ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: A relief valve discharge capacity is rated in

  • PSIA
  • PSIG
  • Pounds of air per minute.
  • temperature minus pounds of air per second divided by release rate squared

2: Single compound Refrigerants are classified by what two criteria?

  • Weight and color
  • Temperature range and hazardousness
  • Flammability and temperature range
  • Flammability and toxicity

3: A premise or that portion of a premise where people transact business, receive personal service, or purchase foods, other goods is considered a

  • commercial occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy.
  • mercantile occupancy
  • business occupancy

4: Refrigeration piping before being buried shall be

  • leak tested
  • encased in pipe duct
  • pressure tested
  • All of the above

5: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 10 cubic feet or more

  • shall use rupture discs or duel pressure relief valves
  • shall use pressure relief devices
  • shall use fusible plugs
  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs

6: When should a relief valve start to function?

  • 10 psi before it's set pressure
  • Before the purge station discharges
  • Two times it's working pressure
  • At it's set pressure

7: Pressure vessels of 10 cubic feet or more gross volume shall use

  • at least one rupture member
  • a dual pressure-relief valve if charging into the atmosphere
  • at least three means of discharge and/or rupture discs
  • both a and b are correct

8: Class T machine room

  • shall include closets used for setting equipment
  • shall have refrigerant leak detecting systems installed inside and outside the room
  • shall have remote controls to stop the action of the refrigerant compressor
  • has no flame producing apparatus permanently installed

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

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

10: All serviceable components of a refrigeration system shall be provided with

  • safe access
  • name plates with markings referring to pressure and temperature in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • manufactures instructions on start-up procedures
  • service manuals

11: What was the main reason for enacting the no venting rule of July 1, 1992?

  • Ozone depletion
  • Green house effect
  • Global warming potential
  • All of the above

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

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

13: What is R-22?

  • Chlorodifluoromethane
  • HFC
  • CCFCM
  • Chlorofluoromethane

14: Which refrigerant replaced R-12?

  • R-410A
  • R-22
  • R-407A
  • R-134A

15: The ASHRAE Standard 34 requires what type of alarm for equipment rooms using HCFC-123?

  • refrigerant sensing
  • CO Sensing
  • phosgene gas sening
  • A group sensing

16: 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

17: How much clearance do you need around the perimeter of electrical panels?

  • 24"
  • 18"
  • 36"
  • 12"

18: Before you change the type of refrigerant in a refrigeration system, what three things must be done?

  • you can't change refrigerants
  • place sign, check for leaks, insulate
  • make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify A.H.J
  • nothing must be done

19: The gauge thickness required on a CO2 tank construction is

  • 1/8"
  • 3/32"
  • 1/16"
  • 5/16"

20: A premise or that portion of a premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants cannot quickly vacate the space such as auditoriums, ballrooms, classrooms, passenger depots, restaurants, and theaters is considered a(n)

  • institutional occupancy
  • illegal occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy
  • commercial occupancy

21: 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

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

  • 25'
  • 15'
  • 30'
  • 20'

23: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-3
  • B-2
  • A-3

24: Pressure vessels having design pressures of 15 psig or less shall have the strength to withstand at least ______times the design pressure.

  • 2.0
  • 3.0
  • 2.5
  • 5.5

25: Who approves containers for refrigerants?

  • E.P.A
  • D.O.E
  • D.O.D
  • D.O.T