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  • Question
  • In a furnace operation, which is not preheated?


  • Options
  • A. Solid fuels.
  • B. Hydrocarbon containing fuel gases (e.g. coke oven gas, refinery gas etc.).
  • C. Both (a) and (b).
  • D. Neither (a) nor (b).

  • Correct Answer
  • Both (a) and (b). 


  • Furnace Technology problems


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    • 1. In order to maintain an oxidising atmosphere in a furnace, it should have

    • Options
    • A. more of excess air
    • B. less of excess air
    • C. more of CO in flue gas
    • D. more of CO2 in flue gas
    • Discuss
    • 2. Regenerators as compared to recuperators for the same duty

    • Options
    • A. store smaller quantity of waste heat
    • B. are lighter & compact
    • C. involve higher initial cost
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c)
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following is a rotary furnace?

    • Options
    • A. Lime kiln
    • B. Soaking pit
    • C. Stoves
    • D. Annealing furnace.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pot furnace which is either regenerative or recupterative, is used in the manufacture of

    • Options
    • A. glass
    • B. stainless steel
    • C. potteries
    • D. refractory bricks.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Size of the combustion chamber of a furnace depends upon the

    • Options
    • A. heat release rate of the fuel.
    • B. preheat temperature of fuel & air.
    • C. method of mixing the fuel & air.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 6. Oxygen percentage in the flue gas coming out of a gaseous fuel fired furnace should be ideally about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. < 2
    • B. < 5
    • C. < 8
    • D. < 10
    • Discuss
    • 7. Presence of SO2 in furnace gases attacks the ferrous metal by way of

    • Options
    • A. accelerating the rate of scaling.
    • B. causing metal embrittlement.
    • C. attacking the grain boundaries; particularly severe on low carbon and nickel bearing steels at high temperature.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 8. The advantages of firing pulverised coal in the furnace lies in the fact that, it

    • Options
    • A. permits the use of high ash content coal.
    • B. permits the use of low fusion point ash coal.
    • C. accelerates the burning rate and economises on fuel consumption.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 9. In salt bath furnace, heat is transferred to the charge mainly by

    • Options
    • A. conduction
    • B. convection
    • C. radiation
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Reheating furnace (pusher type) is used for heating

    • Options
    • A. ingots
    • B. slabs
    • C. steel coils
    • D. steel sheets
    • Discuss


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