ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

  • MSCA Code
  • the 1997 ANSI/ASHRAE Safety Code
  • the MACS Pressure Vessel Code of Massachusetts
  • Montreal Protocol Safety Code

2: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 330 lbs.
  • 660 lbs
  • 550 lbs
  • 55 lbs

3: Can you use Ammonia in industrial applications?

  • No, never
  • When mixed with R-718
  • Yes, Under certain condidtions
  • Yes, always

4: How far from the window does a relief valve need to be according to ASHRAE-15?

  • At least 40'
  • There is no minimum for relief valve and windows.
  • At least 30'
  • At least 20'

5: The Department that certifies the transportation of refrigerant is the

  • RSES
  • DOT
  • EPO
  • EPA

6: Refrigeration devices shall be equipped with a ____ to protect against unexpected pressure due to a malfunction or fire?

  • Temperature limiter device
  • T&P device
  • Relief valve
  • Circuit Breaker

7: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Institutional
  • Place of assembly
  • Large mercantile
  • Industrial

8: Pressure vessels nameplate markings must be compliant with the

  • ASHRAE 34 Standards
  • CMR-588 & CMR-528
  • ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • All of the Above

9: Halogenated refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Stainless steel
  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Magnesium alloy

10: Emergency shutdown procedures, including precautions to be observed in case of a breakdown or leak over 55 lbs of refrigerant charge, shall be displayed on a conspicuous card located as near as possible to the

  • evaporator
  • outside the machinery room
  • compressor
  • boiler

11: Refrigerant piping crossing an open space that affords passageway in any building shall not be less than _____ feet above the floor unless piping is located against the ceiling.

  • 7.25'
  • 7.00'
  • 8'4"
  • 9.00'

12: Which of the following is an inorganic refrigerant?

  • R-22
  • Ammonia
  • Chlorofluorocarbons
  • All of the above

13: Group A1 refrigerants over ____ pounds in a system must discharge to the atmosphere

  • 330
  • 1,000
  • 6.6
  • 110

14: _____ and its alloys are suitable for use with ammonia systems.

  • Zinc
  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum
  • Copper

15: Evaporators located ____inches of a heating coil shall be equipped whit a pressure relief device.

  • 24
  • 15
  • 18
  • 10

16: What would be the classification for Stop & Shop grocery store?

  • Instituional
  • Place of assembly
  • Industrial
  • Large mercantile

17: copper and its alloys shall not be used in contact with _____ except as a component of bronze alloys for bearing or other non-refrigerant containing uses.

  • ammonia
  • CFC-11
  • Lithium bromide
  • HCFC-123

18: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-134a
  • R-22
  • R-12
  • R-11

19: Can ammonia be used on domestic system?

  • yes
  • no, unless there is proper ventilation system installed
  • yes, for systems under 10 tons
  • no

20: Class 3 refrigerants are

  • toxic
  • non-toxic
  • non-flammable
  • highly flammable

21: Fusible plugs shall not be used with pressure vessels of

  • 3 cubic feet or less
  • 15 square feet or less
  • 15 cubic feet or more
  • 3 cubic feet or more

22: All electrical work done on refrigeration systems must comply with

  • NEC and Massachusetts Modifications
  • ASHREA-15 Section 9.2.1
  • OSHA
  • Department of Energy

23: NH3 is

  • lithium bromide
  • R-718
  • ammonia
  • R-508A

24: Liquid shall not occupy more than ____ of the volume when the temperature of the refrigerant is 90F.

  • 75%
  • 80%
  • 90%
  • 100%

25: Pipe identification labels are required when the system contains more than

  • 120 lbs
  • 110 lbs
  • 55 lbs
  • 65 lbs