Welcome to test M3 Properties, Characteristics, Safe Handling of Propane and

Natural Gas

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What is the “ultimate amount of Co2” for natural gas?

c) 13% a) 10% d) 11.7% b) 8%
What is the term given to the type of air that is used for two purposes: to cool the
hot flue gases and to provide a source of air to the draft control device?
c) Primary air b) Secondary air d) Dilution air a) Excess air
What is the term given to the type of air above that which is required for perfect
combustion to insure complete combustion of natural gas or propane?
c) Primary air b) Excess air d) Secondary air a) Dilution air
What is the smallest unit of measurement used in the gas trade?
a) Inches of water column b) Pounds per square inch gauge d) Pounds per
square inch atmosphere c) ounces
Natural gas is comprised of many different components such as ethane, propane,
butane and pentane. However, what represents the largest component?
d) Butane a) Methane c) Propane b) Ethane
What is the chemical formula for propane?
c) C3H8 b) C2H6 a) CH4 d) CH3H8
Which of the following explains the relationship between the temperature of
propane liquid in a cylinder and the vapour pressure created in the space at the
top of the cylinder?
a) The higher the liquid propane temperature, the higher the vapour pressure c)
The higher the propane liquid temperature, the lower the vapour pressure d) There is
no relationship between temperature and pressure b) The lower the propane liquid
temperature, the higher the vapour pressure
During complete combustion the carbon and hydrogen combine with oxygen to
produce what combustion products?
c) Sulphur dioxide, water vapour and heat b) Carbon monoxide, water vapour and
heat a) Carbon dioxide and heat only d) Carbon dioxide, water vapour and heat
How much more space would natural gas occupy as a gas than it would as a liquid?
a) 600 times c) 2,700 times d) 6,000 times b) 270 times
At atmospheric pressure, natural gas would be in a gaseous state at any
temperature above?
b) +258F a) +44F d) -258F c) -44F
What types of pressure measuring instruments do gas technicians use?
c) Digital manometer a) Manometer b) Low pressure gauge d) All of the
above
A blue gas flame is the result of the gas mixing with primary air prior to ignition.
What is this type of flame often referred to as?
c) A gas rich flame b) A bunsen flame a) A luminous flame d) None of the
above
How many cubic feet of air does natural gas require for perfect or theoretical
combustion of 1 cubic foot of gas.
b) 10 d) 1 a) 20 c) 100
What is Propane?
b) Propane is a pale, coloured gaseous liquid c) A dry gas, consisting primarily of
methane d) A liquid, having one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms a)
Propane is a colorless, odourless, easily liquefied gaseous hydrocarbon
What would be the Btuh input for a natural gas appliance having a flow rate of
120 cubic feet hour?
a) 120,000 btuh c) 12 btuh d) 1,200,000 btuh b) 120 btuh
An increase in the temperature of a gas within a container will have what effect on
the pressure of the gas within the container?
d) None of the above c) The gas pressure will remain the same a) The gas
pressure will increase b) The gas pressure will decrease
The types of air required for complete combustion are: primary, secondary and
excess air?
b) False a) True
Methane is a simple hydrocarbon. What is a hydrocarbon?
a) It is a substance consisting of hydrogen and ethane d) It is a substance
consisting of hydrogen and helium c) It is a substance consisting of hydrogen and
propane b) It is a substance consisting of hydrogen and carbon
What is total air supply volume?
c) Dilution air d) All of the above b) Excess air a) Combustion air
How many gas laws have you studied?
b) 5 a) 2 c) 3 d) 4
When liquid natural gas and liquid propane change from a liquid state into a gas
state, does the resultant gas occupy more or less space than the liquid?
d) None of the above a) More b) Less c) Same
When an appliance is producing carbon monoxide and spilling into occupied areas
you may smell a pungent odour or experience nasal irritation associated with
which of the following?
d) Mercaptan c) Carbon monoxide a) Aldehydes b) Carbon dioxide
What is carbon monoxide?
a) A harmless and colorless gas c) A colorless, odourless, toxic and flammable gas
d) None of the above b) A colorless and odourless gas comprised mostly of C02
At temperatures above -44 0 F, at atmospheric pressure, what physical state would
propane be in?
a) Propane would be a gas b) Propane would be a liquid
At 60F, one pound of liquid propane will produce how many cubic feet of vapour?
(hint: code book)
c) 8.50 a) 2.12 b) 4.30 d) 10.10
How many cubic feet of air does propane gas require for perfect combustion of 1
cubic foot of gas?
b) 25 c) 250 d) 200 a) 20
The reduction in gas density at high altitudes changes the gas flow into an orifice?
b) Maybe c) Yes a) No d) Depends
What is the heat energy content in Btu's of one cubic foot of natural gas?
a) 10,000 btu’s b) 10 btu’s c) 1000 btu’s d) 100 btu’s
