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Name:_________________________________________________

Instructions: Encircle the letter that represents the best answer to the questions given below. Erasures may invalidate your answer.

1. The energy associated with the rotation, vibration, and random motion of molecules is _____ energy.
A. Internal B. External C. p-V D. Kinetic

2. The BTU is the amount of heat necessary to raise

A. One foot of water 1 0F B. One pound water 1 0F C. One gram of water 1 0CD. One pound water 10C

3. At normal atmospheric pressure the specific heat of water is

A. 1 BTU/lb-0F B. 4.19 kJ/kg- 0K C. 1 cal/ gram-0C D. All of these

4. Before a fuel will burn it must be

A. In a liquid state B. In a solid state C. In a gaseous state D. Any of these

5. The flame of a natural gas fire should be

A. Long and relatively far from the burner C. Short and relatively close to the burner
B. Pulsating-alternately long and short D. None of the above

6. The fire triangle has been modified into a tetrahedron, the fourth element of the tetrahedron is
A. Air B. Temperature C. Explosion D. Chain reaction

7. A coal fire produces temperature in the range of

A. 400 0F to 1200 0F (205 0C to 649 0C) C. 1200 0F to 2500 0F (649 0C to 1371 0C)
B. 2500 0F to 3000 0F (1371 0C to 1649 0C) D. 3000 0F to 5000 0F (1649 0C to 2760 0C)

8-16. List in proper order the fuel flow for a pulverized fuel furnace using the terms below:
Bunker, Feeder, Barge Unloader, Burner, Shut-off Valve, Exhauster, Breaker, Outdoor storage, Pulverizer.

8. The first unit in the fuel flow is

A. Bunker B. Barge Unloader C. Feeder D. Outdoor Storage

9. The second unit in the fuel flow is

A. Bunker B. Barge Unloader C. Feeder D. Outdoor Storage

10. The third unit in the fuel flow is

A. Breaker B. Exhauster C. Feeder D. Shut-off Valve

11. The fourth unit in the fuel flow is

A. Barge Unloader B. Bunker C. Exhauster D. Outdoor Storage

12. The fifth unit in the fuel flow is

A. Breaker B. Exhauster C. Feeder D. Shut-off Valve

13. The sixth unit in the fuel flow is

A. Pulverizer B. exhauster C. Feeder D. Burner

14. The seventh unit in the fuel flow is

A. Pulverizer B. exhauster C. Feeder D. Burner

15. The eighth unit in the fuel flow is

A. Breaker B. Exhauster C. Feeder D. Shut-off Valve
16. The last unit I the fuel flow is
A. Pulverizer B. exhauster C. Feeder D. Burner

17. Pressurized furnaces require only _____________ fans.

A. Induced –draft B. Forced-draft C. Induced and Forced D. None of these

18. Flue gases after leaving the economizer enter the

A. Precipitator B. Stack C. Water Walls D. Air Heater

19. Flue gases after leaving the superheater section enter the
 A. Precipitator B. Stack C. Water Walls D. Economizer

20. Flue gases after leaving the airheater enter the

A. Precipitator B. Stack C. Water Walls D. Economizer

21. Heat is transferred from the furnace area to the economizer area by means of
A. Conduction B. Convection C. Radiation D. All of these

22. Ash begins to melt at _______________ temperature

A. Kindling B. Fluid C. Fusion D. Ash point

23. Pumps are installed in downcomers for ______________ circulation boilers.

A. Natural B. Forced D. Natural and Forced D. none of these

24. Feedwater enters the boiler at the _________________________

A. Drum B. Economizer C. Risers D. Water walls

25. In controlled circulation, the water wall tubes are______________ than the tubes for natural circulation boilers
A. Smaller B. Larger C. Same size D. No relation

26. A group of turbines joined end-to-end one shaft and turning the same generator is called a _______turbine.
A. Cross compound B. Tandem Compound C. Double Flow D. Impulse

27. A high pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine each driving its own generator, but connected so that the steam
flows from the HP turbine to the LP turbine.
A. Cross compound B. Tandem Compound C. Double Flow D. Impulse

28. When a turbine exhausts to a vacuum:

A. The evactors can be turned off C. The unit is non-condensing
B. The efficienency will improve D. All of these

29. The reduction in volume that occurs when steam condenses into water:
A. Reduces turbine efficiency C. Creates vacuum in the condenser
B. Heats up the turbine exhaust hood D. All of these

