ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

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1: When releasing a hydrogenated hydrocarbon refrigerant to the atmosphere, ample ventilation must be provided and

  • the owner shall be informed
  • gas masks must be worn
  • no flames shall be permitted
  • explosion precautions must be taken

2: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

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

3: Evaporators within 18" of a heating coil must be equipped with a

  • low limit control
  • pressure relief device
  • high limit control
  • zone valve

4: Ammonia belongs to Group

  • A-2
  • B-1
  • A-1
  • B-2

5: All welding done on any refrigeration system or piping covered by 522 CMR 9.00 shall be performed by a according to Section IX of the ASME code

  • licensed technician
  • licensed welder
  • welder qualified
  • competent welder

6: 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

  • boiler
  • compressor
  • evaporator
  • outside the machinery room

7: A High-Probability System

  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter an unoccupied space
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space

8: The 522 CMR 9.00 has adopted for reference ASHRAE ____

  • 10
  • 15
  • III
  • 25

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

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

10: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-134a
  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-22

11: A Low-Probability System

  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection can not enter the occupied space
  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space

12: Indirect systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall be used in refrigeration system less than 1,000 lbs
  • shall be used in refrigeration system in excess of 1,000 lbs
  • shall have all refrigerant containing parts except piping, installed in a Class T machine room
  • shall be used for mechanical equipment only

13: Ammonia shall be discharged into ____________ or a tank containing one gallon of water for every pound of ammonia.

  • the atmosphere
  • a de-pressurized recovery tank with a silver top and yellow bottom
  • a tank containing two pounds of a water/lithium bromide mix for every pound of ammonia
  • All of the above

14: According to ASHRAE Standard-15 9.8 Positive Displacement Compressor Protection, the pressure-relief device discharge into

  • the low-pressure side of the system
  • the high side of the system
  • the liquid receiver
  • both a and c are correct

15: Class 3 refrigerants are

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

16: A restaurant is classified as a

  • large mercantile occupancy
  • mixed occupancy
  • commercial occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy

17: When liquid receivers are used, the liquid refrigerant shall not exceed _______percent of the volume at 90F.

  • 75%
  • 80%
  • 90%
  • 99%

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

  • DOT
  • RSES
  • EPA
  • EPO

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

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

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

  • Instituional
  • Place of assembly
  • Industrial
  • Large mercantile

21: What type of refrigerants are NOT flammable?

  • CHC
  • HFC
  • HCFC
  • All of the above

22: 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

23: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

  • Board of Boilers
  • Contractor who last serviced the system.
  • Person who pulled the permit
  • Person in charge of the facility

24: It shall be the duty of the person in charge of the premises on which a refrigeration system containing more than ___ lbs of refrigerant is installed to provide a schematic drawing or panel giving directions for the operation of the system.

  • 55
  • 50
  • 15
  • 75

25: 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
  • 100
  • 110
  • 90