PG Focus: 3rd Class
PG Focus: 3rd Class
3rd Class
The ASME code limits the use of copper or copper alloy pipe for water and steam service to temperatures not exceeding:
804°C
408°C
308°C
208°C ✓ Correct
212°C
The most frequently used materials for power piping systems are which of the following?
1. Inconel 800 H
2. Alloy steels
3. Low carbon steels
4. Galvanized steel
5. Austenitic stainless steels
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 3, 5 ✓ Correct
2, 3, 4, 5
4, 5
1, 3, 5
Check and verify the voltage on each phase of the generator. ✓ Correct
y ✓ Correct
e
1, 2
2, 3
3, 4
1, 3 ✓ Correct
2, 4
Coal pile
Electrical panel
Pile of paper
Lumber pile
Field
Load
Flux
Armature ✓ Correct
Stator
.What does CSA-B51 say when a solid fuel boiler that is operating at a pressure over 103 kPa is provided with a fusible plug?
Wheel, stem
Bonnet, packing
Packing, gland
The mixing valve is designed with two _____ and one _____ for blending two fluids.
Flanges, drain
Stems, gate
Drains, plug
Glands, body
One method of removing NOX requires injection of _____ in the presence of a _____.
Water, heat
Fuel, air
Lead, heat
.The dry pipe system is the design used in environments where the temperature could become less than 4°C. The piping normally contains air under pressure,
at a maximum of _______.
275 Pa
450 kPa
450 Pa
Severe rotary applications, as it features tight shut-off with globe style seating ✓ Correct
Calculate the minimum required thickness (in mm) for a blank, un-stayed, full-hemispherical head with the pressure on the concave side. The head is fabricated
from seamless material and is double butt welded to the shell. All reinforcement is removed and fully radiographed. The radius to which the head is dished is
700 mm, the maximum allowable working pressure is 4000 kPa, and the head material is SA-285 C. The head will not reach a temperature greater than 340°C.
Use S = 94.7 MPa.
12.99 mm
14.85 mm ✓ Correct
17.66 mm
30 mm
85.34 mm
Which type of welded flange is used for high-pressure and extreme temperature service?
Calculate the heating value of a fuel with the following ultimate analysis:Carbon 60.0% (0.60 kg/kg of fuel)
Hydrogen 6.0%
Sulphur 1.0 %
Ash 9.5%
Oxygen 20.0%
Nitrogen 1.8%
Use the formula: Calorific value = 33.7C + 144[H – (O2 / 8)] + 9.3S
20.21 MJ/kg
32.55 MJ/kg
19.25 MJ/kg
41.65 MJ/kg
Equal to
Three times
One-half
Less than
.Which standard applies to the process piping typically found in petroleum refineries as well as chemical, pharmaceutical, and cryogenic plants?
CSA-B52
ASME-B31.5
ASME-B31.3 ✓ Correct
.What are the essential parts that are required in any type of oxygen bomb calorimeter?
0.01 MHz
0.25 MHz
1.0 MHz
A DC circuit has 12 volts and a resistance of 300 ohms. What is the current flowing in the circuit?
0.4 amps
40 milliamps ✓ Correct
400 milliamps
3600 amps
25 milliamps
.Selective catalytic reduction (SCR), a highly efficient removal of NOx, is achieved through reaction with __________ in the presence of a catalyst.
Urea
Nitrous oxide
Liquid nitrogen
Ammonia ✓ Correct
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 3, 4, 5
1, 3, 4, 5
1, 2, 3
1, 4, 5 ✓ Correct
.What is an advantage of panel-mounted alarm annunciators over computer monitor alarm displays?
Operators can quickly recognize an alarm by its location on the annunciator panel without scrolling ✓ Correct
Alarms are time-stamped to help determine the sequence of events that led to the alarm
Alarm annunciator panels are mounted at eye level, so they are hard to ignore
Alarm annunciator panels are more reliable than computer monitor alarms
Fail-safe means that the end devices will be _______ once their source of power is removed.
Fully open
Fully closed
Manually locked
Held in current position
What is the minimum required thickness for a blank, full-hemispherical head if the material of construction is SA-515-65, operating temperature is 425°C,
pressure is 1800 kPa, and the head is dished to a radius of 870 mm?
