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300 TOP Steam Boilers
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2. At very tow temperature, the melting and bolllno temperatures become equal. This temperature is
(a) 373°K
( b) 273.!6°1(
(c) 303•K
{d) o•K.
( e) 300•K.
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Ans: b
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(d) 1 kgf/cm2
(e) • 1 kgf/cm2.
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Ans: a
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4. The latent heat of steam at pressures greater than at mospheric In comparison to latent heat at atmospheric pressure is
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(a) less
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( b) mo·re
(c) equal
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(e) unpredictable.
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Ans: a
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7. Coke is produced by
(a) pulverising coal in Inert atmosphere
( b) hea ting wood in a limited supply of air at te mperatures below 300GC
(c) strongly heating coa1 continuously for about 48 hours In the absence of air in a closed vessel
(d) bincling the pulverised coal into brick- etts
(e) enriching carbon in the coal.
Ans: c
11. If partial pressure of air and steam be pa andps respectively in a condenser, then according to Dalton's law, the
pressure in condenser is equal to
(a) Ps-Pa
(b) pa-ps
(C) Pa +P,
Ans: c
12. Equiva lent evaporation is the amount of water evaporated in a boiler from and at
(a) o•c
(b) 1oo•c
(c) sat urat ion temperature at given pressure
(d) room temperature
(e) 2o•c.
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Ans: b
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(a) linearly
( b) slow ly first and then rapidly
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(c) two different makes of boi lers operat-,ing under the same operating conditions
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(d) two boilers of same make but opera ing under different conditions
(e) any type of boilers operating under any conditions.
//b
Ans: e
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15. The coal requirement per kW hour generation in the thermal power plant is of the order of
tp
(a) 0 . 1 to 0.2 kg
(b) 0 .2 to 0.4 kg
ht
(c) 0.6 to 0 .8 kg
(d) 1.0 to 1.5 kg
(e) 1.5 to 2 kg.
Ans: c
18. One kg of steam sample conta ins 0 .8 kg dry steam; it's dryness fraction is
(a)0 .2
0.8
( b)
(c)1.0
(d)0.6
(e)0 .5.
Ans: b
19. If a steam sample is nearly in dry condition, t hen its dryness fraction can be most accurately determined by
(a) throttling calorimeter
( b) separat ing calorimeter
(c) combined separating and throttl ing calorimeter
(d) bucket calorimeter
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
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20. If xx and x2 be the dryess fraction s obtained in separat ing calorimet er and t hrottling calorimeter respectively, t hen the
actual dryness fraction of steam will be
(a) xxx2
(b)x, + x2
Ans: a
21. The spedfic heat of superheated steam in kcal/kg i s generally of the order of
(a) 0.1
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.5
(d) 0.8
(e) 1.0.
Ans: c
25. On Mollier chart, free expansion, or t hrottling process from high pressure to atmosphere is represen ted by
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{a) horizontal straight line
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{b) vertical straight line
(c) straight inclined line
(d) curved line
/b
Ans: a
26. The bitum inous coal is non-cak ing if its carbon content is
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(a) 78-81%
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(b) 8 1-85%
(C) 85- 90%
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(e) 95-100%.
Ans: a
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27. The dry saturated steam at very low pressure, (5- 10 kg/cm 2) w hen t hrottl ed to atmosphere w ill become
(a)
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wet
(b) superheated
(c) remain dry satruated
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(d) dry
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28. Water at pressure of 4 k g/cm2 and 1600C t emperat ure when exposed to atmosphere w ill
(a) boil
{b) flash i.e. get converted into steam
(c) remain as it was
(d) cool down
{e) none of the above.
Ans: b
29. The dry saturated steam at very high press.ure (150-200 kg/cm2) when throttled to atmosphere will become
(a) wet
(b) superheated
(c) remain dry saturated
(d) dry
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
3 1. In a throttling process
{a) heat transfer takes place
(b) work is done by t he expanding steam
{c) internal energy of steam changes
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above.
Ans: e
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(b) 1 kg/cm2
(c) 100 kg/cm2
(d) 170 k g/cm2
(e) 225 .6 kg/cm2.
Ans: e
36. At w hich pressure the properties of water and steam become identical
(a) 0 . 1 kg/cm2
(b) 1 kg/cm2
(c) 100 kg/cm2
(d) 225.6 kg/cm2
(e) it is never possible.
Ans: d
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37. In an experiment to determine dryness fraction of steam, the mass of water separated was 1.2 kg in 15 mts and the
mass of steam passed out in same t ime was 4.8 kg. Dryness fraction is
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(a)40%
(b) 25%
/b
(c) SO%
(d) SO%
m
(e)90%.
