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Refractory bricks having lower porosity have
Options
A. high insulating properties
B. low heat capacity
C. low thermal conductivity
D. greater strength
Correct Answer
greater strength
Refractory Technology problems
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1. Crushing strength of a refractory
Options
A. increases with rise in service temperature.
B. decreases with rise in service temperature.
C. is unaffected with change in service temperature.
D. decreases with increase in porosity.
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Correct Answer: decreases with rise in service temperature.
2. Which of the following impurities reduces the refractoriness of magnesite bricks?
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A. Al
2
O
3
B. CaO
C. SiO
2
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) & (c)
3. Addition of zircon to silica refractory brick improves its
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A. crushing strength
B. resistance to slag attack
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
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Correct Answer: resistance to slag attack
4. Pick out the wrong statement.
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A. Refractories used in muffle furnace should have low thermal conductivity.
B. The electrical resistivity of refractories drops rapidly with rise in temperature.
C. For reducing spalling tendency, the refractory should be well fired and its porosity should be more.
D. Refractoriness under load (RUL) of a refractory is always less than its refractoriness.
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Correct Answer: Refractories used in muffle furnace should have low thermal conductivity.
5. High alumina refractory compared to fireclay bricks have
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A. less load bearing capacity.
B. less resistance to slag attack.
C. low refractoriness.
D. high resistance to thermal shock and creep.
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Correct Answer: high resistance to thermal shock and creep.
6. Refractoriness under loads (RUL) is quite close to the fusion temperature (PCE) for __________ bricks.
Options
A. fireclay
B. silica
C. dolomite
D. very low alumina
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Correct Answer: silica
7. Fireclay refractories
Options
A. are not resistant to the action of basic slags.
B. combine with salts (e.g. chlorides sulphates etc.) & bases (e.g. lime, magnesia etc.) forming fusible aluminates silicates etc.
C. shrink during firing
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c)
8. Rotary kilns meant for calcination of limestone are lined with chrome magnesite in __________ zone.
Options
A. preheating
B. cooling
C. burning
D. all
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Correct Answer: burning
9. In panel test for spalling resistance, the average face temperature of panel assembly is maintained at __________ °C for 24 hours.
Options
A. 700
B. 1000
C. 1600
D. 2000
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Correct Answer: 1600
10. Hot blast main (carrying air at 1000°C) in blast furnace are lined with __________ bricks.
Options
A. silica
B. fireclay
C. magnesite
D. zirconia
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Correct Answer: fireclay
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