REFRIGERATING ENGINEER B. magnetic stop valve D.
bimetallic valve
1. A method of reducing capacity without
reducing compressor speed is called:
A. low-pressure bypassing
B. high- pressure bypassing
C. hot-gas bypassing
D. short-cycling
2. The thermal expansion valve responds to the:
A. amount of superheat in the vapor leaving the
coil
B. amount of superheat in the liquid
C. temperature in the evaporator coils
D. pressure in the evaporator coils
3. The bulb for the thermal expansion valve is
located:
A. in the middle of the evaporator coils
B. near the evaporator coils outlet
C. near the evaporator coils inlet
D. on the bottom row of evaporator coils
4. Thermostat is a:
A. temperature-operated switch
B. pressure-operated switch
C. superheat-operated switch
D. back-pressure-operated switch
5. The elements of a thermostat switch are
usually of the:
A. diaphragm type C. valve type
B. bimetal type D. pilot-valve type
6. When heavy electrical currents are involved,
the thermostat will be operated by a:
A. small circuit breaker C. fusetron
B. pressure pipe D. relay
7. If the compressor runs continually, the cause
might be the:
A. high-pressure cutout switch is jammed open
B. low-pressure switch is jammed shut
C. thermal bulb is not operating properly
D. scale trap is clogged
8. The solenoid valve can be typed as a:
A. thermal valve C. bellows valve
9. If the compressor has been running
satisfactorilly for a long period of time but the
oil level can rise slowly, the thing to do would
be to:
A. drain without sufficient oil to bring it down to
the proper running level
B. shutdown the compressor and check the oil
level with the machine stopped
C. check the dehydrator cartridge
D. check to see if there is too much refrigerant
in the system
10. If the compressor had been running
satisfactorily for a long period of time but
suddenly the compartment temperature started
to rise, the trouble might be:
A. the solenoid valve has jammed shut
B. the expansion valve may have water frozen in
it
C. a refrigerant leak has developed
D. Any of the above
11. When charging a Freon system, all the
valves should be in their normal position except
in the:
A. expansion valve C. king valve (liquid)
B. purge valve D. solenoid valve
12. Abnormal discharge temperatures would be
caused by:
A. leaky suction valves C. faulty piston rings
B. leaky discharge valves D. any of the above
13. A device for holding open the suction valve
and drawing gas from the suction manifold and
returning it to the suction line without
compressing it is called a:
A. discharge line bypass C. suction line bypass
B. cylinder unloader D. relief valve
14. As heat is removed from a substance it gets
colder. When no more heat can be removed
and the temperature cannot be lowered any
further, we have reached:
A. perfect zero C. absolute zero
B. double zero D. cold zero
15. The boiling point of water in an open
container at sea level is 212F. If the pressure in
the open container is decreased, such as going
up to the top of a mountain, the boiling point
will be:
A. increased C. the same
B. decreased D. none of the above
16. Another name for the liquid valve is the:
A. master valve C. Freon valve
B. king valve D. shutoff valve
17. If the temperature in the icebox is too high,
the trouble could be:
A. a clogged scale trap
B. air in the system
C. automatic controls not functioning properly
D. insufficient cooling water to the condenser
18. Oil is added to a Freon compressor by:
A. pouring through oil hole in base
B. pumping in with a hand pump
C. pumping in with an electric-driven pump
D. shutting down the machine and pouring in
through the crack-case inspection plate opening
19. If no gaskets are used in the piping joints of
a Freon system, the joints must be is to:
A. finished joints C. ground joints
B. welded joints D. soldered joints
20. When adding oil to a Freon system one
must be sure that:
A. all air is removed from the pump and fittings
B. there is not too high a suction pressure
C. the discharge pressure is not too high
D. the condenser is shutdown
21. If the head pressure is too high:
A. the relief valve should open before the high-
pressure cutout
B. the relief valve should open and let excess
refrigerant go to receiver
C. the high-pressure cutout switch should
operate before the relief valve opens
D. close in on the suction valve
22. If the compressor-discharge temperature is
higher than the receiver temperature:
A. increase the amount of cooling water to the
condenser
B. decrease the amount of cooling water to the
condenser
C. add more refrigerant to the system
D. remove some of the refrigerant from the
system
23. The dehydrator is used:
A. to remove moisture from the system
B. to remove air from the system
C. when adding refrigerant to the system
D. A and C
24. If the discharge side of the thermal
expansion valve is warmer than the inlet side,
the:
A. expansion valve is working normally
B. expansion valve is not working normally
C. solenoid is not working normally
D. scale trap is dirty
25. The oil level in the compressor should be
checked:
A. while the compressor is in operation
B. just before starting the compressor
C. after a long period of operation
D. B and C
26. The relief valve is located on the:
A. discharge side of condenser
B. discharge side of compressor
C. outlet of the evaporator coils
D. receiver tank
27. The expansion valve on a Freon system
controls the:
A. superheat of the gas leaving the compressor
B. back pressure in the evaporator
C. temperature of the icebox
D. superheat of the gas leaving the evaporator
28. The scale trap is located between the:
A. king valve and the expansion valve
B. solenoids valve and expansion valve
C. evaporator and receiver
D. compressor and evaporator
29. If the high-pressure switch on the
compressor opens and stops the compressor, a
possible cause could be:
A. too much cooling water going through the
condenser
B. no enough refrigerant in the system
C. a leak in the evaporator coils
D. no enough cooling water going through the
condenser
30. The capacity of the refrigerating unit can be
regulated by:
A. changing the speed of the compressor
B. changing the amount of cooling water to the
condenser
C. changing the amount of the refrigerant in the
system
D. any of the above
31. Which of the following would not cause high
suction pressure?
