Book 3: 7-18 - Monitoring & Testing COPY Flashcards
A water test which involves the use of an electronic meter is the:
Select one:
A. pH test
B. Hardness test
C. Sulphite test
D. P Alkalinity test
E. M Alkalinity test
A. pH test
Suspended solids if allowed to enter the boiler will:
Select one:
A. Precipitate out of solution
B. End up somewhere such as heat exchanger surfaces or turbine blading
C. Settle in lower areas interfering with proper heat transfer and circulation
D. Cause corrosion in the boiler
E. Cause foaming in the boiler
C. Settle in lower areas interfering with proper heat transfer and circulation
An example of medium hard water would have a range of hardness to be expected in ppm of:
Select one:
A. Over 181
B. 15 to 60
C. 121 to 180
D. 61 to 120
E. 0 to 15
D. 61 to 120
Once the boiler water sample container is completely filled it is capped so that the sample is:
Select one:
A. Not exposed to the atmosphere
B. Allowed to cool slowly
C. Not exposed to water contamination
D. Protected from cooling to quickly
E. Sealed against spillage
A. Not exposed to the atmosphere
An indicator is a solution that will change colour as the chemical properties of the _____ change.
Select one:
A. Oil
B. Air
C. Water
D. Condensate
E. Steam
C. Water
The boiler water sample source is often a branch line taken off of the boiler _____ line.
Select one:
A. Continuous blowdown
B. Boiler intermittent blowdown
C. Water supply
D. Main steam
E. Feedwater
A. Continuous blowdown
A meter used during a water test, which will measure the water’s ability to conduct an electric current, is the:
Select one:
A. Condensate meter
B. pH meter
C. TDS meter
D. Color comparator
E. Hardness meter
C. TDS meter
Dissolved solids if allowed to enter the boiler will:
Select one:
A. End up somewhere such as heat exchanger surfaces or turbine blading
B. Cause corrosion in the boiler
C. Precipitate out of solution
D. Cause foaming in the boiler
E. Settle in lower areas interfering with proper heat transfer and circulation
C. Precipitate out of solution
The pH test on boiler water is conducted using the _____ method.
Select one:
A. Tensile
B. Meter
C. Penetration
D. Comparison
E. Titration
B. Meter
A low hardness test normally done on a water sample from the:
Select one:
A. Softener outlet
B. Blowdown line
C. Deaerator
D. Boiler
E. Raw or city water
A. Softener outlet
The phosphate test on boiler water is conducted using the _____ method.
Select one:
A. Meter
B. Penetration
C. Comparison
D. Titration
E. Tensile
A. Meter
The amount of boiler blowdown is based on the _____ reading obtained by testing a sample of boiler water.
Select one:
A. Hardness
B. Conductivity
C. Alkalinity
D. pH
E. TDS
E. TDS
When doing a titration method of any boiler water test, the end point of the test is indicated by:
Select one:
A. The sample turning a pink colour
B. A change in a meter reading
C. A colour change
D. The sample being compared to a known standard colour
E. The sample turning a blue colour
C. A colour change
When using a meter to conduct a pH water test, the meter used would:
Select one:
A. Have to be separately grounded
B. Require a long warm-up period
C. Basically measure amperage
D. Measure the wattage used
E. Be, in effect, a voltmeter
E. Be, in effect, a voltmeter
An example of very hard water would have a range of hardness to be expected in ppm of:
Select one:
A. 121 to 180
B. 15 to 60
C. Over 181
D. 61 to 120
E. 0 to 15
C. Over 181