Mechanical Technologist Grade 1 CWEA Certification Exam
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What is an oxygen-acetylene torch? A welding torch that uses fuel gas and oxygen to weld or cut metals
What does CMMS stand for? Computerized Maintenance Management System
What does OMM stand for? Operations and Maintenance Manual
What does SOP stand for? Standard Operating Procedure
What does SCADA stand for? Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
What does SDS stand for? Safety Data Sheet
What does LOTO stand for? Lock Out Tag Out
What does PPE stand for? Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, ear protection, chemical aprons, respirator, face
What are some examples of PPE?
shield, hazmat suit
What does HVAC stand for? Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
What is the definition of an engine? A machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion
In terms of lubrication, what is required for It does not need to be lubricated under normal use
a sealed ball bearing?
What is the purpose of a breakaway To apply the breaks on a trailer in the event of a trailer release from a vehicle
switch?
What type of saw is used to cut metallic Hacksaw
materials?
What type of saw is used to cut intricate A coping saw
external shapes and interior cut-outs in
woodworking and carpentry?
What type of saw is used to cut wood A Crosscut saw
perpendicular to (across) the wood grain?
What type of saw is used to cut wood in A rip saw
the direction of the grain?
A scale on a blueprint indicates 1" = 2". What Each line on the blueprint is shown as half of its actual size
does this scale mean?
A computerized maintenance management tool
system (CMMS) is a type of ....
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What problems may occur when a person Heat stroke, Cramps, Exhaustion
works in a very hot area for a prolonged
period of time?
What is the purpose of a confined space It ensures the use of safety precautions and use of standard safety procedures when
safety permit? working in a confined space
Why must preventative maintenance tasks Records are needed to show the type and frequency of maintenance of operating
be documented? units and to evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance programs
True or False : When accepting a work FALSE : It does not matter how long it takes to complete a work order, the most
order, the need for speedy completion is important and integral aspect of your performance when completing a work order is
an integral aspect of your performance as doing it safely and compleately
a Maintainenance Technologist
There is an 18" wide red stripe painted on 475.71 ft
the ground around a tank. The tank is 25' 18" = 1.5'
high and 150' in diameter. What is the Perimeter = Diameter pi = (150' + 1.5') 3.14 = 475.71
perimeter on the outer edge of the stripe?
A 12" diameter pipe, 48' long, weighs 35lbs 1680 lbs/ft
per linear ft. What is the weight of the total
load? 48' * 35lbs = 1680
Arc Welding is a welding process that is used to join metal to metal by using
What is the definition of Arc Welding? electricity to create enough heat to melt metal, and the melted metals, when cool,
result in a binding of the metals
Moves fluid by means of rotational energy from rotor drives/impellers. Fluid enters
How does a centrifugal pump work? the rapidly rotating impeller along its axis and is cast out by centrifugal force along
its circumference through the impeller's vein tips
What is centrifugal force? An outward force on a mass when it is rotated
Pump moves fluid by repeatedly enclosing a fixed volume of fluid, with the aid of
How does a positive displacement pump
seals or valves, and moving it mechanically (with a piston or a plunger) through a
work?
system
Vacuum pumps have an inlet and and outlet with a nozzle in between - the nozzle
restricts flow of fluids, thereby increasing fluid's velocity and decreases the fluids
How does a vacuum pump work?
pressure. A vacuum is created by the lack of pressure which pulls the fluid into the
nozzle and forces it out the other side
What types of coatings are usually used on Epoxy coatings
the inside of wet wells?
A tank, a portion of a water system that temporarily stores water before it is pumped
What is a wet well?
elsewhere
What does "galvanized" mean? Coated with a protective layer of zinc
What does PVC stand for? Polyvinyl chloride, a type of plastic used for pipes
hp = Fd/t
What is the formula for horsepower?
Force (in lbs) multiplied by distance (in feet) divided by time (in minutes)
What are volts? A unit of electric potential
What is the equation for volts? Volts = watts/amps
What are amps? A unit of electric current
How do you calculate amps? Amps = watts / volts
What are watts? A watt is a unit of power
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