A. insufficient refrigeration
B. leaky suction valves
C. expansion valve stuck open
D. suction valve not adjusted properly
32. A device used to keep moisture from
passing through the system is called a:
A. humidifier C. dehydrator
B. aerator D. trap
33. If a compressor runs continuously, the cause
might be a:
A. defective thermal valve
B. clogged scale trap
C. stuck high-pressure switch
D. Stuck low-pressure switch
34. Dairy products should be kept at a
temperature of:
A. 10 to 20 C. 35 to 45 42. When starting s refrigerating system,
B. 20 to 30 D. 15 to 25 always:
35. The purpose of the expansion valve bypass
is to:
A. increased the efficiency of the plant
B. increased the capacity of the evaporator
C. control the refrigerant to the evaporator in
case the automatic valve fail
D. bypass the compressor
36. Frost on the outside of the thermal
expansion valve maybe caused by:
A. air in the system C. moisture in the system
B. too much superheat D. any of the above
37. The charging valve is located between the:
A. king valve and expansion valve
B. receiver and the condenser
C. compressor and the receiver
D. evaporator coils and the compressor
38. A high suction pressure and a cold crankcase
indicate:
A. air in the system
B. leaky suction valves
C. expansion valve open too wide
D. B or C
39. A high temperature in the icebox could not
be caused by:
A. insufficient refrigerant
B. air in the system
C. expansion valve open too wide
D. too much refrigerant in system
40. When securing a Freon system for repairs:
A. pump down to 1 or 2 pounds pressure
B. pump down to a slight vacuum
C. pump down to 10 to 15 pounds pressure
D. remove all refrigerant from system
41. The solenoid valve is located between the:
A. scale trap and the thermal expansion valve
B. thermal expansion valve and the evaporator
C. king valve and the scale trap
D. automatic and manual expansion valves
A. vent the condenser
B. vent the evaporator
C. bypass the condenser
D. none of the above
43. Before securing a compressor to do
maintenance work on it, be sure to:
A. have gas mask handy
B. notify the captain
C. make arrangements to have perishables
taken care of
D. A and C
44. 212F is equal to:
A. 106C B. 110C C. 100F D. 100C
45. A good refrigerant should:
A. have a low boiling point
B. have a higher latent heat
C. be able to be liquefied at normal sea-water
temperatures
D. all of the above
46. 140F is equivalent to:
A. 50C B. 60C C. 40C D. 55C
47. 70C is equivalent to:
A. 150F B. 160F C. 158F D. 155F
48. Low suction pressure is caused by:
A. air in the system
B. leaky compressor suction valves
C. solenoid valve not functioning properly
D. expansion valve causing flooding back
49. The charging connection in a refrigerating
system is located:
A. before the receiver
B. between the condenser and the receiver
C. between the receiver and the king valve
D. between the king valve and the solenoid
valve
50. If there is too much Freon in the system:
A. the compressor will short cycle
B. the compressor will run continuously
C. the safety valve will discharge
D. it will mix with the oil in the crankcase
51. A refrigerating unit of 1 ton capacity can
remove:
A. 500 BTUs per min C. 200 BTUs per min
B. 288 BTUs per min D. 100 BTUs per min
52. Too much oil in the compressor would:
A. absorb too much refrigerant from the system
B. damage the expansion valve
C. cause leakage through the shaft seals
D. deposit oil on the condenser tubes
53. The refrigerant with the lowest boiling point
is:
A. NH3 B.CO2 C. F12 D. F22
54. A ton of refrigeration is equal to the
removal of:
A. 288,000 BTU per 24 hrs
B. 28,000 BTU per 24 hrs
C. 28,800 BTU per 24 hrs
D. 280,000 BTU per 24 hrs
55. Which of the following would cause a high
suction pressure?
