It generally seeks to produce a conical mist of oil through which the air for

MECHANICAL ATOMIZING
combustion can be whipped.
A boiler device which automatically cut-off the fuel supply and/or supply
requisite feed-water when the surface of the wall falls to the lowest safe LOWER WATER FUEL CUT OFF
water line.
Is allowing the gases to pass through the boiler tubes with sufficient
BAFFLING
number of times to give up their heat to the required degree.
The age limit of a horizontal return, flue or cylinder boiler having a
longitudinal lap joint and operating at a pressure in excess of 0.345 MPa 30 YEARS
shall be _____ years.
In the _________ the two-phase mixture is allowed to move in a zigzag
SCRUBBER
path and it provides the ultimate stage of drying the steam.
Design velocities of larger furnaces should not exceed ___ m/s 10
Is the air leaving the air heater that is used to dry air in the pulverizer and
to act as the conveying medium to transport the coal from the pulverized PRIMARY AIR
to the burners or storage bins?
A boiler of which both the location and the ownership have been changed
SECOND HAND BOILER
after primary use
The heating surface area of a miniature boiler is 1.85 m2 and the maximum
7.03
allowable working pressure is __________________ kg/cm2
Are extensively used in the thermal power plant or steam power plant for
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
removal of fly ash from the electric utility boiler emissions.
A turbine that introduces low pressure steam at an intermediate stage to
INTRODUCTION TURBINE
produce additional power.
Are scales that are formed during erection, storage and scale from welding
MILL SCALE
processes
Is defined as the ratio of the mass of water vapor in an air parcel to the
HUMIDITY RATIO
mass of dry air for the same Parcel
In a cascade regenerative steam power plant. The device that allows liquid
STEAM TRAP
to be throttled to a lower region but remains vapor
Another name for desuperheater ATTEMPERATOR
Steam generators should be mounted over a suitable foundation or
concrete pad of not less than_______mm thick and with sufficient base 305
area.
The loss of wood preservative chemicals by the washing action of the water
LEACHING
flowing through a wood structure cooling tower
In this cooling system, it operates by heat transfer through a surface that
separates the working fluid from ambient air, such as in a heat exchanger, DRY COOLERS
utilizing convective heat transfer
Is one whose pressure is higher than the saturation pressure corresponding
COMPRESSED LIQUID
to its temperature?
Its purpose is to equalize air flow into the fill and retain the water within
LOUVER
the tower.
In this cooling system, water pumped from intakes on one side of the
power plant passes through the condensers and is discharged at a point OPEN CYCLE
remote from the intake (to prevent recycling of the warm water discharge).
Is a mechanical device that is used to create a continuous flow of gas such
FAN
as air
A water-tube condenser has a total of 90 tubes. If these type of condenser
45
are two passes, then how many numbers of tubes per pass.
Is the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature
A boiler that has a horizontal cylindrical shell, containing several horizontal
flue tubes, with the fire located directly below the boiler's shell, usually HRT
within a brickwork setting
Low pressure heating boiler is operated at pressure not exceeding 1.055
121
kg/cm2 gage steam or water temperature not exceeding ______oC.
 It is designed to circulate water back to the boiler after it has expelled
CIRCULATING PUMP
some of its heat
Is an engineered system from which powdered activated carbon (PAC) is
pneumatically injected from a storage silo into the flue gas ductwork in
ACTIVATED CARBON INJECTION SYSTEM
order to absorbs the mercury from the flue gas and is then collected with
the fly ash in the plant’s particulate collection device.
A turbine that primarily consists of: a nozzle or a set of nozzles, a rotor
mounted on a shaft, one set of moving blades attached to the rotor and a IMPULSE TURBINE
casing.
Any boiler or unfired pressure vessel constructed, installed, placed in
EXISTING INSTALLATION
operation but subjected to annual inspection.
Is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized
STEAM TURBINE
steam, and converts it into rotary motion.
For power boiler, a reasonable time for replacement shall be given at the
1
discretion of the inspector not to exceed __________ year.
