Govt.

Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram

Second Series test-S7 Mechanical Engineering
Refrigeration & Air conditioning
Max. marks:50
PART A
5X6=30marks
1. Explain the working of a thermostatic expansion valve.

2. What is meant by bypass factor of a cooling coil? Derive an expression for it.

3. Explain with a neat sketch working of an evaporative condenser

4. Write down the chemical formula for the following refrigerants

R-11, R-12, R-21, R-170, R-764, R-717

5. State how will you carry out leak detection in the following refrigerants?
Ammonia, Freon-12

PART B

2X 10 =20marks

6. The following data relate to an air-conditioned space

Outdoor condition . . . 38C DBT, 50% RH
Room Condition . . . 24C DBT, 50% RH
Sensible heat load . . . 24
Latent heat load . . . 6
By-pass factor of the cooling coil . . . 0.16 if the ventilation rate is such that on mass flow rate basis 20%
of fresh air introduced and 80 % of supply air is recirculated, determine:

i supply air flow rate

ii Outside air sensible heat
iii Outside air latent heat
iv Establi sh the inequality of Clausius
v grand total heat
vi Effective room sensible heat factor

7. A retail shop located in a city at 30 N latitudehas the following loads Room sensible heat = 58.15 kW
Roomlatent heat = 14.54 kW The summer outside and inside design conditions are Outside: 40C DBT,
27C WBT
Inside : 25C DBT, 50% RH
70 m3 min1 of ventilation air is used. Determine the following if the bypass factor of the cooling coil is
0.15:

i Ventilation load
ii Grand total load
iii Effective sensible heat factor
iv Apparatus dew point
 v Dehumidified air quantity
vi Condition of air entering and leaving apparatus

Govt.Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram

Second Series test-S7 Mechanical Engineering
Refrigeration & Air conditioning
Max. marks:50
PART A

5X6=30marks

1. Explain the working of a thermostatic expansion valve.

2. What is meant by bypass factor of a cooling coil? Derive an expression for it.

3. Explain with a neat sketch working of an evaporative condenser

4. Write down the chemical formula for the following refrigerants

R-11, R-12, R-21, R-170, R-764, R-717

5. State how will you carry out leak detection in the following refrigerants?
Ammonia, Freon-12

PART B

2X 10 =20marks

6. The following data relate to an air-conditioned space

Outdoor condition . . . 38C DBT, 50% RH
Room Condition . . . 24C DBT, 50% RH
Sensible heat load . . . 24
Latent heat load . . . 6
By-pass factor of the cooling coil . . . 0.16 if the ventilation rate is such that on mass flow rate basis 20%
of fresh air introduced and 80 % of supply air is recirculated, determine:

i supply air flow rate

ii Outside air sensible heat
iii Outside air latent heat
iv Establi sh the inequality of Clausius
v grand total heat
vi Effective room sensible heat factor

7. A retail shop located in a city at 30 N latitudehas the following loads Room sensible heat = 58.15 kW
Roomlatent heat = 14.54 kW The summer outside and inside design conditions are Outside: 40C DBT,
27C WBT
Inside : 25C DBT, 50% RH
70 m3 min1 of ventilation air is used. Determine the following if the bypass factor of the cooling coil is
0.15:

i Ventilation load
ii Grand total load
iii Effective sensible heat factor
iv Apparatus dew point
v Dehumidified air quantity
vi Condition of air entering and leaving apparatus