Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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

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

2: By using nitrogen within a pipe during brazing operation,

  • Copper oxide formation is prevented
  • The explosion hazard is confined
  • Exterior scale formation is minimized
  • Discoloration is prevented

3: Methyl Chloride is a halogenated refrigerant and should not come in contact with

  • aluminum
  • zinc
  • magnesium
  • all of the above

4: Start to Run windings will have what resistance?

  • The most resistance value
  • Somewhere between the actual start winding and run winding resistance value
  • All will be at equal values
  • The least resistance value

5: The 4 basic methods of determining whether the proper amount of refrigerant is being introduced into the system are

  • sight glass, weight, pressure, and dipstick
  • sight glass, weight, pressure, and frost line
  • Buss-eye, weight, pressure, and frost line
  • sight glass, weight, paper method, and frost line.

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

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

7: Usually dry bulb temperature is

  • same as wet bulb temperature
  • lower than dry bulb temperature
  • not important and shall be ignored
  • higher than wet bulb temperature

8: What are the three components of a transformer?

  • Primary core, secondary coil, and high and low voltage connectors.
  • Contacts, secondary coil, and core
  • Primary coil, secondary coil, and core
  • Primary coil, secondary coil, and copper contacts

9: Increasing superheat will do what to your system?

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

10: Electricity involves the movement of electrons in atoms

  • True
  • False

11: Where is the high-side float located on a chiller system?

  • inside the chiller barrel
  • flash line
  • discharge line
  • liquid line

12: A direct system

  • is a self-contained complete factory made and tested system
  • is on where brine is cooled & circulated to the space refrigerated
  • is where the refrigerant comes in contact with the space refrigerated
  • is one which encloses a separate body of evaporative refrigerant

13: What happens after your initial inspection of a pressure vessel?

  • Notify the AHJ to let them know that the system been inspected
  • Notify the Fire Marshal that the system has been inspected and approved
  • There is a temporary shut-down until a final inspection can be performed.
  • Inspector leaves a metal tag with a certification listed on it

14: Systems containing more than 110 pounds must have stop valves located at the

  • compressor suction inlet
  • compressor discharge outlet
  • receiver inlet and outlet
  • All of the above

15: A restaurant is classified as a

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

16: What is specific heat?

  • measured heat
  • heat required to raise the temperature of 1lb of a substance 1 degree
  • the specific heat required to change the state of one cubic foot of air to steam
  • none of the above

17: Pressure is the equivalent of

  • force per unit area
  • force
  • force times area
  • area times force

18: The density of a gas refers to

  • cubic feet per pound
  • pounds per square foot
  • pounds per cubic foot
  • pounds per absolute pressure

19: Color is important in oil because

  • it indicates the viscoisty.
  • can tell us something about the refining of oil
  • it makes sight glasses easy to read
  • allows you to see into crankcase

20: A water regulating valve opens when

  • the compressor is on
  • when the power is on
  • the head pressure rises
  • when the power is on there is an overcharge of refrigerant

21: What is the state of the refrigerant leaving the evaporator?

  • low temperature superheated vapor
  • a low temperature subcooled liquid
  • a high temperature subcooled liquid
  • a high temperature superheated vapor

22: What is an egress?

  • An escape route
  • A code violation
  • A valve put on the low side of the system to prevent frosting
  • An entrance or exit

23: Low pressure chiller systems use what type of compressor?

  • Scroll
  • Reciprocating
  • Screw
  • Centrifugal

24: If the dry bulb temperature is 85F and the wet bulb temperature is 70F, the dew point temperature will be approximately (use psychometric chart)

  • 32F
  • 58F
  • 70F
  • 77F

25: When energized, a normally open relay will be

  • open
  • depends on the type and class of the relay
  • noisy
  • closed