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  • In a Tandem type compound engine, the high pressure and low pressure cylinders


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  • A. have common piston rod
  • B. are set at 90°
  • C. have separate piston rods
  • D. are set in V - arrangement

  • Correct Answer
  • have common piston rod 

    • Steam Boilers and Engines problems

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    • 1. In a double acting steam engine, the steam is admitted on one side of the piston and two working strokes are produced during each revolution of the crankshaft.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 2. The draught is the __________ of pressures above and below the fire grate.

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    • A. sum
    • B. difference
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    • 3. The amount of water evaporated or steam produced in kg per kg of fuel burnt is termed as evaporative capacity of a boiler.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 4. A device used in a boiler to control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required, is known as

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    • A. blow off cock
    • B. fusible plug
    • C. superheater
    • D. stop valve
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    • 5. Lancashire boiler is used where working pressure and power required are

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    • A. low
    • B. moderate
    • C. high
    • D. none of these
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    • 6. Cornish boilers are multi-tubular boilers.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 7. The ratio of the clearance volume to the swept volume is called

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    • A. cut-off ratio
    • B. expansion ratip
    • C. clearance ratio
    • D. none of these
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    • 8. The cut-off ratio is the reciprocal of expansion ratio,

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 9. The Locomotive boiler has

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    • A. 137 fire tubes and 44 superheated tubes
    • B. 147 fire tubes and 34 superheated tubes
    • C. 157 fire tubes and 24 superheated tubes
    • D. 167 fire tubes and 14 superheated tubes
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    • 10. Throttle governing of steam engines is a method of controlling the engine output by varying

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    • A. volume of intake steam
    • B. pressure of intake steam
    • C. temperature of intake steam
    • D. all of these
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