Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: On a centrifugal compressor, stationary diffuser vanes are needed to

  • stop gas flow
  • prevent high pressure on the packing
  • convert velocity energy to pressure
  • increase the clearance space

2: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Hospital
  • Shopping mall
  • Football stadium
  • Dorms

3: If a condenser is on a roof and the temperature is 35F and dropping the capacity

  • doesn't change
  • increases
  • run as designed with low ambient controls
  • decreases

4: If a liquid receiver is designed to receive the refrigerant charge during a pumpdown procedure, it shall have the capacity to

  • hold up to 110% of the pumpdown charge
  • receive the pumpdown charge
  • release the charge when the pressure exceeds 310 psig or higher
  • Pumpdown procedures are not allowed with systems containing liquid recievers

5: The first step in mechanical refrigeration is

  • expansion
  • compression
  • evaporation
  • condensation

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

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

7: When a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed

  • the form of certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Pubic safety
  • a field inspection shall be made before it is put into service
  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressures
  • it shall be approved by the owner for proper operation.

8: Which of the following is NOT a positive displacement compressor?

  • scroll
  • screw
  • reciprocating
  • centrifugal

9: On a day with low relative humidity, the two thermometers on a sling psychrometer will read

  • 2F difference
  • a ling psychrometer doesn't have two theremometers.
  • far apart or greater difference
  • nearly the same

10: A professional or office building would be considered what type of occupancy?

  • business
  • mercantile
  • commercial
  • public assembly

11: How many forces operate a thermostatic expansion valve?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 4

12: How many refrigerant classifications are there for toxicity?

  • 2
  • 1
  • 3
  • 5

13: Foaming of oil in a compressor is most likely to occur

  • when ambient temperature are low
  • when there is insufficient air across the condenser(i.e., dirty coil)
  • at start-up
  • when the evaporator temperatures are below 32F

14: An accumulator can be located between the

  • evaporator and compressor
  • first stage and second stage compressors
  • condenser and evaporator
  • compressor and condenser

15: The outer portion of shell of the compressor used on low-pressure chillers is called the

  • suction
  • baffle
  • nozzle
  • volute

16: What is the amp draw of a 40 VA transformer at 24 volts

  • 106 amps
  • 1,000 amps
  • 1.6 amps
  • 1K amps

17: Which creates more of a heat load?

  • 70% RH
  • 50% RH
  • 90% RH
  • 30% RH

18: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-22
  • R-11
  • R-134a
  • R-12

19: Usually dry bulb temperature is

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

20: A Lithium-bromide system is an absorption system that

  • uses water as a refrigerant and lithium bromide as an absorbent
  • uses ammonia as a refrigerant and lithium bromide as an absorbent
  • uses water as a absorbent and lithium bromide as a refrigerant
  • uses salts as an absorbent and lithium bromide as a refrigerant

21: Before you change the type of refrigerant in a refrigeration system, what three things must be done?

  • place sign, check for leaks, insulate
  • you can't change refrigerants
  • make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify A.H.J
  • nothing must be done

22: The boiling point of a refrigerant is based on

  • Temperature
  • Heat content
  • a pressure-temperature relationship
  • None of the above.

23: If the power element on an expansion valve should lose its charge, the valve would

  • Close
  • Under feed
  • Over feed
  • Stay open

24: A split-phase motor has a ______ winding and a ____ winding

  • start, common
  • duel-run, duel-start
  • run, start
  • run, common

25: A total of all group A-2,B-2, A-3, and B-3 refrigerants shall not exceed ____ lb in the occupied areas and machinery rooms of institutional occupancies.

  • 100
  • 50
  • 550
  • 350