Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

1: The best way to determine the voltage requirement for an electrical component is to

  • read the voltage with a mulitmeter
  • determine the capacity of the service panel
  • check with the utility company
  • read the nameplate data

2: Three-phase motors have what type of windings?

  • three start windings
  • one start winding and one run winding.
  • three run windings
  • three run windings and 3 start windings

3: B3 refrigerants are considered

  • toxic and highly flammable
  • non-toxic but non-flammable
  • toxic but non-flammable
  • non-toxic but flammable

4: What is the definition of exit?

  • Anywhere where a stairwell leads to outdoors
  • The separated fire-resistant portion of a means of egress providing a protected travel path between the exit access and the exit discharge
  • Any doorway or pathway unobstructed for access to anywhere considered safe
  • Both a & b

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

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

6: Evaporators within 18" of a heating coil must be equipped with a

  • low limit control
  • pressure relief device
  • high limit control
  • zone valve

7: What would be the classification for Stop & Shop grocery store?

  • Large mercantile
  • Place of assembly
  • Instituional
  • Industrial

8: In a horizontal shell & tube condenser, the ammonia is liquefied by

  • water sprayed over condenser
  • removing the latent heat of fusion
  • removing the latent heat of vaporization
  • passing thru the tubes from top to bottom

9: What is the purpose of a trap in a vertical discharge line with an upward flow?

  • start the flow of oil throughout the system
  • ensure proper oil return to the compressor
  • Installing a vertical discharge line with an upward flow is prohibited by code
  • None of the above

10: What is the boiling point of refrigerant governed by?

  • Compressor RPM's
  • P&T relationship
  • Evaporator temperature
  • Condenser sub-cooling

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

  • 144
  • 212
  • 180
  • 970

12: Brazed joints melt at temperatures above

  • 500F
  • 1,200F
  • 800F
  • 1,000F

13: The discharge relief valve is located (9.4.6)

  • on top of the condensor
  • between the compressor and the stop valve
  • between the compressor and reciever
  • between the compressor and oil separator

14: Viscosity is

  • the coefficient of external friction
  • measure of weight
  • a measure of heat content
  • the ability of oil to flow

15: A class B1 refrigerant is considered

  • non-toxic and non-flammable
  • non-toxic but highly flammable
  • toxic but non-flammable
  • toxic and somewhat flammable

16: Pi equals approximately

  • 3.41
  • 12,000
  • 746
  • 3.14

17: If the power element of an expansion valve should lose its charge the valve would

  • overfeed the evaporator
  • underfeed the evaporator
  • go open
  • go closed

18: What percentage of amperage difference is allowable phase to phase on a HVAC circuit phased to phase?

  • 1%
  • 4%
  • 25%
  • 2%

19: What is potential measured in?

  • Volts
  • Ohms
  • Amps
  • Henrys

20: A start capacitor is wired in _____ with the start windings.

  • series-parallel
  • series
  • parallel
  • junction

21: Control systems can be classified by

  • source of power
  • economy of operation
  • safety
  • tonnage of system

22: The ____ design is the maximum pressure for which a specific part of a refrigeration system is designed.

  • low pressure
  • high pressure
  • critical pressure
  • design pressure

23: The two basic types of evaporators are

  • prime surface and finned
  • finned and plate
  • direct expansion and plate
  • flooded and direct expansion

24: 746 watts is equal to

  • Pi
  • 10 hp
  • 1 hp
  • 100 hp

25: What is the temperature that a liquid and a vapor can exist in equilibrium called?

  • Saturated temperature
  • Critical temperature
  • Wet bulb temperature
  • Dry bulb temperature