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Fuels And Combustion — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Chemical Engineering MCQs on Fuels And Combustion — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for FPSC, PPSC, PAEC, OGDCL.

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Question 1 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Catalyst used in Fischer-Tropsch process is

Question 2 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

The cuprous chloride used in orsat apparatus can absorb

Question 3 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

The pyragallol solution used in orsat apparatus can absorb

Question 4 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Use of preheated air for combustion of fuel in the furnace, increases the

Question 5 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

C.V. (kcal/Nm 3 ) of gaseous fuels __________ with increase in molecular weight.

Question 6 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

'Wobbe index' is a characteristic of

Question 7 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Pitch creosote mixture (PCM) as compared to furnace oil is a better fuel, because its

Question 8 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

The calorific value of natural gas is about __________ kcal/Nm 3 .

Question 9 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Calorific value of wood gas is about __________ kcal/Nm 3 .

Question 10 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Calorific value of coke even gas produced by low temperature carbonisation of coal is about __________ kcal/Nm 3 .

Question 11 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

The calorific value of 'LPG' (50% propane + 50% butane) is about __________ kcal/Nm 3 .

Question 12 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

The calorific value of producer gas is around __________ kcal/Nm 3 .

Question 13 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Yield of pitch from distillation of high temperature tar is around __________ percent.

Question 14 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Supply of excess air for complete combustion of fuel is necessitated to facilitate

Question 15 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In high temperature carbonisation of coal compared to low temperature carbonisation

Question 16 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Initial pressure of oxygen introduced into the 'bomb' of the bomb calorimeter for determination of calorific value of coal/fuel oil may be around __________ atm.

Question 17 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Dry air requirement for burning 1 Nm 3 of CO to CO 2 may be around __________ Nm 3 .

Question 18 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Low temperature oxidation and spontaneous combustion of freshly mined coal is accentuated, if

Question 19 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

With increase in moisture content of coal, its

Question 20 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Gray King Assay and Swelling Index of a coal is a measure of its

Question 21 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Caking index of a coal is a measure of its

Question 22 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Micum Index of a coke is a measure of its

Question 23 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Weathering of coal during storage causes

Question 24 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Low temperature oxidation of coal is accelerated by the

Question 25 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Washing of coal is done to reduce the

Question 26 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Low temperature oxidation of stored coal results in the

Question 27 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Adiabatic flame temperature of a fuel is dependent on the initial temperature of

Question 28 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Pure carbon is completely burnt in oxygen. The flue gas analysis is 70% CO 2 , 20% CO and 10% O 2 . The percent excess oxygen used is

Question 29 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which of the following is not a product of tar distillation?

Question 30 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Steam is intermittently admitted into the fuel bed during the production of producer gas to

Question 31 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

High rate of heating of coke ovens

Question 32 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

By-products are __________ recovered in 'Beehive ovens'.

Question 33 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

__________ of the coal is the basis for Seylor's coal classification.

Question 34 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Low temperature oxidation of coal during storage does not decrease its

Question 35 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Actual flame temperature is always lower than the adiabatic flame temperature, because there is

Question 36 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

The ratio of maximum adiabatic flame temperature in air to that in pure oxygen is always

Question 37 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Sometimes water is sprayed during coal charging in the coke oven, which helps in

Question 38 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

The main drawback of supplying more excess air in the combustion of fuel is the

Question 39 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which of the following fuel gases has the highest calorific value ?

Question 40 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which of the following has the highest calorific value?

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