LEVEL II

Name Position Duration Title : : : 30 minutes : Boiler & Cooling Water Treatment Date : Total Page(s) : Seven (7)

1. What are the three (3) major components that may cause problems to boiler & cooling tower operation? A. B. C. D. TDS, Hardness & Dissolved oxygen. TDS, Total Suspended solids & Total Dissolved Gases. pH, Total alkalinity & Dissolved oxygen. Total Hardness, Chloride & Turbidity.

2. How does corrosion form in a closed heating system (loop)? A. pH B. Dissolved oxygen. C. Carbon dioxide. 3. How does water corrode the boiler system? A. Acidic water and dissolved gases. B. Dissolved oxygen. C. Carbon dioxide. D. Chloride 4. __________ is when solids are present in the steam & condensate lines, this phenomenon may result in production losses due to blockages and become health hazard issue when steam is being used for cleaning, sterilization and the processing of product. 5. __________ problem will increase fuel costs and can damage the equipment, which leads to costly repairs and expensive downtime. 6. How do I get rid of algae in cooling tower water? A. Treat the water with a 16% bleach solution. C. Treat the water with sodium hypochlorite. E. All of the above. B. Treat the water with Biogard21. D. Carryout shock treatment. D. Chloride.

7. Please list down the common scale detected in the boiler. A. Calcium carbonate D. Magnesium hydroxide G. Calcium Phosphate B. Calsium Sulphate. E. Magnesium silicate. H Sodium chloride. C. Calsium silicate. F. Ferum oxide. I .Magnesium phosphate.

8. Scaling or deposition problem will causeExcept A. Overheating B. Fuel cost increase. C. Inspection delay.. D. Corrosion.

9. The major dissolved substance in natural water are _________. A. Ferum & Manganese. C. Sodium & Chloride. B. Silica & Nitrate. D. All of the above.

10. Name 3 factors that promote the corrosive behavior of water supply. a.____________ b.____________ c.____________ 11.The greatest errors in the process of obtaining water quality information usually occur in _______. A. Sampling. B. Laboratory equipment & techniques. C. Recording results. D. Reporting results. 12.The problem with chloride in water is _______. A. Scale formation. B. Corrosion. C. Microbial problem. D. All of the above. 13. The coliform group of bacteria is called indicator organisms in drinking water. True or False. 14. Why is the boiler water alkalinity low? A. B. C. D. E. Low chemical reserves. Excessive blowdown. High magnesium hardness level from feed water. Dosing pump problem. All of the above.

15. To prevent silicate scales, what is the maximum silica level allowed for water tube boiler (< 20 bars) or fire tube boiler? A. 100 - 125 ppm. C. 50 100 ppm. B. 125 - 150 ppm. D. All of the above.

16.How to make sure that the boiler water hardness is less than 10 ppm?

A. Maintain low alkalinity reserves. C. Maintain low scale inhibitor reserves.

B. Well maintain softener. D. All of the above.

17. To prevent caustic attack in the boiler, we should maintain p-alkalinity in the range of ________ for boiler < 20 bars. A. >1000 ppm. C. 400 ppm. B. < 700 ppm. D. All of the above.

18. ______ are carried out of the boiler with the steam and neutralized in the condensate lines. They raise the alkalinity and inhibit corrosion in the condensate tank and return lines. A. QAC. C. Hydrazine. B. Amines. D. All of the above.

19. Why its necessary to keep dissolved solids within safe levels? A. High levels of solids may result in deposits on boiler tubes. B. It will increase energy costs. C. High dissolved solids may cause carryover into other parts of the boiler system. D. All of the above. 20. Oxygen leakage enter into the boiler through ________. A. Pumps. C. Joints and unions. B. Steam traps. D. All of the above.

21. Why is the TDS level still high even after a lot of blowdown is conducted? I. Excessive chemical reserves. III. Actual blowdown is not carryout. A. II & III C. I, II & III. II. High TDS content in the incoming water. IV. The water flow too high.

B. I & III. D. All of the above.

22. If the boiler is in wet storage, what chemicals should be maintain under this standby period ? A. Oxygen Scavenger & Scale Inhibitor. B. Oxygen Scavenger & pH booster. C. Oxygen Scavenger & Dispersing Polymer. D. All of the above. 23. __________ will be kept in the boiler for storage > 1 year. A. Oxygen Scavenger & Scale Inhibitor. C. Silica gel & Quick lime. B. Oxygen Scavenger & pH booster. D. Silica gel.

24.If the customer currently are using R.O. plant water for their boiler usage, do we still need chemicals and if YES, what chemical should be used? A. NO, we only need to monitor their TDS level . B. YES, we should monitor their water hardness and add in sufficient Scale Inhibitor. C. YES, we stii have to use a pH Booster & Oxygen Scavenger. D. NO, the R.O. plant water is good enough for boiler usage. 25.For Palm Oil Mill, normally we advise our customer to add in extra _______ during rainy season. A. Oxygen Scavenger & Scale Inhibitor. B. On Line Cleaner. C. Oxygen Scavenger & Dispersing Polymer. D. All of the above. 26. Why the cooling tower sump having low TDS level? A. Insufficient chemical reserves. B. Excessive bleedoff. C. Using of D.I. water as feedwater. D. All of the above. 27. If the cooling water sump is yellowish, what does this indicate? I. Corrosion may happen. III. Bleedoff is not carryout. A. II & III C. II, III& IV. II. High bacteria growth. IV. No physical cleaning on the sump. B. I & III. D. All of the above.

28. If the cooling water sump is yellowish/turbid, what does this indicate? I. Corrosion may happen. III. Bleedoff is not carryout. A. II & III C. II, III& IV II. High alkalinity reserves. IV. No physical cleaning on the sump. B. I & III. D. All of the above.

29. To avoid the immunization of the microorganism, we should ___________. A. Increase the Biocide dosage. C. Alternate the Biocide Program. B. Carryout Shock treatment. D. All of the above.

30. To avoid the growth of algae, we should ___________.

A. Install a mesh around the cooling tower. B. Carryout Shock treatment. C. Alternate the Biocide Program. D. All of the above. 31. Why is a cooling tower continuously running more prone to algae growth? A. The concentrated water provide plenty of nutrient. C. Insufficient blowdown . 32.Which type of cooling tower need more space? Square or Round. 33. Which type of cooling tower provide faster cooling effect? Square or Round. 34. What is the reason that the boiler with low TDS level? I. Boiler on standby. III. Excessive blowdown. A. II & III C. I, III& IV II. No steaming, just slow firings. IV. Blowdown valve is leak. B. I & III. D. All of the above. B. High TDS level. D. All of the above.

35. PMD 2345 is undergo for inspection for the next three (3) month , what should you advice to your client? I. II. III. IV. Increase alkalinity reserve but not more than 700 ppm. Increase Oxygen Scavenger. Increase blowdown. Increase Dispersing Polymer dosage.. B. I & III. D. All of the above.

A. II & III C. I, III& IV

36. In cooling water that is unstable with respect to calcium phosphate compounds, how is this instability best controlled? I. II. III. IV. To limit the amount of calcium & phosphate in the water. To limit the calcium in the water. To coupled with calcium phosphate dispersing program. To carryout more frequent bleedoff. B. I, II & IV. D. All of the above.

A. I,II & III C. I, III& IV

37. Should we use biocide program for the closed cooling system? YES or NO. 38. If the question 37. , you are answer YES, which type of biocide program should be used for i) ii) iii) Chiller consists of plastic component. (Oxidizing or Non Oxidizing Biocide). Chiller consists of carbon steel. (Oxidizing or Non Oxidizing Biocide). Chiller consists of Copper-bearing alloy. (Oxidizing or Non Oxidizing Biocide).

39. If the question 37, you are answer NO, please let us know what is the reason. A. The concentrated water provide plenty of nutrient. C. No economic value. B. High TDS level. D. All of the above.

40. Why do you need to proceed with bleedoff for the cooling tower? A. The standard procedure. C. To control pitting. B. To prevent corrosion causing by high TDS. D. To control the TDS level in control of algae growth.

41. What is the safe range to prevent boiler tubes corrosion due to low or high pH? A.> pH 9. B.pH 8.5 12.7. C. < pH 11. D.pH 10.0 11.5.

42. What is the correlation for pH vs Corrosivity?

43. What is the correlation for pH vs Deposition?

44. What is the pH range where common microbes grow in cooling water. i) ii) iii) Fungi . Bacteria. Algae. A. pH 7.5 8.0 B. pH 5.0 6.0 C. pH 6.8 7.5

45.What is the temperature range where microbes grows in cooling water? A. 9 to 90 C. B. 10 to 92.4 C. C. 25 to 50 C. D. 15 to 30 C.

46. The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) is used to prevent cooling system from scaling/deposition, the best value is within _________. A . 1.0. B. 1.5. C. 2.0. D. 2.5.

47. The Ryznars Stability Index (RSI) is used to prevent cooling system from corrosion, the best value is within _________. A 4.5 6.5. B. 0.5 - 1.5. C. 2.0 6.5. D. 2.5 6.0.

48. What is the correlation between i) ii) LSI vs Cycle of Concentration. RSI vs Cycle of Concentration.

ANSWER. 1. B. 39. C. 2. B. 40. B. 3. A. 41. D. 4. Carryover. 42. pH 1/Corrosivity. 5. Scaling. 43. pH Deposition. 6. E. 44. i) B. ii) C. iii) A. 7. A, B,C, E & F . 45. B. 8. C. 46. A. 9. C. 47. A. 10. a. Dissolved gases(O2, CO2), 48. i) LSI COC impurities in metal, ii) RSI 1/COC. direct contact of dissimilar metal. b. pH, temperature, flow velocity. c. Low TDS aggressiveness, high TDS conductivity. 11. A. 12. B. 13. True. 14. E. 15. B. 16. B. 17. B. 18. B. 19. D. 20. D. 21. C. 22. B. 23. C. 24. C. 25. B. 26. D. 27. D. 28. D. 29. D. 30. D. 31. D. 32. Round. 33. Square. 34. D. 35. C. 36. A. 37. YES ( To tackle bacteria growth which can cause corrosion). 38. i) Non Oxidizing Biocide.

ii) Non Oxidizing Biocide. iii) Non Oxidizing Biocide.