Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: An air conditioning system rated for 36,000 BTU's is equivalent to

  • 12,000 tons of cooling
  • one ton of cooling
  • two tons of cooling
  • three tons of cooling

2: No open flames are allowed in the machinery room unless?

  • Never can be allowed
  • Only when combustion air is provided from outside of the machinery room
  • Approved by the authorized person
  • Approved by the installing contractor

3: Megaohm meter's main function is

  • to detect weak motor winding insulation of a refrigeration or air conditioning compressor by creating high DC voltages to the compressor
  • to detect very high resistances to ground of refrigeration or air conditioning compressors
  • to test very high value capacitors for large 3-phase refrigeration compressors and blower motors.
  • Both a and b are correct

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

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

5: Ammonia systems use ____ pressure to adjust oil pressure

  • air
  • liquid
  • stream
  • discharge

6: How do you find net oil pressure on a compressor?

  • discharge pressure - suction pressure
  • gross oil pressure - suction pressure
  • gross oil pressure - discharge pressure
  • all of the above

7: All low-pressure chillers use which type of compressor?

  • Reciprocating
  • Rotary
  • Scroll
  • Centrifugal

8: R-718 is rated unlimited for refrigeration quantity contained in a system. Why?

  • Because it's water
  • Because it's a non-flammable refrigerant
  • R-718 is not rated unlimited because it's a dangerous refrigerant
  • Because it's cheap

9: A declaration test is needed when the system contains more than

  • 55 lbs
  • 120 lbs
  • 110 lbs
  • 65 lbs

10: A thermometer inside a duct measures ____ heat.

  • latent
  • specific
  • sensible
  • hidden

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

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

12: Liquid level gauge glasses shall have automatic closing shut off valves, except Bull's eye or reflex type.

  • True
  • False

13: What type of material can't be used on the outlet of a relief valve?

  • Copper
  • Magnesium alloy
  • PVC
  • Stainless steel

14: What does safe access mean?

  • OSHA approved
  • A clear unobstructed path to the equipment and controls
  • Locked doors
  • Well-lit exit signs

15: A relief valve discharge capacity is rated in

  • PSIA
  • Pounds of air per minute.
  • temperature minus pounds of air per second divided by release rate squared
  • PSIG

16: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried ?(8.10.4)

  • Leak checked
  • Certified
  • Insulated and installed in a pipe duct (Encased)
  • Classifed

17: A relief valve shall be located at least ___ above grade.

  • 36'
  • 10'
  • 25'
  • 15'

18: A water regulating valve opens when

  • the compressor is on
  • when the power is on
  • when the power is on there is an overcharge of refrigerant
  • the head pressure rises

19: Where a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed,

  • the form or certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Public Safety
  • The company who installed the system must notify the fire department in the jurisdiction where installed
  • A field inspection shall be made before it is put into service
  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressuers

20: What refrigerant has zero ozone depletion

  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC
  • None of the above

21: A low oil switch is typically

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

22: The main purpose of the accumulator is to

  • store liquid refrigerant
  • provide space for the accumulation of oil and containminants
  • provide space for vapor to accumulate
  • prevent liquid slugs at the compressor

23: A halide torch is most useful with a freon compression system

  • to release a sticking valve
  • to detect refrigeration leaks in piping joints
  • to remove from from TXV's and evaporator coils
  • to sweat flanges on the refrigeration piping

24: On a large centrifugal system, what meters the flow to the evaporator?

  • TXV
  • Cap tube.
  • Low side float
  • High side float

25: Pressure vessels of 10 cubic feet or more gross volume shall use

  • at least one rupture member
  • a dual pressure-relief valve if charging into the atmosphere
  • at least three means of discharge and/or rupture discs
  • both a and b are correct