MN SPECIAL BOILERS LICENSE PREP TEST

Special (License Grade) - Answer-Work in any type of plant Grade C (License Grade) - Answer-Can operate low-pressure steam or hot water (no steam engines/turbines) Grade B (License Grade) - Answer-Can operate high-pressure or low-pressure steam or hot water (no steam engines/turbines) Grade A (License Grade) - Answer-Can operate any plant including plants with steam engines/turbines Special (License Class) - Answer-Take Charge (max 50 hpr) Shift Engineer (max 100 hpr) 2nd Class (License Class) - Answer-Take Charge (max 100 hpr) Shift Engineer (max 500 hpr) 1st Class (License Class) - Answer-Take Charge (max 500 hpr) Shift Engineer (unlimited hpr) Chief (License Class) - Answer-Take Charge (unlimited hpr) Shift engineer (unlimited hpr) Shift Engineer - Answer-Can operate and take responsibility for the plant while on duty Take Charge - Answer-You are the main person in charge of the plant. You supervise shift engineers. 1 boiler horsepower = - Answer-= 10 sq. Ft of heating surface 8.3 - Answer-1 gallon of water weighs _____ pounds 10 kilowatts (for licensing) - Answer-_____ kilowatts = 1 horsepower 67,000 BTU/hr (for licensing) - Answer-__________ BTU/hr = 1 horsepower In the boiler room - Answer-Where should a boiler license be displayed? One BTU - Answer-What will raise one pound of water by one degree F Check water level - Answer-When entering a steam boiler room what is the first thing an operator should do? Abo