30. Which of the following does not affect condenser performance?

A. Circulating water inlet temperature C. Air leakage
B. Barometric pressure D. Tube cleanliness

31. The air cooler section and evactors of a condenser are:

A. Designed to create vacuum directly C. Remove non-condensable gases and air
B. Extract air from the condenser water box D. All of these

32. The deaerator storage tank level instruments:

A. Determine the amount of feedwater flow C. Determine the quantity of water in the cycle
B. Operate the boiler feed pump recirculation D. All of these

33. The condensate pump is designed:

A. For pushing water into the boiler C. for pulling water up from the hotwell
B. For completely condensing the steam D. with glands to prevent air entering the condensate

34. A rise of 10 oF (5.6 oC) in feedwater temperature will result in a _________________ savings in fuel consumption.
A. 2% B. 0.5% C. 1% D. 3%

35. Deaerating heaters may contain hundreds of trays to effect thin sheets of flowing water
A. To trap non-condensable gases C. For extracted steam to flow through
B. To improve the boil-off air and gas D. All of these
36. The best type of material to extinguish a burning indoor electrical control center is
A. High pressure water B. dry chemical C. CO2 D. water with fog nozzle

37. Oil, grease or paint fires can be put out with

A. foam B. dry chemical C. CO2 D. all of the above

38. A steam power plant has installed an additional high pressure steam turbine to increase the existing capacity by
superposing. The existing plant operates at 1.48 kPaa and 255 oC. The superposed turbine has a high pressure-gland
leakage of 1315 kg/hr and 39,683 kg/hr of steam is extracted at 3.0 kPaa and 338 oC for feedwater heating. 401,180
kg/hr of steam is exhausted to the existing header. Mechanical electrical efficiency is 92.5% and that the thermodynamic
ceiling is at 10.44 kPaa & 510oC. The power that this unit maybe able to furnish is:
A. 60 MW B. 50 MW C. 55 MW D. 45 MW

(Prob 39-40). A 5000-kw simple gas turbine receives 27 oC air at 101.325 kPaa. The compressor discharge and turbine
inlet pressure is 586 kPaa. Turbine inlet temperature is 760 oC, the LHV of the fuel is 43,036 kJ/kg while HHV is 45,246
kJ/kg.

39. The required flowrate of fuel in kg/hr is:

A. 2,500 B. 2,020 C. 5,020 D. 3,020

40. The heat rate of the turbine, in 18250 kJ per kW-hr, is:
A. 20,850 B. 15,820 C. 17,290 D. 18,250

(41-42) If the turbine in the preceding problem employs a regenerator of 75% effectiveness
41. The required flow of air, in kg/hr, is
A. 333,800 B. 141,500 C. 151,400 D. 383,300

42. The thermal efficiency is

A. 32% B. 27% C. 29% D. 31%

(Pob 43-47) A power plant has a 6,000 kW turbine whose engine efficiency is 75%. The throttle steam is 389 oC
superheat and 5.5 MPaa. Condenser pressure is 3.81 cm Hg absolute.

43. The turbine steam rate is

A. 3.2 kg/kW-hr B. 4.2 kg/kW-hr C. 5.2 kg/kW-hr D. 6.2 kg/kW-hr

44. The mass of throttle steam is _______ kg/hr.

A. 25,300 B. 24,300 C. 26,300 D. 23,300

45. If the turbine auxiliaries require 2268 kg of steam per hour and their exhaust heats the feedwater to 77 oC, the
turbine heat rate in kJ/kW-hr is
A. 10, 850 B. 11, 850 C. 12,850 D. 13, 850

46. Find the station heat rate if the boiler efficiency is 80% and the electrically driven boiler auxiliaries require 200 kW.
A. 13300 kJ/kW-hr B. 14400 kJ/kW-hr C. 15500 kJ/kW-hr D. 16600 kJ/kW-hr

47. The over-all station efficiency is

A. 18% B. 20% C. 22% D. 24%

(Prob 48-51)A diesel power plant operates with an average indicated thermal efficiency of 42.6%. The oil used has an
HHV of 19, 100 BTU/lb. Part of the heat supplied were used as follows: 3.4% was used to drive the injection air
compressor; 3.0% to drive the scavenging pumps; and 6.2% was lost due to friction and turbulence. The generator
efficiency is 92% and 3.5% of the generator output was used for the other auxiliaries.

