USCG USCG Steam
Set 10 • Question #33 of 496
Launch Interactive Practice Room Which of the methods listed would be most effective in repairing a steam cut on a seating surface of a superheater handhole plate?
A
Filling the cut by welding and then grinding it smooth.
✓ Correct Answer
B
Filling the cut with iron cement or plastic steel.
C
Grinding the seating surface and installing an oversized gasket.
D
Refacing the surface and over torquing the handhole plate.
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG Steam Plants (Boilers & Turbines), regarding 'Which of the methods listed would be most effective in repairing a steam cut on a seating surface of a superheater handhole plate', the verified engineering fact is: 'Filling the cut by welding and then grinding it smooth.'.
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