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  1. In order to reduce the rotor speed of an impulse turbine, the method employed is

  2. A.

    velocity compounding

    B.

    pressure compounding

    C.

    pressure-velocity compounding

    D.

    all of these


  3. The nozzle efficiency is the ratio of

  4. A.

    workdone on the blades to the energy supplied to the blades

    B.

    workdone on the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam

    C.

    energy supplied to the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam

    D.

    none of the above


  5. The friction in the nozzle __________ exit velocity of steam.

  6. A.

    has no effect on

    B.

    decreases

    C.

    increases


  7. In a reaction turbine

  8. A.

    the steam is allowed to expand in the nozzle, where it gives a high velocity before it enters the moving blades

    B.

    the expansion of steam takes place partly in the fixed blades and partly in the moving blades

    C.

    the steam is expanded from a high pressure to a condenser pressure in one or more nozzles

    D.

    the pressure and temperature of steam remains constant


  9. A stage, in reaction turbine, is represented by

  10. A.

    number of casing

    B.

    number of entries of steam

    C.

    number of exits of steam

    D.

    each row of blades


  11. When the nozzle operates with the maximum mass flow, the nozzle is said to be

  12. A.

    choked

    B.

    underdamping

    C.

    overdamping

    D.

    none of these


  13. In a velocity compounded impulse turbine, when steam flows through the second row of moving blades,

  14. A.

    velocity increases

    B.

    velocity decreases

    C.

    velocity remains constant

    D.

    pressure remains constant


  15. The ratio of the energy supplied to the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam is called mechanical efficiency.

  16. A.

    Yes

    B.

    No


  17. A steam nozzle converts

  18. A.

    heat energy of steam into kinetic energy

    B.

    kinetic energy into heat energy of steam

    C.

    heat energy of steam into potential energy

    D.

    potential energy into heat energy of steam


  19. The maximum discharge of steam through a convergent-divergent nozzle depends upon

  20. A.

    area of nozzle at throat

    B.

    initial pressure and volume of steam

    C.

    final pressure ofsteam leaving the nozzle

    D.

    both (a) and (b)