Stationary engineer Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is a boiler Correct Answer a closed metal container (pressure vessel) which water is heated to produce steam or heated water What is steam Correct Answer the vapor that forms when water is heated to its boiling point When did the greatest impact of the use of steam power occur Correct Answer during the industrial revolution 18th and early 19th century Who invented the steam engine and when Correct Answer James Watt of Scotland in 1736 How is steam produced Correct Answer water i...

Minnesota Special Engineer Boiler License Exam Prep (2023/2024 Update) | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct Q: A feed water line must have what two valves? Answer: Check & stop Q: After a new boiler is installed, what must be performed? Answer: Hydrostatic test Q: All stationary boilers of what pressure must have 2 valves on the blow off line? Answer: 100psi Q: How is boiler efficiency calculated? Answer: Output divided by input Q:...

What is a return tubular boiler? correct answer: A return tubular boiler - the products of combusting passing through the tubes while the water surrounds the tubes. What is a water tube boiler? correct answer: A water tube boiler - water inside the tubes while the production of combustion passes around the tubes. How is the head of a B&W boiler stayed? correct answer: There are no stays Why are the tubes on a Sterling Boiler bent? correct answer: So they can enter the drum radially....

How much clearance from the top of the boiler is needed for a HP boiler that produces 70000 lbs of steam? - Answer- 7 feet On a gas fired boiler what is the proper gas to air mixture - Answer- 30%-70% and in special arrangements it can be as high as 100% . ANSWER CHAPTER 11 remember% What is the total hardness in a system that was found to have calcium hardness of 60ppm and magnesium hardness of 18ppm and carbon hardness of 12 ppm? - Answer- TH=(Ca x 2.5) + (Mg x 4.1)nTH=(60 x 2.5) + (18...

An AC circuit consists only of a pure inductance and a power source. The relationship between the voltage and the current in this circuit is that the correct answer: current lags the voltage The power factor of a load is equal to the ____________ power divided by the ____________ power. correct answer: True ; apparent A 10-ohms and 20-ohms resistor are connected in parallel. The total line current drawn by this parallel combination is 30 amps. Under these conditions, the line voltage wil...

How much clearance from the top of the boiler is needed for a HP boiler that produces 70000 lbs of steam? Correct Answer 7 feet On a gas fired boiler what is the proper gas to air mixture Correct Answer 30%-70% and in special arrangements it can be as high as 100% . ANSWER CHAPTER 11 remember% What is the total hardness in a system that was found to have calcium hardness of 60ppm and magnesium hardness of 18ppm and carbon hardness of 12 ppm? Correct Answer TH=(Ca x 2.5) + (Mg x 4.1)nTH=(...

3rd Grade Stationary Engineer 21 – 40 Exam Questions and Answers

An AC circuit consists only of a pure inductance and a power source. The relationship between the voltage and the current in this circuit is that the Correct Answer current lags the voltage The power factor of a load is equal to the ____________ power divided by the ____________ power. Correct Answer True ; apparent A 10-ohms and 20-ohms resistor are connected in parallel. The total line current drawn by this parallel combination is 30 amps. Under these conditions, the line voltage will be...

What is the pressure at the base of a vertical foot of water? CORRECT ANSWER 0.433 psi How much should the boiler pressure increase when performing a hydrostatic test? CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 times the safety valve setting The range of a boiler steam pressure gauge. CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 to 2 times the safety valve setting Fuel oil heaters must be used when burning what? CORRECT ANSWER No. 6 fuel oil What is the maximum allowable working pressure of a low pressure steam boiler? (MAWP) CORREC...