Mechanical Engineering MCQs

2075 MCQs  (Page 140 of 208)

Ball valves are commonly used to_________?
A. Throttle flow
B. Check flow
C. Change flow direction
D. Start/stop flow
Which tool is used to measure gap size in a rough alignment?
A. Inside caliper
B. Dial indicator
C. Feeler gage
D. Measuring tape
The stress developed in a material at breaking point in extension is called__________?
A. Breaking stress
B. Fracture stress
C. Yield point stress
D. Proof stress
In forced circulation type boiler__________________?
A. Heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and hot water which rise to drum
B. Water is supplied in drum and through down-comers located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
C. Feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in water wall type furnace
D. Water is converted into steam in one pass without any recirculation
The overall efficiency of thermal power plant is________________?
A. Boiler efficiency, turhine efficiecny, generator efficiency
B. All the three above plus gas cycle efficiency
C. Carnot cycle efficiency
D. Regenerative cycle efficiency