Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: A motor starter is a device that includes an overload and a _______?

  • contactor
  • 2-pole contacts
  • duel-coil
  • all of the above

2: What section governs pressure vessels?

  • Section ASHREA 34
  • Section 8 ASHREA 15 ASME unfired
  • Section 1 ASHREA 15 ASME fired
  • OSHA

3: Gauge pressure is

  • Force of pressure above that of atmosphere
  • Absolute pressrue
  • Barometric pressure
  • Atmospheric pressure

4: There can be no airflow from an occupied space through a machine room unless what?

  • System is high velocity
  • System is ducted and sealed
  • Duct is not located in the ceiling
  • None of the above.

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

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

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

  • amperage
  • capacitance
  • voltage
  • resistance

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

8: Ammonia belongs to Group

  • A-1
  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-2

9: In a refrigeration system, you open a valve from the condenser and collect some material on a clean white sheet of bond paper, which of the following would you most likely be testing for?

  • checking the level of refrigerant in the system
  • testing for oil in the system
  • testing for moisture in the system
  • none of the above

10: Halo-carbon refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Copper
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Stainless Steel

11: 1 Watt = ______ BTU's?

  • 3.412
  • 7.216
  • 12
  • 4.482

12: When the compressor is below the condensor

  • traps are needed on the oil return line
  • traps are not needed on this type of system
  • traps are needed on the suction line
  • traps are needed on the discharge line

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

  • capacitance
  • amperage
  • resistance
  • voltage

14: The heat picked up in the evaporator must equal to

  • the heat gained by the condenser
  • the heat of compression
  • the heat lost by the medium being cooled
  • the heat giving by the condenser

15: A declaration test is needed when the system contains more than

  • 110 lbs
  • 65 lbs
  • 120 lbs
  • 55 lbs

16: In a system designed for sub-zero ambient temperatures, what must be added?

  • Nitrogen
  • Infrared dye for leak identification
  • Low-ambient kit
  • Booster compressor

17: A relief valve discharge capacity is rated in

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

18: The start winding has _____ turns than the run winding.

  • more
  • less
  • the same
  • none of the above

19: What refrigerant has zero ozone depletion

  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC
  • None of the above

20: Fractionation occurs when

  • the pressures decreases as the heat load decreases
  • the pressures increase as the heat load increases
  • some of the blended refrigerant evaporates or condenses before the rest of the blend
  • when a fraction of refrigerant is added as the full charge

21: The high side float assembly meters refrigerant into the evaporator through the

  • upper chamber of the low side
  • lower chamber of the low side
  • lower chamber of the high side
  • upper chamber of the high side

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

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

23: Cooling tower lowers condenser water temp by

  • condensation
  • running fans at 100%
  • evaporative cooling
  • running water thru a secondary heat exchanger

24: A movie theater would be considered a

  • mixed occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy
  • commercial occupancy
  • institutional occupancy

25: If the compression ratio on a centrifugal compressor rises too high, the compressor will stop pumping and make a loud sound commonly referred to as a

  • purge
  • merge
  • splurge
  • surge