48. The thermal efficiency of the plant is

A. 30% B. 33.4% C. 36.2% D. 33.3%

49. The combined thermal efficiency of the plant is

A. 33.3% B. 30.6% C. 27.6% D. 39.2

50. The plant thermal efficiency is

A. 23.6% B. 24.6% C. 25.6% D. 26.6%

51. The fuel supplied in lb per kW-hr is

A. 0.65 B. 0.56 C. 0.75 D. 0.57

52. The procedure of transferring heat from one part of a cycle to another to eliminate or reduce external
irreversibilities is called:
A. Cogeneration B. Regenerative Heating C. Sensible Heating D. Cyclic heating
53. This cycle is used worldwide to obtain the highest possible thermodynamic efficiencies with fossil-fuel steam
generation equipment.
A. Super-critical pressure cycle C. Sub-critical pressure cycle
B. Combined Cycle D. Regenerative Cycle
54. These are provided at the hydro powerhouse intakes to protect the units from damaging trash
 A. Trash bars B. Trash rakes C. Trash beams D. Trash screens
55. Is anyone of a number of combinations of gas turbines, steam generators, and steam turbines assembled for the
reduction in plant cost or improvement of cycle efficiency in power generation process?
A. Super-critical pressure cycle C. Sub-critical pressure cycle
B. Combined Cycle D. Regenerative Cycle
56. This is used to close off the draft tube, to permit dewatering of the turbine for inspection and maintenance
A. Draft Tube Gate B. Draft Tube Valve C. Draft Tube Grate D. Draft Tube
57. Is the excess generating capacity that is in operation and on the line at the time of peak load?
A. Reserve for Outages B. Reserve Capacity C. Spinning reserve D. Reserve over peak
58. In this concept, a steam generator is introduced between the air compressor and the gas turbine.
A. Gas turbine plus Unfired steam generator
B. Supercharged Furnace-Fired steam generator plus gas turbine
C. Gas turbine plus supplementary-fired steam generator
D. Gas turbine plus furnace-fired steam generator
59. These hydraulic turbines were developed for relatively low-head applications. The runner theoretically may have
from 3 up to 10 radial blades that maybe fixed or movable.
A. Francis turbine B. Propeller turbine C. Straflo turbine D. Deriaz turbine
60. For natural circulation steam generators the normal range of the circulation ratio is
A. 2 to 5 B. 5 to 8 C. 8-10 D. 10-12
61. Are angularly adjustable, streamlined elements that direct and control (throttle) water flow to the turbine.
A. Draft tube gates B. Intake gates C. Wicket gates D. Wicked gates
62. The normal height of steam generators is
A. 50-100 ft B. 75-120 ft C. 100-150 ft D. 150-200 ft
63. This boiler operates at pressures above the critical pressure where no drum is necessary since there is no separation
of water and steam occurs.
A. Natural Circulation B. Recirculation C. Once through D. Forced circulation
64. A steam turbine where all the shafts of the different casings are bolted together in line to drive the same generator
A. Tandem-compound turbine C. Cross-compound turbine
B. Velocity-compound turbine D. Single-shaft turbine
65. Single-reheat turbines have been built for throttle pressure and temperature of the range:
A. 1050-1500 psig, 1000-1100 F C. 1850-4500 psig, 1000-1100 F
B. 1450-3500 psig, 1500-1800 F D. 1450-3500 psig, 1000-1100 F
66. The critical pressure is of steam and water where there is no difference in their density is
A. 29.02 MPaa B. 22.09 MPaa C. 20.92 MPaa D. 9.202 MPaa
67. The section of the boiler designed to extract the maximum amount of heat from the partially cooled flue gas
A. Radioactive section B. Conductive section C. Convective section D. All of these
68. Is the phenomenon of formation of vapor-filled sections in a stream of water?
A. Water hammer B. Water jacket C. Implosion D. Cavitation
69. The air-supply system of large diesel engine power plant requires considerable amount of air as _______ m 3/kW-hr
A. 0.5 to 2 B. 2 to 3 C. 3 to 4 D. 4 to 8.
70. In a diesel power plant the maximum exit temperature of the cooling water is limited to
A. 70°C B. 60°C C. 50°C D. 80°C

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