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Mechanical Engineering Hinglish

Application of Thermodynamics
VCRS DPP 02

1. The compressor work in a refrigerating machine

having a throttle valve is 20 kJ/kg. By using an 6. In a cascade refrigeration cycle two refrigerator are
expander, the increase in net refrigerating effect is 4 working in series with COP 5 and 3. If this
kJ/kg. The percentage change in work is _____% refrigerator is running by a Carnot engine having
(round off to two decimal places). [NAT] temperature limit 600 K and 300 K and heat supplied
to the Carnot engine is 2 kW, the refrigeration effect
is ______kW (round off to two decimal places).
2. In a vapour absorption refrigeration system, heating, [NAT]
cooling and refrigeration take place at the
temperatures of 100oC, 20oC and -5oC respectively. 7. A vapour absorption refrigeration system works with
What is the maximum C.O.P of the system? [MCQ] generator, ambient and evaporator temperature as 360
K, 310 K and 260 K respectively. If the evaporator
(a) 1.6 (b) 4.0 temperature falls to 240 K, the generator temperature
(c) 2.3 (d) 4.6 in order to operate the system with same COP is
______ Kelvin (round off to two decimal places).
3. Working under pressure limits of 10 bar & 0.1 bar. if [NAT]
the refrigerant has following properties
hf hg sf sg 8. In a vapor compression refrigerating system the mass
10 bars 150 kJ/kg 450 kJ/kg 500 kJ/kg 40oC flow rate of refrigerant is 1000 kg/hr and specific
volume at inlet to compressor is 0.1 m3/kg and if
0.1 bar 50 kJ/kg 350 kJ/kg 500 kJ/kg -10oC volumetric efficiency is 80%, the compressor
displacement in m3/min is _______ (round off to two
Find COP and RE (in kJ/kg) if the Refrigerant enters decimal places). [NAT]
condenser at 70°C and 10 bars. [MCQ]
(a) 150, 1.33 9. A vapour compression refrigerator uses methyl
(b) 1.33, 200 chloride (R-40) and operates between temperature
(c) 1.5, 150 limits of -10oC and 45oC. At entry to the compressor,
(d) 1.5, 200 the refrigerant is dry saturated and after compression
it acquires a temperature of 60oC. The C.O.P. of the
4. In a vapour absorption refrigeration system, the refrigerator is _______ (round off to two decimal
refrigeration temperature is – 15oC. The generation is places). The relevant properties of methyl chloride
operated by solar heat where the temperature reached are as follows:
is 110oC. The temperature of surrounding where heat Saturation Enthalpy Entropy
rejected is 55oC. The maximum COP of the system is temperature (kJ/g) (kJ/kg K)
[MCQ] in 0oC Liquid Vapour Liquid Vapour
(a) 0.66 (b) 0.57 -10 45.4 460.7 0.183 1.637
(c) 0.53 (d) 0.46
45 133.0 483.6 0.485 1.587

5. A solar refrigeration system works with generator
temp of 77°C. The condenser and absorber are at
same temp of 27°C. If the Evaporator is at -3°C then
percentage reduction in refrigerating effect if
surrounding temperature increases by 10 °C is
_______% (round off to two decimal places).
[NAT]
Let cp of R-40 = 0.5 kJ/kg-K. [NAT]
10. 28 tonnes of ice from and at 0oC is produced per day
in an ammonia refrigerator. The temperature range in
the compressor is from 25oC to -15oC. The vapour is
dry and saturated at the end of compression and an
expansion valve is used. There is no liquid
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subcooling. Assuming actual C.O.P. of 62% of the

theoretical, the power required to drive the
compressor is _________kW (round off to two
decimal places). Take latent heat of ice = 335 kJ/kg.
Following properties of ammonia are given:
[NAT]
Temperature Enthalpy Entropy
0 oC (kJ/g) (kJ/kg K)
Liquid Vapour Liquid Vapour
25 298.9 1465.84 1.1242 5.0391

-15 112.34 1426.54 0.4572 5.5490

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Answer Key
1. 20.00 (19.00 to 21.00) 6. 1.67 (1.50 to 2.00)
2. (c) 7. 380.20 (375.00 to 385.00)
3. (b) 8. 2.08 (1.90 to 2.10)
4. (c) 9. 10.98 (10.50 to 11.50)
5. 39.70 (39.50 to 40.00) 10. 18.60 (18.00 to 19.00)

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