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Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles And Turbines
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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

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If the critical pressure ratio for steam is 0.546, then the steam is initially

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The function of injector used in small steam plants is to

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A condenser where circulating water flows through tubes which are surrounded by steam, in known as

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A wet vapor can be completely specified by

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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)

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In a reaction turbine, when steam flows through the fixed blades,

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Over fire burning is the phenomenon of

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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.

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In a single acting steam engine

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Willian’s line for the steam engine is a straight line relationship between the steam consumption per hour and

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In natural circulation type boiler,

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In forced recirculation type boiler,

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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

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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.

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The missing quantity per stroke is equal to

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Water boils when its vapor pressure

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