Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: 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

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

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

3: "E" references ____ in the Ohm's law formula

  • amperage
  • voltage
  • resistance
  • capacitance

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

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

5: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Football stadium
  • Shopping mall
  • Dorms
  • Hospital

6: After setting up a forward curved fan for the desired conditions, something happened to lower the total static pressure the fan had to operate against. Which would occur?

  • RPM and CFM increase
  • CFM and RPM decrease
  • CFM and HP increase
  • CFM and HP decrease

7: What should never be used in pressure testing refrigeration systems?

  • Oxygen
  • Compressed air
  • Nitrogen
  • Both a and b

8: Crankcase heaters are energized

  • when the compressor is off
  • to allow easy compressor start-up
  • to prevent compressor freeze-up
  • while the compressor is running

9: Liquid level gauge glasses shall have automatic closing shut off valves, except Bull's eye or reflex type.

  • True
  • False

10: Ammonia (NH3) is a group III refrigerant

  • True
  • False

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

  • True
  • False

12: 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

13: The pressure relief device of a positive displacement compressor shall discharge in the ______________or in accordance with 9.7.8

  • high side of the system
  • the vapor side of the system
  • low side of the system
  • the liquid side of the system

14: The outer portion of shell of the compressor used on low-pressure chillers is called the

  • volute
  • suction
  • nozzle
  • baffle

15: A micron is

  • one thousandths of a millimeter
  • one millonths of a centimeter
  • a larger unit of measurement than Hg
  • one millonths of a micrometer

16: Pressure vessels having design pressures of 15 psig or less shall have the strength to withstand at least ______times the design pressure.

  • 2.0
  • 2.5
  • 3.0
  • 5.5

17: A machine room with a refrigerant system using ammonia shall

  • be provided with a continuously operated ventilation system
  • be considered a non-hazardous location in accordance with National Electrical code
  • have no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated
  • All of the above

18: An example of an "Expendable Refrigerant" is

  • liquid oxygen
  • liquid nitrogen
  • ammonia
  • lithium bromide

19: The normal operating evaporator temperature of R-410A for air conditioning is typically

  • 158F
  • 32F
  • 155F
  • 45F

20: How far from the window does a relief valve need to be according to ASHRAE-15?

  • There is no minimum for relief valve and windows.
  • At least 40'
  • At least 30'
  • At least 20'

21: NH3 is

  • R-508A
  • ammonia
  • lithium bromide
  • R-718

22: 1 Watt = ______ BTU's?

  • 12
  • 4.482
  • 7.216
  • 3.412

23: The low pressure oil safety switch

  • never trips
  • resets itself automatically
  • resets itself after the time delay has terminated
  • must be reset manually

24: The 522 CMR 9.00 has adopted for reference ASHRAE ____

  • III
  • 10
  • 25
  • 15

25: A multi-evaporator refrigeration system uses what type of valve to maintain evaporating temperatures?

  • EPR valve
  • CPR valve
  • EEV
  • Solenoid valve