B) Back Pressure Steam Turbine

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MCQs

1. Non Condensing steam turbine can also be called as _________

b) Back pressure steam turbine

2. Condensing turbine is used for __________

a) central power generation

3. Steam turbine is classified on basis of __________


a) type of blades
b) exhausting condition
c) type of Steam flow
d) all of the mentioned

4. High pressure turbine is a Non-Condensing turbine due to __________

a) exhaust conditions

5. Impulse blades are in the shape of __________

c) Half moon

6. Astern turbines are used in _________

b) marine purposes

7. In condensing turbines vacuum is obtained by ____________

c) sudden drop in pressure and by removal of non condensable gases


8. Cross compound steam turbines are once used in _____________

b) marine ships
9. When steam reaches turbine blades the type of force responsible for moving turbine
blades are _____________

a) Axial force
10. Reaction turbine works with the force obtained from change in pressure energy.

A - True
11- . A steam turbine converts the output from a steam generator into?
a) Shaft work

12 - The energy conversion occurring in a steam turbine is a ______ step process.

b) 2

13- A steam turbine is basically an assemblage of?

c) nozzle & blades

14- Depending on whether the back pressure is below or equal to the atmospheric
pressure, how many types of turbines do exist?

b) 2
15- The overall steam turbine generator arrangement of a power plant is designated as
________ compound on the basis of shaft orientation.

a) tandem
b) cross
c) both of the mentioned
d) none of the mentioned

16- A ______ is a duct through which velocity of a fluid increases at the expense of
pressure.

b) nozzle
17- A duct which decreases the velocity of fluid & causes a corresponding increase in
pressure is called?

b) diffuser
18- A regenerative steam cycle renders

d) decreased work output per unit mass of steam as well as


increased thermal efficiency
19- The reheat factor is the ratio of the

b) cumulative heat drop to the isentropic heat drop


20- Thermal equilibrium means that the flow of steam is
c) isentropic
21- Heat rate defines how much energy is to be expanded for obtaining an unit of useful
work.

a- True

22- What is heat rate in turbine ?

a) Heat required for unit of power generated in specific


conditions and specific fuel burning.
23- For calculating heat rate in steam turbines enthalpy is calculated.
b- True

24- Steam turbine governing can be defined as __________

c) controlling the flow rate of steam

25- Why is steam turbine governing used ?

b) To maintain steam speed constant


26- In nozzle governing the flow rate is controlled by ____________

a) opening and closing the valves at nozzle

27- During overload of turbines __________ are used.


c) bypass governing

28- When is emergency governing used ?

a) Speed of shaft increased above 110%

29- When balancing of the turbine is disturbed ___________ is used.


c) Emergency governor

30- When lubrication is failed _____________ is used.

b) Emergency governor

31- _______ of electricity in United States is produced using steam turbine.


a) 88%

32- When steam pressure ________ it becomes superficial fluid.

b) Increases
33- Steam turbines used in nuclear reactors use __________
a) Superficial fluids
34- ________ and pressure of the superficial steam are at critical points.
c) temperature
35- Superficial steam power plants operate at _____ temperatures.
a) high

36- Energy efficiency of superficial steam is _________

b) high

37- Superficial steam turbines can be operated at ________


c) high speeds
38- Superficial steam turbines releases _______ CO2.
a) high

39- In double acting steam engine pressure acts on the both sides of the valves.

a) True

40- Boiler extracts heat from the working fluid.


a- True

41- Which of the following is not a type of steam turbine?

c) Pelton wheel turbine


42- Which statement about impulse turbine is true?
a) Steam expands over blades
b) Steam expends completely in stationary nozzels
c) Steam expends partially over nozzle and turbine blades
d) Steam expends over blades incompletely

43- Which statement about reaction turbine is false?

a) Steam does not expand in nozzle


b) Blades acts like nozzles
c) Steam expands as flows over the rotor blades
d) Steam continuously losses its heat as flows over the rotor blades

44- Reaction turbines are characterized by ___________


a) relatively low RPM and steam expension over nozzle
b) relatively high RPM and steam expension over nozzle
c) relatively low RPM and steam expension over rotor blades
d) relatively high RPM and steam expansion over rotor blades

45- In condensing turbine what is the back pressure of the turbine?

d) Below atmospheric pressure

46- The turbine in which steam enters the blade tip nearest the axis of the wheel and flows
towards the circumference is called _____________

b) radial flow turbine


47- Majority of the turbines are axial flow type.
a) True
48- Which turbines are employed for driving alternator at synchronous speed?

a) Central Station turbine


49- Read the statements below.

I. The built up rotor is cheaper and easier to manufacture.


II. The high pressure and intermediate pressure rotors are always of integral type.
a) Only statement I is correct
b) Only statement II is correct
c) I and II are correct
d) I and II are wrong

50-In velocity compounding the steam is expanded from the boiler pressure to
condenser pressure in one set of stationary blades on nozzle.

a) True

51- What does thermodynamic efficiency of steam turbine means ?

a) Ratio of power developed to the power that can be developed by


ideal turbine
52- What does aerodynamic efficiency mean ?
a) Energy that can be extracted from a given volume of steam at given temperature
and pressure

53- If efficiency of boiler increases then efficiency of steam turbine ______

b) increases
54- If condenser efficiency increases then overall efficiency of steam turbine _______

a—increases
55- What does combustion efficiency mean ?

a) Boiler ability to burn the fuel to fuel that is not burned and
amount of air present at exit
56- What does fluid to fuel efficiency mean ?
a) It indicates the overall efficiency of the boiler

57- The Total energy in the fuel is called as _____________

c) gross calorific value


58- Flue gases _______ efficiency.

b) increases
59- Nozzle efficiency can be defined by __________

a) ratio of kinetic energy of the steam leaving the nozzle to the


potential energy available with the steam while entering

60- What is the typical efficiency of the nozzle ?


b) 0.9-0.99

61- Gas turbine controls are classified into ____ types.


b- 2

62- DSC interface is used in __________

c) compressor & turbine drive

63- In gas turbines Load control is available in _______

b) generator drives

64- 4. Communication interfaces are ___________ in steam drives.


A) available

65- . Steam turbine performance is expressed in _______

b) steam rate
66- Gas turbine performance is expressed in terms of _______

c) heat rate

67- Gas turbine performance is directly proportional to the ______

a) inlet air density

68- In a gas turbine power produced is _________ to inlet air density.

b) directly proportional

69- In a gas turbine when firing temperature is __________ engine efficiency changes.

a) increased

70- In steam turbines vapor and vapor conditions change with time.

a) True

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