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All imp question of unit 2 sub: ETM

1) For industrial process heating, the best quality of steam is:
a) dry saturated steam b) superheated steam c) wet steam d) high pressure
steam

2) What type of steam is generally used for power generation/application.

a) high pressure steam with super heat b) dry saturated low pressure steam
b) dry saturated steam with high pressure d) wet steam with very high pressure

3) In indirect steam heating ...heat is utilised for heating application.

a) Sensible b) Latent c) Specific heat d) none of the above

4) The normal velocities encountered in pipes for superheated steam is

a) 50-70 m/sec b) 30-40 m/sec c) 20-25 m/sec d) 15-20 m/sec

5) The normal velocities encountered in pipes for saturated steam is

a) 60 to 80 m/sec b) 10-30 m/sec c) 5 to 10 m/sec d) 30 to 40 m/sec

6) Which among the following steam traps has the principle of operation “Difference
in temperature between steam and condensate??”
a) Thermodynamic trap b) thermostatic trap c) orifice type trap d) float trap

7) Velocity of steam in steam pipe is directly proportional to

a) number of bends in pipe b) specific volume of steam c) length of pipe d) none of
the above

8) Steam is not desirable among the choice given below from process heating
application point of view for drying application will be less if we heat with
a) saturated steam b) dry steam c) superheated steam d) high pressure steam

9) For flash steam calculation, flash steam quantity available depends upon ___
a) Condensate pressure and flash steam pressure b) pressure of steam generated
in boiler
c) Steam enthalpy at atmospheric pressure d) Total heat of flash steam

10) The equipment used to remove dirt from steam lines before steam trap is
a) Vent b) Drain c) Strainer d) By pass line

11) Proper sizing of steam pipeline helps in minimising

a) steam requirement b) temperature drop c) Boiler efficiency d) pressure drop

12) Which of the following boiler is best suited to meet the fluctuating demand of
steam.......?
a) Locomotive boiler b) Lancashire boiler c) Cornish boiler

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 b) Babcock and wilcox boiler

13) Which of the folling is a water tube boiler........

a) Locomotive boiler b) Lancashire boiler c) C.Cornish boiler
b) D.Babcock and wilcox boiler

14) The economiser is used in boilers to........

a) Increase thermal efficiency of boiler
b) Economise on fule
c) Extract heat from the exhaust the gases
d) Increase flue gas temperature

14) An economiser in a boiler........

a) Increases steam pressure b) Increases steam flow

c) Decreases fuel consumption d)Decreases steam pressure

15) Size of boiler tubes is specified by
a) Mean diameter and thickness b) Inside diameter and thickness
c)Outside diameter and thickness d) Outside diameter and inside diameter

16) The water tubes in a simple vertical boiler are

a) Horizontal b) Vertical c) Inclined d) All of the above

17) Steam is generated in a _____________ boiler at a pressure above the critical

point.
a) simple b) once through c) superficial d) thrice through
18) Apart from feed heating, what should a plant have to obtain a gain in thermal
efficiency?
a) Lubrication b) Differential heating c) Reheating cycles d) Regenerative cycles
19) The increment in thermal efficiency compared to the corresponding Subcritical
cycle is gained at the expanse of?
a) Compactness of the plant b) simplicity of the plant
c) complexity of the plant d) expanse of the plant
20) Which of the following needs to be incorporated to prevent the low pressure
turbine exhaust wetness from being excessive?
a) Double regeneration b) Double canonization
c) Double reheat d) Double cooling
21) What is the critical point of steam generation in a “once through” boiler?
a) 221.5 bar b) 221.4 bar c) 221.3 bar d) 221.2 bar
22) The input to the deaerator is from a __________ pressure feed water heater.
a) high b) low c) medium d) none of the mentioned

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23) The input to the low pressure feed water heater is from?
a) Drain heater b) Drain cooler c) Drain pipe d) None of the mentioned
24) Open cooling system is also called as ____________
a) parallel system b) once through system c) air based system
d) non-reversible system
25) How many number of spray nozzle does each module on spray pond cooling
system contains?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
26) which of the following is the simplest method of cooling the condenser water?
a) Spray cooling pond b) Cooling tower
c) Indirect air cooling d) Hyperbolic cooling tower
27) In which type of cooling pond system are nozzles arranged on same elevation?
a) Single deck system b) Double deck system
c) Natural Flow system d) Direct flow system
28) In which type of cooling system are nozzles arranged on different elevation?
a) Single deck system b) Double deck system
c) Natural Flow system d) Direct flow system
29) Select the disadvantage of cooling pond out of the given?
a) The area required of cooling in a cooling pond is small
b) Spray losses due to evaporation and wind age run high
c) There is no control over the temperature of cooled water
d) The cooling efficiency is low compared with cooling water
30) What type of cooling system is used in the large power plants?
a) Cooling ponds b) Natural flow system
c) Cooling towers d) Single deck system
31) How does outside air enter into the wet cooling system?
a) Air vents b) Louvers c) Tuyeres d) Vacuum
32) How is water circulated throughout the dry cooling tower system?
a) Finned tubes b) Metal pipes c) Porous tubes d) Swirling tubes
33) Why is exhaust steam coming out of turbine is admitted to a steam header?
a) To increase the pressure b) To decrease the velocity
c) To decrease the pressure drop d) To control the pollution
34) In which system is Cooling of hot water is done on tray as step by?
a) Mechanical draught cooling system b) Hyperbolic cooling tower
c) Atmospheric cooling tower d) Wet cooling tower

