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  1. The device attached to the steam chest for preventing explosions due to excessive internal pressure of steam is called

  2. A.

     Safety valve

    B.

     Water level indicator

    C.

     Pressure gauge

    D.

     Fusible plug


  3. At critical point, i.e. p=225.65 kg/cm², the latent enthalpy of vaporisation is

  4. A.

     Maximum

    B.

     Minimum

    C.

     Zero

    D.

     Depends on temperature also


  5. The high steam and low water safety valve is used to blow off steam when the

  6. A.

     Steam pressure exceeds the working pressure

    B.

     Water level in the boiler becomes too low

    C.

     Both (A) and (B)

    D.

     None of the above


  7. In a boiler, feed water supplied per hour is 205 kg while coal fired per hour is 23 kg. The net enthalpy rise per kg of water is 145 kJ. If the calorific valve of the coal is 2050 kJ/kg, then the boiler efficiency will be

  8. A.

     56 %

    B.

     63 %

    C.

     74 %

    D.

     78 %


  9. Steam turbines may be classified according to

  10. A.

     Direction of steam flow

    B.

     Number of stages

    C.

     Mode of steam action

    D.

     All of these


  11. For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler has ________ heating surface as compared to fire tube boiler.

  12. A.

     More

    B.

     Less

    C.

     Equal

    D.

     None of these


  13. Which of the following is a fire tube boiler?

  14. A.

     Lancashire boiler

    B.

     Babcock and Wilcox boiler

    C.

     Yarrow boiler

    D.

     None of these


  15. Which of the following is a fire tube boiler?

  16. A.

     Locomotive boiler

    B.

     Babcock and Wilcox boiler

    C.

     Stirling boiler

    D.

     All of the above


  17. Pick up the wrong statement about water tube boiler in comparison to fire tube boilers

  18. 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


  19. In fire tube boilers

  20. A.

     Water passes through the tubes which are surrounded by flames and hot gases

    B.

     The flames and hot gases pass through the tubes which are surrounded by water

    C.

     Forced circulation takes place

    D.

     None of these