The velocity of steam leaving the nozzle (V) is given by (where K = Nozzle coefficient or nozzle efficiency and hd = Enthalpy or heat drop during expansion of steam in a nozzle)
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Reheating of steam in a turbine
A. Increases the work-done through the turbine
B. Increases the efficiency of the turbine
C. Reduces wear on the blades
D. All of these
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If the critical pressure ratio for steam is 0.546, then the steam is initially
A. Wet steam
B. Dry saturated steam
C. Superheated steam
D. None of these
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The function of injector used in small steam plants is to
A. Create vacuum in furnace
B. Create vacuum at turbine exhaust
C. Pump feed water
D. Dose chemicals in feed water
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A condenser where circulating water flows through tubes which are surrounded by steam, in known as
A. Surface condenser
B. Jet condenser
C. Barometric condenser
D. Evaporative condenser
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A wet vapor can be completely specified by
A. Pressure only
B. Temperature only
C. Dryness fraction only
D. Pressure and dryness fraction
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A turbine is said to have an axial discharge when the steam leaves the blade tip at _________ to the direction of the blade motion.
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The draught (in mm of water), for maximum discharge of flue gases through the chimney, is given by (where H = Height of the chimney in meters and T1 = Absolute temperature of air outside the chimney in K)
A. 88.25 H T 1
B. T 1 88.25 H
C. 176.5 H T 1
D. T 1 176.5 H
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In a reaction turbine, when steam flows through the fixed blades,
A. Pressure increases while velocity decreases
B. Pressure decreases while velocity increases
C. Pressure and velocity both decreases
D. Pressure and velocity both increases
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Over fire burning is the phenomenon of
A. Supply of excess, air
B. Supply of excess coal
C. Burning CO and unburnt in upper zone of furnace by supplying more air
D. Fuel bed firing
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In a Parson's turbine stage, blade velocity is 320 m/s at the mean radius and rotor blade exit angle is 30°. For minimum kinetic energy of the steam leaving the stage, the steam velocity at the exit of the rotor will be
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The pressure of steam __________ while flowing through a nozzle.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. None of these
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In a single acting steam engine
A. The steam is admitted on one side of the piston and one working stroke is produced during each revolution of the crankshaft
B. The steam is admitted, in turn, on both sides of the piston and one working stroke is produced during each revolution of the crankshaft
C. The steam is admitted on one side of the piston and two working strokes are produced during each revolution of the crankshaft
D. The steam is admitted, in turn, on both sides of the piston and two working strokes are produced during each revolution of the crankshaft
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Willian’s line for the steam engine is a straight line relationship between the steam consumption per hour and
A. Indicated power
B. Brake power
C. Efficiency
D. Pressure of steam
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In natural circulation type boiler,
A. Heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and hot water which rise to drum
B. Water is supplied in drum and through down comers located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
C. Feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in water wall type furnace
D. Water is converted into steam in one. Pass without any recirculation
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In forced recirculation type boiler,
A. Heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and hot water which rise to drum
B. Water is supplied in drum and through down comers located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
C. Feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in water wall type furnace
D. Water is converted into steam in one pass without any recirculation
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A steam turbine, in which a part of the steam after partial expansion, is used for process heating and the remaining steam is further expanded for power generation, is known as
A. Back pressure turbine
B. Pass out turbine
C. Low pressure turbine
D. Impulse turbine
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In impulse turbines, when friction is neglected, the relative velocity of steam at outlet tip of the blade is _________ the relative velocity of steam at inlet tip of the blade.
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
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The missing quantity per stroke is equal to
A. Cylinder feed indicated mass of steam
B. Cylinder feed + indicated mass of steam
C. Mass of cushion steam + indicated mass of steam
D. Mass of cushion steam + cylinder feed
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Water boils when its vapor pressure
A. Equals that of the surroundings
B. Equals 760 mm of mercury
C. Equals to atmospheric pressure
D. Equals the pressure of water in the container
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