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[#141] A furnace is made of a refractory brick wall of thickness 0.5 metre and thermal conductivity 0.7 W/m.°K For the same temperature drop and heat loss, this refractory wall can be replaced by a layer of diatomaceous earth of thermal conductivity 0.14 W/m.K and thickness __________ metre.
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(B) 0.1

[#142] Large scale fire on fuel gas line is normally extinguished by
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(D) Nitrogen

[#143] Theoretical volume of oxygen required for complete combustion of 1 Nm 3 of acetylene, in oxy-acetylene welding is __________ Nm 3 .
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(D) 2.5

[#144] Annealing of a material does not
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(C) Case harden it

[#145] Multistage compression is necessary for high efficiency,
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(A) If the ratio of the delivery pressure to the intake pressure exceeds 5:1