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| A chemical process in which a combustible unites with oxygen to produce heat and often light. |
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| What is Perfect Combustion? |
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| Burning fuel completely while using only the theoretical amount of air required. (Not possible) |
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| What is Complete Combustion? Incomplete Combustion? |
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| Complete: Burning the fuel completely using the minimum amount of excess air. (Desirable) Incomplete: Not burning all the fuel. (Not good!) |
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| What is Spontaneous Combustion? |
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| Combustion which occurs without an external ignition source. |
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| What conditions are necessary for complete combustion? |
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| The three T's. Time, Temperature, and Turbulence. |
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| What are the combustibles in fuel? |
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| Carbon, Hydrogen, and Sulfur |
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| What is Primary Air and Secondary Air? |
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| Primary air: Air supplied to the burner with the fuel that controls the rate of combustion as well as the amount of fuel that can be burned. Secondary: Air supplied to the combustion process that controls combustion efficiency; How completely the fuel is burned. |
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| The amount of air supplied to the combustion process that is greater than the theoretical amount required |
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| The internal resistance of fuel oil to flow. |
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| What is Pour Point, Flash Point, and Fire Point? |
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Definition
| Pour: The lowest temp. at which an oil will still flow. Flash: The temp. that an oil will ignite with a "pop" but not continue to burn. Fire: The temp that an oil will ignite and continue to burn. |
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| Name three ways to atomize #6 oil. |
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Definition
| Mechanical Burners (Rotary Cup), Pressure Atomization and Steam/Compressed Air Atomization. |
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| Give five reasons a boiler burning #6 oil would smoke. |
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Definition
| If there is not enough air supplied, Cold Oil, Insufficient Oil Pressure, Low Atomizing Pressure, cold Boiler, Dirty/Plugged Burner tips. |
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| Name the necessary components of a #6 fuel oil system. |
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Definition
| Storage tanks, Pumps, Strainers, Heaters, Pressure Gauges, Thermometers. |
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| Name the types of Draft found in power plants. |
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| Mechanical Draft, Forced Draft, Induced Draft, Balanced Draft, Natural Draft |
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| Using a manometer (U-Tube or Inclined Tube), which tells inches or tenths of inches of a vertical water column. |
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| What is the greatest heat loss in a boiler? |
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Definition
| The heat lost out the stack is the greatest heat loss in a boiler. |
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| How many BTU's in a gallon of #6 oil? |
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| How many gallons in a barrel of fuel oil? |
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| What do you do if the flame is lost while burning #6 oil? |
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Definition
| Secure the fuel, Purge the Furnace, Re-lite |
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| What is an Opacity Violation? |
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Definition
| The emission of smoke which has a shade or appearance equal or greater than #1 of the chart for a period of six minutes during any one hour. |
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