Function of secondary air in pulverised coal firing is to
A. Transport the coal to the burner
B. Dry the coal
C. Ensure efficient burning of coal around the burner
D. Reduce primary air requirement
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'Mixed gas' used in steel plants is a mixture of
A. B.F. gas and coke oven gas
B. Coke oven gas and converter gas
C. Coke oven gas and LPG
D. Blast furnace gas and naphtha vapor
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The calorific value of a gas of composition CO2 = 20%, H2 = 50%, CH4 = 30%, is y. If the composition of gas is changed to H2 = 50%, CH4 = 30%, CO2 = 10%, N2 = 10%, then the calorific value will be
A. y
B. 0.95 y
C. 1.05 y
D. 1.8 y
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Blast furnace coke is made from coal by
A. Low temperature carbonisation
B. High temperature carbonisation
C. Medium temperature carbonisation
D. Heating the coal in an oven in presence of air
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Blast furnace gas constitutes mainly of
A. N2 & CH4
B. N2 & H2
C. N2 & CO
D. CH4 & CO2
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The advantage of firing pulverised coal in the furnace lies in the fact, that it
A. Permits the use of high ash content coal
B. Permits the use of low fusion point ash coal
C. Accelerates the burning rate and economises on fuel combustion
D. All of the above
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Naphthalene is used for making
A. Insecticides (e.g. moth balls)
B. Unsaturated polyesters
C. Drug intermediates e.g. β-naphthol
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is not increased by using preheated combustion air in place of ordinary air at room temperature?
A. Calorific value of the fuel
B. Flame temperature achieved
C. Speed of combustion of fuel
D. Heat transfer rate to the stock in the furnace
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Coal is heated in absence of air for 7 minutes at a temperature of about __________ °C, during its volatile matter determination for proximate analysis.
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Low temperature oxidation of coal resulting from bad storage conditions does not decrease its
A. Caking power
B. Calorific value
C. Hydrogen content
D. Oxygen content
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Bomb calorimeter can be used to determine the __________ of the coal.
A. Sulphur content
B. Calorific value
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Calorific values of both the solid as well as the liquid fuels can be determined by __________ calorimeter.
A. Bomb
B. Boy's
C. Junkar's
D. None of these
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Calorific value as determined by bomb calorimeter is the
A. Higher calorific value at constant volume
B. Gross calorific value at constant pressure
C. Lower calorific value at constant pressure
D. Net calorific value at constant volume
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Which of the following is the most poisonous gas?
A. Coke oven gas
B. Producer gas
C. Blast furnace gas
D. L.D. converter gas
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Efficient burning of anthracite coal requires
A. Low preheat of air
B. Fine grinding
C. High excess air
D. All of the above
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Washing of coal does not reduce its
A. S & P content
B. Heating value
C. Fusion point of ash
D. None of these
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Nitrogen in coal
A. Is present upto 1-2%
B. Comes from protein in parent vegetable matter
C. Is recovered as ammonia during its carbonisation
D. All of the above
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Oxygen required for theoretically complete combustion of 1 Nm3 methane is __________ Nm3 .
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A liquid/gaseous fuel containing hydrocarbons and high amount of sulphur is burnt with 40% excess air. The flue gas still contains large amount of carbon monoxide. This may be due to the
A. Presence of large quantity of hydrogen in the fuel
B. Low calorific value of the fuel
C. High sulphur content in the fuel
D. Lack of thorough mixing of fuel with air
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Coking time in narrow by-product coke ovens is around __________ hours.
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