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Power Engineering ABSA 4B exam |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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After a bearing has been removed for cleaning, it should be
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soaked for a period of _____ hours in clean solvent.
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A) 12 to 16
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B) 12 to 14
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C) 14 to 16
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D) 10 to 12
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E) 15 to 16
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A




If an oil's viscosity changes a great deal with little temperature
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change, it will then have a: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A) High pour point
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B) High carbon residue
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C) High viscosity index
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D) Low pour point
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E) Low viscosity index
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E

,Oil additives:
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A) Never lose their effect during use of the oil
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B) Are not a component of most lubrication oil
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C) Should be used as little as possible
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D) Should not affect all other characteristics greatly
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E) Will always affect the pour point greatly
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D




In a bearing, the lubricant reduces the heat produced by:
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A) Shock absorption
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B) Wear reduction
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C) Proper sealing
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D) Friction reduction
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E) Corrosion reduction
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D




The kind of grease used for heavily loaded machinery operating
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at slow speeds is the:
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A) Mixed base grease
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B) Sodium base grease
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,C) Calcium base grease
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D) Acid base grease
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E) Specialty grease
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E




A multi-stage pump would be used when:
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A) A greater volume must be pumped
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B) The lift is great
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C) The head is great
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D) The temperature of the liquid is high
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E) There is sufficient floor space
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C




The name given to pumps that use gear teeth, vanes, lobes, or
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screws to move the fluid being pumped is the _____ type.
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A) Reciprocating
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B) Rotary|\




C) Axial flow
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D) Dynamic|\




E) Radial flow
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B

, New pump packing should be installed:
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A) Every time prior to start up
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B) Tight enough to stop leakage
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C) Every shut down
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D) Every year
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E) Loose enough to allow leakage for lubrication
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E




It is generally accurate to say that:
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A) 9.8 kPa pressure results from every metre of water depth or
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height
B) 10.21 kPa will result from 1 metre of static water head
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C) Atmospheric pressure has no bearing on static water head
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D) A water height or depth of 10.34 m results in 1 kPa
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E) 1 kPa will result from a water head of 9.8 m
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A




The liquid to a lantern ring:
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A) Should not enter the pump
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B) Keeps the air out of the pump
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