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High Pressure Boiler Operator Exam with precise ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




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A closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, superheated or any
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combination thereof under pressure vacuum by the direct application of heat. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔Boiler



Maximum Allowable Working Pressure is the highest amount of pressure that the vessel is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




designed to withstand. - correct answer✔✔M.A.W.P. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




......are designed to withstand a maximum of 15 psig steam or a M.A.W.P. 160 psig water. -
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correct answer✔✔Low-Pressure boilers ||\\//|| ||\\//||




.....are designed to withstand pressure above 15 psig steam and/or 160 psig water. - correct
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answer✔✔High-Pressure boilers ||\\//||




Has fire or gases of combustion in the tubes, and water surrounding the tubes. - correct
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answer✔✔Fire-tube boiler ||\\//||




Types of fire-tube boilers: - correct answer✔✔firebox, Scotch marine, vertical, horizontal
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return tube (hrt), and locomotive ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




.....have water running through the tubes and fire or gases of combustion surrounding the
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tubes. - correct answer✔✔Water-tube boilers
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Air and fuel flow into the furnace ________________, where they are mixed and ignited. -
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correct answer✔✔Combustion Chamber ||\\//|| ||\\//||

, .....is the difference in pressure between two points that causes air or gases to flow. - correct
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answer✔✔Draft
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....is the amount of energy contained in a material......is the intensity of that energy. - correct
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answer✔✔-Heat
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-Temperature



.....transfers heat by changing the state of the medium from liquid to vapor. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔Evaporation



......transfers heat by changing the state of material from vapor to liquid. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔Condensation



......also referred to as a relief valve, pop-off valve, or safety relief valve. - correct
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answer✔✔Safety Valve ||\\//||




(sight glass) is a tube that indicates the water leve in a boiler. - correct answer✔✔Gage glass
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The removal of water from the boiler.
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It is done in order to remove the amount of solids in the water, and is performed as either
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bottom (sludge) blowdown, or continuous (surface) blowdown. - correct answer✔✔Boiler
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Blowdown



Allows flows in one direction only. These are often seen in feedwater lines between the
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pumps and the boiler. - correct answer✔✔Check Valve ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Water should never be added to the boiler if water is not present in the _____________. -
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correct answer✔✔Gauge glass ||\\//|| ||\\//||

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