A steel catwalk or platform at least ______ mm wide and provided with
standard handrails and toe board on either side shall be installed across the NO ANS
tops of adjacent boilers.
Is a performance curve for the particular fan under a specific set of
conditions, usually including: fan volume, system static pressure, fan
FAN CURVE
speed, and brake horsepower required to drive the fan under the stated
conditions
Measure of the ability of a boiler or steam generator to transfer the heat
BOILER EFFICIENCY
given by the furnace to the water and steam?
In a turbine installation, the condensate pump discharges to AIR-EJECTOR CONDENSER
It is a mechanical means (usually a float switch) that is used to turn off the
burner or shut off fuel to the boiler to prevent it from running once the LOWER-WATER CUT-OFF
water goes below a certain point
As a general requirement, smokestacks should be sufficient capacity to
handle flue gases, self supporting or guyed to withstand a wind load 160
5000
kph and rise at least _____________ mm above the eaves of any building
within a radius of 50 meters.
Is the major component of coal, is the principal source of heat, generating
CARBON
about 14,500 British thermal units (Btu) per poun
When feeding hot water, feed pump should at least be _______ mm below
1220
hot well to prevent vapor lock.
This boiler testing is based on the amount of time it takes generated sound
waves to pass through a material and back to the source after being ULTRA-SONIC THICKNESS GAUGING
reflected.
This is a wall, or casing, suitably shaped, to enclose and direct the flow of
combustion gases, to support other components (but usually not the
SETTING
pressure parts), and to insulate against flow of heat from the interior to the
boiler room atmosphere
Water droplets that are carried out of the cooling tower with the exhaust
DRIFT
air.
Is used to heat the feedwater using the heat from the flue gas. ECONOMIZER
The total stack flow loss is usually less than how many percentage of the
5%
calculated draft?
These capture water droplets entrapped in the air stream that otherwise
DRIFT ELIMINATORS
would be lost to the atmosphere.
A boiler in which that has been inspected and declared unsafe to operate
CONDEMNED
or disqualified stamped and marked indicating its rejection
Are the methane, hydrocarbons, hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and
VOLATILE MATTER
incombustible gases like carbon dioxide and nitrogen found in coal.
A vessel in which pressure is obtained from an external sources, or from an
UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL
indirect application of heat.
For power boiler, the resistance to crushing of mild steel shall be taken at
655
______ N/mm2 of crosssectional area.
 Is a flue gas treatment where it involves the injection of hydrated lime,
trona or sodium bicarbonate (SBC) into the flue gas for the removal of SO2 SORBENT INJECTION
and SO3 which are acidic gases
Inside the tower, these are added to increase contact surface as well as
FILL
contact time between air and water.
Those from which the water flows by a virtue of a head of water
BAROMETIC CONDENSER
maintained in a tail pipe
Where ground water or surface water are used for feed water, water
hardness of 0-10 ppm (parts per million) and alkalinity of _________ be NO ANS
considered.
It is used to recover the heat from the boiler flue gas and heat the incoming
air in the furnace which increases the thermal efficiency of the boiler by AIR PREHEATER
reducing the useful heat lost in the flue gas.
No smokestacks, as a general requirement, should be closer than ______
305
mm from any exposed woodworks or framing.
Is a hybrid of condensing and non-condensing turbines. EXTRACTION TURBINE
Is the ratio of the developed boiler horsepower to the rated boiler
PERCENT RATING
horsepower?
Is a type of boiler in which water circulates in tubes heated externally by
WATER-TUBE BOILER
the fire
Is the actual heat absorption per kilogram of steam divided by the latent
FACTOR EVAPORATION
heat of vaporization of the steam:
Is commonly caused by the waterborne contaminants enter cooling
FOULING
systems from both external and internal sources
Ratio of the power conveyed to air stream and power delivered by the
FAN EFFCIENCY
motor to the fan.
