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Arulmigu Palaniandavar Polytechnic College – Palani

Department of Mechanical Engineering
III Year VI Sem
Refrigeration and Air conditioning
Important 3marks questions

Unit-1

3 Marks

1. What is refrigeration?

2. Define Ton of refrigeration.

3. Define the term of COP

4. What is pure substance?

5. What is triple point and critical point?

6. Define conduction, convection and radiation.

7. Define heat transfer.

8. Explain Fourier's law of heat conduction.

9. Define Newton's law of convection.

10. Define Stefan Boltzman law of radiation.

11. What are the Modes of heat transfer.

12. What are the mechanisms of production of cold?

13. What is dry ice?

14. Define unit of refrigeration.

15. What are the equipments used in refrigeration?

16. What is compressor? And write it's types.

17. What is condenser? And write it's types.

18. What is evaporator? And write it's types.

19. What is cooling tower? And write its types.

20. Compare sealed and semi sealed compressor.

Unit-2

1. Define the term of refrigeration effect.

2. What is flashing?

3. Need of flashing chamber.

4. Need of Accumulator.

5. What is compression work?

6. Define COP.

7. Difference between actual COP and theoretical COP.

8. What is relative COP?

9. Write the advantages of super heating effect.

10. Write the advantages of sub cooling effect.

11. Compare the vapour absorption and vapour compression refrigeration system.

12. Limitations of vapour absorption refrigeration system.

13. Write the advantages of solar absorption refrigeration system.

Unit-3

1. Define expansion device. And write the purpose of expansion device.

2. Write the types of expansion device.

3. What is the function of capillary tube?

4. Define primary refrigerant.

5. Define secondary refrigerant.

6. What are the factors affecting selection of refrigerant?

7. Write the any two refrigerant Properties and applications.

8. What is lubricants? And write needs.

9. Write the properties of good lubricant and it's application.

10. What is cryogenic?

11. What is freezing? Write it's types.

12. What is quick freezing?

13. What is cold storage?

14. What is freeze drying?

15. Write the types of water cooler and milk cooler.

Unit-4

1. What is psychrometric? And write it's Properties.

2. Define Avagodra law.

3. Define Daltons law.

4. What is DBT, WBT, DPT?

5. What is wet bulb depression and dew point depression?

6. What is specific humidity and relative humidity?

7. Write the types of psychrometric process.

8. What is psychrometric chart? And write it's uses.

9. Define SHF, Contact Factor and Bypass Factor.

10. What is effective temperature? and write the factors of effective temperature.

11. What is human comfort?

Unit-5

1. Define air conditioning system. And write the equipments used for air
conditioning system.

2. Write the types of Air filters.

3. What is air purification?

4. Write the types of temperature control devices and Humidity control devices.
5. Write the types of fans and blowers. And explain it.

6. What is grills and registers?

7. Compare window AC and Split AC.

8. What is insulation materials and write it's function.

9. What are the types of duct system?

Important 14 marks questions

Unit-1

Refrigeration Systems

1. Write the Modes of heat transfer

2. Write the Laws of heat transfer

3. Explain the types of refrigeration.

4. Explain the reversed carnot cycle.

5. Explain the open air and closed air refrigeration.

Refrrigeration Equipments

6. Explain the types of rotary compressor.

7. Explain the types of reciprocating compressor

8. Explain the evaporative condenser with neat sketch.

9. Explain the types of evaporator with neat sketch.

10. Explain the air cooled and water cooled condenser with neat sketch.

Unit-2

Vapour absorption refrigeration system

1. Explain the working principle of vapour absorption refrigeration system.

2. Explain the working of electrolux refrigeration system.

3. Explain the lithium bromide vapour absorption refrigeration system.

4. Explain the solar collector vapour absorption refrigeration system.

Vapour compression refrigeration system

5. Explain the vapour compression refrigeration system.

6. Explain the need of Flash chamber and Accumulator and it's functions.

7. Explain the liquid vapour regenerative heat exchanger.

Unit-3

Refrigeration flow control valves.

1. Explain the automatic expansion valve with neat sketch.

2. Explain the thermostatic expansion valve with neat sketch.

3. Explain the solenoid valve with neat sketch.

4. Explain the Phillips Refrigeration system.

5. Explain the Giffered Mohan Refrigeration system.

6. Explain the Magnetic Refrigeration system.

Applications of Refrigeration

7. Explain the

a) Water cooler.

b) Dairy Refrigeration

c) Ice cabinets.

d) Frost free Refrigeration.

Unit-4

Psychometric Chart

1. Write the psychometric properties.

2. Explain the construction of psychometric chart.

3. Explain the psychometric process briefly.

4. Explain the factors of SHF, CF, BF.

5. Explain in detail factors of governing optimum effective temperature of human

comfort.
6. Simple Problems in psychometric.

Unit-5

Air Conditioning Equipments

1. Explain the types of Air filters

2. Explain the types of thermal control device and Humidity control device.

3. Explain the humidification and working principle of spray type air washer
humidifier.

4. Explain the dehumidification and working principle of spray type air washer
dehumidifier.

5. Explain the working principle of Window type air conditioner.

6. Explain the working principle of Split type air conditioner.

7. Explain the summer air conditioning and winter air conditioning system.

8. Write the installation and maintenance of air conditioner.

All the best