Description : A fire tube boiler is limited to a maximum steam pressure of about __________ kg/cm2. (A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 38 (D) 52
Last Answer : (B) 18
Description : The critical pressure at which the latent heat of vaporisation of steam becomes zero is __________ Kg/cm2. (A) 273.15 (B) 225.65 (C) 100.03 (D) 373.15
Last Answer : (B) 225.65
Description : A boiling water reactor is the one, in which the (A) Coolant water is allowed to boil in the core of the reactor (B) Coolant water, after being heated in the reactor core, generates steam ... water is pumped into the core (D) Fuel and the coolant are thoroughly mixed to form a homogeneous solution
Last Answer : (A) Coolant water is allowed to boil in the core of the reactor
Description : n a chemical factory where dyes are made, wet cake at 30 OC consisting of 60% moisture is put in a dryer to obtain an output having only 5% moisture, at atmospheric pressure. In each batch about 120 ... dryer and the dryer efficiency is 80%. Latent heat of steam at 4 kg/cm2 is 520 kcal/kg.
Last Answer : Given that Qty of material dried per batch - 120 Kgs Moisture at inlet - 60% a. The quantity of moisture removed per batch. Water quantity in a wet batch - 120 x 0.6 = 72 Kgs. Quantity of bone dry ... - 48/0.95 = 50.5 Kgs. Equivalent water in a dry batch - 50.5 - 48 = 2.5 Kgs.
Description : Use of economiser in a boiler plant reduces the fuel consumption for steam generation by about __________ percent. (A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 30 (D) 50
Last Answer : (B) 10
Description : Steam pressures usually used in thermal power plants are (A) 5 kg/cm2 to 10 kg / cm2 (B) 50 kg/cm2 to 100 kg / cm2 (C) 110 kg/cm2 to 170 kg / cm2 (D) 200 kg/cm2 to 215 kg / cm2
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : The fuel in diesel engine is normally injected at pressure of a. 5-10 kg/cm2 b. 20-25 kg/cm2 c 60-80 kg/cm2 d. 90-130 kg/cm2
Last Answer : ANSWER d. 90-130 kg/cm2
Description : The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the __________ of a boiler. (A) Evaporative capacity (B) Evaporation efficiency (C) Thermal efficiency (D) Steam load
Last Answer : (A) Evaporative capacity
Description : Injection pressure of fuel nozzle in diesel engine is a) 30-45 kg/cm2 b) 50-100 kg/cm2 c) 120-200 kg/cm2 d) 200 kg/cm2
Last Answer : c) 120-200 kg/cm2
Description : If permissible working stresses in steel and concrete are respectively 1400 kg/cm2 and 80 kg/cm2 and modular ratio is 18, in a beam reinforced in tension side and of width 30 cm and having effective depth 46 cm, the lever arms of the section, is (A) 37 cm (B) 38 cm (C) 39 cm (D) 40 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Which of the following situations can be approximated to a steady state heat transfer system? (A) A red hot steel slab (having outside surface temperature as 1300°C) exposed to the atmospheric air at ... flowing at the rate of 6 Kg/minute through a copper pipe exposed to atmospheric air at 35°C
Last Answer : (B) 10 kg of dry saturated steam at 8 kgf/cm2 flowing through a short length of stainless steel pipe exposed to atmospheric air at 35°C
Description : The pressure (kg/cm2 ) and temperature (°C) maintained in electrical desalters for crude oil are respectively (A) 10 and 120 (B) 1 and 200 (C) 50 and 250 (D) 10 and 300
Last Answer : (B) 1 and 200
Description : Saturated steam at a pressure of 25 kg/cm2is throttled to attain 5 kg/cm2. Then the outcoming steam will be (A) Wet (B) Saturated (C) Superheated (D) None of these
Last Answer : C) Superheated
Description : Pressure maintained in the high pressure primary tower of a three stage crude oil distillation system is about __________ kg/cm2 . (A) 1.5 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 12
Last Answer : (B) 3
Description : If tensile stress of a steel rod of diameter is 1400 kg/cm2 and bond stress is 6 kg/cm2 , the required bond length of the rod is (A) 30 D (B) 39 D (C) 50 D (D) 59 D
Last Answer : (D) 59 D
Description : In a boiler enthalpy of water supplied was 2000 kJ/kg. Enthalpy being added by fuel combustion is 3200 kJ/kg. Using first law of thermodynamics, find amount of heat supplied if steam generation rate is 10 tons per hour.
