Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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

  • Screw
  • Scroll
  • Centrifugal
  • Reciprocating

2: pressure relief valves must discharge to the atmosphere at a location not less than 15 feet from ground level and ____ feet from any window, ventilation opening, or exits of buildings.

  • 20
  • 10
  • 15
  • 25

3: How do you find net oil pressure on a compressor?

  • discharge pressure - suction pressure
  • gross oil pressure - suction pressure
  • gross oil pressure - discharge pressure
  • all of the above

4: An example of an "Expendable Refrigerant" is

  • liquid oxygen
  • liquid nitrogen
  • ammonia
  • lithium bromide

5: Which of the following is an inorganic refrigerant?

  • R-22
  • Ammonia
  • Chlorofluorocarbons
  • All of the above

6: The actual expansion curve of compressor follows most nearly which one of the following

  • Adiabatic
  • Isothermal
  • Pressure-Temperature
  • Volume

7: When can 50/50 solder be used?

  • in the low side
  • in the high side
  • liquid and suction lines
  • none of the above.

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

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

9: All low-pressure chillers use which type of compressor?

  • Rotary
  • Scroll
  • Centrifugal
  • Reciprocating

10: A chilled water pump's suction gauge reads 10 psig. The discharge gauge reads 48 psig. What is the head in feet the pump is working against?

  • 58
  • 96
  • 88
  • 38

11: What are the three components of a transformer?

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

12: At higher altitudes, the boiling point of refrigerant is

  • the same
  • equal to the coefficient of water at 32F
  • higher
  • lower

13: What type of oil is used in R-410A systems?

  • mineral oil
  • naphthene
  • polyalkylene glycol (PAG)
  • polyolester (POE)

14: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water 1F is?

  • The rate of conduction
  • 1 BTU
  • 1 Kelvin
  • 1 Therm

15: Low-side system leaks in a low-pressure chiller will often result in

  • nitrogen leaking out of the system.
  • system refrigerant leaking from the system
  • water being pulled into the system
  • air being pulled into the system

16: It takes how many BTU's of latent heat/hr to boil 1 lbs of water into steam?

  • 12,000 BTU
  • 24,000 BTU
  • 970 BTU
  • 144 BTU

17: What is the leaving chilled water set point for water chiller systems?

  • 66F
  • 55F
  • 45F
  • 38F

18: A run capacitor is wired in series with the _____ windings.

  • start capacitor
  • common
  • run
  • start

19: How are a compressor and condenser fan wired?

  • parallel
  • parallel-series
  • series
  • series-parallel

20: Fusible plugs shall not be used with pressure vessels of

  • 15 square feet or less
  • 3 cubic feet or less
  • 3 cubic feet or more
  • 15 cubic feet or more

21: Pressure vessels having design pressures of 15 psig or less shall have the strength to withstand at least ______times the design pressure.

  • 2.0
  • 2.5
  • 3.0
  • 5.5

22: What is not a requirement of a Class T machine room?

  • Self-closing doors
  • Fire hose connected to the building fire protection system.
  • Automatic ventilation
  • Tight fitting doors

23: Oils, classified as to source, are

  • naphthalene, paraffin, and castor
  • naphthalene, mixed, and paraffin
  • animal, vegetable, and mineral
  • animal, vegetable, and castor

24: The measurement of heat in a particular substance is

  • latent heat
  • enthalpy
  • sensible heat
  • specific heat

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

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