3RD CLASS STATIONARY STEAM ENGINEER LICENSE TEST

3RD CLASS STATIONARY STEAM ENGINEER LICENSE TEST WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS

_________ are necessary for complete combustion - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ time, temperature, mixture, and atomization

If the steam pressure gauge indicates 200 PSIG, the absolute pressure
is______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 214.7

A boiler is operating at 400 PSI, and the safety valve opens at 410 PSI
and closes at 398 PSI. The blowdown is______ psi - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ 12

An oil cooler is commonly used with a(n) ________ when operating in

conjunction with a turbo-generator - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ steam
turbine
A boiler is producing 40,000lb of steam/hr at a pressure of 100 PSI and a
steam temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The steam produced is
_______ steam - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ superheated

The economizer on a boiler is used to _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ add heat to the feed water

Blowers are normally used with________ boilers - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ water tube

Overheating of tubes on a boiler can be caused by________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ scale on tubes

Carbon dioxide in a condensate return system causes_________ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ channeling

A ________ pump is a positive displacement pump - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ reciprocating

A boiler generating 6000 lb of steam/hr produces _______btu/hr -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 6,000,000

A bottom blowdown is performed on a boiler to _____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ discharge sludge and sediment
Water columns are connected to the boiler with a minimum of _______"
pipe - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 1

The minimum size of a water column blowdown valve is_______". -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 3/4

The maximum size bottom blowdown valve on a boiler is_________". -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 2 1/2

A ________ allows condensate to pass through, but stops Steam. -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ a steam trap

When taking over a shift, the first thing to do is check the________ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ water level in each boiler

According to the asme code, a high-pressure boiler having more than

500 square feet of heating surface shall have________ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ two or more safety valves

The probable cause of an increase in temperature of gases of combustion

at the boiler Outlet is____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ dirty heating
services

Boilers in battery equipped with________ must have two main steam

stop valves and a free-flowing drain between them - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ manhole openings
In order to be sure the gauge glass is indicating an accurate water level
reading, the stationary engineer should______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
blowdown the gauge glass

A continuous blowdown line is located___ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ in

the Steam and water drum well below the nowl

A temperature reading of 80 degrees Celsius is equal to_________°f -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 176

A chimney temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit above steam

temperature indicates_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ poor efficiency

A manometer is red in________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ inches of

water

The boiling point of water will____ with an increase in pressure -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ be raised

If a lather is not obtained when performing a soap hardness test, the

water sample is_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ hard

Combustion efficiency can be increased when air is________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ preheated
______ draft is produced by a fan located between the boiler and the
chimney - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ induced

The overspeed trip on a steam turbine should be tested ______ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ before putting the steam turbine on-line

A high CO2 reading in the gases of combustion is a sign of____ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ High combustion efficiency

The purpose of chemically treating feedwater is to________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ turn scale-forming salts to a non adhering sludge

Water in a d rating feed water heater is prevented from entering the

steam line by a(n) _______. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Loop seal or
internal overflow

A steam turbine operating at 3600 RPM will trip at_________ rpm -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 3960

He steam line going to The Blowers is connected to the main ________ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ steam drum

Before using blowers on a boiler,________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

drain set blower lines
An accumulation of snow on the Fireside of a boiler tubes________ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ decreases boiler efficiency

A globe valve installed in the feed water line between the feed water
pump and boiler has a pressure from the feed water pump_________ the
valve disc - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ under

The range of a pressure gauge should be twice the safety valve setting,
but not less than______ time (s) the safety valve setting - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ 1 1/2

Hard scale formed on the inside of tubes is best removed by________ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ air- or water-driven turbines

To correct a low water condition,_____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ secure

fires

Desuperheater drain is used to_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

establish steam flow

A sudden rise in chimney temperature with no increase in load

indicates______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ there is a broken baffle

The btu content of natural gas is_____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

100,000 btu/therm
The safety valve setting on the Steam and water drum is ________ a
superheater safety valve - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ higher than

The btu content of number 6 fuel oil is approximately - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ 18750 BTU / lb

Chemicals can be added to a boiler by a______pump - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ proportioning

The feed water stop valve is found between the____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ boiler and check valve

Sensible heat is______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ heat that can be

measured with a thermometer

Balanced draft is______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ constant furnace

pressure slightly below atmospheric pressure

A flame rod_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ ensures that the gas pilot

is lighted

There are approximately_____btu in 1 cu ft of Natural Gas - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ 1000

