# Question
1 What is the primary purpose of a safety valve on a boiler?
2 What does MAWP stand for?
3 The boiler horsepower is equivalent to:
4 What is the function of a steam trap?
5 Which type of boiler has water in the tubes?
6 The Bourdon tube pressure gauge measures:
7 What is the purpose of a blowdown valve?
8 A Hartford loop is used to:
9 What is feedwater?
10 The purpose of a deaerator is to:
11 What type of boiler is the Scotch marine boiler?
12 The steam drum in a water-tube boiler serves as:
13 What is superheat?
14 Which valve is used to prevent backflow in a feedwater line?
15 The purpose of a fusible plug is to:
16 What is scale in a boiler?
17 What is carryover in a boiler?
18 The purpose of a steam separator is to:
19 What is priming in a boiler?
20 What is the purpose of mud drums in a water-tube boiler?
21 What is the latent heat of vaporization?
22 One BTU is defined as:
23 What is absolute pressure?
24 What is the freezing point of water in Kelvin?
25 What does the first law of thermodynamics state?
26 Specific heat of water is approximately:
27 What is sensible heat?
28 Boyle's Law states that at constant temperature:
29 What is standard atmospheric pressure?
,30 Charles' Law states that at constant pressure:
31 What are the three elements required for combustion?
32 The stoichiometric air-fuel ratio means:
33 What is excess air in combustion?
34 Natural gas is primarily composed of:
35 What is the calorific value of a fuel?
36 Carbon dioxide in flue gases indicates:
37 What is the purpose of a burner register?
38 Incomplete combustion produces:
39 What does the Orsat apparatus measure?
40 The flash point of a fuel oil is:
41 A centrifugal pump increases fluid energy by:
42 What is cavitation in a pump?
43 NPSH stands for:
44 A positive displacement pump delivers:
45 What is pump efficiency?
46 The purpose of a mechanical seal in a pump is to:
47 What is the function of a volute casing in a centrifugal pump?
48 A gear pump is an example of:
What happens to centrifugal pump performance at shutoff (zero
49
flow)?
50 The purpose of pump priming is to:
51 What is the purpose of a heat exchanger?
52 In a counter-flow heat exchanger:
53 What is the LMTD method used for?
54 Fouling in a heat exchanger:
55 A shell-and-tube heat exchanger consists of:
56 What is the refrigeration cycle?
57 The purpose of the expansion valve in a refrigeration system is to:
58 What happens in the evaporator of a refrigeration system?
59 COP stands for:
,60 A ton of refrigeration equals:
61 What is the function of the condenser in a refrigeration system?
62 Ohm's Law states:
63 What is the unit of electrical resistance?
64 In a three-phase system, the phases are separated by:
65 What is the purpose of a transformer?
66 Power factor is:
67 A motor nameplate shows 460V, 3-phase. This motor operates on:
68 What is the purpose of a motor starter?
69 Ground fault in electrical equipment:
70 What is a fuse designed to do?
71 WHMIS stands for:
72 The purpose of a pressure relief valve is to:
73 Lockout/tagout procedures are used to:
74 A confined space requires:
75 MSDS stands for:
76 The purpose of PPE is to:
77 An IDLH atmosphere is:
78 What is the lower explosive limit (LEL)?
79 When should a safety valve be tested?
80 What action should be taken if a gas leak is detected?
81 A fire triangle consists of:
82 A thermocouple measures:
83 What is the purpose of a pressure transmitter?
84 PID control stands for:
85 A control valve in the fail-safe open position:
, 86 What does a level gauge glass show?
87 A solenoid valve is operated by:
88 What is the purpose of an interlock system?
89 A DP transmitter measures:
90 What is a positioner on a control valve?
A RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) measures temperature
91
by:
92 ASME stands for:
93 The National Building Code of Canada covers:
94 In Alberta, operating engineers are certified under:
95 What does 'jurisdiction' mean in boiler regulation?
96 A certificate of inspection is required for:
97 The purpose of the TSSA (Ontario) or ABSA (Alberta) is to:
98 Hard water contains excessive amounts of:
99 What is the purpose of softening boiler feedwater?
100 pH of 7 indicates:
