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WorksheetsCHAPTER 15: AIR CONDITIONING
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How do you call the water vapor content of air?
moisture
humidity
dew
vapor
When air contains all of the water vapor it can hold, it is said to be
simulated
loaded
saturated
moistured
What is the instrument used to register relative humidity?
hygrometer
hydrometer
perometer
manometer
Humidity is a measure of which of the following?
water vapor content
temperature
latent heat
any of the above
Air conditioning is the process of:
keeping a place cool
removing the heat from a specific area
maintaining air at a required temperature and humidity
A or C
In an air-conditioning system, before the air is circulated to the required area it is:
cooled
filtered
dehumidified
all of the above
The temperature at which water vapor in the atmosphere begins to condense is known as the:
vapor point
dew point
moisture point
none of the above
Saturation temperature is the same as:
dew point
vapor temperature
steam temperature
humidity
When the bypass factor is B, the coil efficiency for sensible cooling of air equal to:
1+B
1-B
1-B/B
1+B/B
The psychrometric chart in air conditioning determines the
wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures
psychrometric temperature requirements
saturation temperature and relatives humidity
moist air conditions
Which of the following is considered as comfort condition in air conditioning?
40 C DBT, 80% RH
30 C DBT, 60% RH
30 C DBT, 80% RH
20 C DBT, 60% RH
The drift loss in cooling towers is about:
1% only
12 to 15%
10 to 20%
30 to 40%
Cooling towers are used for cooling water:
to be injected in circulating air
to be used for humidification
to be used for filtration of air
to be used for cooling the compressor
By which of the following processes heat mainly dissipates in cooling towers?
conduction
convection
radiation
evaporation
Which one is commonly used liquid absorbent?
silica gel
activated alumina
ethylene glycol
any one of the above
In sensible heating cooling following parameter remains unchanged
dry bulb temperature
wet bulb temperature
relative humidity
humidity ratio
Heating and dehumidification can be obtained simultaneously if air passed through:
sprays of water kept at a temperature higher than the dew point temperature of the entering air
solid absorbent surface
a liquid absorbent spray
any one of B and C
Dirt and foreign materials normally build-up on the side of the condenser tubes. To ensure adequate condenser capacity, a certain factor is used in calculating the overall heat transfer through the walls of the tubes including the heat transfer through the walls of the tubes including the heat transfer rate of the layers dirt and foreign materials. What is the factor?
booster factor
factor of safety
fouling factor
compression factor
The engineer was tested to design the air conditioning system for a ball room dance hall. Considering that this involve a lot of activity from its users, the engineer would design that will require:
maximum attainable effective temperature
constant effective temperature
higher effective temperature
lower effective temperature
What is the value of the Mach No. throat of the converging-diverging nozzle?
zero
two
one
ten
What do bodies at a temperature above absolute zero?
it emits energy
it emits Thermal Radiation
it emits Heat for conduction
it emits Heat for convection
When air is saturated, the wet bulb depression is:
zero
indefinite
unity
100%
In a window air conditioning unit which if the following is done by the owner?
semiannual cleaning or replacement of filters
annual cleaning of the evaporator, condenser, fan blades, fan motor, compressor and casing
Inspection of fan motors and lubricate them
all of these
Fan motors in air conditioning units have:
2 or 3 speeds
3 or 4 speeds
1 or 2 speeds
4 or 5 speeds
Which of the following capacitors that can usually be found in an air conditioning unit?
starting capacitors
running capacitors
fan motor capacitors
all of these
Which of the following troubles commonly occurs inside an air conditioning unit?
stuck compressor
clogged refrigerant circuit
short circuit, open circuit, grounded motor winding
all of these
The motor condition of an air conditioning unit can be checked with:
the continuity tester or with an ohmmeter
the flow of refrigerant in the receiver
the discharge pressure in the compressor
all of these
An air conditioning system wherein the entire systems are mounted in the cabinet:
console air conditioners
centralized air conditioners
packaged type air conditioners
multizone split ductless system
The use of water to carry heat occupied spaces
hydronic heating system
water boiling system
hydrokinetic heating system
hydraulic heating system
The method of cooling which primarily used where ambient air temperatures are high and relative humidity is used:
swamp cooling
evaporative cooling
condensate cooling
hydroionic cooling
The other name for Swamp Cooling is:
Evaporative Cooling
Condensate Cooling
Wet Roof Cooling
Excelsior Cooling
Evaporative Condenser is used to cool
condenser vapor
condenser surface
condensate liquid
all of these
A method of cooling which uses water as refrigerant. Pressure on the water surface is reduced to lower its boiling temperature.