7.74 mm
21.65 mm
3.92 mm
9.86 mm ✓ Correct
18.65 mm
.In the material Type T11, what does the T stand for?
Tube ✓ Correct
Temperature resistant
Titanium alloy
Time
.Which ASME BPVC code section contains the Rules of Construction for Heating Boilers?
Section I
Section IX
Section VI
Section IV ✓ Correct
.When warming up a steam header, when may the main header isolation valve be cracked open?
After the bypass is fully opened and there is no pressure rise in the steam header ✓ Correct
Which of the following extinguishers would ordinarily be used to combat a Class C fire?
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Foam
3. Dry chemical
4. Water
1, 2
1, 3 ✓ Correct
2, 3
1, 4
3, 4
Insert external resistances into the rotor circuit during starting ✓ Correct
A meter that measures and records the amount of power produced by the generator
Giving an indication of the DC current that is being supplied to the generators field windings
Process parameters may require recording in real time. Such recording may be captured using:
1. Circular charts
2. Enunciator panels
3. Luminated indicators
4. Strip charts
5. DCS trends
1, 2
2, 3, 4
3, 4
1, 3, 5
1, 4, 5 ✓ Correct
100%
Zero ✓ Correct
The process of non-catalytic removal of NOX is the addition of _____ to the flue gas.
Ammonia ✓ Correct
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Limestone
Amine
The most common type of rotor used in induction motors is the _____ rotor.
Slip ring
Shaded pole
Compound wound
In a closed-loop control configuration, a measurement is made of the controlled variable, and this is compared with the desired:
Output signal
Valve position
Product
Controller reset
.An operator wants full manual control of a boiler feedwater valve. What must the operator do?
Place the control loop in manual, and change the set point
Place the control loop in automatic, and change the set point
Place the control loop in automatic, and change the control output
Place the control loop in manual, and change the control output ✓ Correct
.Emergency response procedures are established to ensure the immediate and competent handling of emergencies involving any unplanned occurrences, such
as accidents or property threatening events like __________.
Earthquakes
Explosions
Fires ✓ Correct
Riots
1, 3, 4
2, 3 ✓ Correct
2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
.What is the name for the specific rules developed under a provincial act?
Regulations ✓ Correct
Laws
Provisions
Clauses
The smart transmitter is a digital device, containing an on-board _____ complete with memory.
Microprocessor ✓ Correct
Calibrator
Video
Process variable
Modem
Vacuum truck
Propane torch
Methanol tank
Water truck
.A lesser known hazard category is __________ hazards, which includes stress, violence, and bullying.
Health
Ergonomic
Psychosocial ✓ Correct
Physical
A 200 m long steam line is installed in a plant at an ambient temperature of 15°C. When in service, the line will carry steam at 400°C. How much does the length
of the line increase when placed into service? The coefficient of expansion is 12 x 10–6 /°C.
2.0 m
0.5 m
0.924 m ✓ Correct
1.55 m
0.785 m
.What is the design of flue gas analyzer that uses two electrodes separated by an electrolyte? There is an electrochemical reaction between one electrode and a
constituent in the flue gas. This chemical and electrical interaction can be measured, and this small measurement is equated to the concentration of the
constituent in the flue gas.
Optical sensors
Electromechanical actuators
Paramagnetic sensors
Plug valves consist of a tapered or straight vertical cylinder _____ into a valve body.
Welded
Threaded
Pressed
Inserted ✓ Correct
Shrunk
When conducting a safety inspection of a workplace, focus on things that can be seen or _____ such as unsafe conditions, or unsafe work practices.
Witnessed
Reported
Observed ✓ Correct
Done
Overlooked
.Controlling the identified indirect cause of workplace accidents or incidents is normally a longer-term development process involving __________ measures
and/or system changes.
Reactive
Institutional
Legal
Preventive ✓ Correct
.The production of a voltage across an inductor as a result of its own changing magnetic field is called:
Counter EMF
Self-inductance ✓ Correct
Flux density
DC alternator
Single-phase alternator
DC generator
A resistance of 50 Ω is connected in series with an inductive reactance of 70 Ω and a capacitive reactance of 20 Ω. What is the impedance of the circuit?
