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51. |
The shell of the Cochran boiler is made hemispherical |
A. | o give maximum space and strength |
B. | o withstand the pressure of steam inside the boiler |
C. | oth (A) and (B) |
D. | one of the above |
Answer» D. one of the above | |
52. |
The critical pressure ratio (p₂/p₁) is given by |
A. | p₂/p₁) = [2/(n - 1)] n/(n + 1) |
B. | p₂/p₁) = [2/(n + 1)] n/(n-1) |
C. | p₂/p₁) = [(n - 1)/2] n + (1/n) |
D. | p₂/p₁) = [(n + 1)/2] n - (1/n) |
Answer» C. p₂/p₁) = [(n - 1)/2] n + (1/n) | |
53. |
Which of the following is correct? (Where pa = Actual mean effective pressure, pm = Theoretical mean effective pressure, and K = Diagram factor) |
A. | a = pm/K |
B. | a = pm × K |
C. | a = K/pm |
D. | a = pm + K |
Answer» C. a = K/pm | |
54. |
The fire tubes in a Locomotive boiler has __________ diameter. |
A. | .75 mm |
B. | .47 mm |
C. | .45 mm |
D. | 7.5 mm |
Answer» E. | |
55. |
In regenerative air preheaters, the heat is transferred |
A. | rom a metal wall from one medium to another |
B. | rom heating an intermediate material and then heating the air from this material |
C. | y direct mixing |
D. | eat is transferred by bleeding some gas from furnace |
Answer» C. y direct mixing | |
56. |
In recuperative air preheaters, the heat is transferred |
A. | rom a metal wall from one medium to another |
B. | rom heating an intermediate material and then heating the air from this material |
C. | y direct mixing |
D. | eat is transferred by bleeding some gases from furnace |
Answer» B. rom heating an intermediate material and then heating the air from this material | |
57. |
An air preheater |
A. | ncreases evaporative capacity of the boiler |
B. | ncreases the efficiency of the boiler |
C. | nables low grade fuel to be burnt |
D. | ll of the above |
Answer» E. | |
58. |
Which of the following is required for a steam condensing plant? |
A. | ondenser |
B. | ondensate pump |
C. | ir extraction pump |
D. | ll of these |
Answer» E. | |
59. |
An economiser _________ the steam raising capacity of a boiler. |
A. | ncreases |
B. | ecreases |
C. | as no effect on |
D. | one of these |
Answer» B. ecreases | |
60. |
Cochran boiler is a |
A. | orizontal fire tube boiler |
B. | orizontal water tube boiler |
C. | ertical water tube boiler |
D. | ertical fire tube boiler |
Answer» E. | |
61. |
The biggest size of thermal power unit operating in India is |
A. | 0 MW |
B. | 0 MW |
C. | 00 MW |
D. | 00 MW |
Answer» E. | |
62. |
A packaged boiler is one in which various parts like firing equipment, fans, feed pumps and automatic controls are |
A. | upplied by same manufacturer loose and assembled at site |
B. | upplied mounted on a single base |
C. | urchased from several parties and packed together at site |
D. | ackaged boiler does not exist |
Answer» C. urchased from several parties and packed together at site | |
63. |
The condition of steam in boiler drum is always |
A. | ry |
B. | et |
C. | aturated |
D. | upersaturated |
Answer» C. aturated | |
64. |
In a steam condenser, the partial pressure of steam and air are 0.06 bar and 0.007 bar respectively. The condenser pressure is |
A. | .007 bar |
B. | .053 bar |
C. | .06 bar |
D. | .067 bar |
Answer» E. | |
65. |
If partial pressure of air and steam be ‘pa’ and ‘ps’ respectively in a condenser, then according to Dalton's law, the pressure in condenser is equal to |
A. | s - pa |
B. | a - ps |
C. | a + ps |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
66. |
For a Parson's reaction turbine, if α₁ and α₂ are fixed blade angles at inlet and exit respectively and β₁ and β₂ are the moving blade angles at entrance and exit respectively, then |
A. | ₁ = α₂ and β₁ = β₂ |
B. | ₁ = β₁ and α₂= β₂ |
C. | ₁ < β₁ and α₂ > β₂ |
D. | ₁ = β₂ and β₁ = α₂ |
Answer» C. ₁ < β₁ and α₂ > β₂ | |
67. |
Pick up wrong statement about desired properties of a good fuel |
A. | igh calorific value |
B. | roduce minimum smoke and gases |
C. | ase in storing |
D. | igh ignition point |
Answer» E. | |
68. |
The ratio of the work-done on the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam is called |
A. | lading efficiency |
B. | ozzle efficiency |
C. | tage efficiency |
D. | echanical efficiency |
Answer» D. echanical efficiency | |
