Refractory Technology MCQs

212 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 20 of 22)

Bottom of basic open hearth furnace are constructed of__________________?
A. Dead burnt magnesite ramming mass
B. Porous fireclay bricks
C. Semi-silica bricks
D. Silicon carbide bricks
Addition of zircon to silica refractory brick improves its_____________________?
A. Crushing strength
B. Resistance to slag attack
C. Both a. and b.
D. Neither a. nor b.
Refractory bricks with lower permeability is produced by using __________________?
A. Higher firing temperature
B. Higher moulding pressure
C. Finer grog size
D. All a., b. and c.
Refractory bricks having lower porosity have_________________________?
A. High insulating properties
B. Low heat capacity
C. Low thermal conductivity
D. Greater strength
Silica bricks are never used for lining the____________________?
A. Beehive coke ovens
B. By-product coke ovens
C. Dome of blast furnace stoves
D. Roof of open hearth furnace