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251.

The calorific value of 'LPG' (50% propane + 50% butane) is about __________ kcal/Nm³.%!

A. 5000
B. 25, 000
C. 10, 000
D. 15, 000
Answer» C. 10, 000
252.

Initial pressure of oxygen introduced into the 'bomb' of the bomb calorimeter for determination of calorific value of coal/fuel oil may be around __________ atm.%!

A. 3-5
B. 25-30
C. 60-65
D. 95-100
Answer» C. 60-65
253.

Natural draught produced by a chimney depends upon the%!

A. Density of the chimney gases
B. Height of the chimney
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
254.

Which of the following is a measure of the agglutinating (i.e., binding) property of coal?%!

A. Thickness of plastic layer
B. Caking index
C. Swelling index
D. Gray-king index
Answer» C. Swelling index
255.

Size of blast furnace grade coke is __________ mm.%!

A. 25-80
B. 0-15
C. 15-25
D. >100
Answer» B. 0-15
256.

As the equilibrium moisture content of the coal increases, its%!

A. Calorific value increases
B. Swelling number decreases
C. Swelling number increases
D. Bulk density decreases
Answer» C. Swelling number increases
257.

Gasification of the solid fuel converts its organic part into combustible by interaction with air/oxygen and steam so as to obtain a secondary gaseous fuel of high calorific value having no ash. Gasification reactions are normally carried out at about __________ °C.%!

A. 400-500
B. 900-1000
C. 1400-1500
D. 1700-1800
Answer» C. 1400-1500
258.

Yield of charcoal in high temperature carbonisation of wood is about __________ percent.%!

A. 10
B. 25
C. 50
D. 75
Answer» C. 50
259.

'Fat' coal means a coal having%!

A. Low calorific value
B. High volatile matter
C. Low ash content
D. Non smoking tendency
Answer» C. Low ash content
260.

Froth floatation is used for%!

A. Washing fine coal dust (< 0.5 mm size)
B. Washing lump coal (> 80 mm size)
C. Removing ash from the coal based on difference in specific gravity of coal and ash
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Washing lump coal (> 80 mm size)
261.

Preheating of combustion air is done to%!

A. Increase the adiabatic flame temperature
B. Increase the calorific value of the fuel
C. Complete the combustion of fuel
D. Reduce its requirement for effecting the complete combustion
Answer» B. Increase the calorific value of the fuel
262.

Cannel coal and boghead coal are the examples of%!

A. Humic coals
B. Liptobiolites
C. Sapropelic coals
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
263.

Hard coke is manufactured from%!

A. Lignite
B. Bituminous coal
C. Semi-anthracite
D. Anthracite
Answer» C. Semi-anthracite
264.

Overfire burning in a furnace is a phenomenon characterised by the%!

A. Supply of excess fuel
B. Supply of excess air
C. Burning of carbon monoxide and other incombustibles in upper zone of furnace by supplying more air
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
265.

Which of the following gaseous fuels has the highest net calorific value (kcal/Nm³)?%!

A. Producer gas
B. Carburetted water gas
C. Natural gas
D. Liquified petroleum gas
Answer» E.
266.

Advantages of fluidised bed combustion are%!

A. Reduced NOx formation in flue gas
B. Lower furnace operating temperature
C. High heat transfer rate
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
267.

*$_With increase in C/H ratio of a fuel, the amount of CO‚ÇÇ formed on its complete combustion?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. Either A or B, depends on other factors
Answer» B. Decreases
268.

*$_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
Answer» B. Free carbon content in tar
269.

*$_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
Answer» B. Segas process
270.

*$_Blast furnace gas constitutes mainly of?

A. N‚ÇÇ & CH‚ÇÑ
B. N‚ÇÇ & H‚ÇÇ
C. N‚ÇÇ & CO
D. CH‚ÇÑ & CO‚ÇÇ
Answer» D. CH‚Äö√á√ë & CO‚Äö√á√á
271.

*$_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
Answer» E.
272.

*$_Naphthalene recovered from coke oven gas is used?

A. As moisture proof coating on fibres
B. As moth balls (insecticides)
C. As a fuel in furnaces
D. For making electrodes
Answer» C. As a fuel in furnaces
273.

*$_Main use of hard coke produced by high temperature carbonisation is in the?

A. Iron blast furnace
B. Cupola in foundaries
C. Sinter making
D. Domestic ovens
Answer» B. Cupola in foundaries
274.

*$_Which of the following is a poisonous fuel gas??

A. Coke oven gas
B. Blast furnace gas
C. Natural gas
D. None of these
Answer» C. Natural gas
275.

*$_With increase in calorific value of fuels, their adiabatic flame temperatures?

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unchanged
D. May increase or decrease ; depends on the quantity of products of combustion
Answer» E.
276.

*$_Coke oven gas after passing through return electrostatic tar precipitator (RETP) is used for the?

A. Hot scarfing of steel slabs
B. Mixing with blast furnace gas
C. Coke oven battery heating
D. Steel ladle drying
Answer» D. Steel ladle drying
277.

*$_Dry air required to burn 1 kg of carbon completely may be around __________ kg.?

