 kW
Answer» B. 4.02 kW
17.

In a vapour compression refrigeration system, liquid to the suction heat exchanger is used to

A. Keep the COP constant
B. Prevent the liquid refrigerant from entering the compressor
C. Sub-cool the liquid refrigerant leaving the condenser
D. Sub-cool the vapour refrigerant from the evaporator
Answer» D. Sub-cool the vapour refrigerant from the evaporator
18.

Bell – Coleman cycle is applicable to:

A. Vapour compressor refrigeration
B. Vapor absorption refrigeration
C. Air refrigeration
D. All of them
Answer» D. All of them
19.

500 kJ of heat is removed from a cooled space, in a reversed Carnot cycle refrigerator, by an evaporator by refrigerant at – 23oC. The change in entropy of the refrigerant is:

A. 2 kJ/K
B. – 2 kJ/K
C. 21.74 kJ/oC
D. 0.5 kJ/K
Answer» B. – 2 kJ/K
20.

In refrigeration system, energy efficiency ratio is

A. Watt refrigeration effect/Watt input
B. kW Input/Tons refrigeration effect
C. kW refrigeration effect/Tons refrigeration effect
D. All of the above
Answer» B. kW Input/Tons refrigeration effect
21.

A cold storage is to be maintained at –5°C while the surroundings are at 35°C. The heat leakage from the surroundings into the cold storage is estimated to be 29 kW. The actual COP of the refrigeration plant used is \(\frac{1}{3}rd\) that of an ideal plant working between the same temperatures. The power required to drive the plant will be

A. 13 kW
B. 14 kW
C. 15 kW
D. 16 kW
Answer» B. 14 kW
22.

In a vapour compression refrigeration system, if liquid heat at temperature ‘T1’ and ‘T2’ are 100 kJ/kg and 25 kJ/kg respectively and the dryness fraction at ‘a’ is 0.5, find Latent Heat of refrigerant.

A. 200 kJ/kg
B. 300 kJ/kg
C. 150 kJ/kg
D. 350 kJ/kg
Answer» D. 350 kJ/kg
23.

A refrigeration system works on

A. Second law of thermodynamics
B. First law of thermodynamics
C. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
D. None of the above
Answer» B. First law of thermodynamics
24.

_____ use(s) air refrigeration cycle.

A. Cryogenic chambers
B. Aircraft air-conditioning system
C. Gas chambers
D. Commercial refrigeration
Answer» C. Gas chambers
25.

Electrolux system of refrigerant has:

A. Only one liquid pump
B. Only three liquid pump
C. No liquid pump
D. Only two liquid pump
Answer» D. Only two liquid pump
26.

At constant condenser pressure, reduction in evaporator pressure of vapour compression refrigeration cycle does not lead to:

A. Increase in specific volume of suction vapour
B. Decrease in refrigeration effect
C. Decrease in specific compressor work
D. Decrease in evaporation temperature
Answer» D. Decrease in evaporation temperature
27.

A vapour compression refrigeration cycle with subcooling is shown in the figure along with refrigerant enthalpy data. The specific heat of the liquid refrigerant is 5 kJ/kg-K. What is the coefficient of performance of the cycle?

A. 5.4
B. 3.8
C. 2.9
D. 4.15
Answer» E.
28.

A reversed Carnot engine is used for heating a building. It supplies 210 × 103 kJ/hr of heat to the building at 20°C. The outside air is at –5°C. The heat taken from the outside will be nearly

A. 192 × 103 kJ/hr
B. 188 × 103 kJ/hr
C. 184 × 103 kJ/hr
D. 180 × 103 kJ/hr
Answer» B. 188 × 103 kJ/hr
29.

A refrigerator that operates on a Carnot cycle is required to transfer 2000 kJ/min to the atmosphere at 27°C, where the low temperature reservoir is at 0°C, What is the power required?

A. 200 W
B. 32.93 kW
C. 200 kW
D. 3.33 kW
Answer» E.
30.

Domestic Refrigerator are specified by :

A. cool space volume
B. heat transfer rate alone
C. color of front panel
D. none of the above
Answer» B. heat transfer rate alone
31.

In vapour absorption refrigeration systems, which of the following fluids are commonly used?

A. Air and water
B. Sulphur dioxide and water
C. Ammonia and water
D. Freon and water
Answer» D. Freon and water
32.

A domestic refrigerator works on the:

A. air refrigeration cycle
B. Vapour compression refrigeration cycle
C. Steam jet refrigeration cycle
D. Vapour absorption refrigeration cycle
Answer» C. Steam jet refrigeration cycle
33.

