logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Mechanical Engineering IC Engines and Nuclear Power Plants Comments

  • Question
  • Reflector in nuclear power plants is used to reflect neutrons back into the active core.


  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False

  • Correct Answer
  • True 


  • IC Engines and Nuclear Power Plants problems


    Search Results


    • 1. In natural uranium, the constituents of three naturally occuring isotopes are

    • Options
    • A. U234 = 0.006%, U235 = 0.712% and U238 = 99.282%
    • B. U234 = 0.712%, U235 = 0.006% and U238 = 99.282%
    • C. U234 = 99.282%, U235 = 0.006% and U238 = 0.712%
    • D. U234 = 0.006%, U235 = 99.282% and U238 = 0.712%
    • Discuss
    • 2. A nuclear power plant differs from a conventional steam power station only in the steam generating part.

    • Options
    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
    • Discuss
    • 3. The knocking tendency in compression ignition engines for a given fuel will be

    • Options
    • A. enhanced by decreasing compression ratio
    • B. enhanced by increasing compression ratio
    • C. dependent on other factors
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The cylinder of a gas engine is made __________ than that of the petrol engine.

    • Options
    • A. smaller
    • B. larger
    • Discuss
    • 5. In a petrol engine, the fuel supplied to the engine cylinder is mixed with required quantity of air and the mixture is ignited with a

    • Options
    • A. fuel pump
    • B. fuel injector
    • C. spark plug
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. In petrol engines, using a fixed octane rating fuel, the increase in engine speed will decrease the knocking tendency.

    • Options
    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the inlet valve

    • Options
    • A. opens at 20° before top dead centre and closes at 40° after bottom dead centre
    • B. opens at 20° after top dead centre and closes at 20° before bottom dead centre
    • C. opens at top dead centre and closes at bottom dead centre
    • D. may open and close anywhere
    • Discuss
    • 8. Special reactors, called breeder reactors, supply a net gain of fissionable material.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which one of the following engines will have heavier flywheel than the remaining ones?

    • Options
    • A. 30 kW four-stroke petrol engine running at 1500 r.p.m.
    • B. 30 kW two-stroke petrol engine running at 1500 r.p.m.
    • C. 30 kW two-stroke diesel engine running at 750 r.p.m.
    • D. 30 kW four-stroke diesel engine running at 750 r.p.m.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Materials which make good moderators do not make good reflectors.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment