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The process of draining steam from the turbine, at certain points during its expansion and using this steam for heating the feed water in feed water heaters and then supplying it to the boiler is known as
A Regenerative heating
B Reheating of steam
C Bleeding
D None of these
The delivery pressure of boiler feed water pump compared to the boiler steam pressure is
A Same
B Slightly less
C Slightly more
D Much more
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
On moving the feed line (q-line) from saturated liquid feed (vertical position) to saturated vapor feed (horizontal feed), if the slope of both the operating lines are to be increased, then it will result in
A Greater degree of separation with a fixed number of trays
B Increased reboiler load
C Increased reflux ratio
D None of these
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
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
Steam traps are provided in steam carrying pipelines to
A Condense steam
B Release excess steam pressure by bleeding steam
C Remove condensate and inert gases
D None of these
Steam in water tube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler
A Can be raised rapidly
B Is raised at slower rate
C Is raised at same rate
D Could be raised at fast/slow rate depending on design
A backward feed multiple effect evaporator is better than forward feed for concentrating cold feed, because it provides
A Higher economy
B Lower capacity
C Both A & B
D Lower economy
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

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