Fuels and Combustion MCQs

469 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 37 of 47)

Naphthalene is used for making_________________?
A. Insecticides (e.g. moth balls)
B. Unsaturated polyesters
C. Drug intermediates e.g. β-naphthol
D. All a., b. and c.
Which of the following accounts for maximum energy loss in a boiler ?
A. Flue gases
B. Ash content in the fuel
C. Incomplete combustion
D. Unburnt carbon in flue gases
Anthracite can be used for___________________?
A. Recarbonising steel
B. Making carbon electrodes
C. Blending with highly coking coal to check its swelling which helps in saving coke even walls
FroM damage and to produce high strength coke
Froth floatation is used for_________________?
A. Washing fine coal dust (< 0.5 mm size)
B. Washing lump coal (> 80 mm size)
C. Removing ash from the coal based on difference in specific gravity of coal and ash
D. All a., b. and c.
A liquid/gaseous fuel containing hydrocarbons and high amount of sulphur is burnt with 40% excess air. The flue gas still contains large amount of carbon monoxide. This may be due to the_________________?
A. Presence of large quantity of hydrogen in the fuel
B. Low calorific value of the fuel
C. High sulphur content in the fuel
D. Lack of thorough mixing of fuel with air
64-132) rank coal (ASTM) means a coal with 64%___________________?
A. Fixed carbon and having a heating value around 13, 200 btu/1b
B. Ash and heating value around 13, 200 btu/1b
C. Fixed carbon and heating value around 132 btu/1b
D. None of these
With increases in carbonisation temperature_______________________?
A. Coke even gas yield increases
B. Tar yield increases
C. Hydrogen percentage in the coke oven gas decreases
D. Methane percentage in the coke oven gas increases