65.21 Ω
70.71 Ω ✓ Correct
75 Ω
78.54 Ω
85.46 Ω
The amount of energy in kilowatt-hours used by a 700-watt block heater in 6 hours is:
4200 kWh
175 kWh
116.67 kWh
42 kWh
An operator must isolate all equipment, such as pumps, before maintenance is started. All switches must be _____ at the source of the power at the breaker.
Locked closed
Disconnected
Tagged closed
Checked open
The difference between the set point and the actual process variable is known as offset. Offset is an inherent characteristic of __________ controllers:
All
Integral only
.An employer is required to ensure that a hazardous product has an updated __________ when it enters the workplace.
Chemical reference
Container
Safety data sheet ✓ Correct
Contract
Downstream of separators
To remove moisture
In a hot work permit situation, possible sources of ignition include which of the following?
1. Welding
2. Burning
3. Cutting
4. Grinding
5. Drilling
6. Internal combustion engines
1, 2
1, 2, 3
1, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ✓ Correct
.The largest instantaneous value in a positive or negative direction is the amplitude or the average value of the alternating current.
True
False ✓ Correct
Field
Load
Flux
Armature ✓ Correct
Stator
240 ohms
0.240 micro-ohms
24 ohms
The three methods of welded pipe manufacture are which of the following?
1. Piercing and rolling
2. Electric fusion
3. Double submerged arc
4. Cupping and drawing
5. Electric resistance
6. Extrusion
1, 3, 6
2, 3, 5 ✓ Correct
3, 4, 6
2, 3, 4
1, 2, 5
The most common form of flow measurement uses a(n) _____ to form a restriction.
Flow nozzle
Venturi tube
Pitot tube
Venturi tubes are _______ efficient than an orifice plate with the same pipe size in terms of pressure recovery downstream of the constriction.
Considerably less
Less
Equally
More ✓ Correct
.When supplied with a foam solution, sprinkler system piping grids that are equipped with foam-water nozzles generate air-foam in essentially the same
sprinkler pattern as when water is discharged from the same nozzle. This dual capability affords the system with __________ extinguishment ability.
Class A and C
Class B and C
Class C and D
454°C ✓ Correct
595°C
150°C
185°C
212°C
If a dead generator is accidentally energized, while on turning gear, it will start and behave as a/an:
AC generator
DC generator
Prime mover
DC motor
.Using Section I, PG-27, determine the weld joint strength reduction factor w for Cr-Mo steel pipe operating at 454°C.
0.95 ✓ Correct
1
0.83
0.86
.A pneumatic control valve with an analog valve positioner receives a 4 mA–20 mA signal. What does its positioner require?
An E-P transducer
DC motors are restricted to a starting current of about _____ percent of full load current.
50
100
150 ✓ Correct
200
250
The optical pyrometer operates on the principle that the colour of a hot object is a measure of its:
Size
Mass
Volume
Specific heat
Temperature ✓ Correct
Sensing point
Process variable
Set point
Transmitter
Final control element ✓ Correct
If a/an _____ generator loses excitation, the rotor accelerates and it operates as an induction generator, running above _____ speed.
Three-phase, rated
AC, governor
DC, generator
AC, synchronous
When fighting a fire with a standpipe system, why are the connections on the floor below the fire frequently used?
1. This allows the use of the connections on the fire floor as well.
2. The fire is approached from below rather than above.
3. They are larger connections.
4. It is easier to go up than down.
1, 4
2, 3
3, 4
1, 2 ✓ Correct
1, 2, 3, 4
Iron and constantan can be used in a thermocouple to measure a temperature range of:
–270°C to 1370°C
0°C to 1820°C
–270°C to 400°C
–260°C to 1480°C
The conventional globe valve is fairly _____ and popular in low-pressure service where severe _____ is not required.
Large, wear
Small, space
Expensive, temperature
Reasonable, costs
.What is the name for function blocks that are programmed by the end user and perform specific tasks like pressure and temperature control?
Calculate the minimum thickness required for a seamless steel feedwater pipe of SA-209, grade T1 material. The outside diameter of the pipe is 323.85 mm, the
operating pressure is 5200 kPa, and the temperature is 500°C. The pipe is plain-ended. Assume that the material is austenitic steel. Use S = 72.1.
