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31. Statement (I): Effective temperature is an 88. The COP of an ideal refrigerator of capacity
index which correlates the combined effect 2.5 T is 5. The power of the motor required
of air temperature, air humidity and air to run the plant is:
movement upon human thermal comfort. (A) 1.5 kW (B) 1.35 kW
Statement (II): Thermal comfort is not (C) 1.55 kW (D) 1.75 kW
affected by mean radiant temperature.

80. In a psychrometric chart, relative humidity 91. In air-conditioning plant, air enters the
lines are: cooling coil at 27oC. The coil surface
(A) Curved temperature is –5oC. If the bypass factor of
(B) Inclined and straight but non uniformly the unit is 0.4, the air will leave the coil at:
spaced (A) 5.6°C (B) 7.8°C
(C) Horizontal and non-uniformly spaced (C) 9.2°C (D) 11.2°C
(D) Horizontal and uniformly spaced

83. Consider the following statements in

respect of vapour compression refrigeration
units:
1. In actual units the refrigerant leaving
the evaporator is superheated.
2. Superheating of refrigerant at exit of
evaporator increases the refrigerant effect.
3. The superheating of refrigerant
increases the work of the compressor
92. The wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures of
Which of the above statements are correct?
an air sample will be equal when:
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 1 and 3 only
1. Air is fully saturated
(C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3
2. Dew point temperature is reached
3. Partial pressure of vapour equals the total
pressure
4. Humidity ratio is 100%
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4 (D) 1 and 4
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90. Two reversible refrigerators are arranged in
series and their COPs are 5 and 6
respectively. The COP of composite
refrigeration system would be:
(A) 1.5 (B) 2.5 (C) 3.5 (D) 4.5 86. A refrigeration plant working on Carnot
cycle is designed to take the load of 4 T of
refrigeration. The cycle works between 2oC
and 27oC. The power required to run the
system is:
(A) 1.27 kW (B) 3.71 kW
(C) 5.71 kW (D) 7.27 kW
84. In a vapour compression refrigerator, the
heat rejected in condenser is 1500 kJ/kg of
refrigerant flow and the work done by
compressor is 250 kJ/kg. The COP of the
refrigerator is:
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

87. The choice of a refrigerant depends upon:

1. Refrigerating capacity.
2. Type of compressor used (reciprocating,
centrifugal or screw)
85. A refrigeration plant is designed to work 3. Service required (whether for air
between –3oC and 27oC. The plant work on conditioning, cold storage or food
the Carnot cycle. If the same plant is used freezing)
as a heat-pump system, then the COP of the Which of the above statements is/are
heat pump becomes: correct?
(A) 10 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 7 (A) 1 and 3 only (B) 1 only
(C) 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3
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93. Air at 25C and 80% RH is passed over a
cooling coil whose surface temperature is
10C which is below DPT of the air. If the
air temperature coming out of the cooling
coil is 15C, then the bypass factor of the
cooling coil is:
(A) 0.56 (B) 0.67 (C) 0.76 (D) 0.87
3 1
94. Consider the following statements for the
appropriate context:
1. The Relative Humidity of air remains
constant during sensible heating or cooling
2. The Dew Point Temperature of air remains
constant during sensible heating or cooling
3. The total enthalpy of air remains constant
during adiabatic cooling
4. It is necessary to cool the air below its
Dew Point Temperature for dehumidifying
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 3 and 4 only (D) 2, 3 and 4
96. The latent heat load in an auditorium is
25% of sensible heat load. The value of
sensible heat factor is
(A) 0.3 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.8 (D) 1.0
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117. Which one of the following methods can be
adopted to obtain isothermal compression
in an air compressor?
(A) Increasing the weight of the compressor
(B) Interstage heating
(C) Atmospheric cooling
(D) Providing appropriate dimensions to the
cylinder
118. Consider the following statements:
The compression process in a centrifugal
compressor is comparable with:
1. Reversible and adiabatic
2. Irreversible and adiabatic
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
(A) Both 1 and 2 (B) Neither 1 nor 2
(C) 1 only (D) 2 only
119. A portable compressor is taken from a place
where the barometric pressure is 750 mm of
Hg and the average intake temperature is
27C to a mountainous region where the
barometric pressure is 560 mm of Hg
temperature is 7C. The reduction in mass
output of the machine is:
(A) 80% (B) 60% (C) 40% (D) 20%
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120. The ratio of static enthalpy rise in the rotor 13. Surging is the phenomenon of
to the static enthalpy rise in the stage of an (A) Steady, periodic and reversed flow
axial flow compressor is defined as:
(B) Unsteady, periodic and reversed flow
(A) Power input factor
(B) Flow coefficient (C) Unsteady, periodic and uniform flow
(C) Temperature coefficient (D) 1-dimensional steady and uniform flow
(D) Degree of reaction

