Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

Topics: All categories in the pool

Quiz Result Settings

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

  • single stage
  • booster
  • indirect
  • cascade

2: 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?

  • 88
  • 38
  • 58
  • 96

3: What is not a requirement of a class T machine room?

  • tight fitting doors
  • fire hose connection to the building fire protection system
  • self-closing doors
  • automatic ventilation

4: Heat cannot of itself, pass from a

  • cold to a warmer body
  • warm to a colder body
  • state of hot energy to a state of cold energy
  • None of the above

5: 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
  • splurge
  • purge
  • surge

6: Large mercantile occupancy is

  • a premise of that portion of a premise where more than 100 persons congregate on levels above of below street level to purchase personal merchandise.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where more than 200 persons congregate on levels above or below street level to purchase personal merchandise
  • a premise of that portion of a premise where more than 50 persons congregate on levels above of below street level to purchase personal merchandise.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where more than 1500 persons congregate on levels above or below street level to purchase personal merchandise

7: In an air conditioning system, the unit of total heat energy content in an air/vapor mixture is

  • Specific heat
  • Sensible heat
  • Latent heat
  • Enthalpy

8: Which refrigerant is lighter than air?

  • R-134a
  • R-123
  • R-717
  • R-11

9: R-22 is considered a(n)

  • CFC
  • HCFCH
  • HFC
  • HCFC

10: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or more

  • shall use fusible plugs
  • do not need pressure relief protection
  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use pressure relief devices

11: Liquid line filter-driers on a 410A system must be rated for no less than

  • 200 psig
  • 400 psig
  • 1000 psig
  • 600 psig

12: The ____ design is the maximum pressure for which a specific part of a refrigeration system is designed.

  • high pressure
  • critical pressure
  • design pressure
  • low pressure

13: Defined process piping by code CMR (528)

  • Any piping that conveys a solid, liquid or gas that is not part of the plumbing or fire protection system
  • Any piping in an industrial space
  • Any piping in an industrial or commercial space
  • All of the above

14: What is a Category "M" fluid?

  • A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily content
  • Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperatures over 366F
  • A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump systems
  • A fluid which is nonflammable, nontoxic, not damaging to human tissues, does not exceed 150 psig, and the designed temperature is between -20F to 366F

15: In a low temperature refrigeration system, the benefit of the system using P.A.G. oil is

  • it is hydroscopic
  • it traps moisture
  • viscosity
  • all of the above

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

  • 77F
  • 58F
  • 70F
  • 32F

17: Increasing superheat will do what to your frost line?

  • Increasae
  • Nothing
  • Decrease
  • Could either increase or decrease depending on the load conditions

18: A 50 VA control transformer with a 25 volt control output would be rated for _________ amps.

  • 2.5
  • 1250
  • 2
  • There isn't enough information to answer.

19: How many refrigerant classifications are there for flammability?

  • 7
  • 3
  • 1
  • 2

20: The level of voltage caused by back electromagnetic force that opens the contacts of a potential relay in order to take the start capacitor out of the circuit is

  • pick-up voltage
  • boost voltage
  • run voltage
  • lift voltage

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

  • Close
  • Over feed
  • Under feed
  • Stay open

22: When a receiver is greater than 3 cubic feet but less than 10 cubic feed, what is the minimum relief device required?

  • fusible plug
  • relief valve
  • rupture disc
  • all of the above

23: What chemical in the refrigerant set off the leak detection alarm?

  • Fluorine
  • Chlorine
  • Both A and B
  • none of the above

24: How does a centrifugal compressor create the pressure differential needed to move refrigerant through the system?

  • Suction and discharge valves
  • Fan-like action
  • Nesting scrolls
  • Rotating vanes

25: Transformers are rated in

  • amps
  • volts
  • volt-amps
  • volts-ohms