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Deficiency of combustion air during combustion of a gaseous fuel
A Lengthens the flame
B Causes heat loss of fuel by its partial combustion
C Both A & B
D Shortens the flame
For the case of a fuel gas undergoing combustion with air, if the air/fuel ratio is increased, the adiabatic flame temperature will
A Increase
B Decrease
C Increase or decrease depending on the fuel type
D Not change
Travelling at a constant speed of 32 miles per hours, a certain motorboat consumers 24gallons of fuel per hour. What is the fuel consumption of his boat this speed measured in miles per gallons of fuel?
A 2/3
B 3/4
C 4/5
D 4/3
A certain truck uses 18 gallons of diesel fuel in traveling 270 miles. In order for the truck to travel the same distance using 10 gallons of diesel fuel, by how many miles per gallon must the truck's fuel mileage be increased.
A 12
B 15
C 27
D 9
Two tanks are filled to capacity with automobile fuel. The first tank holds 600 gallons more than the second tank. If 100 gallons were to be pumped from each tank, the first tank would then contain 3 times as much fuel as the second tank. What is the total number of gallons of fuel in the two full tanks?
A 1,400
B 1,200
C 1,000
D 900
The most commonly used combustion system manufactured in India for the thermal power plant boilers is the __________ combustion system.
A Pulverised fuel
B Travelling grate stoker firing
C Circulating fluidised bed
D Fluidised bed
The combustion efficiency of a gas turbine using perfect combustion chamber is of the order of
A 75%
B 85%
C 90%
D 99%
In an internal combustion engine, the process of removing the burnt gases from the combustion chamber of the engine cylinder is known as
A Scavenging
B Detonation
C Supercharging
D Polymerisation
Use of excess of combustion air in the combustion of fuels results in
A Heat losses
B Long flame
C Condensation of water vapour from the fuel gas
D None of these
Which of the following advantages is not associated with the use of preheated air for combustion of a fuel in the furnace?
A Increase in calorific value of the fuel
B Increase in flame temperature
C Reduction in scale losses
D Saving in fuel consumption

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