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A _________ in a boiler is used to put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit.
A Blow off cock
B Fusible plug
C Stop valve
D Safety valve
The diameters of fire tubes and superheater tubes in locomotive boiler are
A 47.5 mm, 130 mm
B 32.5 mm, 180 mm
C 65.5 mm, 210 mm
D 24.5 mm, 65 mm
When the circulation of water, in a boiler, is by convection currents which are set up during the heating of water, then the boiler is known as
A Internally fired boiler
B Externally fired boiler
C Natural circulation boiler
D Forced circulation boiler
The water tubes in a Babcock and Wilcox boiler are
A Horizontal
B Vertical
C Inclined
D Horizontal and inclined
For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler has ________ heating surface as compared to fire tube boiler.
A More
B Less
C Equal
D None of these
Steam in water tube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler
A Can be raised rapidly
B Is raised at slower rate
C Is raised at same rate
D Could be raised at fast/slow rate depending on design
A device used to put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit, is called
A Blow off cock
B Stop valve
C Superheater
D None of these
For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler compared to a fire tube boiler has
A More heating surface
B Less heating surface
C Equal heating surface
D Heating surface depends on other parameters
When the circulation of water, in a boiler, is by a centrifugal pump, then the boiler is known as
A Internally fired boiler
B Externally fired boiler
C Natural circulation boiler
D Forced circulation boiler
The predominant mode of heat transfer which takes place from boiler furnace to water walls of a boiler is
A Conduction
B Convection
C Both A & B
D Radiation

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