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  1. A single stage impulse turbine with a diameter of 1.2 m runs at 3000 r.p.m. If the blade speed ratio is 0.42, then the inlet velocity of steam will be

  2. A.

    79 m/s

    B.

    188 m/s

    C.

    450 m/s

    D.

    900 m/s


  3. In a De-Laval impulse turbine, the nozzle is kept very close to the blades.

  4. A.

    Yes

    B.

    No


  5. The flow of steam is super-sonic

  6. A.

    at the entrance to the nozzle

    B.

    at the throat of the nozzle

    C.

    in the convergent portion of the nozzle

    D.

    in the divergent portion of the nozzle


  7. The pressure of steam at throat of a steam nozzle is called critical pressure.

  8. A.

    Agree

    B.

    Disagree


  9. For maximum efficiency of an impulse turbine, the steam should leave the blades at right angles to their motion.

  10. A.

    Correct

    B.

    Incorrect


  11. De-Laval turbine is a

  12. A.

    simple impulse turbine

    B.

    simple reaction turbine

    C.

    impulse-reaction turbine

    D.

    none of these


  13. The impulse turbine rotor efficiency will have a maximum value of 0.5 cos2 Î±, where α is the nozzle exit flow angle, if theblades are equiangular

  14. A.

    blades are equiangular

    B.

    blade velocity coefficient is unity

    C.

    blades are equiangular and frictionless

    D.

    blade solidity is 0.65


  15. When the cross-section of a nozzle increases continuously from entrance to exit, it is called a

  16. A.

    divergent nozzle

    B.

    convergent nozzle

    C.

    convergent-divergent nozzle

    D.

    none of these


  17. Rateau turbine is

  18. A.

    simple reaction turbine

    B.

    velocity compounded turbine

    C.

    pressure compounded turbine

    D.

    pressure-velocity compounded turbine


  19. The ratio of the work delivered at the turbine shaft to the heat supplied is called overall thermal efficiency of turbine.

  20. A.

    True

    B.

    False