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High Pressure Boilers Chapter 7

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

burning fuel releases __

a)

solar energy

b)

hydrogen gas

c)

heat energy

d)

none of the above

2.

a vent line on a fuel oil tank prevents ___ when filling the tank with fuel oil and also prevents a vacuum from developing when fuel oil is removed

a)

loss of suction

b)

pressure build up

c)

loss of pressure

d)

none of the above

3.

a high suction line on a fuel tank is used when ___

a)

the tank is full

b)

the tank is low on fuel

c)

signs of sludge and water are evident in the tank

d)

changing over tanks

4.

the purpose of the fuel oil return line is to ___

a)

circulate fuel oil during warm up

b)

return fuel oil that bypasses the burner

c)

return fuel oil from the relief valve

d)

all of the above

5.

in both steam and air atimizing burners, atomization is accomplished by __

a)

live steam or air

b)

high fuel oil pressure

c)

the sprayer plate

d)

low temperature, high pressure fuel oil

6.

the amount of gas going to the burner at startup in a highpressure gas system is controlled by a solenoid controlled __ valve

a)

globe

b)

gate

c)

check

d)

diaphragm

7.

pulverized coal burns ___

a)

on inclined grates

b)

in suspension

c)

in suspension and on grates

d)

in the pulverizer

8.

an indication of a dirty fuel oil strainer would be __ across the strainer

a)

large pressure drop

b)

an equalizing of pressure

c)

slight pressure drop

d)

no change in pressure

9.

duplex strainers are found on __ of the fuel oil pump

a)

the suction side

b)

the discharge side

c)

both the suction and discharge sides

d)

none of the above

10.

fuel oil heaters must always be used when burning No.__ fuel oil

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

11.

a safety relief valve is used to protect against excessive fuel oil ___ that could damage the shell of a fuel oil heater

a)

temperature

b)

flow

c)

pressure

d)

none of the above

12.

A rotary cup burner atomizes fuel oil using ___

a)

oil pressure

b)

a spinning cup only

c)

high velocity air only

d)

both a spinning cup and high velocity air

13.

In a pressure atomizing burner, atomization is accomplished by __

a)

high pressure gas in the burner blower

b)

rotating, high pressure oil coming out of the plug or sprayer plate

c)

air or steam mixing with oil

d)

the low temperature, high pressure oil supplied to the burner

14.

a gas pressure regulator is used to control the ___

a)

flow of the gases of combustion

b)

desired gas pressure at the burner

c)

air flow going to the burner

d)

mixture of air and gas

15.

a solenoid valve is a direct acting valve in the gas system used __

a)

to regulate the flow of gas to the burner

b)

to regulate the flow of air to the burner

c)

as an automatic gas shutoff valve

d)

as a gas return valve

16.

to prevent caking and to dry the coal entering a pulverizer ___

a)

heating coils are used

b)

electric pipe heaters are used

c)

warm air is used

d)

dryers are used

17.

blowers are used in a high pressure gas system to __

a)

supply air for combustion

b)

introduce gases of combustion into the burner

c)

regulate the flow of gas

d)

cool the combustion chamber

18.

the air fuel ratio can be maintained by a ___

a)

air damper

b)

butterfly valve

c)

modulating motor and linkage

d)

all of the above

19.

the thickness of the fuel bed on a chain grate stroker is regulated by a coal ____

a)

conveyor

b)

scale

c)

hopper

d)

gate

20.

boilers are equipped with a combination gas/ fuel oil burner to allow ___

a)

higher cost

b)

more flexible operation

c)

safer operation

d)

higher rates of combustion

21.

spreader strokers burn coal __

a)

only in suspension

b)

only on grates

c)

in suspension and on grates

d)

in retorts

22.

to achieve complete combustion in a spreader stoker, air is introduced ___

a)

under and over the fuel bed

b)

only under the fuel bed

c)

only over the fuel bed

d)

using an induced draft fan

23.

the amount of NO(x) decreases as the ___

a)

combustion temperature increases

b)

combustion temperature decreases

c)

premixing decreases

d)

flue gas recirculation decreases

24.

an above ground storage tank (AST) is a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has less ___% of is combined volume underground

a)

10

b)

25

c)

50

d)

75

25.

___ is an emissions control method in which ammonia gas is introduced over a catalyst located in a module that is installed in the boiler exhaust stack

a)

NO(x) reduction technology

b)

ammonia reactor mixing (ARM)

c)

Ammonia emissions control (AEC)

d)

selective catalytic reduction (SCR)