Romblon State University · College of Engineering and Technology · Department of Agricultural Engineering

S.Y. 2016-2017 – 1st Semester

Refrigeration Engineering
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
NAME: _________________________________ COURSE/YEAR: _________________ DATE:
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Direction: Read the Statements carefully and choose from the given options. Write your answer on the answer bank
below. ERASURES ARE NOT ALLOWED.

1. Find the enthalpy at 100 psi and 97% quality (x), h f = 298.55 Btu/lb, h g = 889.119 Btu/lb.
a. 1,161 Btu/lb b. 1,261 Btu/lb c. 1,361 Btu/lb d. 1,461 Btu/lb
2. A mixture of dry air and water vapour, when the air has diffused the maximum amount of water vapor into it, is
called ____________.
a. dry air b. Moist air c. Saturated air d. Specific humidity
3. The temperature of air recorded by a thermometer, when it is not effected by the moisture present in it, is called
___________.
a. wet bulb temperature b. dry bulb temperature c. dew pint temperature d. none of these
4. The difference between dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature, is called ________.
a. Dry bulb depression c. Degree of saturation
b. b. Wet bulb depression d. Dew point depression
5. It is the mixture of dry air and water vapor.
a.Moist air b. dry air c. saturated air d. vapor
6. It is the ratio of the mass of water vapor to the mass of dry air.
a. Relative Humidity b. Degree of Saturation c. Humidity Ratio d. Specific humidity
7. A 100 tons of refrigeration system has a COP of 5. Determine the compressor horsepower.
a. 94.26 kW b. 94.26 HP c. 70.32 kW d. 70.32 HP
8. An evaporator has a temperature of 3℃ with entrance enthalpy of 352.75 kJ/kg. At 3℃ , h f = 319.56 kJ/kg and
h g = 642.45 kJ/kg. Find the quality (x) after expansion.
a. 16.27% b. 21.48% c. 15.67% d. 10.28%
9. A 90 tons refrigeration system has a compressor input of 0.97 kW per ton refrigeration. If compressor efficiency
is 75%, determine the heat rejected from the condenser.
a. 283 kW b. 252 kW c. 390 kW d. 382 kW
10. A refrigeration system using R-22 has a capacity of 320 kW of refrigeration. The evaporating temperature is
minus 10 degrees C and the condensing temperature is 400C. Calculate the fraction of vapor in the mixture before
the evaporator.
a. 0.245 b. 0.227 c. 0.287 d. 0.315
11. The refrigerating machine that is classified as a one tone machine has the capacity to produce a cooling effect
of :
a. 500 kcal/hr b. 300 kcal/hr c. 3000 kcal/hr d. 50 kcal/hr
12. It is the saturation temperature corresponding to the actual partial pressure of the steam in air or the temperature at
which condensation of moisture begins when the air cooled at constant pressure.
a. Wet bulb depression c. Saturation Temperature
b. Dew point temperature d. dry bulb temperature
13. It states that in any mixture of miscible gases, the pressure exerted by gases on its container is equal to the sum of
the partial pressures of dry air and water vapor.
a. Dalton’s Law of Total pressure c. Dalton’s Law of Water vapor
b. Dalton’s Law of Partial pressure d. Dalton’s Law of Dry Air
14. What will happen to the refrigerating effect per unit mass when you sub-cool the liquid?
a. the same b. increases c. decreases d. none of these
15. The heat rejected ________ when the suction vapor is superheated.
a. the same b. increases c. decreases d. none of these
16. When superheating the suction vapor, what will happen to the COP of the refrigerating system?
a. the same b. increases c. decreases d. none of these
17. What will be the effect of increasing the condensing temperature to the COP of the refrigerating system?
a. the same b. increases c. decreases d. none of these
18. What will be the effect of superheating the suction vapor to the refrigerating effect per unit mass of the
refrigerating system?
a. the same b. increases c. decreases d. none of these
19. It is the volume swept through by the pistons in their suction strokes per unit time.
a. Displacement stroke b. volume swept c. Volume displaced d. all of these
20. It is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in the air the saturation pressure corresponding to the
temperature of the air.
a. Humidity Ratio b. degree of saturation c. relative humidity d. enthalpy
21. It is the non-condensing components of the mixture, mainly the nitrogen and the oxygen.
a. Vapor b. saturated air c. unsaturated air d. dry air
 22. What is the gas constant of water vapor?
a. 0.28708 kJ/kg-0C b. 9.81 kJ/kg-0Cc. 0.4615 kJ/kg-0C d. 101.3 kJ/kg-0C
23. It literally means pertaining to the measurement of cold or the state of the atmosphere with reference to moisture.
a. Psychrometry b. Psychrometrics c. Psychrometer d. Psychrometrymeter
24. Its purpose in the refrigeration system is to accept the low pressure dry gas and raise to that of the condenser.
a. Evaporator b. expansion valve c. compressor d. condenser
25. Its purpose is to accept the hot, high pressure gas and cool it to remove first the superheat and then the latent heat,
so that the refrigerant will condense back the liquid.
a. Evaporator b. expansion valve c. compressor d. condenser
26. This factor considers both direct (due to release into atmosphere) and indirect (through energy consumption)
contributions of refrigerants to global warming.
a. Global Warming Potential c. Total Equivalent Warming Index (TEWI)
b. Ozone Depletion Potential d. All of these
27. These refrigerants are derivatives of alkanes (C nH2n+2) such as methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6).
a. Fully saturated, halogenated compounds c. Hydrocarbons
b. Inorganic refrigerants d. Mixtures
28. The concentration at which a lowest temperature can be reached without solidification is called ________.
a. Sublimationb. eutectic point c. evaporation d. liquefaction
29. In naming a fully saturated, halogenated compound refrigerants designated as XYZ, the Z indicates:
a. the number of Hydrogen (H) atoms c. the number of Fluorine (F) atoms
b. the number of Carbon (C) atoms d. All of these
30. These are fluids which are used directly as working fluids, for example in vapor compression and vapor
absorption refrigeration system.
a. Secondary Refrigerants b. Tertiary Refrigerants
b. Primary Refrigerants c. Natural Refrigerants
31. It is an international agreement adopted in 1987 to control the production and consumption of specific man-made
chemicals that destroy the ozone layer, the earth’s protective shield.
a. The Montreal Protocol b. Kyoto Protocol c. Basel Convention d. Stockholm Convention
Direction: Arrange the following processes of refrigeration system starting from the evaporator until it completes the
whole cycle. (a-b-c-d)
32. Reversible addition of heat at constant pressure to saturated vapor pressure.
33. Reversible rejection of heat at constant pressure (condensation and de-superheating process).
34. Reversible and adiabatic compression from saturated vapor to the condenser pressure.
35. Irreversible expansion at constant enthalpy.

