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Psychrometry
Psychrometry
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A ______ is an accurate instrument for measuring pressure
Mercury Manometer
The ______ of air is reached when the air contains all the moisture it can hold
dew point
Which of the following temperature is registered with normal thermometer:
Dry bulb temperature
In summer when the room is air conditioned, vapor pressure is _____ on the outside
than inside
Greater
Humidity ratio of the air is not affected by a temperature change unless it drops below
the saturation temperature:
True
If the surrounding air is hotter than the skin temperature, the body lose heat.
False
Psychrometry is the science and practice of air mixtures and their controls:
True
_______temperature measurement is an indication of moisture content of the air
Wet bulb
______ of heat transfer takes place in waveforms
Radiation
The average body temperature is:
98.6°F
In Psychrometric chart Y-axis indicates which of the following:
Humidity ratio
The comfort range of relative humidity for dry bulb temperatures is ______ :
45 - 65% RH
_______ is the heat transfer that takes place mainly in solids
Conduction
If the ambient temperature rises 10 F, the skin temperature rises only ______:
3F
The _____ of air is the reciprocal of the density
specific volume
Temperature determines the amount of water vapor that air can hold
True
The scales on the vertical right-hand side of the chart represent the _____ portion
latent heat
The _____ reading on a psychrometric chart shows the total heat content of a pound of air.
wet-bulb
At 100% air saturation wet bulb temperature is equal to dry bulb temperature
True
The wet bulb temperature will be lower than or equal to the dry bulb temperature
True
X-axis of psycrometric charts contains which of the following:
Dry bulb temperature
A hygrometer is described as an instrument used to measure which of the following:
Amount of moisture in the air
Hotter temperature means the air has _____ capacity to hold water suspended
Greater
In Psychrometric chart curved boundary indicates which of the following:
Higher the dew point, _____ will be the water content of air:
Higher
10oF rise in air temperature can decrease relative humidity ______ :
20 %
13. The wet bulb temperature is the ____ temperature recorded by moistened bulb.
a) lowest
b) highest
c) atmospheric
d) none of the mentioned
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14. At any dbt, the ____ the difference of wbt reading below below dbt, ____ is the amount of water
vapour held in mixture.
a) smaller, smaller
b) greater, greater
c) greater, smaller
d) smaller, greater
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15. When unsaturated air flows over a sheet of water in an insulated chamber
a) specific humidity of air decreases
b) the water evaporates
c) both air and water are cooled during evaporation
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The specific humidity of air increases during this process.
Compressor
Condenser
Evaporator
Expansion valve
2. In a vapour compression system, the condition of
refrigerant before entering the compressor is
Saturated liquid
Wet vapour
Dry saturated liquid
Superheated vapour
3. The highest temperature during the cycle, in a vapour
compression system, occurs after
Compression
Condensation
Expansion
Evaporation
4. In a vapour compression system, the lowest temperature
during the cycles occurs after
Compression
Condensation
Expansion
Evaporation
5. The sub-cooling in a refrigeration cycle
Q1. At any point on the saturation curve in psychometric chart, the dry bulb temperature
is always
Q2. The moisture content lines in psychrometric chart are also called as
Q3. The horizontal line in psychrometric chart joining the change of state of air
represents
a. humidification
b. sensible cooling or heating
c. sensible cooling or heating with humidification
d. sensible cooling or heating with dehumidification
Q8. The dew point temperature is less than the wet bulb temperature for
a. saturated air
b. unsaturated air
c. both saturated and unsaturated air
d. none of the above
Q9. When,
H1 = Total heat of air entering the coil (heating or cooling)
H2 = Total heat of air leaving the coil (heating or cooling)
H3 = Total heat of air at the end of the process (humidification or dehumidification)
then, the sensible heat factor (H2 – H1) / (H3 – H1) represents the process of
a. 0%
b. 100%
c. 50%
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: b. 100%