Pipe CNS 04
Pipe CNS 04
Pipe CNS 04
This is a type of reaction turbine usually with typical spiral casing where
water enters the runner radially at its outer periphery and changes
direction (imparting energy to the runner) while flowing along the complex-
shaped profiles to discharge axially. It is the most widely used type of
hydraulic turbine for modern power generation purposes.
a. Pelton Turbine c. Turgo Turbine
b. Francis Turbine d. Kaplan Turbine
This is a propeller- type reaction turbine with both adjustable guide vanes
and runner blades.
a. Kaplan Turbine c. Turgo Turbine
b. Pelton Turbine d. Cross-flow
The power output of this plant depends on the water flow in the river; at
low river flows the output decreases accordingly.
a. Pumped Storage Plant c. Storage Plant
b. Run-of-River Plant d. All of the above
A kind of fluid flow where in the fluid travels parallel to the adjacent
layers and the paths of individual particles do not cross or intersect.
a. Turbulent flow c. Critical flow
b. Laminar flow d. Steady flow
These are movable vertical vanes that are actuated by the governor to
control the flow of water and therefore the energy supplied to the runner.
a. Spillway c. Headrace pipe
b. Runner d. Wicket gate
The functions of this hydraulic turbine part are: (1) It enables the
turbine to be set above the tailwater level without losing any head
thereby. and (2) It reduces the head loss at submerged discharge to
increase the net head available to the turbine runner.
a. Spiral casing c. Wicket gate
b. Draft tube d. Butterfly valve
It is a tank with free surface provided at the transition from the low-
pressure headrace or tunnel to the penstock. It protects the headrace pipe
or tunnel from excessive changes in pressure and supplying or storing water
as required.
a. Surge tank c. Butterfly valve
b. Draft tube d. Spillway
The rotating part of the turbine where the water imparts its energy onto
the turbine shaft.
a. Runner c. Impeller
b. Flywheel d. Lobe
The formation and collapse of vapor bubbles that occurs when the pump inlet
suction pressure falls to or below the vapor pressure of the liquid is
called
a. Priming c. Foaming
b. Cavitation d. Net positive suction head
A flow at low Reynolds number with smooth steam lines and shear and
conduction effects owing entirely to the fluids molecular viscosity and
conductivity.
a. Turbulent c. Critical
b. Laminar d. Non-viscous
The fact that the buoyant force on a floating object is equal to the weight
of displaced liquid is known as
a. Bernoullis theorem c. Archimedes principle
b. Continuity equation d. Law of Conservation of mass
The velocity of fluid is zero at the wall and maximum at the center because
of the
a. velocity effect c. viscous effect
b. temperature effect d. none of the above
This is a type of water turbine where a jet of water is made to fall on the
blades or buckets and due to the impulse of water the turbine will start
moving.
a. Steam turbine c. Reaction turbine
b. Francis turbine d. Pelton wheel turbine
In this type of reactor, the water is heated by the nuclear fuel and boils
to steam directly into the reactor vessel. It is then piped directly to the
turbine. The turbine spins, driving the electrical generator, producing
electricity.
a. Heavy Water Reactor c. Boiling Water Reactor
b. Pressurized Water Reactor d. All of the above
These boron coated steel rods are used to regulate the rate of fission
chain reaction. They are withdrawn from the core to start the chain
reaction and inserted all the way into the core to stop it.
a. Control Rods c. Moderator
b. Coolant d. Reflector
In general usage, the term combined cycle power plant describes the
combination of a gas turbine generator(s) (____________________ cycle) with
turbine exhaust waste boiler(s) and steam turbine generator(s) (Rankine
cycle) for the production of electrical power.
a. Diesel Cycle c. Otto Cycle
b. Reheat Cycle d. Brayton Cycle
It is the coal ash that exits a combustion chamber in the flue gas and is
captured by air pollution control equipment such as electrostatic
precipitators, baghouses, and wet scrubbers.
a. Ash c. Bottoming Ash
b. Fly Ash d. Refuse
Also known as brown coal, it is the lowest-rank solid coal with a calorific
value of less than 8,300 Btu/lb on a moist mineral-matter free basis.
a. Bituminous coal c. Peat
b. Lignite d. Anthracite
It means using the same energy source for more than one purpose, such as
using the waste heat from an engine for space heating.
a. Superposing c. Topping
b. Cogeneration d. Combined Cycle Plant
The minimum amount of air required for the complete combustion of fuel.
a. Stoichiometric Air c. Excess Air
b. Actual Air d. Percentage excess air
The device or instrument used for measuring the calorific value of a unit
mass of fuel is called:
a. calorimeter c. salinometer
b. pyrometer d. thermometer
During a combustion process, the components which exist before the reaction
are called ______
a. reactants c. products
b. flue gases d. none of the above
The minimum amount of air needed for the complete combustion of fuel is
called ________
a. excess air c. theoretical air
b. combustion air d. none of the above
A gas which will not be found in the flue gases produced from the complete
combustion of fuel oil is
a. carbon dioxide c. hydrogen
b. oxygen d. nitrogen
The higher heating value is determined when the water in the products of
combustion is in
a. solid form c. vapor form
b liquid form d. gas form
ANSWER: (C) Presence of minimum oxygen, maximum carbon dioxide and nil
combustibles in the flue gas.
