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Power Engineering 4
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Answer 45 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Place the core in oil filled tanks and cooling fans
Transformers are cooled by...
A hydrostatic test consists of completely filling the boiler with water and the applying a water pressure
Properly planned maintenance
Before making adjustments or altering the fuel- air ratio of a combustion control system - the power engineer should
2. Less storage problems - less handling equipment and less laabour requried
The factors that determine the severity of electrical shock are...
The advantages of oil over coal as a boiler fuel are...
The photocell - when used in flame failure detection...
Complete combustion will take place only when
3. Outside of the boiler being cleaned
Transformers are cooled by...
Plant safety committees should be made up of people from
Before making adjustments or altering the fuel- air ratio of a combustion control system - the power engineer should
Power for operating mechanical cleaning tools used in removing scale or slag from firetube boilers shall be generated...
4. Cathode ray oscilloscope and a picture tube
Natural gas treatment plants remove
A example of an image tube whose function is the generation and display of a light image from an electrical input signal is...
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety is regulated by...
A Third Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency qualifies the holder to work as a Chief Engineer for a power plant not exceeding
5. 1.5 times the maximum allowable working pressure
In an orifice meter - the vena contracta is the point where the...
A example of an image tube whose function is the generation and display of a light image from an electrical input signal is...
A hydrostatic test consists of completely filling the boiler with water and the applying a water pressure
Type of electrical supply is used by electrostatic precipitators
6. Offers little flow resistance
The swing check valve...
Extinguisher that would ordinarily be used to combat a Class C fire
For DC generators - the nearer to zero the percentage voltage regulation is then
Transformers are cooled by...
7. 1. time of current flow through the body 2. the path taken 3. the quantity of the current
For DC generators - the nearer to zero the percentage voltage regulation is then
Correct for complete combustion
The resistance of a conductor does not depend on its...
The factors that determine the severity of electrical shock are...
8. Stability of operation
The universal series motor
The main opposition to current flow in a motor is...
Transformers are cooled by...
A surge tower used in hydro electric generation stations is for...
9. 1. preventative maintenance 2. management information system 3. work order system
Plant safety committees should be made up of people from
A Third Class Chief Engineer should be familiar with the following maintenance management areas
Multimeters are sometimes protected by...
For DC generators - the nearer to zero the percentage voltage regulation is then
10. Will decrease cell resistance when a flame is detected
The photocell - when used in flame failure detection...
The main opposition to current flow in a motor is...
Properly planned maintenance
The resistance of a conductor does not depend on its...
11. Analyze the flue gas
A surge tower used in hydro electric generation stations is for...
Correct for complete combustion
Before making adjustments or altering the fuel- air ratio of a combustion control system - the power engineer should
The devices which are used to change pneumatic signals to computer signals are known as...
12. Safety Codes Act and Workers Compensation Act
Before making adjustments or altering the fuel- air ratio of a combustion control system - the power engineer should
A Third Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency qualifies the holder to work as a Chief Engineer for a power plant not exceeding
Ohmmeters are for...
Good housekeeping in a power plant is the responbility of the Chief Engineer as implied by the...
13. Circuit over load protection
Multimeters are sometimes protected by...
The formation of carbon monoxide in the furnace is undesirable because it is...
A centrifugal switch used with an AC motor
Power for operating mechanical cleaning tools used in removing scale or slag from firetube boilers shall be generated...
14. Area
The blow- off tank for a boiler operating at 2200 kPa must have a design pressure of at least
Foundations for machinery are required to...
The universal series motor
The rotameter is capable of measuring flow using a constant pressure differential and a variable
15. Continuity measurements and direct resistance measurement
Limp diaphragms for sensing elements are sometimes made from...
Ohmmeters are for...
The power factor of an AC circuit is equal to...
A Third Class Chief Engineer should be familiar with the following maintenance management areas
16. The better voltage regulation
Power for operating mechanical cleaning tools used in removing scale or slag from firetube boilers shall be generated...
For DC generators - the nearer to zero the percentage voltage regulation is then
Steam separators
The purpose of the recovery of the L.P.G. and gasoline process - used in a natural gas treatment plant is to...
17. Star- delta - line impedance and auto- transformer starting
Multimeters are sometimes protected by...
Foundations for machinery are required to...
Method used to start a 3 phase induction motor
Steam separators
18. Fluid has the smallest cross sectional area
The devices which are used to change pneumatic signals to computer signals are known as...
Ohmmeters are for...
Multimeters are sometimes protected by...
In an orifice meter - the vena contracta is the point where the...
19. Carbon dioxide and dry chemical
Extinguisher that would ordinarily be used to combat a Class C fire
Transformers are cooled by...
The main opposition to current flow in a motor is...
Before making adjustments or altering the fuel- air ratio of a combustion control system - the power engineer should
20. Management - supervisors and operators
The advantages of oil over coal as a boiler fuel are...
Plant safety committees should be made up of people from
The resistance of a conductor does not depend on its...
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety is regulated by...
21. 3%
Safety valves shall be designed to attain full lift at a pressure above set pressure but not exceeding
The total currents away from a point equal
Good housekeeping in a power plant is the responbility of the Chief Engineer as implied by the...
A example of an image tube whose function is the generation and display of a light image from an electrical input signal is...
22. 1. hydrocarbon condensate 2. non - combustible gases 3. sulfurous compounds 4. water vapour
Natural gas treatment plants remove
A Third Class Chief Engineer should be familiar with the following maintenance management areas
A example of an image tube whose function is the generation and display of a light image from an electrical input signal is...
