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  • Benson boiler requires


  • Options
  • A. no drum
  • B. one drum
  • C. two drums
  • D. three drums

  • Correct Answer
  • no drum 


  • Steam Boilers and Engines problems


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    • 1. The function of a governor is to keep the engine speed uniform at all load conditions.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 2. An economiser is used to increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 3. The velocity of flue gases (V) through the chimney under a static draught of(H') metres is given by

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    • A. V = 2g H'
    • B. V = 2g/H'
    • C. V = H'/2g
    • D. V = 2gH'
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    • 4. Locomotive boiler is a

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    • A. single tube, horizontal, internally fired and stationary boiler
    • B. single tube, vertical, externally fired and stationary boiler
    • C. multitubular, horizontal, internally fired and mobile boiler
    • D. multitubular, horizontal, externally fired and stationary boiler
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    • 5. A good steam boiler is one which produces maximum quantity of steam with the given fuel

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 6. Steam engines are called external combustion engines.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 7. Besides mean effective pressure, the data required to determine the indicated power of an engine include

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    • A. piston diameter, length of stroke and calorific value of fuel
    • B. piston diameter, specific fuel consumption and Calorific value of fuel
    • C. piston diameter, length of stroke and speed of rotation
    • D. specific fuel consumption, speed of rotation and torque
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    • 8. An economiser is installed in a boiler primarily to

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    • A. superheat the steam
    • B. reduce fuel consumption
    • C. increase steam pressure
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. For maximum discharge through a chimney, the temperature of flue gases inside the chimney should the slightly more than the atmospheric temperature.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 10. The amount of water evaporated or steam produced in kg per kg of fuel burnt is known as power of a boiler.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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