MN Boiler License Questions with
Correct Answers
a question - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-an answer
what are the conditions necessary for good combustion?
a) low sulfur content
b) Thermal, thermocoupler, tubular
c) turbulence, temperature, time 3T's - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) turbulence, temperature,
time 3T's
why is secondary air necessary in hand fired boilers?
a) Necessary to burn the combustible gases
b) if primary air should fail
c) used only if sulfur content is high - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) Necessary to burn the
combustible gases
when pressure increases on steam from a given amount of water what happens to its volume and
latent heat?
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,a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains the same - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-b) decreases
when pressure increases on steam from a given amount of water what happens to its temperature?
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains the same - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) increases
when carbon monoxide (co) is formed and carbon dioxide (co2) is very high what does it generally
signify?
a) More "under the fire air" is needed
b) less "under the fire air" is required
c) more "over the fire" air is needed
d) less "over the fire" is needed less - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) more "over the fire" air is
needed
excess air is an expression that refers to:
a) overabundance of air
b) theoretical amount of air
c) air supplied above that theoretically required - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) air supplied above
that theoretically required
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,a good percentage of carbon dioxide when burning oil is:
a) 12%
b) 8 %
c) 10% - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) 12%
what is draft on a boiler in operation?
a) Flow of gases through boiler
b) difference in pressure between atmosphere and furnace or firebox
c) difference between atmospheric pressure and breeching - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-b)
difference in pressure between atmosphere and furnace or firebox
which has greater heating value per pound?
a) oil
b) coal - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) oil (18000 - 19500 BTU)
(coal has (6900 - 12910 BTU))
heavy oil must be heated before entering the burner to:
a) increase carbon content
b) decreased sulfur content
c) get proper atomization - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) get proper atomization
why should a daily log be kept of flue gas temperature?
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, a) Valuable information in case of explosion
b) superintendent files them
c) change an operation, causing heat loss, can be detected - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) change
an operation, causing heat loss, can be detected
find SWP of a boiler 72 inches in diameter, thickness of one-half inch, tensile strength of 55,000
pounds, quadruple riveted butt and strap joint (.94) factor of safety 5:
a) 14.3
b) 143.6
c) 1436 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-b) 143.6
the total heat of steam is 1,188 BTUs, and feed water temperature is 182 degrees Fahrenheit. What is
the factor of evaporation?
a) 107
b) 10.7
c) 1.07 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) 1.07
why would viscosity be important in fuel oil?
a) more heat is recovered in water
b) has more volatile hydrocarbons
c) affects ease with which it can be handled - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) effects ease with
which it can be handled
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Correct Answers
a question - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-an answer
what are the conditions necessary for good combustion?
a) low sulfur content
b) Thermal, thermocoupler, tubular
c) turbulence, temperature, time 3T's - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) turbulence, temperature,
time 3T's
why is secondary air necessary in hand fired boilers?
a) Necessary to burn the combustible gases
b) if primary air should fail
c) used only if sulfur content is high - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) Necessary to burn the
combustible gases
when pressure increases on steam from a given amount of water what happens to its volume and
latent heat?
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,a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains the same - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-b) decreases
when pressure increases on steam from a given amount of water what happens to its temperature?
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains the same - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) increases
when carbon monoxide (co) is formed and carbon dioxide (co2) is very high what does it generally
signify?
a) More "under the fire air" is needed
b) less "under the fire air" is required
c) more "over the fire" air is needed
d) less "over the fire" is needed less - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) more "over the fire" air is
needed
excess air is an expression that refers to:
a) overabundance of air
b) theoretical amount of air
c) air supplied above that theoretically required - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) air supplied above
that theoretically required
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,a good percentage of carbon dioxide when burning oil is:
a) 12%
b) 8 %
c) 10% - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) 12%
what is draft on a boiler in operation?
a) Flow of gases through boiler
b) difference in pressure between atmosphere and furnace or firebox
c) difference between atmospheric pressure and breeching - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-b)
difference in pressure between atmosphere and furnace or firebox
which has greater heating value per pound?
a) oil
b) coal - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-a) oil (18000 - 19500 BTU)
(coal has (6900 - 12910 BTU))
heavy oil must be heated before entering the burner to:
a) increase carbon content
b) decreased sulfur content
c) get proper atomization - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) get proper atomization
why should a daily log be kept of flue gas temperature?
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, a) Valuable information in case of explosion
b) superintendent files them
c) change an operation, causing heat loss, can be detected - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) change
an operation, causing heat loss, can be detected
find SWP of a boiler 72 inches in diameter, thickness of one-half inch, tensile strength of 55,000
pounds, quadruple riveted butt and strap joint (.94) factor of safety 5:
a) 14.3
b) 143.6
c) 1436 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-b) 143.6
the total heat of steam is 1,188 BTUs, and feed water temperature is 182 degrees Fahrenheit. What is
the factor of evaporation?
a) 107
b) 10.7
c) 1.07 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) 1.07
why would viscosity be important in fuel oil?
a) more heat is recovered in water
b) has more volatile hydrocarbons
c) affects ease with which it can be handled - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-c) effects ease with
which it can be handled
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