Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: When using nitrogen for brazing, the pressure should be:

  • Slightly below atmospheric
  • 50-100 psig
  • Very low
  • 125 psig

2: What device measures the specific gravity of a substance?

  • Hygrometer
  • Thermometer
  • Hydrometer
  • Manometer

3: When is the only time you can leave a service container attached to a system?

  • Leaking system
  • Recovery
  • Charging
  • Both b and c

4: What is the purpose of suction/discharge traps?

  • to ensure proper oil return to the compressor
  • to keep oil inside the evaporator for proper oil return to the compressor
  • to keep oil inside of the accumulator for proper return to the compressor
  • all of the above

5: A multi-evaporator refrigeration system uses what type of valve to maintain evaporating temperatures?

  • EPR valve
  • Solenoid valve
  • CPR valve
  • EEV

6: What was the main reason for enacting the no venting rule of July 1, 1992?

  • Ozone depletion
  • Green house effect
  • Global warming potential
  • All of the above

7: If your suction line is warmer than the room temperature, this may indicate

  • an over charge
  • a low charge
  • plugged air filter
  • below normal superheat

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

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

9: A 24 volt transformer with a 240 volt primary can handle how many amps?

  • 10 amps
  • 20 amps
  • There isn't enough information to answer.
  • 24 amps

10: The certificate of inspection

  • shall be posted and protected from dirt, water, and other elements
  • shall be authorized by a notarized insurance company
  • shall be $20 and an additional fee of $1 for each tone above 20 tons
  • shall be posted on the compressor shell or electrical panel at the unit

11: On a TXV, the purpose of an external equalizer is to?

  • Increase the pressure on the top of the power head diaphragm
  • balance the evaporator load
  • compensate for a pressure drop across the evaporator coil
  • allow a greater adjustment spam

12: What type of relief valve is used on low pressure centrifugal compressor systems?

  • Spring-loaded relief valve
  • Rupture disc
  • Purge relief
  • None of the above

13: What are the three components of a transformer?

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

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

  • Heat
  • Air
  • Oil
  • Electricity

15: What device removes the start winding from the circuit of a split-phase motor once the motor reaches 75% of its rated load amps (RLA)?

  • centrifugal switch
  • duel-voltage switch
  • printed circuit board (PCB)
  • motor starter

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

  • start
  • run
  • start capacitor
  • common

17: Emergency shutdown procedures, including precautions to be observed in case of a breakdown or leak over 55 lbs of refrigerant charge, shall be displayed on a conspicuous card located as near as possible to the

  • compressor
  • outside the machinery room
  • evaporator
  • boiler

18: How are refrigerant blends classified?

  • Based on the oil used
  • Based on worst case fractionation
  • Blends don't have to be classified
  • Based on best case Fractionation

19: The formula for Pure Power in a resistance circuit is

  • Watts = volts X amps
  • Watts X power factor
  • Watts X amps.
  • Kw = volts X amps

20: Color is important in oil because

  • it indicates the viscoisty.
  • it makes sight glasses easy to read
  • can tell us something about the refining of oil
  • allows you to see into crankcase

21: When a refrigerating machinery room is used, the emergency procedures shall be posted

  • on a conspicuous card located near the compressor
  • outside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • on a conspicuous card located near the evaporator
  • inside the room, immediately adjacent to each door

22: Methyl Chloride is a halogenated refrigerant and should not come in contact with

  • aluminum
  • zinc
  • magnesium
  • all of the above

23: Booster compressors, pump refrigerant into the

  • heat & plate heat exchanges
  • high side of the secondary compressor
  • low side of the primary compressor
  • receiver

24: Clearance volume

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

25: 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.