101 What does TDS stand for in water treatment?
102 Oxygen in boiler feedwater causes:
103 What chemical is commonly used to remove oxygen from feedwater?
104 The purpose of a zeolite softener is to:
105 Alkalinity in boiler water is maintained to:
106 What is a governor on a steam engine or turbine?
107 What is the purpose of a gland seal on a steam turbine?
108 A pressure reducing valve (PRV) is used to:
109 What is the function of a pressure regulator?
110 The purpose of pipe insulation is to:
111 What is water hammer?
1 What is the primary purpose of a safety valve on a boiler?
2 What does MAWP stand for?
3 The boiler horsepower is equivalent to:
4 What is the function of a steam trap?
5 Which type of boiler has water in the tubes?
6 The Bourdon tube pressure gauge measures:
7 What is the purpose of a blowdown valve?
8 A Hartford loop is used to:
9 What is feedwater?
10 The purpose of a deaerator is to:
11 What type of boiler is the Scotch marine boiler?
12 The steam drum in a water-tube boiler serves as:
13 What is superheat?
14 Which valve is used to prevent backflow in a feedwater line?
15 The purpose of a fusible plug is to:
16 What is scale in a boiler?
17 What is carryover in a boiler?
18 The purpose of a steam separator is to:
19 What is priming in a boiler?
20 What is the purpose of mud drums in a water-tube boiler?
21 What is the latent heat of vaporization?
22 One BTU is defined as:
23 What is absolute pressure?
24 What is the freezing point of water in Kelvin?
25 What does the first law of thermodynamics state?
26 Specific heat of water is approximately:
27 What is sensible heat?
28 Boyle's Law states that at constant temperature:
29 What is standard atmospheric pressure?
,30 Charles' Law states that at constant pressure:
31 What are the three elements required for combustion?
32 The stoichiometric air-fuel ratio means:
33 What is excess air in combustion?
34 Natural gas is primarily composed of:
35 What is the calorific value of a fuel?
36 Carbon dioxide in flue gases indicates:
37 What is the purpose of a burner register?
38 Incomplete combustion produces:
39 What does the Orsat apparatus measure?
40 The flash point of a fuel oil is:
41 A centrifugal pump increases fluid energy by:
42 What is cavitation in a pump?
43 NPSH stands for:
44 A positive displacement pump delivers:
45 What is pump efficiency?
46 The purpose of a mechanical seal in a pump is to:
47 What is the function of a volute casing in a centrifugal pump?
48 A gear pump is an example of:
What happens to centrifugal pump performance at shutoff (zero
49
flow)?
50 The purpose of pump priming is to:
51 What is the purpose of a heat exchanger?
52 In a counter-flow heat exchanger:
53 What is the LMTD method used for?
54 Fouling in a heat exchanger:
55 A shell-and-tube heat exchanger consists of:
56 What is the refrigeration cycle?
57 The purpose of the expansion valve in a refrigeration system is to:
58 What happens in the evaporator of a refrigeration system?
59 COP stands for:
,60 A ton of refrigeration equals:
61 What is the function of the condenser in a refrigeration system?
62 Ohm's Law states:
63 What is the unit of electrical resistance?
64 In a three-phase system, the phases are separated by:
65 What is the purpose of a transformer?
66 Power factor is:
67 A motor nameplate shows 460V, 3-phase. This motor operates on:
68 What is the purpose of a motor starter?
69 Ground fault in electrical equipment:
70 What is a fuse designed to do?
71 WHMIS stands for:
72 The purpose of a pressure relief valve is to:
73 Lockout/tagout procedures are used to:
74 A confined space requires:
75 MSDS stands for:
76 The purpose of PPE is to:
77 An IDLH atmosphere is:
78 What is the lower explosive limit (LEL)?
79 When should a safety valve be tested?
80 What action should be taken if a gas leak is detected?
81 A fire triangle consists of:
82 A thermocouple measures:
83 What is the purpose of a pressure transmitter?
84 PID control stands for:
85 A control valve in the fail-safe open position:
, 86 What does a level gauge glass show?
87 A solenoid valve is operated by:
88 What is the purpose of an interlock system?
89 A DP transmitter measures:
90 What is a positioner on a control valve?
A RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) measures temperature
91
by:
92 ASME stands for:
93 The National Building Code of Canada covers:
94 In Alberta, operating engineers are certified under:
95 What does 'jurisdiction' mean in boiler regulation?
96 A certificate of inspection is required for:
97 The purpose of the TSSA (Ontario) or ABSA (Alberta) is to:
98 Hard water contains excessive amounts of:
99 What is the purpose of softening boiler feedwater?
100 pH of 7 indicates:
101 What does TDS stand for in water treatment?
102 Oxygen in boiler feedwater causes:
103 What chemical is commonly used to remove oxygen from feedwater?
104 The purpose of a zeolite softener is to:
105 Alkalinity in boiler water is maintained to:
106 What is a governor on a steam engine or turbine?
107 What is the purpose of a gland seal on a steam turbine?
108 A pressure reducing valve (PRV) is used to:
109 What is the function of a pressure regulator?
110 The purpose of pipe insulation is to:
111 What is water hammer?