What is the preferred level of carbon monoxide in flue gases?
c) 0 ppm a) 1,000 ppm b) 500 ppm d) 25 ppm
What is the upper explosion limit (UEL) for natural gas?
c) 2.4% a) 14% d) 2% b) 4%
As the temperature of liquid propane in a container increases, the vapour pressure
of the propane?
b) Decreases c) Remains the same a) Increases d) None of the above
What is the chemical formula for methane?
c) CH3H8 a) CH4 b) C2H6 d) C3H8
Where there is no premixing of air with the gas, the flame tends to be yellow in
colour and is called what type of flame?
c) Gas lean flame a) Oxygen rich flame d) Luminous flame b) Bunsen flame
What is the specific gravity of propane gas?
b) .60 a) 152 c) .52 d) 1.52
What happens when there is not enough air supplied for combustion of natural
gas or propane?
 b) Carbon monoxide will be produced a) Incomplete combustion will take place
d) All of the above c) Carbon dioxide levels increase
What is the flame temperature for natural gas and propane?
d) 212F b) 3,600F a) 1,200F c) 36,000F
What will cause the production of carbon monoxide?
 d) Lack of methane c) Lack of carbon dioxide b) Insufficient oxygen a) Lack
of nitrogen
When an appliance is producing carbon monoxide and spilling into an enclosure
or structure, you may see or sense which of the following?
d) Any or all of the above c) Water staining and corrosion on venting b)
Elevated humidity a) Black soot
What is a possible cause of incomplete combustion?
a) Negative air pressure c) Too much excess air d) Too much primary air b)
Too much air
What does the chemical formula CH4 indicate?
d) None of the above a) 2 carbon atoms and 3 hydrogen atoms b) 1 carbon
atom and 4 hydrogen atoms c) 3 carbon atoms and 8 hydrogen atoms
What would be a cause of incomplete combustion?
d) Too much primary air c) Flame cooling b) High flue gas temperature a)
Condensation
At temperatures below -44 0 F, at atmospheric pressure, what physical state would
propane be in?
b) Propane would be a gas a) Propane would be a liquid
The pressure in a propane cylinder that is 40% full is 100 psig, the pressure in a
propane cylinder that is filled to 80% is?
d) 200 psig a) 40 psig c) 80 psig b) 100 psig
Where does propane come from?
c) It is extracted from natural gas and petroleum oil b) It is extracted from
propane natural gas wells a) It is extracted from coal d) It is a by product of
burning natural gas
What is the heat energy content (or heat value) of one cubic foot of propane gas?
c) 250 btu’s d) 25,000 btu’s a) 2,500 btu’s b) 25 btu’s
What is the ignition temperature of propane gas?
b) 1200F a) 920F to 1020F c) 3550F d) 5000F
What is the air used for combustion comprised of?
 a) 100% nitrogen c) 20% oxygen and 80% nitrogen d) 80% oxygen and 20%
nitrogen b) 100% oxygen
When liquid propane changes from a liquid state into a gas state, the resultant gas
occupies significantly more space. Which of the following indicates the expansion
ratio of propane liquid to propane gas?
c) 1:60 d) 1:260 b) 1:270 a) 1:600
At atmospheric pressure, what temperature would be required to change natural
gas from a gaseous state to a liquid state?
c) A temperature above 258F a) A temperature below -258F b) A temperature
below -44F d) -32F
What is the lower explosion limit (LEL) for natural gas?
c) 4% b) 10% a) 2.4% d) 14%
The specific gravity of liquid propane is compared to the specific gravity of water.
The specific gravity of water, like air, is referenced at 1.0. What is the specific
gravity of propane liquid?
b) The specific gravity of propane liquid is 0.51 – it is heavier than water d) The
specific gravity of propane liquid is 51.0 – it is heavier than water c) The specific
gravity of propane liquid is .06 – it is lighter than water a) The specific gravity of
propane liquid is 0.51 – it is lighter than water
In its pure state, natural gas is odourless, colourless, and non-toxic. What is added
to the gas for safety and leak detection purposes?
d) An odorant called ethyl mercaptan c) An odorant called hydrogen peroxide
a) An odorant called mercury b) An odorant called sulphur dioxide
The boiling point of propane is?
d) 32F a) -44F c) 0F b) -10F
What is primary air?
c) Air that surrounds the flame a) Air that is mixed with the gas prior to
combustion d) None of the above b) Air that is mixed with the gas after
combustion
What is the ignition temperature of natural gas?
c) 1200F a) 920F d) 3550F b) 1000F
Which of the following gases would ignite within a range of 2.4% - 9.5% gas in a
gas air mixture?
b) Carbon dioxide d) Nitrogen a) Natural gas c) Propane gas
In what part of a stable flame is a mixture of unburned gas and primary air?
b) Outer cone d) Inner mantle c) Inner cone a) Outer mantle
Is natural gas heavier or lighter than propane gas?
a) Heavier b) Lighter
Which gas law states: “the pressure of a gas varies inversely to the volume,
provided the temperature of the gas remains constant”
a) Charles law I d) General gas law c) Boyles law b) Charles law II
What is the ratio of expansion for propane when it expands from a liquid to a gas?
b) 1:270 c) 1:520 a) 1:120 d) 1:600
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