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The isentropic enthalpy drop in moving blade is two-third of the isentropic enthalpy drop in fixed blades of a turbine. The degree of reaction will be
Options
A. 0.4
B. 0.56
C. 0.67
D. 1.67
Correct Answer
0.4
Steam Nozzles and Turbines problems
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1. The difference of supersaturated temperature and saturation temperature at that pressure is called
Options
A. degree of supersaturation
B. degree of superheat
C. degree of undercooling
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: degree of undercooling
2. The pressure at which the steam leaves the nozzle is known as back pressure.
Options
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
3. The velocity of steam leaving the nozzle (
V
) is given by (where
K
= Nozzle coefficient or nozzle efficiency, and
h
d
= Enthalpy or heat drop during expansion of steam in a nozzle)
Options
A.
V
= 44.72
h
d
K
B.
V
= 44.72
K
h
d
C.
V
= 44.72
K h
d
D.
V
= 44.72
K
h
d
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Correct Answer:
V
= 44.72
K h
d
4. The efficiency of steam turbines may be improved by
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A. reheating of steam
B. regenerative feed heating
C. binary vapour plant
D. any one of these
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Correct Answer: any one of these
5. Parson's reaction turbine is a __________ reaction turbine.
Options
A. 40 percent
B. 50 percent
C. 60 percent
D. 70 percent
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Correct Answer: 50 percent
6. The critical pressure gives the velocity of steam at the throat
Options
A. equal to the velocity of sound
B. less than the velocity of sound
C. more than the velocity of sound
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: equal to the velocity of sound
7. The critical pressure ratio for initially wet steam is
Options
A. 0.546
B. 0.577
C. 0.582
D. 0.601
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Correct Answer: 0.582
8. Multi-stage steam turbines are of the
Options
A. velocity compounded type
B. reaction type
C. pressure compounded type
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
9. The maximum efficiency of a reaction turbine is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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10. The critical pressure gives the velocity of steam at the throat equal to the velocity of sound.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
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