Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

Topics: All categories in the pool

Quiz Result Settings

1: Which is considered the more efficient condenser?

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

2: What is the typical air conditioning operating pressures for R-22?

  • 60 psi suction 210 psi discharge
  • 25 psi suction 125 psi discharge
  • 105 psi suction 340 psi discharge
  • None of the above

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

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

4: What type of relief valve is used on a CO2 system?

  • rupture disc
  • glove disc
  • gate valve
  • fusible plug

5: Horizontal piping should be run level.

  • Yes, if the condenser is located above the evaporator
  • No, unless the supervisor on the job says so.
  • True
  • False

6: What type of copper is not permitted on refrigeration systems?

  • Type M
  • Type L
  • Type K
  • Type N

7: In a low temperature refrigeration system, the benefit of the system using P.A.G. oil is

  • it is hydroscopic
  • it traps moisture
  • viscosity
  • all of the above

8: An accumulator can be located between the

  • evaporator and compressor
  • condenser and evaporator
  • compressor and condenser
  • first stage and second stage compressors

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

  • Under feed
  • Over feed
  • Close
  • Stay open

10: A compressor that increases vapor pressure by changing the internal volume of the compression chamber is called?

  • Low Pressure displacement
  • Non-positive displacement
  • Pressure induced displacement.
  • Positive displacement

11: Stop valves shall not be permitted between the system and the

  • bleed valve
  • condenser
  • service valve
  • relief valve

12: What device should be used on low-temperature freezers?

  • discharge muffler
  • oil separator
  • high capacity TXV
  • hot-gas by-pass

13: How does a centrifugal compressor create the pressure differential needed to move refrigerant through the system?

  • Nesting scrolls
  • Fan-like action
  • Rotating vanes
  • Suction and discharge valves

14: 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.
  • 365 psig, 120 psig
  • 257 psig, 77 psig
  • 226 psig, 68 psig

15: The ____ design is the maximum pressure for which a specific part of a refrigeration system is designed.

  • high pressure
  • design pressure
  • low pressure
  • critical pressure

16: A direct system

  • is one which encloses a separate body of evaporative refrigerant
  • is where the refrigerant comes in contact with the space refrigerated
  • is a self-contained complete factory made and tested system
  • is on where brine is cooled & circulated to the space refrigerated

17: What section governs pressure vessels?

  • Section 1 ASHREA 15 ASME fired
  • OSHA
  • Section 8 ASHREA 15 ASME unfired
  • Section ASHREA 34

18: Ammonia is under what safety classification?

  • B1
  • B3
  • B2
  • A3

19: Refrigeration piping before being buried shall be

  • leak tested
  • encased in pipe duct
  • pressure tested
  • All of the above

20: 1 HP = ____ Watts?

  • 3.1416
  • 11,239
  • 746
  • 3,412

21: Before you change the type of refrigerant in a refrigeration system, what three things must be done?

  • make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify A.H.J
  • nothing must be done
  • place sign, check for leaks, insulate
  • you can't change refrigerants

22: Capacity control on an absorption system is typically accomplished by varying the

  • rate at which heat is supplied to the generator
  • speed of the chilled water circulatory pump
  • pressure setting on the system's rupture disc
  • speed of the condenser water circulator pump

23: The critical temperature of a refrigerant gas occurs when

  • the gas returns to a liquid
  • the gas is no longer saturated
  • any increase in pressure will not liquefy the gas
  • any decrease in pressure will cause condensation

24: R-22 is classified as a ____ refrigerant on the safety matrix.

  • B-2
  • A-1
  • A-2
  • B-1

25: The instrument used to measure the specific gravity of absorption chiller solutions is the

  • hydrometer
  • refractometer
  • anemometer
  • Psychrometer