Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: Clearance volume

  • has no effect on compressor capacity
  • is the same on all compressors
  • varies depending on compressor speed
  • affects compressor capacity

2: What is NOT a positive displacement compressor.

  • Scroll
  • Rotary
  • Centrifugal
  • Reciprocating

3: Excessive head pressure is often caused by

  • insufficient refrigerant
  • air cooled condenser is plugged
  • leaking reed valve on the discharge side
  • thermostat set too high

4: Increasing superheat will do what to your system?

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

5: Which of the following is not an air velocity meter?

  • Hydrometer
  • Anemometer
  • Velometer
  • Anemotherm

6: What instrument is used to measure very high resistance?

  • voltmeter
  • ammeter
  • meg ohmmeter
  • tape measure

7: The principle used in continuous type absorption systems is

  • Charles's Law
  • Dalton's Law
  • Ohm's Law
  • Boyle's Law

8: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-123
  • both a & b

9: How are a compressor and condenser fan wired?

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

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

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

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

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

12: 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

13: How would you know if there was a loss of crankcase pressure?

  • oil will thicken
  • oil will foam
  • oil will thin out
  • oil level will rise

14: The absorber shell contains the

  • condenser, the evaporator, and the generator
  • condenser and the absorber
  • condenser and the generator
  • evaporator and the absorber

15: Which of the following is a drop-in for R-22

  • R-410A
  • R-134A
  • R407C
  • None of the above

16: In a system designed for sub-zero ambient temperatures, what must be added?

  • Infrared dye for leak identification
  • Low-ambient kit
  • Booster compressor
  • Nitrogen

17: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Hospital
  • Dorms
  • Shopping mall
  • Football stadium

18: What is absolute humidity?

  • the amount of moisture in the air per one pound of 50% RH air
  • the amount of moisture in the air in grains of cubic feet of volume
  • the amount of moisture in the air in grains of square feet of volume
  • none of the above

19: Ammonia systems use ____ pressure to adjust oil pressure

  • discharge
  • air
  • liquid
  • stream

20: An electrical circuit has a 208V power supply and draws 47 amps total, What would be the wattage of the circuit

  • 977.6 watts
  • .9776 watts
  • 9,776 watts
  • 9.776 watts

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

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

22: An electronic bridge circuit is basically a

  • 24 volt control circuit
  • high voltage circuit
  • Wheatstone
  • suspension

23: What kind of system uses two different refrigerants in separate systems dependent on each other?

  • Simple
  • Cascade
  • R-414B
  • Low pressure

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

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

25: What is a megaohm meter?

  • Is an electric meter that measures extremely low resistance valves by sending high DC voltage signal into the object being tested.
  • An electric meter that measures very high resistance values by sending a high DC voltage signal into the object being tested
  • An electric meter that measures very high resistance values by sending a low voltage AC signal into the object being tested
  • An electric meter used by electricians to test large 3-phase blower motors for the correct rotation