FDNY COF P98 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
●● Suction line
Answer: has to be 6 inches from the bottom of the tank for sediment not
to be absorbed
●● Vacuum gauge
Answer: a device that measures pressure below atmospheric pressure/is
used to indicate to the operator whether there is an
obstruction in the suction line
●● Excessive vacuum readings
Answer: indicate that there is an obstruction in the suction line
●● Main fuel valve
Answer: is electrically operated and will open or close the line leading to
the atomizer only for oil burners
●● Carbon and hydrogen
Answer: are the two principal elements of fuel oil
, ●● During the combustion process, the carbon content of fuel oil is
Answer: 85%
●● The hydrogen content of the oil is
Answer: 14%
●● The air that contacts the oil prior to its leaving the nozzle is referred
to as
Answer: Primary air
●● the introduction of air from the blower or fan into the combustion
chamber after the oil has left the nozzle is referred to as
Answer: secondary air
●● Oil burners require approximately
Answer: 2000 cubic feet of air per gallon of oil consumed
●● During the process of combustion, one part of carbon unites with two
parts of oxygen to produce
Answer: carbon dioxide (CO2)
●● Each time 1 pound of carbon is burned
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
●● Suction line
Answer: has to be 6 inches from the bottom of the tank for sediment not
to be absorbed
●● Vacuum gauge
Answer: a device that measures pressure below atmospheric pressure/is
used to indicate to the operator whether there is an
obstruction in the suction line
●● Excessive vacuum readings
Answer: indicate that there is an obstruction in the suction line
●● Main fuel valve
Answer: is electrically operated and will open or close the line leading to
the atomizer only for oil burners
●● Carbon and hydrogen
Answer: are the two principal elements of fuel oil
, ●● During the combustion process, the carbon content of fuel oil is
Answer: 85%
●● The hydrogen content of the oil is
Answer: 14%
●● The air that contacts the oil prior to its leaving the nozzle is referred
to as
Answer: Primary air
●● the introduction of air from the blower or fan into the combustion
chamber after the oil has left the nozzle is referred to as
Answer: secondary air
●● Oil burners require approximately
Answer: 2000 cubic feet of air per gallon of oil consumed
●● During the process of combustion, one part of carbon unites with two
parts of oxygen to produce
Answer: carbon dioxide (CO2)
●● Each time 1 pound of carbon is burned
