Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: If you have a motor of 2 HP or less and under 300V, you can use a single pole switch (light switch) with what rating? 

  • 5x FLA
  • 2x FLA
  • 3x FLA
  • 4x FLA

2: Where can 50/50 solder be used on?

  • suction line
  • liquid line
  • discharge line
  • none of the above

3: The critical temperature of a refrigerant gas occurs when

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

4: 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

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

5: Where a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed,

  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressuers
  • A field inspection shall be made before it is put into service
  • the form or certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Public Safety
  • The company who installed the system must notify the fire department in the jurisdiction where installed

6: When an A/C system is excessively low on refrigerant

  • it can become contaminated with water
  • there can be nuisance trip outs
  • the suction line may be too hot to touch
  • All of the above

7: Pressure vessels of 10 cubic feet or more gross volume shall use

  • at least one rupture member
  • a dual pressure-relief valve if charging into the atmosphere
  • at least three means of discharge and/or rupture discs
  • both a and b are correct

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

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

9: Megaohm meters can detect a ground in the

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

10: Secondary refrigerants are usually

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

11: What instrument is used to measure very high resistance?

  • meg ohmmeter
  • tape measure
  • voltmeter
  • ammeter

12: A tachometer is an instrument used to measure

  • speed
  • air velocity
  • RPM
  • static pressure

13: A single pole-double throw switch uses how many wires?(excluding the ground)

  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 4

14: A thermometer inside a duct measures ____ heat.

  • sensible
  • latent
  • specific
  • hidden

15: Low pressure chiller systems use what type of compressor?

  • Centrifugal
  • Screw
  • Scroll
  • Reciprocating

16: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Football stadium
  • Shopping mall
  • Dorms
  • Hospital

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

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

18: A hissing noise at the expansion valve is a good indication that

  • gas is passing thru it
  • liquid is passing thru it
  • nothing is passing thru
  • expansion valve is oversized

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

  • suction
  • baffle
  • nozzle
  • volute

20: While water is evaporated in an evaporative condenser the impurities which were in the water are

  • washed out of the air by the spray pump
  • remain in the air
  • blown to the atmosphere by the fan
  • accumulate in the sump water

21: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 55 lbs
  • 550 lbs
  • 330 lbs.
  • 660 lbs

22: Ammonia (NH3) is a group III refrigerant

  • True
  • False

23: A plug containing an alloy that will melt at a specific temperature to relief pressure is a

  • fusible plug
  • relief plug
  • fusion plug
  • rupture plug

24: A EPR valve is installed on what type of evaporators?

  • plate evaporators
  • low-temperature evaporators
  • high-temperature evaporators
  • shell and tube evaporators

25: The measurement of heat in a particular substance is

  • specific heat
  • latent heat
  • enthalpy
  • sensible heat