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Ans: d
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(b) increases
(c) decreases
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(b) pressure
tp
(c) entropy
(d) enthalpy
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42. Pick up the wrong statement about critical condi tion of steam
(a) latent heat is zero
(b) liquid directly becomes steam
(c) specific volume of steam and liquid is same
(d) this i s the ma:ximum pressure li mit
(e) all properties of liquid and steam are same.
Ans: d
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46. Equiva lent evaporation of water is the evaporation "for a feed water supply at 100°C
(a) and its corresponding conversion i nto dry sat urated steam at toooc and 1.033 kg/cm2
(b) and its corresponding conversion i nto dry steam at desired boiler pressure
(c) conversion i nto steam at atmospheric condition
{d) conversion i nto steam at t he same pres-sure at which feed water is supplied
{e) none of the above.
Ans: a
47. The evaporation of 15.653 kg of water per hour from and at toooc is called
(a) evaporative capacity
{b) factor of evaporation
(c) equivalent evaporation
(d) one boiler h.p .
(e) boiler efficiency.
Ans: d
Ans: b
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(a) C02
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(b) CO
tp
(c) 02
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(d) N2
(e) none of t he above.
Ans: c
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(a) regeneration
( b) reheating of steam
(c) bot h (a) and (b)
(d) cooling of steam
( e) none of the above.
Ans: c
6 1. For burning 1 kg of carbon to CO as per che mically correct combusiton, amount of air required is
(a) 1 kg
(b) 4/ 3kg
(c) 8/3kg
(d) 2 kg
(e) 16/3 kg.
Ans: b
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62 . The diameter of Cornish boiler is of t he order of
(a) 1·2 m
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(b) 1.5-2.5 m
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(c) 2·3 m
(d) 2.5-3.5 m
m
(e) 0 .5 to 1 m .
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Ans: a
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(a) 2-4m
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( b) 3·5 m
(c) 5-7.5 m
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(d) 7-9 m
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(e)9-11 m .
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Ans: c
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64. The diameter of fire tube of Cornish boiler compared to its shell is
(a) one half
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(c) one-fifth
(d) two-fifth
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(e) t hree-fifth .
Ans: a
69 . Lancashire boiler is of
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7 1. Which of t he following substance will have sam~ percentage in both proximate and ultimat~ analysis
(a) ash
( b) volati le matter
(c) moisture
(d) hydrogen
(e) none of t he above.
Ans: a
Ans: d
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(a) 1 tp !.25m
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( b) 1 to 1.75 m
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(c)2to4m
(d) 1.75 to 2 .75 m
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Ans: d
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76. A packaged boiler is one in which various parts li ke firing equipment, fans, feed pumps and automatic controls are
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79. The high pressure boiler is oiie producing steam at a pressure more than
(a) atmospheric pressure
(b) 5 kg/cm2
(c) 10 kg/cm2
(d) 40 kg/cm2
( e) 75-80 kg/cm2 .
Ans: e
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82. The fire tubes in, a Coarran and Scotish marine boiler are
(a) horizontal
( b) vertical
(c) inclined
(d) both horizontal and vertical
( e) horizontal and inclined .
A ns: a
83. The diameter of internal flu~ t ub~s in a La ncashir~ boiler compared to its shell is
(a) one-half
( b) one-third
(c) one-fourth
(d) one-fifth
(e) two-fifth.
A ns: e
85. O upl~x feed pumps are used in small steam boilers. Th~se operat ~ on the principl~ of
(a) centrifugal pu mp
(b) axial flow pump
(c) gear pump
(d) ejector pu mp
(e) reciprocating pump.
Ans: e ks
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86. The best suited coa l for chain or travelling grate stoker boiler is
(a) coking coa l
/b
(b) water is supplied in durm and through down-comers located in atmospheric conditon it passes to th~ water wall and
rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
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(c) feed pump is employed to supp l ~ ment natural drculation in wat er wall typ~ furnac~
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(d) water is converted into steam in one . pass without any recirculation
( e) water is fed at atmospheric pressure.
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A ns: a
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( b) 5oo-6oo•c
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(c) 700-850°C
(d) 950-llOO•c
(e) 1200-1500°C.
A ns: d
90. Pick: up the correct statem~ nt a s regards Cornish boiler and Lancashir~ boiler
(a) cornish is fire tube and lancashire is water tube
(b) cornish i s water t ube and lanca sh ire is fire tube
(c) cornish has two fire tubes and la ncashire has on~
(d) lancashire has two fire t ubes and corni sh has one
(e) both have two fire t ubes.
