Description : Presence of free moisture in coal during its high temperature carbonisation (A) Reduces the coking time (B) Protects the volatile products from pyrolysis (cracking) in the presence of hot coke and hot oven walls (C) Increases the loss of fine coal dust from the ovens when charging (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Protects the volatile products from pyrolysis (cracking) in the presence of hot coke and hot oven walls
Description : Fussain (A) Is friable, charcoal like substance (B) Has highest fixed carbon and lowest volatile matter content of all the four banded components of coal (C) Is non-coking, but when blended with highly coking ... its swelling and produces high strength coke on carbonisation (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : Preheating of coal charge for the coke ovens reduces the (A) Time of carbonisation (B) Yield of gas and tar (C) Fuel consumption in coking (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Ash content in the coke produced from a coking coal having 20% ash may be around __________ percent. (A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 24
Last Answer : (D) 24
Description : While the first commercial low temperature coal carbonisation plant is located at Neyveli (in Chennai, India), the second such plant has been built at (A) Dankuni (West Bengal) (B) Dhanbad (C) Singreni (AP.) (D) Raniganj
Last Answer : (A) Dankuni (West Bengal)
Description : Commercial production of petrol from coal (as practised in a factory at Sasol in South Africa) is done by the __________ of coal. (A) Hydrogenation (B) Gasification (C) Carbonisation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Hydrogenation
Description : Coking time in narrow by-product coke ovens is around __________ hours. (A) 18 (B) 48 (C) 8 (D) 80
Last Answer : (A) 18
Description : High temperature carbonisation of coal takes place at __________ °C. (A) 2000 (B) 600 (C) 1100 (D) 1600
Last Answer : (C) 1100
Description : Quantity of coke oven gas produced by high temperature carbonisation of one ton of dry coal may be around __________ Nm3 . (A) 30 (B) 300 (C) 3,000 (D) 30,000
Last Answer : (B) 300
Description : Tar yield in the low temperature and high temperature carbonisation of dry coal may be respectively __________ percent. (A) 3 & 10 (B) 10 & 3 (C) 10 & 20 (D) 15 & 8
Last Answer : (B) 10 & 3
Description : Heat penetration rate in narrow coke ovens in high temperature carbonisation of coal is around __________ cm/hr. (A) 2.5 (B) 0.5 (C) 10 (D) 20
Last Answer : (A) 2.5
Description : 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
Last Answer : (A) Difference in gross & net calorific value of the coke oven gas
Description : High temperature carbonisation of coal takes place at __________ °C. (A) 2000 (B) 700 (C) 1100 (D) < 500
Description : The yield of tar from high temperature carbonisation of dry coal is about __________ percent. (A) 3 (B) 12 (C) 22 (D) 0.3
Last Answer : (A) 3
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
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Softening temperature of coal ash is a measure of the __________ of coal. (A) Caking tendency (B) Coking tendency (C) Clinkering tendency (D) Size stability
Last Answer : (C) Clinkering tendency
Description : Which of the following is not a by-product recovered in a high temperature coal carbonisation plant? (A) Benzol (B) Pitch-creosote mixture (PCM) (C) Naphthalene (D) Ethylene
Last Answer : (D) Ethylene
Description : Yield of coke oven gas in low temperature carbonisation of coal is about __________ Nm3 /ton of dry coal. (A) 60 (B) 160 (C) 500 (D) 750
Last Answer : (B) 160
Description : The temperature at which plastic layer formation takes place during carbonisation of coal varies from __________ °C. (A) 100 to 150 (B) 350 to 450 (C) 550 to 650 (D) 700 to 850
Last Answer : (B) 350 to 450
Description : Low temperature carbonisation of coal takes place at __________ °C. (A) 300 (B) 1100 (C) 700
Last Answer : (C) 700
Description : Calorific value of coke even gas produced by low temperature carbonisation of coal is about __________ Kcal/Nm3 . (A) 4000 (B) 2500 (C) 6500 (D) 10000
Last Answer : (C) 6500
Description : Low temperature carbonisation of coal takes place at __________ °C. (A) 300 (B) 1100 (C) 700 (D) 900
Description : A good coking coal should have high __________ content. (A) Ash (B) Sulphur & phosphorus (C) Moisture (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The main product of high temperature carbonisation of coal is (A) Coke (B) Ammonia (C) Tar (D) Coke oven gas
Last Answer : (A) Coke
Description : In high temperature carbonisation (as compared to low temperature carbonisation) of coal, the (A) Gas yield is less (B) Tar yield is more (C) Ignition temperature of coke produced is less (D) Aromatic content of tar produced is more
Last Answer : (D) Aromatic content of tar produced is more
Description : 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 (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Coke oven gas produced by high temperature carbonisation of coal (as compared to that produced by low temperature carbonisation), has (A) Higher calorific value (B) Lower hydrogen content (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (D) Neither (A) nor (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 : In low temperature carbonisation (as compared to high temperature carbonisation) of coal (A) Ammonia yield is more (B) Aliphatic tar is produced (C) Free carbon in tar is more (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Last Answer : (B) Aliphatic tar is produced
Description : Coal tar (produced by high temperature carbonisation) is the main source of (A) Aromatic compounds (B) Aliphatic compounds (C) Paraffins (D) Olefins
Last Answer : (A) Aromatic compounds
Description : 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
Description : In high temperature carbonisation of coal compared to low temperature carbonisation (A) Yield of ammonia is less (B) Aromatic content of tar is low (C) H2 content in the coke oven gas is more (D) Calorific value of the coke oven gas is lower
Last Answer : (C) H2 content in the coke oven gas is more
Description : High temperature carbonisation of coal produces (A) Inferior coke compared to low temperature carbonisation (B) Less of gases compared to liquid products (C) Larger quantity of tar compared to low temperature carbonisation (D) None of these
Description : The main product of high temperature carbonisation of coal is (A) Coke (B) Ammonia (C) Tar (D) Phenol
Description : Volatile matter content in coking coal may be about __________ percent. (A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 22 (D) 46
Last Answer : (C) 22
Description : During coal carbonisation process, the conversion of semi-coke to coke is accompanied by an increase in the __________ of the mass. (A) Density (B) Porosity (C) Electrical resistivity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Density
Description : When steam is passed over coal resulting in the endothermic reaction represent by, C + H2O = CO + H2 , it is called the __________ of coal. (A) Carbonisation (B) Oxidation (C) Coalification (D) Gasification
Last Answer : (D) Gasification
Description : Degree of carbonisation of coal during coke making can be roughly judged by the __________ of the coke produced. (A) Colour (B) Moisture content (C) Ash content (D) Volatile matter
Last Answer : (D) Volatile matter
Description : Which of the following fuels is generally not used in thermal power plant boiler firing? (A) Furnace oil, light diesel oil and tar/PCM (B) Pulverised coking coal (C) Coal middling from washeries (D) B.F. gas, coke oven gas and L.D. converter gas
Last Answer : (B) Pulverised coking coal
Description : Soft coke is not (A) Produced by low temperature carbonisation of coal (B) A domestic fuel (C) Used in blast furnaces (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Used in blast furnaces
Description : Low temperature carbonisation of coal produces (A) Metallurgical coke (B) Soft coke (C) Very low calorific value coke oven gas (D) No by-products
Last Answer : (B) Soft coke
Description : With increase in the temperature of carbonisation of coal (A) Hydrogen content of coke oven gas increases due to cracking ofhydrocarbons (B) Methane content in the coke oven gas decreases and carbon monoxide content increases ( ... compensated by increase in CO & H2 content (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : A coal having higher volatile matter content, has lower (A) Smoking tendency on burning (B) Coke oven gas yield on carbonisation (C) Chance of catching fire during storage in open space (D) Ignition temperature
Last Answer : (D) Ignition temperature
Description : In low temperature carbonisation of coal, the (A) Yield of coke oven gas is 290 Nm3 /ton dry coal (B) Volatile matter in coke is zero (C) Temperature maintained is 700°C (D) Yield of tar is about 3% of dry coal
Last Answer : (C) Temperature maintained is 700°C
Description : Kopper-Totzek coal gasifier (A) Can give ammonia synthesis gas (H2 + N2 ) (B) Is a moving bed reactor (C) Cannot use coking coal (D) Operate at very high pressure
Last Answer : (A) Can give ammonia synthesis gas (H2 + N2 )
Description : Lignite is (A) A high rank coal (B) A coking coal (C) Can be used for gasification and steam generation (D) A black banded coal which burns with a non-smoky yellowish flame
Last Answer : (C) Can be used for gasification and steam generation
Description : Cannel coal (A) Is non-coking (B) Has a high volatile matter content and burns with a luminous smoky flame (C) Is a non-banded coal which can be ignited easily with a match stick or candle flame, hence is so named (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Indian coals on an average contain 25-30% ash as against 10-12% ash in imported coking coal (B) Ammonia is recovered in the form of ammonium sulphate in direct ... indicates poor caking properties of coal (D) Wash oil is used for scrubbing Benzol from coke oven gas
Last Answer : (C) A high swelling index number of coking coal indicates poor caking properties of coal
Description : Anthracite can be used for (A) Recarbonising steel (B) Making carbon electrodes (C) Blending with highly coking coal to check its swelling which helps in saving coke even walls from damage and to produce high strength coke (D) All (A), (B) and (C)