ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

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

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

2: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Institutional
  • Industrial
  • Large mercantile
  • Place of assembly

3: 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.

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

4: Trichlorofluoromethane is the name of what refrigerant?

  • R-502
  • R-11
  • R-113
  • R-12

5: A pressure vessel having an inside diameter of 6” or less shall be sufficient to withstand ____times the pressure of the saturation temperature of the refrigerant or ____times the critical pressure of the refrigerant, whichever is less.

  • 2.5, 3.0
  • 3.0, 3.5
  • 2.5, 2.5
  • 6.6, 6.6

6: How far from the ground does a relief valve need to be?

  • At least 25' above grade
  • At least 15' above grade
  • Not more than 3' above grade
  • At least 20' above grade

7: All machine rooms must be outfitted with a detector that _______?

  • activates an audible alarm
  • activates a visual alarm
  • starts the ventilation system
  • All of the above

8: What is not a requirement of a Class T machine room?

  • Tight fitting doors
  • Self-closing doors
  • Fire hose connected to the building fire protection system.
  • Automatic ventilation

9: Halo-carbon refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Copper
  • Stainless Steel

10: A pressure relief should be located at least _______ from windows and doors.

  • 20'
  • 25'
  • 15'
  • 30'

11: What should not (and can not) be located between a pressure imposing device and a pressure-limiting device?

  • Foot valve
  • Stop valve
  • Muffler
  • Moisture indicator

12: 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'
  • 7.25'
  • 9.00'
  • 8'4"

13: A 3-cubic foot receiver must have what type of relief valve?

  • fusible plug
  • relief valve
  • rupture device
  • none of the above

14: When is the only time you can leave a service container attached to a system?

  • Leaking system
  • Recovery
  • Charging
  • Both b and c

15: What type of relief valve is used on low pressure centrifugal compressor systems?

  • Spring-loaded relief valve
  • Rupture disc
  • Purge relief
  • None of the above

16: Fusible plugs must have what marked on them?

  • Melting temperature in F
  • Melting temperature in C
  • Opening pressure
  • All of the above

17: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classifted?

  • R-711
  • R-718
  • R-717
  • R-134a

18: Liquid level gauge glasses shall have automatic closing shut off valves, except Bull's eye or reflex type.

  • True
  • False

19: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried ?(8.10.4)

  • Certified
  • Leak checked
  • Insulated and installed in a pipe duct (Encased)
  • Classifed

20: Which of the following are considered inorganic refrigerants?

  • R-717 and R-718
  • 410A and R-407C
  • R-500 and R-502
  • None of the above

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

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

22: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

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

23: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-123
  • both a & b

24: System design pressures must take into consideration, not only, pressures found during normal operation but also what?

  • When it's cold out
  • When there is a malfunction on the high side
  • When its warm out
  • All of the above

25: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or more

  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • do not need pressure relief protection
  • shall use pressure relief devices
  • shall use fusible plugs