Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

1: Pressure-limiting device isn't required on a factory-sealed system containing less than ____ lbs.

  • 50
  • 22
  • 18
  • 33

2: Gauge pressure is

  • force of pressure above that of atmospheric
  • what a gauge reads when checking pressures on a chilled water system.
  • atmospheric pressure
  • absolute pressure

3: How are refrigerant blends classified?

  • Based on worst case fractionation
  • Blends don't have to be classified
  • Based on the oil used
  • Based on best case Fractionation

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

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

5: What must be done if refrigeration lines pass through a concrete floor?

  • installed through a pipe casing
  • moisture barrier
  • insulated
  • leak checked

6: Class T machine room

  • shall have refrigerant leak detecting systems installed inside and outside the room
  • shall include closets used for setting equipment
  • has no flame producing apparatus permanently installed
  • shall have remote controls to stop the action of the refrigerant compressor

7: Whoever owns/uses a refrigeration or air conditioning system covered by this code

  • must notify the Department of Public Safety prior to starting the system
  • shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts according to CMR 522
  • shall make application for inspections to the Chief of Inspectors
  • None of the above

8: If a halide torch is used for leak detection, what color is the flame if it detects a leak?

  • blue
  • orange
  • green
  • red

9: When this is installed on the high side of a system, it must be capable of reading 1.2 times the design pressure (ASHRAE 15 9.11.3)

  • Pressure gauge
  • Temperature gauge
  • Sight glass gauge
  • All of the above

10: What is considered a cooling agent?

  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat without condensation
  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat without vaporization
  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat when vaporization occurs
  • any liquid used for the transmission of heat when condensation occur

11: Which winding have the most turns?

  • they have equal amount of turns
  • run
  • Start
  • depends on the motor phase

12: What is the typical air conditioning operating pressures for R-22?

  • 60 psi suction 210 psi discharge
  • 25 psi suction 125 psi discharge
  • 105 psi suction 340 psi discharge
  • None of the above

13: Machinery rooms shall be vented to _____________ and utilizing mechanical ventilation.

  • the mechanical room housing the refrigeration system
  • the outdoors
  • Machinery rooms need not be vented
  • the return air ducted system

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

  • Psychrometer
  • hydrometer
  • refractometer
  • anemometer

15: While water is evaporated in an evaporative condenser the impurities which were in the water are

  • accumulate in the sump water
  • blown to the atmosphere by the fan
  • remain in the air
  • washed out of the air by the spray pump

16: It takes how many BTU/hr to melt one pound of ice at 32F

  • 212
  • 970
  • 144
  • 180

17: Heat is a form of

  • power
  • energy
  • matter
  • work

18: A high side float is a

  • float type valve that controls the crankcase oil level
  • 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 valve that controls the amount of refrigerant stored in the receiver
  • float type switch that stops the compressor when the pressure on the high side becomes too high

19: On a ammonia compressor, the pressure of a forced fed oil pump is changed by varying the

  • cooling temperature set-point
  • adjustment of the spring tension of the TXV
  • opening at the pump outlet
  • opening at the pump inlet

20: What will occur if the strong solution in an absorption chiller becomes too strong?

  • The machine will cool excessively as the solution crystallizes.
  • The machine will cool excessively as the solution evaporates
  • The machine will stop cooling and the solution will evaporate.
  • The machine will stop cooling and solution will crystallize

21: Group A2 refrigerants have a ______ toxicity rating than Group B1 refrigerants.

  • lower
  • there is no Group B1 refrigerants
  • higher
  • the same

22: A run capacitor is wired in series with the _____ windings.

  • run
  • common
  • start capacitor
  • start

23: What happens to copper joints when overheated?

  • nothing
  • joint becomes oxidized and ditorted
  • copper becomes harder
  • none of the above

24: In an electrical circuit, what is potential measured in?

  • Ohms
  • Volts
  • Amps
  • Herys

25: The oil separator is always inserted in the system

  • to prevent oil logging
  • where it can be easily serviced
  • in a cool spot
  • in the discharge line