P-99 / Low PSI Oil Burner Operator Questions and
Answers
The first two of the three most important pollutants which come from burning fuels
are ______ and ______. - ANSWER sulfur dioxide , particulate matter
This ______ and the ______ are part of the program to invovle you in New York
City's clean air effort. - ANSWER course , manual
During the 1960's a 38 station ______ that measures the actual pollution levels in
______ areas of the city. - ANSWER air monitoring network , all
A combustion controller should maintain proper ______ to ______ ratio. - ANSWER
fuel , air
Fly ash consists of ______ contained in the exhaust gas steam. - ANSWER solid
non-combustible particles
Permits, certificates and notices pertaining to combustion equipment must be
displayed on the ______ in the room where the equipment is located. - ANSWER
wall
The Ringelmann Chart is essentially the same as the ______ of the Department of
Environmental Protection. - ANSWER standard smoke chart
Residual fuel oils are the residue obtained by the distillation of petroleum and are
sold for ______ purposes - ANSWER heating
The incomplete combustion of fuel oil or refuse can result in the formation of ______
- ANSWER soot
If you operate a residual fuel oil burner or an incinerator you must posses a ______ -
ANSWER p-99
An oil burner approved to use #6 fuel oil ______ use #4 fuel oil - ANSWER cannot
An oil burner approved to use #4 fuel oil ______ use #6 fuel oil - ANSWER cannot
The ______ may not be used for burning refuse if your incinerator breaks down -
ANSWER boiler
The boiler and incinerator must be ______ in good working order by regular ______
and by promptly making ______ - ANSWER maintain , inspection , repairs
Smoke as dark or darker than #1 density, but less than #2 density of the Standard
Smoke Chart, Shall not be given off for more than ______ minutes in any one hour
period - ANSWER 2
, Smoke as dark or darker than #______ density shall not be allowed at all - ANSWER
2
Excessive smoke will cause an ______ to sound, a red light to ______ and within
two minutes, an automatic ______ of the burner - ANSWER alarm , flash , shut
down
The use of steam producing boiler also used for domestic hot water is restricted
during the months of ______ through ______ unless equipped with proper automatic
controls - ANSWER May 1 , Oct 1
When a weather condition occurs in which the cool ground air cannot rise because
the layers of air above it are warmer we call this a ______ - ANSWER temperature
inversion
The second step of the AIR POLLUTION CONTROL WARNING SYSTEM is called
______ - ANSWER Alert Stage 1
Oil heating fuels are classified by number from ______ to ______ - ANSWER 1 , 6
Number ______ oil is a light distillate oil and low in sulfur content - ANSWER 2
Number ______ oil is a commercial heating oil which does not require pre-heating -
ANSWER 4
The flash point is the ______ temperature at which an oil will flash into flame
momentarily when flame is passed over its surface - ANSWER 10 degree
Viscosity is a measure of how easy an oil will ______ - ANSWER flow through a
pipe
If the pour point of #2 fuel oil in outside storage is too high, it thickness and not
______ - ANSWER flow
A BTU is amount of ______ - necessary to raise the temperature of ______ pounds
of ______ on degree Fahrenheit - ANSWER heat , 1 , water
The specific gravity of a fuel oil is important because it is an indication of the ______
value or number of ______ in the oil. - ANSWER heating , BTU
Sulfur has no ______ on the heating value of fuel oil. it combines with air to form
______ - when the oil is burned - ANSWER effect , sulfur dioxide
An approved hot water fuel oil heater should prevent ______ from entering the boiler
water in case of a heater defect - ANSWER fuel oil
In a domestic or gun type burner the oil is delivered to the burner tip at about ______
pounds of pressure. The grade of fuel oil in this type of burner is number ______ -
ANSWER 100 , 2
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