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WorksheetsHigh Pressure Boilers Chapter 8
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
the lowest temperature at which the vapor of fuel oil ignites when exposed to an open flame is its ___ point
flash
fire
pour
viscosity
Rank refers to the ___ of a coal
ash content
Btu content
clinker formation
hardness
Grade refers to the __ of a coal
size, heating value, and ash content
proximate analysis
clinker formation
hardness
Air supplied to the burner that is more than the theoretical amount needed to burn a fuel is ___ air
control
excess
secondary
primary
when the temperature of fuel oil increases, its viscosity ___
remains the same
increases
decreases
is not affected by temperature
the lowest temperature at which fuel oil will flow is its ___ point
flash
fire
pour
viscosity
fuel oil with a low flash point would be ___
easy to pour
used only in high pressure plants
used in either high or low pressure plants
dangerous to use
A ___ fire extinguisher is the correct type of extinguisher to use on fuel oil fires
foam or dry chemical
soda water
carbon tetrachloride
feedwater
Air used to atomize fuel oil is ___ air
control
excess
secondary
primary
Air that controls how completely a fuel is burned is __ air
control
forced-draft
secondary
primary
___ combustion is when all the fuel is burned using only the theoretical amount of air
complete
incomplete
perfect
theoretical
___ combustion is when all the fuel is burned using the minimum amount of excess air
complete
incomplete
perfect
theoretical
gases of combustion that cool on contact with the boiler heating surface before combustion is completed cause ___
a loss of draft
an increase in chimney temperature
the formation of soot and smoke
an increase in heat transfer
air contains approximately ___% oxygen
5
21
50
79
No. ___ fuel has the lowest specific gravity
2
4
5
6
soot and smoke are the result of ___ combustion
incomplete
complete
perfect
theoretical
Carbon monoxide in the flue gas indicates ___.
Complete Combustion
Incomplete Combustion
A High Chimney Temperature
Perfect Combustion
The lowest temperature at which fuel oil will burn continuously when exposed to an open flame is it's ___ point
Flash
Fire
Pour
Viscosity
___ must be heated to reach the required temperature for combustion
No. 2 fuel oil
No. 6 fuel oil
Coal
Natural Gas
Higher numbered fuel oils produce ___ lower numbered fuel oils
more Btu/gal. than
fewer Btu/gal. than
the same amount of Btu/gal. as
one-half the Btu/gal. as
The viscosity of a fuel is expressed in ___
Specific Gravity (SG)
Fire Point Units (FPUs)
Saybolt Universal Seconds (SSUs)
British Thermal Units (Btu)
An ultimate analysis of coal provides information regarding ___
elements present in the coal
moisture content
volatile gases
fixed carbon and ash content
___ is biological material used as a renewable energy fuel
Lignite
Biomass
Peat
Coal
___ will support combustion but is not itself combustible.
Nitrogen
Sulfur
Oxygen
Hydrogen
The letter M in the acronym MATT stands for ___.
mixture of air and fuel
monitor the air-fuel ratio
measurement of quantity of heat
methane fuel
