Aircon Ref

It is used to deliver widespread, fan-shaped flows of air into the room.
The correct answer is: Diffuser
Find the refrigeration capacity required to cool 29 cubic meter per minute from 29oC if air from outside has an RH of 90%.
The correct answer is: 5.9 TOR
The relative humidity becomes 100 % and where the water vapor starts to condense.
The correct answer is: Dew Point
A room being air conditioned is being held at 25oC dry bulb and 50% relative humidity. A flow rate of 5 m3/s of supply air at 15oC dry bulb and
80% RH is being delivered to the room to maintain that steady condition at 100 kPa. What is the sensible heat absorbed from the room air in
KW?
The correct answer is: 60.8
In cooling cycle, the dry bulb temperature (db) of the air is lowered. When this happens the relative humidity
The correct answer is: increases
One hundred fifty cubic meters of air per minute at 35°C dry-bulb and 25°C wet-bulb termperature are to be cooled to 21°C. Determine the
refrigeration capacity.
The correct answer is: 11 TOR
All of the following processes can be found on a psychrometric chart except :

The correct answer is: natural convection
Which of the following components of the window air conditioning system must be cleaned annually?
The correct answer is: All of these
What is the specific humidity of dry air?

The correct answer is: 0
A part of a refrigerating unit in which refrigerant vaporizes to absorb heat.

The correct answer is: Evaporator
From what principle that air ducts operate?

The correct answer is: Principle of Pressure Difference
At constant temperature, the absolute pressure of a gas varies inversely as its volume.
The correct answer is: Boyle's law
In a given locality the outside temperature average of 30 days is 10 deg.C. Compute the degree-days for the said period.
The correct answer is: 255 deg-days
When the bypass factor is B, the coil efficiency for sensible cooling of air is equal to:
The correct answer is: 1 – B
The process of simultaneous heating and humidifying is known as:

The correct answer is: heating and humidifying
The temperature at which water vapor in the atmosphere begins to condense is known as the:
The correct answer is: dew point
What do bodies at a temperature above absolute zero?

The correct answer is: It emits Thermal Radiation
A popular air conditioning system that includes a single outdoor condenser, three independent evaporators, and individual evaporator
temperature control. The condensing unit is located outside on a slab. They are frequently used in legal and medical offices, motels and
homes without ducts.
The correct answer is: Multizone Ductless Split System
Which of the following capacitors that can usually be found in an air conditioning unit?
The correct answer is: all of these
Air conditioning is the process of :

The correct answer is: maintaining the air at a required temperature and humidity
A 39.6 m3/min of mixture of recirculated room air and outdoor air enter a cooling coil at 31 deg C drybulb and 18.5 deg C wetbulb (w = 0.0082
kgv/kgda, v1 = 0.872 m3/kgda, h1 = 52.5 kJ/kgda. The effective surface temperature of the coil is 4.4 deg C. The surface area of the coil is such
as would give 12.5 kW of refrigeration with the given entering air state. The apparatus dewpoint data ( ws = 0.00525 kgv/kgda and hs = 17.7
kJ/kgda ). Compute the by-pass factor.
1. In an air-conditioning system, before the air is circulated to the required area, it is:
The correct answer is: all of the above
A 0.30 x 0.40 m branch duct leaves a 0.30 x 0.60 main duct at an angle of 60o. The air temperature is 20oC. The dimensions of the main duct
remain constant following branch. The flow rate upstream is 2.7 m3/s. What is the pressure downstream in the main duct.
Note: at 20oC, p = 1.2041 kg/m3.
The correct answer is: 346 Pa
Most people are comfortable with the relative humidity of :

The correct answer is: 30 % to 70 %
Calculate the load on the cooler coil that cools 1.8 kg/s of moist air at a state of 21oC DB, 15oC WB and 1 atm pressure by 5oC. The enthalpy
of air entering is 41.84 KJ/kg and air leaving is 36.845 KJ/kg.
The correct answer is: 12.05 hp
The room is to be maintained at 26C dry-bulb temperature, 54% RH. The following heat load are expected: 40 persons at a sensible load of
200 W per person and a latent heat load of 105 W per person, 20 fluorescent lamps each at 40 W, average solar heat gain of 10 kW and
ventilation required per person is 7 liter/s while heat gain from walls is estimated at 3 kW and heat from other office equipment totaled 1kW.
Air-conditioned air is supplied at 20oC.
OTHER DATA: Outdoor condition is 30oC, 80% Relative Humidity, 100 kPaa atmosphere. The apparatus dew point (dew point of cooling
coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image) What sensible heat gain, from lighting
, W?_____"
A dehumidifier is usually a small hermitic refrigerating system. It has both a condenser and an evaporator.
Many older systems use R – 12 or R -500. The newer units use:
The correct answer is: R – 134a
Carries needed to deliver air to the conditioned space. It is made of sheet of metals like aluminum, galvanized sheet steel and some
structural materials that will not burn.
The correct answer is: Duct
Water in vapor form remains a vapor as long as its temperature is what relations to the dew point temperature.
The correct answer is: below
A 1800 m3/hr of a stream of moist air of tdb = 15 deg. C , twb = 13 deg. C ( w1 = 0.0084 kgv/kgda, v 1 = 0.827 m3/kgda, h1 =36.85 kJ/kgda) ,
are mixed with 720 m3/hr of a second stream at tdb = 25 deg. C and twb = 18 deg. C (w2 = 0.01 kgv/kgda, v2 = 0.859 m3/kgda, h2 = 51.1
kJ/kgda). Compute the mass flow rate of the first stream.
The correct answer is: 36.2 kgda/min
Mean radiant temperature is the basic index used to describe the radiant conditions in a space, it is the mean temperature of individual
exposed surfaces in the environment.
The correct answer is: Mean radiant temperature
Which of the following refrigerants is popular in the industrial refrigerating system; also popularly absorption system of refrigerant.
The correct answer is: R -717 (Ammonia)
When air contains all of the water vapor it can hold, it is said to be
The correct answer is: saturated
A type of refrigerant that will not damage the ozone layer.

The correct answer is: Hydrofluorocarbons (HCF’s)
The engineer was tested to design the air conditioning system for a ball room dance hall. Considering that this involve a lot of activity from its
users, the engineer would design that will require:
The correct answer is: Maximum attainable effective temperature
Compute the enthalpy per kg of dry air in the resulting mixture of the stream of moist air at 2 deg C drybulb and 80% RH ( w1 = 0.0035
kgv/kgda, h1 = 10.78 kJ/kgda ) that is mixed with another stream of moist air at 30 deg C drybulb and 10 deg C dewpoint ( w2 = 0.00765
kgv/kgda, h2 = 49.67 kJ/kgda ) in the ratio by mass of one part of the first, and two parts of the second.
The correct answer is: 36.68 kJ/kgda
The temperature at which the vapor in mixture is cooled at constant pressure is called the
The correct answer is: Dew-point temperature
How do you call the water vapor content of air?

The correct answer is: humidity
he room is to be maintained at 26C dry-bulb temperature, 54% RH. The following heat load are expected: 40 persons at a sensible load of
coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image) How much air is supplied to the room,
kg/s?_____"
It is a form of oxygen photochemically produced in nature.

The correct answer is: Ozone
The motor condition of an air conditioning unit can be checked with:

The correct answer is: the continuity of light or with an ohmmeter
A 30 cu m/min of a steam of moist air of tdb = 15 deg. C , twb = 13 deg. C ( w1 = 0.0084 kgv/kgda, v1 = 0.287 m3/kgda, h1 =36.85 kJ/kgda) ,
are mixed with 12 m3/min of a second stream at tdb = 25 deg. C and twb = 18 deg. C (w2 = 0.01 kgv/kgda, v2 = 0.859 m3/kgda, h2 = 51.1
kJ/kgda). Compute the specific humidity of the resulting mixture.
The correct answer is: 0.00885 kgv/kgda
Large-bulb alcohol thermometer used to measure air speed or atmospheric conditions by means of cooling.
The correct answer is: Kata Thermometer
Which of the following is not used as method to measure air velocities?