69. |
For burning 1 kg of carbon to CO as per chemically correct combustion, amount of air required is |
A. | kg |
B. | /3 kg |
C. | /3 kg |
D. | kg |
Answer» C. /3 kg | |
70. |
At critical point, i.e. p=225.65 kg/cm², the latent enthalpy of vaporisation is |
A. | aximum |
B. | inimum |
C. | ero |
D. | epends on temperature also |
Answer» D. epends on temperature also | |
71. |
In fire tube boilers |
A. | ater passes through the tubes which are surrounded by flames and hot gases |
B. | he flames and hot gases pass through the tubes which are surrounded by water |
C. | orced circulation takes place |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. orced circulation takes place | |
72. |
Pick up the wrong statement about water tube boiler in comparison to fire tube boilers |
A. | ormer occupies less space for same power |
B. | ate of steam flow is more in former case |
C. | ormer is used for high installed capacity |
D. | hances of explosion are less in former case |
Answer» E. | |
73. |
Which of the following is a fire tube boiler? |
A. | ancashire boiler |
B. | abcock and Wilcox boiler |
C. | arrow boiler |
D. | one of these |
Answer» B. abcock and Wilcox boiler | |
74. |
Which is not correct statement about the function of furnace? |
A. | o provide proper conditions for continuous complete combustion |
B. | ix fuel with air and ignite |
C. | eparate ash from coal |
D. | aintain heat supply to prepare and ignite the incoming fuel |
Answer» D. aintain heat supply to prepare and ignite the incoming fuel | |
75. |
Hard coke is used in |
A. | ement industry |
B. | hermal power plant |
C. | last furnace |
D. | omestic use |
Answer» D. omestic use | |
76. |
Degree of reaction is defined as the ratio of |
A. | eat drop in fixed blades to the heat drop in moving blades |
B. | eat drop in moving blades to the heat drop in fixed blades |
C. | eat drop in moving blades to the heat drop in fixed blades plus heat drop in moving blades |
D. | eat drop in fixed blades plus heat drop in moving blades to the heat drop in moving blades |
Answer» D. eat drop in fixed blades plus heat drop in moving blades to the heat drop in moving blades | |
77. |
Which of the following boilers is best suited to meet fluctuating demands? |
A. | abcock and Wilcox |
B. | ocomotive |
C. | ancashire |
D. | ochran |
Answer» C. ancashire | |
78. |
The diameter of fire tube of Cornish boiler compared to its shell is |
A. | ne half |
B. | ne third |
C. | ne fourth |
D. | ne fifth |
Answer» B. ne third | |
79. |
The diameter of internal flue tubes in a Lancashire boiler compared to its shell is |
A. | ne-half |
B. | ne-third |
C. | wo-fourth |
D. | wo-fifth |
Answer» E. | |
80. |
Locomotive type' boiler is |
A. | orizontal multi-tubular water tube boiler |
B. | ater wall enclosed furnace type |
C. | ertical tubular fire tube type |
D. | orizontal multi-tubular fire tube type |
Answer» E. | |
81. |
For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler compared to a fire tube boiler has |
A. | ore heating surface |
B. | ess heating surface |
C. | qual heating surface |
D. | eating surface depends on other parameters |
Answer» B. ess heating surface | |
82. |
There is always some steam left in the clearance space from the previous stroke. This steam left in the clearance space is called |
A. | et steam |
B. | aturated steam |
C. | uperheated steam |
D. | ushion steam |
Answer» E. | |
83. |
Relative percentage of heat absorbed through the heat transfer of(i) Furnace water wall(ii) Boiler tank(iii) Superheater(iv) Economizer(v) Air-heater of a typical boiler of 200 MW capacity would be of the order of |
A. | 8 : 20 : 15 : 7 : 10 |
B. | 0 : 7 : 15 : 20 : 48 |
C. | 0 : 48 : 7 : 15 : 10 |
D. | : 15 : 20 : 10 : 48 |
Answer» B. 0 : 7 : 15 : 20 : 48 | |
84. |
The clearance in the engine cylinder |
A. | ncreases the mean effective pressure |
B. | ncreases the workdone |
C. | ecreases the efficiency of the engine |
D. | ll of these |
Answer» E. | |
85. |
For maximum discharge through a chimney, the condition is that height of hot gas column producing the draught should be |
A. | ne-half the height of chimney |
B. | qual to the height of chimney |
C. | wo times the height of chimney |
D. | our times the height of chimney |
