Gray-King Assay and Roga Index of coal is a measure of its
A. Abradability
B. Grindability
C. Weathering properties
D. Caking and swelling properties
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Which of the following is a rich fuel gas?
A. Producer gas
B. Coal gas from underground gasification of coal
C. Refinery gases
D. None of these
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Turndown ratio of a gas burner is equal to the
A. Maximum to minimum heat input ratio
B. Maximum to minimum permissible gas flow rate
C. Both A & B
D. Minimum to maximum heat input ratio
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__________ process is meant for direct hydrogenation of coal to produce liquid fuel.
A. Fischer-Tropsch
B. Bergius
C. Lurgi
D. None of these
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Advantages of fluidised bed combustion are
A. Reduced NOx formation in flue gas
B. Lower furnace operating temperature
C. High heat transfer rate
D. All of the above
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In general, the limit of inflammability/explosion limit of fuel gases is widened by the
A. Increase in gas pressure
B. Increase in temperature (i.e. preheating)
C. Use of pure oxygen for combustion instead of air
D. All of the above
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Temperature of coke oven gas just before entering into saturator (for recovery of NH3 ) is about __________ °C.
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Shatter index of the coke is a measure of its
A. Strength
B. Bulk density
C. Reactivity
D. None of these
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A certain thickness of the coal, if stored unscientifically on soft (katcha) ground having no metallic/concrete flooring gets sunked into the ground, which is termed as the 'carpet loss'. The carpet loss may be of the order of __________ cms.
A. 1 to 2
B. 3 to 4
C. 5 to 15
D. 20 to 40
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'Fat' coal means a coal having
A. Low calorific value
B. High volatile matter
C. Low ash content
D. Non smoking tendency
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Which of the following is a lean fuel gas?
A. Coke oven gas
B. LPG
C. Blast furnace gas
D. Natural gas
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Which of the following is unsuitable fuel for producer gas manufacture?
A. Coke
B. Anthracite
C. Coal having low fusion point of its ash
D. Coal having high fusion point of its ash
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Preheating of coal charge for the coke ovens reduces the
A. Time of carbonisation
B. Yield of gas and tar
C. Fuel consumption in coking
D. All of the above
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Fossil fuels mean
A. Solid fuels
B. Liquid fuels
C. Those fuels which are found in the crust of earth
D. Premature fuels with low calorific value
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Froth floatation is used for
A. Washing fine coal dust (< 0.5 mm size)
B. Washing lump coal (> 80 mm size)
C. Removing ash from the coal based on difference in specific gravity of coal and ash
D. All of the above
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Main use of soft coke is as __________ fuel.
A. Domestic
B. Blastfurnace
C. Foundary
D. None of these
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Fussain . . . . . . . .
A. Is friable, charcoal like substance
B. Has highest fixed carbon and lowest volatile matter content of all the four banded components of coal
C. Is non-coking, but when blended with highly coking coal, controls its swelling and produces high strength coke on carbonisation
D. All of the above
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Deficiency of combustion air during combustion of a gaseous fuel
A. Lengthens the flame
B. Causes heat loss of fuel by its partial combustion
C. Both A & B
D. Shortens the flame
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Which of the following is not a manufactured fuel ?
A. Furnace oil
B. Bagasse
C. Semi-coke
D. Kerosene
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Preheating of combustion air is done to
A. Increase the adiabatic flame temperature
B. Increase the calorific value of the fuel
C. Complete the combustion of fuel
D. Reduce its requirement for effecting the complete combustion
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