TERMS What are the four systems necessary to operate

The boiler bottom blowdown line should discharge to boiler?

a(n) ___. a. Combustion; draft; steam; boiler water
a. Sewer b. Water; steam; combustion; stoker
b. Atmospheric tank c. Boiler water; fuel; draft; condense
c. Blowdown tank d. feedwater ; fuel; draft; steam
d. Return tank
Which of the following is an example of regenerator?
The purpose of automatic combustion controls is to a. A counter flow heat exchanger
control ___ and ___ b. A cross flow heat exchange
a. High fire; low fire c. A mixed flow heat exchanger
b. Stoker firing; fuel rate d. A parallel flow heat exchanger
c. Overfire air; fuel mixture
d. Proper air to fuel mixture; firing rate The lowest permissible water level of a boiler without
internal furnace is ___ the height of the shell.
Combustion is the rapid burning of fuel and oxygen, a. 1/2
resulting in: b. 1/3
a. Release of steam c. 1/4
b. Oxidation d. 1/5
c. Release of heat
d. Nitrogen and oxygen Percent excess air is the difference between the air
actually supplied and the theoretically required
A leak on the fuel oil suction line between the tank divided by
and the suction side of the fuel oil pump would result a. The theoretical air supplied
in: b. The actual air supplied
a. The suction gauge pulsating c. The deficiency of air supplied
b. Air entering the suction line d. The sufficient air supplied
c. Pulsating of the fire in the boiler
d. All of the above What is the residue left after combustion of a fossil
fuel?
A flash steam cycle can be used if the hot water a. Charcoal
temperature is approximately: b. Ash
a. 150oC or higher c. Scraper
b. 145oC to 200oC d. All of the above
c. 165oC or higher
d. Below 200oC What is formed during incomplete combustion of
carbon in fuels?
Which of the following is NOT a unit of energy? a. Carbon dioxide
a. Calories b. Carbon monoxide
b. Joules c. Nitrogen oxide
c. Pascals d. All of the above
d. MeV
The transfer of air and air characteristics by horizontal
Which of the following can be a function of the motion is called:
container in a boiler? a. Convection
a. Hold the water b. Air transfer
b. Collects the steam that is produced c. Advection
c. Transfers heat to the water to produce steam d. Adhesion
d. All of the above
Which of the following is the cause of loss power? Is the maximum load consumed or produced by a unit
a. Poor compression or group of units in a stated period of time.
b. Restricted exhaust a. ROP
c. Clogging of air cleaner b. Plant Capacity
d. Low injection pressure c. Peak Load
d. Avergae Load
In power plant electrostatic precipitators is installed
between: Is the power intended to be always available even
a. Forced draft fan and induced draft fan under emergency conditions.
b. Furnace and chimney a. Prime power
c. Primary air and secondary air b. Firm power
d. Furnace and forced draft fan c. Dump power
d. Reserve power
The area under load curve divided by the maximum
demand represents: Which of the following is the most important valve on
a. Load factor a boiler?
b. Connected factor a. Main steam stop valve
c. Average load b. Automatic nonreturn valve
d. Diversity factor c. Safety valve
d. Feedwater stop valve
Which of the following acts as ignition accelerator for
internal combustion engine fuels? The ASME code states that boilers with over ___
a. Acetone peroxide square feet heating surface must have two or more
b. Hydrogen peroxide safety valve.
c. Armatic compounds a. 200
d. N-heptane b. 300
c. 400
What is the peak power rating that can be produced d. 500
on an occasional basis?
a. Brakepower
b. Continuous rating
c. Intermittent rating
d. Power rating

Which of the following types of engines where the

expanding combustion gases act on both ends of the
piston?
a. Single acting engine
b. Double acting engine
c. Single expansion engine
d. Double expansion engine

Is the ability of a given power source to increase

and/or decrease output quickly on demand.
a. Intermittency
b. Variability
c. Penetration
d. Dispatchability