Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

1: A plug containing an alloy that will melt at a specific temperature to relief pressure is a

  • fusible plug
  • relief plug
  • fusion plug
  • rupture plug

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?

  • 38
  • 58
  • 96
  • 88

3: Ammonia systems use ____ pressure to adjust oil pressure

  • discharge
  • liquid
  • stream
  • air

4: Where is an EPR valve located on a multi-evaporator system?

  • Suction line of the coolest evaporator
  • Suction line at the compressor
  • Suction line prior to the accumulator of the lowest temperature system
  • Suction line of the warmest evaporator

5: What is the refrigerant dichlorodifluoromethane?

  • R-22
  • R-134A
  • R-123
  • R-12

6: The low pressure oil safety switch

  • resets itself automatically
  • must be reset manually
  • never trips
  • resets itself after the time delay has terminated

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

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

8: What is the refrigerant chlorodifluoromethane?

  • R-123
  • R-134a
  • R-22
  • R-12

9: What will occur if the strong solution in an absorption chiller becomes too strong?

  • The machine will stop cooling and solution will crystallize
  • The machine will stop cooling and the solution will evaporate.
  • The machine will cool excessively as the solution crystallizes.
  • The machine will cool excessively as the solution evaporates

10: Crankcase heaters are energized

  • when the compressor is off
  • while the compressor is running
  • to prevent compressor freeze-up
  • to allow easy compressor start-up

11: The best way to detect ammonia in brine is

  • potassium of line
  • carbonation of soda
  • CO2 gas
  • nessler regaent

12: Lithium-bromide, Li-Br, is best characterized as a

  • sugar
  • salt
  • sand
  • soil

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

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

14: A Low-Probability System

  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection can not enter the occupied space
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space

15: Group A3 refrigerants have a ______ flammability rating than Group B1 refrigerants

  • lower
  • higher
  • the same
  • there is no Group B1 refrigerants

16: A R-410A system running with a condensing temperature of 110F and 50F evaporator temperature will read pressures of ___ on the high side and ___ on the low side

  • 455 psig, 185 psig.
  • 257 psig, 77 psig
  • 365 psig, 120 psig
  • 226 psig, 68 psig

17: Which of the following controllers would you expect to be most sensitive to temperature changes?

  • aquastat
  • immersion controller
  • line voltage t-stat
  • low voltage t-stat

18: An evaporator coil located near heating coil shall have a pressure-relief device installed within ______ inches of the evaporator.

  • 36
  • 24
  • 18
  • 48

19: What is the state of the refrigerant leaving the evaporator?

  • low temperature superheated vapor
  • a high temperature superheated vapor
  • a low temperature subcooled liquid
  • a high temperature subcooled liquid

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

  • Copper
  • Magnesium
  • Nickel
  • Zinc

21: Machinery rooms must be vented to ______?

  • unoccupied spaces
  • basement
  • outdoors
  • neutralizing tank

22: Pressure is the equivalent of

  • force per unit area
  • force times area
  • force
  • area times force

23: Suction valve unloaders afford an effective means of

  • capacity control
  • evaporator control
  • superheat control
  • refrigerant control

24: One atmosphere equals

  • 29.4
  • 0 psig
  • 14.7
  • 0 psia

25: When an electronic bridge is in balance the bridge output will be

  • 0 volts
  • 1 volt
  • 15 volts
  • .01 volts