Sensible heat of hot industrial flue gases cannot be recovered by a/an (A) Economiser (B) Regenerator (C) Ceramic recuperator (D) None of these

Sensible heat of hot industrial flue gases cannot be recovered by a/an

(A) Economiser

(B) Regenerator

(C) Ceramic recuperator

(D) None of these

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Last Answer : (B) Regenerator

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Last Answer : Option A

Water-tube boiler is the one, in which (A) Water passes through tubes and flue gases around it (B) Tube carrying hot flue gases are immersed in a pool of water (C) Tubes are placed in vertical position (D) None of these

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Last Answer : (B) Occupy more space

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Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

In a furnace, the heat taken by the charge/stock and the heat lost to the furnace structure & flue gases depends on the (A) Rate of firing and emissivity of flame (B) Thermal conductivity of the charge & structural materials of furnace (C) Nature of process; whether batch, continuous or intermittent (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

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Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

Too much of excess air in combustion results in high (A) Fuel consumption for the same heat load (B) Stack gas temperature (C) Percentage of oxygen in flue gases (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

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Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

The solvent used in liquid extraction should not have high latent heat of vaporisation, because (A) The pressure drop and hence the pumping cost will be very high (B) It cannot be recovered by distillation (C) Its recovery cost by distillation may be prohibitively high (D) It will decompose while recovering by distillation

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Last Answer : (C) Its recovery cost by distillation may be prohibitively high

n a chemical factory where dyes are made, wet cake at 30 OC consisting of 60% moisture is put in a dryer to obtain an output having only 5% moisture, at atmospheric pressure. In each batch about 120 kgs of material is dried. a. The quantity of moisture removed per batch. b. What is the total quantity ( sensible & latent) of heat required to evaporate the moisture, if the latent heat of water is 540 kcal/kg at atmospheric conditions, Ignore heat absorbed by the solids c. Find the quantity of steam required for the drying process (per batch), if steam at 4 kg/cm2 is used for generating hot air in the dryer and the dryer efficiency is 80%. Latent heat of steam at 4 kg/cm2 is 520 kcal/kg.

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Last Answer : Given that   Qty of material dried per batch - 120 Kgs  Moisture at inlet - 60% a. The quantity of moisture removed per batch.  Water quantity in a wet batch - 120 x 0.6 = 72 Kgs.  Quantity of bone dry ... - 48/0.95 = 50.5 Kgs.  Equivalent water in a dry batch - 50.5 - 48 = 2.5 Kgs.

Which of the following cannot be measured by a thermometer?  a. Latent Heat  b. Sensible Heat  c. Specific Heat  d. Heat of Fusion

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Calculate the recoverable waste heat (Q, in kCal/hour) from flue gases using the followingparameters: V (flow rate of the substance) 2000 m3/hr r (density of the flue gas): 0.9 kg/m3 Cp (specific heat of the substance): 0.20 kCal/kg oC DT (temperature difference): 120 oC h (recovery factor): 50% a. 21600 b. 43200 c. 25600 d. 34000

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Last Answer : 21600

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Last Answer : (C) By heating an intermediate material (like chequor bricks) and then heating the air from this hot material

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Last Answer : (B) 750

Capillary wick is a part of a) heat pump b) heat wheel c) heat pipe d) regenerator

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Last Answer : heat pipe

Regenerator is widely used in: a) Reheating Furnaces b) heat treatment furnaces c) Baking Ovens d) glass melting furnaces

Description : Regenerator is widely used in: a) Reheating Furnaces b) heat treatment furnaces c) Baking Ovens d) glass melting furnaces

Last Answer : glass melting furnaces

Which of the following is not an additive for flue gases from furnace to reduce its dew-point? (A) Ammonia (B) Fine dolomite (C) Alkaline powders (D) None of these

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Last Answer : (D) None of these

Which furnace employs an I.D. fan for the removal of flue gases from the furnace? (A) Coke oven(B) Blast furnace stoves(C) Beehive coke oven(D) High pressure boiler

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Last Answer : (D) High pressure boiler

Furnace aerodynamics is related to the __________ in the furnace. (A) Movement of gases (B) Measurement of flue gas volume (C) Temperature control

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Last Answer : (A) Movement of gases

Incomplete combustion of fuel in the furnace is judged by high __________ of the flue gases. (A) CO content (B) Dew point (C) CO2 content (D) O2 content

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Last Answer : (A) CO content

With increase in C/H ratio of a fuel, the dew point of flue gases (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the type of fuel

