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Steam Nozzles and Turbines
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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
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A. 79 m/s
B. 188 m/s
C. 450 m/s
D. 900 m/s
Correct Answer
450 m/s
Steam Nozzles and Turbines problems
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1. The discharge through a nozzle is maximum for a certain value of exit pressure. This pressure is known as critical pressure.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
2. The ratio of the workdone on the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam is called
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A. blading efficiency
B. nozzle efficiency
C. stage efficiency
D. mechanical efficiency
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Correct Answer: stage efficiency
3. The reheat factor depends upon
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A. initial pressure and superheat
B. exit pressure
C. turbine stage efficiency
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
4. The velocity of steam at throat of the nozzle is __________ the velocity of sound.
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A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
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Correct Answer: equal to
5. The critical pressure ratio for gases is
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A. 0.528
B. 0.546
C. 0.577
D. 0.582
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Correct Answer: 0.528
6. In an impulse turbine
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A. the steam is expanded in nozzles only and there is a pressure drop and heat drop
B. the steam is expanded both in fixed and moving blades continuously
C. the steam is expanded in moving blades only
D. the pressure and temperature of steam remains constant
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Correct Answer: the steam is expanded in nozzles only and there is a pressure drop and heat drop
7. The compounding of turbines is done in order to
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A. reduce speed of rotor
B. improve efficiency
C. reduce exit losses
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
8. The efficiency ratio is the ratio of total useful heat drop to the total isentropic heat drop.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
9. The nozzle efficiency is the ratio of
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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
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Correct Answer: energy supplied to the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam
10. The ratio of the cumulative heat drop to the isentropic heat drop is called reheat factor.
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A. Yes
B. No
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Correct Answer: Yes
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