When the lower temperature of a refrigerating machine is fixed, then the coefficient of performance can be improved by
A. Operating the machine at higher speeds
B. Operating the machine at lower speeds
C. Raising the higher temperature
D. Lowering the higher temperature
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The evaporator changes the low pressure liquid refrigerant from the expansion valve into
A. High pressure liquid refrigerant
B. Low pressure liquid and vapour refrigerant
C. Low pressure vapour refrigerant
D. None of these
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The coefficient of performance is the ratio of the refrigerant effect to the
A. Heat of compression
B. Work done by compressor
C. Enthalpy increase in compressor
D. All of the above
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In refrigerator, liquid receiver is required between condenser and flow controlling device, if quantity of refrigerant for system is
A. Less than 2 kg
B. More than or equal to 3.65 kg
C. More than 10 kg
D. There is no such consideration
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Pressure of water vapour is given by
A. P b − P v 0.622 P v
B. 1 − ( 1 − μ ) P b P s μ
C. P d ( P b − P v ) P v ( P b − P d )
D. None of these
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In vapour compression cycle using NH3 as refrigerant, initial charge is filled at
A. Suction of compressor
B. Delivery of compressor
C. High pressure side close to receiver
D. Low pressure side near receiver
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If a heat pump cycle operates between the condenser temperature of +27°C and evaporator temperature of -23°C, then the Carnot COP will be
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Vertical lines on pressure-enthalpy chart show constant
A. Pressure lines
B. Temperature lines
C. Total heat lines
D. Entropy lines
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A vapour absorption refrigerator uses _________ as a refrigerant.
A. Water
B. Ammonia
C. Freon
D. Aqua-ammonia
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Which of the following statement is correct for ammonia as a refrigerant?
A. It is toxic to mucous membranes.
B. It requires large displacement per TR compared to fluoro carbons.
C. It reacts with copper and its alloys.
D. All of these
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In vapour compression refrigeration system, refrigerant occurs as liquid between
A. Condenser and expansion valve
B. Compressor and evaporator
C. Expansion valve and evaporator
D. Compressor and condenser
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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
A. Kinetic theory of gases
B. Newton's law of gases
C. Dalton's law of partial pressures
D. Avogadro's hypothesis
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Which of the following statement is wrong?
A. The value of C.O.P. is always greater than one
B. In a vapour compression system, the condition of refrigerant before entering the compressor is dry saturated vapour
C. The space between the saturated liquid line and saturated vapour line, in a pressure enthalpy chart, is wet vapour region
D. None of the above
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Which of the following statement is wrong?
A. The performance of the vapour compression refrigerator varies considerably with both vaporising and condensing temperatures.
B. In vapour compression cycle, the useful part of the heat transfer is at the condenser.
C. In ammonia-hydrogen (Electrolux) refrigerator, no compressor, pump or fan is required.
D. The effect of under-cooling the liquid refrigerant is to decrease the coefficient of performance.
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In S.J. unit, one ton of refrigeration is equal to
A. 210 kJ/ min
B. 21 kJ/ min
C. 420 kJ/ min
D. 840 kJ/ min
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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
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In aqua ammonia absorption refrigeration system, incomplete rectification leads to accumulation of water in
A. Condenser
B. Evaporator
C. Absorber
D. None of these
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Air refrigeration operates on
A. Carnot cycle
B. Reversed Carnot cycle
C. Rankine’s cycle
D. Brayton cycle
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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. T 3 ( T 1 − T 2 ) T 1 ( T 2 − T 3 )
B. T 1 ( T 2 − T 3 ) T 3 ( T 1 − T 2 )
C. T 3 ( T 2 − T 3 ) T 1 ( T 1 − T 2 )
D. T 1 ( T 1 − T 2 ) T 3 ( T 2 − T 3 )
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Critical temperature is the temperature above which
A. A gas will never liquefy
B. A gas will immediately liquefy
C. Water will evaporate
D. Water will never evaporate
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