Steam Jet Cooling
Evaporative Cooling
Vortex Tube Cooling
Pressurized Cooling
Palladium Chloride may be used to measure the presence of:
vapor
CO
ammonia
refrigerant
The amount of CO can be determined by the color of Palladium Chloride. An amount of 30 ppm to 70 ppm will cause:
slight darkening
grey color
red color
black color
The term used to express the amount moisture in a given sample of air. It is compared with amount of moisture in a given sample of air.
humidity
relative humidity
absolute humidity
humidity ratio
How should the window type air conditioning unit can be placed?
slant toward the inside of the home
slant toward the outside of the home
level
slant at approximately 15 degrees from the horizontal
A dehumidifier is usually a small hermitic refrigerating system. It has both a condenser and an evaporator. Many older systems use R-12 or R-500. The newer units use:
R-124a
R-145a
R-217a
R-121a
The normal cut-out setting of a window unit thermostat is between:
13 degrees C to 16 degrees C
16 degrees C to 21 degrees C
17 degrees C to 22 degrees C
10 degrees C to 15 degrees C
Thermostat are used with most window units. They have differentials which may vary between:
2 degrees C to 4 degrees C
3 degrees C to 5 degrees C
4 degrees C to 5 degrees C
1 degrees C to 2 degrees C
In an air conditioning unit, the thermostat fails. The unit did not start. How do you test the operation of the thermostat?
Cover the air outlet and air inlet with a cloth. The air will recirculate into the unit and the temperature will quickly drop to the cut out temperature
Cover the outlet and the air will not circulate and the thermostat functions because no air movement
Cover both the inlet and outlet so that the recirculating air has the same temperature
Never cover any air passage so that air can freely move and thermostat functions well
Which of the following dehumidifier is often used to reheat the air after moisture is removed?
Evaporator
Chiller
Condenser
Compressor
Which of the following refrigerant is added sometimes to other refrigerant to improve oil circulation?
R-117
R-778
R-170 (ethane)
R-270
A refrigeration that deals with producing temperature of -157 degrees C or lower.
Low temperature
Extremely low temperature refrigeration
Absolute zero refrigeration
Cryogenics
Measurement of a device's ability to remove atmospheric air from test air.
Atmospheric Dust Spot Efficiency
Atmospheric Dry Air Efficiency
Test air Efficiency
Baudelot Air Efficiency
A liquid mixture having constant maximum and minimum boiling points. Refrigerants comprising this mixture do not combine chemically, yet the mixture provides constant characteristics.
Azeotropic Mixture
Homogeneous Mixture
Conzeotropic Mixture
Cryogenic Mixture
Refrigerant in Group A1 (R-11). Chemical combination of carbon, chlorine, and flourine.
Carrene
Cerrene
CCL group
HCL group
Which of the following refrigerants is popular in the industrial refrigerating system; also popularly absorption system of refrigerant.
R-117 (ammonia)
R-600 (butane)
R-611 (methyl formate)
R-504
Which of the following is a function of air conditioning?
Temperature and Humidity Control
Air Filtering, Cleaning, and Purification
Air Movement and Circulation
All of these
Oxygen is approximately what percent by weight in the atmosphere?
23%
27%
77%
73%
Substances that have the ability to absorb moisture from the air are called:
Desiccants
Moisturizer
Dehygroscopic substances
Moisture absorber
When the dry bulb and the wet bulb temperatures are identical, the air is said to be:
saturated
compressed
humidified
dehumidified
In what form that water exists in air?
solid
liquid
vapor
saturated
When air is heated, what happened to its relative humidity?
increases
decreases
remain constant
may increase or decrease depending on temperature
The horizontal Scale (abscissa) in the psychrometric chart represents:
Dry bulb temperature
Wet bulb temperature
Relative Humidity
Humidity
Most people are comfortable with the relative humidity of:
30% to 70%
10% to 40%
20% to 30%
40% to 80%
The temperature below which vapor in the air will start to condense:
condensing temperature
dry bulb temperature
dew point temperature
wet bulb temperature
Which of the following is not used as method to measure air velocities?
hot wire anemometer
rotating anemometer
swinging vane velocimeter
open type barometer
It is a form of oxygen photochemically produced in nature.
Ozone
Oxidation
Oxidation Agent
DO2
What is the Chemical formula of Ozone?
O3
O2
D2O
O1
In the upper atmosphere, ozone is made by ultraviolet light reacting with:
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Water Vapor
The ozone concentration of 0.10 parts per million (ppm) is generally considered the maximum permissible for how many hours exposure?
8 hrs.
4 hrs.
