A. Solid fuels
B. Hydrocarbon containing fuel gases (e.g. coke oven gas, refinery gas etc.)
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Related Mcqs:
- Combustion of furnace oil in a furnace (soaking pit) with preheated combustion air at 400°C results in saving of about __________ percent furnace oil as compared to its combustion with atmospheric air, if the flue gas outlet temperature from the soaking pit is 1200°C ?
A. 5
B. 60
C. 20
D. 40 - Which of the following advantages is not associated with the use of preheated air for combustion of a fuel in the furnace ?
A. Increase in calorific value of the fuel
B. Increase in flame temperature
C. Reduction in scale losses
D. Saving in fuel consumption - Advantages of use of preheated combustion air are__________________?
A. Saving in fuel consumption
B. Reduction in scale losses
C. Increase in flame temperature
D. All A., B. and C. - An improved and fuel efficient version of the pusher type reheating furnace is the ______________ furnace?
A. Walking beam
B. Shaft
C. Tunnel
D. Rotary hearth - Furnace aerodynamics is related to the _____________ in the furnace?
A. Movement of gases
B. Measurement of flue gas volume
C. Temperature control
D. Pressure adjustment - The electric furnace in which heat is produced by a combination of induced current and skin effect is called _____________ furnace?
A. Arc
B. Resistance
C. Low frequency induction
D. High frequency induction - While the fuel fired furnace can be used upto a maximum temperature of about 1700°C, the electric furnace can be used upto a temperature of about _____________ °C?
A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 4500
D. 6000 - Which furnace employs an I.D. fan for the removal of flue gases from the furnace ?
A. Coke oven
B. Blast furnace stoves
C. Beehive coke oven
D. High pressure boiler - Higher furnace temperature cannot be achieved by use of a lean fuel gas in the furnace by_________________?
A. Increasing the draft in the furnace
B. Preheating the fuel gas
C. Oxygen enrichment of combustion air
D. Preheating the combustion air - An electric furnace producing heat by means of an electric arc struck between each of three electrodes and the charge is called ____________ furnace?
A. Resistance
B. Arc
C. Low frequency induction
D. None of these
