Minnesota Special Engineer Boiler License Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers

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For the purpose of rating boiler horsepower for an Engineers
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License only, how many square feet of boiler surface shall be
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equivalent to one boiler horsepower on a boiler? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔10 Sq. Ft. Heating Surface |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What is meant by the term "Low Pressure Boiler"? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Boilers operating at a steam or other vapor |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


pressure of 15psig or less, or a hot water or other liquid boiler in
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which the pressure does not exceed 160 psig or a temperature of
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250 degrees F.
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A person holding a current State of Minnesota Special Engineers
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License could be in charge of, or a shift engineer in what size
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plant(s)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔High and Low pressure boilers
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not to exceed a total of 50 boiler horsepower, or a shift engineer
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in a 100 horsepower plant.
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Special Engineer may serve as an apprentice of what size
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water/liquid or steam/vapor boiler? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In
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any plant regardless of size under the direct supervision of a
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properly licensed engineer. |\ |\

, The purpose of low water cut out on a steam or hot water boiler
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is to what? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Shut off the burner when a
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low water condition exists.
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The valve or valves that must relieve all excess pressure on a
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steam or hot water boiler are what? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Safety valve and/or an ASME approved safety relief valve.
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A Tri indicator could be found on a: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hot
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water boiler |\




A tri indicator would inform the boiler operator of what? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The TEMPERATURE of the water, the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


PRESSURE of the water in PSIG, and the ALTITUDE of water in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


feet.


What is the destructive force in a steam or hot water boiler
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explosion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The instant release of energy |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


stored in the water as heat.
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An ASME approved safety relieve calve used on a hot water
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boiler is tested at the factory on what? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Steam first then hot water. |\ |\ |\ |\




Some of the things you could find on a steam boiler (or hot water
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boiler) are what? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Low water cut off,
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safety valve or safety relief valve, pressure gauge.
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