Department

Module

Unit

Date

RAC 5

RA-BS 5

Mechanical
Technology

11/3/2014

Final Examination
Trainee's Name
Trainee's ID
Signature
EXAM DURATION: 90 MINTUES
Please DO NOT use cell phones for calculations!

Task No.
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
Task 6
Task 7
Task 8
Task 9

Mark A
Mark B
Mark C
Mark D
Mark F

Earned mark
12
12
6
4
8
4
8
3
3
Total mark %
90 - 100
80 - 89
70 - 79
60 - 69
59 - under

Trainee's mark

Excellent
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Failed

60

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Task 1: Choose ONLY the correct answer(S) of the following

questions.
1. Most tubing used in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning is made of:

Steel
Stainless steel
Copper
Plastic

2. According to the ASTM Standard B280 specification, ACR tubes are

designed as :

Type K (heavy wall)

Type L (medium wall)

Type M (thin wall)
Nominal size copper tubes

3. Why should nominal size copper tubes never be used in ACR work?

They are not clean inside

They can be used for all ACR applications without any restriction
They are not dried inside
They should be used only for water lines, drains, etc.
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4. Stainless steel tubing:

Should never be used in ACR work

Is strong and very resistant to corrosion

Can be connected by electric welding

Is magnetic

5. Hard drawn copper tubing for ACR work:

Is hard and stiff

Should not be bent
Can be flared and bent easily
Should always be brazed to connect

6. Soft drawn copper tubing is:

Easy to bend
Used in connection with flared fittings
Annealed to become soft and flexible
Supplied in bars
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Task 2: Put true (T) or false (F) into the following

statements:
Statements
1. Cutting tubes by hack saw is not recommended in
ACR work.
2. A tube cutter minimizes internal and external
burrs when it used properly.

T/F

3. After cutting ACR tubing, the technician must

remove burrs from inside the tube.
4. The only method to connect tubes in ACR work is
Flared connections.
5. Removing internal and external burrs before
flaring produces correctly made flares.
6. Spring bending is the most common method of
bending tubes in ACR work.
7. The minimum safe bending radius for bending
tubing is more than 10 times outside tube
diameter.
8. Twist the spring, to remove the internal bending
spring after making a bend.

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Task 3: Fill in the gape

1. Most copper tubing used in air conditioning and refrigeration is
known as...................................... tubing.
2. ACR tubes are usually charged with gaseous ..
to eliminate the danger of oxidation
inside the tube.
3. Copper tube is available in and . types.

4. is used in heating and plumbing work.

Task 4: Name the parts in the drawing shown below!

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Task 5: Compare between the tools, hack saw and tube

cutter by completing the table below.
Hack saw
Advantages

Disadvantages

Tube cutter

1.

1.

2.

2.

1.

1.

2.

2.

Task 6: What are the four common methods of bending tubes?

1.
2.
3.
4.

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Task 7: Convert the fowling units!

2500mm =

cm

1/2" =

mm

3/4" =

0.635cm =

inch

1.27m =

inch
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Task 8: Calculate the necessary distance Z for bending tube from

lever side. Tube diameter O.D. = 12 mm

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Task 9: Calculate the total length of the pipe given below. If the
tube is soft drawn copper 1/2" and R = 38.1 mm

End of questions Good luck!

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