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2025/2026 PLANT OPERATIONS BOMA
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | A+ GRADE
1. How may fittings be attached to a high pressure boiler? - (ANSWER)Threaded,
Certified welds, Flanges
Which test determines the relieving capacity of safety valves -
(ANSWER)Accumulation test
Flue gasses can leave at high temperatures. We can recover some of this heat
using a(n): - (ANSWER)Economizer
Feed water is typically heated with - (ANSWER)Waste or extracted steam
What is the maximum pounds of steam per hour of a boiler called? -
(ANSWER)Boiler capacity
What is a steam condenser's reservoir called? - (ANSWER)Hot well
When inspecting a boiler, main steam valves are: - (ANSWER)Closed, locked, and
tagged
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Boiler draft is the difference in ____________ between two points: -
(ANSWER)pressure
Boilers are required to have how many pressure gauges? - (ANSWER)1
Feed water pumps take water from the: - (ANSWER)Open feedwater heater
High vibrations in a feed water pump could be caused by: - (ANSWER)Hot feed
water
Which type of pump is best for handling dirty water? - (ANSWER)Centrifugal
Which is not a part of a centrifugal pump? - (ANSWER)Piston ring
Why have check valves on multiple feedwater pumps? - (ANSWER)Quick start up
May dynamic displacement pumps be started with the discharge valve closed or
throttled? - (ANSWER)True
Lubricating oil pumps are typically: - (ANSWER)Rotary
Centrifugal pumps differ from reciprocating in that they are: - (ANSWER)Dynamic
displacement
2025/2026 PLANT OPERATIONS BOMA
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | A+ GRADE
1. How may fittings be attached to a high pressure boiler? - (ANSWER)Threaded,
Certified welds, Flanges
Which test determines the relieving capacity of safety valves -
(ANSWER)Accumulation test
Flue gasses can leave at high temperatures. We can recover some of this heat
using a(n): - (ANSWER)Economizer
Feed water is typically heated with - (ANSWER)Waste or extracted steam
What is the maximum pounds of steam per hour of a boiler called? -
(ANSWER)Boiler capacity
What is a steam condenser's reservoir called? - (ANSWER)Hot well
When inspecting a boiler, main steam valves are: - (ANSWER)Closed, locked, and
tagged
, 2
Boiler draft is the difference in ____________ between two points: -
(ANSWER)pressure
Boilers are required to have how many pressure gauges? - (ANSWER)1
Feed water pumps take water from the: - (ANSWER)Open feedwater heater
High vibrations in a feed water pump could be caused by: - (ANSWER)Hot feed
water
Which type of pump is best for handling dirty water? - (ANSWER)Centrifugal
Which is not a part of a centrifugal pump? - (ANSWER)Piston ring
Why have check valves on multiple feedwater pumps? - (ANSWER)Quick start up
May dynamic displacement pumps be started with the discharge valve closed or
throttled? - (ANSWER)True
Lubricating oil pumps are typically: - (ANSWER)Rotary
Centrifugal pumps differ from reciprocating in that they are: - (ANSWER)Dynamic
displacement
