Question Bank I

1. What do you mean by Refrigeration & Air-conditioning?

2. State few uses of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
3. Differentiate between Heat engine and Heat pump.
4. Explain COP (Coefficient of performance) of a refrigerator and a heat pump.
5. What are the factors affecting COP of a refrigeration system?
6. Why Carnot cycle is not used in Refrigeration system.
7. Sketch reversed Carnot cycle and labels the various thermodynamic processes.
8. Define the term ton of refrigeration.
9. Define refrigerating effect. Derive the unit of refrigeration effect in SI and MKS units.
10. Define cooling capacity and COP of a refrigerator
11. What is the effect of sub cooling and superheating on Refrigeration work in VCR systems
12. What is effect of suction pressure on cop.?
13. Draw the simple vapor compression cycle p-h, T  s & h  s planes.
14. Explain the effect of sub-cooling on the performance of vapour compression refrigeration
system.
15. Differentiate between air refrigeration systems and vapour compression refrigeration
system.
16. what are the effects of super heating on the performance of vapour compression
refrigeration system?
17. Write limitations of reversed Carnot cycle.
18. Explain with a neat sketch the working of thermostatic Expansion valve.
19. Explain the effect of discharge pressure on cop of vapor compression cycle?
20. Explain the effect of superheating of vapor before compression?
21. Draw the sketch of Electrolux Refrigeration system.
22. Enumerate the desirable properties of refrigerants commonly used in R & AC applications.
23. Enumerate five distinctions between the vapour compressions and vapour absorption
refrigeration system.
24. Enumerate the characteristic requirements of refrigerant, absorber and mixture in vapour
absorption refrigeration system.
25. What are the modifications required for an existing R-12 refrigeration system to be
retrofitted to R-134a refrigerator?
26. Differentiate between Azeotropes and Non-azeotropes.
27. Compare two fluid VAR systems with three fluid VAR systems?
28. Enumerate alternate refrigerant proposed for R-12 and R-22refrigerant.
29. What are the various types of dryness agents and antifreeze solutions commonly employed
in refrigeration & air-conditioning system?