Questions and related responsibilities

1) Difference between air cooled and water cooled chiller

2) Criteria of chiller selection
3) Temp difference between inlet and outlet i.e. CHW/S and CHW/R
4) Types of Compressors, Condensers, Evaporators and Expansion Valves used
5) Schematic Layout i.e. chilled water piping layout
6) Criteria and specifications before ordering a chiller
7) Maximum recommended capacity to use air cooled chiller and why
8) What compressors are used in water cooled chillers and why
9) Why GI pipe is used from Chiller to Cooling Tower and MS pipe between Chiller to AHU
10) Describe the Valve package and use of all the associated accessories, fittings and fixtures.
11) What are different ways of power saving
12) What is bypass in chiller and operation of 3 way valve
13) What are sensors and controls and how are they configured
14) What insulation is used in CHW piping
15) What is piping and its types
16) What is pipe schedule
17) What is standard size of pipe length
18) How do you do cladding and where
19) What is saddle or guide
20) What is water testing during commissioning
21) What is pressure testing and how to perform it? What is standing and working pressure
22) What is chemical dosing and how to install it
23) What is pressure or expansion vessel and its use
24) What is LDP test
25) What are the criteria for a good welding and how to weld two metals
26) kinds of reducers are there
27) What is flange and gasket
28) What is dye spring, vibration pads, channels, angles, threaded rods etc
29) What preparation is done on pipe before insulation like primer paint…
30) How can the condensate heat be utilized in chiller
31) What is the weight of 1 ton of refrigerant
32) What is VFD and its use
33) What is the installation procedure for chiller
34) What observations are taken to consideration before commissioning ie pre commissioning
35) How is the chiller run after complete installation
36) What are the outlet source of chiller from evaporator side(AHU and FCU)
37) What is open loop and close loop system
38) What is GPM and how is it calculated in open and closed loop
39) How to do Pump head Calculation and what do you mean from equivalent length of pipe
40) How to calculate HP for pump motor
41) How to calculate pipe size
42) What is the velocity range in CHW pipe
43) What is power factor, EER, COP and SEER. How to increase the PF.
44) What kinds of pumps are used and what is single stage and multi stage pumps
45) What is the suction and discharge velocity of pump in fps
46) How do you install the pumps in parallel and in series
47) What is S curve
48) How does a motor start and what is starting and running current.
49) How to select cooling tower
50) What are terms associated to Cooling Tower like bleeding, drift etc
51) What is make up tank
52) What is AHU, FAHU, TFA and Heat Wheel Recovery System
53) Show Valve package with AHU and FCU
54) What is Fresh Air fan and Extract Air fan
55) What is the internal configuration of AHU
56) What is the criteria and specifications to select and order AHU
57) Describe All air system, air water system and all water system
58) What is the capacity range of AHU
59) On what basis is coil selection done by manufacturer
60) What are different types of fans, impellers and drives
61) What is dehumidifier and Air washer and when are they used
62) Describe cooling and dehumidification
63) What are the different processes in psychometric chart
64) What is psychometric chart and chart what does it show
65) What is dehumidification in the chart and how HR and RH relate to each other
66) How do you do Heat Load Calculation
67) What is BTU, BTU/Hr, CFM, TR, KW and their mutual relation; Temp: C = 5*(F-32)/9
68) What date and time is considered to be peak temp in India
69) What is Outdoor Daily Range an Correction Factor and degree Latitude
70) What is dehumidified rise, dehumidified cfm, ESHF, ADP
71) What is the approx coverage area for 1 TR cooling capacity of AC unit
72) What factors contribute to heating effect inside a closed space
73) What is sensible heat, latent heat; conduction, convection and radiation
74) What is ducting
75) What material is used for ducting and how to calculate its thickness in Gauge or mm
76) What is the standard size of GI sheet
77) What is scrap factor
78) How to calculate quantity of sheets required for ducting
79) How to calculate duct size
80) What is aspect ratio
81) What is the air velocity in duct for residence – main branch and sub branch
82) What should be the maximum friction loss in duct().1 ft/100 ft of straight duct)
83) What is equivalent duct length and what accessories and fittings cause this equivalent length
84) How to calculate the ESP.
85) What is TSP (TSP = ISP + ESP)
86) How to calculate the HP for fan blower
87) What is a damper and what kinds of dampers are there, their configuration and application.
