1. The steam enters the nozzle at a ?

high pressure and a low velocity

high pressure and a high velocity

low pressure and a low velocity

low pressure and a high velocity

Answer: high pressure and a low velocity

Explanation:


2. The process of maintaining the speed of the turbine constant for various load conditions, is known as ?

bleeding

reheating

governing

none of these

Answer: governing

Explanation:


3. The critical pressure ratio for initially dry saturated steam is ?

0.546

0.577

0.582

0.601

Answer: 0.577

Explanation:


4. The diagram efficiency is the ratio of ?

work done on the blades to the energy supplied to the blades

work done on the blades per kg of steam to total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam

energy supplied to the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam

none of the above

Answer: work done on the blades to the energy supplied to the blades

Explanation:


5. A steam nozzle converts ?

heat energy of steam into kinetic energy

kinetic energy into heat energy of steam

heat energy of steam into potential energy

potential energy into heat energy of steam

Answer: heat energy of steam into kinetic energy

Explanation:


6. The impulse turbine rotor efficiency will have a maximum value of 0.5 cosĀ² a, where a is the nozzle exit flow angle, if the ?

blades are equiangular

blade velocity coefficient is unity

blades are equiangular and frictionless

blade solidity is 0.65

Answer: blades are equiangular and frictionless

Explanation:


7. 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 ?

back pressure turbine

pass out turbine

low pressure turbine

impulse turbine

Answer: pass out turbine

Explanation:


8. The effect of supersaturation is that the ?

mass of the steam discharged increases

entropy and specific volume of the steam increases

exit velocity of steam reduces

all of these

Answer: all of these

Explanation:


9. In a reaction turbine, when steam flows through the fixed blades ?

pressure increases while velocity decreases

pressure decreases while velocity increases

pressure and velocity both decreases

pressure and velocity both increases

Answer: pressure decreases while velocity increases

Explanation:


10. The friction present between the steam and the nozzle surfaces reduces the heat drop by ?

10 to 15 percent

15 to 25 percent

25 to 40 percent

40 to 60 percent

Answer: 10 to 15 percent

Explanation: