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_________ are necessary for complete combustion - ANSWER -time, temperature, mixture, and atomization 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

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3rd class stationary steam engineer license prep Questions
with Answers Graded A+

_________ are necessary for complete pump - ANSWER -reciprocating
combustion - ANSWER -time, temperature,
mixture, and atomization
a boiler generating 6000 lb of steam/hr produces
_______btu/hr - ANSWER -6,000,000
if the steam pressure gauge indicates 200 PSIG,
the absolute pressure is______ -
ANSWER -214.7 a bottom blowdown is performed on a boiler to
_____ - ANSWER -discharge sludge and
sediment
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 water columns are connected to the boiler with a
minimum of _______" pipe - ANSWER -1

an oil cooler is commonly used with a(n)
________ when operating in conjunction with a the minimum size of a water column blowdown
turbo-generator - ANSWER -steam turbine valve is_______". - ANSWER -3/4


a boiler is producing 40,000lb of steam/hr at a the maximum size bottom blowdown valve on a
pressure of 100 PSI and a steam temperature of boiler is_________". - ANSWER -2 1/2
500 degrees Fahrenheit. The steam produced is
_______ steam - ANSWER -superheated
a ________ allows condensate to pass through,
but stops Steam. - ANSWER -a steam trap
the economizer on a boiler is used to _______ -
ANSWER -add heat to the feed water
when taking over a shift, the first thing to do is
check the________ - ANSWER -water level
blowers are normally used with________ boilers in each boiler
- ANSWER -water tube

according to the asme code, a high-pressure
overheating of tubes on a boiler can be caused boiler having more than 500 square feet of
by________ - ANSWER -scale on tubes heating surface shall have________ -
ANSWER -two or more safety valves

carbon dioxide in a condensate return system
causes_________ - ANSWER -channeling the probable cause of an increase in temperature
of gases of combustion at the boiler Outlet is____
- ANSWER -dirty heating services
a ________ pump is a positive displacement



, 3rd class stationary steam engineer license prep Questions
with Answers Graded A+

boilers in battery equipped with________ must ______ draft is produced by a fan located
have two main steam stop valves and a free- between the boiler and the chimney -
flowing drain between them - ANSWER - ANSWER -induced
manhole openings

the overspeed trip on a steam turbine should be
in order to be sure the gauge glass is indicating tested ______ - ANSWER -before putting
an accurate water level reading, the stationary the steam turbine on-line
engineer should______ - ANSWER -
blowdown the gauge glass
a high CO2 reading in the gases of combustion is
a sign of____ - ANSWER -High combustion
a continuous blowdown line is located___ - efficiency
ANSWER -in the Steam and water drum
well below the nowl
the purpose of chemically treating feedwater is
to________ - ANSWER -turn scale-forming
a temperature reading of 80 degrees Celsius is salts to a non adhering sludge
equal to_________°f - ANSWER -176

water in a d rating feed water heater is prevented
a chimney temperature of 250 degrees from entering the steam line by a(n) _______. -
Fahrenheit above steam temperature ANSWER -Loop seal or internal overflow
indicates_______ - ANSWER -poor
efficiency
a steam turbine operating at 3600 RPM will trip
at_________ rpm - ANSWER -3960
a manometer is red in________ -
ANSWER -inches of water
he steam line going to The Blowers is connected
to the main ________ - ANSWER -steam
the boiling point of water will____ with an drum
increase in pressure - ANSWER -be raised

before using blowers on a boiler,________ -
if a lather is not obtained when performing a ANSWER -drain set blower lines
soap hardness test, the water sample is_______
- ANSWER -hard
an accumulation of snow on the Fireside of a
boiler tubes________ - ANSWER -
combustion efficiency can be increased when air decreases boiler efficiency
is________ - ANSWER -preheated

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