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751.

Which of the following is not a recuperative furnace ?

A. Soaking pit
B. Reheating furnace
C. Steamboiler
D. Coke oven.
Answer» E.
752.

Which of the following advantages is not associated with the use of preheated air for combustion of a fuel in the furnace ?

A. Increase in calorific value of the fuel.
B. Increase in flame temperature.
C. Reduction in scale losses.
D. Saving in fuel consumption.
Answer» B. Increase in flame temperature.
753.

Size of the combustion chamber of a furnace depends upon the

A. heat release rate of the fuel.
B. preheat temperature of fuel & air.
C. method of mixing the fuel & air.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
754.

Reheating furnace (pusher type) is used for heating

A. ingots
B. slabs
C. steel coils
D. steel sheets
Answer» C. steel coils
755.

The resistance furnace produces heat by the

A. electric arc struck between electrodes and the charge.
B. flow of current through a heating element.
C. combination of induced current and skin effect.
D. none of these
Answer» C. combination of induced current and skin effect.
756.

Which one is not an induced draught furnace?

A. Blast furnace stove
B. Sintering furnace
C. High pressure boiler
D. None of these
Answer» B. Sintering furnace
757.

Overfire burning in a furnace is a phenomenon characterised by

A. supply of excess fuel.
B. supply of excess air.
C. burning carbon monoxide and other incombustible in upper zone of furnace by supplying more air.
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
758.

Which furnace employs an I.D. fan for the removal of flue gases from the furnace ?

A. Coke oven.
B. Blast furnace stoves.
C. Beehive coke oven.
D. High pressure boiler.
Answer» E.
759.

In practical operation of any furnace, zero oxygen percentage or theoretical CO2 percentage in flue gas is rarely achieved, because of

A. use of non-preheated combustion air.
B. use of pulverised solid fuels.
C. imperfect mixing of fuel & air and infiltration of air.
D. use of excessive positive draft in the furnace.
Answer» D. use of excessive positive draft in the furnace.
760.

Fuel economy in an industrial furnace operation can not be achieved by the use of

A. stoichiometric combustion air.
B. non-preheated combustion air.
C. combustion air not enriched with oxygen.
D. recupterators.
Answer» B. non-preheated combustion air.
761.

The function of an economiser in a boiler is to preheat the

A. feedwater
B. combustion air
C. pulverised coal
D. furnace oil
Answer» B. combustion air
762.

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
Answer» C. continuous furnace
763.

Which one shows the diagramatic heat balance in a furnace ?

A. Sankey diagram
B. Cox chart
C. Ostwald chart
D. None of these
Answer» B. Cox chart
764.

The rate of scaling of furnace stock depends upon the

A. temperature
B. time
C. nature of atmosphere
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
765.

Which of the following variables does not affect the furnace capacity ?

A. Size of the furnace.
B. Gas velocity in furnace.
C. Ratio of wall surface to surface of stock.
D. None of these.
Answer» E.
766.

In a furnace operation, which is not preheated ?

A. Solid fuels.
B. Hydrocarbon containing fuel gases (e.g. coke oven gas, refinery gas etc.).
C. Both (a) and (b).
D. Neither (a) nor (b).
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b).
767.

Operation of blast furnace stove is based on the principles of a __________ furnace.

A. regenerative
B. recuperative
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).
Answer» B. recuperative
768.

Neutral atmosphere is maintained in a/an __________ furnace.

A. cold rolled steel coil annealing
B. open hearth
C. soaking pit
D. walking beam reheating
Answer» B. open hearth
769.

If fuel and air are mixed ahead of the burner, it is called a/an __________ burner.

A. premix
B. outside mixing type
C. rotary
D. diffusion
Answer» B. outside mixing type
770.

Oxygen enrichment of combustion air does not result in increase of the

A. flame temperature.
B. oxygen in the flue gas.
C. stack loss.
D. heat transfer rate in the furnace.
Answer» C. stack loss.
771.

An example of recuperative furnace is the

A. soaking pit
B. open hearth furnace
C. coke ovens
D. none of these
Answer» B. open hearth furnace
772.

Combustion of furnace oil in a furnace (soaking pit) with preheated combustion air at 400 C results in saving of about __________ percent furnace oil as compared to its combustion with atmospheric air, if the flue gas outlet temperature from the soaking pit is 1200 C.

A. 5
B. 60
C. 20
D. 40
Answer» D. 40
773.

The advantages 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 consumption.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» D. all (a), (b) and (c).
774.

