Deck 25: Process Service Utilities

Question 1

What can crossing a nonpotable water system with a potable water system cause?

A) Burns
B) Equipment shutdown
C) Illness
D) Damage to equipment

Answer 1

C
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Crossing a nonpotable water system with a potable water system can cause illness or death.
B) Incorrect. Crossing a nonpotable water system with a potable water system can cause illness or death.
C) Correct. Crossing a nonpotable water system with a potable water system can cause illness or death.
D) Incorrect. Crossing a nonpotable water system with a potable water system can cause illness or death.

Question 2

What type of water is general-purpose water that may or may not have been treated?

A) Fire water
B) Potable water
C) Service (raw) water
D) Cooling water

Answer 2

C
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Fire water is pressurized water that is used to extinguish fires.
B) Incorrect. Potable water is water that is safe to drink and can be used for cooking.
C) Correct. Service (raw) water is general-purpose water that may or may not have been treated.
D) Incorrect. Cooling water is water that is sent from a cooling tower into unit heat exchangers, and other pieces of equipment, to cool process fluids, and is then returned to the cooling tower for cooling and reuse.

Question 3

What is the result of ruptured or loose hoses under air pressure?

A) Rupture
B) Hose whipping
C) Explosion
D) Cross contamination

Answer 3

B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Ruptured or loose hoses under air pressure can result in hose whipping, which can cause injuries or death.
B) Correct. Ruptured or loose hoses under air pressure can result in hose whipping, which can cause injuries or death.
C) Incorrect. Ruptured or loose hoses under air pressure can result in hose whipping, which can cause injuries or death.
D) Incorrect. Ruptured or loose hoses under air pressure can result in hose whipping, which can cause injuries or death.

Question 4

Which of the following forms lugs of condensate in steam lines that causes damage to equipment and impacts the process?

A) Water hammer
B) Low pressure
C) Drowning
D) Asphyxiation

Question 5

What would be considered a high pressure steam?

A) 1000-1600 psig
B) 400-800 psig
C) 150-200 psig
D) 15-60 psig

Question 6

What type of compressed air is used to power equipment, tools, and dry equipment?

A) Tool air
B) Utility air
C) Instrument air
D) Breathing air

Question 7

Which of the following equipment is used for water systems?

A) Turbines
B) Compressors
C) Filtration system
D) Generators

Question 8

What type of water contains contaminants as a result of process contact and becomes a stream considered wastewater?

A) Sour water
B) Fire water
C) Boiler feed water
D) Cooling water

Question 9

Which of the following equipment is not used for steam and condensate?

A) Tanks
B) Pumps
C) Compressors
D) Turbines