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White smoke coming from the stack of a main propulsion boiler indicates __________.

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White smoke coming from the stack of a main propulsion boiler indicates __________.

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• stack emissions color and cause in marine boilers • relationship between air-fuel ratio and combustion products • how unburned fuel vs excess air typically appear (black vs white smoke)

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• Think about what normally causes white smoke from a boiler or diesel stack: is it usually incomplete combustion, excess air, or something else? • Consider what happens when you greatly increase the amount of combustion air to a burner while keeping the same fuel rate. • Ask yourself which of the listed conditions could realistically occur at the same time in a properly operating boiler burner system.

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• Identify which condition(s) would normally produce black or dark smoke, and rule those out for white smoke. • Consider whether excess air by itself would carry visible particles out of the stack. • Decide if all of the above can be true at the same time, based on your understanding of complete vs incomplete combustion.

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Question 1 of 20

White smoke coming from the stack of a main propulsion boiler indicates __________.

too much excess air

partially burned fuel particles are leaving the stack

excessive air velocity through the air registers

all of the above

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Question 1 / 205eccefa0bacbc34ba4d46e82

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White smoke coming from the stack of a main propulsion boiler indicates __________.

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White smoke coming from the stack of a main propulsion boiler indicates __________.

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