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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • cylinder feed - indicated mass of steam 


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    • 1. 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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    • 2. 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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    • 3. 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
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    • 4. 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. The number of fire tubes in a Cochran boiler are

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    • A. 75
    • B. 115
    • C. 165
    • D. 225
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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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    • 7. Locomotive boiler is a __________ boiler.

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    • A. fire tube
    • B. water tube
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    • 8. The performance of a boiler is measured by the

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    • A. amount of water evaporated per hour
    • B. steam produced in kg/h
    • C. steam produced in kg/kg of fuel burnt
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The theoretical indicator diagram of a simple steam engine is based upon the assumption that

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    • A. there is no pressure drop due to condensation
    • B. steam is admitted at boiler pressure and exhausted at condenser pressure
    • C. the expansion (or compression) of the steam is hyperbolic
    • D. all of the above
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    • 10. When steam after doing work in the cylinder passes into a condenser, the engine is said to be a

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    • A. slow speed engine
    • B. vertical steam engine
    • C. condensing steam engine
    • D. non-condensing steam engine
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