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  • The fire tubes in a Scotch marine boiler are


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  • A. horizontal
  • B. vertical
  • C. inclined

  • Correct Answer
  • horizontal 


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    • 1. The shell diameter of a Locomotive boiler is

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    • A. 1 m
    • B. 1.5 m
    • C. 2 m
    • D. 2.5 m
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    • 2. Fire tube boilers are

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    • A. internally fired
    • B. externally fired
    • C. internally as well as externally fired
    • D. none of these
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    • 3. Which of the following statement is wrong?

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    • A. Locomotive boiler is a water tube boiler.
    • B. Water tube boilers are internally fired.
    • C. La-mont boiler is a low pressure water tube boiler.
    • D. all of the above
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    • 4. In water tube boilers

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    • A. water passes through the tubes which are surrounded by flames and hot gases
    • B. the flames and hot gases pass through the tubes which are surrounded by water
    • C. forced circulation takes place
    • D. none of these
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    • 5. In a boiler, feed water supplied per hour is 205 kg while coal fired per hour is 23 kg. The net enthalpy rise per kg of water is 145 kJ. If the calorific valve of the coal is 2050 kJ/kg, then the boiler efficiency will be

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    • A. 56%
    • B. 63%
    • C. 74%
    • D. 78%
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    • 6. The object of producing draught in a boiler is

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    • A. to provide an adequate supply of air for the fuel combustion
    • B. to exhaust the gases of combustion from the combustion chamber
    • C. to discharge the gases of combustion to the atmosphere through the chimney
    • D. all of the above
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    • 7. Which of the following statement is correct?

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    • A. A fire tube boiler occupies less space than a water tube boiler, for a given power.
    • B. Steam at a high pressure and in large quantities can be produced with a simple vertical boiler.
    • C. A simple vertical boiler has one fire tube.
    • D. all of the above
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    • 8. A grate, in a boiler, is a place in the combustion chamber upon which fuel (wood or coal) is burnt.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 9. The temperature of condensate is __________ on leaving the condenser than that of circulating water at inlet.

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    • A. higher
    • B. lower
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    • 10. A safety valve usually employed with stationary boilers is

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    • A. lever safety valve
    • B. dead weight safety valve
    • C. high steam and low water safety valve
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


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