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  • 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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    • 1. The maximum efficiency of a reaction turbine is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 2. Multi-stage steam turbines are of the

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    • A. velocity compounded type
    • B. reaction type
    • C. pressure compounded type
    • D. all of these
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    • 3. The critical pressure ratio for initially wet steam is

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    • A. 0.546
    • B. 0.577
    • C. 0.582
    • D. 0.601
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    • 4. The critical pressure gives the velocity of steam at the throat

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    • 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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    • 5. 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

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    • A. 0.4
    • B. 0.56
    • C. 0.67
    • D. 1.67
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    • 6. A binary vapour plant consists of

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    • A. steam turbine
    • B. steam condenser
    • C. mercury boiler
    • D. all of these
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    • 7. The Parsons' reaction turbine has

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    • A. only moving blades
    • B. only fixed blades
    • C. identical fixed and moving blades
    • D. fixed and moving blades of different shape
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    • 8. A turbine is said to have an axial discharge when the steam leaves the blade tip at __________ to the direction of the blade motion.

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    • A. 60°
    • B. 90°
    • C. 180°
    • D. 270°
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    • 9. The turbine, in which the general direction of the steam flow is parallel to the turbine axis, is called axial flow turbines

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 10. In a De-Laval nozzle expanding superheated steam from 10 bar to 0.1 bar, the pressure at the minimum cross-section (i. e. pressure at throat, p2) will be

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    • A. 3.3 bar
    • B. 5.46 bar
    • C. 8.2 bar
    • D. 9.9 bar
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