Mechanical Engineering MCQs

2075 MCQs  (Page 144 of 208)

Deaeration of feed water is carried out because it reduces ____________________?
A. Cavitation of .boiler feed pumps
B. Corrosion caused by oxygen
C. Heat transfer coefficient
D. Ph value of water
During storage, the heating value of coal __________________?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. May increase or decrease depending upon the method of storage
For the same diameter and thickness of tube, a water tube boiler compared to a fire tube boiler has ____________________?
A. More heating surface
B. Less heating surface
C. Equal heating surface
D. Heating surface depends on other parameters
Film boling occurs at _______________________?
A. Very low pressure
B. Atmospheric pressures
C. Medium pressures
D. Very high pressures
The feed check valve is used in order to ______________________?
A. Regulate flow of boiler water
B. Check level of water in boiler drum
C. Recirculate unwanted feed water
D. Allow high pressure feed water to flow to drum and not allow reverse flow to take place