chemical engineering furnace technology Mcqs
51. Heat transfer rate to the stock/charge in the furnace does not depend upon the________________?
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A. Use of waste heat recovery equipments

B. Emissivity of the refractory walls

C. Thickness of the stock

D. Size of the furnace

52. The heating capacity of muffle furnace depends on the____________________?
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A. Surface area & emissivity of the stock

B. Properties of the muffle wall (temperature, area, and emissivity)

C. Both A. & B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

53. Which of the following advantages is not associated with the use of preheated air for combustion of a fuel in the furnace ?
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A. Increase in flame temperature

B. Increase in calorific value of the fuel

C. Saving in fuel consumption

D. Reduction in scale losses

55. Regenerators are used for waste heat recovery in____________________?
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A. Soaking pits

B. By-product coke ovens

C. Beehive coke oven

D. Blast furnace stoves

56. An example of a periodic furnace is the__________________?
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A. Coke oven heating chamber

B. Rotary kilns

C. Blast furnace stoves

D. Blast furnace

58. Neutral atmosphere is maintained in a/an ____________ furnace?
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A. Soaking pit

B. Cold rolled steel coil annealing

C. Open hearth

D. Walking beam reheating

61. In practical operation of any furnace, zero oxygen percentage or theoretical CO2 percentage in flue gas is rarely achieved, because of__________________?
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A. Use of pulverised solid fuels

B. Imperfect mixing of fuel & air and infiltration of air

C. Use of excessive positive draft in the furnace

D. Use of non-preheated combustion air

62. Furnace pressure is normally controlled by regulating the__________________?
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A. Fuel gas pressure

B. Air pressure

C. Speed of I.D. fan

D. Damper
63. Temperature of a furnace fired with low calorific value fuel gas (i.e. lean gas) can be increased by______________________?
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A. Oxygen enrichment of combustion air

B. Preheating the combustion air

C. All A., B. & C.

D. Preheating the fuel gas

65. In a furnace, the heat taken by the charge/stock and the heat lost to the furnace structure & flue gases depends on the__________________?
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A. Thermal conductivity of the charge & structural materials of furnace

B. Rate of firing and emissivity of flame

C. Nature of process; whether batch, continuous or intermittent

D. All A., B. and C.
66. In case of pulverised coal fired steam boiler, the secondary air serves the main purpose of_________________?
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A. Combustion of coal by supplying it around the burner

B. Transportation of coal

C. Preheating the primary air

D. Drying of coal

67. Which is the most thermally efficient furnace _______________________?
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A. Boiler furnace

B. Rotary kilns

C. Reheating furnace

D. Reverberatory furnace

68. Circulation of gases in furnace is caused by the_________________?
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A. Change in volume during a change of temperature

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Furnace pressure in conjunction with draft in flues

D. Difference in density between hot and cold gases

70. The rate of scaling of furnace stock depends upon the_________________?
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A. Temperature

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Time

D. Nature of atmosphere

71. Regenerators are normally provided in the____________________?
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A. Glass melting furnace

B. All A., B. and C.

C. By product coke ovens

D. Open hearth furnace

72. Very high pressure boilers are usually _____________ boilers?
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A. Fire tube

B. Water tube

C. Waste heat

D. Natural circulation
73. A refractory wall separating the stock and the source of heat is provided in a__________________?
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A. None of these

B. Updraft kiln

C. Continuous furnace

D. Muffle furnace
76. Which of the following is a batch furnace ?
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A. None of these

B. Glass tank furnace

C. Cupola

D. Reheating furnace

78. Which of the following is not a recuperative furnace ?
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A. Coke oven

B. Soaking pit

C. Reheating furnace

D. Steam boiler

79. Advantages of use of preheated combustion air are__________________?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Increase in flame temperature

C. Reduction in scale losses

D. Saving in fuel consumption

80. Which of the following is the most suitable for preheating combustion air above 650C ?
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A. None of these

B. Regenerator

C. Ceramic recuperator

D. Metallic recuperator

81. Size of the combustion chamber of a furnace depends upon the ___________________?
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A. Preheat temperature of fuel & air

B. Method of mixing the fuel & air

C. Heat release rate of the fuel

D. All A., B. and C.
82. Which furnace employs preheating, heating and soaking zones ?
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A. Open hearth furnace

B. Soaking pit

C. Cupola

D. Reheating furnace
83. Reducing atmosphere is maintained in a__________________?
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A. Calcination kiln

B. L.D. converter

C. Blast furnace

D. Soaking pit

85. Which is not accomplished in an underfired furnace ?
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A. Increase in heating capacity/m2 of floor space

B. Protection of the periphery of the charge from excessive radiation

C. Elimination of cold spot at the bottom of the charge

D. Reduction in the temperature of furnace gases

86. Pulverised fuel fired furnaces employ ______________ fuel firing?
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A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Tangential

87. Which of the following is a heat treatment furnace ?
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A. Muffle furnace

B. Annealing furnace

C. Rotary kiln

D. Reheating furnace

88. Fuel economy in an industrial furnace operation cannot be achieved by the use of__________________?
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A. Combustion air not enriched with oxygen

B. Stoichiometric combustion air

C. Recuperators

D. Non-preheated combustion air

90. Which of the following furnaces will have maximum thermal efficiency ?
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A. Walking beam reheating furnace

B. Soaking pits

C. Rotary kilns

D. Boiler furnace
92. Which furnace employs an I.D. fan for the removal of flue gases from the furnace ?
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A. Beehive coke oven

B. High pressure boiler

C. Blast furnace stoves

D. Coke oven

93. Fuel economy in furnaces can be achieved by_________________?
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A. Using oxygen enriched combustion air

B. Reducing the heat loss through furnace openings & doors

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Preheating the combustion air

96. Cement Kiln is a___________________?
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A. Batch furnace

B. Tunnel Kiln

C. Natural draft furnace

D. Rotary Kiln
97. Which of the following variables affects the furnace capacity ?
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A. Thickness of heating stock

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Thermal conductivity of stock

D. Temperature of flue gas

98. Example of an indirectly heated furnace is__________________?
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A. Hood annealing furnace

B. Muffle furnace

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

100. The resistance furnace produces heat by the__________________?
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A. Electric arc struck between electrodes and the charge

B. Combination of induced current and skin effect

C. None of these

D. Flow of current through a heating element