Last Answer : Heat supplied Q = m (h2-h1) …….(Steady flow energy equation for boiler) ; h2=3200 KJ/kg h1=2000 KJ/kg m = 10 Tons /hour = (10 x 1000)/3600 kg/sec = 2.77 Kg/sec Q = 2.77(3200-2000) = 3324 KJ/sec heat supplied for 10 Tons/hr steam generation
Description : The maximum delivery pressure of a reciprocating compressor may be about __________ kg/cm2 . (A) 1000 (B) 2000 (C) 3000 (D) 4000
Last Answer : (D) 4000
Description : Area of steel required per metre width of pavement for a length of 20 m for design wheel load 6300 kg and permissible stress in steel 1400 kg/cm2 , is (A) 70 kg/sq cm (B) 80 kg/sq cm (C) 90 kg/sq cm (D) 100 kg/sq cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : A sample of soil 10 cm height and 50 cm2 in c/s area water flows through the soil under a constant head of 80 cm. Water collected in 9 minutes is 450 C.C. Find the coefficient of permeability.
Last Answer : Solution:
Description : For an ordinary Portland cement (A) Residual does not exceed 10% when sieved through IS Sieve No. 9 (B) Soundness varies from 5 to 10 mm (C) Initial setting time is not less than 30 minutes (D) Compressive stress after 7 days, is not less than 175 kg/cm2
Last Answer : (C) Initial setting time is not less than 30 minutes
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Caustic embrittlement of boiler's metallic parts is caused by highconcentration of caustic soda in boiler feed water (B) Cooling and freezing of water kills the ... goes on decreasing (D) Dissolved oxygen content in high pressure boiler feed water should be nil
Last Answer : (B) Cooling and freezing of water kills the bacteria present in it
Description : Temperature and gage pressure maintained during the manufacture of hot SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) are (A) 50°C and 3 - 4 kg/cm2 (B) 50°C and 1 kgf/cm2 (C) 250°C and 10 kgf/cm2 (D) 250°C and 1 kgf/cm
Last Answer : (A) 50°C and 3 - 4 kg/cm
Description : Vinyl chloride (CH2 = CH.Cl) is produced by the thermal pyrolysis of ethylene dichloride at a pressure & temperature of (A) 4 kgf/cm2 & 500°C (B) 10 kgf/cm2 & 1000°C (C) 40 kg/cm2 & 200°C (D) 100 kgf/cm2 & 500°C
Last Answer : (A) 4 kgf/cm2 & 500°C
Description : If the maximum shear stress at the end of a simply supported R.C.C. beam of 6 m effective span is 10 kg/cm2 , the share stirrups are provided for a distance from either end where, is (A) 50 cm (B) 100 cm (C) 150 cm (D) 200 cm
Description : If the shear stress in a R.C.C. beam is (A) Equal or less than 5 kg/cm2 , no shear reinforcement is provided (B) Greater than 4 kg/cm2 , but less than 20 kg/cm2 , shear reinforcement is provided (C) Greater than 20 kg/cm2 , the size of the section is changed (D) All the above
Description : A rectangular beam 20 cm wide is subjected to a maximum shearing force of 10,000 kg, the corresponding maximum shearing stress being 30 kg/cm2 . The depth of the beam is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 25 cm (D) 30 cm
Last Answer : (C) 25 cm
Description : If the width of a pavement slab is 7.5 m, thickness 20 cm and working stress 1400 kg/cm2 , spacing of 10 mm tie bars for the longitudinal joint, is (A) 10 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 40 cm
Description : The bearing capacity of granite is generally (A) 5 to 10 kg/cm2 (B) 15 to 20 kg/cm2 (C) 30 to 35 kg/cm2 (D) 40 to 45 kg/cm2
Description : Pressure of CO2 gas (which is a coolant) in the Calder-Hall nuclear reactor is __________ kgf/cm2 . (A) 0.2 (B) 7 (C) 35 (D) 50
Last Answer : (B) 7
Description : A ultra-super critical boiler generates less emission per……of power output. a) Kilowatt b) Watt c) Megawatt d) Metric horse power
Last Answer : c) Megawatt
Description : Steam condenser tubes are made of admiralty brass, in which percentage of zinc & copper are __________ respectively. (A) 70 & 30 (B) 30 & 70 (C) 50 & 50 (D) 90 & 10
Last Answer : (A) 70 & 30
