Assiut University 4th year mechanical

Faculty of Engineering 2nd Semester 2015/2016

Mechanical Engineering
Energy Systems
Department
Tutorial 3

1- Soot and fly ash deposit’s reduce which of the following

a- Heat Transfer rate b- Boiler efficiency
c- Combustion efficiency d- All of the above

2- Soot and fly ash accumulate which of the following

a- Furnace walls b- Boiler tubes
c- Economizer surface d- Pre-heater surface

3- Which of the following are the effects of soot and fly ash deposits
a- Wearing away boiler tubes b- reduce heat transfer rate
c- Corroding metal surface d- None of the above

4- The amount of Soot and fly ash deposit depends on which of the following
a- Combustion of the efficiency b- Ash content of Fuel
c- Ash fusion temperature d- Boiler efficiency

5- Which of the following produce a large amount of ash

a- Coals b- Fuel oils
c- Gaseous of fuels d- Hydrogen

6- Which of the following produce less amount of ash

a- Coals b- Fuel oils
c- Gaseous of fuels d- Hydrogen

7- Which of the following produce little or no ash

a- Coals b- Fuel oils
c- Gaseous of fuels d- Hydrogen

8- Which of the following is the slag

a- Hardened ash b- Soften ash
c- Fused ash d- All of the above

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9- Which of the following remove soot and fly ash from gas stream
a- Rotary soot blowers b- Retractable soot blowers
c- Dust collector d- None of the above

10- Which of the following symptoms usually indicates that the boiler tubes are dirty
a- An increase in the flue gas temperature b- A high pressure drop on the draft gases
c- A Decrease in the flue gas temperature d- A lower pressure drop on the draft gases

11- Which of the following is the mean single cause if a heavy soot and deposits form over a short time
periods
a- Air fuel ratio need adjustment b- Too little air
c- Low combustion efficiency d- Fuel has a higher ash content

12- A soot blower using steam requires supply of which of the following
a- Dry steam b- Super-heated steam
c- Wet steam d- All of the above

13- Which of the following type of deposits can plug openings between tubes
a- Soft ash and soot b- Hard ash
c- Hard Scale d- Soft Scale

14- Can remove soot deposits by washing oil fired furnace walls and boiler tubes with water when the
Boiler is
a- Under Operation b- Down
c- Out of Service d- All of the above

15- When dissolved impurities in boiler water form solid deposit, which of the following problems will
result
a- Scale insulates metal surface b- Scale reduces heat transfer through boiler tubes
c- The tube metal temperature increases d- Boiler tubes will over heat and rupture

16- To ensure a minimum of scale deposit will form an boiler heating surface which of the following will
be done
a- Adequate feed water treatment b- Adequate internal treatment of boiler water
c- Frequent Boiler water tests d- All of the above

17- You can remove scale deposits when the boiler is operating
a- Adequate feed water treatment b- Adequate internal treatment
c- Adequate external treatment d- Adequate mechanical treatment

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18- When the boiler is down, you can remove scale deposits by
a- Mechanical cleaning b- Acid cleaning
c- Proper feed water treatment d- All of the above

19- For internal treatment of boiler water a chemical pump supplies the chemicals directly to
a- The boiler feed water b- The boiler tubes
c- The boiler drum d- All of the above

20- The type of chemicals added for internal treatment of boiler water depends on which of the following
factors
a- Water’s pH b- Amount of makeup water
c- Extent of external treatment d- Extent of internal treatment

21- Which of the following chemical salts are commonly used for internal treatment
a- Carbonate b- Sulfate
c- Phosphate d- All of the above

22- Acid cleaning method removes which of the following

a- Soft scale b- Heat scale
c- Mill scale d- Corrosion product

23- The cleaning solution contains which of the following

a- Hydrochloric acid b- Sulfate acid
c- Inhibitor d- All of the above

24- The cleaning solution either circulates through the boiler or soaks in the boiler for
a- 4 to 8 hours b- 2 to 4 hours
c- 8 to 12 hours d- 4 to 6 hours

25- High temperature corrosion occurs in which of the following

a- Furnace walls b- Boiler tubes
c- Supper-heaters d- Re-heaters

26- Which of the following is a high alkaline content

a- Potassium b- Sodium
c- Phosphate d- Sulfate

27- Which of the following causes the highest rate of hot end corrosion.
a- Ash having a high acidic contents b- Ash having a high alkaline contents
c- Ash having a high moisture contents d- All of the above

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28- The black inner layer which is the zone of active high temperature corrosion contains which of the
following.
a- Sulfate b- iron
c- Other corrosion d- All of the above

29- Low temperature corrosion results at which of the following conditions

a- Moisture in flue gases condenses b- Moist soot deposits on metal surfaces
c- Metal surface cool below dew point d- All of the above

30- Low temperature corrosion occurs mainly on which of the following conditions
a- Pre-heater b- Super-heater
c- Economizer d- Re-heater

31- Which of the following causes the highest rate of cold end corrosion
a- Ash having a high acidic contents b- Ash having a high alkaline contents
c- Ash having a high moisture contents d- Furnace burns coal having high sulfur content

32- Cold end corrosion can occur at which of the following times
a- At starting up b- At low load
c- Boiler is out of service d- In idle boilers

33- Water side corrosion result in which of the following conditions

a- Boiler contains dissolved oxygen b- Boiler contains dissolved carbon dioxide
c- Boiler water has high pH d- Boiler water has low pH

34- Which of the following is the main cause of water side corrosion
a- Boiler contains dissolved oxygen b- Boiler contains dissolved carbon dioxide
c- Boiler water has high pH d- Boiler water has low pH

35- Which of the following causes cold end corrosion in the condensate system
a- Dissolved oxygen b- Dissolved carbon dioxide
c- Water has high pH d- Water has low pH

36- Which of the following conditions thins and weakens metal surface
a- Dissolved oxygen b- Dissolved carbon dioxide
c- Water has high pH d- Water has low pH

37- Which of the following is the design objective of boiler casing

a- Reduce the radiation loss b- Reduce the convection loss
c- Reduce conduction loss d- Improve boiler efficiency

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38- The heat losses by radiation and convection from boiler range from which of the following
a- 2% to 1 0% b- 5% to 10%
c- 2% to 5% d- 10% to 15%

39- The heat losses by radiation and convection from boiler depend on which of the following
a- The condition of setting b- The condition of casing
c- The condition of brickwork d- The boiler size

40- The casing corrosion is which of the following

a- High temperature corrosion b- Low temperature corrosion
c- Acidic corrosion d- Alkaline corrosion

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