Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: What is a megaohm meter?

  • Is an electric meter that measures extremely low resistance valves by sending high DC voltage signal into the object being tested.
  • An electric meter used by electricians to test large 3-phase blower motors for the correct rotation
  • An electric meter that measures very high resistance values by sending a low voltage AC signal into the object being tested
  • An electric meter that measures very high resistance values by sending a high DC voltage signal into the object being tested

2: What's the purpose of a megohmmeter?

  • To measure low to very low resistance values
  • To alternate the current in a DC circuit in order to calculate the total impedance of a circuit
  • To measure very high resistances
  • None of the above

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

  • Adiabatic
  • Isothermal
  • Volume
  • Pressure-Temperature

4: Which refrigerant class listed below is the most flammable?

  • C3
  • B2
  • A2
  • A3

5: Pressure limiting devices are not required for systems containing less then ________ refrigerants.

  • 22 lbs
  • 6.6 lbs
  • 13.9 lbs
  • 44 lbs

6: A single pole-double throw switch used how many wires excluding the ground wire?

  • two
  • three
  • five
  • four

7: The maximum permissible amperage draw for a 40VA transfomer with a secondary voltage of 24V is

  • .8
  • 1.2
  • .1
  • 1.7

8: Low temperature systems should have what?

  • High pour point
  • Low pour point
  • High viscosity
  • None of the above

9: Thermodynamics is the branch of science that deals with

  • state of energy
  • heat energy
  • energy due to motion
  • molecular therory

10: Sublimation occurs when

  • ice melts and turns to water
  • gas is formed from a liquid
  • gas is formed directly from a solid
  • liquid is formed from a gas

11: How many forces operate a thermostatic expansion valve?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 4

12: Refrigerant is metered into the evaporator on a large centrifugal chiller thru the

  • low side of the system
  • high side float assembly
  • cap tube
  • none of the above

13: How many groups of refrigerants are there?

  • 7
  • 5
  • 1
  • 3

14: A high side float is a

  • metering device used on critically charged systems that controls the level of the liquid refrigerant in the high pressure side of the system.
  • float type switch that stops the compressor when the pressure on the high side becomes too high
  • float type valve that controls the amount of refrigerant stored in the receiver
  • float type valve that controls the crankcase oil level

15: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-3
  • B-3

16: Dual-pressure relief devices should be installed on

  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or less
  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or more
  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or less
  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or more

17: Starting relays for a single phase compressors are used to remove the starting circuit from operation when the motor reaches approximately ____ percent of its speed.

  • 75
  • 50
  • 24
  • 100

18: An example of an "Expendable Refrigerant" is

  • liquid nitrogen
  • lithium bromide
  • ammonia
  • liquid oxygen

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

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

20: The ASHRAE Standard 34 requires what type of alarm for equipment rooms using HCFC-123?

  • CO Sensing
  • A group sensing
  • phosgene gas sening
  • refrigerant sensing

21: What type of pressure relief device is used on a CO2 system?

  • Rupture disk
  • Fusible plug
  • Glove valve
  • Gate valve

22: What device removes the start winding from the circuit of a split-phase motor once the motor reaches 75% of its rated load amps (RLA)?

  • duel-voltage switch
  • printed circuit board (PCB)
  • motor starter
  • centrifugal switch

23: Which refrigerant(s) is an HFC?

  • R-22
  • R-410A
  • R-502
  • All of the above

24: What type of oil is used in R-410A systems?

  • polyalkylene glycol (PAG)
  • mineral oil
  • naphthene
  • polyolester (POE)

25: A High-Probablity system

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