DC 3RD CLASS TEST, 3RD CLASS
STATIONARY STEAM ENGINEER
LICENSE PREP, STATIONARY
ENGINEER, STATION ENGINEER
EXAM, DC 1ST CLASS BOILER
Themcomponentminmwhichmliquidmvapormbymabsorbingmheatmismcalled?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmevaporator
thembestmanswermformanmelectricalmgroundingmmethod?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMetalmstakemdrivem8mfootmintomthemground.
Am_____mvalvemshouldmbemusedmformthrottlingmpurposes?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmGlobe
Whatmismthemacceptablemrangemformresidualmsodiummsulfiteminmthemboilermmaintain?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm30-70
WhatmismthemBTUmcontentmofmamgallonmofm#4mfuelmoil?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm146,000
Whatmdoesmamzeolitemwatermsoftenermsystemmusemasmammeansmofmregeneration?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbrine
Whatmaremthem4mstepsmformamZeolitemRejuvenationmwatermsoftenermprocess?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBackwash,mBrine,mRinse,mService
Wheremmediummtemperaturemliquidmfound?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCondenser
,Wheremismhighmtemperaturemvapormfound?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAtmthemdischargemofmthemcompressormormcondenser
Whatmstaysmaremusedmtomsupportmthemburnermchamberminmamscotchmmarinemboiler?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDiagonalmStays
Whatmtypemofmsafetymvalvemismthis?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(mFull)mCrosbymnozzle-
typemsafetymvalve.mPagem365mBOG
Wheremdomyoumgetmsuperheatmreading?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTakemsuctionmlinempressure
Namemthemwiremthatmconnectsmallmcomponentmofmamsystemmtomamphysicalmgroundmormwatermpipe?
m-mCORRECTmANSWERmGroundingmelectrodemconductor
Wheremdomyoumgetmsub-coolingmreading?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTakemliquidmlinempressure
CrossmreferencemtomtemperaturemusingmamP/TmChart
Getmliquidmlinemtemperature
Subtractmactualmtemperaturemfrommcrossmreferencedmtemperature
ResultmismSubmcooling
OnmthemboilersmthatmhavembothmQuickmopeningmandmScrewmtypemblowmdownmvalves,mthemQuickmo
peningmvalvemmustmbemlocated?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmclosestmtomthemboilermandmfollowedmbymthemscrew-typemvalve
HighmpressuremboilersmequippedmwithmQuickmopeningmandmScrewmtypemvalvesmaremblownmdownmh
ow?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmBymopeningmthemQuickmopeningmvalvemfirstmandmclosingmitmLast.
,ASMEmCodemdefinesmamslowmopeningmvalvemasmwhat?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnemrequiringmatmleastm5mfullm360mdegreemturnsmbetweenmfullmopenmandmclo
semposition.
Am300mHorsepowermboilermoperatingmatm100psimhasmanmaveragemloadmofm75%mwithm80%mcondens
atemreturnmandm5%mblowmdown.mThemtreatmentmprovidesmamchemicalmwhichmcostsm$8.75mpermgall
on,mandmwillmtreatm600mgallon.mFindmthemamountmofmthemchemicalmneededmformthemdaymperiod,ma
ndmthemcostmofmthemchemicalmformam30mdaysmperiod?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWatermInm=mWatermOut
Makeupm+mCondensatemReturnm=mEvaporatorm+mBlowmDown
AveragemEvaporatormRatem=m300mxm34.5mpphmxm.75%mloadm=m7762,m50mpph
1mMonthm+m.8(m7762.50mpph)m=m7762.50mpphm+m0500mm
1mMonthm+m6210mpphm=m7762.50mpphm+m.0500mm
m -6210m-6210
1mMonthm=m1552.5mpphm+m.0500
.9500mmm=m1552.5mpph
.9500mm.9500
1Monthm=m1,634.21mpph
GallonsmpermMonthm=m1634.21m/m8.33mxm24mxm30m=m141,m252.24mgallonsmpermmonth
Chemicalmneededm=m141,252.24mgallonm/m600mgallonm=m235,m40mgallon
Costmpermmonthm=m235,m40mgallonmxm8.75m=m$2,059.75
, Duringmam24mhoursmoperationmhowmoftenmshouldmyoumcheckmthemwatermlevel?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
Howmoftenmdomyoumcheckmthemhighmlimitmswitch?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnnually
Whatmismthemrecommendedmtimemformamcompletemexternalminspectionmofmamboiler?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
Whatmismthemfirstmthingmtomdomwhenmshuttingmdownmamboiler?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTomturnmoffmthemfire
Amflowmcontrolmshouldmbemblownmdownmwhen?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
HowmoftenmshouldmyoumcheckmthemLowmWatermFuelmCutmoff?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
Whymismoilmaddedmtomthemrefrigerant?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlubricationmofmthemcompressor
m Keepmrefrigerantmmigrating
Recycledmandmfilteredmrefrigerantmcanmbemusedmwhere?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBymthemsamemownerminmthemsamemtypemofmequipment
Datamprintedmonmthemequipmentmnameplatemwouldmincludemmanufacturer,mmodel,mandmserialmnu
mbermand________________?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStampmofmapprovalmfrommcommissioningmauthority
STATIONARY STEAM ENGINEER
LICENSE PREP, STATIONARY
ENGINEER, STATION ENGINEER
EXAM, DC 1ST CLASS BOILER
Themcomponentminmwhichmliquidmvapormbymabsorbingmheatmismcalled?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmevaporator
thembestmanswermformanmelectricalmgroundingmmethod?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMetalmstakemdrivem8mfootmintomthemground.
