Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: The purpose of an accumulator is to

  • store excess refrigerant from the reciver
  • assure no liquid returns to the compressor
  • reduce friction loss to the flow of refrigerant
  • filter out impurities from the system

2: 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

3: "I" represents ____ in the Ohm's law formula.

  • voltage.
  • amperage
  • capacitance
  • resistance

4: What is the maximum voltage range allowed on an electrical circuit?

  • 15%
  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 5%

5: Which occupancy can ammonia be used in?

  • redifential
  • industrial
  • depends on the quantity of freon
  • commercial

6: Large Mercantile occupancy is a premise or that portion of a premise where more than ____ persons congregate on levels above or below the street level to purchase personal merchandise.

  • 350
  • 400
  • 100
  • 250

7: If the suction pressure is low and the evaporator temperature high, the cause will be a?

  • overcharged
  • too small evaporator
  • starved evaporator
  • compressor suction valve stuck open

8: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 660 lbs
  • 330 lbs.
  • 55 lbs
  • 550 lbs

9: System design pressures must take into consideration, not only, pressures found during normal operation but also what?

  • When it's cold out
  • When there is a malfunction on the high side
  • When its warm out
  • All of the above

10: A normal operating evaporator temperature of R-22 for air conditioning is typically

  • 55F
  • 32F
  • 58F
  • 45F

11: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

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

12: By using nitrogen within a pipe during brazing operation,

  • The explosion hazard is confined
  • Copper oxide formation is prevented
  • Discoloration is prevented
  • Exterior scale formation is minimized

13: Which is considered the more efficient condenser?

  • water cooled
  • air cooled
  • fan cooled
  • spray cooled

14: 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 installing contractor
  • Approved by the authorized person

15: At higher altitudes, the boiling point of refrigerant is

  • the same
  • lower
  • higher
  • equal to the coefficient of water at 32F

16: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

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

17: Liquid shall not occupy more than ____ of the volume when the temperature of the refrigerant is 90F.

  • 75%
  • 100%
  • 80%
  • 90%

18: In a properly balanced system with valves open and properly adjusted, if the suction line is warm to the touch, its because of

  • moisture in the system
  • oil in evaporator
  • not enough oil in the system
  • low head pressure

19: What is considered a cooling agent?

  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat without vaporization
  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat without condensation
  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat when vaporization occurs
  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat when condensation occur

20: 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

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

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

22: The test pressure applied to the high side of each factory-assembled refrigerating system shall be at least equal to the design pressure of

  • the aggregate of the high side and low side
  • the low side
  • 2.5 times the design pressure
  • the high side

23: The first step in mechanical refrigeration is

  • evaporation
  • compression
  • condensation
  • expansion

24: Refrigerant restricted in 2004 but used for transition for decades:

  • R-123
  • R-22
  • R-134A
  • R-11

25: What should not (and can not) be located between a pressure imposing device and a pressure-limiting device?

  • Foot valve
  • Moisture indicator
  • Stop valve
  • Muffler