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  • Question
  • Thermal efficiency of furnaces can be improved by


  • Options
  • A. waste heat recovery from flue gas.
  • B. minimising heat losses from furnace walls.
  • C. maintaining proper draught.
  • D. all (a), (b) and (c).

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


  • Furnace Technology problems


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    • 1. Turn down ratio of a burner

    • Options
    • A. should be as low as possible i.e., 1 : 2.
    • B. should be 1:1 for a batch type furnace..
    • C. is the ratio of maximum to minimum permissible heat input rates.
    • D. is normally much more for a continuous furnace as compared to a batch furnace.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is a directly fired intermittant furnace?

    • Options
    • A. Walking beam reheating furnace
    • B. Reverberatory furnace
    • C. Tower furnace
    • D. Tunnel kiln
    • Discuss
    • 3. Design of waste heat boiler for recovery of waste heat from furnace gases depends upon the

    • Options
    • A. quantity & temperature of waste gas.
    • B. dust concentration & nature of dust in waste gas.
    • C. corrosive nature of the waste gas.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 4. Scaling of furnace stock is reduced by __________ in flue gas.

    • Options
    • A. CO
    • B. H2
    • C. high CO/CO2
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c)
    • Discuss
    • 5. Regenerators are normally provided in the

    • Options
    • A. glass melting furnace.
    • B. open hearth furnace.
    • C. by product coke ovens.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 6. The main function of a muffle in the muffle furnace is to

    • Options
    • A. protect the charge from the effects of the products of combustion.
    • B. smooth out temperature inequalities on the combustion side of the muffle wall.
    • C. both (a) & (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 7. The electric furnace in which heat is produced by a combination of induced current and skin effect is called __________ furnace.

    • Options
    • A. arc
    • B. resistance
    • C. low frequency induction
    • D. high frequency induction
    • Discuss
    • 8. The heating capacity of muffle furnace depends on the

    • Options
    • A. surface area & emissivity of the stock.
    • B. properties of the muffle wall (temperature, area, emissivity).
    • C. both (a) & (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 9. Air filtration in a furnace

    • Options
    • A. reduces its thermal efficiency.
    • B. is indicated by flame sting out.
    • C. increases the flue gas temperature.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Use of pulverised coal in boilers provides

    • Options
    • A. higher calorific value
    • B. better combustion
    • C. smokeless burning
    • D. less erosion on furnace wall.
    • Discuss


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