The correct answer is: Open type Barometer
What is the temperature of air entering the cooling coil of an air handling unit that supplies a total of 4500 m3/min of dryair which comprises
by weight 20% fresh air( tdb = 40 deg C, twb = 27 deg C, RH=50%, w = 17.2 gv/kgda, h = 85 kJ.kgda), and 80% recirculated air( tdb = 25 deg.
C, RH=50%, w = 10 gv/kgda, h = 50.8 kJ.kgda).
The correct answer is: 28 deg. C
Heating and dehumidification can be obtained simultaneously if air is passed through:

The correct answer is: spray of water kept at a temperatute higher than the dew point of the temperature of the enterin air
If the sensible heat factor is 0.75 and the cooling load is 200 kW, compute the amount of sensible heat.
The correct answer is: 150 kW
A 4 m x 4 m x 4 m room has relative humidity ratio of 80%. The pressure in the room is 120 kPa and temperature is 35 oC ( P sat = 5.628).
What is the mass of vapor in the room. Use Rvapor = 0.4615 kN-m/kg-K.
The correct answer is: 2.30 kg
A method of cooling which uses water as refrigerant. Pressure on the water surface is reduced to lower its boiling temperature.
The correct answer is: Steam Jet Cooling
Determine the dew-poit depression of the room air when the dry-point temperature is 69.8oF and 15oC, respectively.
The correct answer is: 6oC
Measurement of a device’s ability to remove atmospheric air from test air.

The correct answer is: Atmospheric Dust Spot Efficiency
It is the total thermal radiation that impinges on a surface from all directions and from all sources
The correct answer is: Total or global irradiation
A chamber has moist air at 5 deg C drybulb and 2.5 deg C wetbulb flowing at a rate of 1.5 m 3/s. It passes through the chamber and absorbs
a sensible heat rate of 40.7 kW and picks up 40 kg/hr of saturated steam at 110 deg C. What is the specific volume of entering air if the mass
flow rate is 6820 kgdaper hour.
The correct answer is: 0.792 m3/kgda
Which of the following dehumidifier is often used to reheat the air after moisture is removed?
The correct answer is: Condenser
The ozone concentration of 0.10 parts per million (ppm) is generally considered the maximum permissible for how many hours exposure?
The correct answer is: 8 hrs
A mixture of dry air and water vapor is at a temperature of 21 deg. C (Psat@21C = 18.65 mm Hg) under a total pressure of 736 mm Hg. The
dew point temperature is 15 deg. C (Psat@15C = 12.8 mm Hg). What is the humidity ratio per kg of dry air if it is under a total pressure of 736
mm Hg?
Thermostat are used with most window units. They have differentials which vary between:
The correct answer is: 2 °C to 4 °C
A mechanism that removes moisture.

The correct answer is: Dehumidifiers
It is the return of radiation by a surface without change of frequency; the radiation is "bounced" off of the surface.
The correct answer is: Reflection
coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image) What is the total room sensible heat
gain, kW?_____"
It refers to any glazed aperture in a building envelope, the components of which include: glazing material, either glass or plastic; framing,
mullions, 561 muntins, and dividers; external shading devices; and integral shading systems (between glass).
The correct answer is: Fenestration
coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image)How much outside air is required in
kg/hr? _____"
The correct answer is: none of the choice
What is the Chemical formula of Ozone?

The correct answer is: O3
The process of treating air so as to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and distribution to meet the requirements of
the conditioned space.
The correct answer is: Air conditioning
In what form that water exists in air?

The correct answer is: Vapor
Moist air (5 deg C drybulb, 2.5 deg C wetbulb, w1 = 0.0036 kgv/kgda) enters a chamber, at a rate of 90 m3/min. As it passes through the
chamber the air absorbs sensible heat rate of 40.7 kW, and picks up 40 kg/hr of saturated steam at 110 deg C. Determine the specific
humidity (per kg of dry air) after the process considering a mass flow rate of 6820 kgda / hr.
An air-vapor mixture has a DB temperature of 30oC and a humidity ratio of 0.05 kg/kg d.a Calculate the enthalpy.
The correct answer is: 68.527 kJ/ kg d.a.
How should the window type air conditioning unit be placed?
The correct answer is: Slant toward the outside of the home
When air is saturated, the wet bulb depression is:

The correct answer is: zero
The process that the body uses to convert energy in food into heat and work, or the process that determines the rate at which energy is
converted from chemical to thermal form within the body.
The correct answer is: Metabolism
How may moisture be removed from air ?

The correct answer is: condensation and absorption
The drift loss in cooling towers is about :

The correct answer is: 10 to 20%
coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image) Assuming 15% outdoor air and 85%
recirculated air, determine the enthalpy of the air mixture._____"
A stream of outdoor air is mixed with a stream of return air in an air conditioning system that operates at 101 kPa pressure. The flow rate of
outdoor system air is kg/s and its condition is 30oC dry-bulb temperature and 25oC wet-bulb temperature. The flow rate of return air is 3 kg/s
and its condition is 24oC and 50% relative humidity. Determine the enthalpy of the
The correct answer is: 59.16 kJ/kg
Which of the following is to be checked as part of the weekly maintenance schedule of a console air conditioners?
The correct answer is: Cooling Tower
Calculate the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture in cubic meters per kilogram of dry air when the following condition prevail : t = 30˚C, w
= 0.015 kg/kg, and Pt = 90 kPa.
The correct answer is: 0.99 m3/kg
Air in occupied room is at 20oC DB and has a moisture content of 0.007376 kgv/kgda. When air at 20oC DB is fully saturated, it can hold
0.01475 kgv/kgda. Calculate the percent or degree of saturation of the room air.
The correct answer is: 50%
Humidity is a measure of which of the following?

The correct answer is: water vapor content
The process of simultaneous cooling and decreasing of humidity ratio is known as:
The correct answer is: cooling and dehumidifying
A room being air conditioned is being held at 25˚C dry bulb and 50% relative humidity. A flow rate of 5 m3/s of supply air at 15˚C dry bulb
and 80% RH is being delivered to the room to maintain the steady condition at 100 kPa. What is the sensible heat absorbed from the room
air in kW?
When hot soup was served in a cup during dinner, an engineer was so eager to drink it. Since it was hot, he added ice cubes of ice to cool
the soup stirred it. He noticed that dew starts to form on the outermost surface of the cup. He wanted to check the temperature of the
outermost surface of the cup. What is this temperature equal to?
The correct answer is: equal to air’s dew point temperature
A mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, plus smalll amount of small amount of rare gases such as argon, is known as
The correct answer is: air
Solve the enthalpy of the mixture of dry air and water vapor is at a temperature of 21 deg. C (Psat @21C = 18.65 mm Hg, hfg @21C = 2452 kJ/kg)
under a total pressure of 736 mm Hg. The dew point temperature is 15 deg. C (Psat@15C = 12.8 mm Hg, hfg@15C = 2466.2 kJ/kg ).
The correct answer is: 49 kJ/kgda
Cooling towers are used for cooling water :
The correct answer is: to be used for cooling the compressor
Heat exchanger in which water flows by gravity over the outside of the tubes or plates.
The correct answer is: Baudelot Cooler
The ratio of the air humidity ratio to the humidity ratio of saturated air at the same temperature.
The correct answer is: Percent saturation
In sensible heating the absolute humidity remains constant but the relative humidity:
The correct answer is: decreases
Nitrogen occupied almost how much of the Earth’s Atmosphere.

The correct answer is: Three-fourths
Caculate the moisture content of moist air at 20oC DB, 15oC WB, and 95 kPa barometric pressure. Let the saturation pressure of water 15oC
equals to 1.7057 kPaa and at 20oC is 2.339 kPaa.
The correct answer is: 0.00923 kg/kg d.a.
A form of thermal convection when the motion of the fluid is due entirely to buoyancy forces, usually confined to a layer near the heated or
cooled surface
The correct answer is: Free convection
The process of cooling without changing the humidity ratio is known as:
The correct answer is: sensible cooling
When air is heated, what happened to its relative humidity?

The correct answer is: Decreases
Which of the following is to be checked as regular monthly maintenance schedule of a console air conditioning units?
The correct answer is: Duct Dampers, Registers and Diffusers
The air handling unit of an air-conditioning plant supplies a total of 4500 m3/min of dryair which comprises by weight 20% fresh air( tdb = 40
deg C, twb = 27 deg C, RH=50%, w = 17.2 gv/kgda, h = 85 kJ.kgda), and 80% recirculated air( tdb = 20C, RH=50%, w = 10 gv/kgda, h = 50.8
kJ.kgda), What is the specific humidity of air entering the cooling coil.
Compute the amount of water vapor removed in the cooling coil (per kg of dry air) if the moist air of standard atmospheric pressure is passed
over a cooling coil. The inlet conditions are: tdb = 30 deg.C (Psat = 4.246 kPa) , RH = 50%, and the exit condition tdb = 15 deg.C, (Psat =
1.7051 kPa) RH = 80%.
How much refrigeration capacity is required to cool 56.67 m3 of air per minute from 29oC to 21oC? Assume that the cooled air is saturated.
The correct answer is: 2.76 TOR
Determine the moisture content of a most air in kg vapor per kg dry air at 20oC DB, 15oC WB, and 95 Kpaa barometric pressure if Psat at 15oC
= 1.7051 Kpaa.
An air conditioning system which is a combination of heating and cooling system. It is designed to serve an individual room or zone.
The correct answer is: Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner
Which of the following is the type of refrigerant that damages Ozone layer?
When heat is added to moist air in an air-conditioning process

The correct answer is: the absolute humidity remains constant
What is the Mach Number at the throat of a converging diverging noozle?

