Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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Quiz Result Settings

1: Ammonia vaporization takes place at what temperature?

  • -32F
  • -28F
  • -110F
  • -460F

2: Pressure vessels nameplate markings must be compliant with the

  • ASHRAE 34 Standards
  • CMR-588 & CMR-528
  • ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • All of the Above

3: What are the three components of a transformer?

  • Contacts, secondary coil, and core
  • Primary core, secondary coil, and high and low voltage connectors.
  • Primary coil, secondary coil, and core
  • Primary coil, secondary coil, and copper contacts

4: How does a centrifugal compressor create the pressure differential needed to move refrigerant through the system?

  • Nesting scrolls
  • Rotating vanes
  • Fan-like action
  • Suction and discharge valves

5: A motor is rated for 120 volts and has a RLA (rated-load amps) of 5 amps. What is the wattage of the motor?

  • 5KW
  • 600 watts
  • 746 watts
  • 1000 watts

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

  • 212
  • 180
  • 970
  • 144

7: Refrigerant piping crossing an open space that affords passageway in any building shall not be less than _____ feet above the floor unless piping is located against the ceiling.

  • 9.00'
  • 8'4"
  • 7.00'
  • 7.25'

8: An electrical circuit has a 208V power supply and draws 47 amps total, What would be the wattage of the circuit

  • 9.776 watts
  • .9776 watts
  • 9,776 watts
  • 977.6 watts

9: On cooling towers, what causes the condenser water to drop

  • tower fans
  • ambient temperatures
  • sensible heat
  • evaporation of the water droplets

10: Emergency shutdown procedures, including precautions to be observed in case of a breakdown or leak over 55 lbs of refrigerant charge, shall be displayed on a conspicuous card located as near as possible to the

  • boiler
  • outside the machinery room
  • compressor
  • evaporator

11: 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
  • 400
  • 350
  • 250

12: A machine room with a refrigerant system using ammonia shall

  • be provided with a continuously operated ventilation system
  • be considered a non-hazardous location in accordance with National Electrical code
  • have no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated
  • All of the above

13: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Place of assembly
  • Industrial
  • Institutional
  • Large mercantile

14: What is the refrigerant dichlorodifluoromethane?

  • R-22
  • R-123
  • R-134A
  • R-12

15: Doors communicating with outside from a mechanical room must be?

  • Self-closing, approved, fire door
  • Steel, approved, weather-stripped
  • Self-closing, wooden, fire door
  • Self-closing, aligned, fire door

16: By using nitrogen within a pipe during brazing operation,

  • Exterior scale formation is minimized
  • Copper oxide formation is prevented
  • Discoloration is prevented
  • The explosion hazard is confined

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

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

18: A class B1 refrigerant is considered

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

19: The purpose of an accumulator is to

  • reduce friction loss to the flow of refrigerant
  • assure no liquid returns to the compressor
  • store excess refrigerant from the reciver
  • filter out impurities from the system

20: Color is important in oil because

  • allows you to see into crankcase
  • it makes sight glasses easy to read
  • can tell us something about the refining of oil
  • it indicates the viscoisty.

21: Total heat of a substance is considered

  • enthalpy
  • sensible heat
  • specific heat
  • empathetical

22: Secondary refrigerants are usually

  • Prestone anti-freeze
  • alcohol
  • expensive
  • water or brine

23: Two capacitors are wired in parallel. One capacitor has a value of 15uf. The other has a value of 25uf. What is the total value supplied?

  • 15 uf
  • 20 uf
  • 25 uf
  • 40 uf

24: The level of voltage caused by back electromagnetic force that opens the contacts of a potential relay in order to take the start capacitor out of the circuit is

  • pick up voltage
  • lift voltage
  • boost voltage
  • run voltage

25: RPM's of a centrifugal compressor are at approximately?

  • 500
  • 30,000
  • 10,000
  • 15,000