Mechanical Engineering MCQs

2075 MCQs  (Page 143 of 208)

The proximate analysis of fuel lists__________________?
A. Various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen etc, plus ash as per-cents by volume
B. Various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc, plus ash as per-cents by weight
C. Fuel constituents as percents by volume of mositure, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
D. Fuel constituents as percents by weight of mositure, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
The safety valve on boiler drum compared to safety valve on super heater is set at ________________?
A. Same value
B. Higher value
C. Lower value
D. Lower/higher depending on steam flow
Gardually increasing temperature of flue gases at inlet to chimney for given steam outputs is an indication of__________________?
A. Higher effectiveness of boiler
B. High calorific value coal being burnt
C. Fouling of heat transfer surfaces
D. Raising of steam temperature
The three “Ts” for good combustion are____________________?
A. Temperature, time, and turbulance
B. Total air, true fuel, and turbulance
C. Thorough mixing, total air, and temperature
D. Total air, time, and temperature
Feed water conditioning in thermal power plants in done to__________________?
A. Reduce hardness and for removal of solids
B. Increase efficiency-of thermal power plant
C. Increase *heat transfer rate
D. Increase steam parameters
Calorific value of coal is of the order of _______________________?
A. 200-400 kcal/kg
B. 800-1200 kcal/kg
C. 2000-4000 kcal/kg
D. 5000-8000 kcal/kg
Boiler parameters are expressed by ___________________?
A. Tonnes/hr. of steam
B. Pressure of steam in kg/cm2
C. Temperature of steam in °c
D. All of the above
Overfire burning is the phenomenon of _____________________?
A. Supply of excess, air
B. Supply of excess coal
C. Burning co and unburnts in upper zone of furnace by supplying more air
D. Fuel bed firing