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