STEAM ENGINEER UPDATED ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● if the steam pressure gauge indicates 200 PSIG, the absolute pressure
is______
Answer: 214.7
●● a boiler is operating at 400 PSI, and the safety valve opens at 410
PSI and closes at 398 PSI. The blowdown is______psi
Answer: 12
●● an oil cooler is commonly used with a(n) ________ when operating
in conjunction with a turbo-generator
Answer: steam turbine
●● a boiler is producing 40,000lb of steam/hr at a pressure of 100 PSI
and a steam temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The steam produced
is _______ steam
Answer: superheated
●● the economizer on a boiler is used to _______
Answer: add heat to the feed water
,●● blowers are normally used with________ boilers
Answer: water tube
●● overheating of tubes on a boiler can be caused by________
Answer: scale on tubes
●● carbon dioxide in a condensate return system causes_________
Answer: channeling
●● a ________ pump is a positive displacement pump
Answer: reciprocating
●● a boiler generating 6000 lb of steam/hr produces _______btu/hr
Answer: 6,000,000
●● a bottom blowdown is performed on a boiler to _____
Answer: discharge sludge and sediment
●● water columns are connected to the boiler with a minimum of
_______" pipe
Answer: 1
,●● the minimum size of a water column blowdown valve is_______".
Answer: 3/4
●● the maximum size bottom blowdown valve on a boiler
is_________".
Answer: 2 1/2
●● a ________ allows condensate to pass through, but stops Steam.
Answer: a steam trap
●● when taking over a shift, the first thing to do is check the________
Answer: water level in each boiler
●● according to the asme code, a high-pressure boiler having more than
500 square feet of heating surface shall have________
Answer: two or more safety valves
●● the probable cause of an increase in temperature of gases of
combustion at the boiler Outlet is____
Answer: dirty heating services
, ●● boilers in battery equipped with________ must have two main steam
stop valves and a free-flowing drain between them
Answer: manhole openings
●● in order to be sure the gauge glass is indicating an accurate water
level reading, the stationary engineer should______
Answer: blowdown the gauge glass
●● a continuous blowdown line is located___
Answer: in the Steam and water drum well below the nowl
●● a temperature reading of 80 degrees Celsius is equal to_________°f
Answer: 176
●● a chimney temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit above steam
temperature indicates_______
Answer: poor efficiency
●● a manometer is red in________
Answer: inches of water
●● the boiling point of water will____ with an increase in pressure
Answer: be raised
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● if the steam pressure gauge indicates 200 PSIG, the absolute pressure
is______
Answer: 214.7
●● a boiler is operating at 400 PSI, and the safety valve opens at 410
PSI and closes at 398 PSI. The blowdown is______psi
Answer: 12
●● an oil cooler is commonly used with a(n) ________ when operating
in conjunction with a turbo-generator
Answer: steam turbine
●● a boiler is producing 40,000lb of steam/hr at a pressure of 100 PSI
and a steam temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The steam produced
is _______ steam
Answer: superheated
●● the economizer on a boiler is used to _______
Answer: add heat to the feed water
,●● blowers are normally used with________ boilers
Answer: water tube
●● overheating of tubes on a boiler can be caused by________
Answer: scale on tubes
●● carbon dioxide in a condensate return system causes_________
Answer: channeling
●● a ________ pump is a positive displacement pump
Answer: reciprocating
●● a boiler generating 6000 lb of steam/hr produces _______btu/hr
Answer: 6,000,000
●● a bottom blowdown is performed on a boiler to _____
Answer: discharge sludge and sediment
●● water columns are connected to the boiler with a minimum of
_______" pipe
Answer: 1
,●● the minimum size of a water column blowdown valve is_______".
Answer: 3/4
●● the maximum size bottom blowdown valve on a boiler
is_________".
Answer: 2 1/2
●● a ________ allows condensate to pass through, but stops Steam.
Answer: a steam trap
●● when taking over a shift, the first thing to do is check the________
Answer: water level in each boiler
●● according to the asme code, a high-pressure boiler having more than
500 square feet of heating surface shall have________
Answer: two or more safety valves
●● the probable cause of an increase in temperature of gases of
combustion at the boiler Outlet is____
Answer: dirty heating services
, ●● boilers in battery equipped with________ must have two main steam
stop valves and a free-flowing drain between them
Answer: manhole openings
●● in order to be sure the gauge glass is indicating an accurate water
level reading, the stationary engineer should______
Answer: blowdown the gauge glass
●● a continuous blowdown line is located___
Answer: in the Steam and water drum well below the nowl
●● a temperature reading of 80 degrees Celsius is equal to_________°f
Answer: 176
●● a chimney temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit above steam
temperature indicates_______
Answer: poor efficiency
●● a manometer is red in________
Answer: inches of water
●● the boiling point of water will____ with an increase in pressure
Answer: be raised