In compound compression refrigeration system with intercooling, the intermediate pressure p2, if the cooling system is fixed, is given by(p1 = Suction or evaporator pressure, p3 = Condensers pressure)

A. p2 = p1/p3
B. p2 = p3/p1
C. p2 = p1 × p3
D. \({p_2} = \sqrt {{p_1} \times {p_3}} \)
Answer» E.
34.

A refrigerator cycle operates between condenser temperature of + 27° C and evaporator temperature of – 23°C. The C.O.P of the cycle is

A. 0.2
B. 1.2
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
35.

A solar collector receiving solar radiation at the rate of 0.6 kW/m2 transforms it to the internal energy of a fluid at an overall efficiency of 50%. The fluid heated to 350 K is used to run a heat engine which rejects heat at 313 K. If the heat engine is to deliver 2.5 kW power, the minimum area of the solar collector required would be

A. 8.33 m2
B. 16.66 m2
C. 39.68 m2
D. 79.36 m2
Answer» E.
36.

1 ton of refrigerant is

A. the SI unit used in refrigeration problem
B. the cooling effect produced by melting 1 ton of ice
C. the refrigeration effect to freeze 1 ton of water at 0°C into ice at 0°C in 24 hrs.
D. the refrigeration effect to produce 1 ton of ice at NTP condition
Answer» D. the refrigeration effect to produce 1 ton of ice at NTP condition
37.

As the condenser temperature increases, the compressor power consumption

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains constant
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Remains constant
38.

One tonne refrigeration machine means:

A. One tonne of ice melts from 0°C in 24 hours
B. Mass of the machine
C. One tonne of water is converted into ice
D. One tonne of refrigerant is used
Answer» B. Mass of the machine
39.

In a refrigeration plant, in a direct expansion evaporator:

A. The liquid refrigerant evaporates outside the tubes in a shell and tube heat exchanger
B. There is no need for a throttling device
C. The refrigerant evaporates in a finned coil, which cools air or liquid flowing across it
D. There is a coil with smooth surface inside for refrigerant evaporation
Answer» D. There is a coil with smooth surface inside for refrigerant evaporation
40.

Commercial ice plants work on ___________.

A. Vortex tube
B. Vapour compression cycle
C. Pulse tube refrigeration
D. Vapour absorption cycle
Answer» C. Pulse tube refrigeration
41.

If the evaporator temperature of a plant is lowered keeping the ‘condenser temp. constant, the power input of compressor required will be

A. same
B. more
C. less
D. unpredictable
Answer» C. less
42.

A cycle consisting of two isothermal and two isentropic processes is known as

A. Stirling cycle
B. Carnot cycle
C. Ericsson cycle
D. Joule cycle
Answer» C. Ericsson cycle
43.

__________ is used as refrigerant in a vapour absorption refrigerator.

A. Aqua ammonia
B. Freon
C. Water
D. Sulphur dioxide
Answer» B. Freon
44.

A hermetically sealed unit implies ____.

A. Compressor is sealed
B. Compressor motor is sealed
C. Refrigerant cycle sealed
D. Compressor and motor are sealed
Answer» E.
45.

In a split unit of an air-conditioner, which of the following components is placed in the outdoor unit?

A. Evaporation unit
B. Compressor and condenser
C. Capillary tube
D. Air filter
Answer» C. Capillary tube
46.

One ton of refrigeration is equivalent to SI unit of

A. 1 kW
B. 2.5 kW
C. 3.5 kW
D. 5 kW
Answer» D. 5 kW
47.

For a refrigerating machine, capacity is expressed as ______.

A. rate of heat extraction from the space being cooled
B. gross weight of the machine
C. inside volume of the cabinet
D. the lowest temperature attained
Answer» B. gross weight of the machine
48.

A refrigerator working on a reversed Carnot cycle has a COP of 4. If it works as a heat pump and consumes 1 kW, the heating effect will be

A. 1 kW
B. 4 kW
C. 5 kW
D. 6 kW
Answer» D. 6 kW
49.

1 ton of refrigeration is equal to:

A. 620 kJ/min
B. 21 kJ/min
C. 420 kJ/min
D. 210 kJ/min
Answer» E.
50.

A condenser of a refrigeration system rejects heat at rate of 120 kW, while its compressor consumes a power of 30 kW. The coefficient of performance of the system would be

A. ¼
B. 1/3
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4