Q.1

In a reaction turbine when the degree of reaction is zero, then there is

  • no heat drop in moving blades
  • no heat drop in fixed blades
  • maximum heat drop in moving blades
  • maximum heat drop in fixed blades
Q.2

The expansion of steam in a nozzle follows

  • Carnot cycle
  • Rankine cycle
  • Joule cycle
  • Stirling cycle
Q.3

The effect of bleeding is that

  • it increases the thermodynamic efficiency of the turbine
  • boiler is supplied with hot water
  • it decreases the power developed by the turbine
  • all of the above
Q.4

The critical pressure ratio is given by (where p1 = Initial pressure of steam, and p2 = Pressure of steam at throat or critical pressure)

  • p1 p2
  • p1/p2
  • p2/p1
  • p1 + p2
Q.5

The velocity of whirl at outlet for an axial discharge turbine is

  • minimum
  • maximum
  • zero
Q.6

In an impulse reaction turbine, the pressure drops gradually and continuously over

  • fixed blades
  • moving blades
  • both fixed and moving blades
  • none of these
Q.7

If the critical pressure ratio for steam is 0.then the steam is initially

  • wet steam
  • dry saturated steam
  • superheated steam
  • none of these
Q.8

During flow through a nozzle, no heat is supplied or rejected by the steam.

  • Agree
  • Disagree
Q.9

The effect of friction in the nozzle __________ dryness fraction of steam.

  • has no effect on
  • decreases
  • increases
Q.10

The expansion of steam, as it flows over the blades in reaction turbine, represents

  • isothermal process
  • isentropic process
  • throttling process
  • free-expansion process
Q.11

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
Q.12

In impulse turbines, when friction is neglected, the relative velocity of steam at outlet tip of the blade is __________ the relative velocity of steam at inlet tip of the blade.

  • equal to
  • less than
  • greater than
Q.13

When the inlet pressure of steam is equal to the exit pressure, then

  • there is a pressure drop in the nozzle
  • fluid flows through the nozzle
  • pressure drops and fluid flows through the nozzle
  • there is no pressure drop and fluid does not flow through the nozzle
Q.14

Which of the following statement is wrong?

  • The critical pressure gives the velocity of steam at the throat equal to the velocity of sound.
  • The flowin the convergent portion of the nozzle is sub-sonic.
  • The flow in the divergent portion of the nozzle is super-sonic.
  • To increase the velocity of steam above sonic velocity (super-sonic) by expanding steam below the critical pressure, the divergent portion for the nozzle is not necessary.
Q.15

In a reaction turbine, when steam flows through the moving blades,

  • pressure increases while velocity decreases
  • pressure decreases while velocity increases
  • pressure and velocity both decreases
  • pressure and velocity both increases
Q.16

In a Parson's turbine stage, blade velocity ism/s at the mean radius and rotor blade exit angle is 30°. For minimum kinetic energy of the steam leaving the stage, the steam velocity at the exit of the rotor will be

  • 160/3 m/s
  • 320/3 m/s
  • 640/3 m/s
  • 640 m/s
Q.17

The critical pressure ratio for initially superheated steam is __________ as compared to initially dry saturated steam.

  • more
  • less
Q.18

The stage efficiency is the ratio of energy supplied to the blades per kg of steam to the total energy supplied per stage per kg of steam.

  • True
  • False
Q.19

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
Q.20

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

  • α1 = α2 and β1 = β2
  • α1 = β1 and α2 = β2
  • α1 < β1 and α2 > β2
  • α1 = β2 and β1 = α2
Q.21

Stage efficiency is also known as

  • diagram efficiency
  • nozzle efficiency
  • gross efficiency
  • none of these
Q.22

An impulse turbine as compared to a reaction turbine, for a given power has __________ row of blades.

  • equal
  • less
  • more
Q.23

A single stage impulse turbine with a diameter of 1.2 m runs atr.p.m. If the blade speed ratio is 0.then the inlet velocity of steam will be

  • 79 m/s
  • 188 m/s
  • 450 m/s
  • 900 m/s
Q.24

In a De-Laval impulse turbine, the nozzle is kept very close to the blades.

  • Yes
  • No
Q.25

The flow of steam is super-sonic

  • at the entrance to the nozzle
  • at the throat of the nozzle
  • in the convergent portion of the nozzle
  • in the divergent portion of the nozzle
Q.26

The pressure of steam at throat of a steam nozzle is called critical pressure.

  • Agree
  • Disagree
Q.27

For maximum efficiency of an impulse turbine, the steam should leave the blades at right angles to their motion.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.28

Steam turbines may be classified according to

  • direction of steam flow
  • number of stages
  • mode of steam action
  • all of these
Q.29

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

  • regenerative heating
  • reheating of steam
  • bleeding
  • none of these
Q.30

In areaction turbine stage, tangential component of absolute velocity at rotor inlet ism/s and the blade velocity ism/s. The power output in kW of steam will be

  • 260 kW
  • 282 kW
  • 296 kW
  • 302 kW
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