Description : From the steam table, determine the average constant pressure specific heat (c) of steam at 10 kPa and45.8 ˚C A.1.79 kJ/ kg-˚C B.10.28 kJ/ kg-˚C C.30.57 kJ/ kg-˚C D. 100.1 kJ/ kg-˚C Formula: h = c T ∆ ∆ From the steam table At 47.7 ˚C h= 2588.1 kJ/ kg At 43.8 ˚C h= 2581.1 kJ/ kg
Last Answer : 1.79 kJ/ kg-˚C
Description : Power sprayers are operated at a pressure of — kg/cm2 a. 5 to 10 b. 10 to 20 c. 20 to 55 d. more than 55
Last Answer : c. 20 to 55
Description : Very dilute solutions are generally used in fermentation reactions for which the optimum temperature range is __________ °C. (A) -5 to 0 (B) 5 to 10 (C) 30 to 50 (D) 75 to 80
Last Answer : (C) 30 to 50
Description : The temperature of boiling water in a steam engine may be high because - (1) there are dissolved substances in water (2) there is low pressure inside the boiler (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler (4) the lire is at very high temperature
Last Answer : (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler Explanation: In the boiler of a steam engine, there is a firebox where coal is shoveled into. The coal is kept burning at a very high temperature, and ... reservoir; the steam is then controlled by a slide valve to move into a cylinder to push the piston.
Description : The temperature of boiling water in a steam engine may be high because : (1) there are dissolved substances in water (2) there is low pressure inside the boiler (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler (4) the fire is at very high temperature
Last Answer : there is high pressure inside the boiler
Description : Box A contains wheat worth Rs.30 per kg and box B contains wheat worth Rs.40 per kg.If both A and B are mixed in the the ratio 4:7 then the price of mixture per kg is A)36.36 B)35.80 C)42.50 D)31.30
Last Answer : A)36.36
Description : Function of fusible plug in a boiler is to (A) Drain out water and sludge from the boiler during repair (B) Put off fire in the furnace when water level in the boiler falls to unsafe limit (C) Guard the boiler in case of abnormal rise in steam pressure (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (B) Put off fire in the furnace when water level in the boiler falls to unsafe limit
Description : Blow off cock is provided in steam boiler to (A) Guard the boiler in case of abnormal rise in steam pressure (B) Drain out water and sludge during its repair (C) Regulate the supply of water in boiler (D) Put out the fire in the furnace when the water level in the boiler falls to unsafe limit
Last Answer : (B) Drain out water and sludge during its repair
Description : 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
Last Answer : (C) Slightly more
Description : Hand operated sprayers are operated at pressure— kg/cm2 a. 7 to 10 b. 10 to 20 c. 1 to 7 d. 20 to 25
Last Answer : c. 1 to 7
Description : The maximum pressure to which cast iron pipes may be subjected to, is (A) 3 kg/cm2 (B) 5 kg/cm2 (C) 7 kg/cm2 (D) 10 kg/cm
Last Answer : (C) 7 kg/cm
Description : The gaseous form of chlorine gets converted into liquid form when subjected to a pressure of (A) 5 kg/cm2 (B) 6 kg/cm2 (C) 7 kg/cm2 (D) 10 kg/cm
Description : The difference in the reservoir level and the lowest point of the water mains is 180 m. The expected pressure due to water hammer is 7.5 kg/cm2 in a pressure conduit of diameter 1 m. Assuming the efficiency of the ... , is (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 25 mm
Last Answer : (C) 20 mm
Description : Hand operated sprayer are operated at a pressure (kg/cm2) a) 1-7 b) 7-10 c)10-20 d) 20-55
Last Answer : a) 1-7
Description : Operating pressure of power operated sprayer E. 1-7 kg/cm2 F. 10-20 kg/cm2+ G. 20-55 kg/cm2 H. >55 kg/cm2
Last Answer : G. 20-55 kg/cm2
Description : Operating pressure of the hand operated sprayer is E. 20-55 kg/cm2 F. 1-7 kg/cm2 G. 10-20 kg/cm2 H. >55 kg/cm2
Last Answer : F. 1-7 kg/cm2
Description : Compression pressure in petrol engine cylinder is a) 6-10 kg/cm2 b) 10-20 kg/cm2 c) 20-35 kg/cm2 d) 35-40 kg/cm2
Last Answer : a) 6-10 kg/cm2