A. expansion valve not open enough
B. expansion valve open too wide
C. king valve not open wide enough
D. dirty dehydrator
56. Which of the following would cause high
head pressure?
A. dirty dehydrator
B. insufficient cooling water
C. air in the condenser
D. all of the above
57. Which of the following would cause low
head pressure?
A. too much cooling water
B. insufficient refrigeration gas
C. insufficient cooling water
D. A and B
58. The principle of mechanical refrigeration is:
A. the absorption of temperature under heat,
pressure, compression, and expansion
B. the compression of a liquid under
temperature and expansion
C. the absorption of heat under temperature,
compression, pressure, and expansion
D. the conversion of a liquid to a gas
59. The function of the expansion valve is to:
A. change the high-pressure liquid to a low-
pressure liquid
B. regulate the amount of liquid refrigerant to
the expansion coils
C. change the gas refrigerant to a liquid
D. shut off the flow of refrigerant to the
condenser
60. The oil separator (trap) is located between
the:
A. compressor discharge valve and the
condenser
B. condenser and the receiver
C. receiver and the king valve
D. receiver and the expansion valve
61. The purpose of the oil trap is:
A. to remove oil from the charging tank
B. to add oil to the compressor
C. to remove oil from the refrigerating gas
D. none of the above
62. The boiling point of the ammonia at
atmospheric pressure is:
A. -28 C. B. +28 C. C. +28F. D. -28 F. D. removes trapped oil from the refrigerant
66. The purpose of the dehydrator is to:
A. remove oil from the refrigerant
B. add more refrigerant to the system
C. remove moisture from the refrigerant
D. remove moisture from the crankcase oil
67. Which of the following would you apply if a
person got Freon on his eyes?
A. soapy water C. clean water
B. sterile mineral oil D. sodium bicarbonate
68. The thermal expansion valve is located
between the:
A. receiver and the king valve
B. king valve and the solenoid valve
C. solenoid valve and the evaporator coils
D. charging valve and the solenoid valve
69. The thermal expansion valve:
A. controls the amount of gas coming from the
dehydrator
B. maintains a constant superheat of gas leaving
the evaporator coils
C. controls the amount of gas going to the
receiver

63. The boiling point of CO2 at atmospheric
pressure is:
A. +110F. B. -110F. C.+110C. D.-110C
64. The boiling point of Freon at atmospheric
pressure is:
A. -22F. B. +22F. C.+22C. D. -22C.
65. The dehydrator is located between the:
A. receiver and the king valve
B. receiver and the expansion valve
C. condenser and the king valve
D. condenser and receiver
66. The purpose of the dehydrator is located
between the:
A. receiver and the king valve
B. receiver and the expansion valve
C. condenser and the king valve
D. condenser and receiver
70. Water in the refrigerant is liable to:
A. freeze on the expansion valve seat and cut
flow of the liquid refrigerant
B. emulsify the oil in the compressor
C. freeze in the king valve
D. clog the oil trap
71. The purpose of the scale trap is to:
A. control the amount of the scale going to the
compressor
B. remove insoluble gases from the refrigerant
C. remove dirt, scale, and metal chips from the
refrigerant
D. dissolve scale and dirt in the system
72. A double-seated valve allows the valve to
be:
A. packed only in the closed position
B. packed in wide open or closed position
C. operated as suction or discharge valve
D. removed for replacement without shutting
down
73. Sensible heat:
A. can be measured with a thermometer
B. cannot be measured with a thermometer
C. changes in the receiver tank
D. increases with the cold
74. The latent heat of fusion is the amount of
heat required to convert:
A. 2 lbs. of ice at 32F to 1 lb. of ice at 32F
B. 1 lb. of ice at 32F to 1 lb. of water at 32F
C. 1 lb. of ice at 32F to 1 lb. of steam at 32F
D. 2 lbs. of ice at 32F to 1 lb. of water at 32F
75. The latent heat vaporization of water is:
A.144 BTU B. 940 BTU C. 970 BTU D. 288 BTU
76. The latent heat vaporization is the amount
of heat required to convert:
A. 1 lb. of water at 212F to 1 lb. of steam at
212 F
B. 1 lb. of water at 180F to 1 lb. of steam at
180 F
C. 2 lbs. of water at 212F to 1 lb. of steam at
212 F
D. 1 lb. of ice at 32F to 1 lb. of steam at 212F
77. Too high suction pressure could be caused
by:
A. expansion valve open too wide
B. leaky suction valves
C. expansion valve bulb not working properly
D. any of the above
78. How is an ammonia system purged so that
the operator will not be overcome by the
fumes?
