06. ACR-104 UNIT 22 REVIEW QUESTIONS

Common construction materials for air-cooled condensers are:

• Steel, copper, and iron

• Aluminum, steel, brass

• Copper, brass, and steel

• Copper, steel, and aluminum

A cooling tower’s capacity is governed by what aspect of the ambient air?

• Dry-bulb temperature

• Wet-bulb temperature

• Enthalpy of the air

• Altitude

Air-cooled condensers are much more efficient than water-cooled condensers.

• True

• False

Fan cycling, air shutters or dampers, condenser flooding, and variable-speed (VFD) condenser fan motors are all methods for controlling head pressure in water-cooled condensers.

• True

• False

The type of condenser that has the lowest operating head pressure is the________ cooled condenser

• air

• coolant

• water

• gas