Answer» C. wo times the height of chimney | |
86. |
Desecration of feed water is carried out because it reduces |
A. | avitation of boiler feed pumps |
B. | orrosion caused by oxygen |
C. | eat transfer coefficient |
D. | H value of water |
Answer» C. eat transfer coefficient | |
87. |
The equivalent evaporation of a boiler is a measure to compare |
A. | he given boiler with the model |
B. | he two different boilers of the same make |
C. | wo different makes of boilers operating under the same operating conditions |
D. | ny type of boilers operating under any conditions |
Answer» E. | |
88. |
The flow of steam is supersonic |
A. | t the entrance to the nozzle |
B. | t the throat of the nozzle |
C. | n the convergent portion of the nozzle |
D. | n the divergent portion of the nozzle |
Answer» E. | |
89. |
If a steam sample is nearly in dry condition, then its dryness fraction can be most accurately determined by |
A. | hrottling calorimeter |
B. | eparating calorimeter |
C. | ombined separating and throttling calorimeter |
D. | ucket calorimeter |
Answer» B. eparating calorimeter | |
90. |
For water, at pressures below atmospheric; |
A. | elting point rises slightly and boiling point drops markedly |
B. | elting point rises markedly and boiling point drops markedly |
C. | elting point drops slightly and boiling point drops markedly |
D. | elting point drops slightly and boiling point drops slightly |
Answer» B. elting point rises markedly and boiling point drops markedly | |
91. |
The change in internal energy in steam engines equals to |
A. | ork done during the Rankine cycle |
B. | ork done during compression |
C. | ork done during adiabatic expansion |
D. | hange in enthalpy |
Answer» B. ork done during compression | |
92. |
The maximum discharge through a chimney occurs when the height of chimney is |
A. | nfinitely long |
B. | round 200 meters |
C. | qual to the height of the hot gas column producing draught |
D. | utside temperature is very low |
Answer» D. utside temperature is very low | |
93. |
The pressure velocity compounded impulse turbine allows a bigger pressure drop and hence __________ numbers of stages are required. |
A. | ore |
B. | ess |
C. | qual |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. qual | |
94. |
The draught produced by a steam jet issuing from a nozzle placed in the ash-pit under the fire grate of the furnace is called |
A. | nduced steam jet draught |
B. | himney draught |
C. | orced steam jet draught |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
95. |
Which is not correct statement about pulverized fuel firing? |
A. | igh burning rate is possible |
B. | eat release can be easily controlled |
C. | uel burns economically |
D. | t is the best technique for burning high ash content fuel having low fusion ash |
Answer» E. | |
96. |
Stoichiometric quantity of air is the |
A. | ir present in atmosphere at NTP conditions |
B. | ir required for complete combustion of fuel with no excess air |
C. | ir required for optimum combustion so as to have reasonable excess air |
D. | ir required to convert CO into CO₂ |
Answer» C. ir required for optimum combustion so as to have reasonable excess air | |
97. |
The function of injector used in small capacity boilers is to |
A. | reate vacuum |
B. | nject chemical solution in feed pump |
C. | ump water, similar to boiler feed pump |
D. | dd make up water in the system |
Answer» D. dd make up water in the system | |
98. |
The efficiency of reaction turbine is maximum when (where α = Angle made by the absolute velocity ‘V’ at inlet) |
A. | b = 0.5 V cosα |
B. | b = V cos α |
C. | b = 0.5 V² cosα |
D. | b = V² cos α |
Answer» C. b = 0.5 V² cosα | |
99. |
Pick up the correct statement as regards Cornish boiler and Lancashire boiler |
A. | ornish is fire tube and Lancashire is water tube |
B. | ornish is water tube and Lancashire is fire tube |
C. | ornish has two fire tubes and Lancashire has one |
D. | ancashire has two fire tubes and Cornish has one |
Answer» E. | |
100. |
The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt is called |
A. | vaporative capacity of a boiler |
B. | quivalent evaporation from and at 100° C |
C. | oiler efficiency |
D. | one of these |
Answer» B. quivalent evaporation from and at 100° C | |