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Steam Nozzles and Turbines problems


  • 1. The critical pressure ratio for initially dry saturated steam is

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  • A. 0.546
  • B. 0.577
  • C. 0.582
  • D. 0.601
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  • 2. The ratio of the work delivered at the turbine shaft to the heat supplied is called overall thermal efficiency of turbine.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 3. The process of maintaining the speed of the turbine constant for various load conditions, is known as

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  • A. bleeding
  • B. reheating
  • C. governing
  • D. none of these
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  • 4. The maximum discharge of steam through a convergent-divergent nozzle depends upon

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  • A. area of nozzle at throat
  • B. initial pressure and volume of steam
  • C. final pressure ofsteam leaving the nozzle
  • D. both (a) and (b)
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  • 5. The pressure of steam, in reaction turbines, is reduced in the fixed blades as well as in moving blades.

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  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect
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  • 6. The ratio of the energy supplied to the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam is called mechanical efficiency.

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  • A. Yes
  • B. No
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  • 7. The pressure of steam at throat of a steam nozzle is called critical pressure.

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  • A. Agree
  • B. Disagree
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  • 8. The friction in the nozzle __________ exit velocity of steam.

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  • A. has no effect on
  • B. decreases
  • C. increases
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  • 9. The efficiency of a pressure-velocity compounded impulse turbine is __________ as compared to pressure compounded impulse turbine.

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  • A. same
  • B. less
  • C. more
  • Discuss
  • 10. The pressure of steam __________ while flowing through a nozzle.

  • Options
  • A. increases
  • B. decreases
  • C. remains constant
  • Discuss

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