The correct answer is: One
Why should you avoid bending or twisting of fan blades in an air conditioning unit?
The correct answer is: It will wear out the motor bearings and cause noise
A refrigeration that deals with producing temperature of -157 °C or lower.
The correct answer is: Cryogenics
The thermal state of a body considered with referece to its ability to communicate heat to other bodies.
The correct answer is: Temperature
Moist air at 1 atmosphere is passed over a cooling coil with the following conditions: inlet conditions at point (1): tdb = 30 deg.C (Psat = 4.246
kPa, hg = 2556.3 kJ/kg,) , RH = 50%. The coil exit condition, at point (2): tdb = 15 deg.C, (Psat = 1.7051 kPa, hg = 2528.9 kJ/kg), RH = 80%.
Compute the amount of heat removed if it leaves farther at point (3) as condensed moisture of temperature 10 deg. C and hf = 63 kJ/kg.
The correct answer is: - 27.3 kJ/kgda
The normal cut-out setting of a window unit thermostat is between:

The correct answer is: 13 °C to 16 °C
The surface area of the coil is designed such that it would give 12.5 kW of refrigeration. A 39.6 m 3/min mixture of recirculated room air and
outdoor air enter the cooling coil at 31 deg C drybulb and 18.5 deg C wetbulb (w = 0.0082 kgv/kgda, v1 = 0.872 m3/kgda, h1 = 52.5 kJ/kgda.
Compute the coil efficiency with the apparatus dewpoint data ws = 0.00525 kgv/kgda and hs= 17.7 kJ/kgda .
The process of increasing the dry-buld temperature without changing the humidity ratio is known as:
The correct answer is: sensible heating
An air-vapor mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 30oC and a humidity ratio of 0.015. Calculate the enthalpy at 85 kPa barometric pressure.
All of the following processes can be found on a psychrometric chart except:

The correct answer is: black body radiation
The other name for Swamp Cooling is:

The correct answer is: Wet Roof Cooling
Compute the mass flow rate of a 39.6 m3/min of mixture of recirculated room air and outdoor air enter a cooling coil at 31 deg C drybulb and
18.5 deg C wetbulb (w = 0.0082 kgv/kgda, v1 = 0.872 m3/kgda, h1 = 52.5 kJ/kgda. The surface area of the coil is such as would give 12.5 kW of
refrigeration with the given entering air state.
The correct answer is: 45.41 kgda/min
The method of cooling which primarily used where ambient air temperatures are high and relative humidity is used:
The correct answer is: Swamp Cooling
The ton of refrigeration is a heat unit equivalent to

The correct answer is: 12,000 Btu/hr
The temperature of a moist air which is equal to the saturation temperature of the partial pressure of the vapor.
Evaporative condenser is used to cool

The correct answer is: condenser vapor
The temperature at which the water vapor begins to condense, or the temperature at which the relative humidity of air becomes 100 percent.
What is the instrument used to register relative humidity?

The correct answer is: hygrometer
In an air conditioning unit, the thermostat fails. The unit did not start. How do you test the operation of the thermostat?
The correct answer is: Cover the air outlet and air inlet with a cloth. The air will recirculate into the unit and the temperature will quickly drop
to the cut out temperature
Oxygen is approximately what percent by weight in the atmosphere?

The correct answer is: 23 %
The actual temperature of air which is measured by an ordinary thermometer, or the temperature of a gas or mixture of gases indicated by an
accurate thermometer after correction for radiation.
The correct answer is: Dry-bulb temperature
The temperature at which the water vapor in the gas begins to condense in a constant pressure process.
The correct answer is: Dew point
In the process of heating atmospheric air in an air conditioning apparatus

The correct answer is: The absolute or specific humidity does not change.
A 4 m x 4 m x 4 m room has a relative humidity ratio of 80%. The pressure in the room is 120 kPa and temperature is 35˚C (Psat = 5.628).
What is the mass of vapor in the room. Use Rvapor = 0.4615 kN-m/kg-K.
Palladium Chloride may be used to measure the presence of :

The correct answer is: CO
The use of water to carry heat occupied spaces

The correct answer is: Hydronic Heating System
Saturation temperature is the same as;

The correct answer is: dew point
The psychrometric chart in air conditioning determines the

The correct answer is: moist air conditions
Cooling and dehumidifying process is a process commonly used for:

The correct answer is: summer air conditioning
A stream of moist air at 2 deg C drybulb and 80% RH ( w1 = 0.0035 kgv/kgda, h1 = 10.78 kJ/kgda ) is mixed with another stream of moist air
at 30 deg C drybulb and 10 deg C dewpoint ( w2 = 0.00765 kgv/kgda, h2 = 49.67 kJ/kgda ) in the ratio by mass of one part of the first, and two
parts of the second. What is the mass of dry air per unit mass of the moist air in the first stream?
The correct answer is: 0.9955 kgda/kgmosit air
Compute the total mass flow rate of the resulting mixture of air from first stream with volume flow rate 30 m3/min, tdb = 15 deg. C , twb = 13
deg. C ( w1 = 0.0084 kgv/kgda, v1 = 0.827 m3/kgda, h1 =36.85 kJ/kgda), mixed with 12 m3/min of a second stream at tdb = 25 deg. C and twb =
18 deg. C (w2 = 0.01 kgv/kgda, v 2 = 0.859 m3/kgda, h2 = 51.1 kJ/kgda).
The correct answer is: 0.84 kgda/s
If the dry and wet-bulb temperature readings of the sling psychrometer are identical,
The correct answer is: the air is saturated
Air delivered to the room from the supply duct, moving at a velocity of 150 ft/min or more is called:
The correct answer is: Primary Air
The rate of moist air (5 deg C drybulb, 2.5 deg C wetbulb, w1 = 0.0036 kgv/kgda) entering a chamber is 90 m3/min. As it passes through the
chamber it absorbs sensible heat rate of 40.7 kW, and picks up 40 kg/hr of saturated steam at 110 deg C. Compute the nearest enthalpy
value (per kg of dry air) after the process if the mass flow rate of dry air is 6820 kg/hr and the temperature is 26.5 deg. C.
The correct answer is: 51 kJ/kgda
Dirt and foreign materials normally build-up on the side of the condenser tubes. To ensure adequate condenser capacity, a certain factor is
used in calculating the overall heat transfer through the walls of the tubes including the heat transfer rate of the layers dirt and foreign
materials. What is this factor?
The correct answer is: Fouling Factor
When the dry bulb and the wet bulb temperatures are identical, the air is said to be:
The correct answer is: saturated
In a window air conditioning unit which of the following is usually done by the owner?
The correct answer is: Semiannual cleaning or replacement of filters
What is the effect of superheating the refrigerant?

