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CHAP 5 - Steam Power Plant

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

Presently, the highest steam temperature allowed at the turbine inlet is about

a)

340°C

b)

520°C

c)

620°C

d)

1020°C

2.

In case of steam engine the cut off ratio is the ratio of

a)

pressure at cut off to supply pressure

b)

pressure at cut off to exhaust pressure

c)

pressure at cut off to mean effective pressure

d)

fraction of piston stroke which the piston has traveled when cut off occurs

3.

In a condensing steam engine

a)

condensed steam is supplied

b)

steam condenses inside cylinder

c)

steam condenses as soon as it leaves the cylinder

d)

exhaust steam is condensed in a condenser

4.

Flows through the nozzles and diffusers with increasing fluid velocity will create an equivalent

a)

decrease in the static enthalpy of fluid

b)

increase in the static enthalpy of fluid

c)

decrease in the internal energy of fluid

d)

decrease in the dynamic enthalpy of fluid

5.

The term V^2/2cp responds to the temperature rise during such a process and is called the

a)

kinetic temperature

b)

dynamic temperature

c)

high temperature

d)

elevation temperature

6.

When de-aerating heaters are not employed, it is recommended that the temperature of the feed water be not less than

a)

197°C

b)

102°C

c)

104°C

d)

106°C

7.

Which of the following is the reaction during which chemical energy is released in the form of heat?

a)

Cosmic reaction

b)

Ethnic reaction

c)

Endothermic reaction

d)

Exothermic reaction

8.

By reheating the steam in an ideal Ranking cycle, the heat rejected will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remains the same

d)

none of these

9.

By increasing the boiler pressure in Rankine cycle, the moisture content will

a)

Increase

b)

decrease

c)

remains the same

d)

be equal

10.

Ultimate strength drops by 30% as steam temperature raises from for unalloyed steel.

a)

300 to 400°C

b)

600 to 700°C

c)

400 to 500°C

d)

700 to 800°C

11.

Recent practice limits steam temperature to

a)

438°C

b)

638°C

c)

538°C

d)

738°C

12.

In a closed feed water heater, the feed water pass through

a)

inside the tube

b)

inside the shell

c)

outside the tube

d)

outside the shell

13.

This is use if extracted steam upon condensation gets subcooled.

a)

trap

b)

filter

c)

deaerator

d)

drain cooler

14.

Which of the following that needs only single pump regardless of number of heaters?

a)

open heater

b)

mono heater

c)

closed heater

d)

regenerative heater

15.

The flow through the nozzle is

a)

isentropic

b)

isobaric

c)

polytropic

d)

isovolumic

16.

If the reservoir is sufficiently large, the nozzle inlet velocity is

a)

Maximum

b)

Positive

c)

negative

d)

zero

17.

Which of the following is the pressure applied at the nozzle discharge section?

a)

Stagnant pressure

b)

Back pressure

c)

Critical pressure

d)

Atmospheric pressure

18.

When the back pressure is reduced to lowest exit pressure, the mass flow reaches a maximum value and the flow is said to be

a)

Stacked

b)

stuck-up

c)

choked

d)

clog-up

19.

An increase in stagnation pressure will increase the mass flux through the

a)

diverging nozzle

b)

converging nozzle

c)

converging - diverging nozzle

d)

none of these

20.

Which of the following is the other name for deaerator?

a)

open heater

b)

reheat heater

c)

closed heater

d)

regenerative heater

21.

What cycle is typically used in paper mills, textile mills, chemical factories, sugar factories and rice mills?

a)

Cogeneration cycle

b)

By-product cycle

c)

Combined cycle

d)

Cascading cycle

22.

When process steam is basic need and power is product, this cycle is known as

a)

Cogeneration cycle

b)

By-product cycle

c)

Combined cycle

d)

Cascading cycle

23.

A type of turbine employed where steam continuously extracted for process heating.

a)

Back pressure turbine

b)

steam turbine

c)

Gas turbine

d)

Passout turbine

24.

Which of the following is used for Binary cycle power generation for high temperature application?

a)

mercury

b)

potassium

c)

sodium

d)

all of these

25.

For back pressure valves, abrupt changes in fluid properties occur in a very thin section of converging - diverging nozzle under supersonic flow conditions, creating

a)

sound wave

b)

shock wave

c)

tidal wave

d)

none of these

26.

What do you call the locus of states which have the same value of stagnation enthalpy and mass flux?

a)

Fanno Line

b)

Willan's Line

c)

Straight Line

d)

Cross Cut Line

27.

Combination of mass and momentum equations into a single equation and plotted in h-s plane yield a curve called

a)

Fair Line

b)

Cutting Line

c)

Freh Line

d)

Rayleigh Line

28.

Generally steam turbines in power station operate at

a)

3000 rpm

b)

4000 rpm

c)

1000 rpm

d)

575 rpm

29.

Which of the following shows the relationship of the steam consumption and the load of steam turbine - generator?

a)

Dalton's line

b)

Jonval's line

c)

Willan's line

d)

Rankine line

30.

