Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: When releasing a hydrogenated hydrocarbon refrigerant to the atmosphere, ample ventilation must be provided and

  • gas masks must be worn
  • no flames shall be permitted
  • the owner shall be informed
  • explosion precautions must be taken

2: All electrical work done on refrigeration systems must comply with

  • Department of Energy
  • ASHREA-15 Section 9.2.1
  • OSHA
  • NEC and Massachusetts Modifications

3: Which refrigerant class listed below is the most flammable?

  • A-1
  • A-3
  • C-3
  • B-2

4: If a refrigerant leaving the condenser is 94F and the condensing temperature is 105F, the subcooling is

  • 9F
  • 21F
  • 29F
  • 11F

5: No open flames are allowed in the machinery room unless?

  • Never can be allowed
  • Approved by the authorized person
  • Only when combustion air is provided from outside of the machinery room
  • Approved by the installing contractor

6: Liquid refrigerant flashing, or turning to vapor, in the liquid line may be due to

  • liquid line that is too small
  • shortage of refrigerant
  • liquid line that had too high vertical lift
  • All of the above

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

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

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

  • 1%
  • 4%
  • 2%
  • 25%

9: A chiller entering and leaving temperature difference is?

  • 20 degrees F
  • 10 degrees F
  • 50 degrees F
  • 5 degrees F

10: 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

11: A hotel is considered a _______ occupancy.

  • commercial
  • residential
  • institutional
  • mercantile

12: R-11 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-3
  • A-1
  • A-2

13: It takes how many BTU's of latent heat/hr to boil 1 lbs of water into steam?

  • 970 BTU
  • 24,000 BTU
  • 144 BTU
  • 12,000 BTU

14: Which of the following types of oils are hygroscopic?

  • polyolester (POE)
  • polyalkylene glycol (PAG)
  • naphthene mineral
  • both a and b

15: At higher altitudes, the boiling point of refrigerant is

  • equal to the coefficient of water at 32F
  • the same
  • lower
  • higher

16: Ammonia is under what safety classification?

  • B3
  • A3
  • B2
  • B1

17: A total of all group A-2,B-2, A-3, and B-3 refrigerants shall not exceed ____ lb in the occupied areas and machinery rooms of institutional occupancies.

  • 100
  • 350
  • 550
  • 50

18: Capacitors are rated in

  • micro-farads
  • kelvins
  • volt - amperes
  • megaohms

19: If a low-pressure chiller has a low-side leak, which of the following will most likely result?

  • Low head pressure and high suction pressure
  • High head pressure and low suction pressure
  • Low suction pressure and low discharge pressure
  • High suction pressure and high discharge pressure.

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

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

21: What device measures the specific gravity of a substance?

  • Hygrometer
  • Manometer
  • Thermometer
  • Hydrometer

22: 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.

  • 100
  • 350
  • 250
  • 400

23: A R-22 system running with a condensing temperature of 110F and a 40F evaporator temperature will read pressures of ____ on the high side and ____ on the low side.

  • 257 psig, 77 psig
  • 350 psig, 120 psig
  • 455 psig, 185 psig
  • 226 psig, 68 psig

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

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

25: Ammonia vaporization takes place at what temperature?

  • -110F
  • -28F
  • -460F
  • -32F