Caking index of the coal blend used for the manufacture of metallurgical coke should be around
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Height of coke oven is limited (say maximum upto 7 metres) mainly by the
A. Problem of uniform heating along its height
B. Structural strength of silica bricks
C. Problem in door cleaning
D. Buckling of ram of pusher car at the time of coke pushing
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Which of the following fuels is generally not used in thermal power plant boiler firing?
A. Furnace oil, light diesel oil and tar/PCM
B. Pulverised coking coal
C. Coal middling from washeries
D. B.F. gas, coke oven gas and L.D. converter gas
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Bulk density of pulverised coal may be about __________ kg/m3 .
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Quantity of coke oven gas produced by high temperature carbonisation of one ton of dry coal may be around __________ Nm3 .
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A sooty flame can be made non-luminous by
A. Admitting more gas
B. Shutting gas supply
C. Admitting more air
D. Shutting air supply
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The maximum adiabatic flame temperature in air is __________ the maximum flame temperature in pure oxygen.
A. Lower than
B. Higher than
C. Same as
D. Not related to
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Coke oven gas burns with an yellowish flame, because of the presence of
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Blast furnace gas burns with a bluish flame, because of the presence of
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With increase in C/H ratio of a fuel, the amount of CO2 formed on its complete combustion
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. Either A or B, depends on other factors
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Explosion limit of blast furnace gas is 37 to 71% gas in gas-air mixture. It means that the blast furnace gas will explode when burnt in a confined space, if its concentration in the gas-air mixture is __________ percent.
A. < 37%
B. >71%
C. In between 37 & 71%
D. None of these
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Most of the coking coals are
A. Anthracite
B. Bituminous
C. Lignite
D. None of these
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Coke oven gas compared to blast furnace gas is
A. More explosive and inflammable
B. Less poisonous
C. Lighter
D. All of the above
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High pressure coal gasification is employed in __________ process.
A. Lurgi
B. Kopper-Totzek
C. Winkler
D. None of these
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In low temperature carbonisation of coal as compared to high temperature carbonisation __________ produced is less.
A. Difference in gross & net calorific value of the coke oven gas
B. Free carbon content in tar
C. Yield percentage of coke
D. Yield of ammonia present in coke oven gas
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Which adsorbant is used for removing sulphur compounds (S Q, H2 S, RSH etc.) removal from coke oven gas in by-products recovery plant?
A. Silica gel
B. Diatomaceous earth
C. Basalt
D. Bog iron (i.e., moist ferric hydroxide)
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Number of macrocomponents present in coal according to Stopes are
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Which of the following accentuates clinkering trouble on furnace grate burning coal?
A. Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportions of iron & sulphur
B. Low forced draught and fuel bed temperature
C. Thick fire bed and preheated primary air
D. All of the above
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High temperature in gasification of coal favours
A. High production of CO2
B. Low production of CO2
C. High production of CO
D. Both B and C
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Which of the following oil gasification processes is non-catalytic?
A. Semet-Solvay process
B. Segas process
C. Onia-Gegi process
D. Steam reforming of naphtha
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