14. In an axial flow compressor, the ratio of pressure in the rotor blades to the pressure rise in the
compressor in one stage is known as
(A) Work factor (B) Slip factor
(C) Degree of reaction (D) Pressure coefficient

15. In the following diagram, for axial flow compressors, surging is likely to occur in

Head

1 2 3 4

Mass flow rate

th nd
(A) 4 zone (B) 2 zone (C) 1st zone (D) 3rd zone
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16. In a centrifugal compressor, an increase in speed at a given pressure ratio causes

(A) Increase in flow and increase in efficiency
(B) Increase in flow and decrease in efficiency
(C) Decrease in flow and decrease in efficiency
(D) Decrease in flow and increase in efficiency

18. What is the correct sequence in increasing order of air handling/ compressing machines based on
the pressure ratios?
(A) Air blower, axial flow fan, centrifugal compressor and reciprocating compressor
(B) Axial flow fan, centrifugal compressor, air blower and reciprocating compressor
(C) Air blower, centrifugal compressor, axial flow fan, and reciprocating compressor
(D) Axial flow fan, air blower, centrifugal compressor and reciprocating compressor

19. The head developed is maximum (Keeping other parameters such as rotor diameter, speed, width,
inlet angle, etc. constant) for a centrifugal compressor with Forward current blade

(A) Rotor with backward curved blades

(B) Rotor with forward curved blades
Radial curved blade
(C) Rotor with radial blades
(D) All of the above Backward curved blade

flow rate
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40. For a multistage reciprocating compressor; which of the following statements are correct?
(1) It decreases volumetric efficiency
(2) The work of compression is reduced
(3) The high pressure cylinder is smaller in size
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3

65. Consider the following data referring to a refrigerator working on Vapour-compression

refrigeration cycle:
(1) Enthalpy at entry to compressor = 180 kJ/kg
(2) Enthalpy at exit to compressor = 210 kJ/kg
(3) Enthalpy at exit to condenser = 60kJ/kg
What is the COP of the refrigerator?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

3 2

4 1

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115. Air is passed through a cooling coil at a temperature of -5OC. If the temperature of air drops from
25OC to 10OC, the Bypass factor of the coil is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.7 (D) 1.0
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66. Consider the following statements about two-stage reciprocating compressors:

(1) For the same pressure ratio the volumetric efficiency of a two-stage compressor is more than
that of single stage compressor.
(2) A two-stage compressor requires minimum work when inter-cooling is perfect.
(3) The intercooler pressure p2 is the average of inlet pressure p1 and delivery pressure p3.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 3 only (B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3

70. In case of a vapour compression refrigerator, if the condenser temperature of the refrigerant is
closer to the critical temperature, then there will be
(1) Excessive power consumption
(2) High compression
(3) Large volume flow
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3

93. Statement (I): The COP of an air conditioning plant is higher than the COP of a household
refrigerator.
Statement (II): for the same condenser temperature, the suction pressure of the evaporator is
higher in air conditioning plant than in household refrigerator.
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94. Statement (I): The main difference between vapour compression refrigeration compression
refrigeration cycle and Bell-Coleman gas refrigeration cycle is that in gas cycle,
an expander is used in place of a throttle valve.
Statement (II): In throttling of a perfect gas, temperature remains constant.

95. Statement (I): Humidity ratio of moist air is the ratio of the mass of water vapour to the mass of
moist air in a given value of air-water vapour mixture.
Statement (II): For any given barometric pressure, humidity ratio is a function of the dew point
temperature alone.

