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Economisers improve boiler efficiency by
A 1 to 5%
B 4 to 10%
C 10 to 12%
D 8 to 12%
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
White flue gas (resembling steam) coming out of the chimney of a thermal power plant indicates that the fuel used in the boiler furnace is
A Tar
B Coke oven gas
C Pitch
D Pulverised coke
What is the effect on the performance of the economiser in the thermal power plant boiler, if the feed water temperature is very low due to preheaters being out for repairs or starving of steam supply ?
A It results in corrosion due to the condensation on the flue gas side of the economiser tubes due to handling of low temperature water
B Economiser tube life increases due to handling of low temperature water
C Heat transfer efficiency of economiser increases due to picking up high heat from the flue gases
D Scale formation rate on economiser tubes increases
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
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
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
The number of drums in Benson steam generator is
A One
B Two
C One steam drum and one water drum
D No drum
The size of a boiler drum in pulverized fuel fired boiler, as its size and capacity, (steam pressure and flow ratings) increase
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains unchanged
D Increases/decreases depending on steam temperature requirements
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

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