TRAINING ASSESSMENT DAY 2

1. What speed do the particles exit a venture blast nozzle at 100psi?

 450 mph

2. Describe how you would carry out a check on air pressure of a

blasting?
 Refer book

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Venture and straight

bore Nozzles?
 VENTURI NOZZLE
ADVANTAGES
1. 450 mph
2. large blast pattern
3. large area coverage

DISADVANTAGES
1. Safe , cleaning , maintenance less accuracy and
cost
 STRAIGHT BORE NOZZLE
ADVANTAGES
 Cheaper ,better accuracy and less wear

DISADVANTAGES
 Longer time needed
 Work required
 Operator fatigue
 Smaller blast pattern

4. What is used to determine the presence of Hygroscopic salts, in an

industrial situation?
 Potassium helca cyanoferrate ,Bresle sample
patch .Mectroquant strips

5. Give another common name for copper slag?

 Iron Silicate
6. How many photographs of flame clean standards are in BS 7079?
 4

7. Name the system for pickling followed by passivation?

 Footners Duplex system

8. Name the three basic constituents of paint?

 Binder ,Solvent Pigment and other additive

9. What are the two main advantages of chlorinated rubber?

 Flameproof, Resist algae growth, does not require good
profile, very durable, resistance to acids and alkalis.

10. What would be classed as Long Oil?

 More than 60% oil to resin, Elastic, slower drying properties
suitable for domestic application and decorasives material.

11. Name six Binders?

 Acrylic , Alkyd , Expoxies , Ethyl methyl silicates ,
Polyurethane , Silicones

12. Describe how rogue peaks are caused?

 Blasting in one area for long time