Fuels and Combustion

191.High ash containing coke

  1. Produces more slag when used in the blast furnace
  2. Has poor strength and abrasion resistance
  3. Is desirable in producer gas manufacture
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Produces more slag when used in the blast furnace

192.High excess air in combustion of fuels results in

  1. Increased fuel consumption
  2. Incomplete combustion
  3. Smoky flame
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Increased fuel consumption

193.High pressure coal gasification is employed in _________ process.

  1. Lurgi
  2. Kopper-Totzek
  3. Winkler
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Lurgi

194.High rate of heating of coke ovens

  1. May damage its walls due to abrupt excessive swelling of coal
  2. Produces larger size coke
  3. Increases the time of carbonisation
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
May damage its walls due to abrupt excessive swelling of coal

195.High sulphur (4-6%) coal in India are found in

  1. Assam
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Bengal
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Correct answer: (A)
Assam

196.High sulphur content in a fuel _________ of the flue gases.

  1. Decreases the dew point
  2. Increases the dew point
  3. Reduces the combustion efficiency by limiting the permissible temperature reduction
  4. Both (B) and (C)

Correct answer: (D)
Both (B) and (C)

197.High temperature carbonisation of coal produces

  1. Inferior coke compared to low temperature carbonisation
  2. Less of gases compared to liquid products
  3. Large quantity of tar compared to low temperature carbonisation
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (D)
None of these

198.High temperature carbonisation of coal takes place at _________ °C.

  1. 2000
  2. 600
  3. 1100
  4. 1600

Correct answer: (C)
1100

199.High temperature in gasification of coal favours

  1. High production of CO2
  2. Low production of CO2
  3. High production of CO
  4. Both (B) and (C)

Correct answer: (D)
Both (B) and (C)

200.Higher efficiency in the combustion of solid fuel cannot be achieved by

  1. Proper fuel preparation
  2. Keeping the flue gas exhaust temperature very high
  3. Adopting efficient-fuel firing technique & equipment
  4. Supplying correct quantity of combustion air

Correct answer: (B)
Keeping the flue gas exhaust temperature very high

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