It is also a shell-and-tube type cross flow heat exchanger at the center of
which is located the suction of an air extraction pump so that the entire
CENTRAL FLOW TYPE
steam moves radially inward and comes in better contact with the outer
surface of the nest of tubes through which the cooling water flows.
A chemical method of feedwater treatment which uses calcium hydroxide
LIME SODA TREATMENT
and sodium carbonate as reagents:
A boiler removed from its original setting and re-erected at the same
REINSTALLED BOILER
location or erected at a location without change of ownership
Is a means of converting nitrogen oxides, also referred to as NOx with the
SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION
aid of a catalyst into diatomic nitrogen (N2) , and water (H2O).
Are usually set into furnace walls and launch the flame horizontally into the
TURBULENT BURNER
furnace
Are the water tubes through which water comes down from steam drum to
DOWNCOMER
mud drum
Adiabatic process with no work done is? THROTTLING
Is the ratio of the mass of the steam and mass of fuel ACTUAL SPECIFIC EVAPORATION
A closed vessel in which or other is generated at a pressure of more than
POWER BOILER
1.055 kg/cm2 gage by the direct application of heat.
In this type of turbine, the rotor blades themselves are arranged to form
REACTION TURBINE
convergent nozzles.
An apparatus used to reduce the oxygen content of the feedwater by
DEAERATOR
heating and subsequentation?
High pressure blowdown enters this vessel where the steam can 'flash'
safely and be used in a lowpressure system or be vented to atmosphere FLASH TANK
while the ambient pressure blowdown flows to drain.
The damper in the air duct between the fan and the boiler is usually a, BUTTERFLY TYPE VALVE
In this boiler, hot gases pass through the tubes and boiler feed water in the
FIRE-TUBE BOILER
shell side is converted into steam
It assumes that the water vapor from the combustion has been condensed
HIGHER-HEATING VALUE
to a liquid
 It is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat
LIGNITE
content
Difficulty in tapping the slag has been experience when the calculated coal-
250
ash viscosity at 2600Of exceeds how many poises?
Each miniature boiler, shall equipped with a sealed, spring-loaded, pop-
type safety valve not less than ______mm pipe size, connected directly to 12.7
the boiler.
Steam boilers should be mounted over a suitable foundation or concrete
pad of not less than 305 mm thick and with sufficient base area to be
4
supported by the bearing capacity of the soil with a facto of safety of not
less than
It is very important safety device of a steam boiler, which protects the fire
FUSIBLE PLUG
tube boiler against overheating.

During hydrostatic test, hydrostatic pressure should not exceed ______

1.5
times the maximum allowable working pressure.

Steam plant thermal efficiency may be increased by increasing the boiler

pressure. However, the undesirable effect is that the moisture content will REHEATING
increase. This undesirable effect may be -ed by:
Those condensers from which water is extracted directly by pumps LOW-LEVEL CONDENSER
It is a centrifugal fan with a high pressure ratio (output pressure/ input
BLOWER
pressure).
A series of tubes or bundles of tubes in the water drum or the steam drum
DESUPERHEATER
designed to cool superheated steam.
Is a standard feature of a water-tube boiler. It is a reservoir of water/steam
STEAM DRUM
at the top end of the water tubes.
The stream of saturated exhaust air leaving the cooling tower. PLUME
Are hybrids cooling system that pass the working fluid through a tube
FLUID COOLERS
bundle, upon which clean water is sprayed and a fan-induced draft applied
The velocity of air and flue gas in a smaller furnace should not exceed ____
2
m/s
The heat transfer process in a cooling tower consists of a transfer of heat
UNSATURATED AIR
from water to:
A closed vessel intended for use in heating water or for application of heat
STEAM GENERATOR
to generate steam or other vapor to be used externally to itself
If dust collecting equipment is installed for a cyclone furnace boiler unit,
the ash escaping from the stack to the atmosphere may be diminished by 1-2%
how many percent of the total?
These turbines operate with an exhaust pressure less than atmospheric
CONDENSING TURBINES
(vacuum pressure)
The lowest permissible water level, for miniature boilers, shall be at a point
____ of the height of the shell, except where the boiler is equipped with 1/3
internal furnace.
