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  • The ratio of the clearance volume to the swept volume is called


  • Options
  • A. cut-off ratio
  • B. expansion ratip
  • C. clearance ratio
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • clearance ratio 


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    • 1. Cornish boilers are multi-tubular boilers.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 2. In a Tandem type compound engine, the high pressure and low pressure cylinders

    • Options
    • A. have common piston rod
    • B. are set at 90°
    • C. have separate piston rods
    • D. are set in V - arrangement
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    • 3. 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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    • 4. The draught is the __________ of pressures above and below the fire grate.

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

    • Options
    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 6. The cut-off ratio is the reciprocal of expansion ratio,

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 7. The Locomotive boiler has

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 8. Throttle governing of steam engines is a method of controlling the engine output by varying

    • Options
    • A. volume of intake steam
    • B. pressure of intake steam
    • C. temperature of intake steam
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. In cross compounding, the cylinders are arranged

    • Options
    • A. side by side and each cylinder has common piston, connecting rod and crank
    • B. side by side and each cylinder has separate piston, connecting rod and crank
    • C. at 90° and each cylinder has common piston, connecting rod and crank
    • D. at 90° and each cylinder has separate piston, connecting rod and crank
    • Discuss
    • 10. There is always some steam left in the clearance space from the previous stroke. This steam left in the clearance space is called

    • Options
    • A. wet steam
    • B. saturated steam
    • C. superheated steam
    • D. cushion steam
    • Discuss


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