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Mechanical Engineering · Q488

Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles And Turbines

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 488

Q488

The efficiency of an impulse turbine is maximum when (where Vb = Blade speed, V = Absolute velocity of steam entering the blade and α = Nozzle angle)

A.
Vb = 0.5 V cosα
Answer
B.
Vb = V cosα
C.
Vb = 0.5 V2cosα
D.
Vb = V2cosα

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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