Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

1: The evaporator is a device to

  • Keep the compressor busy
  • store liquid refrigerant
  • remove heat from the refrigeration system
  • absorb heat into the refrigeration system

2: A low oil switch is typically

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

3: A chilled water pump suction gauge reads 10 psig. Discharge gauge reads 48 psig. The head in feet of the pump is working against

  • 116
  • 38
  • 108
  • 88

4: Low ambient controls are used when

  • economizers are used
  • on air conditioning systems only
  • always
  • when systems run all year round

5: 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

6: When testing systems using non-positive displacement compressors, the entire system shall be considered for test purposes as the low side.

  • True
  • False

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

  • refractometer
  • hydrometer
  • Psychrometer
  • anemometer

8: What type of refrigerants are NOT flammable?

  • CHC
  • HFC
  • HCFC
  • All of the above

9: Suction line oil traps should be installed when the condenser is

  • more than 100' away from the evaporator
  • located outside the operates in temperatures below 35F
  • in the basement and the evaporator is on the third floor
  • on the third floor roof and the evaporator is in the basement

10: Mercury was used in thermometers primarily because it

  • expands uniformly
  • vaporizes at very high temperatures
  • was inexpensive
  • never freezes

11: 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

12: 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

13: The dial of a pressure gauge, when installed on the high side of a system be graduated 1.2 times the designed pressure.

  • True
  • False

14: The first step in mechanical refrigeration is

  • condensation
  • evaporation
  • compression
  • expansion

15: What is R-22?

  • Chlorofluoromethane
  • HFC
  • Chlorodifluoromethane
  • CCFCM

16: Pressure vessels shall be provided with ___________in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

  • Pressure vessels need no type of protection as long as it is hydrostatically tested every three months
  • over pressure protection
  • over pressure protection and a rupture disc
  • over pressure protection as well as a temperature protection device

17: Instead of using a compressor, an absorption air-conditioning chiller uses which of the following as its driving force?

  • Oil
  • Electricity
  • Air
  • Heat

18: According to ASHRAE Standard-15 9.8 Positive Displacement Compressor Protection, the pressure-relief device discharge into

  • the low-pressure side of the system
  • the high side of the system
  • the liquid receiver
  • both a and c are correct

19: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classifted?

  • R-134a
  • R-718
  • R-711
  • R-717

20: Calculate the voltage in a series circuit when the total amperage is 10 amps and the resistors have values of: R1=12 ohms, R2=8 ohms, R3=4 ohms

  • 2,400 volts
  • 24.0 volts
  • 2.40 volts
  • 240 volts

21: Which refrigerant was still able to be vented to the atmosphere after July 1, 1992?

  • R-22
  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-113

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

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

23: Gauge pressure is

  • Absolute pressrue
  • Force of pressure above that of atmosphere
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Barometric pressure

24: What is Trichlorotrifluoromethane?

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-113
  • R-13

25: If the power element of an expansion valve should lose its charge the valve would

  • go closed
  • underfeed the evaporator
  • overfeed the evaporator
  • go open