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  • The missing quantity is mainly due to cylinder condensation and a small amount of steam leakage past the valves and piston.


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  • A. Agree
  • B. Disagree

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    • 1. For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler has __________ heating surface as compared to fire tube boiler.

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    • A. more
    • B. less
    • C. equal
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    • 2. The 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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    • 3. Willian's line follows the law (where b = A constant representing the shape of the Willian's line, a = Another constant i.e. no load consumption per hour, I.P. = Indicated power, and m = Steam consumption per hour)

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    • A. I.P. = a x m + b
    • B. m = a + b x I.P.
    • C. I.P. = b x m + a
    • D. m = b/I.P. - a
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    • 4. Willian's law holds good for throttle-governed engine, but not for cut-off governed engine.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 5. The high steam and low water safety valve is used to blow off steam when the

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    • A. steam pressure exceeds the working pressure
    • B. water level in the boiler becomes too low
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
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    • 6. A single ended Scotch marine steam boiler may have one to four furnaces which enter from front end of the boiler.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 7. The function of a D-slide valve is to exhaust steam from the cylinder at proper moment.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 8. The high pressure and low pressure cylinders in a receiver type compound engine are regarded as having cranks

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    • A. 180° to each other
    • B. 90° to each other
    • C. 0° to each other
    • D. none of these
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    • 9. In case of condensing steam engines, the pressure of steam in the cylinder during exhaust stroke is __________ the atmospheric pressure.

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    • A. equal to
    • B. lower than
    • C. higher than
    • Discuss
    • 10. The mechanical draught produces more draught than natural draught.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss


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