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Boiler Fundamentals #5

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Draft is measured in ___.

a)

pounds per square inch

b)

inches of water column

c)

tenths of an inch of mercury

d)

ounces per square inch

2.

___ draft is created by a draft fan that pulls the gases of combustion through the furnace.

a)

Forced

b)

Natural

c)

Induced

d)

Chimney

3.

Mechanical draft is produced by ___.

a)

the height of the chimney

b)

the diameter of the chimney

c)

power-driven fans

d)

steam jets

4.

Mechanical draft can be classified as ___.

a)

pressurized

b)

natural

c)

regenerative

d)

forced or induced

5.

The gases of combustion leaving a boiler that has natural draft are controlled by ___.

a)

dampers

b)

adding excess oxygen

c)

higher firing rates

d)

an induced draft fan

6.

The induced draft fan is located ___.

a)

between the burner and the chimney

b)

inside the air preheater

c)

at the burner

d)

in the first pass of the gases of combustion

7.

Mechanical draft is used when burning ___.

a)

fuel oil

b)

coal

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

8.

The oldest form of draft used in a boiler is ___ draft.

a)

mechanical

b)

natural

c)

forced

d)

combination

9.

The amount of draft produced in a natural draft system depends on the ___.

a)

diameter of the chimney

b)

height of the chimney

c)

amount of flyash in the gases of combustion

d)

types of fans used

10.

Air preheater is used to preheat air with the help of ______

a)

Air

b)

Flue gases

c)

Water

d)

Steam

11.

When an insufficient (not enough) amount of air is supplied to a boiler, unburned fuel can create _________ deposits.

a)

soot

b)

scale

c)

stoker

d)

draft

12.

Dense (thick) white smoke leaving the stack in an indication that too much _____ is being supplied to the boiler.

a)

soot

b)

air

c)

fuel

d)

scale

13.

A rotary air heater uses what is essentially waste heat to heat the air supplied to a boiler.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Name two commonly used types of oil heaters.

a)

electrical

b)

steam

c)

natural circulation

d)

centrifugal moisture separator

15.

The flow of air and other gases through a boiler is commonly referred to as ________.

a)

soot

b)

scale

c)

draft

16.

A ______ draft fan pushes combustion gases into a boiler.

a)

forced

b)

induced

c)

natural

17.

An _______ draft fan draws(pulls) combustion gases out of a boiler.

a)

forced

b)

induced

c)

natural