Practice Test: Question Set - 23
1. The saturation temperature of steam with increase in pressure increases
- (A) Linearly
- (B) Rapidly first and then slowly
- (C) Slowly first and then rapidly
- (D) Inversely
2. Thermal equilibrium means that the flow of steam is
- (A) Isothermal
- (B) Isentropic
- (C) Hyperbolic
- (D) Polytropic
3. Willian’s line follows the law (where b = A constant representing the shape of the Willian’s line, a = Another constant i.e. no load consumption per hour, I.P. = Indicated power, and m = Steam consumption per hour)
- (A) I.P. = a × m + b
- (B) m = a + b × I.P.
- (C) I.P. = b × m + a
- (D) m = (b/I.P.) - a
4. Equivalent evaporation of water is the evaporation for a feed water supply at 100°C
- (A) And its corresponding conversion into dry saturated steam at 100°C and 1.033 kg/cm²
- (B) And its corresponding conversion into dry steam at desired boiler pressure
- (C) Conversion into steam at atmospheric condition
- (D) Conversion into steam at the same pressure at which feed water is supplied
5. The difference of supersaturated temperature and saturation temperature at that pressure is called
- (A) Degree of super-saturation
- (B) Degree of superheat
- (C) Degree of under-cooling
- (D) None of these
6. The diameter of internal flue tubes of a Lancashire boiler is about _________ that of its shell.
- (A) One-fourth
- (B) One-third
- (C) Two-fifth
- (D) One-half
7. The biggest size of thermal power unit operating in India is
- (A) 30 MW
- (B) 60 MW
- (C) 100 MW
- (D) 500 MW
8. The ratio of the isentropic heat drop to the heat supplied, is called
- (A) Reheat factor
- (B) Stage efficiency
- (C) Internal efficiency
- (D) Rankine efficiency
9. The ratio of the actual vacuum to the ideal vacuum in a condenser is called
- (A) Condenser efficiency
- (B) Vacuum efficiency
- (C) Nozzle efficiency
- (D) Boiler efficiency
10. Pick up the wrong statement about water tube boiler in comparison to fire tube boilers
- (A) Former occupies less space for same power
- (B) Rate of steam flow is more in former case
- (C) Former is used for high installed capacity
- (D) Chances of explosion are less in former case
11. The turbine blades are
- (A) Straight
- (B) Circular
- (C) Curved
- (D) None of these
12. The ratio of the temperature rise of cooling water to the vacuum temperature minus inlet cooling water temperature is called
- (A) Condenser efficiency
- (B) Vacuum efficiency
- (C) Nozzle efficiency
- (D) Boiler efficiency
13. The heat loss in a boiler takes place in the form of
- (A) Heat carried away by flue gases
- (B) Heat carried away by ash
- (C) Moisture present in fuel and steam formed by combustion of hydrogen in fuel
- (D) All of the above
14. Steam exhaust from high pressure turbine is reheated in
- (A) Boiler drums
- (B) Superheater tubes
- (C) Economizer
- (D) A separate coil located in convection path
15. The value of diagram factor depends upon
- (A) Initial conditions of steam
- (B) Back pressure
- (C) Initial pressure of steam
- (D) All of these