The correct answer is: It increases the Coefficient of Performance
The Horizontal Scale (Abscissa) in the Psychrometric Chart represents :

The correct answer is: Dry bulb temperature
The ratio of the rated cooling capacity divided by the amount of electrical power used :
The correct answer is: Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER)
In an auditorium maintained at a temperature not to exceed 24˚C and relative humidity not to exceed 60%, a sensible heat load of 132 kW
and 78 kg of moisture per hour to be removed. Air is supplied to the auditorium at 18˚C. How many kilograms of air must be supplied per
hour?
The correct answer is: 79,200 kg/hr
as would give 12.5 kW of refrigeration with the given entering air state. Compute the cooling load per kg of dry air based on the above given
condition.
The correct answer is: 16.51 kJ/ kgda
In a sensible heating process, the final humidity ratio is:

The correct answer is: the same
Fan motors in air conditioning units usually have:

The correct answer is: 2 or 3 speeds
Which of the following is a function of air conditioning?

coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image) How much is the combined sensible
and latent heat load from outdoor air to be supplied, kW?_____"
What is the resulting drybulb temperature of the resulting mixture of air from first stream flowing at 30 cu m/min, tdb = 15 deg. C , twb = 13
deg. C ( w1 = 0.0084 kgv/kgda, v1 = 0.287 m3/kgda, h1 =36.85 kJ/kgda ), mixed with 12 m3/min of a second stream at tdb = 25 deg. C and
twb = 18 deg. C (w2 = 0.01 kgv/kgda, v 2 = 0.859 m3/kgda, h2 = 51.1 kJ/kgda)?
The correct answer is: 17.7 C
Determine the bypass factor of air heating coils if the mean coil temperature is 110oF and it heats air from 60oF to 90oF.
The dry-bulb temperature of humid air is 35oC. What is the wet-bulb depression in oF if the wet-bulb temperature is 18oC?
as would give 12.5 kW of refrigeration with the given entering air state. Compute the enthalpy of air leaving the cooling coil considering the
following apparatus dewpoint data ( ws = 0.00525 kgv/kgda and hs = 17.7 kJ/kgda ).
A sample of air has a dry-bulb temperature of 30°C and a wet-bulb temperature of 25°C. The barometric pressure is 101.325 kPa. Calculate
the enthalphy of the air if it is adiabatically saturated.
By which of the following processes heat mainly dissipates in cooling towers?

The correct answer is: evaporation
The term used to express the amount moisture in a given sample of air. It is compared with the amount of moisture in a given sample of air in
saturated condition.
The correct answer is: Relative Humidity
A certain valume of moist air is at 34oC and 65% RH when the barometric pressure is 101 kPa. If the vapor pressure at 34oC is 5.318 kPaa,
determine the humidity ratio.
The correct answer is: 0.02204 kg/kg d.a.
A component of vapor-compression refrigeration system which is used to compress refrigerant vapor from evaporator to the condenser.
The correct answer is: Compressor
An air conditioning system wherein the entire systems are mounted in the cabinet:
The correct answer is: Console Air Conditioners
The process of cooling and maintaining the temperature of space or material below its surrounding temperature.
The correct answer is: Refrigeration
The sum of the internal energy and the product of pressure and specific valume.
The correct answer is: Enthalpy
Substances that have the ability to absorb moisture from the air are called:
The correct answer is: Desiccants
A duct 0.40 m high and 0.80 m wide suspended from the ceiling in a corridor, makes a right angle turn in the horizontal plane. The inner
radius is 0.2 m and the outer radius is 1.0 m, measured from the same center. The velocity of air in the duct is 10 m/s. Compute the pressure
drop in this elbow assuming; f = 0.3, p = 1.204 kg/m3 and L = 10 m.
coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image)How much air should be supplied in
the room in m3/min?_____"
The correct answer is: none of the choices
Which of the following is considered as comfort condition in air conditioning?

he correct answer is: 20°C DBT, 60% RH
If the sensible heat factor is 0.75 and the cooling load is 200 kW, compute the amount of latent heat.
The correct answer is: 50 KW
Which of the following troubles commonly occurs inside an air conditioning unit?
An instrument used in measuring air velocity by velocity-pressure method.

The correct answer is: Pitot Tube
The total prassure of a mixture of gases is the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert were it to ocuupy the vessel alone at the
volume and temperature of the mixture.
The correct answer is: Dalton's law of partial pressure
coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH. (insert aircon image) What is the total room latent heat
gain, kW?_____"
A thermodynamic quantity that measure the fraction of the total energy of a system thaat is not available for doing work.
The correct answer is: Entropy
In the upper atmosphere, ozone is made by ultraviolet light reacting with:

The correct answer is: Oxygen
parts of the second. What is the mass of dry air per kg of the moist air in the second stream?
The correct answer is: 1.9848 kgda/kgmoist air
A liquid mixture having constant maximum and minimum boiling points. Refrigerants comprising this mixture do not combine chemically, yet
the mixture provides constant characteristics.
The correct answer is: Azeotropic Mixture
Refrigerant in Group A1 (R-11). Chemical combination of carbon, chlorine, and fluorine.
The correct answer is: Carrene
How much is the outside temperature in degree Celsius, from typical month of January in a locality where the number of degree-days is 677?
The correct answer is: – 3.3 deg. C
Refers to the amount of air that has not been in contact, during the sensible cooling process, with the surface of the cooler coil
The correct answer is: Coil by-pass factor
In an air conditioning unit, 3.5 m3/s of air at 27°C dry-bulb temperature, 50 percent relative humidity and standard atmospheric pressure
enters the unit. The leaving condition of the air is 13°C dry-bulb temperature and 90% relative humidity. Using the properties from the
psychometric chart, calculate the refrigeration capacity in kW.
The correct answer is: 87.57 kW
Which of the following is the common classification of ducts?

The mass of an outside air at 50oC in an air conditioning unit is 60 kg. Find the temperature after mixing if the outside air is mixed with 40 kg
with recirculated air at 35oC.
The correct answer is: 44oC
Heat gain or heat gain due to a temperature difference across a building element
The correct answer is: transmission
The amount of CO can be determined by the color of Palladium Chloride. An amount of 30 ppm to 70 ppm will cause:
The correct answer is: Slight Darkening
The temperature below which water vapor in the air will start to condense.
The correct answer is: Dew point Temperature
Which one is commonly used liquid absorbent?

The correct answer is: ethylene glycol
The mass of an outside air at 50˚C in an air conditioning unit is 60 kg. Find the temperature after mixing if the outside air mixed with 40 kg
with recirculated air at 35˚C.
The correct answer is: 44˚C
When coil surface temperature is below the dew point of the air.
The correct answer is: moisture will condense out of the air
In sensible heating cooling following parameter remains unchanged

The correct answer is: humidity ratio
Compute the relative humidity of the mixture of dry air and water vapor is at a temperature of 21 deg. Celsius (Psat@21C = 18.65 mm Hg)
under a total pressure of 736 mm Hg with a dew point temperature of 15 deg. Celsius (Psat@15C = 1707.5 Pa).
The correct answer is: 68.67%
The mixing ratio of humid air is 0.034 at a dry-bulb temperature of 27oC. Determine the enthalpy of the given air: hg@27oC = 2550.8 KJ/kg.
The correct answer is: 87.73 KJ/kg
It is the transport of energy by mixing in addition to conduction. It is associated with fluids in motion, generally through a pipe or duct or along
a surface.
The correct answer is: Thermal convection
A duct 0.40 m high and 0.80 m wide suspended from the ceiling in the corridor makes a right angle turn in the horizontal plane. The inner
radius is 0.2 m and the outer radius is 1.0 m measured from the same center. The velocity of air in the duct is 10 m/s. Compute the pressure
drop in this elbow. Assuming ; f =0.3, ρ = 1.204 kg/m3 and L = 10 m.
The correct answer is: 341 Pa
An adiabatic saturation process is also known as a:

The correct answer is: constant WB temperature process
Air in an occupied room is at a temperture of 20oC DB and has moisture content of 0.00738 kg/kg d.a. When air at 20oC DB is fully saturated,
it can hold 0.01475 kg vapor per dry air. Calculate the percent saturation of the room air. From Steam Tables at 20oC, pd = 2.339 kPaa.
The correct answer is: 50.03%
parts of the second. Compute the specific humidity per kg of dry air in the resulting mixture.
The phenomenon that warm air rise and cold air settle is called :
The correct answer is: Stratification
What is the specific volume (per kgdry air ) if a mixture of dry air and water vapor is at a temperature of 21 deg. C(Psat@21C = 18.65 mm Hg)
under a total pressure of 736 mm Hg. The dew point temperature is 15 deg. C(Psat@15C = 12.8 mmHg).
The correct answer is: 0.875 m3/kgda
Which of the following refrigerant is added sometimes to other refrigerant to improve oil circulation?
The correct answer is: R – 170 (Ethane)
A room of with a total volume of 100 cu.m is occupied by moist air with relative humidity ratio of 80%. The measured drybulb temperature is
35 deg. C with the corresponding saturation temperature of 5.628 kPa. Compute the mass of vapor in the room considering a total pressure
of 101.325 kPa.
It is used deliver concentrated airstreams into a room. Many have one-way or two-way adjustable air stream deflectors.
The correct answer is: Register
An enveloped area with significantly higher rate of heat transfer than the contiguous enclosure is called
The correct answer is: Air conditioned room
It is used to control the air-throw distance, height, and spread, as well as the amount of air.
The correct answer is: Grille
An ammonia leak will turn litmus paper _______.

