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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • piston diameter, length of stroke and speed of rotation 


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    • 1. Steam engines are called external combustion engines.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 2. Benson boiler requires

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    • A. no drum
    • B. one drum
    • C. two drums
    • D. three drums
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    • 3. 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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    • 4. 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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    • 5. 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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    • 6. 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
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    • 7. 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
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    • 8. 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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    • 9. Cut-off ratio is the ratio of

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    • A. swept volume to the volume at cut-off
    • B. volume at cut-off to the clearance volume
    • C. volume at cut-off to the swept volume
    • D. clearance volume to the volume at cut-off
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    • 10. Lancashire boiler has __________ internal flue tubes.

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    • A. one
    • B. two
    • C. three
    • D. four
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