Answers to Board Exam Review Questions: Power Elements

1. It is an apparatus used to obtain the volumetric chemical composition of the gaseous byproducts of combustion. B. Orsat analyzer 2. A term used to refer to a concrete foundation formed by continuous pouring of cement and letting the entire mass dry as one unit. D. Monolithic foundation 3. In power plants, if you want to measure small differences in pressures, what is the best instrument to use? C. Manometer 4. Which of the following is not a major function of air-conditioning? D. Control the mass of air in the space 5. This material is used to seal the piston rod to prevent leakage from the pump. B. Packing 6. You want to know the grindability of coal, what apparatus you should use? A. Hardgrove apparatus 7. It is a straight line that indicates the relationship between steam consumption and the turbogenerator load. C. Willans line 8. The period of time for one half of the mass of radioactive material to disintegrate. D. Half life 9. In power plant engineering, what do you call the power intended to be available even under emergency situations. A. Firm power 10. In nuclear power plants, what do you call the enclosure usually made of concrete or lead that absorbs any leakage of radiation from the reactor? B. Biological shield

1. A reserve generating capacity that is in operation but not in service. A. Hot reserve 2. Another term for Lower Heating Value (LHV). C. Net Calorific Value 3. In a refrigeration system, it controls the flow of refrigerant manually. C. Gate Valve 4. The ratio of the dynamic depression head to the total head of a pump. A. Cavitation factor 5. A device used to determine the water level in the boiler. D. Gauge cock 6. A device in the fuel system that mixes gasoline with air. A. Carburetor 7. Comparing Diesel and Gasoline engines, which of the following is true? D. Operating temperature of Diesel Engines are higher 8. Which of the following is true in pH value? C. pH 7 represents neutral value 9. Reversible adiabatic expansion is at constant C. Entropy 10. The temperature at which vapor starts forming above the surface of liquid fuels. B. Flash point