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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
Correct Answer
A simple vertical boiler has one fire tube.
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1. 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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Correct Answer: all of the above
2. The fire tubes in a Scotch marine boiler are
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A. horizontal
B. vertical
C. inclined
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Correct Answer: horizontal
3. 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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Correct Answer: 1.5 m
4. 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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Correct Answer: internally fired
5. 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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Correct Answer: all of the above
6. 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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Correct Answer: True
7. 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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Correct Answer: higher
8. 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
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Correct Answer: all of these
9. La-mont boiler, is a high pressure water tube steam boiler working on forced circulation.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
10. An economiser __________ the steam raising capacity of a boiler.
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A. increases
B. decreases
C. has no effect on
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Correct Answer: increases
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