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In a steam engine, superheated steam from the boiler is fed into the steam chest at a pressure of
A 10 atmospheres
B 20 atmospheres
C 30 atmospheres
D 40 atmospheres
The steam temperature with increase in load in case of a boiler fitted with radiation superheater
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remain unaffected
D First increases and then decreases
A _________ in a boiler is used to put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit.
A Blow off cock
B Fusible plug
C Stop valve
D Safety valve
A device used in a boiler to control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required, is known as
A Blow off cock
B Fusible plug
C Superheater
D Stop valve
The critical pressure ratio for initially superheated steam is __________ as compared to initially dry saturated steam.
A More
B Less
C Same
D None of these
The ratio of exit pressure to inlet pressure of maximum mass flow rate per area of steam through a nozzle when steam is initially superheated is
A 0.555
B 0.578
C 0.5457
D 0.6
The isentropic expansion of steam through nozzle for the steam initially superheated at inlet is approximated by equation
A pvls=C
B pv1126 = C
C pv1A = C
D pv = C
Dry saturated steam can be converted into superheated steam by
A Increasing its cross-sectional area of flow
B Passing it through a pressure reducing valve
C Forcing it downwards through a vertical tube
D None of these
Which of the following identities can be most easily used to verify steam table data for superheated steam.
A $${\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{T}}}}{{\partial {\text{V}}}}} \right)_{\text{S}}} = {\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{P}}}}{{\partial {\text{S}}}}} \right)_{\text{V}}}$$
B $${\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{T}}}}{{\partial {\text{P}}}}} \right)_{\text{S}}} = {\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{V}}}}{{\partial {\text{S}}}}} \right)_{\text{P}}}$$
C $${\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{P}}}}{{\partial {\text{T}}}}} \right)_{\text{V}}} = {\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{S}}}}{{\partial {\text{V}}}}} \right)_{\text{T}}}$$
D $${\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{V}}}}{{\partial {\text{T}}}}} \right)_{\text{P}}} = - {\left( {\frac{{\partial {\text{S}}}}{{\partial {\text{P}}}}} \right)_{\text{T}}}$$
The diameters of fire tubes and superheater tubes in locomotive boiler are
A 47.5 mm, 130 mm
B 32.5 mm, 180 mm
C 65.5 mm, 210 mm
D 24.5 mm, 65 mm

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