Correct for complete combustion
23. Analog to digital converters (ADC)
A Third Class Chief Engineer should be familiar with the following maintenance management areas
Correct for complete combustion
The swing check valve...
The devices which are used to change pneumatic signals to computer signals are known as...
24. 690kPa
The blow- off tank for a boiler operating at 2200 kPa must have a design pressure of at least
A example of an image tube whose function is the generation and display of a light image from an electrical input signal is...
Plant safety committees should be made up of people from
Transformers are cooled by...
25. Safety Codes Act
A Third Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency qualifies the holder to work as a Chief Engineer for a power plant not exceeding
A passage way of at least ______ metres in width and clear of all obstructions shall be provided on both sides and the rear of the boiler
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety is regulated by...
Complete combustion will take place only when
26. 0.6
The factors that determine the severity of electrical shock are...
Correct for complete combustion
A hydrostatic test consists of completely filling the boiler with water and the applying a water pressure
A passage way of at least ______ metres in width and clear of all obstructions shall be provided on both sides and the rear of the boiler
27. 10 000 kW
Limp diaphragms for sensing elements are sometimes made from...
A Third Class Certificate of Competency enables the holder to work as a shift Engineer of a power plant not exceeding...
A surge tower used in hydro electric generation stations is for...
The resistance of a conductor does not depend on its...
28. 1. the temperature of the fuel- air mixture will be at least equal to the ignition temperature. 2. there is sufficient oxygen present for combustion. 3. the oxygen is in intimate contact with the fuel.
Steam separators
A centrifugal switch used with an AC motor
Complete combustion will take place only when
The formation of carbon monoxide in the furnace is undesirable because it is...
29. Rubber
Method used to start a 3 phase induction motor
The swing check valve...
Limp diaphragms for sensing elements are sometimes made from...
The devices which are used to change pneumatic signals to computer signals are known as...
30. The sum of currents into the point
The factors that determine the severity of electrical shock are...
The total currents away from a point equal
A surge tower used in hydro electric generation stations is for...
A example of an image tube whose function is the generation and display of a light image from an electrical input signal is...
31. Absorb vibration from both prime mover and driven machine
Ohmmeters are for...
The universal series motor
Foundations for machinery are required to...
A passage way of at least ______ metres in width and clear of all obstructions shall be provided on both sides and the rear of the boiler
32. Reduces uplanned outages of equipment
Good housekeeping in a power plant is the responbility of the Chief Engineer as implied by the...
The formation of carbon monoxide in the furnace is undesirable because it is...
Correct for complete combustion
Properly planned maintenance
33. Stationary electrical charges
Part of a total energy system
The devices which are used to change pneumatic signals to computer signals are known as...
Magnetic fields do not interact with
Type of electrical supply is used by electrostatic precipitators
34. DC
The devices which are used to change pneumatic signals to computer signals are known as...
Ohmmeters are for...
Type of electrical supply is used by electrostatic precipitators
Magnetic fields do not interact with
35. Operates on either DC or AC and up to 60Hz
The universal series motor
The devices which are used to change pneumatic signals to computer signals are known as...
Part of a total energy system
Ohmmeters are for...
36. Changes starting conditions to runnign conditions
A centrifugal switch used with an AC motor
The photocell - when used in flame failure detection...
The purpose of the recovery of the L.P.G. and gasoline process - used in a natural gas treatment plant is to...
Multimeters are sometimes protected by...
37. 5000 kW
38. 2H2 + O2 = 2H2O
A Third Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency qualifies the holder to work as a Chief Engineer for a power plant not exceeding
Natural gas treatment plants remove
Correct for complete combustion
A Third Class Certificate of Competency enables the holder to work as a shift Engineer of a power plant not exceeding...
39. Mass
Limp diaphragms for sensing elements are sometimes made from...
The resistance of a conductor does not depend on its...
Good housekeeping in a power plant is the responbility of the Chief Engineer as implied by the...
The factors that determine the severity of electrical shock are...
40. An absorption chiller - generator - waste heat boiler and a heat pump
Part of a total energy system
Transformers are cooled by...
The blow- off tank for a boiler operating at 2200 kPa must have a design pressure of at least
Power for operating mechanical cleaning tools used in removing scale or slag from firetube boilers shall be generated...
41. 1. cause the steam to suddenly change its direction 2. impart a whirling motion to the steam 3. baffles cause the steam flow to change direction 4. are sometimes called steam purifiers
The factors that determine the severity of electrical shock are...
Magnetic fields do not interact with
Steam separators
Foundations for machinery are required to...
42. Explosive - poisonous and non - combustible
Foundations for machinery are required to...
The photocell - when used in flame failure detection...
The blow- off tank for a boiler operating at 2200 kPa must have a design pressure of at least
The formation of carbon monoxide in the furnace is undesirable because it is...
43. Counter emf
The factors that determine the severity of electrical shock are...
Multimeters are sometimes protected by...
The rotameter is capable of measuring flow using a constant pressure differential and a variable
The main opposition to current flow in a motor is...
44. 1. remove gasoline constituents 2. remove liquefiable hydrocarbons
The main opposition to current flow in a motor is...
The blow- off tank for a boiler operating at 2200 kPa must have a design pressure of at least
The universal series motor
The purpose of the recovery of the L.P.G. and gasoline process - used in a natural gas treatment plant is to...
45. The cosine of the phase angle
For DC generators - the nearer to zero the percentage voltage regulation is then
A centrifugal switch used with an AC motor
The power factor of an AC circuit is equal to...
Properly planned maintenance