Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

1: 1 HP = ____ Watts?

  • 746
  • 3.1416
  • 3,412
  • 11,239

2: The heat picked up in the evaporator must equal to

  • the heat gained by the condenser
  • the heat of compression
  • the heat lost by the medium being cooled
  • the heat giving by the condenser

3: Low ambient controls are used when

  • on air conditioning systems only
  • always
  • economizers are used
  • when systems run all year round

4: Low temperature systems should have what?

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

5: The actual expansion curve of compression follows most nearly which one of the following curves?

  • Isothermal
  • Adiabatic
  • Volume Temperature
  • Pressure Temperature

6: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

  • MSCA Code
  • the 1997 ANSI/ASHRAE Safety Code
  • the MACS Pressure Vessel Code of Massachusetts
  • Montreal Protocol Safety Code

7: Dual-pressure relief devices should be installed on

  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or more
  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or more
  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or less
  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or less

8: At higher altitudes, boiling temperatures

  • are unaffected
  • decrease
  • increase
  • depends on the refrigerant

9: How can you test mechanical strength of an electrical connection?

  • measure ohms with an electrical meter
  • measure voltage across the connection
  • attempt to pull the wire from the connector by hand
  • none of the above.

10: R-22 falls under which safety classification?

  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-2
  • A-1

11: How are a compressor and condenser fan wired?

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

12: Booster compressors connect to the ____ side of the compressor

  • liquid
  • oil side
  • vapor
  • low side

13: If a halide torch is used for leak detection, what color is the flame if it detects a leak?

  • red
  • green
  • orange
  • blue

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

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

15: Which is the lowest vacuum?

  • 10 psia
  • 1,000 Microns
  • 5" hg
  • 5 psig

16: A normally operating R-410A system with a condensing temperature of 110F will have a high side pressure of around ______ psig

  • 365 psig
  • 255 psig
  • 125 psig
  • 327 psig

17: What is a Category "M" fluid?

  • 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
  • A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump systems
  • Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperatures over 366F
  • A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily content

18: Instead of using a compressor, an absorption air-conditioning chiller uses which of the following as its driving force?

  • Electricity
  • Oil
  • Air
  • Heat

19: 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
  • surge
  • purge

20: _____ alloys shall not be used in contact with an halogenated refrigerants.

  • Zinc
  • Nickel
  • Magnesium
  • Copper

21: A low oil switch is typically

  • non used on semi-hermetic compressors over 10 ton capacity
  • automatic reset
  • time-delay auto reset
  • manual reset

22: What type of pressure relief device is used on a CO2 system?

  • Glove valve
  • Fusible plug
  • Rupture disk
  • Gate valve

23: R-717 is

  • carbon dioxide
  • water
  • ammonia
  • trichloromethane

24: The measurement of heat in a particular substance is

  • specific heat
  • latent heat
  • sensible heat
  • enthalpy

25: All electrical work done on refrigeration systems must comply with

  • NEC and Massachusetts Modifications
  • OSHA
  • Department of Energy
  • ASHREA-15 Section 9.2.1