logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Chemical Engineering Furnace Technology Comments

  • Question
  • The heat recoverable from flue gases of furnaces depends on the


  • Options
  • A. thermal efficiency of furnace.
  • B. quantity of flue gases.
  • C. flue gas temperature drop through the furnace.
  • D. all (a), (b) and (c).

  • Correct Answer
  • all (a), (b) and (c). 


  • Furnace Technology problems


    Search Results


    • 1. Which of the following is not a directly fired furnace?

    • Options
    • A. By-product coke oven
    • B. Calcination kiln
    • C. Sintering furnace
    • D. Open hearth furnace
    • Discuss
    • 2. Power required in case of forced draught as compared to induced draught (for the same draught produced) is

    • Options
    • A. same
    • B. less
    • C. more
    • D. either more or less; depends on the flue gas density
    • Discuss
    • 3. Thermal efficiency of blast furnace stoves used for heating blast (air) may be about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 20
    • B. 40
    • C. 60
    • D. 80
    • Discuss
    • 4. Ceramic coating material for furnace refractory, which increases its emissivity and thus the radiation heat transfer rate in the furnace, comprises of

    • Options
    • A. graphite powder
    • B. thoria
    • C. zircon powder
    • D. beryllium
    • Discuss
    • 5. Temperature of a furnace fired with low calorific value fuel gas (i.e. lean gas) can be increased by

    • Options
    • A. preheating the combustion air.
    • B. oxygen enrichment of combustion air.
    • C. preheating the fuel gas.
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 6. Maximum heat transfer in high temperature furnaces is by

    • Options
    • A. conduction
    • B. convection
    • C. radiation
    • D. either (a), (b) or (c); depends on the type of furnace
    • Discuss
    • 7. To reduce the stack loss, heat recovery from flue gas can be done by

    • Options
    • A. preheating of cold stock.
    • B. preheating of combustion air.
    • C. steam generation in waste heat boilers.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 8. Means for giving direction to the circulation of gases in furnaces are

    • Options
    • A. fans.
    • B. arrangement of heating stock in the furnaces.
    • C. location of outlet ports and heating & combustion devices.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which furnace employs preheating, heating and soaking zones?

    • Options
    • A. Soaking pit
    • B. Reheating furnace
    • C. Open hearth furnace
    • D. Cupola
    • Discuss
    • 10. The thermal efficiency of a steel slab reheating furnace (walking beam type) may be about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 15
    • B. 40
    • C. 70
    • D. 85
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment