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An insulating refractory brick should have high porosity and low thermal conductivity. Which of the following is not used for inducing porosity in the insulating refractory bricks during its manufacture ?
[A]
Cork
[B]
Saw dust
[C]
Sand
[D]
Chemically prepared foam
62
Test piece for determination of RUL of a refractory is heated in a/an__________________?
[A]
Oxidising atmosphere
[B]
Reducing atmosphere
[C]
Electric furnace
[D]
Neutral atmosphere
63
With increase in the alumina content, the refractoriness of high alumina refractories_________________?
[A]
Increases
[B]
Decreases
[C]
Remain same
[D]
May increase or decrease
64
Thermal diffusivity of a refractory brick is high, when its ______________ is high?
[A]
Density
[B]
Specific heat
[C]
Thermal conductivity
[D]
None of these
Answer: Thermal conductivity
65
Fusion point of a basic refractory material is________________?
[A]
Reduced by the addition of acid oxides
[B]
Increased by the addition of acid oxides
[C]
Not affected by the addition of acid oxides
[D]
Always less than 1000°C
Answer: Reduced by the addition of acid oxides
66
Fireclay bricks are used in the______________?
[A]
Coke ovens regenerator
[B]
Outer lining of L.D. converter
[C]
Hearth bottom of blast furnace
[D]
Coke oven walls
Answer: Coke ovens regenerator
67
High porosity refractory bricks have________________?
[A]
Poor resistance to the penetration of molten slag, metal & flue gases
[B]
Poor heat conductivity & low strength
[C]
Better thermal spalling resistance
[D]
All A., B. and C
68
Fireclay bricks are not used in the________________?
[A]
Beehive coke oven
[B]
By-product coke oven walls
[C]
Combustion chamber of B.F. stoves
[D]
Coke oven regenerators
Answer: By-product coke oven walls
69
Hot metal runner in blast furnace are lined with ______________ bricks?
[A]
Silica
[B]
Carborundum
[C]
Fireclay
[D]
Magnesite
70
Presence of MgO in alumino-silicate refractories ______________ its refractoriness ?
[A]
Increases
[B]
Lowers
[C]
Does not affect
[D]
Either A. or B.; depends on its quantity
71
Chemically, mullite refractories is________________?
[A]
3Al2O3.2SiO2
[B]
Al2O3
[C]
ZrSO4
[D]
ThO2
72
Panel test determines the ______________ of refractories?
[A]
Fusion point
[B]
Spalling resistance
[C]
Slag penetration resistance
[D]
Refractoriness under load (RUL)
Answer: Spalling resistance
73
Maximum alumina content in high alumina refractory can be as high as ____________ percent?
[A]
30
[B]
87
[C]
97
[D]
90
74
Water content in ground refractory material to be shaped into bricks by hand moulding is about _____________ percent?
[A]
5
[B]
20
[C]
40
[D]
55
75
Beryllia (which is used in making crucibles for melting uranium & thorium) is superior to alumina in all respects for high temperature (> 1900°C ) use, except______________?
[A]
Cost
[B]
Electrical conductivity
[C]
Thermal conductivity
[D]
Fusion point
76
Refractory bricks with lower permeability is produced by using _________________?
[A]
Higher firing temperature
[B]
Higher moulding pressure
[C]
Finer grog size
[D]
All A., B. and C
77
Refractories subjected to alternate cycles of heating & cooling are liable to loose their resistance to__________________?
[A]
Thermal spalling
[B]
Slag attack
[C]
Fusion under load
[D]
CO attack
78
Addition of zircon to silica refractory brick improves its_________________?
[A]
Crushing strength
[B]
Resistance to slag attack
[C]
Both A. and B.
[D]
Neither A. nor B.
Answer: Resistance to slag attack
79
Pick out the wrong statement?
[A]
Atomic heat capacities of the crystalline solid elements are nearly constant and equal to 6.2 kcal/kg-atom according to the law of Petit and Dulong
[B]
Atomic heat capacities of all solid elements decrease greatly with decrease in temperature, approaching a value of zero at absolute zero temperature, when in the crystalline state
[C]
Generally, the heat capacities of compounds are lower in the liquid than in the solid state
[D]
The heat capacity of a heterogeneous mixture is an additive property, but when solutions are formed, this additive property may no longer exist
Answer: Generally, the heat capacities of compounds are lower in the liquid than in the solid state
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