An inventor proposes to develop electrical power by withdrawing heat from the geyser fields of northern California and converting it all to work in power turbines. This scheme will not work because

a)

the geyser fields have only a limited lifetime

b)

the salinity of the steam is too great

c)

it violates the first law of thermodynamics

d)

it violates the second law of thermodynamics

31.

The isentropic efficiency of a turbine is given by

a)

the ratio of actual to ideal energy extracted

b)

the ratio of actual of ideal energy inputted

c)

the ratio of ideal to actual energy extracted

d)

none of the above

32.

How do you call the process by which the heat energy is transferred to a thermal energy storage device?

a)

Adiabatic

b)

Intercooling

c)

Regeneration

d)

Isentropic

33.

Superheating the steam to higher temperatures decreases the moisture content of the steam at the

a)

turbine inlet

b)

compressor exit

c)

compressor inlet

d)

turbine exit

34.

Regeneration also provides a convenient means of deaerating the feedwater to prevent

a)

boiler explosion

b)

boiler corrosion

c)

boiler scale production

d)

compressor damage

35.

A plant that steam turbine cycle (Rankine), gas turbine cycle (Brayton) and Combined cycle can be applied.

a)

Hydroelectric plant

b)

Cogeneration plant

c)

Nuclear power plant

d)

Tidal power plant

36.

In a Rankine cycle with fixed turbine inlet conditions, what is the effect of lowering the condenser pressure to the heat rejected? The heat rejected will

a)

increase

b)

remains the same

c)

decrease

d)

none of these

37.

In an ideal Rankine cycle with fixed boiler and condenser pressures. What is the effect of superheating the steam to a higher temperature? The pump work input will

a)

increase

b)

remain the same

c)

decrease

d)

none of these

38.

How do the following quantities change when the simple ideal Rankine cycle is modified with regeneration? The heat rejected will ____.

a)

increase

b)

remains the same

c)

decrease

d)

none of these

39.

What is the work done by the steam during reversible expansion process in the turbine?

a)

Brake work

b)

Actual fluid work

c)

Ideal work

d)

Combined work

40.

When the boiler pressure increases or when the exhaust pressure decreases, the amount of moisture ____.

a)

increases

b)

constant

c)

decreases

d)

zero

41.

When the number of reheat stages in a reheat cycle is increased, the average temperature ____.

a)

increases

b)

is constant

c)

decreases

d)

is zero

42.

A heat transfer device that reduces a thermodynamic fluid from its vapor phase to its liquid phase such as in a vapor compression refrigeration plant or in a condensing steam power plant.

a)

Flash vessel

b)

Condenser

c)

Cooling tower

d)

Steam separator

43.

Which of the following is the simultaneous generation of electricity and steam (or heat) in a single power plant?

a)

Gas turbine

b)

Waste heat recovery

c)

Steam turbine

d)

Cogeneration

44.

Regenerative with feed heating cycle with infinite number of feedwater heaters thus efficiency is equal to ____.

a)

Otto cycle

b)

Ericsson cycle

c)

Stirling cycle

d)

Carnot cycle

45.

In an ideal Rankine cycle with fixed boiler and condenser pressure, what is the effect of superheating the steam to a higher temperature to the cycle thermal efficiency?

a)

the cycle thermal efficiency will increase

b)

the cycle thermal efficiency will decrease

c)

the cycle thermal efficiency will remain constant

d)

None of these

46.

A row of impulse blades has ____ across the rotating blades.

a)

a pressure drop

b)

no change in pressure

c)

a pressure increase

d)

none of the above

47.

In thermal power plant, induced draft fans are located at the ____.

a)

exit of furnace

b)

above the stack

c)

foot of the stack

d)

top of the stack

48.

In thermal power plant, forced draft fans are installed at the ____.

a)

foot of the stack

b)

exit of the preheater

c)

top of the stack

d)

inlet of the preheater

49.

By lowering the condenser pressure in Rankine cycle, which of the following will decrease? (Use per unit mass analysis)

a)

pump work

b)

heat rejected

c)

turbine work

d)

cycle efficiency

50.

By increasing the boiler pressure in Rankine cycle, which of the following will decrease? (Use per unit mass analysis)

a)

heat rejected

b)

cycle efficiency

c)

pump work

d)

moisture content

51.

By superheating the steam to a higher temperature in Rankine cycle, which of the following will decrease? (Use per unit mass analysis)

a)

moisture content at the turbine exhaust

b)

pump work

c)

heat added

d)

heat rejected

52.

By reheating the steam before entering the second stage in Rankine cycle, which of the following will decrease?

a)

turbine work

b)

moisture content after expansion

c)

heat added

d)

heat rejected

53.

When Rankine cycle is modified with regeneration, which of the following will increase?

a)

turbine work

b)

heat rejected

c)

heat added

d)

cycle efficiency

54.

