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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

(Session 2019-20)

Subject Energy Conversion-III Subject Code BEME805T

Sem VIII Section/Elective A&B Subject Teacher Prof. R. R. Bilawane

Unit I: Gas Turbines

1-The major field(s) of application of gas turbine is (are)

a. Aviation
b. Oil and gas industry
c. Marine propulsion
d. All of the above

2-The following is (are) the limitation(s) of gas turbines.

a. They are not self starting

b. Higher rotor speeds
c. Low efficiencies at part loads
d. All of the above

3-The ratio of heat actually released by 1kg of fuel to heat that would be released by
complete perfect combustion, is called

a. Thermal efficiency
b. Combustion efficiency
c. Engine efficiency
d. Compression efficiency

4-The percentage of total energy input appearing as net work output of the cycle

a. Thermal efficiency
b. Combustion efficiency
c. Engine efficiency
d. Compression efficiency

5-The following method(s) can be used to improve the thermal efficiency of open cycle
gas turbine plant

a. inter-cooling
b. Reheating
c. Regeneration
d. All of the above
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6-Which of the following is (are) used as starter for a gas turbine

a. An Internal combustion engine

b. A steam turbine
c. An auxiliary electric motor
d. All of the above

7-Gas turbine is shut down by

a. Turning off starter

b. Stopping the compressor
c. Fuel is cut off from the combustor
d. Any of the above

8-In gas turbine, intercooler is placed

a. before low pressure compressor

b. in between low pressure compressor and high pressure compressor
c. in between high pressure compressor and turbine
d. None of the above

9-In gas turbine, the function of Re-heater is to

a. Heat inlet air

b. Heat exhaust gases
c. Heat air coming out of compressor
d. Heat gases coming out of high pressure turbine

10-The ‘work ratio’ increases with

a. increase in turbine inlet pressure

b. decrease in compressor inlet temperature
c. decrease in pressure ratio of the cycle
d. all of the above

11-In the _____ heat transfer takes place between the exhaust gases and cool air.

a. Intercooler
b. Re-heater
c. Regenerator
d. Compressor

12- What is the air standard cycle for a Gas-Turbine called?

a. Reheat cycle
b. Rankine cycle
c. Brayton cycle
d. Diesel cycle
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13- What is the difference between a Rankine cycle & a Brayton cycle?

a. working fluid in a Brayton cycle undergoes phase change while it doesn’t in Rankine cycle
b. working fluid in a Brayton cycle doesn’t undergo phase change while it does in
Rankine cycle
c. both are same
d. none of the mentioned

14- Which of the following is a type of Gas Turbine Plant?

a. Single Acting
b. Double Acting
c. Open
d. None of the mentioned

15- Which among these is the main component of a gas turbine plant?

a. Condenser
b. Compressor
c. Boiler
d. Both Compressor & Boiler

16- Which type of compressor is used in a gas turbine plant?

a. Reciprocating compressor
b. Screw compressor
c. Multistage axial flow compressor
d. Either Reciprocating compressor & Screw compressor

17- The gas turbine power plant mainly uses which among the following fuels?

a. Coal and Peat

b. Kerosene oil and diesel oil and residual oil
c. Gas oil
d. Natural gas and liquid petroleum fuel

18- What percent of installed capacity of gas turbines contribute to the total installed
capacity of the power plants in India.

a. 5%
b. 8%
c. 11 %
d. 15 %

19- The gas turbines are mainly used in?

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a. Locomotives.
b. Aircrafts.
c. Automobiles.
d. Pumping stations.

20- Gas turbine power plant is.......efficient than steam turbine plant

a. More
b. Less
c. Same
d. None of the above

21- Maximum combustion pressure in a gas turbine is........as compared to diesel engine

a. Same
b. Less
c. More
d. None of the above

22- Capital cost of a gas turbine plant........than that of a steam power plant of same
capacity

a. Same
b. Lower
c. Higher
d. None of the above

23- In a gas turbine plant,a regenerator increases........

a. Work output
b. Pressure ratio
c. Thermal efficiency
d. All of the above

24- In a gas turbine, high thermal efficiency is obtained in........

a. Closed cycle
b. Open cycle
c. In both the cycles
d. All the above cycles

25- Thermal efficiency of a gas turbine power plant as compared to diesel engine plant is

a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Same
d. May be higher or lower
26-Thermal efficiency of a closed cycle gas turbine plant increases by........
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a. Reheating
b. Intercooling
c. Regenerator
d. All of the above

27- The blades of the gas turbine rotor are made of........

a. Carbon steel
b. Stainless steel
c. High alloy steel
d. High nickel alloy

28- The thermal efficiency of a gas turbine with ideal regenerative heat exchanger is........

a. Equal to work ratio

b. Less than work ratio
c. More than work ratio
d. Um-predictable

29- Mechanical efficiency of a gas turbine as compared to internal combustion

reciprocating engine is....

a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Same
d. Un-predictable

30- For a gas turbine the pressure ratio in the range of........

a. 2 to 3
b. 3 to 5
c. 16 to 18
d. 18 to 22

31- In a two stage gas turbine plant, reheating after first stage........

a. Decrease the thermal efficiency

b. Increase the thermal efficiency
c. Does not affect the thermal efficiency
d. None of the above

32- In a two stage gas turbine plant, reheating after first stage........

a. Increases work ratio

b. Decreases work ratio
c. Does not affect work ratio
d. None of the above
33- In a two stage gas turbine plant, with intercooling and reheating........
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a. Both work ratio and thermal efficiency improve

b. Work ratio improves but thermal efficiency decreases
c. Thermal efficiency improves but work ratio decreases
d. Both work ratio and thermal efficiency decreases

34-In the centrifugal compressor, total pressure varies

a. directly as the speed ratio

b. square of speed ratio
c. cube of the speed ratio
d. Any of the above

35-The efficiency of multistage compressor is _____ than a single stage.

a. lower
b. higher
c. equal to
d. Any of the above

36-In centrifugal compressor, power input varies as

a. directly as the speed ratio

b. the square of speed ratio
c. the cube of the speed ratio
d. Any of the above

37-In centrifugal compressor, the diffuser converts

a. Kinetic energy into pressure energy

b. Pressure energy into Kinetic energy
c. Kinetic energy into Mechanical energy
d. Mechanical energy into Kinetic energy

38- The compression ratio of gas power plant cycle corresponding to maximum work
output for the given temperature limits of will be

a.

b.

c.

d.
39- The pressure ratio across a gas turbine (for air, specific heat at constant
pressure, cp=1040 J/kg. K and ratio of specific heat, γ=1.4γ=1.4) is 10. If the inlet
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temperature to the turbine is 1200 K and the isentropic efficency is 0.9, the gas
temperature at turbine exit is __________ K.
a. 640 to 650
b. 675 to 684
c. 695 to 700

d. 720 to 725

40- A calorically perfect gas (specific heat at constant pressure 1000 J/kg·K) enters and
leaves a gas turbine with the same velocity. The temperatures of the gas at turbine entry
and exit are 1100 K and 400 K, respectively. The power produced is 4.6 MW and heat
escape at the rate of 300 kJ/s through the turbine casing. The mass flow rate of the gas
(in kg/s) through the turbine is

a. 6.14

b. 7.00

c. 7.50

d. 8.00
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ANSWER KEY:

1. d 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. d
11. c 12. c 13. b 14. c 15. b 16. c 17. d 18. c 19. c 20. a
21. b 22. b 23. c 24. a 25. b 26. d 27. d 28. b 29. a 30. b
31. a 32. a 33. b 34. b 35. a 36. c 37. a 38. a 39. b 40. b