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Steam Nozzles and Turbines
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Question
In turbines, the fluid undergoes a continuous steady flow process and the speed of flow is
Options
A. low
B. very low
C. high
D. very high
Correct Answer
very high
Steam Nozzles and Turbines problems
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1. In a reaction turbine, when steam flows through the moving blades,
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A. pressure increases while velocity decreases
B. pressure decreases while velocity increases
C. pressure and velocity both decreases
D. pressure and velocity both increases
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Correct Answer: pressure and velocity both decreases
2. The effect of friction in the nozzle __________ dryness fraction of steam.
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A. has no effect on
B. decreases
C. increases
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Correct Answer: increases
3. The critical pressure ratio is given by (where
p
1
= Initial pressure of steam, and
p
2
= Pressure of steam at throat or critical pressure)
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A.
p
1
p
2
B.
p
1
/
p
2
C.
p
2
/
p
1
D.
p
1
+
p
2
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Correct Answer:
p
2
/
p
1
4. A steam turbine, in which a part of the steam after partial expansion, is used for process heating and the remaining steam is further expanded for power generation, is known as
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A. back pressure turbine
B. pass out turbine
C. low pressure turbine
D. impulse turbine
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Correct Answer: pass out turbine
5. The maximum efficiency of a De-Laval turbine is (where ? = Nozzle angle)
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A. sin
2
?
B. cos
2
?
C. tan
2
?
D. cot
2
?
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Correct Answer: cos
2
?
6. Stage efficiency is also known as
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A. diagram efficiency
B. nozzle efficiency
C. gross efficiency
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: gross efficiency
7. The correct mixture strength (by weight) for petrol is about
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A. 14.6:1
B. 18.5:1
C. 20.4:1
D. 22.6:1
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Correct Answer: 14.6:1
8. A petrol engine, during suction stroke draws
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A. air only
B. petrol only
C. a mixture of petrol and air
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Correct Answer: a mixture of petrol and air
9. A moderator
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A. absorbs neutrons
B. does not absorb neutrons
C. accelerates neutrons
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: does not absorb neutrons
10. A turbo-jet does not require a turbine to drive the compressor.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
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