97. Statement (I): The estimation of exact cooling load calculations of space to be conditioned is
important to know because it involves both the initial cost and operating cost.
Statement (II): The outside heat gain to conditioned space is called external load and the heat gain
from inside the conditioned space is called internal load.

99. Statement (I): Axial flow air compressors need many stages to develop high pressure ratios.
Statement (II): The amount of turning of air flow in blade row is limited by the occurrence of
separation, a phenomenon caused by adverse pressure gradient.

113. In a Psychrometric chart, which of the following statements/is/are correct?

(A) It is used to determine properties of refrigerants
(B) It cannot determine WBT and DBT
(C) It is seldom used for air conditioning design
(D) It provides plot for moist air conditioning
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114. In a Psychrometric chart, horizontal lines represent constant

(A) Humidity ratio and vertical lines represent constant dry bulb temperature
(B) Humidity ratio and vertical lines represent constant wet bulb temperature
(C) Dry bulb temperature and vertical lines represents constant absolute humidity ratio
(D) Wet bulb temperature and vertical lines represent constant humidity ratio

116. The multistage compression of air as compared to single stage compression

(A) Improves volumetric efficiency for the given pressure ratio
(B) Reduces work done per kg of air
(C) Gives more uniform torque
(D) All of the above
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117. In sensible cooling of moist air, its physical properties vary as follows:
(1) The wet bulb temperature decreases
(2) The dew point temperature remains constant
(3) The relative humidity increases
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only (D) 2 and 3 only

118. A desert cooler having a cooling efficiency of 70% reduces the temperature of atmospheric air
from 37OC to 30OC. The wet bulb temperature of the air is
(A) 24OC (B) 25OC (C) 26OC (D) 27OC

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119. Consider the following statements with regard to air-conditioning systems:

(1) In adiabatic saturation process, air-vapour mixture undergoes a process of constant relative
humidity
(2) Wet bulb temperature of air whose relative humidity is 100 is equal to the dew point
temperature
(3) In winter air conditioning, the process is heating and humidification
(3) For designing air conditioning ducts, equal friction method automatically reduces the air
velocity in the duct in the direction of flow
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 4 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 3 and 4

50. An air–conditioning system operating on the reversed Carnot cycle is required to remove heat
from the room at a rate of 25kW to maintain its temperature constant at 20°C. The
temperature of the surroundings being 35°C, the power required to operate this air–
conditioning system will be
(A) 1.28 kW (B) 4.02 kW (C) 5.12 kW (D) 12.80 kW
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42. In a vapour compression refrigeration system, the high pressure liquid from the
condenser/receiver is cooled below its saturation temperature toP
(A) Reduce the net work per cycle
4' 4 3
(B) Reduce the net refrigerating effect
(C) Increase the net refrigerating effect
(D) Reduce the pressure on the high pressure side
1' 1 2

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43. Specific humidity is defined as Mass of

(A) Water vapour contained in air–vapour mixture per kg of dry air
(B) Water vapour contained per kg of air–vapour mixture
(C) Dry air contained per kg of air–vapour mixture
(D) None of these

44. In an ideal Vapour Compression Refrigeration cycle the enthalpy values at salient points are
as follows
At inlet to compressor : 1500 kJ/kg
At outlet to compressor : 1800 kJ/kg
At inlet to evaporator : 300 kJ/kg
What’ is the COP of the cycle?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

48. Consider the following functions:

1. Minimizing friction
2. Sealing the gas between suction and discharge ports
3. As a coolant to transfer heat from the crankcase to the compressor shell
4. To dampen the noise generated by moving parts
Which of the above functions do lubricants in refrigeration systems perform?
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1 and 2 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 3 and 4 only
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49. Consider the following statements for sensible heating. In this process:
1. Wet bulb temperature increases
2. Relative humidity decreases
3. Vapour pressure remains constant
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1 and 2 only (C) 1 and 3 only (D) 2 and 3 only

26. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) During heating and humidification process, humidity ratio decreases
(B) During cooling and dehumidification process, humidity ratio increases
(C) During cooling and dehumidification process, dry bulb temperature increases
(D) During heating and humidification process, dry bulb temperature increases

94. Following points express the effect of keeping high clearance volume for the cylinders in
reciprocating compressor. Which one of the following points is disagreeable?
(A) By increasing clearance volume volumetric efficiency decreases
(B) By increasing clearance volume power consumption increases
(C) By increasing clearance volume chances of piston striking cylinder head gets reduced
(D) By increasing clearance volume maximum compression pressure value decreases
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95. Consider the following statements:

1. Stalling is the separation of flow from the blade surface
2. Surging leads to physical damage due to impact loads and high frequency vibration
3. Mass flow rate is minimum if choking occurs
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1 and 3 only (C) 1 and 2 only (D) 2 and 3 only

98. What is the power required to drive a centrifugal air compressor, when impeller diameter is
0.45 m and N is 7200 rpm
(A) 28.78 kW/kg/s (B) 30.78 kW/kg/s
(C) 27.78 kW/kg/s (D) 26.78 kW/kg/s

99. Cooling of reciprocating compressor cylinder

1. Increases the volumetric efficiency
2. Increases the work input
3. Decreases the volumetric efficiency
4. Decreases the work input
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 3 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 3 and 4 (D) 1 and 4

104. Statement (I) : In an air–conditioned room , the reflective coating should be on

the inside of the window.
Statement (II) : Window pane glass is transparent to solar radiation

118. Statement (I) : The term surge indicates a phenomenon of instability which takes
place at low flow values and which involves an entire system
including not only the centrifugal compressor, but also the group
of components traversed by the fluid upstream and downstream of
it
Statement (II) : Choking is defined as separation of fluid from the rotor blades of
centrifugal compressor
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16. In the centrifugal compressor the work input is equal to sum of
(A) Pressure head, relative head and dynamic head
(B) Dynamic head, centrifugal head and relative head
(C) Pressure head, centrifugal head and dynamic head
(D) Pressure head, centrifugal head and relative head.

17. For a centrifugal compressor with radial vanes, slip factor is the ratio of
(A) Isentropic work to Euler work
(B) Whirl velocity to the blade velocity at the impeller exit
(C) Stagnation pressure to static pressure
(D) Isentropic temperature rise to actual temperature rise

18. The specific speed of a centrifugal compressor is generally

(A) less than that of reciprocating compressor
(B) independent of compressor type, but depends only on size of compressor
(C) higher than that of axial compressor
(D) more than specific speed of reciprocating compressor but less than axial compressor

19. In a centrifugal compressor, the highest Mach number leading to shock wave in the fluid flow
occurs at
(A) Diffuser inlet radius (B) diffuser outlet radius
(C) Impeller inlet radius (D) impeller outlet radius

20. In a centrifugal compressor, an increase in speed at a given pressure ratio causes

(A) increase in flow and increase in efficiency
(B) increase in flow and decrease in efficiency
(C) decrease in flow and increase in efficiency
(D) decrease in flow and decrease in efficiency

21. In an axial flow compressor, the ratio of pressure rise in the rotor blades to the pressure rise in
the compressor in one stage is known as
(A) Pressure coefficient (B) Work factor
(C) Degree of reaction (D) Slip factor

24. In an ideal vapour compression refrigeration cycle the refrigeration effect is 80kJ/kg of
refrigerant flow. The COP is 4. If the flow of the refrigerant is 2 kg/s, the heat rejected in the
condenser is
(A) 50 kW (B) 100 kW (C) 150 kW (D) 200 kW
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25. In the expansion valve of a refrigerator the following property remains constant
(A) Entropy (B) enthalpy
(C) Internal energy (D) product PV

29. The saturation temperature of water vapour at its partial pressure is equal to
(A) Wet bulb temperature (C) Adiabatic saturation temperature
(B) Dew point temperature (D) Dry bulb temperature