A. into the atmospheric line
B. into a bucket of water
C. into a bucket of lube oil
D. back into the compressor
79. How is a CO2 system purged?
A. when CO2 comes out, frost will form on a
piece of metal held near the outlet
B. through the king valve
C. the CO2 will come out in liquid form
D. pumped out with a suction pump
80. How is a Freon system purged?
A. the same as the ammonia system
B. the same as the CO2 system
C. back to the extra supply bottle
D. with a reefer pump
81. The solenoid valve is:
A. a pressure-controlled stop valve
B. a Freon-controlled check valve
C. a temperature-controlled stop valve
D. none of the above
82. The latent heat of fusion of ice is:
A. 144 BTU B. 188 BTU C. 940 BTU D. 500 BTU
83. Latent heat:
A. can be measured with a thermometer
B. can be measured with a pyrometer
C. cannot be measured with a thermometer
D. changes as the refrigerant cools
84. Absolute zero is:
A. 970 below 0 on the Fahrenheit scale
B. 460 below 0 on the Fahrenheit scale
C. 144 below 0 on the Fahrenheit scale
D. the same as 0 on the Centigrade scale
85. When the evaporator coils are located in
the icebox, the system is unknown as a:
A. direct system
B. low-pressure system
C. indirect system
D. high-pressure system
86. The amount of CO2 of Freon in a cylinder is
measured by:
A. pressure C. weight
B. volume D. psi
87. An excessively high head pressure could be
caused by:
A. solenoid valve shutoff
B. insufficient cooling water to the condenser
coil
C. insufficient cooling water to the evaporator
coil
D. too much cooling water to the condenser
88. The solenoid valve is controlled by:
A. the amount of liquid in the system
B. the amount of gas In the system
C. the temperature in the condenser
D. the thermal switch operated by the icebox
temperature
89. The purge valve is located:
A. in the lowest part of the system
B. in the highest part of the system
C. on the receiver discharge
D. on the evaporator coil
90. The system should be purged:
A. while the system is operating
B. while starting up the system
C. after the system has been shut down for a
few hours
D. once a week
91. The function of the compressor is to:
A. pulls the refrigerant gas through the system
B. increase the pressure of the refrigerant
C. discharge the refrigerant to the condenser
D. all of the above
D. suction valve not open enough
95. The high pressure side of the system is
sometimes referred to as the:
A. suction side
B. cold side
C. hot side
D. filling side
96. A ton of refrigeration is equal to the cooling
effect of :
A. 2000 lbs. of ice melting in 24 hours
B. 2000 lbs. of ice melting in 12 hours
C. 2000 lbs. of water being converted to ice
D. 2240 lbs. of ice melting in 24 hours
97. The scale trap (liquid strainer) is located
between the
A. compressor and oil separator
B. king (liquid ) valve and expansion valve
C. expansion valve and evaporator coils
D. evaporator coil and compressor
98. When there is a Freon leak, the halide torch
will burn :
A. orange
B. blue
C. white
D. green

92. The expansion valve is located between the: 99. Which of the following could be used to
A. receiver and evaporator check a leak in an ammonia system?
B. evaporator and compressor A. litmus paper
C. compressor and condenser B. halide torch
D. condenser and receiver C. sulphur stick
D. A and C
93. If frost forms on the cylinder, the cause
would be: 100. Valve and piping in an ammonia system are
A. expansion valve not open wide enough made of:
B. charging valve left open A. iron
C. expansion valve open to wide B. Brass
D. dehydrator not working properly C. copper
D. bronze
94. Which of the following would cause high
head pressure? 101. In an ammonia system, the oil gauge must
A. icebox door left open be kept:
B. Insufficient cooling water A. closed except when checking oil level
C.Too much cooling water B. open at all times
C. closed when machine is shutdown 108. A sulphur stick burning in the presence of
D. open when machine is shutdown ammonia will give off a :
A. dense yellow smoke
102. Freon is : B. dense whit smoke
A. colorless C. dense red smoke
B. odorless D. dense green smoke
C. nonpoisonous
D. All of the above 109. If the compressor were to run continuously
without lowering the temperature, the trouble
103. Which of the following gasket materials would probably be:
should be used on a Freon system? A. insufficient refrigerant in the system.