This is the one whose pressure is higher than the saturation pressure corresponding to its temperature.

a)

Compressed liquid

b)

Saturated vapor

c)

Saturated liquid

d)

Superheated vapor

55.

The number of nozzles will depend on the quantity of steam required by the turbine. If nozzles occupy the entire arc of the ring, the turbine is said to have ____.

a)

partially full peripheral admission

b)

one-half full peripheral admission

c)

maximum peripheral admission

d)

full peripheral admission

56.

Tandem compound units may also have two low-pressure castings that produces ____.

a)

single flow

b)

triple flow

c)

double flow

d)

quadruple flow

57.

A type of turbine used for driving pumps, fans, and other auxiliaries in power plant commonly operate at exhaust pressures approximating atmospheric:

a)

Tandem compound turbine

b)

Passout turbine

c)

Cross-compound turbine

d)

Back pressure turbine

58.

A governor with 0% regulation is termed as ____.

a)

isochronous governor

b)

synchronous governor

c)

isenchronous governor

d)

isobarnous governor

59.

The speed regulation for most turbine-generators is adjustable from ____.

a)

2 to 6%

b)

6 to 10%

c)

4 to 8%

d)

8 to 12%

60.

Which of the following is the gaseous state of water?

a)

Water gas

b)

Water vapor

c)

Blue gas

d)

Yellow gas

61.

A liquid boils when its vapor pressure equals ____.

a)

the gage pressure

b)

the ambient pressure

c)

the critical pressure

d)

one standard atmosphere

62.

What are the main components in a combined cycle power plant?

a)

Diesel engine and air compressor

b)

Gas engine and waste heat boiler

c)

Steam boiler and turbine

d)

Nuclear reactor and steam boiler

63.

The thermal efficiency of gas-vapor cycle as compared to steam turbine or gas turbine is ____.

a)

greater than

b)

lower than

c)

less than

d)

equal to

64.

A rapid increase in boiler pressure occurs when there is ____.

a)

moderate drop in steam load

b)

constant drop in steam load

c)

abrupt drop in steam load

d)

gradual drop in steam load

65.

This is the most economical and low maintenance cost condenser.

a)

Water-cooled

b)

Evaporative

c)

Air-cooled

d)

Sub-cooled

66.

What must be done to system when the turbine has excessive moisture?

a)

Frosting

b)

Reheating

c)

Diffusing

d)

Dehumidifying

67.

What is the result when the fluid's kinetic energy during a stagnation process is transformed to enthalpy?

a)

decrease in fluid's volume

b)

rise in the temp. and pressure the fluid

c)

rise in fluid's volume

d)

decrease in the temp. and pressure of fluid

68.

How can the average temperature during heat rejection process of a Rankine cycle be decreased?

a)

increase boiler pressure

b)

increase turbine pressure

c)

increase condenser pressure

d)

reduce turbine exit pressure

69.

Which of the following ascertains the effectiveness and the size of a condenser?

a)

Number of passes

b)

Tube sizes

c)

thickness of the shell

d)

Heat transfer

70.

Which of the following is used in vapor cycle of steam power plant?

a)

Brayton cycle

b)

Ericsson cycle

c)

Diesel cycle

d)

Rankine cycle

71.

Poppet valves of steam turbine are used for extraction pressures of ____.

a)

20 to 120 psig

b)

20 to 130 psig

c)

20 to 150 psig

d)

20 to 140 psig

72.

When both bearings of steam engine are on one side of the connecting rod, the engine is referred to as ____.

a)

center-crank engine

b)

under crank engine

c)

side crank engine

d)

standard crank engine

73.

When the valve in steam engine is in mid-position of its travel, it will cover the steam port by an amount known as ____.

a)

steam lap

b)

full lap

c)

partial lap

d)

angular lap

74.

A type of governor in steam engine that do not control the actual admission of steam to the cylinder, but controls the pressure of the steam.

a)

flyball governor

b)

variable cut-off governor

c)

throttling governor

d)

shaft governor

75.

By inter-cooling using two stage compressor of Brayton cycle, the back-work ratio will ____.

a)

increase

b)

remains the same

c)

decrease

d)

none of these

76.

As the number of stages is increased, the expansion process becomes ____.

a)

isentropic

b)

isometric

c)

isothermal

d)

polytropic

77.

PAST ME BOARD QUESTION The superheated vapor enters the turbine and expands isentropically and produces work by the rotating shaft. The ______ may drop during the process.

a)

density

b)

temperature and pressure

c)

viscosity of fuel

d)

none of these

78.

PAST ME BOARD QUESTION Only _____ of the turbine work output is required to operate the pump.

a)

0.01%

b)

0.03%

c)

0.02%

d)

0.04%

79.

A Mollier chart of thermodynamic properties is shown in which of the following diagrams?

a)

T - S diagram

b)

h - S diagram

c)

P - V diagram

d)

p - h diagram

80.

A specific property ______

a)

defines a specific variable (e.g., temperature)

b)

is independent of mass

c)

is an extensive property multiplied by mass

d)

is dependent of the phase of the substance