ABSA Part B Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is an example of a loss of latent heat?
Steam condenses
Water evaporates
Ice melts
Refrigerant evaporates - ANSWER -A
2. Steam coils with long tube lengths:
Are likely to freeze when the incoming air isextremely cold (say -35°C)
Have the greatest freezing problems at temperatures approaching €"2°C.
Cause overheating and poor set pointtracking during cold weather
Are unlikely to freeze at any temperature. - ANSWER -B
3. If a new boiler is not boiled out correctly, the result may be -
-Refractory damage
Excessive waterside corrosion
Excessively high water circulation rates
Foaming - ANSWER -D
4. In the event of a power failure, which of the following will likely require a
manual restart when power is restored?
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small condensate return pumps
large air compressors
unit heater fans
air dryers - ANSWER -B
5. One purpose of the small valve on top of the shell of most boilers, which is
not required by code, is to:
allow water into the boiler when the boiler is being drained or cooled prevent-
ing the formation of a vacuum.
allow water to escape before the steam stop valve is opened during the
warm-up period.
allow air to escape from the boiler when the boiler is being filled with water.
allow air into the boiler when the boiler is being filled with water. - ANSWER -C
6. The cheapest and most commonly used grease is
- ANSWER -Potassium base
Chlorine base
Lime base
Sulphate base -
ANSWER -C
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7. The purpose of shaft sealing on a pump is to:
Keep air in the pump
Keep the packing gland cool
Reduce fluids from leaking along the pump shaft
Prevent lubricating oil from leaving the pump -
ANSWER -C
8. When leached away from cooling tower wood, it is less able to
resist decay.
sap is
lignin is
cellulose is
natural extractives are - ANSWER -D
9. In a chemical pulping process, lignin is removed from chipped wood in the:
Recovery boiler
Blow tank
Hogger
Digester - ANSWER -D
10. For an alkaline boil out, a boiler is fired and maintained under steam pres-
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sure for about:
1. Which of the following is an example of a loss of latent heat?
Steam condenses
Water evaporates
Ice melts
Refrigerant evaporates - ANSWER -A
2. Steam coils with long tube lengths:
Are likely to freeze when the incoming air isextremely cold (say -35°C)
Have the greatest freezing problems at temperatures approaching €"2°C.
Cause overheating and poor set pointtracking during cold weather
Are unlikely to freeze at any temperature. - ANSWER -B
3. If a new boiler is not boiled out correctly, the result may be -
-Refractory damage
Excessive waterside corrosion
Excessively high water circulation rates
Foaming - ANSWER -D
4. In the event of a power failure, which of the following will likely require a
manual restart when power is restored?
, ABSA Part B Questions and Answers
small condensate return pumps
large air compressors
unit heater fans
air dryers - ANSWER -B
5. One purpose of the small valve on top of the shell of most boilers, which is
not required by code, is to:
allow water into the boiler when the boiler is being drained or cooled prevent-
ing the formation of a vacuum.
allow water to escape before the steam stop valve is opened during the
warm-up period.
allow air to escape from the boiler when the boiler is being filled with water.
allow air into the boiler when the boiler is being filled with water. - ANSWER -C
6. The cheapest and most commonly used grease is
- ANSWER -Potassium base
Chlorine base
Lime base
Sulphate base -
ANSWER -C
, ABSA Part B Questions and Answers
7. The purpose of shaft sealing on a pump is to:
Keep air in the pump
Keep the packing gland cool
Reduce fluids from leaking along the pump shaft
Prevent lubricating oil from leaving the pump -
ANSWER -C
8. When leached away from cooling tower wood, it is less able to
resist decay.
sap is
lignin is
cellulose is
natural extractives are - ANSWER -D
9. In a chemical pulping process, lignin is removed from chipped wood in the:
Recovery boiler
Blow tank
Hogger
Digester - ANSWER -D
10. For an alkaline boil out, a boiler is fired and maintained under steam pres-
, ABSA Part B Questions and Answers
sure for about:
