Fuels and Combustion MCQs

469 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 36 of 47)

The advantage of firing pulverised coal in the furnace lies in the fact, that it____________________?
A. Permits the use of high ash content coal
B. Permits the use of low fusion point ash coal
C. Accelerates the burning rate and economises on fuel combustion
D. All a., b. and c.
Function of secondary air in pulverised coal firing is to_________________?
A. Transport the coal to the burner
B. Dry the coal
C. Ensure efficient burning of coal around the burner
D. Reduce primary air requirement
A coal having higher volatile matter content will necessarily have lower____________________?
A. Ash fusion temperature
B. Calorific value
C. Ignition temperature
D. Caking index
Low temperature carbonisation of coal produces_________________?
A. Metallurgical coke
B. Soft coke
C. Very low calorific value coke oven gas
D. No by-products
Blast furnace coke is made from coal by_____________________?
A. Low temperature carbonisation
B. High temperature carbonisation
C. Medium temperature carbonisation
D. Heating the coal in an oven in presence of air
In flue gas analysis by Orsat’s apparatus, oxygen is absorbed by____________________?
A. Potassium hydroxide
B. Cuprous chloride
C. Alkaline pyrogallol solution
D. None of these