Am_____mvalvemshouldmbemusedmformthrottlingmpurposes?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmGlobe
Whatmismthemacceptablemrangemformresidualmsodiummsulfiteminmthemboilermmaintain?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm30-70
WhatmismthemBTUmcontentmofmamgallonmofm#4mfuelmoil?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm146,000
Whatmdoesmamzeolitemwatermsoftenermsystemmusemasmammeansmofmregeneration?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbrine
Whatmaremthem4mstepsmformamZeolitemRejuvenationmwatermsoftenermprocess?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBackwash,mBrine,mRinse,mService
Wheremmediummtemperaturemliquidmfound?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCondenser
,Wheremismhighmtemperaturemvapormfound?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAtmthemdischargemofmthemcompressormormcondenser
Whatmstaysmaremusedmtomsupportmthemburnermchamberminmamscotchmmarinemboiler?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDiagonalmStays
Whatmtypemofmsafetymvalvemismthis?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(mFull)mCrosbymnozzle-
typemsafetymvalve.mPagem365mBOG
Wheremdomyoumgetmsuperheatmreading?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTakemsuctionmlinempressure
Namemthemwiremthatmconnectsmallmcomponentmofmamsystemmtomamphysicalmgroundmormwatermpipe?
m-mCORRECTmANSWERmGroundingmelectrodemconductor
Wheremdomyoumgetmsub-coolingmreading?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTakemliquidmlinempressure
CrossmreferencemtomtemperaturemusingmamP/TmChart
Getmliquidmlinemtemperature
Subtractmactualmtemperaturemfrommcrossmreferencedmtemperature
ResultmismSubmcooling
OnmthemboilersmthatmhavembothmQuickmopeningmandmScrewmtypemblowmdownmvalves,mthemQuickmo
peningmvalvemmustmbemlocated?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmclosestmtomthemboilermandmfollowedmbymthemscrew-typemvalve
HighmpressuremboilersmequippedmwithmQuickmopeningmandmScrewmtypemvalvesmaremblownmdownmh
ow?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmBymopeningmthemQuickmopeningmvalvemfirstmandmclosingmitmLast.
,ASMEmCodemdefinesmamslowmopeningmvalvemasmwhat?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnemrequiringmatmleastm5mfullm360mdegreemturnsmbetweenmfullmopenmandmclo
semposition.
Am300mHorsepowermboilermoperatingmatm100psimhasmanmaveragemloadmofm75%mwithm80%mcondens
atemreturnmandm5%mblowmdown.mThemtreatmentmprovidesmamchemicalmwhichmcostsm$8.75mpermgall
on,mandmwillmtreatm600mgallon.mFindmthemamountmofmthemchemicalmneededmformthemdaymperiod,ma
ndmthemcostmofmthemchemicalmformam30mdaysmperiod?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWatermInm=mWatermOut
Makeupm+mCondensatemReturnm=mEvaporatorm+mBlowmDown
AveragemEvaporatormRatem=m300mxm34.5mpphmxm.75%mloadm=m7762,m50mpph
1mMonthm+m.8(m7762.50mpph)m=m7762.50mpphm+m0500mm
1mMonthm+m6210mpphm=m7762.50mpphm+m.0500mm
m -6210m-6210
1mMonthm=m1552.5mpphm+m.0500
.9500mmm=m1552.5mpph
.9500mm.9500
1Monthm=m1,634.21mpph
GallonsmpermMonthm=m1634.21m/m8.33mxm24mxm30m=m141,m252.24mgallonsmpermmonth
Chemicalmneededm=m141,252.24mgallonm/m600mgallonm=m235,m40mgallon
Costmpermmonthm=m235,m40mgallonmxm8.75m=m$2,059.75
, Duringmam24mhoursmoperationmhowmoftenmshouldmyoumcheckmthemwatermlevel?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
Howmoftenmdomyoumcheckmthemhighmlimitmswitch?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnnually
Whatmismthemrecommendedmtimemformamcompletemexternalminspectionmofmamboiler?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
Whatmismthemfirstmthingmtomdomwhenmshuttingmdownmamboiler?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTomturnmoffmthemfire
Amflowmcontrolmshouldmbemblownmdownmwhen?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
HowmoftenmshouldmyoumcheckmthemLowmWatermFuelmCutmoff?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoncempermshift
Whymismoilmaddedmtomthemrefrigerant?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlubricationmofmthemcompressor
m Keepmrefrigerantmmigrating
Recycledmandmfilteredmrefrigerantmcanmbemusedmwhere?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBymthemsamemownerminmthemsamemtypemofmequipment
Datamprintedmonmthemequipmentmnameplatemwouldmincludemmanufacturer,mmodel,mandmserialmnu
mbermand________________?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStampmofmapprovalmfrommcommissioningmauthority