The correct answer is: blue
A heat pump installation is used to warm a stream of circulating air in a residence to 1100F. An outside ambient of 350F is
considered the available heat source. A heating requirement of 90,000 BTU/hr is necessary to maintain a comfortable temperature
in the living space. Determine the absolute minimum electrical requirement in kilowatts and in HP to operate a heat pump delivering
90,000 BTU/hr under these conditions.
The correct answer is: 4.65 Hp
A Freon unit will tend to short-cycle when operating under :

The correct answer is: light loads
A refrigeration system that combines two vapor compression units, with the condenser of the low temperature system discharging its
heat to the evaporator of the high temperature system.
The correct answer is: Cascade refrigeration system
A 150 Hp motor is used to drive a compressor. If the heat loss from the compressor is 25 kW and the mass flow rate of the
refrigerant entering the compressor is 0.5 kg/'5, determine the difference of the enthalpies between the inlet and outlet of the
compressor. ( Compute for the enthalpy difference )2017
The high-pressure side of the system is sometimes referred to as the

The correct answer is: hot side
A measure of performance of a refrigeration system

The correct answer is: Coefficient of performance
A Carnot engline requires 35 kJ/s from the hot source. The engine produces 15 kW power and the temperature of the sinks is 26oC.
what is the temperature of the hot source in oC?
An excessively high head pressure could be caused by

The correct answer is: insufficient cooling water to the condenser
Liquid refrigerants used for transporting low temperature heat energy from one location to another.
The correct answer is: Secondary refrigerants
An expansion device that maintains a constant pressure at the evaporator entrance.

The correct answer is: Constant pressure expansion valve
The charging connection in a refrigerating system is located :

The correct answer is: between the king valve and the solenoid valve
Sweating of the crankcase is caused by which of the following?

The correct answer is: too much oil in the system
A Carnot refrigeration cycle absorbs heat at -12 deg.C and rejects heat at 40 deg. C. If the cycle is absorbing 15 kW at -12 deg C,
how much power is required?
The correct answer is: 4.02 Hp
A refrigerating system operates on the reversed carnot cycle. The minimum and maximum temperatures are -25 deg. C and 72 deg.
C respectively. If the heat rejected at the condenser is 6000 kJ/min. Compute the refrigerating effect.
The correct answer is: 20.44 tons
The cooling-water side of the condenser should be opened for inspection every
The correct answer is: three months
It is a part of a multipressure refrigeration system where vapor portion of the refrigerant is separated from its liquid component.
The correct answer is: Flash tank
Calculate the refrigerating effect of a CO2 refrigerating plant if the specific enthalpy of the refrigerant as it leaves the condenser is
135 kJ/kg and leaves the evaporator it is 320 kJ/kg. If the mass flow of the refrigerant is 300 kg/hr.
A type of compressor unit where the motor and compressor are enclosed in the same housing.
The correct answer is: Hermetic compressor
What do you call a system in which the evaporator coils are located in a brine solution and the brine is pumped through the icebox?
The correct answer is: an indirect system
It results into an increase heating surface area

The correct answer is: Finned coil
The part of the absorption refrigeration system where the high pressure vapor is released from the absorbing liquid.
The correct answer is: Generator
If the compressor had been running satisfactorily for a long period of time but the oil level was rising slowly, one should :
The correct answer is: shut down the compressor and check the oil level with the machine stopped
The oil separator (trap) is located between the :

The correct answer is: compressor discharge valve and the condenser
It reduces the work of compression in a two-stage or multi-stage compressor.

The correct answer is: Intercooling
The dehydrator is located between the

The correct answer is: receiver and the expansion valve
An ideal vapor compression cycle requires 2.5 kW to power the compressor. You have found the following data for the cycle: the
enthalpy at the condenser entrance = 203 kJ/kg, exit = 55 kJ/kg ; evaporator entrance = 55 kJ/kg, exit = 178 kJ/kg. If the mass flow
rate of the refrigerant is 0.10 kg/s, then the coefficient of performance of this refrigeration cycle is most nearly:
A refrigeration system using R-22 kW of refrigation. The evaporating temperature is -10C and the considering temperature is 40
degrees. Calculate the fraction of vapor in the mixture before the evaporator. Properties of R-22
At - 10oC ; hg = 401.60 kJ/kg, hf = 188.43 kJ/kg
At 40sup>oC ; hf = 249.69 kJ/kg
One TR is equal to
The relief valve on a CO2 machine is located

The correct answer is: on the discharge pipe between the compressor and the discharge valve
To cool farm products, 300 kg of ice at - 4.4oC are placed in bunker. Twenty four hours later the ice have melted into water at 7.2 oC .
What is the average rate of cooling provided by the ice in kJ/hr ?
The correct answer is: 4679.28 kJ/hr
How many CHU/hr is the equivalent of 15 TOR?

The correct answer is: 100,000
A carnot refrigeration cycle receives heat at 12oC and rejects it 43oC determine the COP of the cycle.
The ratio of the volume flow rate entering the compressor to the displacement rate of the compressor.
The correct answer is: Actual volumetric efficiency
The thermal expansion valve is located between the:

The correct answer is: solenoid valve and the evaporator coils
Which of the following is another name for the liquid valve?

The correct answer is: king valve
An international agreement that limits the production and use of Chloropfluorocarbons (CFC)
The correct answer is: Montreal Protocol
The mass flow rate of Freon 12 through a heat exchanger is 10 pounds/minute. Enthalpy of Freon entry is 102 BTU/lb. and of Freon
exit is 26 BTU/lb. Water coolant is allowed to rise 100F. The water flow rate in pounds/minute is:
A solution of water and salt used as a secondary refrigerant.

The correct answer is: Brine
In the p-H plane the region between the saturated liquid line and the saturated vapor line is the
The correct answer is: Liquid-vapor region
Calculate the piston displacement of a two cylinder compressor rotating at 1450 rpm if the diameter of the cylinder is 2.5 in. and the
lenth of stroke.
The correct answer is: 16.48 ft3/min
The bulb for the thermal expansion valve is located

The correct answer is: near the evaporator coil outlet
What is the approximate power required by the compressor needed for a 10 tons ice plant using ammonia refrigerant operates
between evaporator and condenser temperature of –20°C and 35°C respectively. The ice plant is to produce ice at -12°C from water
at 30°C in one day. Assuming losses to be 18% of the heat absorbed from the water. Note: Properties of Ammonia: h1 = 1437 kJ/kg,
h2 = 1736 kJ/kg , h3 = h4 = 366
The correct answer is: 17 Hp
Air is remove from the system by

The correct answer is: opening the purge valve
An expansion device where the control is actuated by the magnitude of superheat of the suction gas leaving the evaporator.
The correct answer is: Thermostatic expansion valve
Compute the heat to be removed from 110 kg of lean beef if it were to be cooled from 20 oC to 4oC, after which it is frozen and cooled
to -18oC. specific heat of beef above freezing is give as 3.23 kJ/kgoC and below freezing is 1.68 kJ/kgoC, freezing point is -2.2oC, and
latent heat of fusion is 233 kJ/kg.
The correct answer is: 36,438 kJ
An ammonia refrigerating cycle operates at 247 kPa suction pressure and 1200 kPa condenser pressure. Other data are the
following: RE = 28 kW, compressor efficiency = 80%, compressor clearance = 5 %, mechanical efficiency = 75%, actual volumetric
efficiency= 74%. At 1200 Kpa (hf = 346.1 kJ/kg), at 247 Kpa (hg = 1445.2 kJ/kg) Compute the mass flow rate of ammonia and the
clearance volumetric efficiency.
The correct answer is: 0.02547 kg/s , 88.2 %
Excess frost on the evaporator coils

The correct answer is: reduces efficiency of the plant
The dehydrating agent in a Freon system is usually

The correct answer is: activated alumina
The purpose of the scale trap is to :

The correct answer is: remove dirt, scale and metal chips from the refrigerant
The part of the absorption refrigeration system where the low pressure refrigerant vapors are converted into liquid.
The correct answer is: Absorber
Too low suction pressure could be caused by

The correct answer is: any of the above
Ammonia leaks in the condenser can be detected by:

The correct answer is: applying litmus paper to the circulating water discharge
Compute the product load of a one thousand kilograms of poultry enter a chiller at 8°C and are frozen and chilled to a final
temperature of -18°C for storage in 15 hours. The specific heat above and below freezing are 3.18 kJ/kg°C and 1.55 kJ/kg°C
respectively. The latent heat is 246 kJ/kg and the freezing temperature is -5°C.
Compute the maximum theoretical heat transferred from the hot reservoir in a 3-hp refrigerator of heat pump that operates between
0 oF and 100 oF.
The correct answer is: 42,756 Btu/hr
The mass flow rate of the refrigerant in a plant is 10 kg/min. Calculate the refrigerating effect per hour considering that the specific
enthalpy of the refrigerant as it leaves the condenser is 135 kJ/kg and as it leaves the evaporator it is 320 kJ/kg.
The correct answer is: 111000 kJ/hr
An expansion device 1 to 6m long with an inside diameter generally 0.5 to 2 mm.

