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Q)Main advantage of a two stroke engine over four stroke engine is--> more power output for the cylinder of same
dimensions
Q)A perfect engine works on the Carnot cycle between 727°C and 227°C. The efficiency of the engine is--> 0.5
Q)The air standard Otto cycle consists of--> two constant volume and two isentropic processes
Q)Mean effective pressure of Otto cycle is--> directly proportional to pressure ratio
Q)ln a four-stroke IC engine cam shaft rotates at--> half the speed of crankshaft
Q)Engines of different cylinder dimensions, power and speed can be compared on the basis of-
pressure
Q)lnjection system in which the pump and the injector nozzle is combine d in one housing i nit injector
system
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Q)Whe n the throttle is suddenly opened, the mixture fro arburetor tends to become--> lean
Q)For maximum thermal efficiency, the fuel-air mix/:\>tt-io.SI_, nes should be--> lean
Q)As the compre ssion ratio increases, there r�it11ll,!r:<;e9uction in heat rejection
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Q)The main purpose of fan in&r!i!)>i.( system is to--> pump cold air over the hot water
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Q) lf N is the rpm, nu'l'J<� ,l>,,.r:iiJrokes per minute in a four-stroke engine is--> N/2
Q)Water circulatrc
. .....;,, ' her -syphon cooling system is due to--> conduction currents
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Q)ln a rec· ne with a cylinder diameter of D and stroke of L, the cylinder volume is--> n/4D L + clearance
volume
Q)Brake specific fu nsumption is defined as--> fuel consumption per brake power hour
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Q)An IC engine gives an outpu t of 3 kW when the input is 10,000 J/s. The thermal efficiency of the engine is--> 30%
Q)Thermal efficiency of Cl engine is higher than that of SI engine due to··> constant pressure heat addition
Q)lf N is the rpm, number of power strokes per minute in a two-stroke engine is--> N
Q)lf water is heated at the super critical pressure ( > 221.2 bar)--> there will be no bubble formation
compressed liquid n
Q)The isobars on Molier diagram--> diverge from one another \//
Q)lsotherms on Mollier diagram in the superheated region at low pressures become--> horizo,r«u'-
Q)The temperature at which the vapour pressure of a liquid is equal to 760 mm Hg is called ™'-�"'i!a�boiling point
Q)At the critical state, the difference of density of saturated liquid and that of saturated vap.-·,,-·s: --> zero
Q)The maximum pressure in the lubrication system is controlled by--> valve relief
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Q)Entropy of 1 kg of water at T K is given by--> 273
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Q)Entropy of wet steam ( 1 kg) is given by--> T,,
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l throttling process--> h1 = hz
Q)Dryness fraction of steam is defined as--> mass of dr /(�<p•'lfl�'tll\Y steam + mass of water vapour in
suspension)
Q)With the increase in pressure--> boiling point of wate nd enthalpy of evaporation decreases
Q)ln a steady flow reversible adiabatic process, wor. to-.» change in enthalpy
Q)Rankine cycle operating on low pressure Ii it pressure limit of pr-> has higher thermal efficiency
Q)The heating of wet steam at a constant ,.,,,,,_.. e mes dry saturated is similar to that of heating at a-->
constant pressure
Q)The process in which heat transf'l I to the change of enthalpy, is known as--> constant pressure process
Q)ln a Rankine cycle with sup ,-- > the work done increases
rarbii>q«--> dynamic
expanded in nozzles only and there is a pressure drop and heat drop
Q)De-Laval turbines r -> for small power purposes and high speeds
Q)ln Rankine cycle th •• • ""u ut from the turbine is given by--> change of enthalpy between inlet and outlet
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Q)Rarlkil,e cy rise of--> two isentropic processes and two constant pressure processes
i'<,,l'!s'!ne--> the pressure in the turbine rotor is approximately same as in the condenser
�� earn turbine--> there is enthalpy drop both in fixed and moving blades
hen friction is neglected, the relative velocity of steam at outlet tip of the blade is ------- the
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Q)The blade friction in the impulse turbine reduces the velocity of steam by------ while it passes over the blades--> 10 to
15%
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Q)A xia t rust on rotor o steam tur me rs-> �
Q)The work ratio of gas turbine plant is defined as the ratio of--> net work outputJ!lH!swork �e by turbine
blading efficiency
Q)Gas turbines for power generation are normally used-->,-.._,,,,,. eak load requirements
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Q)The work ratio of simple gas turbine cycle does n heat input
Q)The pressure ratio for an open cycle gas turbin o closed cycle gas turbi ne of same h.p. is··> low
Q)As the turbine inlet temperature increa s, the cy of gas turbine for the optimum pressure ratio-·>
increases
Q)There is a certain pressure a as turbine at which its thermal efficiency is maximum. With increase
in turbine temperature, the v«l"(of. for the peak efficiency would··> increase
Q)The following is true for an '"<J;a;r,urbine having exhaust heat exchanger. Atmospheric air before entering the
pie gas turbine for a given tur bine inlet temperature with increase in pressure ratio··>
increases
Q)lfinfinite nu l;.'.;��"'o•;be used in a gas turbine, then expansion process in turbine approaches··> isothermal
Q)lntoi}oolin .",,tur · e results in··> increase in net output but decrease in thermal efficiency
Q)lt is not se closed gas turbine cycle in aeronautical engine because··> it requires cooling water for its
operation
Q)The maximum com stion pressure in gas turbine as compared to J.C. engine is··> less
as turbine cycle, the efficiency and work ratio both depend on··> both pressure ratio and
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maximum cycle temperature
Q)A gas turbine used in air craft should have··> low weight and small frontal area
Q)Reheating in multi-stage expansion gas turbine results in--> maximum work output
Q)ln gas turbines, high thermal efficiency is obtained in--> closed cycle n
Q)The effective power of gas turbines is increased by adding the following in compressor--> ammon·�d w er
vapour
Q)The cycle efficiency of Brayton cycle corresponding to maximum net work obtained for T Tmin= 400 K is
Q)lf Brayton cycle involves infinite stages of reheating and infinite stages of inter c o o ·
Ericsson cycle
Q)The maximum net work obtainable in an ideal Brayton cycle for Tmax=900 Kand mrnc.=:1>"'"11 is given by--> 100 Cp
Q)The main purpose of reheating in gas turbine is to-.» increase power ou�
Q)Work ratio of a gas turbine plant is ratio of--> net work output a w e b rbine
Q)Work ratio of a gas turbine may be improved by--> decreasing the re · ork
Q)The work ratio of closed cycle gas turbine plant depe.,:··" ratio, temperature ratio and specific
heat ratio
Q)The thermal efficiency of a gas turbine cycle with ideal r.&:°"''"�/-'-'"'',-- at exchanger is--> equal to work ratio
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Q)ln a two-stage gas turbine plant, with inter cooli � · --> work ratio improves but thermal efficiency
decreases
Q)ln a two-stage gas turbine plant, reheating aft s tage > increases work ratio
Q)ln a two-stage gas tur bi ne plant, reheatin n-st · a --> decreases thermal efficiency
Q)Gas turbine cycle consists of--> two ise ropics.;�"''I slant pressures
Q)The air standard efficienc)Lt"'<!���=�1·ne cycle is given by (rp= pressure ratio for the compressor and turbine)-
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Q)The ideal efficien�.(lffE�ihl{! without regeneration with increase in pressure ratio will--> increase
Q)The ideal efficienc de with regeneration, with increase in pressure ratio will--> decrease
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