4Th Class Power Engineering Chapter 1

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Power Plant

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Any process for the generation and utilization of steam:

- Boiler having steam or vapour generated at more than 103kpa

-Boiler having working pressure exceeding 1100 kpa and temp exceeding 121C

- Any boiler system including turbines, piping, machinery and ancillary equipment

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Boiler (Safety Codes Act)

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Pressure Vessel in which gas or vapour can be generated under pressure, or a liquid can be put under pressure by the direct application of a heat source

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Power Engineer

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Skilled worker who operates and maintains equipment in a power plant. Ensures the safe and efficient production of heat and its utilization

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4th class Power Engineer can (6 things)

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1. 1000kw facility chief engineer
2. 5000kw coil-type drumless boiler, sole use of underground thermal flooding in oil fields, as chief steam engineer
3. 5000kw, shift engineer
4. coil-type boiler, 10 000kw, thermal flooding. shift engineer
5. Section of power plant, 10 000kw, assistant engineer, under supervision of shift engineer.
6. General care and operation of power plant, 5000kw, 140kpa

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Oil mixes with water in a boiler results in:

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Serious Foaming

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Not common work schedule for power engineer?

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Seasonal Lay-off

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In order to increase efficiency, higher boiler pressures were used, leading to what?

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serious accidents

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A Fourth Class Power Engineer’s certificate of competency qualifies the holder to take charge of the general care and operation of a power plant having a capacity of not more than __________ kW as chief steam engineer, and to supervise the engineers in that plant.

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1000

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A Fourth Class Power Engineer's certificate of competency, qualifies the holder to take charge of a shift in a power plant consisting of one or more coil type drumless boilers having an aggregate capacity of not more than __________ kW, when used for the sole purpose of underground thermal flooding in oil fields, as shift engineer.

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5000

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Which of the following certificates of competency qualifies the holder to take charge of the general care and operation of any power plant as chief steam engineer, and to supervise the engineers in that plant and take charge of a shift in any power plant as shift engineer?

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First Class

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Which of the following duties is a holder of a Fourth Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency not qualified to perform?

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Take charge of a shift in a power plant having a capacity of more than 10,000 kW, as shift engineer.

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Committees, who establish standards, are composed primarily of which of the following elements?

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experts from the industry, professional and insurance groups and all levels of government

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Early government involvement in certification of power engineers became more important for the following reasons:

1. technological advances
2. higher boiler pressures
3. safety
4. pollution
5. efficiency

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2, 3, 5

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Which of the following is not characteristic of increased automation in power plants?

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manual flame checking

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The IAO (Insurance Advisory Organization) is an organization who is primary concern with:

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lowering of insurance costs through standardisation

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Define a Boiler

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A pressure vessel in which a gas or vapour can be generated under pressure, or in which a liquid can be put under pressure, by the direct application of a heat source.

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What is a Power plant used for?

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Electricity for light, steam heat, or cooling to condition air. Output used to provide climate control in buildings, or to condition air or products in industrial processes.

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Power Plants Include:

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- boilers

- steam turbines

- motors

– linked to pumps

- refrigeration systems

- Air conditioning systems

- Standby equipment

- Water treatment

- Fuel handling equipment

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Define Power Engineer:

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A skilled worker who operated and maintains the equipment in a power plant. Covers entire process of heat generation and utilization. Responsible for safe and economical operation. May function as a supervisor. Work order repair of equipment by maintenance staff.

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Define Competency Certification System:

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A document issued by a legal authority stating that a power engineer meets certain qualifications and has passed certain required examinations set by that authority.

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List National Standards in Power Engineering Industry:

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not sure

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Characteristics of Automation:

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- increased mechanization

- frequent use of automatic equipment

- continuous monitoring of processes and costs

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4th Class Certificate qualifications:

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- Chief steam engineer of power plant <1000 kW

- Chief Steam engineer coil-type drumless boiler

-oil field flooding <5000 kW

- Shift Engineer in plant <5000 kW

- Shift Engineer – thermal flooding – multiple drumless - <10 000 kW

- Assistant engineer – section of plant - <10 000 kW

- General care/operation - <5000 kW - <140 kPa