The correct answer is: Capillary tube
When there is a Freon leak, the halide torch will burn :

The correct answer is: green
Which of the following would cause a high suction pressure?

The correct answer is: expansion valve open too wide
It results into an increase heating surface area

The correct answer is: Finned coil
If frost forms on the cylinders, the cause would be

The correct answer is: expansion valve open too wide
A refrigeration system using ammonia as the refrigerant, has a condensing temperature of 27 oC and an evaporating temperature of -
18oC. If it uses wet compression, calculate its coefficient of performance.
The purpose of the scale trap is to :

The correct answer is: remove dirt, scale and metal chips from the refrigerant
The purpose of the low-pressure cutout switch is to:
The correct answer is: cut compressor in and out at a preset pressure
Twenty kilograms of water at initial temperature of 25oC are heated until the temperature is increased to 80oC. compute the quantity
of heat energy supplied.
The correct answer is: 4,605.7 kJ
Short-cycling means that the machine

The correct answer is: stops and starts frequently
Magnolia Dairy products plant must cool 4000 gallons of fresh milk received from the farm per day from an initial temperature of
80oF to a temperature of 38 °F in 5 hours. If the density of milk is 8.6 ib/gal, specific heat, cp = 0.935 Btu/16°R, what must be the
capacity of the refrigerating machine in tons ?
To cool farm products, 300 kg of ice at - 4.4oC are placed in bunker. Twenty four hours later the ice have melted into water at 7.2oC .
What is the average rate of cooling provided by the ice in kJ/hr ?
Solutions with freezing temperatures below 0°C.

The correct answer is: Antifreezes
If the solenoid valve closed by accident, the compressor would be stopped by which of the following?
The correct answer is: low-pressure cutout switch
What is the capacity of compressor (in Hp) to be used in manufacturing of ice at -10 deg. C from water available at 25 deg C
considering that the ice consumption is 48,000 kg of ice per day? Note: COP of the system is 3.2.
If the compressor discharge temperature is higher than the receiver temperature :

The correct answer is: decrease the amount of cooling water to the condenser
Which of the following materials is suitable for tubing in refrigeration application where refrigerant ammonia is employed?
The correct answer is: Steel
A solid salt crystal which in the presence of water vapor will absorb the vapor and become a liquid solution.
The correct answer is: Lithium Bromide
What do you call the liquid reaching the compressor through the suction?
The correct answer is: flooding back
In the numbering system in the halocarbon refrigerants, the first digit on the right is the number of
The correct answer is: Fluorine atoms
The solenoid valve can be typed as a _______.

The correct answer is: magnetic stop valve
Refrigeration is to Coefficient of Performance at Heat Pump is to

The correct answer is: Performance factor
The suction pressure in a Freon system should be

The correct answer is: the pressure which corresponds with a temperature about 20 °F below the temperature of the icebox
A refrigeration system operates on reversed carnot cycle. If the heat added and heat rejected is the system are 5000 kJ/min and
6500 kJ/min respectively. How many tons are needed and the ratio of maximum and minimum temperature?
The correct answer is: 7.1 TOR, 1.33
A type of compressor where kinetic energy of the gas is converted into pressure energy.
The correct answer is: Centrifugal Compressor
One-tenth m3 of water is cooled from 39oC to 2 oC. determine the quantity of heat energy rejected by the water.
A Carnot refrigeration cycle receives heat at -12oC and rejects it 43oC. Determine the COP of the cycle.
The solenoid valve is located between the ______

The correct answer is: scale trap and the thermal expansion valve
A refrigeration system where the heat rejected at the condenser is used instead of being dissipated to the atmosphere.
The correct answer is: Heat pump
The purge valve is located :

The correct answer is: in the highest part of the system
What is the heat rejection at 40 deg. C if the heat pump absorbs 15 kW at -12 deg. and also compute its performance factor.
The correct answer is: 18 kW, 6.02
The oil separator is located between the

The correct answer is: compressor and condenser
A substance executes a reversed Carnot during which receives 105.50 kJ/min of heat. Compute the work required if the adiabatic
compression process triples the initial absolute temperature
The correct answer is: 1 TOR
In the p-H plane of a working substance, the saturated liquid line and the saturated vapor line meet at the
The correct answer is: Critical point
The science of low temperature.

The correct answer is: Cryogenics
Suppose that 30 kg/s water are cooled from 35oC to 10oC. compute the required energy flow rate in kJ/s.
A refrigeration system operates on an ideal vapor compression using R-12 with an evaporator temperature of -30°C and a
condenser exit temperature of 49.3°C and requires a 74.6 kW motor to drive the compressor. What is the capacity of the refrigerator
in TOR? Enthalpy at the condenser entrance = 382 kJ/kg, exit = 248.15, evaporator entrance = 248.15, exit = 338.14.
The most likely cause of high superheat would be

The correct answer is: expansion valve closed too much
The refrigerants generally used in vapor-compression systems is known as

The correct answer is: Primary refrigerants
A Carnot Engine requires 35 kJ/s from the hot source. What is the temperature of the hot source the engine requires and produces
20.107Hp of power with temperature of the sink is 26°C.?
The correct answer is: 250 deg C
It protects the earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun.
The correct answer is: Ozone
Refrigerants normally used for service in the petroleum and petrochemical industry
The correct answer is: Hydrocarbons
It will either cool or maintain a body at a temperature below that of its surroundings
The correct answer is: Refrigerating machine
A double-trunk piston is used to

The correct answer is: all of the above
The solenoid valve is :

The correct answer is: a temperature-controlled stop valve
The system should be purged
The correct answer is: after the system has been shut down for a few hours
Compute the cooling water needed per hour in an ammonia simple saturation cycle operates at 247.1 kPa suction pressure and
1169 kPa condenser pressure. The cooling water in the condenser is increased by 6 deg. C. Note: At 30 deg. C ( hf = 341.77 kJ/kg )
, load = 28.13 kW. At -14 deg. C ( hg = 1445.2 kJ/kg, vg = 0.4878 m 3/kg). At 1169 kPa ( h = 1677 kJ/kg and v = 0.15 m3/kg )
The correct answer is: 4.9 m3/hr
Refrigerant 12 is used in a refrigerating system having a refrigerant capacity of 40 tons. The evaporator and condenser pressures
are 206,9 kPa and 931 kPa respectively when using the standard vapor compression cycle.
Large leaks in a Freon system cannot always be detected with a halide torch because it changes color with the slightest amount of
Freon present. A large leak can be detected easier by applying _________
The correct answer is: a soapsuds solution, mixed with a little glycerin to hold the solution together, and watch for bubble
Some causes of a noisy compressor are

The correct answer is: any of the above
The COP is the ratio of the refrigerating effect to the

The correct answer is: Work of compression
Mixture of two substances which cannot be separated into its components by distillation.
The correct answer is: Azeotropes
One-tenth m3 of water is cooled from 39oC to 2oC. Determine the quantity of heat energy rejected by the water.
The relief valve is located on the :

The correct answer is: discharge side of the compressor
Low suction pressure is caused by

The correct answer is: solenoid valve not functioning properly
For antifreezes, the concentration at which the lowest temperature can be reached without solidification is the
The correct answer is: Eutectic point
A four cylinder, single-acting, V-type compressor with 8 cm and 10 cm stroke operates at 600 rpm. It is used in a Freon-12(k = 1.13)
vapor compression system with condenser and evaporator pressure of 725.5 kPa and 189.5 kPa respectively. If the compression is
dry and isentropic, the clearance is 2 percent and there is no subcooling or superheating (before compression) of the refrigerant
what is the volumetric efficiency.
The correct answer is: 95.44 %
If no gaskets are used in the piping joints of a Freon system, the joints must be :
The correct answer is: ground joints
Zinc rods are found in the

The correct answer is: salt-water side of condenser
In a flash tank, adequate vapor separation can be effected at vapor velocities