Ans: d
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94. The diameters of fire tubes and su perheaer tubes in locomotive boiler are
(a) 47.5 m m, 130 mm
( b) 32.5 mm, 180 mm
(c) 65.5 mm, 210 mm
(d) 24.5 m m, 65 mm
Ans: a
97. The diameter of tubes for natural circulation boiler as compared to controlled circulation boilers is
(a) more
( b) less
(c) same
(d) could be more or less depending on other factors
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
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98. A boi ler in India should conform to safety regulations of
/b
(a) DIN
( b) BS
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(c) ASTM
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(d) IBR
(e) GOST.
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Ans: d
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Ans: c
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(b) locomotive
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(c) lancashire
(d) cochran
(e) cornish.
Ans: b
101. The difference between cornish boiler and lancashi re boiler is that
(a) former is fire t ube type and latter is water tube type boiler
( b) former is water tube type and latter is fire tube type
(c) former contains one fire tu be and latter contains two fire tubes
(e) none/of the above.
Ans: c
103. Pick up the wrong statement about water t u be boiler in comparison to fire tube boilers
(a) former generates steam at high pressure
(b) former occupies less space for same power
(c) r ate of steam flow is more in former case
(d) former is used for high installed capacity
(e) chances of explosion are less in former case.
Ans: e
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107. Fusible plug for boilers is made of fu sible meta l containing tin, lead, and
(a) bismuth
( b) copper
(c) alumi nium
(d) nickel
( e) iron .
Ans: a
110. The ratio of heat utilised to produce steam and t he heat liberated in furnace is known as
m
Ans: e
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Ans: a
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112 . Thermal efficiency of well mainta ined boiler will be of the order
ht
(a) 20%
( b) 40%
(c) SO%
(d) 75%
( e) 90% .
Ans: e
114. It is required to produce large amount of steam at low pressure. Wh ich boiler should be used?
(a) pulve rised fuel fired boiler
( b) cochran boiler
(c) lancashire boiler
(d) babcock and wi lcox boiler
(e) stoker fired boiler.
Ans: c
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(d) radiation
( e) all of the above.
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Ans: e
(a) longitudinally
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( b) circumferentially
(c) on di shed end
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(d) anywhere
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( e) vertically.
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Ans: b
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123. I n w hich of the following boilers, t he draught in furnace is increased by utilising exhaust steam from engine
b
( b) locomotive boiler
(c) babcock and wi lcox boiler
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( e) benson boiler.
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Ans: b
128. A safety valve in a locomotive starts lea king. The leak ing medium will be
(a) water
( b) dry stea m
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132. The pressure of reheat steam after passing through reheater compared to inlet condition is
(a) more
(b) less
(c) equa l
(d) may be more or less depending on capacity of reheater
( e) none of the above.
Ans: b
134. The safety valve at superheater as compared to drum safety valve setting is set at
fo
Ans: b
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Ans: c
138. Expa nding steam to a very low prseeure (high vacuum) in steam engines is
(a) desirable
( b) economical
(c) essential
(d) optiona l
( e) uneconomical .
Ans: e
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(c) pressure
( d) temperat ure
(e) all of the above.
Ans: d
141. The m aximum discha rg ~ t hrough a chimn~y occurs when th~ height of chimn~y is
(a) infinitely long
( b) around 200 meters
(c) equa l to t he height of t he hot gas column producing draught
(d) outside temperat ure is very low
(e) more than the tallest building nea rby.
Ans: c
143. Which device is used in t hennal power plants to reduce level of pollution
(a) induced draft fan
(b) smoke meter
(c) chimney
(d) precipitator
(e) pulveriser.
Ans: d
( e) best a nalysis.
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Ans: a
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Ans: c
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153. Sulphur content of fuels is very im portant t-o t he plant operators because it
{a) has high heating value
(b) retards electr ic precipitation
(c) promotes complete combustion
(d) has highly corrosive effect
{ e) facilitates ash removal.
Ans: d
(c) convert CO (formed in lower zone of furnat>!) into C02 at higher zone
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A ns: a
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A ns: c
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(b) various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc, plus ash as per-cents by weight
{c) fuel constituents as percents by v olume of moisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
{d) fuel constituents a s percents by weight of m oisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
{e) moisture and ash free heating val ue.
Ans: b
167. The safety valve on boiler drum com pared to safety v alve on superheater i s set at
{a) same value
( b) higher value
{c) lower value
{d) lower/higher depending on steam flow
( e) unpredicatble.
