BLUE SEAL MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2025-
2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
"Ifvavlowvsidevfloatvisvusedvasvavmeteringvdevicevinvavfloodedvsystemvandvthevfloatvfillsvwithvrefrigerantvandv
sinks,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvconditionsvwouldvmostvlikelyvoccur?"v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSItvwouldvfloodvthevevaporator
Thermostaticvexpansionvvalvesvarevratedvinvwhatvunitsvofvmeasurements?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSTonsvofvrefrigeration
Thevfirstvlawvofvthermodynamicsvstates?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSEnergyvisvneithervcreatedvnorvdestroyed
Whatvisvthevcorrectvpitchvonvavrefrigerationvsuctionvlinev10vfootvlong?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERS1/4vinch
Avthermostaticvexpansionvvalvevinvavrefrigerationvsystemv-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSmodulatesvandvcontrolsvthevflowvofvrefrigerantvtovthevevaporator
Whatvcompressorvusesvavdampervtovcontrolvcapacity?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSCentrifugal
Howvdovthevvalvesvonvavcompressorvoperate?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSbyvpressure
Whatvconditionvwouldvcausevavsystemvnotvtovrespondvtovanvexpansionvvalvevadjustment?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSOilvinvthevevaporator
Thevstaticvsettingvofvavthermostaticvexpansionvvalvevisvratedvin:v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSdegreesvofvsuperheat
, Whatvfunctionvdoesvthevevaporatorvperformvinvavrefrigerationvsystem?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSNonevofvthevabove
Whatvwouldvindicatevthatvyourvexpansionvvalvevisvleaking?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSoilvwouldvbevdrippingvfromvthevtubing
Howvmanyvbtuvsvmustvbevremovedvtovcoolvdownv1vpoundvofvwatervatv75vdegreesvandvfreezevitvatv32vdegF?v
-vvCORRECTvANSWERS187vbtuvs
"Givevthevspecificvheatvforveachvofvthevfollowing:vwater,vice,vsteam."v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSwaterv1;vicev.5;vsteamv.5
"Ifvavreciprocatingvcompressorvwerevrunvwithvthevsuctionvvalvevclosedvandvthevdischargevvalvevopen,vwhat
vwouldvoccur?"v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSNon-condensiblesvwouldventervthevcompressor
Whatvwouldvfrostvonvthevsuctionvlinevofvavsystemvusingvavhighvsidevfloatvindicate?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSoverchargedvsystem
Allvlicensesvforvoperatorsvshallvbevframedvandvpostedvinvthevplantvofficevorvthevengineervsvoffice.vFailurevtov
complyvshallvresultvinvavfinevof?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERS$500.00
Whatvtypevofvcontrolvisvusedvforvloadingvandvunloadingvavcompressorvautomatically?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSPressurevswitch
Wetvbulbvreadingsvarevhighervthanvthevdryvbulbvreadingvwhenv-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSThisvcanvnevervhappen
Convertv89vCelsiusvtovFahrenheit.v-vvCORRECTvANSWERS192vdegreesvF
Thevprocessvofvavsolidvchangingvtovavgasvwithoutvgoingvthroughvthevliquidvphasevisvknownvas?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSSublimation
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2025-
2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
"Ifvavlowvsidevfloatvisvusedvasvavmeteringvdevicevinvavfloodedvsystemvandvthevfloatvfillsvwithvrefrigerantvandv
sinks,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvconditionsvwouldvmostvlikelyvoccur?"v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSItvwouldvfloodvthevevaporator
Thermostaticvexpansionvvalvesvarevratedvinvwhatvunitsvofvmeasurements?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSTonsvofvrefrigeration
Thevfirstvlawvofvthermodynamicsvstates?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSEnergyvisvneithervcreatedvnorvdestroyed
Whatvisvthevcorrectvpitchvonvavrefrigerationvsuctionvlinev10vfootvlong?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERS1/4vinch
Avthermostaticvexpansionvvalvevinvavrefrigerationvsystemv-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSmodulatesvandvcontrolsvthevflowvofvrefrigerantvtovthevevaporator
Whatvcompressorvusesvavdampervtovcontrolvcapacity?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSCentrifugal
Howvdovthevvalvesvonvavcompressorvoperate?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSbyvpressure
Whatvconditionvwouldvcausevavsystemvnotvtovrespondvtovanvexpansionvvalvevadjustment?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSOilvinvthevevaporator
Thevstaticvsettingvofvavthermostaticvexpansionvvalvevisvratedvin:v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSdegreesvofvsuperheat
, Whatvfunctionvdoesvthevevaporatorvperformvinvavrefrigerationvsystem?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSNonevofvthevabove
Whatvwouldvindicatevthatvyourvexpansionvvalvevisvleaking?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSoilvwouldvbevdrippingvfromvthevtubing
Howvmanyvbtuvsvmustvbevremovedvtovcoolvdownv1vpoundvofvwatervatv75vdegreesvandvfreezevitvatv32vdegF?v
-vvCORRECTvANSWERS187vbtuvs
"Givevthevspecificvheatvforveachvofvthevfollowing:vwater,vice,vsteam."v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSwaterv1;vicev.5;vsteamv.5
"Ifvavreciprocatingvcompressorvwerevrunvwithvthevsuctionvvalvevclosedvandvthevdischargevvalvevopen,vwhat
vwouldvoccur?"v-vvCORRECTvANSWERSNon-condensiblesvwouldventervthevcompressor
Whatvwouldvfrostvonvthevsuctionvlinevofvavsystemvusingvavhighvsidevfloatvindicate?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSoverchargedvsystem
Allvlicensesvforvoperatorsvshallvbevframedvandvpostedvinvthevplantvofficevorvthevengineervsvoffice.vFailurevtov
complyvshallvresultvinvavfinevof?v-vvCORRECTvANSWERS$500.00
Whatvtypevofvcontrolvisvusedvforvloadingvandvunloadingvavcompressorvautomatically?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSPressurevswitch
Wetvbulbvreadingsvarevhighervthanvthevdryvbulbvreadingvwhenv-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSThisvcanvnevervhappen
Convertv89vCelsiusvtovFahrenheit.v-vvCORRECTvANSWERS192vdegreesvF
Thevprocessvofvavsolidvchangingvtovavgasvwithoutvgoingvthroughvthevliquidvphasevisvknownvas?v-
vvCORRECTvANSWERSSublimation