Home / Mechanical Engineering / Steam Nozzles and Turbines :: section-4

Mechanical Engineering :: Steam Nozzles and Turbines

  1. The velocity of whirl at outlet for an axial discharge turbine is

  2. A.

     Minimum

    B.

     Maximum

    C.

     Zero

    D.

     None of these


  3. The draught produced by a steam jet issuing from a nozzle placed in the chimney is called

  4. A.

     Induced steam jet draught

    B.

     Chimney draught

    C.

     Forced steam jet draught

    D.

     None of these


  5. Cochran boiler is a

  6. A.

     Horizontal fire tube boiler

    B.

     Horizontal water tube boiler

    C.

     Vertical water tube boiler

    D.

     Vertical fire tube boiler


  7. An economiser _________ the steam raising capacity of a boiler.

  8. A.

     Increases

    B.

     Decreases

    C.

     Has no effect on

    D.

     None of these


  9. Which of the following is required for a steam condensing plant?

  10. A.

     Condenser

    B.

     Condensate pump

    C.

     Air extraction pump

    D.

     All of these


  11. In an impulse reaction turbine, the pressure drops gradually and continuously over

  12. A.

     Fixed blades

    B.

     Moving blades

    C.

     Both fixed and moving blades

    D.

     None of these


  13. A nozzle is said to be a convergent nozzle

  14. A.

     When the cross-section of the nozzle increases continuously from entrance to exit

    B.

     When the cross-section of the nozzle decreases continuously from entrance to exit

    C.

     When the cross-section of the nozzle first decreases from entrance to throat and then increases from its throat to exit

    D.

     None of the above


  15. Which is not correct statement about the function of furnace?

  16. A.

     To provide proper conditions for continuous complete combustion

    B.

     Mix fuel with air and ignite

    C.

     Separate ash from coal

    D.

     Maintain heat supply to prepare and ignite the incoming fuel


  17. The Parsons' reaction turbine has

  18. A.

     Only moving blades

    B.

     Only fixed blades

    C.

     Identical fixed and moving blades

    D.

     Fixed and moving blades of different shape


  19. The reheat factor depends upon

  20. A.

     Initial pressure and superheat

    B.

     Exit pressure

    C.

     Turbine stage efficiency

    D.

     All of these