DC Boiler Exam Prep 2023 (Formulas and constants used for the DC 3rd class boiler exam) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

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DC Boiler Exam Prep 2023 (Formulas and constants used for the DC 3rd
class boiler exam) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. Area of a rectangle - (correct answer) -Length x Width
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2. Area of a Circle - (correct answer) -.7854 x Diameter²
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3. Volume of a Box - (correct answer) -Length x Width x Height
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4. Volume of a Cylinder - (correct answer) -.7854 x Diameter² x
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Length
fi




5. Circumference of a Circle - (correct answer) -π x Diameter fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




6. Unit of Force - (correct answer) -Pound (lb)
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7. Formula for Force - (correct answer) -Pressure ÷ Area fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




8. Unit of Work - (correct answer) -in-lb or ft-lb
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9. Formula for Work - (correct answer) -Force x Distance fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




10. Unit of Power - (correct answer) -ft-lb/min
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11. Formula for Power - (correct answer) -= Work ÷ Time fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




12. or (Force x Distance) ÷ Time
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13. Formula for Mechanical Horsepower - (correct answer) -= fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Power ÷ 33,000 ft-lb/min
fi fi fi fi




14. Fahrenheit to Celsius - (correct answer) -°C = (°F - 32) ÷ 1.8 fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




15. Celsius to Fahrenheit - (correct answer) -°F = (1.8 x °C) - 32
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




16. Fahrenheit to Rankine - (correct answer) -°R = °F + 460 fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




17. Celsius to Kelvin - (correct answer) -K = °C +273.15
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




18. Charles' First Law - (correct answer) -Volume1 / Pressure1 =
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Volume2 / Pressure2
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19. Charles' Second Law - (correct answer) -Pressure1 / fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Temperature1 = Pressure2 / Temperature2
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20. Boyle's Law - (correct answer) -Pressure1 x Volume1 =
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Pressure2 x Volume2
fi fi fi




21. General Gas Law - (correct answer) -(Pres1 x Vol1)/ Temp1 =
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




(Pres2 x Vol2)/Temp2
fi fi fi




22. Formula for Levers - (correct answer) -Resistance x fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




DistanceR = Effort x DistanceE
fi fi fi fi fi




23. Formula for Inclined Planes - (correct answer) -Force x fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Length = Resistance x Height
fi fi fi fi fi




24. Formula for Wheel & Axel - (correct answer) -Force x fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




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DC Boiler Exam Prep 2023 (Formulas and constants used for the DC 3rd
class boiler exam) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
DistanceF = Resistance x DistanceR
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25. Torque - (correct answer) -Force x Radius fi fi fi fi fi fi




26. Safe Working Pressure of a Riveted Boiler (SWP) - (correct
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




answer) -(Area of Staybolt x Stress Constant of Staybolt) ÷
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Area Covered by Staybolt or = (a x C) ÷ A
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27. Area Covered by Staybolt - (correct answer) -= Pitch x Pitch
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




28. Longitudinal Stress - (correct answer) -(P x D x L) / 2t fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




29. P = Pressurefi fi




30. D = Diameter fi fi




31. L = Length fi fi




32. t = thickness of steel
fi fi fi fi




33. Boiler Heating Surface (tubes) = - (correct answer) -= C x L x fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




#
fi




34. C = Circumference of tubes
fi fi fi fi




35. L = Length of tubes
fi fi fi fi




36. # = Number of tubes
fi fi fi fi




37. HS = π x Diameter x Length x Number of Tubes
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




38. Watts per Boiler Horsepower - (correct answer) -746 Watts fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




39. Horsepower formula - (correct answer) -= ft-lb/min ÷ 33000 fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




ft-lb/min
fi




40. ft-lb formula for a pump - (correct answer) -= gpm x 8.33 x
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head (ft)
fi fi




41. Factor of Evaporation (FE) = - (correct answer) -= [Hs - (tfw- fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




32)] ÷ 970.3
fi fi




42. Hs = Enthalpy of steam fi fi fi fi




43. tfw = temperature of feed water fi fi fi fi fi




44. Latent Heat of Vaporization for Water - (correct answer) - fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




970.3 Btu/lb fi




45. Latent Heat of Fusion for Water - (correct answer) -144 fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Btu/lb
fi




46. 1 Boiler Horsepower = x lbs of steam generator per hour -
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




(correct answer) -34.5 lbs/hr
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DC Boiler Exam Prep 2023 (Formulas and constants used for the DC 3rd
class boiler exam) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
47. 1 Boiler Horsepower = x Btu/hr - (correct answer) -33,475
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Btu/hr
fi




48. 1 BHP = x ft² of heating surface (general) - (correct answer)
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




-10 ft² heating surface
fi fi fi fi




49. Volume of water increases by x percent when it flashes to fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




steam - (correct answer) -x 1600
fi fi fi fi fi fi




50. Thermal Efficiency (TE) = - (correct answer) -= Lbs Steam fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




per hour [Hs -(fwt° -32)] ÷ Units of Fuel per hour x Btu content
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




per unit of fuel
fi fi fi fi




51. Hs = Btu content of steam fi fi fi fi fi




52. fwt = feed water temperature fi fi fi fi




53. Developed Boiler Horsepower (DBHP) = - (correct answer) - fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




= (Pounds of Steam per hour (Ws) x FE) ÷ 34.5
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




54. Ws = Lbs of steam per hour fi fi fi fi fi fi




55. FE = Factor of Evaporation fi fi fi fi




56. Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) - (correct fi fi fi fi fi fi




answer) -= (TS x t x E) / FS x r
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




57. TS = Tensile Strength of steel
fi fi fi fi fi




58. t = thickness of steel
fi fi fi fi




59. E = Efficiency of jointfi fi fi fi




60. FS = Factor of Safety fi fi fi fi




61. r = radius of boiler drum
fi fi fi fi fi




62. Bursting Pressure (BP) - (correct answer) -= (TS x t x E) / r fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




63. TS = Tensile Strength of steel
fi fi fi fi fi




64. t = thickness of boiler plate
fi fi fi fi fi




65. E = efficiency of jointfi fi fi fi




66. r = radius of boiler shell
fi fi fi fi fi




67. Expansion (E) of Piping = - (correct answer) -= L x Cle x (T1 - fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




T2) x 12
fi fi fi




68. L = Length of pipe fi fi fi fi




69. Cle = Coefficient of linear expansion fi fi fi fi fi




70. T = Temperature fi fi




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