Introduction to Power Engineering
c - Power engineers are
a) safety code officers in a power plant automatically.
b) qualified to perform any welding jobs in a power plant.
c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the equipment in a power plant.
d) qualified to perform any electrical jobs in a power plant.
e) qualified to make design changes in a power plant.
a - When oil mixes with water in the boiler the resultant effect is:
a) serious foaming
b) accumulation of very hard scale resulting in tube burnout
c) accumulation of soot
d) decrease in water level
e) shifting and loosening of baffles
e - In a power plant, the power engineer may function as a supervisor who directs
others in the __________ operation on a shift.
a) simple and economical
b) welding and electrical
c) administrative and cooperative
d) production and receiving
e) safe and efficient
a - Which of the following duties is a holder of a Fourth Class Engineer's Certificate of
Competency not qualified to perform?
a) Take charge of a shift in a power plant having a capacity of more than 10,000 kW, as
shift engineer.
b) Take charge of the general care and operation of a power plant consisting of one or
more coil type drumless boilers having an aggregate capacity not over 5,000 kW, when
only in use for the purpose of subterranean thermal flooding in oil fields, as chief
engineer.
c) Take charge of the general care and operation of a power plant having a capacity of
not more than 1,000 kW as chief steam engineer, and to supervise the engineers in that
plant.
d) Take charge of a shift in a power plant consisting of one or more coil type drumless
boilers having an aggregate capacity of not more than 10,000 kW, when used only for
underground thermal flooding in oil fields, as shift engineer.
e) Take charge of a shift in a power plant having a capacity of not more than 5,000 kW,
as shift engineer.
, e - A Fourth Class Power Engineer's Certificate of Competency
qualifies the holder to take charge of the general care and
operation of a power plant having a capacity of not more than
__________ kW as chief steam engineer, and to supervise the
engineers in that plant.
a) 5,000
b) 4,000
c) 3,000
d) 2,000
e) 1,000
d - Invented in the 19th century, the first source of mechanical power that was steady
and reliable was the _________.
a) ropes and pulleys
b) power hammer
c) Stirling engine
d) steam engine
e) windmill
d - Which of the following is not a definition of a power plant?
a) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
b) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a
working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
c) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a
working temperature exceeding 121 degrees Celsius (250
degrees Fahrenheit).
d) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour
is generated at less than 57 kPa (8 psi).
e) Any engine run from one or more boilers containing liquid
and having a working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
d - Early government involvement in certification of power
engineers became more important for the following reasons
except:
a) efficiency
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements
c - Power engineers are
a) safety code officers in a power plant automatically.
b) qualified to perform any welding jobs in a power plant.
c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the equipment in a power plant.
d) qualified to perform any electrical jobs in a power plant.
e) qualified to make design changes in a power plant.
a - When oil mixes with water in the boiler the resultant effect is:
a) serious foaming
b) accumulation of very hard scale resulting in tube burnout
c) accumulation of soot
d) decrease in water level
e) shifting and loosening of baffles
e - In a power plant, the power engineer may function as a supervisor who directs
others in the __________ operation on a shift.
a) simple and economical
b) welding and electrical
c) administrative and cooperative
d) production and receiving
e) safe and efficient
a - Which of the following duties is a holder of a Fourth Class Engineer's Certificate of
Competency not qualified to perform?
a) Take charge of a shift in a power plant having a capacity of more than 10,000 kW, as
shift engineer.
b) Take charge of the general care and operation of a power plant consisting of one or
more coil type drumless boilers having an aggregate capacity not over 5,000 kW, when
only in use for the purpose of subterranean thermal flooding in oil fields, as chief
engineer.
c) Take charge of the general care and operation of a power plant having a capacity of
not more than 1,000 kW as chief steam engineer, and to supervise the engineers in that
plant.
d) Take charge of a shift in a power plant consisting of one or more coil type drumless
boilers having an aggregate capacity of not more than 10,000 kW, when used only for
underground thermal flooding in oil fields, as shift engineer.
e) Take charge of a shift in a power plant having a capacity of not more than 5,000 kW,
as shift engineer.
, e - A Fourth Class Power Engineer's Certificate of Competency
qualifies the holder to take charge of the general care and
operation of a power plant having a capacity of not more than
__________ kW as chief steam engineer, and to supervise the
engineers in that plant.
a) 5,000
b) 4,000
c) 3,000
d) 2,000
e) 1,000
d - Invented in the 19th century, the first source of mechanical power that was steady
and reliable was the _________.
a) ropes and pulleys
b) power hammer
c) Stirling engine
d) steam engine
e) windmill
d - Which of the following is not a definition of a power plant?
a) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
b) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a
working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
c) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a
working temperature exceeding 121 degrees Celsius (250
degrees Fahrenheit).
d) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour
is generated at less than 57 kPa (8 psi).
e) Any engine run from one or more boilers containing liquid
and having a working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
d - Early government involvement in certification of power
engineers became more important for the following reasons
except:
a) efficiency
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements
