BOILER CONSTRUCTION

What are the relevant design codes used in designing steam boilers under ASME Code?

What is the factor of safety in boiler construction?

What is the main difference between packaged and in-site assembly boiler?

What are the limitations of cast iron in boiler fabrication as stipulated in the code?

Can you use non-ferrous metal for steam pipes?

What is the difference between gunmetal and brass?

Give the example of material specifications for boiler steel used in boiler.

State the type of materials used in making boiler tubes.

State the type of materials used in making boiler plates. What are the qualities of the
materials required?

What are the two types of boiler steel tubes?

Some tubes are expanded and seal welded. What is the purpose of seal weld?

It is important that the tubes in firetube boilers are rolled and beaded, or rolled and
welded. Why?

Since both can be seamless or welded, what is the difference between boiler tube and
carbon steel pipe?

In watertube boiler, show how the water tube is attached to the tube plate (drums).

In firetube boiler, show how the fire tube is attached to the tube plate (of boiler end tube
plate and combustion chamber tube plate).

What is expanding and beading. State the reasons for beading and flaring of tubes.

What is the minimum and maximum projection past the tube sheet in water-tube boiler?

Which is more preferred the seamless or ERW tubes?

What is seamless steel tube and describe the process of manufacturing?

What are the types of tubes in a water-tube boiler? Explain the function of each tube.

Interpret BS 1501-151 Gr430A and BS 3059, 1978 Part 1 ERW Steel 320. What code is
this?

You are given a plain tube. How do you know the type and composition of the tube?
What are the compositions of boiler tube identification markings? Give an example if
possible.

Briefly describe the ASME code requirements in Section 1 (Power boilers) for a quality
control program for fabricating a Code boiler?

What is the minimum design temperature for a tube that absorbs heat? That does not
absorb heat?

What are boiler proper piping and boiler external piping?

Why does firetube boiler require stays and what are the surfaces requires staying?

Interpret SA178 (carbon steel) and SA213 TP304(H)? What code is this?

What is the difference between tubes in firetubes boiler and watertube boilers?

What is cold working and hot working?

What is the minimum design temperature for a tube that absorbs heat? That does not
absorb heat?

What are boiler proper piping and boiler external piping?

Why does firetube boiler require stays and what are the surfaces requires staying?

May steam pipes be used as boiler tubes?

Superheater tubes are designed to produce superheated steam. In water tube boilers most
superheated tubes are bended; give four (4) reasons for such fabrication of the superheater
tubes.

What is the code for superheater tube, and how it is different from that of plain boiler tube?
What is normally the size of superheater tube?

How many types of stays are there? Where they are used?

What is gusset stay?

What is the purpose of a telltale hole in a stay rod or stay bolt?

What are the common methods of staying and which type of stays is more preferred?

Are there any stays in drums of watertube boilers?

What is the maximum carbon permitted in boiler steel? Why?

What is the minimum thickness of a plate to be stayed?

What are the compositions of boiler steels? Can material not fully identified be used?

What is the type of rolling in making boiler drum?

What is the cold work processes employed in the fabrication of shell and dish heads?

Examine the change in main metal properties in the fabrication of shell and dish heads.
What is the major disadvantage in cold work process especially in thick steel plate?

What is the procedure to weld seams of Class I Pressure Vessels?

What material specification is mandatory for mud drums of watertube boilers?

What is the minimum thickness of a boilerplate of a power boiler?

What are the types of insulation used on power boilers and steam lines?

What are the relevant design codes used in designing steam boilers under ASME Code?

What is the factor of safety in boiler construction?

What is the main difference between packaged and in-site assembly boiler?

What are the limitations of cast iron in boiler fabrication as stipulated in the code?

Can you use non-ferrous metal for steam pipes?

What is the difference between gunmetal and brass?

Give the example of material specifications for boiler steel used in boiler.

What are the two types of boiler steel tubes?

