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  • 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


  • Options
  • A. 56%
  • B. 63%
  • C. 74%
  • D. 78%

  • Correct Answer
  • 63% 


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    • 1. The natural convection air cooled condensers are used in

    • Options
    • A. domestic refrigerators
    • B. water coolers
    • C. room air conditioners
    • D. all of these
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    • 2. The process of heat transfer from a hot body to a cold body, in a straight line, without affecting the intervening medium, is called radiation.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 3. The iron ore in the charge of blast furnace acts as an iron bearing mineral.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 4. A flow in which the quantity of liquid flowing per second is not constant, is called

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    • A. streamline flow
    • B. turbulent flow
    • C. steady flow
    • D. unsteady flow
    • Discuss
    • 5. The volumetric efficiency for reciprocating air compressors is about

    • Options
    • A. 10 to 40%
    • B. 40 to 60%
    • C. 60 to 70%
    • D. 70 to 90%
    • Discuss
    • 6. The angle included between the two lips projected upon a plane parallel to the drill axis and paralled to the two cutting lips, is called helix angle.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 7. The increase in pressure in a roots blower is entirely due to back flow of air.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
    • Discuss
    • 8. The power actually developed by the engine cylinder of an I.C. engine is known as

    • Options
    • A. theoretical power
    • B. actual power
    • C. indicated power
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The horizontal and non-uniformly spaced lines on a psychrometric chart indicates

    • Options
    • A. dry bulb temperature
    • B. wet bulb temperature
    • C. dew point temperature
    • D. specific humidity
    • Discuss
    • 10. A Pelton wheel working under a constant head and discharge, has maximum efficiency when the speed ratio is

    • Options
    • A. 0.26
    • B. 0.36
    • C. 0, 46
    • D. 0.56
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