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When the nozzle operates with the maximum mass flow, the nozzle is said to be
(A) Choked
(B) Under-damping
(C) Over-damping
(D) None of these
2. If the critical pressure ratio for steam is 0.546, then the steam is initially
(A) Wet steam
(B) Dry saturated steam
(C) Superheated steam
(D) None of these
3. For a Parson's reaction turbine, if α₁ and α₂ are fixed blade angles at inlet and exit respectively and
β₁ and β₂ are the moving blade angles at entrance and exit respectively, then
(A) α₁ = α₂ and β₁ = β₂
(B) α₁ = β₁ and α₂= β₂
(C) α₁ < β₁ and α₂ > β₂
(D) α₁ = β₂ and β₁ = α₂
4. A single stage impulse turbine with a diameter of 1.2 m runs at 3000 r.p.m. If the blade speed ratio
is 0.42, then the inlet velocity of steam will be
(A) 79 m/s
(B) 188 m/s
(C) 450 m/s
(D) 900 m/s
5. In a 50% reaction turbine stage, tangential component of absolute velocity at rotor inlet is 537 m/s
and the blade velocity is 454 m/s. The power output in kW of steam will be
(A) 260 kW
(B) 282 kW
(C) 296 kW
(D) 302 kW
6. In an ideal impulse turbine, the
(A) Absolute velocity at the inlet of moving blade is equal to that at the outlet
(B) Relative velocity at the inlet of the moving blade is equal to that at the outlet
(C) Axial velocity at inlet is equal to that at the outlet
(D) Whirl velocity at inlet is equal to that at the outlet
7. The maximum efficiency of a De-Laval turbine is (where α = Nozzle angle)
(A) sin²α
(B) cos²α
(C) tan²α
(D) cot²α
8. In a steam condenser, the partial pressure of steam and air are 0.06 bar and 0.007 bar respectively.
The condenser pressure is
(A) 0.007 bar
(B) 0.053 bar
(C) 0.06 bar
(D) 0.067 bar
9. The isentropic enthalpy drop in moving blade is two-third of the isentropic enthalpy drop in fixed
blades of a turbine. The degree of reaction will be
(A) 0.4
(B) 0.56
(C) 0.67
(D) 1.67
10. A turbine is said to have an axial discharge when the steam leaves the blade tip at to
the direction of the blade motion.
(A) 60°
(B) 90°
(C) 180°
(D) 270°
11. The critical pressure ratio (p₂/p₁) is given by
(A) (p₂/p₁) = [2/(n - 1)] n/(n + 1)
(B) (p₂/p₁) = [2/(n + 1)] n/(n-1)
(C) (p₂/p₁) = [(n - 1)/2] n + (1/n)
(D) (p₂/p₁) = [(n + 1)/2] n - (1/n)
12. The Parsons' reaction turbine has
(A) Only moving blades
(B) Only fixed blades
(C) Identical fixed and moving blades
(D) Fixed and moving blades of different shape
13. The effect of friction on the flow of steam through a nozzle is to
(A) Decrease the mass flow rate and to increase the wetness of steam
(B) Increase the mass flow rate and to increase the exit temperature
(C) Decrease the mass flow rate and to decrease the wetness of steam
(D) Increase the exit temperature without any effect on mass flow rate
14. A steam turbine, in which a part of the steam after partial expansion, is used for process heating
and the remaining steam is further expanded for power generation, is known as
(A) Back pressure turbine
(B) Pass out turbine
(C) Low pressure turbine
(D) Impulse turbine
15. In reaction turbines, the axial thrust is due to
(A) Pressure drops across the rotor
(B) Change in axial velocity
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
16. The impulse turbine rotor efficiency will have a maximum value of 0.5 cos 2α, where α is the
nozzle exit flow angle, if the
(A) Blades are equiangular
(B) Blade velocity coefficient is unity
(C) Blades are equiangular and frictionless
(D) Blade solidity is 0.65
17. In a De-Laval nozzle expanding superheated steam from 10 bar to 0.1 bar, the pressure at the
minimum cross-section (i. e. pressure at throat, p₂) will be
(A) 3.3 bar
(B) 5.46 bar
(C) 8.2 bar
(D) 9.9 bar
18. Stage efficiency is also known as
(A) Diagram efficiency
(B) Nozzle efficiency
(C) Gross efficiency
(D) None of these
19. The process of draining steam from the turbine, at certain points during its expansion and using
