ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Halogenated refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Magnesium alloy
  • Copper
  • Stainless steel
  • Aluminum

2: What section of ASHRAE-15 governs pressure vessels?

  • Section 7 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII fired
  • Section 6 ASHRAE-34 ASME VIII unfired
  • OSHA
  • Section 9 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII unfired

3: The dial of a pressure gauge, when installed on the high side of a system be graduated 1.2 times the designed pressure.

  • True
  • False

4: A positive displacement compressor is

  • a compressor in which the increase in pressure is attained by changing the internal pressure of the compression chamber
  • is a reciprocating type compressor with 2 or more pistons
  • where the compressor's suction pressure and the compressor;s discharge pressure is more than 50 PSI
  • a compressor in which the increase in pressure is attained by changing the internal volume of the compression chamber

5: How are refrigerant blends classified?

  • Based on the oil used
  • Blends don't have to be classified
  • Based on best case Fractionation
  • Based on worst case fractionation

6: What must be done if refrigeration lines pass through a concrete floor?

  • leak checked
  • installed through a pipe casing
  • moisture barrier
  • insulated

7: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

  • 80% of set point
  • 25% of set point
  • 90% of set point
  • 10% of set point

8: 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.

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

9: Machinery rooms shall be vented to _____________ and utilizing mechanical ventilation.

  • the return air ducted system
  • the outdoors
  • the mechanical room housing the refrigeration system
  • Machinery rooms need not be vented

10: How many gallons of water do you need per pound of ammonia?

  • 1
  • 50
  • 100
  • 10

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

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

12: A Category D fluid

  • is when the fluid handled is non flammable, nontoxic, and not damaging to human as defined in ANSI/ASME Process Piping.
  • is when the design pressure does not exceed 150 psi
  • a fluid for service piping in which the potential for personnel exposure is judged to cause harm and irreversible damage to those persons exposed to it
  • Both a and b are correct

13: Refrigerants shall be classified by

  • toxicity and flammability
  • requirements for commercial, industrial, and residential occupancies
  • color codes
  • maximum permissible quantities of each group

14: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried?

  • Coated
  • Encased
  • Leaked checked
  • Certified

15: A class B1 refrigerant is considered

  • toxic but non-flammable
  • toxic and somewhat flammable
  • non-toxic but highly flammable
  • non-toxic and non-flammable

16: Methyl Chloride is a halogenated refrigerant and should not come in contact with

  • aluminum
  • zinc
  • magnesium
  • all of the above

17: Which refrigerant(s) is an HFC?

  • R-22
  • R-410A
  • R-502
  • All of the above

18: A movie theater would be considered a

  • mixed occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy
  • commercial occupancy
  • institutional occupancy

19: How many groups of refrigerants are there?

  • 3
  • 1
  • 5
  • 7

20: Large Mercantile occupancy is a premise or that portion of a premise where more than ____ persons congregate on levels above or below the street level to purchase personal merchandise.

  • 400
  • 100
  • 350
  • 250

21: Which refrigerant was still able to be vented to the atmosphere after July 1, 1992?

  • R-12
  • R-22
  • R-11
  • R-113

22: Direct systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall be installed per instruction of the AHJ
  • shall be installed in Class T machinery rooms
  • shall be allowed to be used for human comfort.
  • shall not be used for air condition for human comfort

23: What is an egress?

  • A valve put on the low side of the system to prevent frosting
  • An entrance or exit
  • An escape route
  • A code violation

24: When systems are protected by a high pressure relief device, the compressor's pressure limiting device shall be set at or below ____ % of the operating pressure of the high side relief device.

  • 80
  • 90
  • 100
  • 110

25: What refrigerant has zero ozone depletion

  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC
  • None of the above