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Which of the following accounts for maximum energy loss in a boiler? (A) Flue gases (B) Ash content in the fuel (C) Incomplete combustion (D) Unburnt carbon in flue gases

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Last Answer : (A) Flue gases

High sulphur content in a fuel __________ of the flue gases. (A) Decreases the dew point (B) Increases the dew point (C) Reduces the combustion efficiency by limiting the permissible temperature reduction (D) Both (B) and (C)

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Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)

Limestone powder is injected during pulverised coal burning in boilers to __________ the flue gases. (A) Reduce SO2 content in (B) Catalytically convert SO2 to SO3 in (C) Increase the dew point of (D) None of these

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Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A slight haze at the top of chimney indicates good combustion in the furnace (B) A bag filter incurs very small pressure drop and is very efficient for removal of submicronic dust particles from flue gases at very high temperature (C) Electrostatic precipitator is the most efficient dust collection equipment for removal of submicronic dust particles present in flue gas (D) None of these

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Last Answer : (B) A bag filter incurs very small pressure drop and is very efficient for removal of submicronic dust particles from flue gases at very high temperature

The function of an economiser in a boiler is to preheat the (A) Feedwater (B) Combustion air (C) Pulverised coal (D) Furnace oil

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The thermal efficiency of an air/fuel gas preheating recuperator may be as high as __________ percent. (A) 50 (B) 65 (C) 85 (D) 99

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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

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Last Answer : (D) Recuperator

A catalyst (A) Initiates a reaction (B) Lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules (C) Is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants (D) Cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction

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Last Answer : (C) Is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants

Pick out the correct statement. (A) In catalytic reactions, the catalyst reacts with the reactants (B) A catalyst initiates a chemical reaction (C) A catalyst lowers the activation energy of the reacting molecules (D) A catalyst cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of the chemical reaction

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Last Answer : (C) A catalyst lowers the activation energy of the reacting molecules

Heat in BTU necessary to increase the temperature of 1 lb of gas and its accompanying vapour by 1°F is called the (A) Latent heat (B) Humid heat (C) Specific heat (D) Sensible heat

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Last Answer : (C) Specific heat

McCabe-Thiele method of binary distillation does not assume that the (A) Sensible heat changes are negligible compared with latent heat changes (B) Molar latent heats of all components are equal (C) Heat of mixing is negligible (D) None of these

Description : McCabe-Thiele method of binary distillation does not assume that the (A) Sensible heat changes are negligible compared with latent heat changes (B) Molar latent heats of all components are equal (C) Heat of mixing is negligible (D) None of these

Last Answer : (D) None of these

Removal of __________ heat is involved in the condensation of a vapor under saturated conditions. (A) Super (B) Sensible (C) Latent (D) Both (B) & (C)

Description : Removal of __________ heat is involved in the condensation of a vapor under saturated conditions. (A) Super (B) Sensible (C) Latent (D) Both (B) & (C)

Last Answer : (B) Sensible

Sensible heat absorbed by 1 lb of water when it is heated from 32 to 212°F may be around __________ BTU. (A) 180 (B) 970 (C) 3.97 (D) Data insufficient, can't be predicted

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In a cooling tower, water becomes cool by (A) Loosing sensible heat (B) Heat transfer to surroundings (C) Vaporisation due to heat loss to air (D) Loosing latent heat

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Last Answer : (A) Loosing sensible heat

Net calorific value is the gross calorific value less the __________ heat of water in the product of combustion when cooled to 15°C(A) Sensible (B) Latent (C) Sensible and latent (D) None of these.

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Last Answer : (C) Sensible and latent

Evaporative cooling process employs a combination of cooling and humidification in which the (A) Sensible heat is added (B) Sensible heat is removed and the latent heat is added (C) Latent heat is removed (D) Sensible heat is added and latent heat is removed

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Last Answer : Option B

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Find false statement about effect of sulphur in fuel? (A) It has heating value (B) It helps in electrostatic precipitation of ash in flue gases (C) It leads to corrosion of air heaters, ducting, etc. if flue gas exit temperature is low (D) It erodes furnace walls

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Last Answer : (D) It erodes furnace walls

Which of these is an output of a ‘Furnace’? a. Fuel gas b. Cool Air c. Flue gases d. Water Vapor

Description : Which of these is an output of a ‘Furnace’? a. Fuel gas b. Cool Air c. Flue gases d. Water Vapor

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Last Answer : b) Dry flue gases