35) How does the flow of air occur in natural draught cooling towers?
a) Natural pressure head density between cold outside air and humid inside air
b) Variation in pressure of both cold outside air and humid inside air
c) Due to the given air vents and vacuum ports
d) Because of difference in the volume of both the of airs

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36) How is air produced in mechanical draught cooling tower?
a) Air Tuyeres b) Propeller fans c) Air blowers d) Louvre
37) Why is induced draught considered better than the forced draught?
a) Because power requirement is high for forced draught
b) Maintenance of induced draught fan is costlier
c) Forced draught is less efficient
d) forced draught produces less amount of speed of air
38) What is the function of boiler?
a) To burn the fuel in a confined closed system with the supply of air
b) To generate steam at varying pressure
c) To generate steam at constant pressure
d) To produce flue gases by burning fuel at a given pressure
39) Why single boiler unit per turbine is equipped commonly?
a) For better turbine control b) To deduce the costs
c) For overcoming losses of power d) To improve the efficiency
40) What is the critical average pressure at which the single boiler unit per turbines is
designed to handle?
a) 150 bar b) 220 bar c) 740 bar d) 575 bar
41 How can be the plant efficiency of steam power plant is increased?
a) By using high pressure and high temperature steam
b) By equipping ash and flue gas clearance system
c) By maintaining the boiler on daily basis by cleaning the soot and combustion
products
d) By using better and efficient type of fuel for combustion
42) Which type of boilers is preferred cost wise when the boilers are required to raise
less than 30 tonnes of steam?
a) Flued boiler b) Cornish boiler c) Butterley boiler d) Shell boiler
43) What is the temperature at which the steam boilers are capable to withstand?
a) 2000C b) 2800C c) 5400C d) 3580C
44) The _________ may have water circulation either by natural means due to
difference in density or by external means.
a) Piping b) Tubes c) Furnace d) Boiler
45) What increases as steam pressure increases inside a boiler?
a) Force b) Density c) Rate of steam conversion d) Viscosity
46) What is needed to be increased to increase the heat transfer rate in the boiler?
a) Gas velocities b) Fuel input c) Water velocities d) Air supply
47) In what is water in high pressure boiler circulated through?
a) Conduits b) Cove c) Channel d) Tubes

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48) the type of cooling tower with maximum heat transfer between air and water
a) natural draft b) mechanical draft c) both a& b d) neither a nor b

49) Hyperbolic draft cooling tower are mainly used in

a) steel industry b) power station c) both a& b d) fertilizer industry

50) Cooling tower effectiveness ratio is =

a) Range/(range +approach) b) approach/range c) range/approach d)
range+approach/range

51) Normally guaranteed best approach in cooling tower achieve is

a) 50c b) 2.80c c) 70c d) 60c
52) Major advantage of waste heat recovery in industry is:
A) reduction in pollution b) increase in efficiency c) both a & b
d) none of the above
53) Heat recovery equipment will be most effective when the temperature of flue gas
is:
a) 250oC b) 200 oC c) 400oC d) 280 oC
54) The waste gases coming out from gas turbine exhausts are of the order of:
a) 370-540 b) 450 – 700 c) 700-800 d) 250-440
55) Recuperator is used mainly as a waste heat recovery system in a ____ .
a) boiler b) billet Reheating Furnace c) compressor d) none of the above

56) Recuperator will be more efficient if the flow path of hot and cold fluids is in:
a) Co-current mode b) counter current mode c) cross current mode
d) none of the above
57) The major limitation of metallic recuperator is -------
a) limitation of handling COx, NOx etc.
b) limitation of reduced life for handling temperature more than 1000 oC
c) manufacturing difficulty of the required design
d) none of the above

58) Ceramic recuperators can withstand temperatures up to:

a) 600 oC b) 1300 oC c) 1700oC d) 950oC
59) Air preheater is not used as a waste heat recovery system in a____.
a) boiler b) billet Reheating Furnace c) heat treatment furnace d) compressor

60) Typical waste gases temperature from glass melting furnace

a) 1000-1550 oC b) 800-950 oC c) 650–750 oC d) 760-815 oC

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61) Regenerator is widely used in:
a) reheating Furnaces b) heat treatment furnaces c) baking Ovens
d) glass melting furnaces
62) In a low to medium temperature waste heat recovery system which of the device is
most suitable
a) Economiser b) heat wheels c) air preheater d) recuperator
63) Recovery of heat from dryer exhaust air is a typical application of:
a) waste heat recovery boiler b) heat pump c) heat wheels
d) economizer

64) Capillary wick is a part of

a) heat pump b) heat wheel c) heat pipe d) regenerator
65) Economizer is provided to utilize the flue gas heat for ___
a) preheating the boiler feed water b) preheating the stock
c) preheating the combustion air d) preheating fuel

66) For every 6oC rise in feed water temperature through an economiser the fuel
savings in the boiler is of the order of
a) 1% b) 1.5% c) 3% d) 2%
67) Recovery of waste heat from hot fluid to fluid is called:
a) thermo compressor b) waste heat recovery boiler c) heat Pump d)
economizer
68) Thermo-compressor is commonly used for
a) compressing hot air b) flash steam recovery c) distillation d) reverse
compression of CO2
69) Pick up the odd one out:
a) Regenerator b) recuperator c) metallic recuperator d) economiser

70) Which one of the following is a high temperature heat recovery device?
a) Regenerator b) Heat pump c) Heat wheel d) Heat pipe
71) The waste heat boiler application is not suitable for which of the following?
a) Gas turbine b) Diesel engine c) Oil fired furnaces d) Hot air dryers

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