High ash containing coke
A. Produces more slag when used in the blast furnace
B. Has poor strength and abrasion resistance
C. Is desirable in producer gas manufacture
D. None of these
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Presence of free moisture in coal during its high temperature carbonisation
A. Reduces the coking time
B. Protects the volatile products from pyrolysis (cracking) in the presence of hot coke and hot oven walls
C. Increases the loss of fine coal dust from the ovens when charging
D. None of these
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Which of the following gaseous fuels is likely to have the highest gross calorific value?
A. Sewage gas
B. LPG
C. Producer gas
D. Natural gas
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Highly caking coals
A. Produce weak coke
B. Produce strong coke
C. May damage the coke oven walls during carbonisation
D. Both B and C
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Flue gas obtained on complete combustion of pure acetylene (a hydrocarbon fuel) will contain
A. CO
B. CO2
C. H2 O
D. Both B & C
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For the case of a fuel gas undergoing combustion with air, if the air/fuel ratio is increased, the adiabatic flame temperature will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Increase or decrease depending on the fuel type
D. Not change
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Lurgi gasifier (high pressure gasifier) as compared to Kopper Totzek gasifier (atmospheric pressure gasifier) produces
A. Higher amount of methane
B. Lower amount of hydrogen
C. Both A & B
D. Higher amount of both methane and hydrogen
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Out of the following fuels, the difference between the net and gross calorific value is maximum in case of
A. Pitch
B. Fuel oil
C. Blast furnace gas
D. Bituminous coal
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A good metallurgical coke should have very low
A. Sulphur & phosphorous content
B. Porosity
C. Fusion point of its ash
D. Hardness & strength
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Which is the most matured coal?
A. Lignite
B. Bituminous
C. Semi-anthracite
D. Anthracite
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Coke compared to the coal from which it has been made, contains
A. Less volatile matter
B. More carbon
C. Greater percentage of ash
D. All of the above
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Higher fuel combustion efficiency can not be achieved by
A. Preheating of fuel gases & combustion air
B. Reducing sulphur content in the fuel
C. Adopting proper fuel firing technique & fuel preparation
D. Supplying correct amount of combustion air
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. Oxygen content decreases from lignite to bituminous coal as the coalification increases
B. The less the oxygen content, better is the coal, as it reduces the calorific value
C. With increase in oxygen content, moisture holding capacity of coal increases and the caking power decreases
D. All of the above
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Higher efficiency in the combustion of solid fuel can not be achieved by
A. Proper fuel preparation
B. Keeping the flue gas exhaust temperature very high
C. Adopting efficient-fuel firing technique & equipment
D. Supplying correct quantity of combustion air
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A coal gasifier opearating at 20 atm. (e.g. Lugri gasifier) as compared to one operating at atmospheric pressure (e.g. Kopper-Totzek or Winkler gasifier) will produce a gas having
A. Higher methane content and thus higher calorific value
B. Higher carbon monoxide content
C. Lower carbon dioxide content
D. None of these
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Which of the following has the highest gross calorific value?
A. Blast furnace gas
B. Coke oven gas
C. Carburetted water gas
D. Oil refinery gas
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Highly reactive coke have lower
A. Porosity
B. Coke reactivity index (CRI)
C. Critical air blast (CAB) value
D. Both B and C
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Which of the following accounts for maximum energy loss in a boiler?
A. Flue gases
B. Ash content in the fuel
C. Incomplete combustion
D. Unburnt carbon in flue gases
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Pulverised coal used in boiler firing need not have
A. Less moisture content
B. High fusion point of its ash
C. High bulk density
D. Lower ash content
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Mineral matter, 'M' and ash percentage 'A' in coal are roughly related as
A. M = 1.8 A
B. M = 0.5 A
C. M = 1.1 A
D. M = A
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