10.37 mm
11.12 mm
9.85 mm
11.27 mm ✓ Correct
11.99 mm
1, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ✓ Correct
1, 2, 3, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4
5, 6
Find the warm-up load in kg/h in warming up 50 m of 203.2 mm, schedule 40 steel pipe to a working pressure of 1737 kPa in a warm-up time of 20 minutes.
Initial temperature of the pipe is 20°C. The mass/unit length of the pipe is 42.2 kg/m. Assume the specific heat of the steel is 0.494 kJ/kg°C.
500.7 kg/h
10.29 kg/h
58 kg/h
2142 kg/h
Thermal insulation
High-temperature insulation
Calculate the minimum required wall thickness of a boiler tube that is strength welded to a header. The maximum allowable working pressure is 4450 kPa, and
the mean wall temperature is 370°C. The tube material is SA-192 and the outside diameter is 50 mm.
7.54 mm
3.19 mm
5.47 mm
1.53 mm ✓ Correct
2.89 mm
The procedure for the first person on the scene of a fire should:
1. Sound the fire alarm.
2. Complete a risk assessment of the situation.
3. Attempt to extinguish or control the fire.
4. Turn away and leave the fire.
1, 4
2, 3
1, 3
1, 2, 4
1, 2, 3 ✓ Correct
The function of the occupational health and safety committee is to initiate and assist in the _____ of health and safety expectations and safe systems of work.
Enforcement
Development ✓ Correct
Initiation
Amendments
Creation
In a balance plug design, upstream ___________ acts on both the top and bottom of the valve plug, thereby __________ forces on the top and the bottom of the
plug.
flow, equalizing
temperature, equalizing
pressure, increasing
flow, reducing
Question 103 / 120 INCORRECT
.A circuit or load with a __________ power factor requires more current than the same circuit or load with a power factor closer to 1.0.
High
Vigorous
Low ✓ Correct
Vibrant
.The pressure relief capacity of the safety valves must be such that they can discharge all the steam that can be generated by the boiler without allowing the
pressure to rise more than 6% above the________________________________.
Indicated horsepower
Hydrostatic pressure
Atmospheric pressure
Transmitters can convert a process physical quantity such as level, pressure, flow, or temperature into a representative pneumatic analog signal, usually:
0 kPa–25 kPa
4 mA–20 mA
1%–100%
0 kPa–103 kPa
.In Section I, PG-27, which symbol is the weld joint strength reduction factor?
E
w ✓ Correct
.A steam trap installed on a steam main must be able to handle the largest amount of condensate created in the line. When does this large amount of
condensate typically occur?
During shutdown
When a high starting torque is required, but the running load may be small, the best DC motor to use would be the _____ motor.
Series
Shunt
Compound ✓ Correct
Under compounded
Over compounded
Gate
Globe
Ball
Butterfly
To reduce the mechanical effort required to move a valve or to hold it in a steady position, a balance valve has:
Nearly the same pressure on the top and bottom of the valve plug ✓ Correct
More pressure on the top than on the bottom of the valve plug
Less pressure on the top than on the bottom of the valve plug
The two most common types of trenching used are _____ cut with shoring and _____ cut with proper slopes on the side to protect the workers in the trench.
Stager, slope
Shore, slope
Bridge, open
Straight, closed
80%
60%
92% ✓ Correct
88%
75%
A shunt winding
A capacitor
A delta winding
A wye winding
Rails
Rungs
Feet ✓ Correct
Outputs
In an uninterruptible power supply system, the inverter converts the _____ (for critical plant power users) to maintain an output power supply with stable voltage
and frequency.
DC power to three-phase AC
AC power to single-phase DC
AC power to three-phase DC
.According to CSA-B51, when the top connection of a water gauge is more than 2 m and less than 6 m from the floor or working platform of a boiler room, what
must it be fitted with?
A relief valve
Rods or chains ✓ Correct
A ladder
Excess power results in a/an _____ condition with a possible overvoltage from reduced load demands.
Under frequency
Surge-like
Overexcitation
Over voltage
Where is an Occupational Health and Safety Act (OH&S Act) or similar the basis of workplace health and safety law.
Resistance to decomposition