Engineering Thermodynamics MCQ
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Objective Type Questions
Q.1. During sensible heating of moist air, enthalpy
- increases
- decreases
- remains constant
- none of the above.
Answer: increases
Q.2. In an unsaturated air the state of a vapour is
- wet
- superheated
- saturated
- unsaturated
Answer: superheated
Q.3. Triple point of a pure substance is a point at which
- liquid and vapour exist together
- solid and liquid exist together
- solid and vapour exist together
- solid, liquid and vapour exist together
Answer: solid, liquid and vapour exist together
Q.4. Triple point of a pure substance on p-V diagram is represented by a
- point
- line
- curve
- triangle
Answer: line
Q.5. A substance above critical temperature is
- solid
- liquid
- gas
- vapour
- supersaturated fluid
Answer: supersaturated fluid
Q.6. The latent heat of vaporisation at critical point is
- less than zero
- greater than zero
- equal to zero
- none of the above
Answer: equal to zero
Q.7. With the increase in pressure
- boiling point of water increases and enthalpy of evaporation increases
- boiling point of water increases and enthalpy of evaporation increases
- boiling point of water decreases and enthalpy of evaporation increases
- none of the above
Answer: boiling point of water increases and enthalpy of evaporation increases
Q.8. With the increase in pressure
- enthalpy of dry saturated steam increases
- enthalpy of dry saturated steam decreases
- enthalpy of dry saturated steam remains same
- none of the above
Answer: enthalpy of dry saturated steam decreases
Q.9. Dryness fraction of steam is defined as
- mass of water vapour in suspension/(mass of water vapour in suspension + mass of dry steam)
- mass of dry steam/mass of water vapour in suspension
- mass of dry steam/(mass of dry steam + mass of water vapour in suspension)
- none of the above
Answer: mass of dry steam/(mass of dry steam + mass of water vapour in suspension)
Q.10. The specific volume of water when heated at 0°C
- First increases and then decreases
- First decreases and then increases
- Increases steadily
- Decreases steadily
Answer: First decreases and then increases
Q.11. Only throttling calorimeter is used for measuring
- Very low dryness fraction upto 0.7
- Very high dryness fraction upto 0.98
- Dryness fraction of only low pressure steam
- Dryness fraction of only high pressure steam
Answer: Very high dryness fraction upto 0.98
Q.12. The water tubes in a simple vertical boiler are
- horizontal
- vertical
- inclined
- nothing
Answer: horizontal
Q.13. Lancashire boiler is a
- stationary fire tube boiler
- internally fired boiler
- horizontal boiler
- natural circulation boiler
- All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q.14. The diameter of internal flue tubes of a Lancashire boiler is about …… of its shell
- 1/4
- 1/3
- 2/5
- ½
Answer: 2/5
Q.15. Locomotive boiler is a
- single tube, horizontal internally fired and stationary boiler
- single tube, vertical externally fired and stationary boiler
- Multitubular, horizontal internally fired and mobile boiler
- Multitubular, horizontal externally fired and stationary boiler
Answer: Multitubular, horizontal internally fired and mobile boiler
Q.16. Which of the following is a water tube boiler?
- Lancashire boiler
- Babcock and Wilcox boiler
- Locomotive boiler
- Cochran boiler
Answer: Babcock and Wilcox boiler
Q.17. Water tube boilers produce steam at pressure than that of fire tube boilers
- Lower
- Higher
- Equal
- Can’t say
Answer: Higher
Q.18. The Locomotive boiler has
- 137 fire tubes and 44 superheated tubes
- 147 fire tubes and 34 superheated tubes
- 157 fire tubes and 24 superheated tubes
- 167 fire tubes and 14 superheated tubes
Answer: 157 fire tubes and 24 superheated tubes
Q.19. The air pressure at the fuel bed is reduced below that of atmosphere by means of a fan placed at or near the bottom of the chimney to produce a draught, such a draught is called
- Natural draught
- Induced
- Forced draught
- Balanced draught
Answer: Induced
Q.20. The draught may be produced by a
- Mechanical fun
- Chimney
- Steam jet
- All of these
Answer: All of these
Q.21. The draught in locomotive boilers is produced by a
- Chimney
- Centrifugal fan
- Steam jet
- None of these
Answer: Steam jet
Q.22. The draught produced by a steam jet issuing from a nozzle placed in the chimney is called
- induced steam jet draught
- forced steam jet draught
- height of chimney
- all of these
Answer: induced steam jet draught
Q.23. The chimney draught varies with
- climatic conditions
- temperature of furnace gases
- height of chimney
- all of these
Answer: all of these
Q.24. Which of the following statements is wrong?
- The mechanical draught reduces the height of chimney
- The natural draught reduces the fuel consumption
- A balanced draught is a combination of induced and forced draught
- all of the above
- none of these
Answer: The natural draught reduces the fuel consumption
Q.25. The amount of water evaporated in kg/kg of fuel burnt is called
- equivalent evaporation from and at 100°C
- evaporative capacity of a boiler
- boiler efficiency
- none of the above
Answer: equivalent evaporation from and at 100°C
Q.26. The ratio of the heat actually used in producing the steam to the heat liberated in the furnace is called
- equivalent evaporation from and at 100°C
- evaporative capacity of boiler
- boiler efficiency
- none of the above
Answer: boiler efficiency
Q.27. A device attached to the steam chest for preventing explosions due to excessie internal pressure is called
- Safety valve
- Water level indicator
- Pressure gauge
- Fusible plug
Answer: Safety valve
Q.28. A safety valve mainly used with locomotive and marine boilers is
- lever safety valve
- high pressure valve
- dead weight safety valve
- spring loaded safety valve
Answer: spring loaded safety valve