Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: The main purpose of the accumulator is to

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

2: Humidity can be sensed with

  • bimetal
  • pressure bellows
  • thermometer
  • human hair

3: Ammonia systems use ____ pressure to adjust oil pressure

  • liquid
  • stream
  • discharge
  • air

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

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

5: On an air cooled condenser, if the ambient air is 35F and dropping, what's its effect to the condensor?

  • it would have no effect on the condenser
  • it would make the condenser less efficient
  • it would make the condenser more efficient
  • it would cause the condenser to sweat

6: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 10 cubic feet or more

  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use rupture discs or duel pressure relief valves
  • shall use fusible plugs
  • shall use pressure relief devices

7: Institutional occupancy is

  • a premise or that portion of a premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants cannot quickly vacate the space.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise from which, because they are disabled, debilitated, or confined, occupants cannot readily leave without the assistance of others.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where people transact business, receive personal service, or purchase food and other goods.
  • None of the above

8: Which of the following are considered inorganic refrigerants?

  • R-717 and R-718
  • 410A and R-407C
  • R-500 and R-502
  • None of the above

9: Before determining if a machinery room equipment is excluded from following Ashrae 15, you must determine how many pounds of refrigerant per _____ cubic feet?

  • 1,000
  • 100,000
  • 100
  • 10,000

10: Liquid refrigerant flashing, or turning to vapor, in the liquid line may be due to

  • liquid line that is too small
  • shortage of refrigerant
  • liquid line that had too high vertical lift
  • All of the above

11: Fractionation occurs when

  • the pressures decreases as the heat load decreases
  • when a fraction of refrigerant is added as the full charge
  • some of the blended refrigerant evaporates or condenses before the rest of the blend
  • the pressures increase as the heat load increases

12: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

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

13: Group A1 refrigerants over ____ pounds in a system must discharge to the atmosphere

  • 330
  • 110
  • 6.6
  • 1,000

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

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

15: A line voltage thermostat controls a 1,200 watt strip header at 120 volts. What must be minimum ampere rated of the stat be?

  • 10 amps
  • 15 amps
  • 20 amps
  • 5 amps

16: A solder joint melts at temperatures of

  • 600F to 900F
  • 400F to 800F
  • less than 400F
  • 1,200F to 1,500F

17: High side floats are used on centrifugal chiller systems are are considered critically charged systems.

  • are obsolete.
  • False
  • depends on the type of refrigerant being used
  • True

18: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-3
  • A-3
  • B-2

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

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

20: Heat transferred by conduction from one body to another is done

  • via liquids
  • via radiation
  • via heat rays
  • via solids

21: A hissing noise at the expansion valve is a good indication that

  • expansion valve is oversized
  • gas is passing thru it
  • nothing is passing thru
  • liquid is passing thru it

22: If the power element on an expansion valve should lose its charge, the valve would

  • Over feed
  • Under feed
  • Close
  • Stay open

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

  • sand
  • soil
  • salt
  • sugar

24: Excessive head pressure is often caused by

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

25: A start capacitor in series with a start winding will

  • decrease the amp draw of the motor
  • increase running efficiency
  • increase starting torque
  • increase the amp draw of the motor