Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: 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

2: What is not a requirement of a Class T machine room?

  • Self-closing doors
  • Fire hose connected to the building fire protection system.
  • Automatic ventilation
  • Tight fitting doors

3: How many flammability classifications are refrigerants in?

  • 5
  • 3
  • 7
  • 2

4: Where is an EPR valve located on a multi-evaporator system?

  • Suction line prior to the accumulator of the lowest temperature system
  • Suction line at the compressor
  • Suction line of the warmest evaporator
  • Suction line of the coolest evaporator

5: The main cause of enacting the "no vending rule" of July 1st 1992 was

  • global warming potential
  • ozone depletion
  • both a & b
  • None of the above

6: Which of the following are considered inorganic refrigerants?

  • R-717 and R-718
  • 410A and R-407C
  • R-500 and R-502
  • None of the above

7: A direct system

  • is on where brine is cooled & circulated to the space refrigerated
  • is a self-contained complete factory made and tested system
  • is one which encloses a separate body of evaporative refrigerant
  • is where the refrigerant comes in contact with the space refrigerated

8: In a motor, an internal overload might open if

  • there's a direct short
  • there's an open start winding
  • there's an excess current draw through the motor
  • there was a high pressure refrigerant was used for a low pressure system.

9: The generator shell contains the

  • evaporator and the absorber
  • condenser and the generator
  • condenser, the evaporator, and the generator
  • condenser and the absorber

10: What's the purpose of a megahmmeter?

  • 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

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

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

12: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or less

  • do not need pressure relief protection
  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use pressure relief devices
  • shall use fusible plugs

13: A relief valve discharge capacity is rated in

  • Pounds of air per minute.
  • PSIA
  • PSIG
  • temperature minus pounds of air per second divided by release rate squared

14: Stop valves shall not be permitted between the system and the

  • condenser
  • service valve
  • relief valve
  • bleed valve

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

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

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

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

17: Mercury was used in thermometers primarily because it

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

18: Can ammonia be used on domestic system?

  • yes, for systems under 10 tons
  • no, unless there is proper ventilation system installed
  • yes
  • no

19: A line voltage thermostat controls a 1,200 watt strip header at 120 volts. What must be minimum ampere rated of the stat be?

  • 10 amps
  • 15 amps
  • 5 amps
  • 20 amps

20: R-123 belongs to Group

  • A-3
  • B-1
  • B-3
  • B-2

21: Where must a refrigeration contractor's license number be displayed?

  • Trucks, license plates, and uniforms
  • Truck, office, every job, and on all equipment
  • Trucks, invoices, and advertising
  • Uniforms, checks, and invoices.

22: Low temperature systems should have what?

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

23: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • CFC
  • HCFC
  • Halon
  • HFC

24: _____ and its alloys are suitable for use with ammonia systems.

  • Copper
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
  • Zinc

25: Before replacing a seized compressor, the _______ should be determinded.

  • type of refrigerant
  • cause of seizure
  • current draw
  • designed head pressure