Description : For a multistage compressor, the polytropic efficiency is A. the efficiency of all stages combined together B. the efficiency of one stage C. Constant throughout for all the stages D. a direct consequence of the pressure ratio
Last Answer : ANSWER : C
Description : In a single stage reciprocating air compressor, the work done on air to compressor is from suction pressure to delivery pressure will be minimum when the compression is A. Isothermal process B. Adiabatic process C. Polytropic process D. Constant pressure process.
Last Answer : ANSWER : A
Description : In a reciprocating air compressor the compressor work per kg of air A. Increases as clearance volume increases B. Decreases as clearance volume increases C. Is independent of clearance volume D. Increases with clearance volume only of multistage compressor
Description : In a single acting reciprocating compressor, the suction, compression and delivery of air takes place in A. One stroke B. Two stroke C. Three stroke D. Four stroke
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : Interstage coolers are provided in a multistage compressor to (A) Save power in compressing a given volume to a given pressure (B) Cool the delivered air (C) Achieve the exact delivery pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Save power in compressing a given volume to a given pressure
Description : In vapour compression cycle using NH3 as refrigerant, initial charge is filled at (a) suction of compressor (b) delivery of compressor (c) high pressure side close to receiver (d) low pressure side near receiver
Last Answer : Ans: c
Description : Which one of the following is correct? A. In a multistage compressor adiabatic efficiency is less than stage efficiency B. In a multistage turbine adiabatic efficiency is less than the stage ... compressor is greater than one D. Preheat factor does not affect the multistage compressor performance
Description : Adiabatic compression is one in which A. Temperature during compression remains constant B. No heat leaves or enters the compressor cylinder during compression C. Temperature rise follows a linear relationship D. Work done is maximum.
Description : The coefficient of performance is the ratio of the refrigerant effect to the (a) heat of compression (b) work done by compressor (c) enthalpy increase in compressor (d) all of the above
Last Answer : Ans: d
Description : The ratio of work done per cycle to the stroke volume of the compressor is known as A. Compressor capacity B. Compression ratio C. Compressor efficiency D. Mean effective pressure
Last Answer : ANSWER : D
Description : The clearance volume of the air compressor is kept minimum because A. It allows maximum compression to be achieved B. It greatly affects volumetric efficiency C. It results in minimum work D. It permits isothermal compression
Description : Work input to the air compressor with n as index of compression A. Increases with increase in value of n B. Decrease with increase in value of n C. remains same whatever the value of n D. first increase and then decreases with increase of value of n.
Description : _______________ is used to enable cold starting, with out the use of a heater plug. a) Pintaux nozzle b) Multi hole injector c) Long stem injector d) Pintle nozzle
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: Generally, intaux nozzle is used to enable cold starting, with out the use of a heater plug.
Description : Multistage compression of air as compared to single stage compression offers the advantage of (A) Power saving per unit weight of air delivered (B) Moisture elimination in the inter-stage cooler (C) Increased volumetric efficiency (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : In a two stage reciprocating air compressor with a suction pressure of 2 bar and delivery pressure of 8 bar the ideal intercooler pressure will be A. 10 bar B. 6 bar C. 4 bar D. 3 bar
Description : In a two stage reciprocating air compressor, the suction and delivery pressure are 1 and 4 bar respectively. For maximum efficiency the intercooler pressure is A. 1.5 bar B. 2 bar C. 2.5 bar D. 3 bar
Description : In four stroke engine which of the following is also known as power stroke a. Suction stroke b. Compression stroke c. Expansion stroke d. Exhaust stroke (Ans:c) Measurements of fuel and air ... into IC engine,___________its efficiency A. increase B. decrease C. does not alter D. unpredictable on
Description : In _____________ injection system only one pump is sufficient for multi-cylinder engine. a) air b) mechanical c) compression fuel d) common rail
Last Answer : Answer: d Explanation: None.
Description : Solid injection is also called ________________ a) air injection b) mechanical injection c) compression fuel injection d) none of the mentioned
Last Answer : Answer: b Explanation: Generally, solid injection is also called mechanical injection.
Description : The knocking tendency in CI engines increases with (a) Increase of coolant water temperature (b) Increase of temperature of inlet air (c) Decrease of compression ratio (d) Increase of compression ratio
Last Answer : Ans :c
Description : In SI engines knocking can be reduced by (a) Increasing the compression ratio (b) Increasing the cooling water temperature (c) Retarding the spark advance (d) Increasing the inlet air temperature
Description : Which one of the following methods can be adopted to obtain isothermal compression in an air compressor? A. Increasing the weight of the compressor B. Inter-stage heating C. Atmospheric cooling D. Providing appropriate dimensions to the cylinder
Description : A diesel engine is usually more efficient than a spark ignition engine because a. Diesel being a heavier hydrocarbon, release more heat per kg than gasoline b. The air standard efficiency of diesel ... an Spark ignition engine d.Self ignition temperature of diesel is higher than that of gasoline.
