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Air Conditioning Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What determines the opening or closing of the pressure-operated water regulating valve?
Water - a beverage - or brine
Low temp and Frozen Foods
Mufflers
Condensor pressure acting on bellows.
2. List two types of two-temperature valves
Thermostatic and Pressure control
Partially fill condenser with liquid refrig. -Slow condenser fans -Close ambient air louvers -Heat Condenser
Mufflers
Pressure operated and Temperature operated
3. List two types of two-temperature valves
Low temp and Frozen Foods
Temps above 32F
Need to remove frost
Pressure operated and Temperature operated
4. What is commonly used to produce flake ice?
Compact - needs no fans - and combines the condenser and receiver into one.
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Auger
Water - a beverage - or brine
5. __ are used to minimize noise during compressor operations
Temps above 32F
Mufflers
Sightglass - low refrigerant caused by bubbles in sightglass
Condensor pressure acting on bellows.
6. Name two general Types of commercial compressors
Hermatic and external drive
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
Desiccant chemical
7. A chemical used to eliminate moisture in a filter drier is known as a ___
Condenser placed outside building
Copper and cast aluminum
Determining operation pressures - Charge or Discharge system - Remove any part without disturbing other parts
Desiccant chemical
8. What part of the metal is used in an all-metal pressure evaporator?
Copper and cast aluminum
Pressure operated and Temperature operated
Sightglass - low refrigerant caused by bubbles in sightglass
Need to remove frost
9. In a hot gas defrost system - which parts of the system are heated?
Condenser and evaporator
High Pressure and Oil Pressure
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Thermostatic and Pressure control
10. Outdoor air cooled
Condenser placed outside building
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Condensor pressure acting on bellows.
Auger
11. To eliminate uncertain pressure fluctuations - a ___ is used.
Surge Tank
Suction and liquid lines
Desiccant chemical
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
12. What is commonly used to produce flake ice?
Desiccant chemical
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Mufflers
Auger
13. List 2 safety cutouts not used in domestic controls
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
High Pressure and Oil Pressure
Surge Tank
Sightglass - low refrigerant caused by bubbles in sightglass
14. Immersed evaporators are surrounded by what?
Water - a beverage - or brine
Desiccant chemical
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Need to remove frost
15. A device used to show a system is low on refrigerant is called a __. This sympton would indicate __ in this device.
Frosting - Defrosting - Non frosting
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Condenser and evaporator
Sightglass - low refrigerant caused by bubbles in sightglass
16. To eliminate uncertain pressure fluctuations - a ___ is used.
Surge Tank
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
Two temperature
Mufflers
17. What determines the opening or closing of the pressure-operated water regulating valve?
Suction and liquid lines
Suction and liquid lines
Condensor pressure acting on bellows.
Temps above 32F
18. When Temp difference between evaporators in a system is large - a ___ valve is used
Partially fill condenser with liquid refrig. -Slow condenser fans -Close ambient air louvers -Heat Condenser
Temps above 32F
Two temperature
Copper and cast aluminum
19. What is the counterflow principle
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Suction and liquid lines
Surge Tank
Low temp and Frozen Foods
20. Identify heat exchanger inlets and outlets
Partially fill condenser with liquid refrig. -Slow condenser fans -Close ambient air louvers -Heat Condenser
Suction and liquid lines
High Pressure and Oil Pressure
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
21. List three uses for manual service valves.
Surge Tank
Temps above 32F
Determining operation pressures - Charge or Discharge system - Remove any part without disturbing other parts
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
22. What is the function of a check valve?
Water - a beverage - or brine
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
Water - a beverage - or brine
To prevent flow of refrigerant in the wrong direction.
23. Identify two methods used to maintain proper head pressure in an outdoor air cooled condensing system
Copper and cast aluminum
Partially fill condenser with liquid refrig. -Slow condenser fans -Close ambient air louvers -Heat Condenser
High Pressure and Oil Pressure
Thermostatic and Pressure control
24. Shell and tube
Compact - needs no fans - and combines the condenser and receiver into one.
Water is cooled more in the cross-flow due to the continuous blowing of cold air over the water.
Auger
Sightglass - low refrigerant caused by bubbles in sightglass
25. When Temp difference between evaporators in a system is large - a ___ valve is used
To prevent flow of refrigerant in the wrong direction.
