Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

Topics: All categories in the pool

Quiz Result Settings

1: A restaurant is classified as a

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

2: High side floats are used on centrifugal chiller systems are are considered critically charged systems.

  • are obsolete.
  • False
  • depends on the type of refrigerant being used
  • True

3: What is Absolute Zero?

  • -773F
  • -640F
  • -400F
  • -460F

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

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

5: In a horizontal shell & tube condenser, the ammonia is liquefied by

  • removing the latent heat of vaporization
  • removing the latent heat of fusion
  • passing thru the tubes from top to bottom
  • water sprayed over condenser

6: If the compression ratio on a centrifugal compressor rises too high, the compressor will stop pumping and make a loud sound commonly referred to as a

  • merge
  • purge
  • splurge
  • surge

7: Ammonia can come in contact with _______ ?

  • Aluminum
  • Copper tubing
  • Copper
  • Brass

8: A mercury bulb controller is not recommended for

  • use where vibration is severe
  • line or low voltage use
  • low voltage use
  • line voltage use

9: A class B2 refrigerant is considered

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

10: A plug containing an alloy that will melt at a specific temperature to relief pressure is a

  • fusible plug
  • relief plug
  • fusion plug
  • rupture plug

11: The leaving chilled water set point for comfort cooling is typically?

  • 60
  • 66
  • 45
  • 38

12: R-11 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-3
  • A-1
  • A-2

13: Where a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed,

  • The company who installed the system must notify the fire department in the jurisdiction where installed
  • A field inspection shall be made before it is put into service
  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressuers
  • the form or certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Public Safety

14: On cooling towers, what causes the condenser water to drop

  • ambient temperatures
  • sensible heat
  • tower fans
  • evaporation of the water droplets

15: Pressure limiting devices are not required for systems containing less then ________ refrigerants.

  • 6.6 lbs
  • 44 lbs
  • 13.9 lbs
  • 22 lbs

16: When air is ducted through a machine room that services occupied space, What must be done?

  • Flanged and gasketed
  • Insulated and cross broke
  • Welded and seamed.
  • Ducted and sealed

17: What type of relief valve is used on a CO2 system?

  • glove disc
  • fusible plug
  • rupture disc
  • gate valve

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

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

19: If the spring is adjusted to increase the superheat, this new setting will

  • allow more liquid into the evaporator
  • have no effect on the frost line
  • shorten the frost line
  • lengthen the frost line

20: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • Halon
  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC

21: What type of fuses must be used on a HVAC system?

  • TR Type, Duel Element, Time Delay
  • Fast blow
  • 10% lower than RLA
  • none of the above

22: 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

23: B3 refrigerants are considered

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

24: Give an example of a secondary coolant?

  • R-717
  • R-718
  • R-12
  • R-410A

25: What instrument is used to measure very high resistance?

  • ammeter
  • tape measure
  • voltmeter
  • meg ohmmeter