The correct answer is: Less than 1 m/s
A device for holding open the suction valve and drawing gas from the suction manifold and returning it to the suction line without
compressing it is called_______
The correct answer is: cylinder unloader
In an ammonia condensing machine (compressor plus condenser) the water used for condensing 55 oF and the evaporator is at
15oF. calculate the ideal COP.
If the cooling water to the condenser suddenly fails?
The correct answer is: the compressor will shut down
Calculate the required plant capacity in tons of refrigeration of the fish weighing 24,255 lb with a temperature of 20°C is brought to a
cold storage and which shall be cooled to -10°C in half-day. Note the following additional data: specific heat of fish is 0.7 kCal/kg°C
above freezing, 0.30 kCal/kg°C below freezing point at -3 deg.C and the latent heat of freezing is 55.5 kCal/kg.
A reversed Carnot cycle refrigeration has COP of 5.35 when the refrigeration is done at 255K at DS = 0.38 kJ/K during isothermal
heat absorption (interaction). Solve the net work and the temperature of heat rejection.
The correct answer is: 18 kJ, 302.7 K
If any of the electrically controlled devices in a Freon system malfunction, which of the following valve will also automatically shut
off?
The correct answer is: Solenoid valve
A vapor compression refrigeration system is designed to have a capacity of 150 tons of refrigerayion. It produces chilled water from
22oC to 2oC. its actual coefficient of performance is 5.86 and 35% of the power supplied to the compressor is lost in the form of
friction and cylinder cooling losses. determine the condenser cooling water required for a temperature rise of 10 oC.
The correct answer is: 14.75 kg/s
The elements of a thermostat switch are usually of the

The correct answer is: bimetal type
A refrigeration system has a refrigerating effect per kilogram of 220 kJ. The heat to be removed is 630 kJ/hr. Calculate the mass
circulated per hour.
The correct answer is: 2.86 kg/h
Which of the following is the probable cause of hot suction line?

The correct answer is: insufficient refrigerant
A device used to keep moisture from passing through the system is called :
The correct answer is: dehydrator
The charging valve is located between the :

The correct answer is: king valve and the expansion valve
The scale trap is located between the :

The correct answer is: king (liquid) valve and expansion valve
The expansion valve is located between the

The correct answer is: receiver and evaporator
Which of the following is the usual cause of slugging?

The correct answer is: expansion valve not operating properly
A refrigeration system using ammonia a the refrigerant has a condensing temperature of 27 oC. if it uses wet compression, calculate
its coefficient of performance.
How much power is required to produce 10 metric tons of ice per day at –10°C from raw water at 22°C if miscellaneous losses are
15% of the chilling and freezing load?
An expansion device that maintains a constant pressure at the evaporator entrance.

The correct answer is: Constant pressure expansion valve
What is the displacement clearance of a compressor in an ammonia simple saturation cycle if its volumetric clearance efficiency is
88.54% with a suction pressure is 247.1 kPa and condenser pressure of 1169 kPa.
The correct answer is: 5%
Compute the mass of ice at 32 deg F that will be melt per hour if the inside temperature is maintained at 10°C while the surrounding
air temperature is at 35°C. A refrigerator is 2 m high, 1.2 m wide and 1 m deep. The over-all heat transfer coefficient is 0.532
W/m2 °C.
The correct answer is: 3.52 lb
Calculate the product load (in TOR) of an ice plant that produces 18,140 kg of ice per day at -15°C from water at 25°C. Consider
the following miscellaneous losses of 12% of the freezing and chilling load.
The heat rejected in the condenser is 500 kW. Compute the mass flow rate of water needed to cool the refrigerant if the water
enters the condenser at 30°C and leaves at 50°C. If
The correct answer is: 789.831 lb/min
If a compressor runs continuously, the cause might be a

The correct answer is: stuck low-pressure switch
The crossover connection in an ammonia system can be used to ____________.

The correct answer is: hot-gas defrost
ation system is designed to have a capacity of 150 tons of refrigeration. It produces chilled water from 22 oC to 2oC. its actual
coefficient of performance is 5.86 and 35% of the power supplied to t
The correct answer is: 14.75 kg/s
To cool farm products, 300 kg of ice at -4.4oC are placed in bunker. Twenty four hours later the ice have melted into water at 7.2oC. what is
the average rate of cooling provided by the ice in kJ/hr?
A single-stage ammonia compressor is producing 10 tons of refigeration and the power consumed is 15 Hp. Suction pressure is 25 psi,
condensing pressure is 180 psi, brine temperature is 20oF off brine cooler. Determine the actual coefficient of performance.
How much power is required to produce 10 metric tons of ice per day at –10°C from raw water at 22°C if miscellaneous losses are 15% of
the chilling and freezing load?
1. What is the displacement clearance of a compressor in an ammonia simple saturation cycle if its
volumetric clearance efficiency is 88.54% with a suction pressure is 247.1 kPa and condenser
pressure of 1169 kPa. 5%
2. An ideal vapor compressioncy cycle requires 2.5 kW to power the compressor. You have found
the following data for cycle: the enthaly at the condenser entrance = 203 kj/kg, exit = 55 kj/kg ;
evaporator entrace = 55 kj/kg, exit = 178 kj/kg. if the mass flow rate of the refrigerant is 0.10 kg/s,
then the coefficient of performance of this refrigeration cycle is most nearly: 4.92
3. A refrigeration system using ammonia as the refrigerant, has a condensing temperature of 27 oC

and an evaporating temperature of -18oC. If it uses wet compression, calculate its coefficient of
performance. 5.01
4. An ammonia refrigerating cycle operates at 247 kPa suction pressure and

1200 kPa condenser pressure. Other data are the following: RE = 28 kW,
compressor efficiency = 80%, compressor clearance = 5 %, mechanical
efficiency = 75%, actual volumetric efficiency= 74%. At 1200 Kpa (hf = 346.1
kJ/kg), at 247 Kpa (hg = 1445.2 kJ/kg) Compute the mass flow rate of
ammonia and the clearance volumetric efficiency. 0.02547 kg/s , 88.2 %
5. In an ammonia condensing machine (compressor plus condenser) the water used for condensing
is 55oF. Calculate the ideal COP. 11.875 (also 3pts)
6. A refrigeration system operates on an ideal vapor compression using R-12 with an evaporator
temperature of -30°C and a condenser exit temperature of 49.3°C and requires a 74.6 kW motor
to drive the compressor. What is the capacity of the refrigerator in TOR? Enthalpy at the
condenser entrance = 382 kJ/kg, exit = 248.15, evaporator entrance = 248.15, exit = 338.14. 43.5
7. 10Calculate the product load (in TOR) of an ice plant

that produces 18,140 kg of ice per day at -15°C from
water at 25°C. Consider the following miscellaneous
losses of 12% of the freezing and chilling load. 31.50
8. Magnolia dairy products plant must cool 4000 gallons of fresh milk received from the farm per day
from an initial temperature of 80oF to a temperature of 38 oF in 5 hours. If the density of milk is 8.6
lb/gal, specific gravity is 1.03 and specific gravity is 0.935, what must be the capacity of the
refrigerating machine in tons? 22.515 (also 3pts)
9. Compute the mass of ice at 32 deg F that will be melt per hour if the inside temperature is
maintained at 10°C while the surrounding air temperature is at 35°C. A refrigerator is 2 m high,
1.2 m wide and 1 m deep. The over-all heat transfer coefficient is 0.532 W/m 2 °C. 3.52 lb
10. The mass flow rate of Freon 12 through a heat exchanger is 10 pounds/minute. Enthalpy of Freon
entry is 102 BTU/lb. and of Freon exit is 26 BTU/lb. Water coolant is allowed to rise 10 0F. The
water flow rate in pounds/minute is: 76
11. What is the capacity of compressor (in Hp) to be used in manufacturing of ice at -10 deg. C from
water available at 25 deg C considering that the ice consumption is 48,000 kg of ice per day?
Note: COP of the system is 3.2. 107
12. A vapor compression refrigeration system is designed to have a capacity of 150 tons of
refrigerayion. It produces chilled water from 22oC to 2oC. its actual coefficient of performance is
5.86 and 35% of the power supplied to the compressor is lost in the form of friction and cylinder
cooling losses. determine the condenser cooling water required for a temperature rise of 10oC.
14.75 kg/s (also 3pts)
13. Compute the heat to be removed from 110 kg of lean beef if it were to be cooled from 20 oC to
4oC, after which it is frozen and cooled to -18oC. specific heat of beef above freezing is given as
3.23 kj/kgoC and below freezing is 1.68 kj/kgoC,freezing point is -2.2oC, and latent heat of fusion is
233 kj/kg. 36,438 kj (also 3pts)
14. What is the approximate power required by the compressor needed for a 10 tons ice plant using
ammonia refrigerant operates between evaporator and condenser temperature of –20°C and
35°C respectively. The ice plant is to produce ice at -12°C from water at 30°C in one day.
Assuming losses to be 18% of the heat absorbed from the water. Note: Properties of Ammonia:
h1 = 1437 kJ/kg, h2 = 1736 kJ/kg , h3 = h4 = 366 kJ/kg. 17 Hp
15. A 150 Hp motor is used to drive a compressor. If the heat loss from the compressor is 25 kW and
the mass flow rate of the refrigerant entering the compressor is 0.5 kg/'5, determine the difference
of the enthalpies between the inlet and outlet of the compressor. 173.80 kJ/kg (also 3pts)
16. Compute the cooling water needed per hour in an

