Thermal Power Plant Quiz

What is the main function of a condenser in a thermal power plant?

• To reduce a gas or vapor to a liquid

• To separate wet steam from dry steam

• To increase the temperature of air before it enters the furnace

• To tip the coal from the wagon

What is the purpose of an economizer in a boiler system?

• To cool the water in the cooling tower

• To utilize waste heat of flue gases for heating feed water

• To remove air from water entrapped in water molecules

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure

What is the function of a superheater in a thermal power plant?

• To remove air from water entrapped in water molecules

• To extract fly ash from flue gases

• To convert coal feeds into pulverized form

• To increase the temperature of the steam above its saturation point

What is the role of an air preheater in a thermal power plant?

• To increase the temperature of air before it enters the furnace

• To cool the water in the cooling tower

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure

• To separate wet steam from dry steam

What is the purpose of a steam separator in a thermal power plant?

• To tip the coal from the wagon

• To separate wet steam from dry steam

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure

• To reduce a gas or vapor to a liquid

What is the function of an injector in a thermal power plant?

• To remove air from water entrapped in water molecules

• To extract fly ash from flue gases

• To feed water into vertical and locomotive boilers using steam from the same boiler

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure

What is the main purpose of a wagon tippler in a thermal power plant?

• To tip the coal from the wagon

• To convert coal feeds into pulverized form

• To remove air from water entrapped in water molecules

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure

What is the function of a coal mill in a thermal power plant?

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure

• To tip the coal from the wagon

• To remove air from water entrapped in water molecules

• To convert coal feeds into pulverized form

What is the role of a boiler furnace in a thermal power plant?

• To burn the fuel and produce fire

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure

• To tip the coal from the wagon

• To convert coal feeds into pulverized form

What is the purpose of an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) in a thermal power plant?

• To remove air from water entrapped in water molecules

• To convert coal feeds into pulverized form

• To extract fly ash from flue gases

• To increase the temperature of water at low pressure