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  • The ratio of heat equivalent to brake power to the energy supplied in steam is known as


  • Options
  • A. mechanical efficiency
  • B. overall efficiency
  • C. indicated thermal efficiency
  • D. brake thermal efficiency

  • Correct Answer
  • brake thermal efficiency 


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    • 1. The high pressure and low pressure cylinders in a Woolf type compound engine are regarded as having cranks

    • Options
    • A. 180° to each other
    • B. 90° to each other
    • C. 0° to each other
    • D. none of these
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    • 2. The fire tubes in a Locomotive boiler has __________ diameter.

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    • A. 4.75 mm
    • B. 5.47 mm
    • C. 7.45 mm
    • D. 47.5 mm
    • Discuss
    • 3. The clearance in the engine cylinder has no effect on the steam consumption.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 4. The draught may be produced by a

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    • A. mechanical fan
    • B. chimney
    • C. a steam jet
    • D. all of these
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    • 5. The pressure of feed water has to be raised before its entry into the boiler. The pressure is raised by a device known as

    • Options
    • A. feedpump
    • B. injector
    • C. feed check valve
    • D. pressure gauge
    • Discuss
    • 6. A condenser in a steam power plant

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    • A. increases expansion ratio of steam
    • B. reduces back pressure of steam
    • C. reduces temperature of exhaust steam
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a compound steam engine, the first stage of expansion is carried out in a high pressure cylinder whereas the last expansion is completed in low pressure cylinder. The diameter of high pressure cylinder is __________ the lowpressure cylinder.

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    • A. equal to
    • B. less than
    • C. more than
    • Discuss
    • 8. The rate of flow of steam is __________ in case of fire tube boilers.

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    • A. less
    • B. more
    • Discuss
    • 9. A condenser where circulating water flows through tubes which are surrounded by steam, in known as

    • Options
    • A. surface condenser
    • B. jet condenser
    • C. barometric condenser
    • D. evaporative condenser
    • Discuss
    • 10. The fittings mounted on the boiler for its proper and safe functioning is a

    • Options
    • A. water level indicatior
    • B. pressure gauge
    • C. safety valve
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


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