The ph of boiler water may be controlled by using ______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ caustic soda
Boiler water with a ph of 11 is________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
alkaline

A scotch Marine boiler is easily identified because it_____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ has a cylindrical internal furnace

The air flow switch at the burner fan housing________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ and shows the primary air fan is functioning

The asme code recommends that low water fuel cutoff switch be tested
by an evaporation test__________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ monthly

A neutral solution is_______ on the ph scale - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 7

A dry pipe separator _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ delivers higher-

quality steam to the header

Draft is carefully controlled to_____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

completely burn fuel supplied to the burner

Draft is measured with a_________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

manometer
A ringelmann test is used to determine_______ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ smoke density

A flame scanner proves (verifies) __________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

pilot in Maine Flame

According to the asme code, when warming up a boiler the air cock is
closed when_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ the steam pressure
gauge reads 25 psi

A motor rated at 25 horsepower delivering 20 horsepower is operating

at_______% capacity - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 80

A deposit of scale or mud in an HRT boiler could cause_____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ a bag to develop

Water wall tubes protect the refractory and_____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ increase boiler heating surface

Steam at E250 psia and 400 degrees Fahrenheit is considered______

Steam - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ saturated

Sensible heat is heat that_____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ changes a

substances temperature but not its state
Extra-heavy pipe must be used on blowdown lines when the steam
pressure exceeds______ psi - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 125

To check the water level on a boiler online, it is best to_____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ blowdown the gauge glass

A steam pressure gauge has a siphon between the boiler and the pressure
gauge to _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ prevent Steam from
entering the pressure gauge

If a boiler evaporates 50,000 lbs of steam/hour and is evaporating 10

pounds of steam/sq ft of heating surface, the heating surface of the boiler
is ____sq ft - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 5000

Oxygen in feed water causes ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ pitting

It is permissible to have one blowdown valve on a boiler operated

under______ psi - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 100

At atmospheric pressure, water boils and turns to steam at _____ °f -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 212

A steam pressure gauge is protected against excessive temperature by a

______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ siphon
The only type of safety valve allowed on a boiler by the asme code is
a_____ safety valve - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ spring-loaded pop

The primary function of a boiler is to _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

generate steam efficiently

If the burner is firing and no water is in the gauge glass, the best
procedure to follow is to_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ shut down
the burner and secure the boiler

A high pressure boiler operates at a pressure above______ PSI and 6

BHP - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 15

A safety valve on a boiler pops______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

between working pressure and mawp

In a fire tube boiler, the Heat and gases of combustion pass _________ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ through the tubes

As steam pressure in a boiler increases, there is a corresponding increase

in the ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ temperature of steam and water

The safety valve on a boiler _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ prevents

the boiler from exceeding its mawp
A steam trap ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ automatically remove
sand and water without loss of steam

The amount of excess air in gases of combustion is normally determined

by the analysis of______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ O2

Before lighting off a boiler during a cold startup, the operator must
first______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ check for the correct water level

Boiler should be warmed up slowly when starting up to ______ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ allow uniform expansion of drums and tubes

Combustion requires____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ fuel, oxygen, and

Heat

The three most common fuels used in boilers are _____ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ gas, fuel oil, and Coal

Incomplete combustion can be caused by ______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ insufficient air

After replacing a gauge glass but before placing it in service, it is

necessary to ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ crack open the steam
valve in warm the gauge glass
Two bottom blowdown valves are required on boilers operating at
pressures above______ psi - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 100

Extra heavy steel pipe is required on a boiler bottom blowdown line

when the pressure is above ____ psi - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 125

Package boilers are programmed to _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

ignite the burner in low fire

There are________ sq ft of heating surface in a water tube 3 1/2" in

diameter and 20' long - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 18.32

To change 1 lb of water from and at212 °f into steam at atmospheric

pressure,______ btu are necessary - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 970.3

A surface condenser is one that______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ has

circulating water flowing through the tubes and exhaust steam around
the outside of the tubes

A boiler is rated at 30,000 lb/hr and has a 5% blow down loss. The
minimum size feed water pump to supply this boiler is ________ gal./hr.
- Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 3795