Water passing through inside tube cools refrigerant in outer tube
Two temperature
Need to remove frost
26. List the three commonly used types of natural convection evaporators.
Partially fill condenser with liquid refrig. -Slow condenser fans -Close ambient air louvers -Heat Condenser
Water - a beverage - or brine
Surge Tank
Frosting - Defrosting - Non frosting
27. Describe the difference in parallel and cross-Flow cooling towers
Thermostatic and Pressure control
Frosting - Defrosting - Non frosting
Water is cooled more in the cross-flow due to the continuous blowing of cold air over the water.
Copper and cast aluminum
28. Defrost
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Condensor pressure acting on bellows.
Need to remove frost
Pressure operated and Temperature operated
29. List 2 safety cutouts not used in domestic controls
Low temp and Frozen Foods
Surge Tank
Condenser placed outside building
High Pressure and Oil Pressure
30. Describe the difference in parallel and cross-Flow cooling towers
Mufflers
Condenser placed outside building
Condenser placed outside building
Water is cooled more in the cross-flow due to the continuous blowing of cold air over the water.
31. Evaporative condenser
Mufflers
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
Temps above 32F
32. Identify heat exchanger inlets and outlets
Suction and liquid lines
Condenser placed outside building
Partially fill condenser with liquid refrig. -Slow condenser fans -Close ambient air louvers -Heat Condenser
Mufflers
33. A device used to show a system is low on refrigerant is called a __. This sympton would indicate __ in this device.
Sightglass - low refrigerant caused by bubbles in sightglass
Water passing through inside tube cools refrigerant in outer tube
Suction and liquid lines
Thermostatic and Pressure control
34. What is the function of a check valve?
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
To prevent flow of refrigerant in the wrong direction.
Need to remove frost
Frosting - Defrosting - Non frosting
35. In a hot gas defrost system - which parts of the system are heated?
Copper and cast aluminum
Thermostatic and Pressure control
Thermostatic and Pressure control
Condenser and evaporator
36. Tube-within-a-tube
Frosting - Defrosting - Non frosting
Condenser placed outside building
Copper and cast aluminum
Water passing through inside tube cools refrigerant in outer tube
37. Shell and tube
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Surge Tank
Compact - needs no fans - and combines the condenser and receiver into one.
Thermostatic and Pressure control
38. Evaporative condenser
Frosting - Defrosting - Non frosting
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Pressure operated and Temperature operated
Water is cooled more in the cross-flow due to the continuous blowing of cold air over the water.
39. __ are used to minimize noise during compressor operations
Mufflers
Determining operation pressures - Charge or Discharge system - Remove any part without disturbing other parts
Thermostatic and Pressure control
Water is cooled more in the cross-flow due to the continuous blowing of cold air over the water.
40. List 2 basic types of motor controls used in commercial refrigeration
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
Thermostatic and Pressure control
41. Tube-within-a-tube
Water passing through inside tube cools refrigerant in outer tube
To prevent flow of refrigerant in the wrong direction.
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Condensor pressure acting on bellows.
42. Outdoor air cooled
Water is sprayed on it to cool it
Condenser placed outside building
Condensor pressure acting on bellows.
Condenser and evaporator
43. List three uses for manual service valves.
Desiccant chemical
Determining operation pressures - Charge or Discharge system - Remove any part without disturbing other parts
Auger
Copper and cast aluminum
44. A chemical used to eliminate moisture in a filter drier is known as a ___
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Desiccant chemical
Condenser placed outside building
Two temperature
45. Shell and coil
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
Thermostatic and Pressure control
Need to remove frost
Low temp and Frozen Foods
46. Nonfrost
Desiccant chemical
Auger
Temps above 32F
Determining operation pressures - Charge or Discharge system - Remove any part without disturbing other parts
47. Frosting
Auger
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
Low temp and Frozen Foods
Water - a beverage - or brine
48. Identify two methods used to maintain proper head pressure in an outdoor air cooled condensing system
Need to remove frost
Partially fill condenser with liquid refrig. -Slow condenser fans -Close ambient air louvers -Heat Condenser
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Compact - needs no fans - and combines the condenser and receiver into one.
49. Frosting
Condenser and evaporator
Low temp and Frozen Foods
Water - a beverage - or brine
Condenser placed outside building
50. Shell and coil
Suction and liquid lines
Coil of water tubing inside the shell rather than a straight tube
The condenser uses a counterflow fan
Pressure operated and Temperature operated