Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

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

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

2: What is the purpose of a surge capacitor on a contactor?

  • to provide smoother start/stops
  • to protect low voltage equipment
  • to keep the contactor pulled in
  • to balance the sine waves

3: When can 50/50 solder be used?

  • in the low side
  • in the high side
  • liquid and suction lines
  • none of the above.

4: Low temperature systems should have what?

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

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

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

6: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-123
  • both a & b

7: What was the main reason for enacting the no venting rule of July 1, 1992?

  • Ozone depletion
  • Green house effect
  • Global warming potential
  • All of the above

8: A chilled water pump suction gauge reads 10 psig. Discharge gauge reads 48 psig. The head in feet of the pump is working against

  • 88
  • 116
  • 38
  • 108

9: Megaohm meters can detect a ground in the

  • up to 10,000 ohms
  • up to 1,000 ohms
  • 10,000,000 ohms or higher
  • up to 1,000,000 ohms

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

  • amperage
  • resistance
  • capacitance
  • voltage

11: If a liquid receiver is designed to receive the refrigerant charge during a pumpdown procedure, it shall have the capacity to

  • release the charge when the pressure exceeds 310 psig or higher
  • hold up to 110% of the pumpdown charge
  • receive the pumpdown charge
  • Pumpdown procedures are not allowed with systems containing liquid recievers

12: How many refrigerant classifications are there for flammability?

  • 7
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

13: The formula for Pure Power in a resistance circuit is

  • Kw = volts X amps
  • Watts X amps.
  • Watts X power factor
  • Watts = volts X amps

14: Class T machine room

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

15: The density of a gas refers to

  • pounds per cubic foot
  • cubic feet per pound
  • pounds per square foot
  • pounds per absolute pressure

16: Increasing superheat will do what to your frost line?

  • Decrease
  • Nothing
  • Could either increase or decrease depending on the load conditions
  • Increasae

17: When a receiver is greater than 3 cubic feet but less than 10 cubic feed, what is the minimum relief device required?

  • fusible plug
  • relief valve
  • rupture disc
  • all of the above

18: Large Mercantile occupancy is a premise or that portion of a premise where more than ____ persons congregate on levels above or below the street level to purchase personal merchandise.

  • 250
  • 400
  • 350
  • 100

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

  • 144
  • 212
  • 180
  • 970

20: A water regulating valve opens when

  • when the power is on
  • the head pressure rises
  • the compressor is on
  • when the power is on there is an overcharge of refrigerant

21: 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.

  • 50
  • 75
  • 100
  • 24

22: What should never be used in pressure testing refrigeration systems?

  • Oxygen
  • Compressed air
  • Nitrogen
  • Both a and b

23: A halide torch is most useful with a freon compression system

  • to detect refrigeration leaks in piping joints
  • to sweat flanges on the refrigeration piping
  • to release a sticking valve
  • to remove from from TXV's and evaporator coils

24: 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

25: R-12 is

  • dichloromethane
  • trichlorofluoromethane
  • dichlorodifluoromethane
  • dichlorofluoromethane