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Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning problems


  • 1. When the lower temperature of a refrigerating machine is fixed, then the coefficient of performance can be improved by

  • Options
  • A. operating the machine at higher speeds
  • B. operating the machine at lower speeds
  • C. raising the higher temperature
  • D. lowering the higher temperature
  • Discuss
  • 2. A one tonne refrigerating machine means that

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

  • Options
  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect
  • Discuss
  • 4. 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
  • Discuss
  • 5. The air cooling system mostly used in transport type aircrafts is

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

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

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

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

  • Options
  • A. increases
  • B. decreases
  • Discuss
  • 10. The heat transfer by conduction through a thick cylinder(Q) is given by (where T1 = Higher temperature, T2 = Lower temperature, r1 = Inside radius, r2 = Outside radius, l = Length of cylinder, and k = Thermal conductivity)

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss

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