Three types of draft used in power plants are______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ natural, forest, and induced
In a water tube boiler, heat and gases of combustion pass______ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ around the tubes

When the burner is in high fire, the______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

air-fuel ratio is at maximum rate

A boiler with a draft gauge showing a positive pressure indicates_____ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ furnace pressure is above atmospheric pressure

Downcomer tubes are found _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ in a water

tube boiler

A boiler connected in battery requires a free blowing drain between the

two stop valves when the ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ boiler has a
manhole opening

Most furnace explosions are caused by _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

failure to purge the furnace at startup

Baffles in the boiler are designed to direct gases of combustion for close
contact with the ________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ boiler heating
surface

The overspeed tripping device on a steam turbine must be tripped

when____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ shutting down the steam turbine
One gallon of no. 6 fuel oil weighs approximately _______ lb. -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 8.2

Three types of boiler feed water pumps are _____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ reciprocating, centrifugal, and turbine

The most important fitting on a boiler is the______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ safety valve

Viscosity of fuel oil is a________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ measure of

internal resistance to flow

Boiler water treatment is required to____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

prevent scale formation on eating surfaces

The safety valve______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ prevents the boiler

from exceeding its mawp

Try cocks I used to________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ as a secondary

means to determine water level

A glass is used to ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ indicate the water

level in the boiler

Before using soap blowers, it is necessary to______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ open the steam line on the soot blower
Safety valve repair should be done by the________ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ safety valve manufacturer or an authorized representative

Steam at a temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of 50

psi is______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ superheated

A duplex double-acting reciprocating feed water pump has____ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ to steam Pistons 2 to 2 2/2 times larger in area
than the water piston

An accumulation test is used to determine_______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ safety valve capacity

A water tube boiler has 250 tubes that are 20 ft long and 3" in diameter.
If the boiler produces one BHP for every 10 sq ft of heating surface, the
maximum BHP it will produce is________ BHP - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ 392

During a boiler inspection, the main steam stop valves are _______ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ closed, locked, and tagged

When a quick opening valve is used as a blowdown valve, it is located

______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ between the boiler and slow opening
valve
Listing lovers on safety valves are used to_____ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ manually test valves

The frequency of performing a bottom blowdown is determined by

______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ boiler Water Analysis

Normally a water column and gauge glass should be blown down _____
- Accurate Answers✔✔✔ at the start of a shift in whenever and out of
the water level

A thermostatic trap opens when the____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ the

Bellows contract

An economizer located in the path of the gases of combustion increased

boiler efficiency approximately 1% for each ___°f rise in feed water
temperature - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 10

The purpose of a vent on the open feedwater heater is to _____ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ remove oxygen and non condensable gases

Steam pressure gauges are calibrated in____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

pounds per square inch

Bottom blowdown lines are located______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ at

the lowest part of the water side of the boiler
Sewer lines are protected from pressure and temperature by the _______
when blowing down a boiler - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ blowdown tank

The upper connection to a gauge glasses closed. If the boiler has a

normal water level, the level on the gauge glass will show _______ glass
- Accurate Answers✔✔✔ full

Combustion controls on a boiler are used to _____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ control the air fuel ratio

Ceiling strips that warned of excessive radial tolerance are found

on_____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ steam turbines

Pre-purge, air to fuel ratio, and post Purge of the burner are functions of
the _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ combustion controls

A water column______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ reduces fluctuations

of water in the gauge glass

The low water fuel cutoff can be tested by _____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ allowing the water level to drop

Boilers that are equipped with air heaters and economizers usually
have_____ draft fans - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ forced and induced
Baffles are used in the Steam and water drum of water tube boilers to
_____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ prevent water carry over with the steam

A closed feedwater heater is always installed_______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ on the discharge side of the feed water pump

The purpose of a burner pressure control is to _____ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ start and stop the burner firing cycle

A gas pressure regulator is used to control the ______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ gas pressure at the burner

If the chimney temperature is 250 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the

Steam and water temperature, the boiler is _______ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ not operating efficiently

The most controllable heat loss in a boiler is from the loss of heat
in______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ gases of combustion

On the feed water line, the valve closest to the boiler shell is a _____
valve - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ stop

Four basic systems found on boilers are ______< - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ steam, feed water, fuel, and draft
If a low-water condition occurs, the operator should first _______ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ secure the burners

A pressure control on a boiler is used to. _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ control the operating range of the boiler

