Which of the following accentuates clinker-ing troubles on furnace grate burning coal?
A. Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportion of iron & sulphur
B. Low forced draft & fuel bed temperature
C. Thick firebed and preheated primary air
D. All of the above
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Ostwald charts are meant for
A. Computing the excess/deficiency of combustion air
B. Calculation of flue gas temperature
C. Computation of flue gas analysis
D. None of these
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Which one is not an induced draught furnace?
A. Blast furnace stove
B. Sintering furnace
C. High pressure boiler
D. None of these
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In which of the following furnaces, the gases are sucked through the stock bed from below?
A. Soaking pit
B. Sintering machine
C. Beehive oven
D. None of these
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A refractory wall separating the stock and the source of heat is provided in a
A. Updraft kiln
B. Muffle furnace
C. Continuous furnace
D. None of these
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Addition of methane to the furnace atmosphere reduces decarburising by hydrogen
B. Nitrogen in presence of steam decar-burises high carbon steel, whereas hydrocarbon gases carburise the surface of steel at annealing temperatures
C. Active nitrogen (formed by cracking ammonia at the metal surface) cause nitride formation with increase in surface hardness
D. None of these
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While the fuel fired furnace can be used upto a maximum temperature of about 1700°C, the electric furnace can be used upto a temperature of about __________ °C.
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In a furnace, the heat taken by the charge/stock and the heat lost to the furnace structure & flue gases depends on the
A. Rate of firing and emissivity of flame
B. Thermal conductivity of the charge & structural materials of furnace
C. Nature of process ; whether batch, continuous or intermittant
D. All of the above
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Very high pressure boilers are usually __________ boilers.
A. Fire tube
B. Water tube
C. Waste heat
D. Natural circulation
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Recuperator is
A. Not used for fuel gas preheating
B. An intermittant waste heat recovery equipment
C. A continuous waste heat recovery equipment
D. Heavier than regenerator meant for the same duty
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Ceramic recuperators compared to metallic recuperators for the same duty
A. Are lighter
B. Occupy more space
C. Are less costly
D. Have higher pressure differential between flue gas & air side
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Regenerators compared to the recuperators for the same duty
A. Occupy more space
B. Are less costly
C. Are of smaller size
D. All of the above
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Regenerators as compared to recuperators for the same duty
A. Store smaller quantity of waste heat
B. Are lighter & compact
C. Involve higher initial cost
D. All of the above
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Regenerators are installed in
A. Coke ovens
B. Open hearth furnace
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Use of pulverised coal in boilers provides
A. Higher calorific value
B. Better combustion
C. Smokeless burning
D. Less erosion on furnace wall
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Artificial draught produced by a fan in the furnace can be controlled by the
A. Speed of the fan
B. Damper
C. Variation in the pitch of fan blades
D. All of the above
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Heat transfer rate to the stock/charge in the furnace does not depend upon the
A. Emissivity of the refactory walls
B. Size of the furance
C. Use of waste heat recovery equipments
D. Thickness of the stock
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Heat transfer rate to the charge/stock in a furnace does not depend upon the
A. Type of fuels viz solid, liquid or gaseous
B. Flue gas temperature
C. Emissivity of refractory walls
D. Initial temperature of the charged stock
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Which of the following is not an additive for flue gases from furnace to reduce its dew-point?
A. Ammonia
B. Fine dolomite
C. Alkaline powders
D. None of these
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In low or standard frequency induction furnace, heat is produced by the
A. Combination of induced current and skin effect
B. Induction and resistance
C. Current flow through a heating element
D. None of these
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