Description : For which of the following substances, the gas laws can be used with minimum error (a) dry steam (b) wet steam (c) saturated steam (d) superheated steam (e) steam at atmospheric pressure.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : Wet steam at 1 MPa flowing through a pipe is throttled to a pressure of 0.1 MPa. If the throttling temperature is110°C, What is the quality of the steam in the pipe? a) 96% b) 86% c) 76% d) 66%
Last Answer : 96%
Description : Steam is throttled to 0.1 MPa with 20 degrees of superheat. (a) What is the quality of throttled steam if its pressure is 0.75 MPa (b) What is the enthalpy of the process? a) 97.6%,2713 kJ/kg b) -97.6%, 2713 kJ/kg c) 87.6%,3713 kJ/kg d) -87.6%, 3713 kJ/kg
Last Answer : 97.6%,2713 kJ/kg
Description : __________________ is a vapor having a temperature higher than the saturation temperature corresponding to the existing pressure. a) Vapor b) Saturated Vapor c) Superheated Vapor d) Wet Vapor
Last Answer : Superheated Vapor
Description : ___________________ is a vapor at the saturation conditions (saturation temperature and saturation pressure). a) Vapor b) Saturated Vapor c) Superheated Vapor d) Wet Vapor
Last Answer : Saturated Vapor
Description : Dry saturated steam can be converted into superheated steam by (A) Increasing its cross-sectional area of flow (B) Passing it through a pressure reducing valve (C) Forcing it downwards through a vertical tube (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Passing it through a pressure reducing valve
Description : Which of the following approaches the ideal gas behaviour most closely? (A) Wet steam (B) Saturated steam (C) Superheated steam (D) Saturated water
Last Answer : Option C
Description : _________________ is a combination of saturated vapor and saturated liquid. a) Vapor b) Saturated Vapor c) Superheated Vapor d) Wet Vapor
Last Answer : Wet Vapor
Description : _________________ is the name given to a gaseous phase that is in contact with the liquid phase, or that is in the vicinity of a state where some of it might be condensed. a) Vapor b) Saturated Vapor c) Superheated Vapor d) Wet Vapor
Last Answer : Vapor
Description : Steam undergoes isentropic expansion in a turbine from 5000 kPa and 400°C (entropy = 6.65 kJ/kg K) to 150 kPa) (entropy of saturated liquid = 1.4336 kJ/kg. K, entropy of saturated vapour = 7.2234 ... vapour with quality of 0.9 (C) Saturated vapour (D) Partially condensed vapour with quality of 0.1
Last Answer : (A) Superheated vapour
Description : Saturated steam at 1 atm is discharged from a turbine at 1200 kg/h. Superheated steam at 300 0C and 1 atm is needed as a feed to a heat exchanger. To produce it, the turbine discharge ... amount of superheated steam at 300 0C produced and the volumetric flow rate of the 400 0C steam.
Last Answer : Solution 1. Mass balance of water 1200 + m1 = m2 ………………………………………… (1) …………………….1 mark 2. Energy balance (1200 kg/h)(2676 kJ/kg) + m1(3278 kJ/kg)
Description : For which of the following substances, the internal energy and enthalpy are the functions of temperature only (a) any gas (b) saturated steam (c) water (d) perfect gas (e) superheated steam.
Description : When the wet steam is throttled but still remains wet at the exit of the throttle valve, then its temperature & dryness fraction respectively (A) Decreases & increases (B) Increases & increases (C) Increases & decreases (D) Decreases & decreases
Last Answer : (A) Decreases & increases
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 : Coolant present in the primary circuit of a pressurised water reactor is high pressure (A) Sub cooled water (B) Saturated water (C) Superheated steam (D) Saturated steam
Last Answer : (B) Saturated wate
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In process heat exchangers, saturated steam is preferred over the superheated steam (B) The maximum is the emissive power of a surface at a temperature T1 ... under natural convection conditions, the velocity profile in air, normal to the plate, exhibits a maximum
Last Answer : (B) The maximum is the emissive power of a surface at a temperature T1 occurs at a wavelength of λ1 . If the surface temperature is halved, the maximum in the emissive power would occur at a wavelength of 0.5 λ1
Description : What type of steam is generated by evaporator tube of Lamont boiler ? a. Saturated steam b. Unsaturated steam c. Superheated steam d. Flash steam
Last Answer : a. Saturated steam
Description : Represent generation of steam on H-S diagram. Show constant dryness fraction lines, constant temperature lines, saturated line and superheated region on the same.
Last Answer : Represent generation of steam on H-S diagram. Show constant dryness fraction lines, constant temperature lines, saturated line and superheated region on the same.
Description : Which is NOT a correct statement? A. A superheated vapor will not condense when small amount of heat re removed B. An ideal gas is a gas that is not a superheated vapor C. A saturated ... absorb as much heat as it can without vaporizing D. Water at 1 atm and room temperature is subcooled
Last Answer : An ideal gas is a gas that is not a superheated vapor
Description : A vapor that is not about to condense is called _____ vapor. A. Saturated B. Compressed or subcooled C. Superheated D. Unsaturated
Last Answer : Superheated
Description : A vapor that is about to condense is called ______ vapor. A. Saturated B. Compressed or subcooled C. Superheated D. Unsaturated
Last Answer : Saturated
Description : A liquid that is about to vaporize is called ______ liquid. A. Saturated B. Compressed or subcooled C. Superheated D. Unsaturated
Description : When water exists in the liquid phase and is not about to vaporize, it is considered as _____liquid. A. Saturated B. Compressed or subcooled C. Superheated D. Unsaturated
Last Answer : Compressed or subcooled
Description : Rocker sprayer develops pressure b. 15 to 20kg/cm2 c. 15 to 25 kg/cm2 d. None of above
Last Answer : Ans- a. 14 to 18kg/cm2
Description : Gas cooling as compared to water cooling of nuclear reactors (A) Cannot attain a high temperature (B) Is more efficient as gas has a higher specific heat (C) Can produce only saturated steam for feeding to power turbine (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A 10m^3 vessel initially contains 5 m^3 of liquid water and 5 m^3 of saturated water vapor at 100 kPa. Calculate the internal energy of the system using the steam table. A. 5 x10^5 kJ B. 8x10^5 kJ C. 1 ... 3 kJ/kg ug= 2506kJ/kg formula: Mvap = V vap/vg M liq = Vliq/ vƒ u =uƒM liq + ug M vap
Last Answer : 2 x10^6 kJ
Description : Whether superheated steam can be treated like ideal gas ?