Sup blowers are most commonly found ______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ on water tube boilers

A duplex reciprocating feed water pump operates on the principle that

the _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ steam piston area must be 2 to 2
1/2 times larger than the water piston

When testing the safety valve by hand, it is the accepted practice to

have. _________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ at least 75% popping
pressure before testing

Oxygen in a boiler drum causes. ________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

pitting

__________ steam turbines allow condensate to be reclaimed for use in

the system - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ condensing

With water at a temperature of 212°f, 1 bhp is equivalent to the

evaporation of 34.5 lb of water every ________ hour(s) - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ 1
In a closed feedwater heater, the _________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
Steam and water do not mix

Sensible heat is heat that ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ changes the

temperature of a substance but not its state

When performing a hydrostatic test on a boiler, the safety valve must be.
________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ removed from the boiler and the
opening blank or gagged

If repairs are to be made on a safety valve, they must be made by the.

_______/ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ manufacturer of the safety valve or
authorized representative

The proper way to stop a steam turbine when taking it off line is to
_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ trip the over speed device by hand

Approximately. _______^ of air is required to completely burn 1 lb of

fuel oil - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 15 lb

In order to reduce the viscosity of a fuel oil, it's. _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ temperature must be increased

What are is prevented from backing up into the steam line on a deaerator
________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ an internal overflow or a loop seal
A steam pressure gauge must have a range of at least. _______ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 1 1/2 time's the mawp

Electrostatic precipitators are used in the power plants to ________ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ remove fly ash from gases of combustion

Valve located between the boiler and water column must be ______ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ locked or sealed open

The boiling point of water. ________ with an increase in pressure -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ increases

A hole is drilled in the end of a staybolt _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ to warn of a corroded stay

When taking a boiler off line, a vacuum is prevented by. _____ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ opening the air cock

A valve that requires five 360° turns of the hand wheel to change from
fully open to fully closed is a. _______ valve - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
slow opening

A thermostatic steam trap opens when the ______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ Bellows contract
A combustion control on a boiler. _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
controls the air-fuel ratio

When coal is classified, ________ refers to hardness - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ rank

_______ gauge glasses are used on boilers with precious exceeding 250
psi - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ flat

Oxygen and non condensable gases are removed from feed water by
________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ heating the water

__________ combustion is when all fuel is burned using only the

theoretical amount of air - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ perfect

Water tube boilers require less water than. _________ boilers - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ fire tube

A boiler equipped with a draft gauge and registering a negative pressure

indicates. _________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ atmospheric pressure is
greater than furnace pressure

Pressure atomizing burners atomized fuel oil using _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ a nozzle
The. _________ on the steam turbine functions as a limit switch -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ overspeed trip

Circulating water passes through a surface condenser. ________ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ inside the tubes

The Pour point of a fuel oil is. ________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ the
lowest temperature at which oil will flow

A condensate pump is located 75 ' below the feed water heater and its
discharged gauge reads 75 PSI. The pressure at the inlet to the heater is.
_______ psi - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 42.525

A boiler burning fuel oil and using forced-draft requires. ________ cu ft

a furnace volume per boiler horsepower - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ .75

A boiler evaporates 48,000 lb of steam/hr. It evaporates 12 lb of

steam/sq ft of heating surface per hour. The boiler has _______ as ft of
heating surface - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 4000

A steam turbine exhaust end and condenser are prevented from excess
pressure by ________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ the atmospheric relief
valve

At 0 psi, _______ btu are necessary to change 1 lb of water from and at

212°f into steam - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 970.3
Automatic toilets are program to ignite the burner ______ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ in lowfire

________ boilers can operate at higher pressures than fire tube boilers -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ water tube

The first step when using a soot blower is ________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ open Steam line drain

The purpose of a vent on an open feedwater heater is to _______ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ remove air and other non condensable gases

Cooling water and steam are in in direct contact with each other in a(n)
________ condenser - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ surface

A boiler with 3450 sq ft of heating surface design for 5 sq ft of heating

surface / BHP has ________ hp - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 690

A water column _________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ dampens

fluctuating water level

A closed feedwater heater is always installed. ________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ on the discharge side of the feed water pump
_________ is required for combustion - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
atomization of fuel, oxygen, and Heat

Heating value of natural gas is expressed in _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ therms

- Accurate Answers✔✔✔

Spalling in a boiler occurs in the_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

combustion chamber

Economizers are used in Plants to _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ heat

feedwater using gases of combustion

Fuel oil with a high viscosity_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ it's hard

to pump

Boiler water is chemically treated to _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

prevent scale from forming on the boiler heating surfaces

Steam pressure gauges are calibrated in _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

pounds per square inch

Feed water temperature raised 10 degrees Fahrenheit from exhaustion or

heat from gases of combustion result in an increase of ________% in
plant efficiency - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 1
The evaporation of 34.5 lb of water from and at 212°f is a standard for
______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 1 bhp

The tubes in a water tube boiler are fastened by ______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ rolling and expanding in drums and headers

A dry pipe separator in a boiler _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

maintains a high-quality Steam

A (n) ________ valve offers the least resistance to flow - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ gate

If valves are installed between the boiler and water column, they must be
_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ os&y or lever-type, locked or
chained open

Steam withdrawn from a steam turbine under pressure control is

__________ Steam - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ extraction

In a closed feedwater heater, the_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

Steam and water do not mix

A compound gauge registers ________% - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

either vacuum or pressure
A Norse that analyzer measures _________ in gases of combustion -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ carbon dioxide, oxygen, and carbon monoxide

The fyrite analyzer can be used to measure - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

oxygen

Automatic combustion controls on a boiler control _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ Fuel and air ratio

If the firing rate increases on a boiler equipped with a convection type

superheater, the superheater temperature will________ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ increase

A thermostatic steam trap can be used _________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ on high or low pressure systems

Heat that changes the temperature of a substance but not its state
is_________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ sensible heat

_________is carrying over particles of water with the steam - Accurate

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If a boiler is equipped with an automatic non-return valve, it must be

_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ the valve closest to the boiler shell
A broken baffle on a water tube boiler would cause ________ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ increase in chimney temperature

A feed water pump will become steam bound if the ________ - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ water temperature in the open feedwater heater is too
high

Overheating of tubes in a water tube boiler result if_________ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ scale builds up on the inside of the tubes

Complete combustion occurs when ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ all

combustible material is burned with a minimum of excess air

According to the asme code, the adjusting of safety valves should be

done by the ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ manufacturer or
authorized representative

In a steam generating plant, the economizer is used to _______ -

Accurate Answers✔✔✔ heat feed water

When testing a safety valve by hand, the pressure on the boiler should be
at least ___________% are the safety valve set pressure - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ 75

Heat absorbed by water when changing from liquid to steam at the

boiling point is ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ latent heat
To raise the temperature of 1 lb of water from 32°f to 212°f, ________
btu are needed - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 180

Baffles are placed between the tubes of a boiler to _________ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ direct the travel of gases of combustion

In a pressure atomizing fuel oil burner, atomization of fuel oil is

produced by the. _________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ burner tip and
high fuel oil pressure

The steam Inlet connections of a condenser should be provided with.

_______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ an atmospheric relief valve

When a hydrostatic test is performed on a boiler, each safety valve

should be _____ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ blanked or gagged

In a surface condenser, the cooling water _______ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ passes through the tubes

A bypass damper on an air heater _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

prevent moisture from collecting at low firing rates

The minimum size manhole is. ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 11" x

15"
The diameter of a chimney may have to be increased. ___________ -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ if the boiler smokes continually

Stay bolts are generally used on ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ fire

tube boilers

Before draining a boiler, _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ allow the

setting to cool

Cast iron water columns maybe use for pressures up to ______ psi. -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 250

All high pressure boilers must have more than one method to determine
water level : engaged glass and _______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ try
cocks

If dry saturated steam at 200 PSI is passing through a reducing valve and
is reduced to 25 psi, it is ________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
superheated

Three boilers are connected to a common header and each boiler is

carrying 100 PSI. The pressure gauge on the header reads. ______ psi -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ 100

_______ is caused by allowing sudden extreme changes of temperature

in a furnace - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ spalling
_________ is always necessary in the combustion process - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ oxygen

Water walls should be blown down ______ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔

when the furnace is cool

An automatic non-return valve is used with a(n) _________^ - Accurate

Answers✔✔✔ boiler

Feed water is treated chemically before it enters the boiler drum to

________ - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ change scale forming salts to a non
adhering sludge