1. What is the function of a steam generator? Enlist its basic components.
2. How does an industrial steam generator differ from a utility boiler?
3. Explain the characteristic features of a fire tube boiler. How is it different from a watertube boiler.
4. What is a fusible plug? Why is it used?
5. How does a spring-loaded safety valve operate?
6. What are the characteristic features of a package boiler?
7. Mention the merits and demerits of fi re-tube boilers.
8. How does a cross-drum straight tube boiler differ from a longitudinal drum boiler?
9. What are the shortcomings of straight tube boilers?
10. What is a Stirling boiler? What are its main features?
11. What is circulation? What is the difference between natural circulation and forced circulation?
12. What is the pressure head developed for natural circulation?