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Steam Nozzles and Turbines
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Curtis turbine is a
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A. simple reaction turbine
B. velocity compounded turbine
C. pressure compounded turbine
D. pressure-velocity compounded turbine
Correct Answer
pressure-velocity compounded turbine
Steam Nozzles and Turbines problems
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1. The flow of steam is super-sonic
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A. at the entrance to the nozzle
B. at the throat of the nozzle
C. in the convergent portion of the nozzle
D. in the divergent portion of the nozzle
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Correct Answer: in the divergent portion of the nozzle
2. The density of supersaturated steam is about __________ that of the ordinary saturated vapour at the corresponding pressure.
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A. same as
B. 2 times
C. 4 times
D. 8 times
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Correct Answer: 8 times
3. The impulse turbine rotor efficiency will have a maximum value of 0.5 cos
2
?, where ? is the nozzle exit flow angle, if the
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A. blades are equiangular
B. blade velocity coefficient is unity
C. blades are equiangular and frictionless
D. blade solidity is 0.65
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Correct Answer: blades are equiangular and frictionless
4. A steam nozzle converts
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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
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Correct Answer: heat energy of steam into kinetic energy
5. When the cross-section of a nozzle increases continuously from entrance to exit, it is called a
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A. divergent nozzle
B. convergent nozzle
C. convergent-divergent nozzle
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: divergent nozzle
6. The diagram 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: workdone on the blades to the energy supplied to the blades
7. The velocity of steam, in reaction turbines, is increased in the fixed blades as well as in moving blades.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
8. In order to reduce the rotor speed of an impulse turbine, the method employed is
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A. velocity compounding
B. pressure compounding
C. pressure-velocity compounding
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
9. De-Laval turbines are mostly used
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A. where low speeds are required
B. for small power purposes and low speeds
C. for large power purposes
D. for small power purposes and high speeds
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Correct Answer: for small power purposes and high speeds
10. Blading efficiency is also known as
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A. stage efficiency
B. diagram efficiency
C. nozzle efficiency
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: diagram efficiency
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