Ans: b
168. Which is not correct statement about pul ve ~rised fuel firing
{a) high burning rate is possible
{ b) heat release can be easily controlled
{c) fuel burns economically
{d) it is the best technique for burning high ash content fuel having low fusion ash
{ e) separate mills are required to powder t he ooal.
Ans: d
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169. The t hree "Ts"' for good combust ion are
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{d) maintain heat supply to prepare and ignite the incoming fuel
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172. Heating va lue of fuel used is as on fired basis. If it is reported for dry or moisture free fuel, then latter should be
multiplied by the follow ing factor to correct for as fired val ue
(a) ( 1- m oist ure content)
(b) ( 1 +moisture content)
{c) 1 + moist ure content
{d) 1 - moisture content
Ans: a
173. Ga rdually increasi ng temperat ure of flue gases at inlet to chimney for given steam outputs is an indication of
{a) higher effectiveness of boiler
{ b) high calorific value coal being burnt
{c) fouling of heat t ransfer surfaces
{d) raising of steam temperature
(e) lea kage of air.
Ans: c
175. The capacity of induced draft fan compared to forced draft fan in a boiler is
(a) same
(b) more
(c) less
{d) less or more depending on size of boiler
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
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182. In ordetjo obtain superheated steam, a superheater i s added in an existing boiler. As as result, furnace vacuum will
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(e) unpredictable.
Ans: c
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187. A supercritical boiler is one t hat operates above t he pressure and temperature o f following values
(a) 100 k g/cm2 and 540°C
(b) 1 kg/cm2 and 1oo•c
(c) 218 k g/cm2 abs and 373°C
(d) 218 kg/cm2 abs and 540°C
(e) 100 kg/cm2 abs and 373°C
Ans: c
188. Natural water circulation, by convect ion i n water tube boilers, w ith increase in pressure of boiler
{a) increases
(b) decreases
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189. The steam temperature with increase in load in case of a boiler fitted with radiation superheater
(a) increases
( b) decreases
(c) remains unaffe-cte-d
(d) first increases and t hen decreases
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
191. The r elative heat absorption for successively added equal areas of boiler convection heating surfaces
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains unaffected
(d) first increases and t hen decreases
(e) first decreases and then increases.
Ans: b
( b) 6 kg/em
(c) 17 kg/cm 2
/b
Ans: c
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194. For the same diameter a nd thickness of t ube, a water t ube boiler compared to a fire tube boiler has
(a) more heating surface-
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(b) r adiation
(c) conduction
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198. The size of a boiler drum in pulverised fuel fired boiler,as its size and capacity, (steam pressure and flow r atings)
i ncrease
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains uncha nged
(d) increases/decreases depending on stea m temperature requirements
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
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/b
200. The basic j ob of feed water treatment in bo ilers is to overcome the problem of
m
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( a) corrosion
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(b) scale
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{ c) carryover
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( d ) embrittlement
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(e) all of the above.
Ans: e
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22. The maximum percentage gain in Regenerative feed heating cycle thermal efficiency
(a) increases with number of feed heaters increasing
(b) decreases with number of feed heaters increasing
(c) remains same unaffected by number of feed heaters
(d) none of the above
Ans: a
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23. In regenerative cycle feed water is heated by
(a) exhaust gases
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(b) heaters
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Ans: c
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Ans: b
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25. Mercury is a choice with steam in binary vapour cycle because it has
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Ans: b
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(d) balanced draught
Ans: b
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31. The draught produced by steel chimney as compared to that produced by brick chimney for the same height is
(a) less
/b
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(b) more
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(c) same
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(b) due to the fact that pressure at the grate due to cold column is higher than the pressure at the chimney base due to hot column
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(c) due to the fact that at the chimney top the pressure is more than its environmental pressure
//b
Ans: b
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33. The draught produced, for a given height of the chimney and given mean temperature of chimney gases
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34. The draught produced by chimney of given height at given outside temperature
(a) decreases if the chimney gas temperature increases
(b) increases if the chimney gas temperature increases
(c) remains same irrespective of chimney gas temperature
(d) may increase or decrease
Ans: b
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38. For the same draught produced the power of induced draught fan as compared to forced draught fan is
(a) less
(b) more
(c) same
(d) not predictable
Ans: b
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39. Artificial draught is produced by
(a) air fans
(b) steam jet /b
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(c) fan or steam jet
(d) all of the above
.c
Ans: d
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Ans: d
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44. The isentropic expansion of steam through nozzle for the steam initially superheated at inlet is approximated by equation
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(a) pvls=C
(b) pv1126 = C
(c) pv1A = C
(d) pv = C
Ans: a
45. The ratio of exit pressure to inlet pressure for maximum mass flow rate per unit area of steam through a nozzle when steam is initially dry
saturated is
(a) 0.6
(6) 0.578
(c) 0.555
(d) 0.5457
Ans: b
46. The ratio of exit pressure to inlet pressure of maximum mass flow rate per area of steam through a nozzle when steam is initially superheated
is
(a) 0.555
(b) 0.578
(c) 0.5457
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(d) 0.6
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Ans: c
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47. The critical pressure ratio of a convergent nozzle is defined as
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(a) the ratio of outlet pressure to inlet pressure of nozzle
m
(b) the ratio of inlet pressure to outlet pressure of nozzle
o
(c) the ratio of outlet pressure to inlet pressure only when mass flow rate per unit area is minimum
.c
(d) the ratio of outlet pressure to inlet pressure only when mass flow rate = c
Ans: d
fo
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48. The isentropic expansion of steam through nozzle for the steam initially dry saturated at inlet is approximated by equation.
