A gaseous fuel in order to develop luminousity on burning, must contain
A. Carbon monoxide
B. Hydrocarbons
C. Hydrogen
D. Oxygen
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Presence of nitrogen in combustion air does not reduce the
A. Amount of heat liberated
B. Flame temperature
C. Flue gas temperature
D. Any of the above
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Air/gas ratio for complete combustion will be the highest for
A. LPG
B. Gobar gas
C. Coke oven gas
D. Carburetted water gas
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Bomb calorimeter is used for the determination of calorific value of the __________ fuels.
A. Gaseous
B. Solid
C. Liquid
D. Both B and C
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Which of the following coal gasification processes will produce gas having maximum methane content?
A. Winkler process
B. Lurgi process
C. Kopper-Totzek process
D. All of the above
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Oxygen content in a flue gas was found to be 4%. It implies that excess air used for combustion was around __________ percent.
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Washing of coal
A. Reduces its sulphur and ash content
B. Controls its ash fusibility and increases its calorific value
C. Improves its coking properties
D. All of the above
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Washing of coal
A. Reduces its ash & sulphur content
B. Improves its coking properties
C. Increase the fusion point of its ash by removing chlorine compounds
D. All of the above
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Washing of coal decreases its
A. Caking index
B. Mineral matter content
C. Ash content
D. Both B and C
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For which pair of the fuel gases, calorific value (C.V.) of one fuel is almost double that of the other on volume basis (i.e., kcal/Nm3 ), while the C.V. is same on weight basis (i.e., kcal/kg)?
A. Propane and acetylene
B. Propane and LPG
C. Sewage gas and gobar gas
D. B.F. gas and coke oven gas
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Which of the following is not a by-product fuel?
A. Producer gas
B. Blast furnace gas
C. Coke oven gas
D. Refinery gas
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Which of the following is not a by-product fuel?
A. Sewage gas
B. Refinery gas
C. Producer gas
D. Bagasse
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Carbon Content by weight in air dried wood may be about __________ percent.
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Volatile matter content in coking coal may be about __________ percent.
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Dry air required to burn 1 kg of carbon completely may be around __________ kg.
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Gobar gas is produced by the __________ of cown dung.
A. Fermentation
B. Oxidation
C. Hydrogenation
D. None of these
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Efficiency of the combustion of a fuel is judged by the __________ the flue gas.
A. % of CO2 in
B. % of O2 in
C. Temperature of
D. Colour of
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The catalyst used in shift converter is
A. Nickel
B. Vanadium
C. Silica gel
D. Alumina
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