Some tubes are expanded and seal welded. What is the purpose of seal weld?

It is important that the tubes in fire-tube boilers are rolled and beaded, or rolled and
welded. Why?

Since both can be seamless or welded, what is the difference between boiler tube and
carbon steel pipe?

In water-tube boiler, show how the water tube is attached to the tube plate (drums).

In firetube boiler, show how the fire tube is attached to the tube plate (of boiler end tube
plate and combustion chamber tube plate).

What is expanding and beading. State the reasons for beading and flaring of tubes.

What is the minimum and maximum projection past the tube sheet in water-tube boiler?

Which is more preferred the seamless or ERW tubes?

What is seamless steel tube and describe the process of manufacturing?

What are the types of tubes in a watertube boiler? Explain the function of each tube.

Interpret BS 1501-151 Gr430A and BS 3059, 1978 Part 1 ERW Steel 320. What code is
 this?

You are given a plain tube. How do you know the type and composition of the tube?

What are the compositions of boiler tube identification markings? Give an example if
possible.

Interpret SA178 (carbon steel) and SA213 TP304(H)? What code is this?

What is the difference between tubes in firetubes boiler and watertube boilers?

What is cold working and hot working?

What is the minimum design temperature for a tube that absorbs heat? That does not
absorb heat?

What are boiler proper piping and boiler external piping?

Why does firetube boiler require stays and what are the surfaces requires staying?

May steam pipes be used as boiler tubes?

What method would you use to weld longitudinal seam of a steam drum of a boiler? Give
reason for the method you choose. NEW 2ND EDITION

What method would you use to weld head to shell circumferential joint? Give reason for the
method you choose. NEW 2ND EDITION

NEW 2ND EDITION

Show how:

1. the tube plate is attached to the shell;

2. the blowdown pipe connection is attached to the shell; and

3. the stay tube is attached to the tube plate.

4. How plate of unequal thickness is joint;

5. Tube plate to furnace flue

Describe the physical properties of the materials to be used for, and name the materials
used: NEW 2ND EDITION

1. Safety valve springs

2. Combustion chamber tube plate

3. Boiler furnace

4. Superheater tubes
 5. Packing for turbine rotor spindle

6. Rivets

Most steam drums are built with some excess thickness in drum walls and heads over that
required to withstand the internal operating pressures. This excess thickness will contribute
to prolong remnant life of the drums. Explain what normally contribute to the excess
thickness? NEW 2ND EDITION

What is circumferential stress and longitudinal stress of a boiler shell, and which stress is
higher? NEW 2ND EDITION

Superheater tubes are designed to produce superheated steam. In watertube boilers most
superheated tubes are bended; give four (4) reasons for such fabrication of the superheater
tubes.

What is the code for superheater tube, and how it is different from that of plain boiler tube?
What is normally the size of superheater tube?

How many types of stays are there? Where they are used?

What is gusset stay?

What is the purpose of a telltale hole in a stay rod or stay bolt?

What are the common methods of staying and which type of stays is more preferred?

Are there any stays in drums of watertube boilers?

What effect does the length of a furnace have on its strength?

What is the maximum carbon permitted in boiler steel? Why?

What is the minimum thickness of a plate to be stayed?

What are the compositions of boiler steels? Can material not fully identified be used?
What is the type of rolling in making boiler drum?

What is the cold work processes employed in the fabrication of shell and dish heads?

Examine the change in main metal properties in the fabrication of shell and dish heads.
What is the major disadvantage in cold work process especially in thick steel plate?

What is the procedure to weld seams of Class I Pressure Vessels?

What material specification is mandatory for mud drums of watertube boilers?

What is the minimum thickness of a boilerplate of a power boiler?

What are the types of insulation used on power boilers and steam lines?
What are the constructions of steam pipe?

Discuss the problems associated with the use of boiler plates or tubes at high temperature

Discuss the problems associated with the use of boiler plates or tubes at a very high
pressure.

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