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At a power plant, a certain amount of record keeping is mandatory. This record keeping is carried out in order to comply with the:
** Ring-oiled bearings A simple condenser with low installation cost would be: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Air-cooled The lobe type compressor runs at speeds up to about _____ RPM. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 1750 Which of the following are the two broad classifications of preventive maintenance?
** Labyrinth seals A capillary tube is mainly used on: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Small household systems When shutting down a turbine, the first thing done is: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Reduce the load to zero The choke in a carburetor produces a _____ mixture for cold engine starts. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Rich air-oil In a Horizontal Rectangular Direct Fired Heater, the _____ is/are mounted on the floor of the furnace and extend along a center line from the front to the back of the furnace. **- CORRECT ** 2, 4 Small turbines, used to drive auxiliary equipment, are usually lubricated by: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Ring-oiled bearings A simple condenser with low installation cost would be: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Air-cooled The lobe type compressor runs at speeds up to about _____ RPM. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 1750 Which of the following are the two broad classifications of preventive maintenance? 1. Actual work. 2. Paper work. 3. Mechanical work. 4. Temporary work. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 2, 3 The oil filter in a diesel engine lubricating system is: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Between the pump and oil cooler Centrifugal compressors are commonly used for: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Large volume, lowpressure applications To ensure a tight seal, a steam turbine balance piston is fitted with _____. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Labyrinth seals A capillary tube is mainly used on: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Small household systems When shutting down a turbine, the first thing done is: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Reduce the load to zero The choke in a carburetor produces a _____ mixture for cold engine starts. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Rich air-oil In a Horizontal Rectangular Direct Fired Heater, the _____ is/are mounted on the floor of the furnace and extend along a center line from the front to the back of the furnace. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Burners When lighting a fired heater, the step immediately following purging of the furnace is: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Energizing the electric igniter
** Pressure differences in each tube When disc rotors are assembled, the discs are heated until they are easily slid along the shaft and then located in the correct position on the shaft and shaft key. A small clearance between the discs prevents: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Thermal stress in the shaft When charging ammonia systems, frost on the drum bottom indicates: **- CORRECT ANSWER ** Refrigerant drum is empty or very nearly empty
The high-side float is usually installed on the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Liquid receiver or may act as a float chamber itself Parts inventory control falls under which classification of preventive maintenance: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Paper work. In a multi stage, reciprocating compressor the highest, pressure stages may be: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Single acting It is advisable that _____ is fitted between the aftercooler and air receiver. **- CORRECT ANSWER
** A moisture separator A gas turbine starting device - CORRECT ANSWER >>> is necessary for all gas turbines Air compressor intercoolers and after coolers may be: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Water or air cooled The air bypassing the combustors of a gas turbine: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Serves as cooling air The Operations log book in a power plant is: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> A legal document In a dual shaft gas turbine arrangement - CORRECT ANSWER >>> The load turbine is down stream from the compressor turbine The purpose of the rocker arms in an IC engine is to operate the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Intake and exhaust valves
If a turbine is shut down and left at a standstill while still hot, the lower half of the rotor will cool faster than the upper half. The rotor will "hog", which means it will ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Bend upwards Cylinder liners in diesel engines are usually constructed of: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Cast iron Refrigeration oils are usually: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Mineral oils with low pour point and high viscosity Reciprocating compressors have several disadvantages as compared to other positive displacement compressors, such as:
** Front end of the compressor and next to the power turbine bearings (one on each shaft)
** Establish two pressure levels A rotating trash screen used in a wastewater treatment plant is also called a: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Comminuter. The gas turbine system is ideal: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> To be used for unmanned and remote locations When starting an extraction turbine, sealing steam to the turbine glands is admitted _____ is put in operation - CORRECT ANSWER >>> After the extraction pump The purpose of the refrigeration expansion valve is to: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Regulate the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator A condenser shell may be fitted with an expansion joint if the: **- CORRECT ANSWER ** Condenser tubes are expanded into the tube sheets The water side of a high pressure feedwater heater is exposed to the discharge pressure of the _____ pump. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Boiler feedwater
When a two-cylinder, reciprocating compressor has two stages, the compressor displacement is calculated by calculating the volume swept by: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> The first stage piston Which of the below are true of the Fixed Tube Sheet shell and tube exchanger?
** increases gas turbine power output The pressure at the discharge of a supercharger may be as high as: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 140 kPa
How much of the energy provided by the fuel, is absorbed by the compressor: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Up to 2/ In an impulse steam turbine nozzle the following events take place:
The low-side float valve is controlled by: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> A float connected to/or in the evaporator Reheat is accomplished in a gas turbine by: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Heating the gases between the HP and LP turbine Air flow to each individual burner for a fired heater is controlled by a/an: **- CORRECT ANSWER
** Air register How does air enter a condenser?
** 1, 3, 4 During start up of a steam turbine the thrust block is pushed against a stop in the direction of the exhaust for: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Maximum blade clearance
In an indirect fired heater the fluid flowing in the process tubes is heated by the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Intermediate fluid that is heated by the fire tube Large volume combustors are used when: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> A regenerator is being used Single stage rotary screw compressors will develop discharge pressures to about 700 kPa gauge, for pressures above this _____ designs are used. - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Multi stage Most modern refrigeration systems make use of the principle of absorbing heat by: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> The evaporation of a liquid, and then discarding the heat to the atmosphere Gas turbine lubricating oil systems provide the basic functions of:
** Backpressure The condenser extraction pump suction operates at pressures: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Near absolute zero
CORRECT ANSWER >>> a reduction in NOx production The advantage of mechanical-hydraulic governors is: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Mechanical losses are greatly reduced A back-pressure turbine with exhaust steam going to an old boiler header that is supplying steam to an old lower pressure turbine is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Topping turbine When high-pressure air is used to start an internal combustion engine, the air is applied to the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Cylinders In axial air compressors the pressure rise per stage is _____ therefore, for high pressures _____ stages are required.
** Two pumps are used Wells that are used to monitor the ground water quality are sometimes called: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Piezometer wells ** 1, 3 Refrigeration systems are purged to: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Rid the system of noncondensable gases A topping turbine is a special application of a _____ turbine: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Backpressure The condenser extraction pump suction operates at pressures: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Near absolute zero CORRECT ANSWER >>> a reduction in NOx production The advantage of mechanical-hydraulic governors is: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Mechanical losses are greatly reduced A back-pressure turbine with exhaust steam going to an old boiler header that is supplying steam to an old lower pressure turbine is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Topping turbine When high-pressure air is used to start an internal combustion engine, the air is applied to the: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Cylinders In axial air compressors the pressure rise per stage is _____ therefore, for high pressures _____ stages are required. 1. Low 2. High 3. Single 4. Multi - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 1, 4 Gas turbine fuel oil is treated in order to: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> remove vanadium, sodium, and potassium In the distributor system for the injection of fuel into a diesel cylinder: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Two pumps are used Wells that are used to monitor the ground water quality are sometimes called: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Piezometer wells Back pressure and extraction turbines uses _____ in connection with _____: