Description : Most of the nuclear power plants operating in the United States are: w) pressurized water reactors x) boiling water reactors y) high-temperature gas-cooled reactors z) liquid-metal fast breeder reactors
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
Description : Even though bubble cap towers are very effective for humidification operation, they are not used commonly in industries, because of the (A) High evaporation losses of water (B) High pressure drop of the gas (C) Difficulty in its fabrication (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) High pressure drop of the gas
Description : Water is used in car radiator because of its – (1) low density (2) easy availability (3) high specific heat capacity (4) low boiling point
Last Answer : (3) high specific heat capacity Explanation: Water is used in car radiators because the Specific heat capacity of water is high as a result of which it takes away the heat from engine better compared to ... coolant used in the radiator. If the radiator was to overheat the car would come to a stop.
Description : Glycerine is used as a coolant in cooling of some engines instead of water, because (A) Its higher boiling point (290°C) increases its heat carrying capacity (B) Comparatively less weight of coolant is required (C) Smaller radiator can be used (D) All a, b & c
Last Answer : (D) All a, b & c
Description : Water is used in car radiator because of its (1) low density (2) easy availability (3) high specific heat capacity (4) low boiling point
Last Answer : high specific heat capacity
Description : The burnout heat flux in the nucleate boiling regime is not a function of the (A) Liquid density (B) Vapour density (C) Temperature difference (D) Heat of evaporation
Last Answer : (B) Vapour density
Description : Leidenfrost point is a term concerned with the (A) Condensation of the saturated vapor on a cold surface (B) Concentration of a corrosive solution by evaporation (C) Heat transfer between two highly viscous liquids (D) Boiling of a liquid on a hot surface
Last Answer : (D) Boiling of a liquid on a hot surface
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The value of hydrostatic head increases with increase in vacuum in the effect in a multiple effect evaporator system (B) Entering velocity of the liquid in ... a multiple effect evaporation system, the number of effects is limited by the total boiling point rise
Last Answer : (C) Duhring's plot is used for calculating the concentration of solution
Description : What is the highest efficiency of heat engine operating between the two thermal energy reservoirs at temperature limits? A. Ericson efficiency B. Otto efficiency C. Carnot efficiency D. Stirling efficiency
Last Answer : Carnot efficiency
Description : The boiling temperature of the water in the radiator is raised to abouta) 100°C b) 105°C c) 110° C d) 115° C
Last Answer : c) 110° C
Description : Energy is released from fossil fuels when they are__________________ a) Pumped b) Cooled c) Burned d) Pressurized
Last Answer : Burned
Description : Should I run the car with the radiator cap off to allow air bubbles to escape?
Last Answer : as log as you have it connected correctly, with a reserve tank, it will expel the air on it’s own with the cap in place. It is common to fill the radiator and run the engine with the cap off until it cycles at least once, to get the bulk of the air out.
Description : Choose the correct statement (a) A refrigerant should have low latent heat (b) If operating temperature of system is low, then refrigerant with low boiling point should be used (c) Pre-cooling and sub-cooling bf refrigerant are same (d) Superheat and sensible heat of a. refrigerant are same
Last Answer : Ans: b
Description : If I paint the central heating radiators the old color without scraping, will the calorific value not decrease in winter? Over that color? I can't imagine taking the old paint off. Thanks
Last Answer : Does not decrease. When he heats such a large iron, a millimeter layer of paint is not a problem.
Description : Water is a highly effective coolant for a car engine because _____ A. Water is good conductor of heat B. Water has very high specific heat capacity C. Water boils at a comparatively high temperature D. Evaporation of water produces lot of cooling
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Water is a highly effective coolant for a car engine because -----? A. Water is good conductor of heat B. Water has very high specific heat capacity (Answer) C. Water boils at a comparatively high temperature D. Evaporation of water produces lot of cooling
Last Answer : B. Water has very high specific heat capacity (Answer)
Description : Shortly after take-off, the altitude of the aeroplane suffers an abrupt pitch-up and IAS rapidly decreases followed quickly by a decrease in altitude. Engine indications are normal. You should suspect what ... to gain airspeed d. Local clear air turbulence; reduce speed to VRA and ride it out
Last Answer : b. Loss of head wind or an increase in tail wind; apply full power
Description : Radiator of an automobile engine is a __________ type of heat exchanger. (A) Co-current (B) Cross-current (C) Counter-current (D) Direct contact
Last Answer : (D) Direct contact
Description : For a shortened vertical antenna, where should a loading coil be placed to minimize losses and produce the most effective performance? A. As low as possible on the vertical radiator B. Near the center of the vertical radiator C. As close to the transmitter as possible D. At a voltage node
Last Answer : B. Near the center of the vertical radiator
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In case of heat transfer by purely forced convection, GR /Re 2 ≤ 1 (B) The equivalent diameter of heat transfer for a duct of ... nucleate boiling depends basically on the ease with which the bubbles are formed and detached from the heating surface
Last Answer : (B) The equivalent diameter of heat transfer for a duct of square crosssection (having each side as 'x') is equal to 4x
Description : The outlet temperature of cooling water in a heat exchanger is generally not allowed to exceed above 50°C in industrial practice mainly to avoid (A) Its evaporation loss (B) Excessive corrosion (C) Uneconomic LMTD (D) Decrease in heat exchanger efficiency
Last Answer : (B) Excessive corrosion
Description : For heat engine operating between two temperatures (T1>T2), what is the maximum efficiency attainable? A. Eff = 1 – (T2/T1) B. Eff = 1 - (T1/T2) C. Eff = T1 - T2 D. Eff = 1 - (T2/T1)^2
Last Answer : Eff = 1 – (T2/T1)
Description : What states that thermal efficiencies of all reversible heat engines operating between the same two reservoirs are the same and that no heat engine is more efficient than a reversible one operating between the ... A. Ericson principle B. Carnot principle C. Otto principle D. Stirling principle
