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The clearance in the engine cylinder
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A. increases the mean effective pressure
B. increases the workdone
C. decreases the efficiency of the engine
D. all of these
Correct Answer
all of these
Steam Boilers and Engines problems
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1. A __________ in a boiler is used to put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit.
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A. blow off cock
B. fusible plug
C. stop valve
D. safety valve
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Correct Answer: fusible plug
2. The function of an eccentric is to provide __________ motion to the slide valve.
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A. reciprocating
B. rotary
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Correct Answer: reciprocating
3. There is always some steam left in the clearance space from the previous stroke. This steam left in the clearance space is called
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A. wet steam
B. saturated steam
C. superheated steam
D. cushion steam
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Correct Answer: cushion steam
4. In cross compounding, the cylinders are arranged
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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
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Correct Answer: side by side and each cylinder has separate piston, connecting rod and crank
5. 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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Correct Answer: pressure of intake steam
6. The shell of the Cochran boiler is made hemispherical
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A. to give maximum space and strength
B. to withstand the pressure of steam inside the boiler
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
7. The main object of a boiler trial is
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A. to determine the generating capacity of the boiler
B. to determine the thermal efficiency of the boiler when working at a definite pressure
C. to prepare heat balance sheet for the boiler
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
8. The damper in a steam boiler is provided to control the draught (i.e. rate of flow of air) and thus regulate the rate of generation of steam.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
9. The actual vacuum in a condenser is equal to
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A. barometric pressure + actual pressure
B. barometric pressure - actual pressure
C. gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure
D. gauge pressure - atmospheric pressure
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Correct Answer: barometric pressure - actual pressure
10. In a receiver 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
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Correct Answer: have separate piston rods
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