A. 11
B. 2
C. 20
D. 38
Answer» B. 2
278.

*$_The maximum adiabatic flame temperature in air as compared to that in pure oxygen is?

A. Much lower
B. Much higher
C. Same
D. Either lower or higher, depends on the type of fuel
Answer» B. Much higher
279.

*$_Steam is intermittently admitted into the fuel bed during the production of producer gas to?

A. Convert CO to CO‚ÇÇ
B. Increase the combustion rate
C. Increase the gas production rate
D. Minimise the chances of clinker formation
Answer» E.
280.

*$___________ present in coal is not determined in its ultimate analysis.?

A. Fixed carbon
B. Total carbon
C. Hydrogen
D. Nitrogen
Answer» B. Total carbon
281.

*$_In high temperature carbonisation (as compared to low temperature carbonisation) of coal?

A. Coke oven gas yield is more
B. Tar yield is less but free carbon in tar is more
C. Calorific value of coke oven gas is less
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
282.

*$_Insitu theory and drift theory are related to the?

A. Origin of petroleum oil
B. Origin of coal
C. Coalification
D. Variation of coal quality with depth
Answer» C. Coalification
283.

*$_Efficient burning of anthracite coal requires?

A. Low preheat of air
B. Fine grinding
C. High excess air
D. All of the above
Answer» C. High excess air
284.

*$_The bright glow of a combustion process is the characteristic of __________ temperature oxidation of coal.?

A. Fast & high
B. Slow & low
C. Slow & high
D. Fast & slow
Answer» B. Slow & low
285.

*$_The fuel ratio of a coal is?

A. The ratio of its percentage of fixed carbon to that of volatile matter
B. Helpful in estimation of its rank
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
286.

*$_Which of the following fertilisers is produced in the by-products recovery (from coke oven gas) plant attached to an integrated steel plant??

A. Ammonium sulphate
B. Ammonium nitrate
C. Ammonium phosphate
D. None of these
Answer» B. Ammonium nitrate
287.

*$_Narrow coke ovens as compared to wider coke ovens?

A. Produce smaller coke
B. Produce stronger coke
C. Require less time of carbonisation
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
288.

*$_Which of the following gaseous fuels has the lowest calorific value??

A. Gobar gas
B. Refinery gas
C. Converter gas
D. Blast furnace gas
Answer» E.
289.

*$_When the coal is heated in absence of air, it is called its?

A. Deoxidation
B. Gasification
C. Coalification
D. Carbonisation
Answer» E.
290.

*$_Short/intense flame is produced during combustion of gaseous fuel by using?

A. High amount/current of combustion air
B. Low amount/current of combustion air
C. Preheated secondary air
D. Very little excess air
Answer» B. Low amount/current of combustion air
291.

*$_Yield of charcoal in high temperature carbonisation of wood is about __________ percent.?

A. 10
B. 25
C. 50
D. 75
Answer» C. 50
292.

*$_Size of blast furnace grade coke is __________ mm.?

A. 25-80
B. 0-15
C. 15-25
D. >100
Answer» B. 0-15
293.

*$_As the equilibrium moisture content of the coal increases, its?

A. Calorific value increases
B. Swelling number decreases
C. Swelling number increases
D. Bulk density decreases
Answer» C. Swelling number increases
294.

*$_Which of the following is a measure of the agglutinating (i.e., binding) property of coal??

A. Thickness of plastic layer
B. Caking index
C. Swelling index
D. Gray-king index
Answer» C. Swelling index
295.

*$_Gasification of the solid fuel converts its organic part into combustible by interaction with air/oxygen and steam so as to obtain a secondary gaseous fuel of high calorific value having no ash. Gasification reactions are normally carried out at about __________ °C.?

A. 400-500
B. 900-1000
C. 1400-1500
D. 1700-1800
Answer» C. 1400-1500
296.

*$_High temperature carbonisation of coal produces?

A. Inferior coke compared to low temperature carbonisation
B. Less of gases compared to liquid products
C. Large quantity of tar compared to low temperature carbonisation
D. None of these
Answer» E.
297.

*$_Calorific value of?

A. Light paraffinic fuel oils is equal to that of equivalent olefins
B. N-paraffin is lower than that of iso-paraffins of the same compounds
C. Light paraffinic fuel oils is higher than that of equivalent olefins
D. Light paraffinic fuel oils is lower than that of equivalent olefins
Answer» D. Light paraffinic fuel oils is lower than that of equivalent olefins
298.

*$_The internal energy of the combustion products is __________ compared to that of reactants.?

A. More
B. Less
C. Equal
D. More or less ; (depends on the state of fuel.)
Answer» C. Equal
299.

*$_Coking coals are invariably?

A. Lignites
B. Bituminous coals
C. Semi-anthracites
D. Anthracites
Answer» C. Semi-anthracites
300.

*$_The sequence of absorption in flue gas analysis by Orsat's apparatus is respectively?

A. CO‚ÇÇ, O‚ÇÇ, CO
B. CO, O‚ÇÇ, CO‚ÇÇ
C. CO‚ÇÇ, CO, O‚ÇÇ
D. O‚ÇÇ, CO‚ÇÇ, CO
Answer» B. CO, O‚Äö√á√á, CO‚Äö√á√á