Last Answer : Carnot principle
Description : What law states that it is impossible to operate an engine operating in a cycle that will have no other effect than to extract heat from a reservoir and turn it into an equivalent amount of work? ... B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : Second law of thermodynamics
Description : The object of curing is to (a) Prevent the loss of water by evaporation. (b) Reduce the shrinkage of concrete (c) Preserve the properties of concrete (d) All of these
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : Water lost in form of liquid droplet is called as ______________ a) Drift b) water loss c) Water evaporation d) none of the above
Last Answer : Drift
Description : In a multiple effect evaporator, the effect of boiling point elevation is to (A) Reduce the capacity (B) Reduce the economy (C) Increase the economy (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Reduce the capacity
Description : Boiling temperature of a material is dependent on its _________. a. volume b. power c. heat d. pressure
Last Answer : pressure
Description : What is the amount of heat needed to turn 1kg of the substance at its boiling point from the liquid to the gaseous state? A. Heat of fusion B. Heat of vaporation C. Heat of condensation D. Heat of fission
Last Answer : Heat of vaporation
Description : 43 The purpose of providing an iron core in a transformer is to A.Provide support to windings B. Reduce hysteresis loss C. decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path D. reduce eddy current losses
Last Answer : C. Decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path
Description : The armature of a dc machine is laminated to reduce: (A) Eddy current loss (B) Hysteresis loss (C) copper losses (D) friction and windage losses
Last Answer : Ans: A Thinner the laminations, greater is the resistance offered to the induced e.m.f., smaller the current and hence lesser the I2R loss in the core.
Description : Make up water is supplied during cooling tower operation to compensate for water losses due to (A) Evaporation (B) Blowdown (C) Entrainment (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Evaporation losses depend upon (A) Area of the water surface and depth of the water (B) Nature of precipitation and type of vegetation (C) Humidity and wind velocity (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The radiator of a room contains 10 kilogram of water. If the water gives off 50,000 calories of heat to the room, the drop in temperature of the water is: w) 1 degree Celsius x) 2 degrees Celsius y) 5 degrees Celsius z) 10 degrees Celsius
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
Description : Heat recovery provides valuable energy sources and ....... consumption. a) Reduce energy b) Increase energy c) Increase fuel d) Reduce fuel
Last Answer : Reduce energy
Description : Soil mulch is useful in: (A) Minimize evaporation losses (B) Improving aeration (C) Improving drainage (D) Removing weeds
Last Answer : (A) Minimize evaporation losses
Description : Interception losses are due to (i) Evaporation (ii) Transpiration (iii) Stream flow The correct answer is (A) Only (i) (B) (i) and (ii) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The capacity of double-effect evaporator is less than half of the capacity of two single effects, each of which is operating over same terminal temperature difference, when the (A) Solution has ... B) Evaporators operate under vacuum (C) Evaporators operate at atmospheric pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Solution has an elevation of boiling point
Description : Armature cores in a DC generator are made of laminated steel sheets to _____________. A. fit the curvature of the frame B. increase the hysteresis effect C. reduce eddy current losses D. allow for easy assembly
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : __________________ represents the highest pressure and highest temperature at which liquid and vapor can coexist in equilibrium. a) Critical Point b) Boiling Point c) Quality Point d) None of the above
Last Answer : Critical Point
Description : __________________ is a liquid at the saturations which has temperature equal to the boiling point corresponding to the existing pressure. a. Saturation Temperature b. Sub cooled Liquid c. Compressed Liquid d. Saturated Liquid
Last Answer : Saturated Liquid
Description : The temperature at which the vapor pressure exactly equals one atm is called _________. a. boiling temperature b. normal boiling point c. triple point d. point of infliction
Last Answer : normal boiling point
Description : A ______ is a specialized heat exchanger in which air and water are brought into direct contact with each otherin order to reduce the water's temperature. a. Cooling tower b. Heating tower c. Both d. All are wrong
Last Answer : cooling tower
Description : Which of the following represents the perpetual motion of the first kind (a) engine with 100% thermal efficiency (b) a fully reversible engine (c) transfer of heat energy from low ... its own energy (e) production of energy by temperature differential in sea water at different levels.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : Why is used as coolant in the radiator of a car engine?
Last Answer : Because it has high specific heat
Description : The solution of radiator should be drained out when the engine has run for a) 10 to 15 minutes b) 15 to 20 minutes c) 20 to 25 minutes d) 25 to 30 minutes
Last Answer : b) 15 to 20 minutes
Description : 45 The function of conservator in a transformer is A. To protect against internal fault B. To reduce copper as well as core losses C. To cool the transformer oil D. To take care of the expansion and contraction of transformer oil due to variation of temperature of surroundings
Last Answer : D. To take care of the expansion and contraction of transformer oil due to variation of temperature of surroundings
Description : 108.is primarily a management technique that uses energy information as a basis to eliminate waste, reduce and control current level of energy use and improve the existing operating procedures. a) Energy monitoring and targeting b) CUSUM c) Specific energy consumption d) Production
Last Answer : Energy monitoring and targeting
Description : What is the ideal efficiency of a reversible heat engine cyclically operating between a source temperature of 600 degrees Kelvin and a sink temperature of 150 degrees Kelvin?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 75 PERCENT
Description : As the difference between the wall temperature and bulk temperature increases, the boiling heat transfer co-efficient (A) Continues to increase (B) Continues to decrease (C) Goes through a minimum (D) Goes through a maximum
Last Answer : (C) Goes through a minimum