Chemical Engineering » Fuels and Combustion
Orsat apparatus is meant for ___________________?

A. Gravimetric analysis of flue gas
B. Finding out combustion efficiency
C. Direct determination of nitrogen in flue gas by absorbing it in ammoniacal cuprous chloride
D. None of these

The combustion reaction, C + O2 = CO2, is ___________________?

A. Exothermic
B. Endothermic
C. Autocatalytic
D. None of these

The liquid used for the washing of coal in an industrial coal washery is a mixture of water and ____________________?

A. Carbon tetrachloride
B. Sand (40%)
C. Mineral oil of high viscosity & specific gravity (1.6)
D. None of these

Fussain _____________________?

A. Is friable, charcoal like substance
B. Has highest fixed carbon and lowest volatile matter content of all the four banded components
of coal
C. Is non-coking, but when blended with highly coking coal, controls its swelling and produces

Gross and net calorific value of a fuel will be the same__________________?

A. If its ash content is zero
B. If its carbon content is very low
C. If its hydrogen/hydrogen compound content is zero
D. Under no circumstances