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  • Question
  • The resistance furnace produces heat by the


  • Options
  • A. electric arc struck between electrodes and the charge.
  • B. flow of current through a heating element.
  • C. combination of induced current and skin effect.
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • flow of current through a heating element. 


  • Furnace Technology problems


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    • 1. Combustion of furnace oil in a furnace (soaking pit) with preheated combustion air at 400°C results in saving of about __________ percent furnace oil as compared to its combustion with atmospheric air, if the flue gas outlet temperature from the soaking pit is 1200°C.

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 60
    • C. 20
    • D. 40
    • Discuss
    • 2. If fuel and air are mixed ahead of the burner, it is called a/an __________ burner.

    • Options
    • A. premix
    • B. outside mixing type
    • C. rotary
    • D. diffusion
    • Discuss
    • 3. The heating capacity of continuous reheating furnace depends upon the

    • Options
    • A. hearth area and furnace temperature.
    • B. emissivity of the stock.
    • C. ratio of wall surface to stock surface.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 4. Decarburisation of steel

    • Options
    • A. is the removal of carbon from iron carbide (Fe3C).
    • B. affects its crystalline structure.
    • C. is favoured by CO2.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 5. Reheating furnace (pusher type) is used for heating

    • Options
    • A. ingots
    • B. slabs
    • C. steel coils
    • D. steel sheets
    • Discuss
    • 6. If the flame is produced under the hearth and then sweeps up into the heating chamber, this is called a/an __________ furnace.

    • Options
    • A. sidefired
    • B. underfired
    • C. covered
    • D. recirculating
    • Discuss
    • 7. Operation of blast furnace stove is based on the principles of a __________ furnace.

    • Options
    • A. regenerative
    • B. recuperative
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss
    • 8. A refractory wall separating the stock and the source of heat is provided in a

    • Options
    • A. updraft kiln
    • B. muffle furnace
    • C. continuous furnace
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Amount of coal lost in ash particle, which is carried through the boiler system, depends upon the

    • Options
    • A. physical nature, ash content and fineness of the coal.
    • B. amount of excess air supplied and load on the boiler.
    • C. type of burner and combustion chamber.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which one is not an induced draught furnace?

    • Options
    • A. Blast furnace stove
    • B. Sintering furnace
    • C. High pressure boiler
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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