Steam Plant Operation and Refrigeration System Quiz

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What should be the proper response of the watch engineer after finding the refrigeration compressor has blown the shaft seal?

Secure the compressor at once and close the suction and discharge valves

Pump the system down and isolate the leak

Tighten the shaft seal packing to reduce leakage, slow the compressor, and operate the expansion valves by hand until repairs can be made

Close the suction valve, secure the compressor, and then replace the shaft seal (correct)

How should an oxygen and acetylene cylinders be properly stored?

Horizontal with the cylinder caps off

Upright with the cylinder caps off

Upright with the cylinder caps screwed on

Horizontal with the cylinder caps screwed on (correct)

Why is live auxiliary steam normally attemporated before entering the feed heater of a flash evaporator?

To avoid thermal shock to the equipment (correct)

To prevent steam leaks from occurring

To increase the efficiency of the flash evaporator

To reduce the pressure inside the feed heater

What is the cause of injection lag in a diesel engine?

A higher cetane number of fuel oil Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following operating conditions listed should be given priority attention by the watch engineer according to the text?

Low water level in the main boiler Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a lube oil filter in a diesel engine?

Remove Water Signup and view all the answers

If a watch engineer needs to slow a compressor down due to a blown shaft seal, what action should they take according to the text?

Operate the expansion valves by hand Signup and view all the answers

What governor characteristic is used to maintain frequency in diesel engines driving alternators operating in parallel?

Sensitivity Signup and view all the answers

What fuel oil ignition method is commonly found on automatically fired auxiliary boilers aboard merchant vessels?

An incandescent glow plug Signup and view all the answers

What does a pneumercator measure in a marine context?

Tank fluid level Signup and view all the answers

Steam Plant Operation and Refrigeration System Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What should be the proper response of the watch engineer after finding the refrigeration compressor has blown the shaft seal?

How should an oxygen and acetylene cylinders be properly stored?

Why is live auxiliary steam normally attemporated before entering the feed heater of a flash evaporator?

What is the cause of injection lag in a diesel engine?

Which of the following operating conditions listed should be given priority attention by the watch engineer according to the text?

What is the purpose of a lube oil filter in a diesel engine?

If a watch engineer needs to slow a compressor down due to a blown shaft seal, what action should they take according to the text?

What governor characteristic is used to maintain frequency in diesel engines driving alternators operating in parallel?

What fuel oil ignition method is commonly found on automatically fired auxiliary boilers aboard merchant vessels?

What does a pneumercator measure in a marine context?

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