Rankine cycle efficiency for fixed steam temperature of any volume up to
CRITICAL PRESSURE
critical temperature will be maximum for steam pressure of?
The space inside a chimney is called a FLUE
The __________ is the temperature difference between the water inlet and
RANGE
water exit
How much time should be taken to raise steam on a water tube boiler? 2 HRS
Dryness factor of steam is: WEIGHT OF DRY STEAM
An increase in the deposition of slag and ash on the surface for heating of
oil-fired boilers in both marine and stationary service has affected boiler INCREASE OF HEAT TRASFER IN THE BOILER
efficiency. The following are the causes except:
In an air pre-heater in which heat is transferred from hot flue gases firstly
REGENERATIVE
to an intermediate heat storage medium then to air.
A VELOCITY PRESSURE COMPOUNDED
Curtis turbine is:
TURBINE
Dust which are mainly fine ash particles FLY-ASH
A valve which constitute the ultimate line of defense against occurrence of
BRASS KNIFE
hazardous steam pressure in the boiler:
Difference in pressure measure above or below atmospheric pressure: DRAFT
It is very important safety device of a steam boiler, which protects the fire
FUSIBLE PLUG
tube boiler against overheating
Generally steam turbines in power station operate at which of the
4000 RPM
following speeds?
What is the color code of steam pipe lines? SILVER GRAY
A type of boiler in which the products of combustion pass through in the
FIRE TUBE BOILER
tubes and the water lies around outside.
A vessel in which pressure is obtained from an external sources, or from an
UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL
indirect application of heat
What is the effect of CO2 in a steam system? CORROSION
Which of the following valves is the one designed to allow a fluid to pass
CHECK-VALVE
through in one direction?
It is a closed vessel in which steam or other vapor (to be used externally to
itself) is generated by the direct application of heat used for power POWER BOILER
generation. How do you call this boiler?
Which of the following parameters has the greatest limiting effect on the
WET BULB TEMPERATURE
thermal performance of an open, evaporative cooling tower?
When new boilers are installed in either existing or new buildings, a
minimum height of at least ______ shall be provided between top of the 2130 mm
boiler proper and ceiling.
Is the solid fuel left in the furnace after volatile matter is distilled off. FIXED CARBON
Any boiler which does exceed any of the following: 405 mm inside
MINIATURE BOILER
diameter and 1065 mm overall length of outside heads at center.
How many feedwater lines are connected to the boiler? 2
In performing a hydrostatic test on an existing power boiler, the required
2%
test pressure must be controlled so that it is not exceeded by more than:
What is the advantage of a pressurized deaerator over an atmospheric
IT REMOVES MORE OXYGEN
deaerator?
For power boilers, when the tensile strength of steel is not known, it shall
310 MPA
be taken as 379 MPa and which of the following for the wrought iron?
NO. part of the steam generator should be closer than _____meter from 1m
any walls of the buildings
STEAM WILL REACT WITH A FORCE IN THE
What characterizes a reaction turbine?
DIAPHRAGM
In proximate analysis, the coal analysis is consisting of moisture content,
VOLATILE MATTER
fixed carbon, ash, and which of the following?
A valve which constitutes the ultimate line of defense against occurrence of
SAFETY VALVE
hazardous steam pressure in the boiler:
A fire room that is completely isolated (Closed) operates: FORCED DRAFT
Is the rate in pounds per hour (kg/hr) at which water would be vaporized in
a given steam boiler if supplied and evaporated at the normal boiling point EQUIVALENT EVAPORATION
and normal atmospheric pressure.
How often, as a minimum, should gauge glasses be tested? ONCE A DAY
The age limit of a horizontal return tubular flue or cylinder boiler having a
longitudinal lap joint and operating at a pressure in excess of 0.345 MPa or 30 YEARS
3.45 bar gage shall be?
Presence of impurity droplets of water in the steam flow: CARRY OVER
A Lungstorm turbine is: IMPULSE TURBINE