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101.

_ Reducing atmosphere is maintained in a$?

A. Calcination kiln
B. Blast furnace
C. Soaking pit
D. L.D. converter
Answer» C. Soaking pit
102.

_ Dampers are located$?

A. Before the I.D fan
B. After the I.D. fan
C. Near the top of the chimney
D. Anywhere after the I.D. fan
Answer» B. After the I.D. fan
103.

_ __________ furnace is not an electric furnace.$?

A. Arc
B. Induction
C. Pot
D. Resistance
Answer» D. Resistance
104.

_ 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 of the above
Answer» E.
105.

_ In case of pulverised coal fired steam boiler, the secondary air serves the main purpose of$?

A. Transportation of coal
B. Drying of coal
C. Combustion of coal by supplying it around the burner
D. Preheating the primary air
Answer» D. Preheating the primary air
106.

_ Which is the most thermally efficient furnace?$?

A. Reheating furnace
B. Reverberatory furnace
C. Rotary kilns
D. Boiler furnace
Answer» E.
107.

_ 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
108.

_ Calcination of limestone to produce lime is done in a __________ kiln.$?

A. Tunnel
B. Rotary
C. Vertical shaft
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
109.

_ 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
110.

_ Thermal efficiency of furnaces can be improved by$?

A. Waste heat recovery from flue gas
B. Minimising heat losses from furnace walls
C. Maintaining proper draught
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
111.

_ Example of an indirectly heated furnace is$?

A. Hood annealing furnace
B. Muffle furnace
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
112.

_ 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
113.

_ Very high pressure boilers are usually __________ boilers.$?

A. Fire tube
B. Water tube
C. Waste heat
D. Natural circulation
Answer» E.
114.

_ Regenerators are installed in$?

A. Coke ovens
B. Open hearth furnace
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
115.

_ Which is a continuous furnace?$?

A. Coke ovens
B. Annealing furnace
C. Glass tank furnace
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
116.

_ 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
117.

_ Which of the following is a periodic furnace?$?

A. Tunnel kiln
B. Rotary kiln
C. Soaking pit
D. Reheating furnace
Answer» D. Reheating furnace
118.

_ Turndown ratio of a burner gives an idea of the __________ in the furnace.$?

A. Range of fuel firing rates
B. Volume of the combustion chamber
C. Maximum heat input rate only
D. Minimum heat input rate only
Answer» B. Volume of the combustion chamber
119.

_ Heat transfer takes place through a liquid medium surrounding the submerged material under heating, in case of a/an$?

A. Blast furnace
B. Steam boiler
C. Salt bath furnace
D. Annealing furnace
Answer» D. Annealing furnace
120.

_ In a furnace employing forced draught as compared to induced draught,$?

A. Air is sucked in, so air leaks are more and hence the furnace efficiency is reduced
B. The fan operates hot and hence blades are liable to corrosion and erosion
C. Positive pressure exists in the furnace
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
121.

_ The heat recoverable from flue gases of furnaces depends on the$?

A. Thermal efficiency of furnace
B. Quantity of flue gases
C. Flue gas temperature drop through the furnace
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
122.

_ 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
Answer» E.
123.

__To reduce the stack loss, heat recovery from flue gas can be done by__

A. Preheating of cold stock
B. Preheating of combustion air
C. Steam generation in waste heat boilers
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
124.

__Maximum thermal efficiency of boiler may be about __________ percent.__

A. 10
B. 25
C. 65
D. 90
Answer» E.
125.

__Which of the following is not a continuous waste heat recovery equipment from the flue gases going out of furnace?__

A. Economiser
B. Regenerator
C. Ceramic recuperator
D. Waste heat boiler
Answer» C. Ceramic recuperator
126.

_Which of the following furnaces will have maximum thermal efficiency?$?

A. Soaking pits
B. Walking beam reheating furnace
C. Boiler furnace
D. Rotary kilns
Answer» D. Rotary kilns
127.

_The method of Lobo and Evans is concerned with the calculation of the$?

A. Heat absorption in radiant section of a furnace
B. Heat transfer by forced convection in a reboiler
C. Heat transfer in vacuum condensers
D. Mass transfer co-efficient
Answer» B. Heat transfer by forced convection in a reboiler
128.

_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 of the above
Answer» E.
129.

_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
130.

_The rate of scaling of furnace stock depends upon the$?

A. Temperature
B. Time
C. Nature of atmosphere
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
131.

_Heat balance of furnace provides means of determining the$?

A. Thermal efficiency of the process
B. Sources of heat losses
C. Scope of reduction of heat losses
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
132.

___________ is an indirectly heated furnace.$?

A. Open hearth furnace
B. Muffle furnace
C. Soaking pit
D. Reheating furnace
Answer» C. Soaking pit
133.

Which is a regenerative furnace?$?

A. Coke oven heating chamber
B. Open hearth furnace
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
134.

Protective gas used in the annealing furnace for steel coil comprises of$?

A. 95% N‚ÇÇ + 5% H‚ÇÇ
B. 5% H‚ÇÇ + 9% N‚ÇÇ
C. 100% CO
D. 100 %H‚ÇÇ
Answer» B. 5% H‚Äö√á√á + 9% N‚Äö√á√á
135.

The thermal efficiency of an air/fuel gas preheating recuperator may be as high as __________ percent.$?

A. 50
B. 65
C. 85
D. 99
Answer» D. 99
136.

Air filtration in a furnace$?

A. Reduces its thermal efficiency
B. Is indicated by flame sting out
C. Increases the flue gas temperature
D. None of these
Answer» B. Is indicated by flame sting out
137.

Power required in case of forced draught as compared to induced draught (for the same draught produced) is$?

A. Same
B. Less
C. More
D. Either more or less; depends on the flue gas density
Answer» C. More
138.

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
139.

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
140.

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.
141.

Test specimen for determination of refractoriness under load (RUL) of a refractory is heated in a$?

A. Furnace employing neutral atmosphere
B. Carbon resistance furnace
C. Reducing atmosphere
D. Furnace employing negative pressure
Answer» C. Reducing atmosphere
142.

In a muffle furnace, the muffle$?

A. Retards the heat transfer
B. Assists in temperature equalisation in the charge
C. Permits the use of controlled atmosphere for the protection of stock
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
143.

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
144.

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
Answer» E.
145.

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
Answer» D. All of the above
146.

Which is not accomplished in an underfired furnace?$?

A. Increase in heating capacity/m² of floor space
B. Elimination of cold spot at the bottom of the charge
C. Reduction in the temperature of furnace gases
D. Portection of the periphery of the charge from excessive radiation
Answer» B. Elimination of cold spot at the bottom of the charge
147.

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 of the above
Answer» E.
148.

The main function of a muffle in the muffle furnace is to$?

A. Protect the charge from the effects of the products of combustion
B. Smooth out temperature inequalities on the combustion side of the muffle wall
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
149.

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
150.

Turn down ratio of a burner$?

A. Should be as low as possible i.e., 1 : 2
B. Should be 1:1 for a batch type furnace.
C. Is the ratio of maximum to minimum permissible heat input rates
D. Is normally much more for a continuous furnace as compared to a batch furnace
Answer» D. Is normally much more for a continuous furnace as compared to a batch furnace