3rd class stationary steam engineer license test with accurate
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detailed solutions ||\\//||
_________ are necessary for complete combustion - correct answer✔✔time, temperature, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
mixture, and atomization ||\\//|| ||\\//||
if the steam pressure gauge indicates 200 PSIG, the absolute pressure is______ - correct
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answer✔✔214.7
a boiler is operating at 400 PSI, and the safety valve opens at 410 PSI and closes at 398 PSI.
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The blowdown is______psi - correct answer✔✔12 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
an oil cooler is commonly used with a(n) ________ when operating in conjunction with a
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turbo-generator - correct answer✔✔steam turbine ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a boiler is producing 40,000lb of steam/hr at a pressure of 100 PSI and a steam temperature
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of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The steam produced is _______ steam - correct
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answer✔✔superheated
the economizer on a boiler is used to _______ - correct answer✔✔add heat to the feed
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water
blowers are normally used with________ boilers - correct answer✔✔water tube ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
overheating of tubes on a boiler can be caused by________ - correct answer✔✔scale on ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
tubes
,carbon dioxide in a condensate return system causes_________ - correct
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answer✔✔channeling
a ________ pump is a positive displacement pump - correct answer✔✔reciprocating
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a boiler generating 6000 lb of steam/hr produces _______btu/hr - correct
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answer✔✔6,000,000
a bottom blowdown is performed on a boiler to _____ - correct answer✔✔discharge sludge
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and sediment ||\\//||
water columns are connected to the boiler with a minimum of _______" pipe - correct
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answer✔✔1
the minimum size of a water column blowdown valve is_______". - correct answer✔✔3/4
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the maximum size bottom blowdown valve on a boiler is_________". - correct answer✔✔2
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1/2
a ________ allows condensate to pass through, but stops Steam. - correct answer✔✔a steam
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trap
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when taking over a shift, the first thing to do is check the________ - correct
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answer✔✔water level in each boiler ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
according to the asme code, a high-pressure boiler having more than 500 square feet of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
heating surface shall have________ - correct answer✔✔two or more safety valves
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, the probable cause of an increase in temperature of gases of combustion at the boiler Outlet
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is____ - correct answer✔✔dirty heating services ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
boilers in battery equipped with________ must have two main steam stop valves and a free-
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flowing drain between them - correct answer✔✔manhole openings ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
in order to be sure the gauge glass is indicating an accurate water level reading, the
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stationary engineer should______ - correct answer✔✔blowdown the gauge glass ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a continuous blowdown line is located___ - correct answer✔✔in the Steam and water drum
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well below the nowl
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a temperature reading of 80 degrees Celsius is equal to_________°f - correct answer✔✔176
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a chimney temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit above steam temperature
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indicates_______ - correct answer✔✔poor efficiency ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a manometer is red in________ - correct answer✔✔inches of water
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the boiling point of water will____ with an increase in pressure - correct answer✔✔be
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raised
if a lather is not obtained when performing a soap hardness test, the water sample
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is_______ - correct answer✔✔hard ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
combustion efficiency can be increased when air is________ - correct answer✔✔preheated ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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detailed solutions ||\\//||
_________ are necessary for complete combustion - correct answer✔✔time, temperature, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
mixture, and atomization ||\\//|| ||\\//||
if the steam pressure gauge indicates 200 PSIG, the absolute pressure is______ - correct
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answer✔✔214.7
a boiler is operating at 400 PSI, and the safety valve opens at 410 PSI and closes at 398 PSI.
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The blowdown is______psi - correct answer✔✔12 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
an oil cooler is commonly used with a(n) ________ when operating in conjunction with a
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turbo-generator - correct answer✔✔steam turbine ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a boiler is producing 40,000lb of steam/hr at a pressure of 100 PSI and a steam temperature
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of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The steam produced is _______ steam - correct
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answer✔✔superheated
the economizer on a boiler is used to _______ - correct answer✔✔add heat to the feed
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water
blowers are normally used with________ boilers - correct answer✔✔water tube ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
overheating of tubes on a boiler can be caused by________ - correct answer✔✔scale on ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
tubes
,carbon dioxide in a condensate return system causes_________ - correct
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answer✔✔channeling
a ________ pump is a positive displacement pump - correct answer✔✔reciprocating
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a boiler generating 6000 lb of steam/hr produces _______btu/hr - correct
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answer✔✔6,000,000
a bottom blowdown is performed on a boiler to _____ - correct answer✔✔discharge sludge
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and sediment ||\\//||
water columns are connected to the boiler with a minimum of _______" pipe - correct
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answer✔✔1
the minimum size of a water column blowdown valve is_______". - correct answer✔✔3/4
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the maximum size bottom blowdown valve on a boiler is_________". - correct answer✔✔2
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1/2
a ________ allows condensate to pass through, but stops Steam. - correct answer✔✔a steam
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trap
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when taking over a shift, the first thing to do is check the________ - correct
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answer✔✔water level in each boiler ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
according to the asme code, a high-pressure boiler having more than 500 square feet of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
heating surface shall have________ - correct answer✔✔two or more safety valves
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, the probable cause of an increase in temperature of gases of combustion at the boiler Outlet
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is____ - correct answer✔✔dirty heating services ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
boilers in battery equipped with________ must have two main steam stop valves and a free-
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flowing drain between them - correct answer✔✔manhole openings ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
in order to be sure the gauge glass is indicating an accurate water level reading, the
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stationary engineer should______ - correct answer✔✔blowdown the gauge glass ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a continuous blowdown line is located___ - correct answer✔✔in the Steam and water drum
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
well below the nowl
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a temperature reading of 80 degrees Celsius is equal to_________°f - correct answer✔✔176
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a chimney temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit above steam temperature
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indicates_______ - correct answer✔✔poor efficiency ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a manometer is red in________ - correct answer✔✔inches of water
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the boiling point of water will____ with an increase in pressure - correct answer✔✔be
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raised
if a lather is not obtained when performing a soap hardness test, the water sample
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is_______ - correct answer✔✔hard ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
combustion efficiency can be increased when air is________ - correct answer✔✔preheated ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