7 hrs.
3 hrs.
How many moisture be removed from air?
Condensation
Absorption
A and B
none of these
In cooling cycle, the dry bulb temperature (db) of the air is lowered. When this happens the relative humidity:
increases
decreases
remains constant
increases or decreases depending on the temperature at which it is cooled
What is the effect of superheating the refrigerant?
it increases the coefficient of performance
it decreases the coefficient of performance
it lowers the boiling point of the refrigerant
it increases the suction pressure of the refrigerant
In sensible heating the absolute humidity remains constant but the relative humidity:
increases
decreases
remains constant
zero
The relative humidity becomes 100% and where the water vapor starts to condense.
dew point
cloud point
saturated point
critical point
Why should you avoid bending or twisting of fan blades in an air conditioning unit?
it will not cause ice build-up
it will wear out the motor bearings and cause noise
it may not slice suction line
it decreases the volume flow of refrigerant
A type of refrigerant that will not damage the ozone layer.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HCF's)
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCHF's)
R-22
R-12
Which of the following refrigerants damages the ozone layer?
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCHF's)
R-12
R-22
All of these
Large bulb alcohol thermometer used to measure air speed or atmospheric conditions by means of cooling.
Kata Thermometer
Kelvin Thermometer
JJ Thompson Thermometer
Wet bulb Thermometer
Which of the following components of the window air conditioning system must be cleaned annually?
evaporator and condenser
motor and compressor
fan blades and fan motor
all of these
The phenomenon that warm air rise and cold air settle is called:
stratification
sedimentation
setting due
ventilation
Air delivered to the room from the supply duct, moving at a velocity of 150 ft/min is called:
primary air
secondary air
saturated air
air turbulence
Carries needed to deliver air to the conditioned space. It is made of metals like aluminum, galvanized sheet steel and some structural materials that will not burn.
duct
air inlet
air outlet
diffuser
From what principle that air ducts operate?
principle of pressure difference
principle of temperature difference
forced draft fan principle
principle of natural convection
Which of the following is the common classification of ducts?
conditioned air-duct
recirculating
fresh-air duct
all of these
It is used deliver concentrated air streams into a room. Many have one-way or two-way adjustable air stream deflectors.
register
grille
diffuser
damper
It is used to control air-throw distance, height, and spread, as well as the amount of air.
grille
register
diffuser
damper
It is used to deliver widespread, fan shaped flows of air into the room.
grille
register
diffuser
damper
Which of the following fans in air conditioning systems which can be classified as centrifugal flow?
axial fan
propeller fan
bi-axial fan
none of these
The most common controller in the heating and cooling systems.
thermostat
pressure gage
barometer
sling psychrometer
A thermostat that functions as increase or decrease instead of starting and stopping system is called:
modulate
heating-cooling the thermostat
interlocked
compound thermostat
A number used to compare energy usage for different areas. It is calculated by dividing the energy consumption by the footage of the conditioned area.
energy utilization unit
energy utilization efficiency
energy utilization index
energy utilization ratio
The ratio of the rated cooling capacity divided by the amount of electrical power used:
energy efficiency ratio (EER)
energy efficiency index (EE)
cooling efficiency (CE)
energy cooling ratio (ECR)
Heat exchanger in which water flows by gravity over the outside of the tubes or plates.
baudelot cooler
free cooler
newtonian cooler
bourdon cooler
A popular air conditioning system that includes a single outdoor condenser, 3 independent evaporators, and individual evaporator temperature control. The condensing unit is located outside on a slab. They are frequently used in legal and medical offices, motels and homes without ducts.
multizone ductless split system
packaged terminal air conditioner
console air conditioner
window type air conditioner
An air conditioning system which is a combination of heating and cooling system. It is designed to serve an individual room or zone.
Multizone Ductless Split System
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner
Console air Conditioner
Window Type air Conditioner
Which of the following is to be checked as regular monthly maintenance schedule of a console air conditioning units?
Water Leaks
Fan Speeds
Cooling Tower
Duct Dampers, Registers and Diffusers
Which of the following is to be checked as part of the weekly maintenance schedule of a console air conditioners?
Filters
Humidifiers
Safety valves
Cooling Tower
A mechanism that removes moisture.
Humidifiers
Dehumidifiers
Moisturizers
Cooling Towers
When coil surface temperature is below the dew point of the air.
moisture will condense out of the air
vapor will evaporate through the air
air is dehumidified
air is humidified and saturated
Nitrogen occupied almost how much of the Earth's Atmosphere.
