1. The minimum temperature to which water can be cooled in a cooling tower is ?

dew point temperature of air

wet bulb temperature of air

dry bulb temperature of air

ambient air temperature

Answer: wet bulb temperature of air

Explanation:


2. The evaporator used in house-hold refrigerators is ?

frosting evaporator

non-frosting evaporator

defrosting evaporator

none of these

Answer: frosting evaporator

Explanation:


3. The capillary tube is not used in large capacity refrigeration systems because ?

cost is too high

capacity control is not possible

it is made of copper

required pressure drop can not be achieved

Answer: capacity control is not possible

Explanation:


4. A valve which maintains a constant degree of superheat at the end of the evaporator called ?

automatic expansion valve

high side float valve

thermostatic expansion valve

low side float valve

Answer: low side float valve

Explanation:


5. If a gas is to be liquified, its temperature must be ?

increased to a value above its critical temperature

reduced to a value below its critical temperature

equal to critical temperature

none of the above

Answer: equal to critical temperature

Explanation:


6. The critical temperature is the temperature ?

below which a gas does not obey gas law

above which a gas may explode

below which a gas is always liquified

above which a gas will never liquified

Answer: above which a gas will never liquified

Explanation:


7. The critical pressure of a liquid is the pressure ?

above which a liquid will remain a liquid

above which a liquid will explode

above which a liquid will always convert into a vapour

below which a liquid will always be in vapour form

Answer: above which a liquid will remain a liquid

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8. 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 ?

humidity ratio

relative humidity

absolute humidity

degree of saturation

Answer: degree of saturation

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9. Dry bulb temperature is the temperature of air recorded by a thermometer, when ?

it is not affected by the moisture present in the air

its bulb is surrounded by a wet cloth exposed to the air

the moisture present in it begins to condense

none of the above

Answer: it is not affected by the moisture present in the air

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