88) What is VAV and its use
89) What insulation is done on duct and how cladding is done and where
90) What is diffuser and grille and how to select their size
91) What is acoustics and its unit
92) What is sound attenuator or silencer and what is duct liner. Where are they installed
93) What is a plenum and its use. What is its gauge(thickness)
94) What is offset, y connection, splitter connection in ducting
95) What is BOD, BOP, BOF, BOC and FFL
96) What is Air Change and how much do we consider it for residence/Appt, restaurants, Toilet,
kitchen, Parking and Clean Rooms like OT
97) What is a Clean Room? Give Examples.
98) What is HEPA Filter and its tolerance. Where is it used
99) Describe different types of refrigeration system ie direct and indirect types.
100) How is testing performed for ducting ie smoke test and swab test
101) How do you perform air balancing thru Bell mouth and thru anemometer
102) What is District Cooling
103) How do you provide ventilation for Car parking, Kitchen, Toilet and AC rooms(in all
water system)
104) What is staircase pressurization unit and its operation
105) What is grille velocity
106) What instrument is used to measure sound level (Sonometer)
107) What is the suction and discharge pressure of compressor in Vapour Compression Cycle
108) What equipments are used for gas charging(manometer, vaccum pump, N2, Oxy
Acetylene, Refrigerant and pressure gauge). How gas charging is done
109) Describe Vapour compression cycle and the 3 laws of refrigeration
110) What is infiltration?
111) How to calculate the outside air(cfm) ----(No of people, per sq ft and air change)
112) What are different types of drawing from starting till end of the project
113) What is the procedure from start till completion and handing over of the project
114) What is site mobilization
115) What is costing estimation and BOQ
116) What is high side and low side of the work and associated equipments to that
117) Name few manufacturers. Suppliers for all the material used for project
118) List all the material used for project --- small and big
119) What is smoke extractor fan, induction fan and impulse fan for car parking ventilation
120) What is sprinkler, fire alarm system smoke detector, CCTV, public address.
121) What are the equipments in plumbing, fire fighting & Electrical? Some MEP knowhow
122) What are different types of projects like hospitals, residential, Villas….
123) What is IR, RFI, VI, LOI, LOA, PO, POW(Progress of Work)
124) How is filing and documentation as well as In/Out correspondence done and meetings
are carried out and minuted
125) How is Operation and Maintenance Manual prepared
126) How is billing being done. What is the thumb rule for ducting and piping work billing
127) How to prepare Program of Work(POW) thru Bar Chart, CPM Pert or MS Project
128) How to prepare the planning of work to be carried out on site.
129) Who prepares the work specifications, Schedules of equipments, List of approved
Manufacturers …..(Consultant)
130) What are the responsibilities of Site Engineer, Project Designer, Coordinator, Planning,
Quality Inspector, Site Inspector, Sales and Marketing etc
131) What is ASHRAE, ISHRAE, NFPA, BS, NBS, SMACNA, DW 143 etc
132) What is the concept of Green Technology
133) What are different methods for energy saving
134) Explain VRV/VRF system. What is heat pump, Inverter technology. Explain all
135) Explain refrigerants used. What is primary and secondary refrigerant
136) What is primary and secondary circuit in a chiller …(As per the multi compressors used)
137) What is BMS or BAS in Brief
138) What is geothermal, Vulcan Lockring and Chiller Beam technology
139) How is boiler configured in operation during winters?
140) What is the function of return Valve for heating
141) How is heating provided during winters ----(Thru heating element)
142) What is air curtain
143) What are the responsibilities of maintenance dept. ---- (Corrective and Preventive)
144) Explain civil terms like chasing, coring shuttering, rafting, excavation, skirting etc
145) Grinding M/c & grinding wheel, drilling M/c & drill bit, machining, surfacing, threading
146) Drawings: Affection plan layout, Tender, Shop, Revised Shop, GFC, Elevation, Sectional,
Roof, Riser, AC/Piping/Ducting/Ventilation, RCP, Plant room, Valve package and other
connection details as per specified standards, Setting Out, Foundation details(plinth),
Builders work, Markup drawing and As Built Drawing
147) Variations, Penalties w.r.t. POW
148) Snag report and rectifications
149) Pre commissioning report and test run of all equipments
150) Time to time and final testing & Commissioning, filing, documentation and handing over
of the project c/w As Built drawing and O & M Manual