Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

1: Which has more turns in the windings: Start windings or Run windings?

  • Start windings
  • Run windings
  • They both have the exact same turns
  • Depends on the system and capacitor used

2: A total of all group A-2,B-2, A-3, and B-3 refrigerants shall not exceed ____ lb in the occupied areas and machinery rooms of institutional occupancies.

  • 550
  • 350
  • 50
  • 100

3: A device used to measure small pressure differences is the

  • anemometer
  • pyrometer
  • manometer
  • phsycometirc

4: Pressure vessels having an inside diameter of 6” or less shall be protected by

  • either a fusible plug or a pressure relief device
  • Pressure vessels having an inside diameter of 6” or less need no such protection unless otherwise specified
  • a fusible plug
  • a pressure relief device

5: Where can 50/50 solder be used on?

  • suction line
  • liquid line
  • discharge line
  • none of the above

6: The actual expansion curve of compressor follows most nearly which one of the following

  • Pressure-Temperature
  • Volume
  • Isothermal
  • Adiabatic

7: Mercury was used in thermometers primarily because it

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

8: While the system is operating, the discharge line should be

  • too hot to hold by hand
  • room temperature
  • at the same temperature as the crankcase
  • 10-15F warmer than ambient

9: How is bring measured?

  • anemometer
  • hydrometer
  • hygrometer
  • manometer

10: Sensible heat is the heat added to a substance to

  • freeze it
  • raise its temperature
  • change its state
  • cause evaporation

11: Ammonia systems use ____ pressure to adjust oil pressure

  • discharge
  • air
  • stream
  • liquid

12: Pressure relief devices are marked with a ____________ signifying compliance with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.

  • UV or UR
  • UM or UL
  • UL and UR
  • UL and UM

13: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

  • Board of Boilers
  • Contractor who last serviced the system.
  • Person who pulled the permit
  • Person in charge of the facility

14: Where is the high-side float located on a chiller system?

  • inside the chiller barrel
  • flash line
  • discharge line
  • liquid line

15: What is the temperature that a liquid and a vapor can exist in equilibrium called?

  • Wet bulb temperature
  • Dry bulb temperature
  • Critical temperature
  • Saturated temperature

16: When should a relief valve start to function?

  • Before the purge station discharges
  • At it's set pressure
  • Two times it's working pressure
  • 10 psi before it's set pressure

17: Direct systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall not be used for air condition for human comfort
  • shall be installed in Class T machinery rooms
  • shall be installed per instruction of the AHJ
  • shall be allowed to be used for human comfort.

18: Oils, classified as to source, are

  • animal, vegetable, and mineral
  • naphthalene, paraffin, and castor
  • naphthalene, mixed, and paraffin
  • animal, vegetable, and castor

19: What is the leaving chilled water set point for water chiller systems?

  • 38F
  • 66F
  • 55F
  • 45F

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

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

21: The reversing valve is commonly used

  • when the code requires a check valve
  • on multiple compressor systems
  • on all heat pumps
  • on commercial system that involve two different temperatures

22: A chilled water pump's suction gauge reads 10 psig. The discharge gauge reads 48 psig. What is the head in feet the pump is working against?

  • 38
  • 96
  • 88
  • 58

23: When a pressure gauge is permanently installed on a system, it must be ___ times the design pressure of the system.

  • 1
  • 1.2
  • 1.5
  • 2.2

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

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

25: When a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed

  • the form of certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Pubic safety
  • it shall be approved by the owner for proper operation.
  • a field inspection shall be made before it is put into service
  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressures