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CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT RESPONSE
HeatYwhichYcausesYaYchangeYinYtemperatureYofYaYsubstanceYisYcalledY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
sensibleYheat
HeatYwhichYcausesYaYchangeYinYstateYofYaYmaterialYwithoutYaYchangeYinYtemperatureYisYcalledY-
YCORRECTYANSWERS-latentYheat
HeatYwhichYisYaddedYtoYaYvaporYafterYtheYchangeYofYstateYoccursYisYcalled;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
Superheat
HeYcanYtravelYbyY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-Conduction,Yconvection,andYradiation
TheYmovementYofYheatYbyYwayYofYfluidY(orYair)YisYcalled;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-convection
TheYmovementYofYheatYbyYdirectYcontactYisYcalledY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-conduction
TheYstandardYunitYforYmeasuringYtheYquantityYofYheatYinYaYsubstanceYisY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
BritishYThermalYUnitY(BTU)
AYrefrigerantYgivesYupYheatYwhen;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-ItYcondenses
ItYisYdesirableYforYrefrigerantYinYtheYsuctionYlineYtoYbeYslightlyYsuperheatedYinYorderYtoY-
YCORRECTYANSWERS-InsureYliquidYrefrigerantYdoesYnotYenterYtheYcompressor
, TheYstateYofYtheYrefrigerantYinYtheYsuctionYlineYshouldYbeY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
LowYpressure,YlowYtemperatureYvapor
TheYstateYofYtheYrefrigerantYenteringYtheYcondenserYisY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
highYpressure/YhighlyYsuperheatedYvapor
TheYevaporatorY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TransfersYheatYfromYtheYrefrigeratedYspaceYtoYtheYrefrigerant
WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYNOTYaYthermodynamicYpropertyYofYrefrigerants?Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
CriticalYpoint
TheYsequentialYorderYofYstepsYinYtheYvaporY-YcompressionYprocessYareY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
Compression,Ycondensation,expansion,Yvaporization
IfYaY30YpoundYcylinderYofYreclaimed,YR-
410,YaYrefrigerantYhasYbeenYstoredYovernightYatYaY70°FYtheYpressureYinYtheYcylinderYshouldYbeYappr
oximatelyY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-201Ypsig
FanYairflowYpressuresYareYusuallyYmeasuredYinY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-InchesYofYwaterYcolumnY(WC)
ZeroYpsiaY(poundsYperYsquareYinchYabsolute)Yis;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
ApproximatelyY14.7Ypsig.YAtYseaYlevel
ZeroYpsigY(poundsYperYsquareYinchYgauge)YisY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-sameYasYatmosphericYpressure
TheYtemperatureYatYwhichYmoistureYwillYstartYtoYcondenseYfromYtheYairYisYcalledY-
YCORRECTYANSWERS-dewYpointYtemperature
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT RESPONSE
HeatYwhichYcausesYaYchangeYinYtemperatureYofYaYsubstanceYisYcalledY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
sensibleYheat
HeatYwhichYcausesYaYchangeYinYstateYofYaYmaterialYwithoutYaYchangeYinYtemperatureYisYcalledY-
YCORRECTYANSWERS-latentYheat
HeatYwhichYisYaddedYtoYaYvaporYafterYtheYchangeYofYstateYoccursYisYcalled;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
Superheat
HeYcanYtravelYbyY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-Conduction,Yconvection,andYradiation
TheYmovementYofYheatYbyYwayYofYfluidY(orYair)YisYcalled;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-convection
TheYmovementYofYheatYbyYdirectYcontactYisYcalledY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-conduction
TheYstandardYunitYforYmeasuringYtheYquantityYofYheatYinYaYsubstanceYisY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
BritishYThermalYUnitY(BTU)
AYrefrigerantYgivesYupYheatYwhen;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-ItYcondenses
ItYisYdesirableYforYrefrigerantYinYtheYsuctionYlineYtoYbeYslightlyYsuperheatedYinYorderYtoY-
YCORRECTYANSWERS-InsureYliquidYrefrigerantYdoesYnotYenterYtheYcompressor
, TheYstateYofYtheYrefrigerantYinYtheYsuctionYlineYshouldYbeY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
LowYpressure,YlowYtemperatureYvapor
TheYstateYofYtheYrefrigerantYenteringYtheYcondenserYisY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
highYpressure/YhighlyYsuperheatedYvapor
TheYevaporatorY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
TransfersYheatYfromYtheYrefrigeratedYspaceYtoYtheYrefrigerant
WhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYNOTYaYthermodynamicYpropertyYofYrefrigerants?Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
CriticalYpoint
TheYsequentialYorderYofYstepsYinYtheYvaporY-YcompressionYprocessYareY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
Compression,Ycondensation,expansion,Yvaporization
IfYaY30YpoundYcylinderYofYreclaimed,YR-
410,YaYrefrigerantYhasYbeenYstoredYovernightYatYaY70°FYtheYpressureYinYtheYcylinderYshouldYbeYappr
oximatelyY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-201Ypsig
FanYairflowYpressuresYareYusuallyYmeasuredYinY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-InchesYofYwaterYcolumnY(WC)
ZeroYpsiaY(poundsYperYsquareYinchYabsolute)Yis;Y-YCORRECTYANSWERS-
ApproximatelyY14.7Ypsig.YAtYseaYlevel
ZeroYpsigY(poundsYperYsquareYinchYgauge)YisY-YCORRECTYANSWERS-sameYasYatmosphericYpressure
TheYtemperatureYatYwhichYmoistureYwillYstartYtoYcondenseYfromYtheYairYisYcalledY-
YCORRECTYANSWERS-dewYpointYtemperature