Direction: Identify the Properties of air as indicated in the Psychrometric Chart.

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ANSWER BANK (Write only the Letter of your answer)

1. 5. 9. 13. 17. 21. 25. 29. 33.
2. 6. 10. 14. 18. 22. 26. 30. 34.
3. 7. 11. 15. 19. 23. 27. 31. 35.
4. 8. 12. 16. 20. 24. 28. 32.

PROBLEM SOLVING:
1. Calculate the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture in cubic meters per kilogram of dry air when the following
conditions prevail: t = 30 C, W = 0.015 kg/kg, and pt = 90 kPa.
 2. The weather bureau records for a certain data indicated a temperature of 28 0C. Barometric pressure is 100 kPa and
relative humidity of 75%. Determine the following:
a. Partial pressure of water vapor, b. partial pressure of dry air, c. humidity ratio, d. degree of saturation, e. dew
point, f. density of the mixture.

3. A room 6m x 4m x 4m is occupied by an air water vapor mixture at dry bulb temperature of 38 0C. The
atmospheric pressure is 101.0 kPa and the relative humidity ratio of 70%. Determine the a) the humidity ratio, b)
dew point temperature c) mass of dry air and d) the mass of water vapor.

Prepared by:

ENGR. CHRISTIAN M. MORTEL

Instructor