Last Answer : Yes.
Description : Superheated vapour behaves (a) exactly as gas (b) as steam (c) as ordinary vapour (d) approximately as a gas (e) as average of gas and vapour.
Description : What is defined as the ratio of the change in temperature to the change in pressure when a real gas is throttled? A. Rankine coefficient B. Kelvin coefficient C. Maxwell-Boltzmann coefficient D. Joule-Thomson coefficient
Last Answer : Joule-Thomson coefficient
Description : Determine the amount of heat required to produce 1Kg of steam at a pressure of 7 bar, at a temperature 29 degree Celsius, under the following . (i) When the steam is wet having dryness fraction 0.87 (ii) When the steam is dry saturated Assume specific heat = 2.35KJ/KgK
Last Answer : P 7bar T 29ᵒC x=0.9 m =1kg C p =2.35 KJ/KgK At pressure 7 bar saturation Temp T sat =165 ᵒC h f =697.2 KJ/Kg h fg= 2064.8 KJ/Kg i) Heat required when steam is wet ... ) When the stem is dry saturated hg=hf+hfg =2762 kj Heat actually required = 2762-121.8 = 2640.2 kj
Description : For a given set of operating pressure limits of a Rankine cycle, the highest, efficiency occurs for [GATE-1994] (a) Saturated cycle (b) Superheated cycle (c) Reheat cycle (d) Regenerative cycle.
Last Answer : (d) Regenerative cycle.
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 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 : high pressure boiler generates steam at a pressure greater than __________ kg/cm2. (A) 10 (B) 30 (C) 50 (D) 80
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Motorized Knapsack sprayer develops pressure below a. 3.5 kg/cm2b. 2.5 kg/cm2 d. None of above
Last Answer : Ans- c. 1.5 kg/cm2
Description : In power-operated sprayer, the pump works at a pressure of: A. 2-5 Kg/cm2 B. 3-8.5 Kg/cm2 C. 4-12 Kg/cm2. D. 5-15 Kg/cm2
Last Answer : 3-8.5 Kg/cm2
Description : In a constant pressure process steam is generated from 10 bar and 0.8 dry condition till it become dry and saturated. Determine amount of heat added per kg of steam. From steam table at 10 bar Tsat = 179.9°C hf = 762.6 kl/kg, hg = 2776.2 kJ/kg
Last Answer : Constant pressure process Final condition of steam is dry saturated Enthalpy of dry steam = hg= hf + hfg =2776.2 KJ/Kg .Given Latent heat of vaporization = hfg = hg - hf =2776.2-762.6 =2013.6 KJ/Kg Initial condition ... hfg = 762.6+0.8 X 2013.6 =2373.48 KJ/Kg Heat added = hg-hw = 402.72 KJ/kg
Description : Which of the following is the largest quantum of pressure? (A) 1 kg/cm2 (B) 1 bar (C) 1 atmosphere (D) 1 kilo Pascal
Last Answer : (C) 1 atmosphere
Description : The injection pressure of ic engine used on tractors is in range of kg/cm2 1. 0-6 2. 60-120 3. 120-200 4. 200-300
Last Answer : ans 3
Description : Foot or pedal operated sprayer develops pressure a. 14 to 18kg/cm2 b. 15 to 21 kg/cm2 d. None of above
Last Answer : Ans- c. 17 to 21 kg/cm2
Description : The unit of pressure in S.I. units is (a) kg/cm2 (b) mm of water column (c) pascal (d) dynes per square cm (e) bars
Last Answer : Answer : c
Description : The maximum heat transfer co-efficient from steam heating will beattained when the steam is: (A) Supersaturated (B) Saturated (C) Wet (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Saturated
Description : For caring the heat efficiently the steam must be__________ a) dry b) wet c) saturated d) none of above
Last Answer : c) saturated
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Superheated steam is preferably not used for process heating because of its low heat transfer film co-efficient (B) In a shell and tube heat exchanger ... surface heat exchangers, when the direction of fluid flow is parallel to the axis of the tube
Last Answer : (C) S.I. unit of fouling factor is Watt/m2 .°K
Description : It is not preferable to use superheated steam in evaporators, because of its very (A) High temperature (B) High pressure (C) Low film co-efficient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Low film co-efficient
Description : One kilogram of water at 0°C is changed to superheated steam of one atm pressure and 300° C. The major heat consumption in the process will be to (A) Heat the water from 0°C to 100°C (B) Evaporate the water (C) To superheat the steam (D) Data insufficient, can't be predicted
Last Answer : (B) Evaporate the water
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 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 : A spherical pressure vessel is made of thin magnesium plate 0.25 cm thick. The main diameter of the sphere is 600 cm and allowable stress in tension is 900 kg/cm2. The safe internal gas pressure for the vessel would be a) 0.5 kg/cm2 b) 1.5 kg/cm2 c) 4.5 kg/cm2 d) 5.7 kg/cm2
Last Answer : b) 1.5 kg/cm2