Heating & Welding Mcqs - Set 3

1)   By the use of which of the following, high frequency power supply for induction furnaces can be obtained ?

a. Coreless transformers
b. Current transformers
c. Motor-generator set
d. Multi-phase transformer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Motor-generator set

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   The temperature inside a furnace is usually measured by which of the following ?

a. Optical pyrometer
b. Mercury thermometer
c. Alcohol thermometer
d. Any of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Optical pyrometer

Explanation:
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3)   Which of the following insulating materials was suitable for low temperature applications ?

a. Asbestos paper
b. Diatomaceous earth
c. 80 percent magnesia
d. Cork
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Diatomaceous earth

Explanation:
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4)   The material of the heating element for a furnace should have___________?

a. lower melting point
b. higher temperature coefficient
c. high specific resistance
d. all of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: high specific resistance

Explanation:
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5)   In an electric room heat convector the method of heating used is______________?

a. arc heating
b. resistance heating
c. induction heating
d. dielectric heating
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: resistance heating

Explanation:
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6)   Induction furnaces are employed for which of the following ?

a. Heat treatment of castings
b. Heating of insulators
c. Melting aluminium
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Heat treatment of castings

Explanation:
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7)   Which of the following will happen if the thickness of refractory wall of furnace is increased ?

a. Heat loss through furnace wall will increase
b. Temperature inside the furnace will fall
c. Temperature on the outer surface of furnace walls will drop
d. Energy consumption will increase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Temperature on the outer surface of furnace walls will drop

Explanation:
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8)   A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat transfer is____________?

a. Prandtl number
b. Grashoff number
c. Pecelet number
d. Nusselt number
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Grashoff number

Explanation:
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9)   Induction heating process is based on which of the following principles ?

a. Thermal ion release principle
b. Nucleate heating principle
c. Resistance heating principle
d. Electro-magnetic induction princi¬ple
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Electro-magnetic induction princi¬ple

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   The process of heat transfer during the reentry of satellites and missiles, at very high speeds, into earth’s atmosphere is known as_______________?

a. ablation
b. radiation
c. viscous dissipation
d. irradiation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ablation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!