Questions from
written exam (i.e. MA DPS daily log, eddy-current testing).
You are Chief of
your plant and are leaving on Friday afternoon. What do you leave with your
personal?
How would you
perform a boiler efficiency test?
How would you go
about setting up a water treatment program for a medium sized plant?
Explain a
Zeolite water softener.
Why is sulfite
added to a boiler?
What does
phosphate do in a boiler?
What causes
pitting in a boiler?
Perform an over
speed test on a turbine-generator.
What other trips
are there on a turbine?
In your plant
tell what ASME stamp symbols you would find and where.
Where would you
find a “PP” stamp and what does it stand for?
How do you know
a welder that is going to weld in your plant is qualified?
How do welders
become qualified?
How long does
their qualification last?
Who oversees QC
program that a contractor needs to obtain an “R” stamp?
How do they test
welding procedures?
How do you find
boiler horsepower?
Where do they
get “34.5” from in the formula?
How do you know
that a contractor is qualified to do pipefitting in your plant?
Explain how to
replace a tube in a Cleaver-Brookes firetube boiler.
How would you
perform a hydrostatic test? How long would you hold it for?
What is the
difference between a steam engine and a steam pump?
You are the
Chief of a small plant and the DPW calls you and tells you that they just broke
the only water main going into your plant, what do you do?
How do you find
the makeup of what’s in your fuel?
What is
vacuum creep and windage?
What is the most
common reason for turbine outages?
How is a turbine
aligned?
What type of
thrust bearing do you have in your plant?
What are some
other types?
Explain how a
Kingsbury thrust bearing works. How many sets of shoes
does it have?
What is a
Curtis stage?
What is a
Rateau stage?
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