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NATE Exam: Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Exam Questions & Answers 2024
NATE Exam: Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Exam Questions & Answers 2024
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NATE Exam: Air Conditioning and HeatPumps Exam Questions & Answers 2024
Which of the following factors affects a customer's level of comfort?
a. Air movement
b. Humidity
c. Temperature
d. All of the above - -d (All of the above: air movement, humidity,
temperature)
-A cooling load calculation estimates the sensible heat gain of a structure.
The maximum sensible capacity of a cooling-only system should be within
____% of this calculated value.
a. ±10%
b. +10%
c. +15%
d. +30% - -c (+15%)
-The maximum sensible cooling capacity of a heat pump should be within
____% of the calculated sensible heat gain of a structure with a large heating
load.
a. ±10%
b. +15%
c. -25%
d. +25% - -d (+25%)
-The combined output of a heat pump and its auxiliary heat should not
exceed the calculated heat loss of a home by more than ____%.
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% - -b (15%)
-What amount of auxiliary electric heat is needed when the output of a heat
pump on a design day equals 18,800 Btuh and the heat loss of a home is
29,700 Btuh?
a. 2.1 kWh
b. 3.2 kWh
c. 5.0 kWh
,d. 10.9 kWh
Note: 3,413 Btu/kW - -b (3.2 kWh)
-The three processes that transfer heat energy are conduction, convection,
and ____.
a. concentration
b. radiation
c. refraction
d. static pressure - -b (radiation)
-Heat transfer that occurs when substances of different temperatures are in
contact with each other is called ____.
a. concentration
b. conduction
c. convection
d. radiation - -b (conduction)
-What effect does raising the pressure in a sealed system have on
refrigerant?
a. It becomes more difficult to subcool the liquid refrigerant
b. It becomes more difficult to superheat the refrigerant vapor
c. The refrigerant's boiling point decreases
d. The refrigerant's boiling point increases - -d (The refrigerant's boiling
point increases)
-What is the primary danger to people near an accidental refrigerant release
or spill?
a. Blurred vision caused by the refrigerant vapor coming in contact with the
eyes
b. Changes in weather patterns caused by global warming
c. Damage to the food chain caused by decreased ozone levels in the
stratosphere
d. Suffocation caused by the heavier refrigerant displacing oxygen in the air -
-d (Suffocation caused by the heavier refrigerant displacing oxygen in the
air)
-The maximum temperature at which refrigerant may be stored is ____°F
when the container is no more than ____% full of liquid by volume.
a. 120°F, 60%
b. 125°F, 60%
, c. 125°F, 80%
d. 135°F, 80% - -c (125°F, 80%)
-Boiling of the refrigerant occurs in which system component?
a. Compressor
b. Condenser
c. Evaporator
d. Metering device - -c (Evaporator)
-Why is superheat necessary in a system that utilizes hermetic
compressors?
a. It ensures that dry vapor reaches the compressor so that mechanical
damage does not occur
b. It increases system capacity
c. It prevents liquid refrigerant from gassing the metering device
d. Superheat is necessary only when open compressors are being used - -a
(It ensures that dry vapor reaches the compressor so that mechanical
damage does not occur)
-When the heat load on an evaporator increases, what is the effect on the
system?
a. Suction pressure decreases and discharge pressure increases
b. Suction pressure increases and discharge pressure decreases
c. Suction pressure and discharge pressure both decrease
d. Suction pressure and discharge pressure both increase - -d (Suction
pressure and discharge pressure both increase)
-What type of energy is transferred when work is done in the condenser?
a. Latent heat energy
b. Sensible heat energy
c. Both latent and sensible heat energy
d. Neither latent nor sensible heat energy - -c (Both latent and sensible heat
energy)
-What is the primary function performed by a thermal expansion valve?
a. It maintains the correct superheat in the hot vapor leaving the compressor
b. It maintains the correct superheat in the suction vapor leaving the
evaporator
c. It maintains the proper subcooling level in the liquid refrigerant
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