Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: Mercury was used in thermometers primarily because it

  • vaporizes at very high temperatures
  • never freezes
  • was inexpensive
  • expands uniformly

2: On a TXV, the purpose of an external equalizer is to?

  • compensate for a pressure drop across the evaporator coil
  • allow a greater adjustment spam
  • Increase the pressure on the top of the power head diaphragm
  • balance the evaporator load

3: 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

4: Pipe identification labels are required when the system contains more than

  • 120 lbs
  • 65 lbs
  • 110 lbs
  • 55 lbs

5: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 330 lbs
  • 55 lbs
  • 660 lbs
  • 500 lbs

6: The External equalizer of a TXV compensates for

  • pressure drop across the condenser coil
  • pressure drop across the evaporator coil
  • pressure within the evaporator
  • pressure within the system

7: What is the voltage of each leg to ground of a three-phase motor with a 460v supply voltage?

  • 240v
  • 120v
  • 277v
  • 208v

8: Horizontal piping should be run level.

  • No, unless the supervisor on the job says so.
  • False
  • Yes, if the condenser is located above the evaporator
  • True

9: Which of the following controllers would you expect to be most sensitive to temperature changes?

  • low voltage t-stat
  • aquastat
  • immersion controller
  • line voltage t-stat

10: Two systems using separate refrigerants that are superimposed upon one another is called

  • indirect
  • cascade
  • single stage
  • booster

11: The main purpose of the accumulator is to

  • provide space for vapor to accumulate
  • provide space for the accumulation of oil and containminants
  • prevent liquid slugs at the compressor
  • store liquid refrigerant

12: 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

13: R-12 is

  • dichlorodifluoromethane
  • dichlorofluoromethane
  • dichloromethane
  • trichlorofluoromethane

14: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classified?

  • R-422A
  • R-718
  • R-717
  • R-134A

15: The best way to detect ammonia in brine is

  • carbonation of soda
  • CO2 gas
  • potassium of line
  • nessler regaent

16: A mercury bulb controller is not recommended for

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

17: A mixed occupancy occurs when two or more occupancies are located with the same building

  • true
  • false

18: Booster compressors, pump refrigerant into the

  • low side of the primary compressor
  • heat & plate heat exchanges
  • receiver
  • high side of the secondary compressor

19: Low temperature systems should have what?

  • High pour point
  • Low pour point
  • High viscosity
  • None of the above

20: R-410A can segregate in the system or chemically change its composition due to a leak.

  • True
  • False

21: If two 500 ohm resistors are connected in series, the resistance will be

  • 1000 ohms
  • 20 ohms
  • 200 ohms
  • 500 ohms

22: What's the purpose of a megohmmeter?

  • To measure low to very low resistance values
  • To alternate the current in a DC circuit in order to calculate the total impedance of a circuit
  • To measure very high resistances
  • None of the above

23: 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

24: Joints in piping for refrigeration containing parts must withstand temperatures of ___?

  • 700F
  • 1000F
  • 600F
  • 800F

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

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