Refractory Technology MCQs

212 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 10 of 22)

Quartz is___________________?
A. Stable form of silica upto 870°c
B. Converted to tridymite on firing between 870 to 1470°c
C. Transformed to cristobalite on heating above 1470°c
D. All a., b. and c.
Panel test determines the _____________ of refractories?
A. Fusion point
B. Spalling resistance
C. Slag penetration resistance
D. Refractoriness under load (rul)
Presence of MgO in alumino-silicate refractories _______________ its refractoriness?
A. Increases
B. Lowers
C. Does not affect
D. Either a. or b.; depends on its quantity
Fireclay bricks are not used in the _________________?
A. Beehive coke oven
B. By-product coke oven walls
C. Combustion chamber of b.f. stoves
D. Coke oven regenerators
High porosity refractory bricks have _______________?
A. Poor resistance to the penetration of molten slag, metal & flue gases
B. Poor heat conductivity & low strength
C. Better thermal spalling resistance
D. All a., b. and c.
Magnesite refractories are generally not used in the___________________?
A. Electric furnace walls
B. Steel melting furnace
C. Open hearth furnace
D. Burning zone of cement kilns