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  1. In vapour compression refrigeration system, refrigerant occurs as liquid between

  2. A.

     Condenser and expansion valve

    B.

     Compressor and evaporator

    C.

     Expansion valve and evaporator

    D.

     Compressor and condenser


  3. 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

  4. A.

     Kinetic theory of gases

    B.

     Newton's law of gases

    C.

     Dalton's law of partial pressures

    D.

     Avogadro's hypothesis


  5. Which of the following statement is wrong?

  6. 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


  7. Which of the following statement is wrong?

  8. 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.


  9. In S.J. unit, one ton of refrigeration is equal to

  10. A.

     210 kJ/ min

    B.

     21 kJ/ min

    C.

     420 kJ/ min

    D.

     840 kJ/ min


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

  12. 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


  13. In aqua ammonia absorption refrigeration system, incomplete rectification leads to accumulation of water in

  14. A.

     Condenser

    B.

     Evaporator

    C.

     Absorber

    D.

     None of these


  15. Air refrigeration operates on

  16. A.

     Carnot cycle

    B.

     Reversed Carnot cycle

    C.

     Rankine’s cycle

    D.

     Brayton cycle


  17. 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)

  18. 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)]


  19. Critical temperature is the temperature above which

  20. A.

     A gas will never liquefy

    B.

     A gas will immediately liquefy

    C.

     Water will evaporate

    D.

     Water will never evaporate