Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: At higher altitudes, boiling temperatures

  • are unaffected
  • increase
  • depends on the refrigerant
  • decrease

2: To determine the pump size needed for an open cooling tower system, the following must be known,

  • GPM and friction head
  • GPM and unbalanced head and friction head
  • GPM, pipe size, and equivalent head.
  • GPM and balanced head and friction head

3: The reversing valve is commonly used

  • when the code requires a check valve
  • on all heat pumps
  • on commercial system that involve two different temperatures
  • on multiple compressor systems

4: A normal operating evaporator temperature of R-22 for air conditioning is typically

  • 55F
  • 58F
  • 32F
  • 45F

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 pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use fusible plugs

6: What is the minimum height refrigeration piping should be placed against walls?

  • Ceiling height
  • 72"
  • 7.25'
  • 6'

7: Lithium-bromide, Li-Br, is best characterized as a

  • sugar
  • soil
  • salt
  • sand

8: Increasing superheat will do what to your system?

  • Increase gas flow
  • Nothing
  • Increase liquid flow
  • Decrease liquid flow

9: When a refrigerating machinery room is used, the emergency procedures shall be posted

  • on a conspicuous card located near the compressor
  • inside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • outside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • on a conspicuous card located near the evaporator

10: How can you test mechanical strength of an electrical connection?

  • measure ohms with an electrical meter
  • measure voltage across the connection
  • attempt to pull the wire from the connector by hand
  • none of the above.

11: Halogenated refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Magnesium alloy
  • Stainless steel
  • Aluminum
  • Copper

12: Walls and doors of a machinery room shall be at least _____ hour(s) fire rated.

  • 5
  • 2
  • 1
  • 3

13: 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

14: In an air conditioning system, the unit of total heat energy content in an air/vapor mixture is

  • Sensible heat
  • Specific heat
  • Enthalpy
  • Latent heat

15: R-22 is classified as a ____ refrigerant on the safety matrix.

  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-1
  • A-2

16: Where are the three places that the discharge from an ammonia relief valve be piped?

  • To chemical neutralizing tank only
  • Underground, into drain, into mechanical room
  • Atmosphere, Tank containing water, where the AHJ indicates.
  • None of the above.

17: How are refrigerant blends classified?

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

18: Refrigerant systems containing Group I refrigerants can be installed in or on public stairways.

  • True
  • False

19: What pipe can not be used for refrigeration?

  • L
  • M
  • N
  • K

20: Megaohm meters can detect a ground in the

  • 10,000,000 ohms or higher
  • up to 1,000 ohms
  • up to 10,000 ohms
  • up to 1,000,000 ohms

21: Where would the EPR valve be located on a multiple evaporator system?

  • outlet of low temperature evaporator
  • outlet of high temperature evaporator
  • inlet of the low temperature evaporator.
  • outlet of the liquid line

22: The main purpose of a refrigerant detector in a machinery room is to

  • inform there is a refrigerant leak int he system
  • detect toxins in the air caused by a refrigerant leak
  • to set off an alarm when there is refrigerant present inside the room
  • all of the above

23: 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

24: How does a centrifugal compressor create the pressure differential needed to move refrigerant through the system?

  • Suction and discharge valves
  • Rotating vanes
  • Fan-like action
  • Nesting scrolls

25: A thermometer placed in a supply air duct measures

  • sensible heat
  • latent heat
  • air velocity x temperature squared.
  • specific heat