Description : Producer gas is obtained by A. partial combustion of coal, coke, anthracite coal or charcoal in a mixed air steam blast B. carbonisation of bituminous coal C. passing steam over incandescent coke D. passing air and a large amount of steam over waste coal at about 650°C
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : The fuel mostly used in steam boilers is A. brown coal B. peat C. coking bituminous coal D. non-coking bituminous coal
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Carbonisation of coal consists of A. drying and crushing the coal to a fine powder B. moulding the finely ground coal under pressure with or without a binding material C. heating the wood with a limited supply of air to temperature not less than 280°C D. none of the above
Description : A fertiliser plant is classified as a gas based fertiliser plant, when it uses__________ gas as a source of hydrogen for the manufacture of ammonia. (A) Coke oven (B) Producer (C) Natural (D) Coal
Last Answer : (C) Natural
Description : Fertiliser plants get their N2 requirements (A) By fractionation of liquefied air (B) By dissociating oxides of nitrogen (C) From coal gas (coke oven gas) (D) From producer gas
Last Answer : (A) By fractionation of liquefied air
Description : The heating and expanding of a gas is called thermodynamic system. A. Yes B. No
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Temperature of a gas is produced due to (a) its heating value (b) kinetic energy of molecules (c) repulsion of molecules (d) attraction of molecules (e) surface tension of molecules.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : Coal gas is obtained by mixing coal and gas at ambient conditions. A. Yes B. No
Description : Water gas is obtained by passing air and a large amount of steam over waste coal at about 650°C. A.Correct B.Incorrect
Description : Is a general name, without specific meaning unless the way in which it is measured or define by the context. a. Natural Value b. Heating Value c. Burning Value d. Internal Value
Last Answer : Heating Value
Description : Utilizing the answer to the previous problem, estimate the overall or average increase in temperature ( ΔT) of the concrete roof from the energy absorbed from the sun during a12hour day. Assume that all of the radiation absorbed goes into ... °C b. 8.9°C c. 9.9°C d. 10.9°C formula: ΔQ = m c ΔT
Last Answer : 7.9 °C
Description : Adiabatic heating and Adiabatic cooling really means _________ and _________ respectively. a. raising the temp and lowering the temp b. maintaining the pressure and changing the temperature c. decreasing the volume and increasing the pressure d. lowering the temp and raising the temp
Last Answer : raising the temp and lowering the temp
Description : What is the ratio of the useful heat extracted to heating value? A. Combustion efficiency B. Phase efficiency C. Heat efficiency D. Work efficiency
Last Answer : Combustion efficiency
Description : What refers to the heating of the earth’s atmosphere not caused by direct sunlight but by infrared light radiated by the surface and absorbed mainly by atmospheric carbon dioxide? A. Greenhouse effect B. Global warming C. Thermal rise effect D. Ozone effect
Last Answer : Greenhouse effect
Description : Beehive coke oven (A) Facilitates by-products recovery (B) Takes 2-3 days for coking of coal but requires no external fuel for heating (C) Gives larger yield of coke (around 85%) as compared to by-product ovens (D) Produces coke with very poor strength
Last Answer : (B) Takes 2-3 days for coking of coal but requires no external fuel for heating
Description : Prime coking coal is always blended with medium or non- coking coal before carbonisation (A) To check against its excessive swelling during heating, which may exert high pressure and damage coke oven walls (B) Because, it alone produces unreactive coke (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Blast furnace coke is made from coal by (A) Low temperature carbonisation (B) High temperature carbonisation (C) Medium temperature carbonisation (D) Heating the coal in an oven in presence of air
Last Answer : (B) High temperature carbonisation
Description : When coal is strongly heated continuously for 42 to 48 hours in the absence of air in a closed vessel, the process is known as __________ of fuel. A. atomisation B. carbonisation
Description : Which of the following is not a by-product fuel? (A) Producer gas (B) Blast furnace gas (C) Coke oven gas (D) Refinery gas
Last Answer : (A) Producer gas
Description : Which of the following is called "blue gas”? (A) Coke oven gas (B) Water gas (C) Natural gas (D) Producer gas
Last Answer : (B) Water gas
Description : Which of the following is the most poisonous gas? (A) Coke oven gas (B) Producer gas (C) Blast furnace gas (D) L.D. converter gas
Last Answer : (D) L.D. converter gas
Description : The calorific value is the highest out of the following for (A) Producer gas (B) Water gas (C) Coke oven gas (D) Blast furnace gas
Last Answer : (C) Coke oven gas
Description : Which of the following contains least amount of N2? (A) Coke oven gas (B) Blast furnace gas (C) Producer gas (D) Water gas (blue gas)
