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