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
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Air refrigerator works on
A. Reversed Carnot cycle
B. Bell Coleman cycle
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these
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The bypass factor of a cooling coil decreases with
A. Decrease in fin spacing and increase in number of rows
B. Increase in fin spacing and increase in number of rows
C. Increase in fin spacing and decrease in number of rows
D. Decrease in fin spacing and decrease in number of rows
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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
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The boiling point of ammonia is
A. -10.5°C
B. -30°C
C. -33.3°C
D. -77.7°C
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Moisture in Freon refrigeration system causes
A. Ineffective refrigeration
B. High power consumption
C. Freezing automatic regulating valve
D. Corrosion of whole system
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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. 100 kJ/kg
D. 125 kJ/kg
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The relative humidity is defined as
A. The mass of water vapour present in 1 m3 of dry air
B. The mass of water vapour present in 1 kg of dry air
C. 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
D. 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
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The wet bulb temperature during sensible cooling of air
A. Remains constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. None of these
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The dry bulb temperature during sensible heating of air
A. Remains constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. None of these
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The wet bulb temperature during sensible heating of air
A. Remains constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. None of these
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The C.O.P. of a refrigerator working on a reversed Carnot cycle is (where T1 = Lowest absolute temperature and T2 = Highest absolute temperature)
A. T 2 − T 1 T 1
B. T 1 T 2 − T 1
C. T 1 T 1 − T 2
D. T 2 − T 1 T 2
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The relative coefficient of performance is equal to
A. Actual C .O .P . Theoretical C .O .P .
B. Theoretical C .O .P . Actual C .O .P .
C. Actual C.O.P. × Theoretical C.O.P.
D. None of these
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If a gas is to be liquefied, its temperature must be
A. Increased to a value above its critical temperature
B. Reduced to a value below its critical temperature
C. Equal to critical temperature
D. None of the above
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The advantage of dry compression is that
A. It permits higher speeds to be used
B. It permits complete evaporation in the evaporator
C. It results in high volumetric and mechanical efficiency
D. All of the above
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The leaks in a refrigeration system using Freon are detected by
A. Halide torch which on detection produces greenish flame lighting
B. Sulphur sticks which on detection gives white smoke
C. Using reagents
D. Smelling
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The higher temperature in vapour compression cycle occurs at
A. Receiver
B. Expansion valve
C. Evaporator
D. Compressor discharge
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Highest temperature encountered in refrigeration cycle should be
A. Near critical temperature of refrigerant
B. Above critical temperature
C. At critical Temperature
D. Much below critical temperature
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In actual air-conditioning applications for R-12 and R-22, and operating at a condenser temperature of 40°C and an evaporator temperature of 5°C, the heat rejection factor is about
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The capillary tube is not used in large capacity refrigeration systems because
A. Cost is too high
B. Capacity control is not possible
C. It is made of copper
D. Required pressure drop cannot be achieved
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