this steam for heating the feed water in feed water heaters and then supplying it to the boiler is known
as
(A) Regenerative heating
(B) Reheating of steam
(C) Bleeding
(D) None of these
20. The diagram efficiency is the ratio of
(A) Work done on the blades to the energy supplied to the blades
(B) Work done on the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam
(C) Energy supplied to the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of
steam
(D) None of the above
21. The velocity of steam leaving the nozzle (V) is given by (where K = Nozzle coefficient or nozzle
efficiency, and hd = Enthalpy or heat drop during expansion of steam in a nozzle)
V = 44.72 hd √K
V = 44.72 K √hd
V = 44.72 √(Khd)
V = 44.72 K hd
22. The flow of steam is supersonic
(A) At the entrance to the nozzle
(B) At the throat of the nozzle
(C) In the convergent portion of the nozzle
(D) In the divergent portion of the nozzle
23. In Rankine cycle the work output from the turbine is given by
change of internal energy between inlet and outlet
change of enthalpy between inlet and outlet
change of entropy between inlet and outlet
change of temperature between inlet and outlet
24. Steam turbines are governed by the following methods
Throttle governing
Nozzle control governing
By-pass governing
all of the above
25. The overall efficiency of thermal power plant is equal to
Rankine cycle efficiency
Carnot cycle efficiency
Regenerative cycle efficiency
Boiler efficiency x turbine efficiency x generator efficiency
26. The proper indication of incomplete combustion is
high CO content in flue gases at exit
high CO2 content in flue gases at exit
high temperature of flue gases
the smoking exhaust from chimney
27. The function of a condenser in a steam power plant is to
(a) condense the large volume of steam to water to be used as boiler feed water.
(b) receive the large volume of steam exhausted from the steam turbine.
(c) maintain pressure below atmospheric so that maximum heat energy can be extracted from steam.
(d) all of the above.
28. Rateau steam turbine is
(A) Reaction steam turbine
(B) Velocity compounded impulse steam turbine
(C) Pressure compounded impulse steam turbine
(D) Pressure velocity compounded steam turbine
29. Steam turbines commonly used in steam power station are
(A) Condensing type
(B) Non-condensing type
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
30. Compounding of steam turbine is done for
(A) Reducing the work done
(B) Increasing the rotor speed
(C) Reducing the rotor speed
(D) Balancing the turbine
31. Pulverized coal is
(A) coal free from ash
(B) non-smoking coal
(C) coal which bums for long time
(D) coal broken into fine particle
32. Equipment used for pulverizing the coal is known as
(A) Ball mill
(B) Hopper
(C) Burner
(D) Stoke
33. Super-heated steam is always
(A) at a temperature higher than the saturation temperature corresponding to a steam pressure
(B) at a pressure more than the boiler steam pressure
(C) separated from water particles before being supplied to turbine
(D) at a pressure less than the maximum cycle pressure
34. The major heat loss in a steam power station occurs in ........
Heat chember
Penstock
Spillways
Condenser
35. The elements that are combustible in the fuel are
a. Carbon and hydrogen.
b. Carbon, hydrogen and ash.
c. Carbon, hydrogen and sulphur.
d. Carbon, nitrogen and ash.
36. To improve the efficiency of the gas turbines, which among these are used?
a. Regenerator.
b. Inter cooling.
c. Reheating.
d. All of these
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40. Regenerator in a gas turbine plant is used for

a) improving specific work output
b) improving thermal efficiency
c) improving work ratio
d) none of these.
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49. A cycle consisting of two constant volume and two isothermal processes is known as
a) Carnot cycle b) Joule cycle
c) Otto cycle d) Stirling cycle.
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