Last Answer : (A) Coke oven gas
Description : CO & H2 are the constituents of (A) Producer gas (B) Water gas (C) Coke oven gas (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : 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
Last Answer : (C) Coke oven battery heating
Description : It is used for gas turbines which operates on an open cycle where both the compression and expansion processes take place in rotating machinery. a. Dual Cycle b. Otto Cycle c. Carnot Cycle d. Brayton Cycle
Last Answer : Brayton Cycle
Description : The volume of a gas is directly proportional to the number of molecules of the gas. a. Ideal gas law b. Boyle-Mariotte Law c. Avogadro’s Hypothesis d. Gay-Lussac’s Law of combining Volumes
Last Answer : Avogadro’s Hypothesis
Description : The molecular number density of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure in cm3 a. Froude number b. Loschmidt number c. Mach number d. Reynold number
Last Answer : Loschmidt number
Description : The volume of a gas under constant pressure increases or decrease with temperature. a. Gay- Lussac’s Law b. Ideal Gas Law c. Charles’ Law d. Boyle’s Law
Last Answer : Charles’ Law
Description : An ideal gas is compressed in a cylinder so well insulated that there is essentially no heat transfer. The temperature of gas a. Remains constant b. increases c. decreases d. is basically zero
Last Answer : increases
Description : A law relating the pressure, temperature and volume of an ideal gas a. Gay-Lussac’s Law b. Ideal gas Law c. Charles’ Law d. Boyle’s Law
Last Answer : Ideal gas Law
Description : The heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its holding point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature. a. Latent Heat of Sublimation b. Latent Heat of Vaporization c. Latent Heat of Fusion d. Latent Heat Of Condensation
Last Answer : Latent Heat of Vaporization
Description : Which of the following engines was introduced by a German engineer, Nickolas Otto? a. Gasoline engine b. Diesel engine c. Gas turbine d. Thermal engine
Last Answer : Gasoline engine
Description : Which of the following engines is the most efficient? a. Gas turbine b. Diesel engine c. Carnot engine d. Gasoline engine
Last Answer : Carnot engine
Description : Which of the following is least efficient? a. Gas turbine b. Diesel engine c. Carnot engine d. Gasoline engine
Description : Which of the following cannot be a property of a gas? a. density b. pressure c. viscosity d. temperature
Last Answer : viscosity
Description : Entropy is the measure of: a. The internal energy of a gas b. The heat capacity of a substance c. Randomness or disorder d. The change of enthalpy of a system
Last Answer : Randomness or disorder
Description : An ideal gas is compresses isothermally. The enthalpy change is a. Always negative b. Always positive c. zero d. undefined
Last Answer : zero
Description : When the expansion of compression of gas takes place without transfer of heat to or from the gas the process is called a. reversible b. adiabatic c. polytropic d. isothermal
Last Answer : adiabatic
Description : When the expansion of compression of gas takes place without transfer of heat or from the gas the process is called; a. Isometric process b. Isothermal process c. Isobaric process d. Adiabatic process
Last Answer : Adiabatic process
Description : If the initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to one-half its original volume and to twice its original temperature, the pressure: a. doubles b. halves c. quadruples d. triples
Last Answer : quadruples
Description : Which of the following events is heat exchange involved? a. when there is a phase change b. when there is a chemical reaction c. when the gas expands adiabatically d. when there is difference in temperature
Last Answer : when the gas expands adiabatically
Description : What Law states that the pressure of gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature? a. Charles’ law b. Gay-Lussac’s Law c. Boyle’s Law d. Dalton’s Law
Last Answer : Boyle’s Law
Description : To what conditions does a gas behave like an ideal gas? a. low temperature and low pressure b. low temperature and high pressure c. high temperature and low pressure d. high temperature and high pressure
Last Answer : high temperature and low pressure
Description : Which of the following compressibility factor of ideal gas a. 1 b. 2 c. 1.5 d. 0
Last Answer : 1
Description : The compression of the gas in two or more cylinders in place of a single cylinder compressor a. Single Staging b. Double Staging c. Multistaging d. None of the above
Last Answer : Multistaging
Description : The volume of a confined gas is held constant, the pressure is directly proportional to the absolute temperature. a. Charle’s Law b. Boyle’s Law c. Joule’s Law d. Specific Heat
Description : A Thermodynamic Term That refers to any fixed region in a space a. Control Volume b. Volume c. Density d. Natural Gas
Last Answer : Control Volume
Description : Regardless of the process, the change in enthalpy firm moles of ideal gas is a. Heat b. Enthalpy c. Entropy d. Density
Last Answer : Heat