Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: If a purge unit fails on a low pressure chiller, what are the symptoms?

  • low suction pressure
  • low pressure chillers do not have purge units
  • increased capacity
  • high head pressure

2: A Low-Probability System

  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space
  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection can not enter the occupied space

3: An evaporator coil located near heating coil shall have a pressure-relief device installed within ______ inches of the evaporator.

  • 36
  • 24
  • 48
  • 18

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

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

5: Ammonia can come in contact with _______ ?

  • Brass
  • Copper
  • Aluminum
  • Copper tubing

6: B3 refrigerants are considered

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

7: R-12. R-22, and R-40 are considered Group I refrigerants.

  • True
  • False

8: The critical temperature of a refrigerant gas occurs when

  • any increase in pressure will not liquefy the gas
  • any decrease in pressure will cause condensation
  • the gas returns to a liquid
  • the gas is no longer saturated

9: How are safety controls wired in a circuit?

  • Parallel
  • Series
  • Series/parallel
  • Either series or parallel

10: Where is the high-side float located on a chiller system?

  • liquid line
  • flash line
  • inside the chiller barrel
  • discharge line

11: An accumulator can be located between the

  • condenser and evaporator
  • first stage and second stage compressors
  • evaporator and compressor
  • compressor and condenser

12: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

  • Board of Boilers
  • Person who pulled the permit
  • Contractor who last serviced the system.
  • Person in charge of the facility

13: A premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants can not quickly vacate the space is considered

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

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

  • A-1
  • A-3
  • B-2
  • C-3

15: When a refrigerating machinery room is used, the emergency procedures shall be posted

  • on a conspicuous card located near the evaporator
  • outside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • on a conspicuous card located near the compressor
  • inside the room, immediately adjacent to each door

16: An electronic bridge circuit is basically a

  • Wheatstone
  • 24 volt control circuit
  • suspension
  • high voltage circuit

17: The outer portion of shell of the compressor used on low-pressure chillers is called the

  • suction
  • baffle
  • volute
  • nozzle

18: The reversing valve is commonly used

  • when the code requires a check valve
  • on commercial system that involve two different temperatures
  • on multiple compressor systems
  • on all heat pumps

19: Joints in piping for refrigeration containing parts must withstand temperatures of ___?

  • 600F
  • 700F
  • 800F
  • 1000F

20: The main purpose of the accumulator is to

  • prevent liquid slugs at the compressor
  • store liquid refrigerant
  • provide space for the accumulation of oil and containminants
  • provide space for vapor to accumulate

21: Humidity can be sensed with

  • human hair
  • bimetal
  • thermometer
  • pressure bellows

22: The freezing point of water at sea level is?

  • 0F
  • -10C
  • 32F
  • 32C

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

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

24: Instead of using a compressor, an absorption air-conditioning chiller uses which of the following as its driving force?

  • Heat
  • Oil
  • Electricity
  • Air

25: The difference between saturated liquid and saturated vapor is

  • heat
  • pressure
  • volume
  • temperature