An improved and fuel efficient version of the pusher type reheating furnace is the __________ furnace.

A. walking beam
B. shaft
C. tunnel
D. rotary hearth
Answer» B. shaft
775.

If the flame is produced under the hearth and then sweeps up into the heating chamber, this is called a/an __________ furnace.

A. sidefired
B. underfired
C. covered
D. recirculating
Answer» C. covered
776.

The heating capacity of continuous reheating furnace depends upon the

A. hearth area and furnace temperature.
B. emissivity of the stock.
C. ratio of wall surface to stock surface.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
777.

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.

A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 4500
D. 6000
Answer» D. 6000
778.

Advantages of use of preheated combustion air are

A. saving in fuel consumption.
B. reduction in scale losses.
C. increase in flame temperature.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
779.

Amount of coal lost in ash particle, which is carried through the boiler system, depends upon the

A. physical nature, ash content and fineness of the coal.
B. amount of excess air supplied and load on the boiler.
C. type of burner and combustion chamber.
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
780.

Circulation of gases in furnace is caused by the

A. change in volume during a change of temperature.
B. difference in density between hot and cold gases.
C. furnace pressure in conjunction with draft in flues.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
781.

Furnace aerodynamics is related to the __________ in the furnace.

A. movement of gases
B. measurement of flue gas volume
C. temperature control
D. pressure adjustment
Answer» B. measurement of flue gas volume
782.

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.
Answer» C. current flow through a heating element.
783.

Which furnace employs natural draft ?

A. Coke oven
B. Boiler
C. Rotary kilns
D. L.D. converter
Answer» B. Boiler
784.

Oxygen percentage in the flue gas coming out of a gaseous fuel fired furnace should be ideally about __________ percent.

A. < 2
B. < 5
C. < 8
D. < 10
Answer» B. < 5
785.

In which of the waste heat recovery equipment, the flow of flue gas and air is alternately reversed after a fixed interval of time ?

A. Recuperator
B. Regenerator
C. Waste heat boiler
D. None of these
Answer» C. Waste heat boiler
786.

An electric furnace producing heat by means of an electric arc struck between each of three electrodes and the charge is called __________ furnace.

A. resistance
B. arc
C. low frequency induction
D. none of these
Answer» C. low frequency induction
787.

Blast furnace stoves are meant for heating

A. air
B. blast furnace gas
C. steam
D. none of these
Answer» B. blast furnace gas
788.

Fuel economy in furnaces can be achieved by

A. using oxygen enriched combustion air.
B. preheating the combustion air.
C. reducing the heat loss through furnace openings & doors.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
789.

Thermal efficiency of an open hearth furnace may be about __________ percent.

A. 5
B. 20
C. 50
D. 80
Answer» C. 50
790.

Which of the following is a directly fired intermittant furnace ?

A. Walking beam reheating furnace
B. Reverberatory furnace
C. Tower furnace
D. Tunnel kiln
Answer» C. Tower furnace
791.

Maximum thermal efficiency of boiler may be about __________ percent.

A. 10
B. 25
C. 65
D. 90
Answer» E.
792.

Rotary kilns are used in the

A. calcination of limestone & dolomite.
B. cement manufacture.
C. both (a) and (b).
D. neither (a) nor (6).
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (6).
793.

Which of the following variables affects the furnace capacity ?

A. Temperature of flue gas.
B. Thermal conductivity of stock.
C. Thickness of heating stock.
D. All (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
794.

In a furnace, the heat taken by the charge/stock and the heat lost to the furnace structure &amp; 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 (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
795.

The heating capacity of muffle furnace depends on the

A. surface area & emissivity of the stock.
B. properties of the muffle wall (temperature, area, emissivity).
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
796.

Which of the following is a batch furnace ?

A. Cupola
B. Reheating furnace
C. Glass tank furnace
D. None of these
Answer» B. Reheating furnace
797.

In a heating process, a heat flow diagram in which the quantities of heat in the various items of a heat balance are represented by the width of a band is called the

A. Ostwald chart
B. Cox chart
C. Sankey diagram
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
798.

Waste heat from the outgoing flue gases in a thermal power plant is recovered by a/an

A. economiser
B. steam superheater
C. air preheater
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
799.

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
Answer» C. Beehive oven
800.

In salt bath furnace, heat is transferred to the charge mainly by

A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. none of these
Answer» B. convection