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The ___ of a centrifugal feedwater pump is the rotating element that imparts centrifugal
force to the liquid
impellar
Plant efficiency is increased when a ___uses steam that is bled or extracted from a steam
turbine
closed feedwater heater
If only one low-water fuel cutoff is used, it must have a ___
manual reset
One way to increase the efficiency of a plant is to ___
recover as much heat as possible from the fuel
A ___ is a boiler fitting that reduces the turbulence of boiler water to make it easier to
measure the water level
water column
The piping that connects a water column to the boiler must be a minimum of ___ and must
meet the ASME Code requirements for pressure and temperature
1 inch
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,___ is the process where the water level in a boiler momentarily rises with an increase in
steam demand
Swell
___ feedwater regulators are found on package fire-tube or watertube boilers where
feedwater pumps run either intermittently or consistantly
Float
A 3-element feedwater regulator measures the steam flow from the boiler..... the ___ into
the boiler, and the water level
feedwater flow
After blowing down a thermohydraulic feedwater regulator, approximately 60 minutes
should be allowed for the regulator to ___ before being returned to serviuce
stabilize
A ___ is used in applications where there are varying flows of condensate and additional
condensate storage capacity is required
surge tank
The ___ pump uses the shape of its casing to direct the discharge
centrifugal
Some boiler rooms use ___ pumps for reserve or back-up units in the event of an electrical
power failure
reciprocating
An ___ feedwater heater allows steam and feedwater to mix with each other at atomspheric
pressure to raise the temperature of the water.
open
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, Boiler water is treated to prevent ___
-scale .......
-pitting..... and
-caustic embrittlement
Hardness is a measure of scale-forming ___ dissolved in water
minerals
Boiler water having high alkalinity could develop ___
caustic embrittlement
Deposits of calcium and magnesium carbonates on the boiler surface cause ___
scale
Pitting and channeling of boiler metal in the water are caused by ___
oxygen and carbon dioxide
Chemicals added to the boiler water change the scale-forming salts into a ___
non-adhering sludge
___ is small water particles and impurities carried out of the boiler into the steam lines
Carryover
Surface tension on the water in a steam drum is increased by ___
impurities that float on the water surface
A direct cause of overheating of the boiler tubes is ___
scale formation on the tubes
Priming is dangerous and can lead to ___
water hammer
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