Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: On an air cooled condenser, if the ambient air is 35F and dropping, what's its effect to the condensor?

  • it would have no effect on the condenser
  • it would cause the condenser to sweat
  • it would make the condenser less efficient
  • it would make the condenser more efficient

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

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

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

  • True
  • False

4: If a purge unit fails on a low pressure chiller, what are the symptoms?

  • low pressure chillers do not have purge units
  • low suction pressure
  • high head pressure
  • increased capacity

5: 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

6: All serviceable components of a refrigeration system shall be provided with

  • safe access
  • service manuals
  • name plates with markings referring to pressure and temperature in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • manufactures instructions on start-up procedures

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

  • A-1
  • A-2
  • B-2
  • B-1

8: A start capacitor is wired in _____ with the start windings.

  • series
  • series-parallel
  • parallel
  • junction

9: Where are the three places that the discharge from an ammonia relief valve be piped?

  • To chemical neutralizing tank only
  • Underground, into drain, into mechanical room
  • Atmosphere, Tank containing water, where the AHJ indicates.
  • None of the above.

10: What chemical in the refrigerant set off the leak detection alarm?

  • Fluorine
  • Chlorine
  • Both A and B
  • none of the above

11: R-718 is rated unlimited for refrigeration quantity contained in a system. Why?

  • R-718 is not rated unlimited because it's a dangerous refrigerant
  • Because it's water
  • Because it's cheap
  • Because it's a non-flammable refrigerant

12: When an A/C system is excessively low on refrigerant

  • it can become contaminated with water
  • there can be nuisance trip outs
  • the suction line may be too hot to touch
  • All of the above

13: A self contained system

  • is a unit system Group II refrigerants only
  • is any system or part of a system used to increase evaporation by expansion or vaporization
  • is a complete factory made and tested system
  • is a unit system Group I refrigerants only

14: The equivalent length of pipe in a water piping system is

  • the total length of pipe as you would measure it
  • the total length of pipe plus equivalent-length of fittings
  • the total length of pipe plus equivalent of fittings multiplied by 2.31
  • the total length of pipe as you would measure it plus 25% for fittigns

15: "R" represents ___ in the Ohm's law formula

  • amperage
  • resistance
  • capacitance
  • voltage

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

  • True
  • False

17: Before determining if a machinery room equipment is excluded from following Ashrae 15, you must determine how many pounds of refrigerant per _____ cubic feet?

  • 100,000
  • 1,000
  • 100
  • 10,000

18: Pairs of mating stop valves that allow sections of a system to be joined before opening these valves or separated after closing them are

  • gate or globe valves
  • companion or block valves
  • king valves
  • ball valves

19: A High-Probability System

  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter an unoccupied space
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space
  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system

20: How many flammability classifications are refrigerants in?

  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5

21: A Lithium-bromide system is an absorption system that

  • uses water as a absorbent and lithium bromide as a refrigerant
  • uses ammonia as a refrigerant and lithium bromide as an absorbent
  • uses salts as an absorbent and lithium bromide as a refrigerant
  • uses water as a refrigerant and lithium bromide as an absorbent

22: What section of ASHRAE-15 governs pressure vessels?

  • Section 7 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII fired
  • Section 9 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII unfired
  • OSHA
  • Section 6 ASHRAE-34 ASME VIII unfired

23: A hotel is considered a _______ occupancy.

  • institutional
  • residential
  • commercial
  • mercantile

24: Oils, classified as to source, are

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

25: The difference between saturated liquid and saturated vapor is

  • pressure
  • heat
  • temperature
  • volume