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(a)pv = C
(b)pv1A = C
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(c)pv1i = C
oi
(d)pv
//b
Ans: d
s:
49. The effect of considering friction losses in steam nozzle for the same pressure ratio leads to
(a) increase in exit velocity from the nozzle
tp
50. The effect of considering friction in steam nozzles for the same pressure ratio leads to
(a) increase in dryness fraction of exit steam
(b) decrease in dryness fraction of exit steam
(c) no change in the quality of exit steam
(d) decrease or increase of dryness fraction of exit steam depending upon inlet quality
Ans: a
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52. The pressure on the two sides of the impulse wheel of a steam turbine
(a) is same
(b) is different
(c) increases from one side to the other side
(d) decreases from one side to the other side
Ans: a
s
Ans: a
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55. Curtis turbine is
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(a) reaction steam turbine
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(b) pressure velocity compounded steam turbine
(c) pressure compounded impulse steam turbine
m
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(d) velocity compounded impulse steam turbine
Ans: b
.
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Ans: c
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63. The thermal efficiency of the engine with condenser as compared to without condenser, for a given pressure and temperature of steam, is
(a) higher
oo
(b) lower
/b
(c) same as long as initial pressure and temperature is unchanged om
(d) none of the above
Ans: a
.c
(a) cooling water passes through tubes and steam surrounds them
in
(b) steam passes through tubes and cooling water surrounds them
rs
Ans: c
oi
//b
(b) cooling water passes through the tubes and steam surrounds them
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(c) steam passes through the cooling tubes and cooling water surrounds them
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(b) water in pipes surrounded by steam
(c) either (a) or (b)
(d) none of the above
oo
/b
Ans: a
m
co
(c) copper
i
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(d) aluminium
ile
Ans: a
o
//b
73. For the safety of a steam boiler the number of safety valves fitted are
(a) four
s:
(b) three
tp
(c) two
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(d) one
Ans: c
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77. The efficiency of a modern boiler using coal and heat recovery equipment is about
(a) 25 to 30%
(b) 40 to 50%
(c) 65 to 70%
(d) 85 to 90%
Ans: d
ks
Ans: c oo
80. Steam pressure in a steam power station, which is usually kept now-a-days is of the order of
/b
(a) 20 kgf/cm2
m
(b) 50 kgf/cm2
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Ans: d
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(a) 1 to 5%
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(b) 4 to 10%
//b
(c) 10 to 12%
s:
Ans: b
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88. Method which is commonly applied for unloading the coal for small power plant is
(a) lift trucks
(b) coal accelerators oo
/b
(c) tower cranes
m
Ans: b
.c
o
Ans: b
//b
90. The amount of air which is supplied for complete combustion is called
s:
91. In ______ system fuel from a central pulverizing unit is delivered to a bunker and then to the various burners
(a) unit
(b) central
(c) none of the above
Ans: b
92. Under-feed stokers work best for _______ coals high in volatile matter and with caking tendency
(a) anthracite
(b) lignite
(c) semibituminous and bituminous
Ans: c
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Ans: d
94. Where unpulverised coal has to be used and boiler capacity is large, the stoker which is used is
(a) underfeed stoker
(b) overfeed stoker
(c) any
Ans: b
s
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(a) to reduce the boiler pressure
(b) to increase the steam temperature
o
/b
(c) to control the solid concentration in the boiler water by removing some of the concentrated saline water
m
(d) none of the above
Ans: c
co
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97. Deaerative heating is done to
nf
Ans: c
bo
(c) cumulative actual enthalpy drop for the stages to total is isentropic enthalpy heat drop
ht
Ans: c
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