One-fourth
Three-fourths
One-half
One-third
Water in vapor form remains a vapor as long as its temperature is what relation to the dew point temperature.
above
equals
below
almost
An instrument used in measuring air velocity by velocity-pressure method.
Pitot Tube
Anemometer
Aneroid Barometer
Flowmeter
What is the specific humidity of dry air?
100
20
0
50
When hot soup was served in a cup during dinner, an engineer was so eager to drink it. Since it was hot, he added ice cubes to cool the soup and stirred it. He noticed that dew starts to form on the outermost surface of the cup. He wanted to check the temperature of the outermost surface of the cup. What is this temperature equal to?
superheated temperature
equal to zero
standard temperature
equal to air's dew point temperature
The temperature at which the water vapor in the gas begins to condense in a constant pressure process.
Dew point
Vapor point
Flue point
Gas point
All of the following processes can be found on a psychrometric chart except:
humidification
sensible heating
natural convection
sensible cooling
All of the following processes can be found on a psychrometric chart except:
heating and humidifying
cooling and dehumidification
black body radiation
evaporative cooling
Which is not commonly used to cool and dehumidify equipment?
Calcium chloride
Activated alumina
Sodium zeolite
Silica gel
All of the following temperatures have meaning in psychrometrics except:
dry-bulb temperature
wet-bulb temperature
adiabatic wall temperature
dew point
The relative humidity is given by the:
ratio of the actual humidity to the saturated humidity at the same temperature and pressure
ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor to saturation pressure
ratio of wet-bulb to dry-bulb temperature
ratio of dry bulb temperature to dew point
The determination of properties and behavior of atmospheric air usually the purview of:
thermodynamics
psychrometrics
forced convection
Kirchhoff's law
Past ME Board Question: Which of the following statements is correct? The relative humidity of an air-water vapor mixture
is the ratio of the partial pressure of the water vapor to the partial pressure of the air
indicates the mass of water vapor in the mixture
is equal to the mole fraction of water vapor in the mixture at the mixture temperature
is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor to the saturation pressure at the mixture temperature
Past ME Board Question: In sensible cooling process, moisture content.
does not change
decreases
indeterminate
increases
Past ME Board Question: What amount of air is required in a low bypass factor?
Greater
Lesser
Indeterminate
Constant
Past ME Board Question: The design of an air supply duct of an air conditioning system _______.
adds moisture to the air
lowers the temperature of the air
does not affect the moisture of air
affects the distribution
Past ME Board Question: What is the lowest temperature to which water could possibly be cooled in a cooling tower?
The effective temperature
The temperature of adiabatic compression
The wet bulb depression
The dew point temperature of the air
Past ME Board Question: Combined process of cooling and humidifying is also known as:
heating and humidifying
cooling tower
evaporative cooling process
moisture removal process
Past ME Board Question: In a cooling tower, the water is cooled by:
condensation
evaporation
convection
conduction
Past ME Board Question: Which of the following types of air dryers works by absorbing moisture on a solid desiccant or drying material such as activated alumina, silicon gel, or molecular sieve?
Regenerative dryer
Deliquescent dryer
Spray dryer
Refrigerated dryer
Past ME Board Question: The relationship of water vapor in the air at the dew point temperature to the amount that would be in the air if the air were saturated at the dry bulb temperature is:
partial pressure actual at dew point
percentage humidity
relative humidity
partial pressure of water
Past ME Board Question: When the air is saturated the wet bulb depression is:
zero
indefinite
unity
100 %
Past ME Board Question: A temperature measurement in an ordinary thermometer which has constant specific humidity.
Critical temperature
Dew point temperature
Dry bulb temperature
Wet bulb temperature
Past ME Board Question: During sensible heating, the humidity remains constant but the relative humidity.
increases
decreases
remains constant
zero
Past ME Board Question: The relative humidity becomes 100% and where the water vapor starts to condense.
Critical point
Saturated point
Dew point
Cloud point
Past ME Board Question: What is the specific humidity of dry air?
150
100
50
0
Past ME Board Question: An engineer inspected an air-conditioning unit. He found out that the unit does not produce any cooling effect; however, the air-conditioning unit is running. He checked the temperatures of the condenser and evaporator and had the unit run. He found out that there was no change in the temperature. What should he do?
Replace fuse
Charge with new refrigerant
Replace relay
Adjust door seal
Past ME Board Question: What is the temperature range of air in air conditioning application where the dry air can be considered ideal gas?
100°C to 125°C
50°C to 75°C
75°C to 100°C
-10°C to 50°C
Past ME Board Question: What is the value of air stratification in air conditioning design fit for human comfort?
minimum
maximum
less than air temperature
equal to air temperature