34. A refrigerator operating on standard vapour compression cycle has COP = 5.5 and is
driven by 40 kW compressor. Saturated liquid and saturated vapour enthalpies at
condensing temperature of 30C are 69.55 kJ/kg and 201.45 kJ/kg respectively.
Saturated refrigerant vapour leaving the evaporator has enthalpy of 187.53 kJ/kg. Find
refrigerant temperature at compressor discharge. (Take cp of refrigerant vapour as 0.6155
kJ/kg K.
(A) 40.2C (B) 41.2C (C) 42.2C (D) 43.2C

35. In a 3 ton capacity water cooler, water enters at 30C and leaves at 15C steadily. What is
the water flow rate per hour?
(A) 60 kg (B) 100 kg (C) 602 kg (D) 2520 kg

36. In a vapour compression cycle, a good refrigerant should have a

(A) large latent heat of vaporization at condenser pressure (C) condenser pressure close to critical pressure
(B) large latent heat of evaporator Pressure (D) low critical pressure

37. It is not a cause for discouragement of the use of Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants in
domestic refrigerators and air-conditioners for
(A) their ozone depletion potential
(B) their global warming potential
(C) their tendency to migrate to the upper atmosphere by molecular diffusion
(D) their toxicity and non-availability

38. The room sensible heat loss is 30,000 kJ/h and the latent heat loss is 20,000 kJ/h. Then the
sensible heat factor is
(A) - 0.6 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.3 (D) 3.0
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39. When unsaturated air is adiabatically saturated, which of the following properties decrease?
1. Dry bulb temperature 3. Relative Humidity
2. Wet bulb temperature 4. Specific Humidity
(A) 1 only (B) 1 and 2 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 3 and 4 only

40. It is desired to condition the outside air from 80% relative humidity and 45C humidity and
25C dry bulb temperature. The practical arrangement will be
(A) Heating and humidification (B) heating and dehumidification
(C) Cooling and humidification (D) cooling and dehumidification

41. Which parameters are the independent variables in the construction of psychometric plot for a
particular value of barometric pressure?
(A) Dry bulb temperature and specific humidity
(B) Wet bulb temperature and relative humidity
(C) Dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature
(D) Dry bulb temperature and enthalpy

42. If air at 20C is heated to 25°C using heater with a surface temperature of 30°C then, the by-
pass factor is
(A) 2.0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1.0 (D) None

43. The atmospheric air at dry bulb temperature 15°C enters a heating coil maintained at
40°C If the air leaves the heating coil at 30°C, the coil efficiency is equal to
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.6 (D) 0.75

44. In the air-conditioned space, fan load is considered as

(A) Latent heat gain (C) Both sensible and latent heat gain
(B) Sensible heat gain (D) Not considered as load

45. Equal friction method for designing air-conditioning duct.

(A) Ensures constant static pressure at all terminals in the duct
(B) Ensures same velocity in the duct all through in all branches
(C) Automatically reduces the air velocity in the duct in the direction of flow
(D) Does none of the above

88. Statement (I) : The index of compression and the index of expansion are
different in reciprocating compressors.
Statement (II) : Reciprocating compressors are used to compress a large
pressure ratio and low discharge.
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94. Statement (I) : Immersion chilling in tanks of slush ice is better than the slow
cool air chilling for poultry products.
Statement (II) : Cool lair chilling of poultry products cause a moisture loss of 1 to
2 percent while immersion chilling can cause a moisture
absorption of 4 to 15 per cent.

102. In gas cycle refrigeration, an engine is used instead of a throttle valve for pressure drop of the
refrigerant, because
(A) Enough cooling or temperature drop is not obtained by throttling
(B) There can be even heating of the gas if the temperature before throttling is not
below the maximum inversion temperature
(C) There is inadequate content of temperature
(D) There can be leakage of gas.

