Mechanical Engineering Mcqs
Ultimate analysis of fuel is determination of percentage of____________________?

A. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur, mositure
B. Fixed carbon, ash, volatile matter, mositure
C. Higher calorific value
B. Lower calorific value

Spontaneous combustion is a phenomenon in which____________________?

A. All the fuel burns instantaneously producing high energy release
B. Fuel burns with less air
C. Coal bursts into flame without any external ignition source but by itself due to gradual increase in temperature as a result of heat released by combination of oxygen with coal
D. Explosion in furnace

Sulphur content of fuels is very important to the plant operators because it____________________?

A. Has high heating value
B. Retards electric precipitation
C. Promotes complete combustion
D. Has highly corrosive effect

An economiser in a boiler______________________?

A. Increases steam pressure
B. Increases steam flow
C. Decreases fuel consumption
D. Decreases steam pressure

Gusset stays in a boiler are provided to____________________?

A. Prevent the bulging of flat surfaces
B. Avoid explosion in furnace
C. Prevent leakage of hot flue gases
D. Support furnace freely from top

The behaviour of coal in a furnace is determained by_______________________?

A. The content of sulphur
B. The content of ash and heating value
C. The proximate analysis
D. The exact analysis

Pour point of fuel oil is the____________________?

A. Lowest temperature at which oil will flow under set condition
B. Storage temperature
C. Temperature at which fuel is pumped through burners
D. Temperature at which oil is transported

Green coal, in order to be burnt, must be____________________?

A. Heated sufficiently
B. Burnt in excess air
C. Heated to its ignition point
D. Burnt as powder

Sulphur in coal results in___________________?

A. causing clinkering and slagging
B. corroding air heaters
C. spontaneous combustion during coal storage
D. facilitating ash precipitation

The proximate analysis of fuel lists__________________?

A. Various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen etc, plus ash as per-cents by volume
B. Various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc, plus ash as per-cents by weight
C. Fuel constituents as percents by volume of mositure, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
D. Fuel constituents as percents by weight of mositure, volatile, fixed carbon and ash