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