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    95MEKS-4

    Sr. No. EMR


    EXAMINATION OF MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER
    Function: Marine Engineering at Operational Level
    MARINE ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE
    (STEAM)
    M. E. O. CLASS IV
    (Time allowed - 3 hours)
    INDIA (2002) Afternoon Paper Total Marks 100

    N.B. - (1) All questions are compulsory.


    (2) All questions carry equal marks.
    (3) Neatness in handwriting and clarity in expression carries weightage

    1. During initial starting of the standby turbine-driven boiler feed pump, which of the listed valves
    should remain closed?
    A. Turbine exhaust valve
    B. Turbine steam supply valve
    C. Pump suction valve
    D. Pump discharge check valve

    2. The temperature of the fuel oil received during bunkering operations is critical in determining the
    ____________.
    A. expansion space to leave in a tank
    B. flash point at which the fuel will burn
    C. temperature to which the fuel must be heated
    D. rate at which the fuel can be pumped during transfer operations

    3. A natural circulation water-tube boiler, with one or more water drums, would be classified as a/an
    ____________.
    A. accelerated natural circulation boiler
    B. controlled circulation boiler
    C. header-type boiler
    D. drum-type boiler

    4. The flash point of a residual fuel oil should be used to determine the highest temperature to which the
    oil may be heated _____________.
    A. for atomizing
    B. for centrifuging
    C. in a storage tank
    D. in the recirculating line

    5. In addition to a nozzle, a fuel oil atomizer uses which of the listed parts?
    A. Ignition electrode
    B. Burner cone
    C. Sprayer plate
    D. Air cone

    6. The major heat loss in a marine boiler is from the heat ____________.
    A. used in the economizer and air heater
    B. passing through the boiler casing
    C. carried away by combustion gases
    D. required to change water into steam
    7. That portion of the steam drum, containing a manhole for internal access to the drum, for the purpose
    of cleaning, inspecting, and carrying out repairs, is called the _______.
    A. end plate
    B. wrapper sheet
    C. drumhead
    D. tube sheet

    8. Carbon ring packing segments are secured in a turbogenerator gland by means of ____________.
    A. garter springs
    B. centering rings
    C. steam pressure
    D. labyrinth rings

    9. Which of the following statements represents the major difference between a boiler drum and a
    header?
    A. The temperatures at which they are operated.
    B. The number of tubes permitted to enter a drum or header.
    C. The size of each is significantly different.
    D. The size of the tubes permitted to penetrate the drum or header.

    10. In a single furnace boiler, where is the steam typically cooled for use as auxiliary steam?
    A. Superheater
    B. Desuperheater
    C. Condenser
    D. Air ejector

    11. Describe how water drums are protected against intense furnace heat. Sketch a water drum and show
    how it is arranged with respect to the furnace or furnaces and explain what danger might arise if
    drums are subjected to local overheating.
    How are such drums secured to the ship's structure yet allowed freedom to expand?

    12. Describe with the aid of a simple sketch, a steam/steam generator. How does this equipment
    contribute to the efficiency of the ship’s plant?

    13. Describe with the aid of sketches, how the following defects in multi-tubular marine boilers might he
    repaired -
    (a) badly grooved portion of front end plate;
    (b) combustion chamber plating wasted locally in way of several closely spaced stays;
    (c) leaking fire tube ends.

    14. With the aid of diagrammatic sketches describe the gland steam system of a turbine vessel, which
    adjusts itself for varying loads.

    --------------------------------X-----------------------------
    95MEKS-4
    Sr. No. EMR
    EXAMINATION OF MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER
    Function: Marine Engineering at Operational Level
    MARINE ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE
    (STEAM)
    M. E. O. CLASS IV
    (Time allowed - 3 hours)
    INDIA (2002) Afternoon Paper Total Marks 100

    N.B. - (1) All questions are compulsory.


    (2) All questions carry equal marks.
    (3) Neatness in handwriting and clarity in expression carries weightage

    Answers
    Answer For Question No. 1 Correct Answer : D

    Answer For Question No. 2 Correct Answer : A

    Answer For Question No. 3 Correct Answer : D

    Answer For Question No. 4 Correct Answer : C

    Answer For Question No. 5 Correct Answer : C

    Answer For Question No. 6 Correct Answer : C

    Answer For Question No. 7 Correct Answer : C

    Answer For Question No. 8 Correct Answer : A

    Answer For Question No. 9 Correct Answer : C

    Answer For Question No. 10 Correct Answer : B

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