FDNY A-35 STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

FDNY A-35 STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

⩥ THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPS OF AIR COMPRESSORS. THEY
ARE: Answer: RECIPROCATING, CENTRIFIGUAL, ROTARY AND
SCROLL


⩥ THE MOST COMMONLY USED AIR COMPRESSOR IS A:
Answer: RECIPROCATING AIR COMPRESSOR


⩥ AN AIR COMPRESSOR WITH ONE CYLINDER AND ONE
PISTON IS CALLED A: Answer: SINGLE STAGE AIR
COMPRESSOR


⩥ AN AIR COMPRESSOR WITH MORE THAN ONE CYLINDER
AND PISTON IS CALLED: Answer: MULTI-STAGE AIR
COMPRESSOR


⩥ AS AIR IS COMPRESSED AT HIGH PRESSURE IT BECOMES:
Answer: HEATED


⩥ AN______IS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE STAGES OF AN AIR
COMPRESSOR: Answer: INTERCOOLER

, ⩥ (SAFETY) A______VALVE ALLOWS THE AIR TO ESCAPE
FROM THE COMPRESSION CHAMBER WHEN THERE IS A
STRAIN ON THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR Answer: UNLOADING
VALVE


⩥ (SAFETY) A SECONDARY VALVE CALLED A ____ENSURES
THAT COMPRESSED AIR DOES NOT FLOW OUT WHEN THE
UNLOADING VALVE ACTIVATES Answer: CHECK VALVE


⩥ A______IS INSTALLED AS PART OF THE COMPRESSION UNIT
Answer: PRESSURE GAUGE


⩥ (SAFETY) ________VALVES ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE FROM A
SYSTEM WHEN THE PRESSURE IS TOO GREAT. Answer:
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE


⩥ THE ______IS FITTED WITH AN AIR FILTER. Answer: AIR
INTAKE VALVE


⩥ WHAT IS THE THE NAME OF THE FILTER THAT REMOVES
MOISTURE OUT OF COMPRESSED AIR? Answer: FILTER AND
MOISTURE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY (FMSA)


⩥ WHAT DEVICE SHUTS DOWN THE AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN
THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE AIR RECEIVER IS ADEQUATE AND