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The efficiency of a nuclear power plant in comparison to a conventional thermal power plant is
A Same
B More
C Less
D May be less or mote depending on size
The overall efficiency of thermal power plant is
A Boiler efficiency, turbine efficiency, generator efficiency
B All the three above plus gas cycle efficiency
C Carnot cycle efficiency
D Regenerative cycle efficiency
Thermal efficiency of a thermal power plant is of the order of
A 15%
B 20%
C 30%
D 45%
The electric power generation cost in nuclear power plant is less than that in a coal based thermal power plant, mainly because the
A Fuel cost per unit power generated is less
B Thermal efficiency of the former is higher
C Maintenance cost of the former is less
D None of these
The overall thermal efficiency of an ideal gas turbine plant is (where r = Pressure ratio)
A $${{\text{r}}^{\gamma - 1}}$$
B $$1 - {{\text{r}}^{\gamma - 1}}$$
C $$1 - {\left( {\frac{1}{{\text{r}}}} \right)^{\frac{{\gamma - 1}}{\gamma }}}$$
D $$1 - {\left( {\frac{1}{{\text{r}}}} \right)^{\frac{\gamma }{{\gamma - 1}}}}$$
If the overall efficiency and Murphree plate efficiency are equal, then both the equilibrium and operating lines are
A Straight
B Parallel
C Both A & B
D Neither A nor B
In a power plant if the maximum demand on the plant is equal to the plant capacity, then
A Plant reserve capacity will be zero
B Diversity factor will be unity
C Load factor will be unity
D Load factor will be nearly 60%
In a thermal power plant, coal from the coal handling plant is moved to the boiler bunker through a
A Belt conveyor
B Bucket conveyor
C Fork lift truck
D Overhead crane
Thermal conductivity based continuous flue gas analyser makes use of varying thermal conductivity of the constituents of flue gases. Which of the following constituents of flue gases has the maximum thermal conductivity?
A CO2
B N2
C O2
D CO
Overall thermal resistance for conductive heat transfer through a series of flat resistances is equal to the
A Maximum resistance in the series
B Sum of all resistances
C Average of all resistances
D Minimum resistance presents in the series

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