Description : An example of shaft furnace is the (A) L.D. converter (B) Glass melting tank (C) Blast furnace (D) Soaking pit
Last Answer : (C) Blast furnace
Description : Neutral atmosphere is maintained in a/an __________ furnace. (A) Cold rolled steel coil annealing (B) Open hearth (C) Soaking pit (D) Walking beam reheating
Last Answer : (A) Cold rolled steel coil annealing
Description : Refractory bricks having high thermal conductivity is desirable, when it is to be used in the (A) L.D. converter (B) Blast furnace (C) Rotary kiln (D) Recuperator
Last Answer : (D) Recuperator
Description : Which of the following is a periodic furnace? (A) Tunnel kiln (B) Rotary kiln (C) Soaking pit (D) Reheating furnace
Last Answer : (C) Soaking pit
Description : __________ atmosphere is maintained inside an iron blast furnace. (A) Oxidising (B) Reducing (C) Inert (D) Decarburising
Last Answer : (B) Reducing
Description : How much temperature is maintained during quicklime manufacture in the calcination zone of the vertical shaft kiln? (A) 500°C (B) 750°C (C) 1000°C (D) 1500°C
Last Answer : (C) 1000°C
Description : Which of the following is not a directly fired furnace? (A) By-product coke oven (B) Calcination kiln (C) Sintering furnace (D) Open hearth furnace
Last Answer : (A) By-product coke oven
Description : Gross & net calorific value is the same for (A) Blast furnace gas (B) Coke oven gas (C) L.D. converter gas (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) L.D. converter gas
Description : Mixed gas' used in steel plants is a mixture of (A) B.F. gas and coke oven gas (B) Coke oven gas and converter gas (C) Coke oven gas and L.P.G (D) Blast furnace gas and naphtha vapor
Last Answer : (A) B.F. gas and coke oven 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 : . Which of the following fuel gases contains maximum amount of carbon monoxide? (A) Coke oven gas (B) Water gas (C) Blast furnace gas (D) L.D. converter gas
Description : An example of indirectly heated furnace is the (A) Soaking pit (B) Muffle furnace (C) Reheating furnace (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Muffle furnace
Description : Which furnace employs preheating, heating and soaking zones? (A) Soaking pit (B) Reheating furnace (C) Open hearth furnace (D) Cupola
Last Answer : (B) Reheating furnace
Description : __________ is an indirectly heated furnace. (A) Open hearth furnace (B) Muffle furnace (C) Soaking pit (D) Reheating furnace
Description : An example of recuperative furnace is the (A) Soaking pit (B) Open hearth furnace (C) Coke ovens (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Soaking pit
Description : Combustion of furnace oil in a furnace (soaking pit) with preheated combustion air at 400°C results in saving of about __________ percentfurnace oil as compared to its combustion with atmospheric air, if the flue gas outlet temperature from the soaking pit is 1200°C. (A) 5 (B) 60 (C) 20 (D) 40
Last Answer : (C) 20
Description : Which of the following is not a recuperative furnace? (A) Soaking pit (B) Reheating furnace (C) Steam boiler (D) Coke oven
Last Answer : (D) Coke oven
Description : Regenerators are used for waste heat recovery in (A) By-product coke ovens (B) Beehive coke oven (C) Blast furnace stoves (D) Soaking pits
Last Answer : (A) By-product coke ovens
Description : Calcination of limestone to produce lime is done in a __________ kiln. (A) Tunnel (B) Rotary (C) Vertical shaft (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : Thermal efficiency of a limestone calcination rotary kiln may be around __________ percent. (A) 20 (B) 40 (C) 65 (D) 80
Last Answer : (B) 40
Description : Calcination reaction of limestone (CaCO3 → CaO + CO2 ) goes to completion in the rotary kiln, because (A) CaO is not dissociated (B) CO2 escapes continuously (C) Of high calcination temperature (D) CaO is more stable than CaCO3
Last Answer : (B) CO2 escapes continuously
Description : Calcination of limestone is not done in a __________ kiln for producing lime. (A) Vertical shaft (B) Rotary (C) Fluidised bed (D) Fixed bed
Last Answer : (D) Fixed bed
Description : Which of the following gaseous fuels has the lowest calorific value? (A) Gobar gas (B) Refinery gas (C) Converter gas (D) Blast furnace gas
Last Answer : (D) Blast furnace gas
Description : Which is the main reducing agent during production of iron from iron ore in a blast furnace? (A) C (B) CO (C) CO2 (D) H2
Last Answer : (B) CO
Description : In the blast furnace, incorporation of water vapour in the blast gives the following effect. (A) Increases the reducing potential of the gas (B) Increases the flame temperature (C) No significant change occurs (D) Increases the hydrogen content in the metal
Last Answer : (A) Increases the reducing potential of the gas
Description : The main reducing agent in iron blast furnace is(A) Carbon dioxide (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Oxygen (D) Air
Last Answer : Option B
Description : In the extraction of iron in the blast furnace, the reducing agent for the ore is
Last Answer : In the extraction of iron in the blast furnace, the reducing agent for the ore is A. Carbon monoxide B. Carbon dioxide C. Carbon D. Silica