A. Metallic B. leaks
B. asbestos C. leaky discharge valve
C. rubber D. any of the above
D. A and B
110. Ammonia leaks in the condenser can be
104. A double pipe condenser has: detected by:
A. two piping systems side by side, one with A. smelling the discharge water
cooling water one with refrigerant B. applying litmus paper to the circulating water
B. a small pipe inside a larger pipe, the cooling discharge
water passing through the small pipe and the C. adding oil of peppermint to the system and
refrigerant through the large pipe. tracing the smell
C. two pipes for cooling water and one for the D. applying a soapy mixture to the condenser
refrigerant heads and looking for bubbles
D. none of the above
111. When purging an ammonia condenser into
105. air can be prevented from getting into the a bucket of water, one can tell when the air is
system by: out and ammonia starts to come through by
A. keeping all glands and stuffing boxes on the the:
high pressure side type A. smell of ammonia being liberated from the
B. keeping the dehydrator clean at all times water
C. keeping all glands and stuffing boxes on the B. color of the water turning green
low pressure side type C. color of the water turning bluish
D. running the refrigerant to an aerator D. change of the bubbling sound of air to the
crackling sounds of ammonia
106. the agent used in an indirect reefer system
is: 112. Large leaks in a Freon system cannot
A. sodium chloride always be detected with halide torch because it
B. potassium chloride changes color with the slightest amount of
C. calcium chloride Freon present. A large leak can be detected
D. A and C easier by applying
A. sheets of litmus paper to all joints and watch
107. An Ammonia leak will turn litmus paper : for the color change
A. blue B. a soapsuds solutions, mix with a little
B. red glycerine to hold the solutions together, and
C. green watch for the bubbles
D. yellow C. a thin layer of mineral oil to all joints and
watch for bubbles
D. a lighted candle at the joints and watching
for leaky spots blowing candle flame
113. When the evaporator coils are located in a
brine solution and the brine is pumped through
the icebox, the system is known as:
A. a direct system
B. an indirect system
C. a low-pressure system
D. a double-evaporator system
114. Obstruction of the expansion valve is
usually caused by:
A. congealed oil in the system
B. scale
C. water in the system
D. all of the above
115. Too low suction pressure could be caused
by:
A. dirty scale traps
B. shortage of refrigerant gas
C. too much oil in the system
D. any of the above
116. If an electrically operated compressor
failed to start, the cause might be:
A. an open switch
B. a blown fuse
C. burned-out holding coils in solenoid valve
D. any of the above
117. The oil separator is located between the:
A. evaporator and the compressor
B. compressor and the condenser
C. condenser and the dehydrator
D. solenoid valve and the thermal expansion
valve
118. To help a person who had been
overexposed to ammonia gas, one would:
A. apply artificial respiration
B. wrap in warm blankets
C. apply could compresses
D. douse with cold water
119. If the compressor short-cycles on the low-
pressure cutout, the trouble might be:
A. lack of refrigerant
B. dirty traps and strainers
C. too much frost on coils
D. any of the above
120. Ammonia will corrode:
A. copper B. bronze C. brass D. all of the above
121. The dehydrating agent in Freon system is
usually:
A. slaked lime C. activated alumina
B. sodium chloride D. calcium chloride
122. If any of the electrically controlled devices
in a Freon system malfunction, which of the
following valves will also automatically shut off?
A. king valve
B. expansion valve
C. solenoid valve
D. condenser cooling-water inlet valve
123. Many pressure gages on a Freon system
have two dials or graduations on one gage. The
two dials represent:
A. pressure and temperature
B. liquid pressure and gas pressure
C. suction and discharge pressure
D. cooling-water inlet and outlet temperatures
124. A leaky discharge valve can usually be
detected by:
A. a fluctuating high-pressure gage
B. a drop in icebox temperatures
C. a discharge pressure lower than normal
D. any of the above
125. The suction pressure in a Freon system
should be:
A. the pressure which corresponds with a
temperature about 20F. below the
temperature of the icebox
B. the pressure which corresponds with a
temperature equal to the temperature of the
icebox
C. the pressure which corresponds with a
temperature about 20 above the temperature
of the icebox
D. none of the above