Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines Blow off cock in a boiler is used to Control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required Put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit Empty the boiler when required and to discharge the mud, scale or sediments which are accumulated at the bottom of the boiler Increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure Control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required Put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit Empty the boiler when required and to discharge the mud, scale or sediments which are accumulated at the bottom of the boiler Increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines Latent heat of dry steam at atmospheric pressure is equal to 539 BTU/ lb 427 kcal/ kg 539 kcal/ kg 100 kcal/ kg 539 BTU/ lb 427 kcal/ kg 539 kcal/ kg 100 kcal/ kg ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines The average operating pressure of Benson boiler is 150 bar 250 bar 100 bar 200 bar 150 bar 250 bar 100 bar 200 bar ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines The coal requirement per kW hour generation in the thermal power plant is of the order of 0.6 to 0.8 kg 1.0 to 1.5 kg 0.2 to 0.4 kg 0.1 to 0.2 kg 0.6 to 0.8 kg 1.0 to 1.5 kg 0.2 to 0.4 kg 0.1 to 0.2 kg ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines The maximum efficiency of a De-Laval turbine is (where α = Nozzle angle) cos²α sin²α cot²α tan²α cos²α sin²α cot²α tan²α ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines In a boiler, feed water supplied per hour is 205 kg while coal fired per hour is 23 kg. The net enthalpy rise per kg of water is 145 kJ. If the calorific valve of the coal is 2050 kJ/kg, then the boiler efficiency will be 0.63 0.78 0.74 0.56 0.63 0.78 0.74 0.56 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP