Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines Blow off cock in a boiler is used to Empty the boiler when required and to discharge the mud, scale or sediments which are accumulated at the bottom of the boiler Put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit Control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required Increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure Empty the boiler when required and to discharge the mud, scale or sediments which are accumulated at the bottom of the boiler Put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit Control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required Increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines In a Woolf type compound engine, the high pressure and low pressure cylinders Have separate piston rod Are set in V arrangement Are set at 90° Have common piston rod Have separate piston rod Are set in V arrangement Are set at 90° Have common piston rod ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines Water tube boilers are those in which Work is done during adiabatic expansion Water passes through the tubes and flue gases around it Flue gases pass through tubes and water around it Change in enthalpy Work is done during adiabatic expansion Water passes through the tubes and flue gases around it Flue gases pass through tubes and water around it Change in enthalpy ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines The efficiency of reaction turbine is maximum when (where α = Angle made by the absolute velocity ‘V’ at inlet) Vb = V² cos α Vb = V cos α Vb = 0.5 V² cosα Vb = 0.5 V cosα Vb = V² cos α Vb = V cos α Vb = 0.5 V² cosα Vb = 0.5 V cosα ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines Natural water circulation, by convection in water tube boilers, with increase in pressure of boiler Increases Remain unaffected Decreases First increases and then decreases Increases Remain unaffected Decreases First increases and then decreases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines The cylindrical shell of a Lancashire boiler has diameter from 1 to 2 m 1.75 to 2.75 m 1.5 to 2.5 m 1.25 to 2.25 m 1 to 2 m 1.75 to 2.75 m 1.5 to 2.5 m 1.25 to 2.25 m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP