Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1 Natural draft towers have fans or blowers at the bottom of the tower that force air through the equipment.
2 The process of evaporation is less efficient than convection at removing heat.
3 The temperature of the water leaving the cooling tower should be constant year-round.
4 Legionnaires’ disease bacteria (LDB), which can exist in cooling towers, causes a form of pneumonia.
5 Industrial furnaces are operated at positive pressure.

Answer 1

1 True.
2 False. The mechanical maintenance group often completes the inspection of the furnace’s internal components.
3 True.
4 True.
5 False. The economizer is the section of a boiler used to preheat feedwater before it enters the main boiler system.