Last Answer : ANSWER c. The compression ratio of a diesel engine is higher than that of an S.I engine
Description : An ideal air standard Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8.5. If the ratio of the specific heats is 1.4, then what is thermal efficiency (in percentage) of the Otto cycle? a. 57.5% b. 45.7% c. 52.5% d. 95%
Last Answer : ANSWER a. 57.5%
Description : Rate of burning in the compression ignition engine can be controlled by a. rate of injection of fuel b. rate of air taken into carburetor c. both a. and b. d. none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER a. rate of injection of fuel
Description : The volume of air delivered by the compressor is called A. Free air delivery B. Compressor capacity C. Swept volume D. Mean effective pressure
Description : The maximum delivery pressure in a rotary air compressor is A. 10 bar B. 20 bar C. 30 bar D. 50 bar
Description : Which one of the following statement is not correct for the volumetric efficiency of a reciprocating air compressor? A. It decreases with increase in ambient temperature B. It increases with ... It increases with decrease in clearance ratio D. It decreases with increases in delivery pressure
Description : The cooling tower uses the phenomenon of evaporative cooling to cool warm water above the dbt of air. A. true B. false
Description : For minimum work input in a two stage compression process the intermediated pressure is the A. Arithmetic process of suction and discharge pressure B. Logarithmic mean of suction and discharge pressure C. Geometric mean of suction and discharge pressure D. Hyperbolic mean of suction and discharge
Description : Which of the following engine can work on very lean mixture a. Spark ignition engine b. compression ignition engine c. two stroke engine d. Four stroke engine
Last Answer : ANSWER b. compression ignition engine
Description : Most of the domestic refrigerators work on the following refrigeration system (a) vapour compression (b) vapour absorption (c) carnot cycle (d) electrolux refrigerator
Last Answer : Ans: a
Description : Ammonia-absorption refrigeration cycle requires (a) very little work input (b) maximum work input (c) nearly same work input as for vapour compression cycle (d) zero work input
Description : A ________ switch combines crossbar switches inseveral (normally three) stages. A) multistage B) multiple crossbar C) multiple path D) none of the above
Last Answer : multistag
Description : State necessity of multistaging and Intercooling of air compressor.
Last Answer : Necessity of multistaging - For producing high pressure i.e. more than 8 bar, single stage air compressor suffers fallowing drawbacksi) Size of cylinder is too large ii) Rise ... also automatically decreased and volumetric efficiency is also decreases. To avoid this intercooling is necessary.
Description : In sensible heating or cooling, A. work done remains constant B. dry bulb temperature or air remains constant C. both of the mentioned D. none of the mentioned
Description : Multistage compressors are used in industry, because they (A) Reduce the cost of compressor (B) Reduce the size requirement (C) Resemble closely to isothermal compression (D) Are easy to control
Last Answer : (C) Resemble closely to isothermal compression
Description : Give the advantages of multistage compression.
Last Answer : 1.Saving in work is obtained 2.There is little chance of lubrication trouble as the maximum temperature is reduced. 3.it improves the volumetric efficiency. 4.the leakage loss is reduced ... 5. it provide more uniform torque and thus smaller size flywheel is required. 6.lighrter cylinders.
Description : In two stroke engine, which of the following functions are performed at the same time? a. Compression and exhaust b. Intake and Expansion c. Intake and exhaust d. Intake and compression (Ans:c)
Last Answer : The compression ratio in a Compression Ignition (CI) engine is generally in between a. 8 to 13 b. 14 to 23 c. 20 to 28 d. 25 to 32 (Ans:b)
Description : The condition of refrigerant before entering the expansion or throttle valve, in a vapour compression system (a) dry vapour (b) wet vapour (c)liquid-vapour mixture (d) high pressure saturated liquid
Description : The COP of a vapour compression plant in comparison to vapour absorption plant is (a) more (b) less (c) same (d) more/less depending on size of plant
Description : The advantage of dry compression is that (a) it permits higher speeds to be used (b) it permits complete evaporation in the evaporator (c) it results in high volumetirc and mechanical efficiency (d) all of the above
Description : The lower horizontal line of the refrigeration cycle plotted on pressure-enthalpy-diagram represents (a) condensation of the refrigerant vapour (b) evaporation of the refrigerant liquid (c) compression of the refrigerant vapour (d) metering of the refrigerant liquid
Last Answer : Ans: b
Description : Where does the lowest temperature occur in a vapour compression cycle ? (a) condenser (b) evaporator (c) compressor (d) expansion valve
Description : Aqua ammonia is used as refrigerant in the following type of refrigeration system (a) compression (b) direct (c) indirect (d) absorption
Description : In vapour compression refrigeration system, refrigerant occurs as liquid between (a) condenser and expansion valve (b) compressor and evaporator (c) expansion valve and evaporator (d) compressor and condenser
Description : The value of COP in vapour compression cycle is usually (a) always less than unity (b) always more than unity (c) equal to unity (d) any one of the above
Description : The higher temperature in vapour compression cycle occurs at (a) compressor discharge. (b) expansion valve (c) evaporator (d) condenser discharge
Description : In a vapour compression cycle, the refrigerant immediately after expansion valve is (a) liquid (b) sub-cooled liquid (c) saturated liquid (d) wet vapour
Description : Domestic refrigerator working on vapour compression cycle uses the following type of expansion device (a) electrically operated throttling valve (b) manually operated valve (c) thermostatic valve (d) capillary tube