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Steam Boilers and Engines
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By compounding the expansion of steam in two or more cylinders, the length of stroke
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A. does not change
B. increases
C. decreases
Correct Answer
decreases
Steam Boilers and Engines problems
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1. Cut-off governing as compared to throttle governing is
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A. less efficient and less economical
B. less efficient and more economical
C. more efficient and less economical
D. more efficient and more economical
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Correct Answer: more efficient and more economical
2. The number of fire tubes in a Cochran boiler are
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A. 75
B. 115
C. 165
D. 225
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Correct Answer: 165
3. In a fire tube boiler, the water is contained inside the tubes which are surrounded by flames and hot gases from outside.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
4. A compound steam engine requires a heavier flywheel than simple steam engines.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
5. A compound steam engine in which the high pressure and low pressure cylinders have common piston rod, is called
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A. receiver type compound engine
B. Tandem type compound engine
C. Woolf type compound engine
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: Tandem type compound engine
6. The relative efficiency is defined as the
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A. ratio of thermal efficiency to Rankine efficiency
B. ratio of brake power to the indicated power
C. ratio of heat equivalent to indicated power to the energy supplied in steam
D. product of thermal efficiency and Rankine efficiency
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Correct Answer: ratio of thermal efficiency to Rankine efficiency
7. The internal flue tubes of a Lancashire boiler are reduced in diameter at the back to provide access to the lower part of the boiler.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
8. The missing quantity per stroke is equal to
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A. cylinder feed - indicated mass of steam
B. cylinder feed + indicated mass of steam
C. mass of cushion steam + indicated mass of steam
D. mass of cushion steam + cylinder feed
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Correct Answer: cylinder feed - indicated mass of steam
9. Water tube boilers produce steam at a __________ pressure than that of fire tube boilers.
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A. lower
B. higher
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Correct Answer: higher
10. Locomotive boiler is a __________ boiler.
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A. fire tube
B. water tube
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Correct Answer: fire tube
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