The optimum effective temperature for human comfort is
A. Higher in winter than in summer
B. Lower in winter than in summer
C. Same in winter and summer
D. Not dependent on season
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An evaporator is also known as
A. Freezing coil
B. Cooling coil
C. Chilling coil
D. All of these
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In a refrigeration cycle, the flow of refrigerant is controlled by
A. Compressor
B. Condenser
C. Evaporator
D. Expansion valve
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Vapour compression refrigeration is somewhat like
A. Carnot cycle
B. Reversed Rankine cycle
C. Reversed Carnot cycle
D. None of the above
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At lower temperatures and pressures, the latent heat of vaporisation of a refrigerant
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains same
D. Depends on other factors
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A refrigeration cycle operates between condenser temperature of +27°C and evaporator temperature of -23°C. The Carnot coefficient of performance of cycle will be
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The bypass factor (B.P.F.) in case of sensible heating of air is (Where td1 = Dry bulb temperature of air entering the heating coil, td2 = Dry bulb temperature of air leaving the heating coil and td3 = Dry bulb temperature of heating coil)
A. t d 3 − t d 1 t d 2 − t d 3
B. t d 3 − t d 1 t d 3 − t d 2
C. t d 2 − t d 3 t d 3 − t d 1
D. t d 3 − t d 2 t d 3 − t d 1
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The general rule for rating refrigeration systems (excepting for CO2 system) is to approximate following h.p. per ton of refrigeration
A. 0.1 to 0.5 h.p. per ton of refrigeration
B. 0.5 to 0.8 h.p. per ton of refrigeration
C. 1 to 2 h.p. per ton of refrigeration
D. 2 to 5 h.p. per ton of refrigeration
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The freezing point of R-12 is
A. -86.6°C
B. -95.2°C
C. -107.7°C
D. -157.7°C
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The coefficient of performance (C.O.P.) of a refrigerator working as a heat pump is given by
A. (C.O.P.)P = (C.O.P.)R + 2
B. (C.O.P.)P = (C.O.P.)R + 1
C. (C.O.P.)P = (C.O.P.)R - 1
D. (C.O.P.)P = (C.O.P.)R
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During a refrigeration cycle, heat is rejected by the refrigerant in a
A. Compressor
B. Condenser
C. Evaporator
D. Expansion valve
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Freon group of refrigerants are
A. Inflammable
B. Toxic
C. Non-inflammable and toxic
D. Nontoxic and non-inflammable
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The Freon group of refrigerants are
A. Halocarbon refrigerants
B. Zoetrope refrigerants
C. Inorganic refrigerants
D. Hydrocarbon refrigerants
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One ton of the refrigeration is
A. The standard unit used in refrigeration problems
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 hours
D. The refrigeration effect to produce 1 ton of ice at NTP conditions
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The power per tonne of refrigeration is
A. C .O .P . 3.5
B. 3.5 C .O .P .
C. 3.5 × C.O.P.
D. None of these
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An important characteristic of absorption system of refrigeration is
A. noisy operation
B. quiet operation
C. cooling below 0°C
D. very little power consumption
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The evaporator used in household refrigerators is
A. Frosting evaporator
B. Non-frosting evaporator
C. Defrosting evaporator
D. None of these
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Chaperon equation is a relation between
A. Temperature, pressure and enthalpy
B. Specific volume and enthalpy
C. Temperature and enthalpy
D. Temperature, pressure, specific volume and enthalpy
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If the evaporator temperature of a plant is lowered, keeping the condenser temperature constant, the h.p. of compressor required will be
A. Same
B. More
C. Less
D. More/less depending on rating
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In vapour compression cycle, the condition of refrigerant is saturated liquid
A. After passing through the condenser
B. Before passing through the condenser
C. After passing through the expansion throttle valve
D. Before entering the expansion valve
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