Description : In furnaces operating at very high temperature (say) 1250°C, e.g. soaking pit), the maximum heat transfer takes place by (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Cannot be predicted
Last Answer : (C) Radiation
Description : 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
Last Answer : (B) Sintering machine
Description : Which furnace employs natural draft? (A) Coke oven (B) Boiler (C) Rotary kilns (D) L.D. converter
Last Answer : (A) Coke oven
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 : 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
Last Answer : (B) Carbon resistance furnace
Description : In order to maintain a reducing atmosphere in a furnace, it should have (A) No O2 in flue gas (B) CO in flue gas (C) High excess air (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) CO in flue gas
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Pulverised fuel can be completely burnt with less percentage of excess air compared to lump coal (B) Low grade coal can be used, but generally high volatile ... and atmosphere (oxidising or reducing) is easily possible with pulverised fuel firing (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following furnaces will have maximum thermal efficiency? (A) Soaking pits (B) Walking beam reheating furnace (C) Boiler furnace (D) Rotary kilns
Last Answer : (C) Boiler furnace
Description : A refractory wall separating the stock and the source of heat is provided in a (A) Updraft kiln (B) Muffle furnace (C) Continuous furnace (D) None of these
Description : Large tonnage of refractory bricks are dried in a (A) Shaft furnace (B) Rotary hearth furnace (C) Tunnel kiln (D) Muffle furnace
Last Answer : (C) Tunnel kiln
Description : Which of the following is a heat treatment furnace? (A) Muffle furnace (B) Annealing furnace (C) Reheating furnace (D) Rotary kiln
Last Answer : (B) Annealing furnace
Description : Cement Kiln is a (A) Rotary Kiln (B) Tunnel Kiln (C) Natural draft furnace (D) Batch furnace
Last Answer : (A) Rotary Kiln
Description : Which of the following is a directly fired intermittent furnace? (A) Walking beam reheating furnace (B) Reverberatory furnace (C) Tower furnace (D) Tunnel kiln
Last Answer : (B) Reverberatory furnace
Description : In a heat treatment shop, steel components are heat-treated in batches of 80 Tons. The heat treatment cycle is as follows; Increase temperature from 30 OC to 850 OC in 3 hours. ... efficiency of 80%, for same requirement. The investment towards installation of the new furnace is Rs. 50
Last Answer : Quantity of steel treated per batch - 80 Tons a. Efficiency of Furnace: Useful heat supplied to steel - 80000 x 0.12 x (850 - 30) = 7872000 kcal/batch .1 mark Total heat ... = Rs. 64400/batch Efficiency of new LPG furnace - 80% Heat supplied in new LPG furnace - 7872000/0.8
Description : In a 100 TPD Sponge Iron plant, the sponge iron is fed to the Induction melting furnace, producing molten steel at 88% yield. The Energy consumption details are as follows: Coal Consumption : 130 ... molten steel (product). 3. Total Energy Consumption of Plant in Tons of Oil Equivalent (TOE )
Last Answer : a) Specific Energy Consumption of Induction Melting Furnace Molten Steel Production from the Induction melting furnace per day = 100 x 88/100 = 88 TPD Total Energy Consumption of the Plant = 82400 kWh ... mark c) Total Energy consumption of Plant in ToE = 655864000/107 = 65.586 ToE
Description : Petroleum coke is used mainly in the (A) Discoloration of yellow glycerine (B) Sugar refining (C) Manufacture of carbon electrode (D) Blast furnace for reduction of iron ore
Last Answer : (C) Manufacture of carbon electrode
Description : The most efficient equipment for the removal of sub-micronic dust particles from blast furnace gas is the (A) Venturi atomiser (B) Gravity settling chamber (C) Electro-static precipitator (D) Cyclone separator
Last Answer : (C) Electro-static precipitator
Description : Raw materials are charged in the iron blast furnace using (A) Bucket elevator (B) Skip hoist (C) Screw conveyor (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Skip hoist
Description : The impure iron (pig iron) that is tapped out from blast furnace contains about __________ percent carbon. (A) 0.2 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8
Last Answer : (C) 4
Description : Out of the following fuels used in a furnace exhausting flue gas at a temperature of 600°C, the percentage stack loss will be maximum in case ofcomplete combustion of (A) Furnace oil with air (B) Furnace oil with oxygen (C) Blast furnace gas with air (D) Blast furnace gas with oxygen
Last Answer : (C) Blast furnace gas with air
Description : Coke ovens in steel plant are heated by (A) Electricity (B) Blast furnace gas/mixed gas (C) Coke oven gas (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : Thermal efficiency of blast furnace stoves used for heating blast (air) may be about __________ percent. (A) 20 (B) 40 (C) 60 (D) 80
Last Answer : (D) 80
Description : Which one is not an induced draught furnace? (A) Blast furnace stove (B) Sintering furnace (C) High pressure boiler (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Blast furnace stove