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  • 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, is called


  • Options
  • A. humidity ratio
  • B. relative humidity
  • C. absolute humidity
  • D. degree of saturation

  • Correct Answer
  • degree of saturation 


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    • 1. The cooling of air, without any change in its specific humidity, is known as sensible cooling.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 2. A one tonne refrigerating machine means that

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    • A. one tonne is the total mass of machine
    • B. one tonne refrigerant is used
    • C. one tonne of water can be converted into ice
    • D. one tonne of ice when melts from and at 0° C in 24 hours, the refrigeration effect is equivalent to 210 kJ/min
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    • 3. When the lower temperature of a refrigerating machine is fixed, then the coefficient of performance can be improved by

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    • 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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    • 4. Thermal conductivity of a material may be defined as the

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    • A. quantity of heat flowing in one second through a slab of the material of area 1 cm2 and thickness 1 cm when its faces differ in temperature by 1° C
    • B. quantity of heat flowing in one second through one cm of material when opposite faces are maintained at a temperature difference of 1° C
    • C. heat conducted in unit time across unit area through unit thickness when a temperature difference of unity is maintained between opposite faces
    • D. all of the above
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    • 5. If a gas is to be liquified, its temperature must be

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. The air cooling system mostly used in transport type aircrafts is

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    • A. simple air cooling system
    • B. simple evaporative air cooling system
    • C. boot-strap air cooling system
    • D. all of these
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    • 7. The evaporator used in house-hold refrigerators is

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    • A. frosting evaporator
    • B. non-frosting evaporator
    • C. defrosting evaporator
    • D. none of these
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    • 8. The capacity of the cooling tower and spray ponds __________ as the wet bulb temperature of air decreases.

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
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    • 9. Dehydration is the process of removing water vapour from the surrounding air.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 10. If the evaporator temperature is kept constant, the coefficient of performance of a refrigeration cycle __________ with the increase in condenser temperature.

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
    • Discuss


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