ammonia simple saturation cycle operates at 247.1 kPa
suction pressure and 1169 kPa condenser pressure. The
cooling water in the condenser is increased by 6 deg. C.
Note: At 30 deg. C ( hf = 341.77 kJ/kg ) , load = 28.13 kW.
At -14 deg. C ( hg = 1445.2 kJ/kg, vg = 0.4878 m3/kg). At
1169 kPa ( h = 1677 kJ/kg and v = 0.15 m3/kg ) 4.9 m3/hr
17. Calculate the required plant capacity in tons of refrigeration of the fish weighing 24,255 lb with a
temperature of 20°C is brought to a cold storage and which shall be cooled to -10°C in half-day.
Note the following additional data: specific heat of fish is 0.7 kCal/kg°C above freezing, 0.30
kCal/kg°C below freezing point at -3 deg.C and the latent heat of freezing is 55.5 kCal/kg. 22.4
18. What is the heat rejection at 40 deg. C if the heat pump absorbs 15 kW at -12 deg.
and also compute its performance factor. 18 kW, 6.02
19.A refrigeration system operates on reversed carnot cycle. If the heat added
and heat rejected is the system are 5000 kJ/min and 6500 kJ/min
respectively. How many tons are needed and the ratio of maximum and
minimum temperature? 7.1 TOR, 1.33
20. A vapor compression refrigeration system is designed to have a capacity of 200 tons of
refrigeration. It produces chilled water from 23°C to 2°C. Its actual coefficient of performance is
5.86 and 35% of the power supplied to the compressor is lost in the form of friction and cylinder
cooling losses. Determine the condenser cooling water required in kg/s for temperature rise of
12°C. 8.55 kg/s
21. The mass flow rate of the refrigerant in a plant is 10 kg/min. Calculate the refrigerating effect per
hour considering that the specific enthalpy of the refrigerant as it leaves the condenser is 135
kJ/kg and as it leaves the evaporator it is 320 kJ/kg. 111000 kJ/hr
22. Calculate the refrigerating effect of a CO2 refrigerating plant if the specific enthalpy of the
refrigerant as it leaves the condenser is 135 kJ/kg and leaves the evaporator it is 320 kJ/kg. If the
mass flow of the refrigerant is 300 kg/hr. 15.42 kW
23. A four cylinder, single-acting, V-type compressor with 8 cm and 10 cm stroke operates at 600
rpm. It is used in a Freon-12(k = 1.13) vapor compression system with condenser and evaporator
pressure of 725.5 kPa and 189.5 kPa respectively. If the compression is dry and isentropic, the
clearance is 2 percent and there is no subcooling or superheating (before compression) of the
refrigerant what is the volumetric efficiency. 95.44 %
24. Compute the product load of a one thousand kilograms of poultry enter a chiller at 8°C and are
frozen and chilled to a final temperature of -18°C for storage in 15 hours. The specific heat above
and below freezing are 3.18 kJ/kg°C and 1.55 kJ/kg°C respectively. The latent heat is 246 kJ/kg
and the freezing temperature is -5°C. 5.7 kW
Blackboard NEW Questions:
What operates low-pressure cutout switch? bellows
Compute the coefficient of performance of a 95 tons refrigeration system with compressor power of 67.14
kW. 4.97
A refrigeration system operates on an ideal vapor compression using R - 12 with an evaporator

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temperature of -30 C and a codenser exit temperature of 49.30 C and requires 74.6 kW motor to drive
the compressor. What is the capacity of the refrigerator in tons of refrigeration? enthalpy at condenser
entrance = 248.15 kJ/kg, exit = 338.14 kJ/kg. 43.1
The room is to be maintained at 26C dry-bulb temperature, 54% RH. The following heat load are
expected: 40 persons at a sensible load of 200 W per person and a latent heat load of 105 W per person,
20 fluorescent lamps each at 40 W, average solar heat gain of 10 kW and ventilation required per person
is 7 liter/s while heat gain from walls is estimated at 3 kW and heat from other office equipment totaled
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1kW. Air-conditioned air is supplied at 20 C.
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OTHER DATA: Outdoor condition is 30 C, 80% Relative Humidity, 100 kPaa atmosphere. The apparatus
dew point (dew point of cooling coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as
95% RH. (insert aircon image) How much air is supplied to the room, kg/s?_____" 1053.6
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The density of air at 35°C and 101 kPa is 1.05 kg/m . The humidity ratio is near to: 0.036 kgvapor / kgair
Calculate the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture in cubic meters per kilogram of dry air when the
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following condition prevail : t = 30˚C, w = 0.015 kg/kg, and Pt = 90 kPa. 0.99 m /kg
Refrigerants normally used for service in the petroleum and petrochemical industry. Hydrocarbons
Which of the following refrigerants is flammable? R717

An air-vapor mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 30 oC and a humidity ratio of 0.015. Calculate the enthalpy at 85
kPa barometric pressure. 68.34 kJ/kg
Moist air (5 deg C drybulb, 2.5 deg C wetbulb, w1 = 0.0036 kgv/kgda) enters a chamber, at a rate of 90
3
m /min. As it passes through the chamber the air absorbs sensible heat rate of 40.7 kW, and picks up 40
kg/hr of saturated steam at 110 deg C. Determine the specific humidity (per kg of dry air) after the
process considering a mass flow rate of 6820 kgda / hr. 0.00947 kJ/kgda
If the specific humidity of moist air is 0.027 at 1 atmosphere pressure, what is the partial pressure of the
water vapor in the mixture? 4.125 Kpaa
Determine the dew-poit depression of the room air when the dry-point temperature is 69.8oF and 15oC, respectively.
6
An air-vapor mixture has a DB temperature of 30oC and a humidity ratio of 0.05 kg/kg d.a Calculate the enthalpy
68.527
How much refrigeration capacity is required to cool 56.67 m3 of air per minute from 29C to 21C. Assume
that the cooled air is saturated. 2.76
A 0.30 x 0.40 m branch duct leaves a 0.30 x 0.60 main duct at an angle of 60o. The air temperature is
20oC. The dimensions of the main duct remain constant following branch. The flow rate upstream is 2.7
m3/s. What is the pressure downstream in the main duct. Note: at 20oC, p = 1.2041 kg/m3. 346
The room is to be maintained at 26C dry-bulb temperature, 54% RH. The following heat load are expected: 40
persons at a sensible load of 200 W per person and a latent heat load of 105 W per person, 20 fluorescent lamps each
at 40 W, average solar heat gain of 10 kW and ventilation required per person is 7 liter/s while heat gain from walls
is estimated at 3 kW and heat from other office equipment totaled 1kW. Air-conditioned air is supplied at 20oC.
OTHER DATA: Outdoor condition is 30oC, 80% Relative Humidity, 100 kPaa atmosphere. The apparatus dew
point (dew point of cooling coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH.
(insert aircon image) What is the specific humidity of outdoor air, kg/kg?_____" 0.02187
is estimated at 3 kW and heat from other office equipment totaled 1kW. Air-conditioned air is supplied at
20oC.OTHER DATA: Outdoor condition is 30oC, 80% Relative Humidity, 100 kPaa atmosphere. The apparatus
dew point (dew point of cooling coils) is 10 C .Assume air leaving the cooling and dehumidifying unit as 95% RH.
(insert aircon image)What is the specific volume of outdoor air, m3/kg?_____" 0.901
(insert aircon image)What is the specific enthalpy of outdoor air, kJ/kg?_____" 86
(insert aircon image) What is the total combined heat gain in the room , kW?_____" 20600

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