comprehensive exam 2024
WithXtheXsteamXcontrolXvalveXwideXopenXduringXnormalXoperation,XtheXrateXofXsteamXflowXfromXthe
XauxiliaryXexhaustXsteamXlineXtoXtheXDCXheaterXisXactuallyXaXfunctionXofX__________.
a.XrateXofXcondensationXinXtheXDCXheaterX
b.XspringXpressureXofXtheXsprayXvalves
c.XwaterXlevelXinXtheXDCXheaterXreservoirX
d.XrateXofXevaporationXinXtheXDCXheaterX-XANSWERXA
InXorderXtoXtestXtheXliftingXpressureXofXtheXdeaeratingXfeedXheaterXreliefXvalve,XyouXwouldX________
__.
I.XcloseXtheXauxiliaryXexhaustXdumpXvalveXtoXtheXmainXandXauxiliaryXcondensers
II.XincreaseXtheXsetXpointXofXtheXmake-upXsteamXregulatorXtoXtheXauxiliaryXexhaustXsystem
a.XIXonly
b.XIIXonly
c.XBothXIXandXIIX
d.XNeitherXIXnorXIIX-XANSWERXC
TheXDCXHeaterXfunctionsXtoX__________.
a.Xstore,Xheat,XandXdeaerateXfeedXwater
b.XchemicallyXtreatXfeedXwaterXtoXremoveXcarbonicXgas
c.XensureXrecirculationXinXtheXfeedXwaterXsystem
d.XremoveXtheXmajorXamountXofXnon-condensableXgasesXfromXtheXmainXcondenserX-XANSWERXA
, IfXtheXDCXheaterXreliefXvalveXliftsXfrequently,XtheXcauseXcanXbeXexcessiveX__________.
a.XcondensateXsuppliedXtoXtheXDCXheater
b.XauxiliaryXexhaustXsteamXpressure
c.XfeedXwaterXrecirculatedXfromXtheXfeedXpumpX
d.XmakeupXfeedXintroducedXtoXtheXsystemX-XANSWERXB
IfXtheXboilerXwaterXandXcondenserXhotXwellXlevelsXareXnormal,XbutXtheXDCXheaterXlevelXisXonlyX30%X
ofXfull,XyouXshouldX__________.
a.XincreaseXtheXspeedXofXtheXcondensateXpump
b.XopenXtheXfeedXpumpXrecirculatingXvalveXwide
c.XopenXtheXmakeupXfeed
d.XbypassXtheXventXcondenserXandXthird-stageXfeedXheaterX-XANSWERXC
CondensateXisXpumpedXfromXtheXcondenserXtoXtheXDCXheaterXinsteadXofXdirectlyXtoXtheXboilerXbecau
seX__________.
a.XboilerXfeedXpumpsXmustXoperateXwithXaXnegativeXsuctionXhead
b.XsuspendedXsolidsXinXtheXcondensateXmustXbeXeliminated
c.XcondensateXshouldXbeXdeaeratedXbeforeXenteringXtheXboiler
d.XcondensateXatXcondensingXtemperatureXisXtooXhotXandXwillXcauseXthermalXstressXinXtheXboilerX-
XANSWERXC
IfXtheXboilerXwaterXlevelXisXnormal,XtheXmainXcondenserXhotXwellXlevelXisXnormal,XandXtheXDCXheater
XlevelXisX40%Xfull,XyouXshouldX__________.
a.XprimeXtheXcondensateXpump
b.XbypassXtheXventXcondenser
c.XslowXtheXmainXunit
d.XopenXtheXmakeupXfeedXvacuumXdragXlineX-XANSWERXD