27. An ideal vapour compression refrigerator operates between a condenser pressure p1 and an
evaporator pressure p 2 . Which of the following changes would increase its COP?
(A) Increasing p1 by p and keeping p 2 constant (C) Adopting wet compression
(B) Decreasing p 2 by p and keeping p1 constant (D) Subcooling the refrigerant

28. An absorption refrigeration system is supplied with energy Q1 in the form of heat at
temperature T1 , while it extracts energy Q3 as heat from a cold space at temperature T3 . The
ambient temperature is T2 . Then the COP of the refrigerator is (ignoring the small amount of
energy supplied in the pump)
T1 (T2  T1 ) T3 (T2  T1 ) T3 (T1  T2 ) T1 (T1  T2 )
(A) (B) (C) (D)
T3 (T1  T2 ) T1 (T1  T2 ) T1 (T2  T3 ) T3 (T2  T3 )

29. For a 2-stage air compressor for the maximum efficiency of compressor, consider the
following statements:
1
1. P2   p1  p3 
2 3. Intercooling between stages is complete
2. P2  p1  p3 4. Work is equally shared by the two stages.
Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 4 only (B) 1, 3and 4 (C) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3 only

54. A vapour compression refrigerator has a COP of 4, and extracts 10kJ of heat from the cold
reservoir. If this machine is worked as a heat pump, how much heat will it deliver to the
environment?
(A) 2kJ (B) 2.5kJ (C) 12.5kJ (D) 25kJ
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53. Consider the following statements
1. An ammonia absorption refrigerator has a COP more than 3 and is superior to vapour
compression system.
2. Ammonia absorption machines are preferable where waste heat is available from an
existing source.
3. Absorption refrigerator has no moving and hence needs little maintenance
4. The partial pressure of ammonia vapour varies, being high in the condenser and low in
the evaporator.
Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1,2,3 and 4 (B) 1, 2 and 3 only (C) 2, 3 and 4 only (D) 1 and 4 only

55. A refrigerator based on reversed Carnot cycle works between refrigeration and condenser
temperatures of - 23C and 27C . If a cooling rate 5kW is desired, What will be the
required power in kW?
(A) 1 (B) 2.5 (C) 5 (D) 6

57. Ammonia used as refrigerant is non-corrosive to

(A) iron and steel (C) copper and copper alloys
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

58. In a VCR plant, the refrigerant leaves the compressor and evaporator with enthalpy of 205
kJ/kg and 177kJ/kg respectively. Enthalpy of the refrigerant leaving the condenser is 105
kJ/kg. If the mass flow rate of the refrigerant is 0.2 kg/s, the refrigeration effect will be
(A) 12.2kW (B) 14.4kW (C) 16.4kW (D) 20.2kW

59. When unsaturated air undergoes adiabatic saturation, which of the following properties
decrease(s)?
1. Relative humidity 2. Specific humidity
3. Dry-bulb temperature 4. Wet-bulb temperature
(A) 1,2,3 and 4 (B) 2 only (C) 3 only (D) 4 only

60. A stream of moist air at dry-bulb temperature of 40C and dew-point temperature of 25C
passes through a water shower whose temperature is maintained at 20C . The stream of air
will undergo a process of
(A) sensible cooling (B) evaporative cooling
(C) cooling and humidification (D) cooling and dehumidification

62. During the sensible cooling process, specific humidity

(A) remains constant (B) increases (C) decreases (D) unpredictable
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63. The comfort conditions in air conditioning system are defined by
(A) 22C dbt and 60% RH (B) 25C dbt and 100% RH
(C) 20C dbt and 75% RH (D) 27C dbt and 75% RH

64. The most suitable pair of refrigerant and absorbent combination for solar refrigeration is
(A) ammonia and water (B) ammonia and sodium thiocyanide
(C) Water and lithium bromide (D) R22 and dimethylformamide

103. The power consumed by a reciprocating air compressor will be minimum, if the compression
follows the thermodynamic
(A) isentropic process (B) adiabatic process
(C) isothermal process (D) polytrophic process

104. Losses in a centrifugal compressor are due to

(A) impeller channel losses only (B) inlet losses only
(C) both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

106. Stalling of blades in axial-flow compressors is the phenomenon of

(A) airstream blocking the passage (C) unsteady periodic and reverse flow
(B) motion of air at sonic velocity (D) airstream not able to flow over the blade contour

113. Statement (I) In a binary mixture charged refrigeration system, when a leakage occurs, first the high
pressure refrigerant leaks and then the low-pressure refrigerant leaks.
Statement (II) High-pressure refrigerant has the higher boiling point and low pressure refrigerant has the
lower boiling point.