3RD CLASS STATIONARY STEAM
ENGINEER LICENSE , COMPLETE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, A+ GUIDE
a valve that requires five 360° turns of the hand wheel to change from
fully open to fully closed is a. _______ valve - correct answer-slow
opening
a thermostatic steam trap opens when the ______ - correct answer-
Bellows contract
a combustion control on a boiler. _______ - correct answer-controls the
air-fuel ratio
when coal is classified, ________ refers to hardness - correct answer-
rank
,_______ gauge glasses are used on boilers with precious exceeding 250
psi - correct answer-flat
oxygen and non condensable gases are removed from feed water by
________ - correct answer-heating the water
__________ combustion is when all fuel is burned using only the
theoretical amount of air - correct answer-perfect
water tube boilers require less water than. _________ boilers - correct
answer-fire tube
a boiler equipped with a draft gauge and registering a negative pressure
indicates. _________ - correct answer-atmospheric pressure is greater
than furnace pressure
pressure atomizing burners atomized fuel oil using _______ - correct
answer-a nozzle
,the. _________ on the steam turbine functions as a limit switch -
correct answer-overspeed trip
circulating water passes through a surface condenser. ________ -
correct answer-inside the tubes
The Pour point of a fuel oil is. ________ - correct answer-the lowest
temperature at which oil will flow
a condensate pump is located 75 ' below the feed water heater and its
discharged gauge reads 75 PSI. The pressure at the inlet to the heater is.
_______ psi - correct answer-42.525
a boiler burning fuel oil and using forced-draft requires. ________ cu ft
a furnace volume per boiler horsepower - correct answer-.75
, a boiler evaporates 48,000 lb of steam/hr. it evaporates 12 lb of
steam/sq ft of heating surface per hour. The boiler has _______ as ft of
heating surface - correct answer-4000
a steam turbine exhaust end and condenser are prevented from excess
pressure by ________ - correct answer-the atmospheric relief valve
at 0 psi, _______ btu are necessary to change 1 lb of water from and at
212°f into steam - correct answer-970.3
automatic toilets are program to ignite the burner ______ - correct
answer-in lowfire
________ boilers can operate at higher pressures than fire tube boilers -
correct answer-water tube
the first step when using a soot blower is ________ - correct answer-
open Steam line drain
ENGINEER LICENSE , COMPLETE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, A+ GUIDE
a valve that requires five 360° turns of the hand wheel to change from
fully open to fully closed is a. _______ valve - correct answer-slow
opening
a thermostatic steam trap opens when the ______ - correct answer-
Bellows contract
a combustion control on a boiler. _______ - correct answer-controls the
air-fuel ratio
when coal is classified, ________ refers to hardness - correct answer-
rank
,_______ gauge glasses are used on boilers with precious exceeding 250
psi - correct answer-flat
oxygen and non condensable gases are removed from feed water by
________ - correct answer-heating the water
__________ combustion is when all fuel is burned using only the
theoretical amount of air - correct answer-perfect
water tube boilers require less water than. _________ boilers - correct
answer-fire tube
a boiler equipped with a draft gauge and registering a negative pressure
indicates. _________ - correct answer-atmospheric pressure is greater
than furnace pressure
pressure atomizing burners atomized fuel oil using _______ - correct
answer-a nozzle
,the. _________ on the steam turbine functions as a limit switch -
correct answer-overspeed trip
circulating water passes through a surface condenser. ________ -
correct answer-inside the tubes
The Pour point of a fuel oil is. ________ - correct answer-the lowest
temperature at which oil will flow
a condensate pump is located 75 ' below the feed water heater and its
discharged gauge reads 75 PSI. The pressure at the inlet to the heater is.
_______ psi - correct answer-42.525
a boiler burning fuel oil and using forced-draft requires. ________ cu ft
a furnace volume per boiler horsepower - correct answer-.75
, a boiler evaporates 48,000 lb of steam/hr. it evaporates 12 lb of
steam/sq ft of heating surface per hour. The boiler has _______ as ft of
heating surface - correct answer-4000
a steam turbine exhaust end and condenser are prevented from excess
pressure by ________ - correct answer-the atmospheric relief valve
at 0 psi, _______ btu are necessary to change 1 lb of water from and at
212°f into steam - correct answer-970.3
automatic toilets are program to ignite the burner ______ - correct
answer-in lowfire
________ boilers can operate at higher pressures than fire tube boilers -
correct answer-water tube
the first step when using a soot blower is ________ - correct answer-
open Steam line drain