ANSWER: (A)
ANSWER: (D)
The effective weight of the brake arm when the brake band is loose.
a. Tare Weight c. Gross Load
b. Net Load d. Net Tension
The ratio of the actual power of the engine to its ideal power.
a. Mechanical efficiency c. Thermal efficiency
b. Generator efficiency d. Engine efficiency
The ratio of the cylinder volumes after and before the combustion process.
a. Compression ratio c. Expansion ratio
b. Cutoff ratio d. All of the above
The position of the piston when it forms the smallest volume in the
cylinder.
a. Crank End Dead Center Position c. Bottom Dead Center Position
b. Head End Dead Center Position d. Clearance Volume
The position of the piston when it forms the largest volume in the
cylinder.
a. Crank End Dead Center Position c.Top Dead Center Position
b. Head End Dead Center Position d. Clearance Volume
The minimum volume formed in the cylinder when the piston is at the top
dead center.
a. Displacement volume c. Clearance volume
b. Cylinder Volume d. None of the above
Draws fuel from tank through the primary fuel filter. This provides flow
throughout the low portion of the fuel system.
a. Fuel injection pump c. Fuel transfer pump
b. Valve lifter d. Oil pan
Are steel tubes with seat at both ends and bridges the motion from camshaft
to rocker arm.
a. Push rod c. Valve lifter
b. Suction bell d. Flywheel
These are used to seal the gasses within the cylinder and to keep oil out.
a. Piston Rings c. Combustion Chamber
b. Cylinder Liner d. Piston Plug
The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands of the system to the
overall maximum demand of the whole system.
a. Demand Factor c. Capacity Factor
b. Load Factor d. Diversity Factor
The sum of the continuous ratings of all the equipment and outlets on the
customers circuit.
a. Reserve load c. Maximum demand
b. Peak load d. Connected load
The ratio of the brake mean effective pressure to the indicated mean
effective pressure.
a. Mechanical efficiency c. Brake engine efficiency
b. Indicated engine efficiency d. Brake thermal
efficiency
The ratio of the combined engine efficiency to the brake engine efficiency.
a. Combined engine efficiency c. Generator efficiency
b. Combined thermal efficiency d. Brake engine efficiency
The ratio of the average load to that of the peak load of a plant is
called:
a. output factor c. demand factor
b. load factor d. capacity factor
The ratio of the peak load to the connected load is known as:
a. output factor c. demand factor
b. load factor d. capacity factor
A series of processes during which the initial state point and the final
state point are the same.
a. Process c. Change of state
b. Cycle d. All of the above
A system in which the mass inflow and outflow are not equal or vary with
time and in which the mass within the system changes with time.
The point at which the saturated liquid and saturated vapor states are
identical.
a. Critical point c. Triple point
b. Saturated liquid-vapor point d. Saturation Point
A boiler steam pressure gage should have a range of at least _______ times
the maximum allowable working pressure.
a. 1.0 c. 1.25
b. 1.50 d. 1.75
ANSWER: (D)
ANSWER: (A)
How can the average temperature during heat rejection process of a Rankine
cycle be decreased?
a. increase boiler pressure
b. increase inlet turbine pressure
c. increase condenser pressure
d. reduce turbine exit pressure
What is commonly done to a vapor power cycle when the turbine has excessive
moisture?
a. frosting c. diffusing
b. reheating d. dehumidifying
The sum of all the energies of all the molecules in a system, energies that
appear in several complex forms.
a. Enthalpy c. Internal Energy
b. Kinetic Energy d. Potential Energy
The efficiencies of all reversible heat engines operating between the same
two reservoirs ________.
a. differ c. are the same
b. are unequal d. none of the above
This type of heat exchanger allows fluids to flow at right angles to each
other
a. Series flow c. Parallel flow
b. Cross flow d. Counter flow
The fact the total energy in any one energy system remains constant is
called the principle of _______.
a. Conservation of Energy
b. Conservation of Mass
c. Second Law of Thermodynamics
d. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
A process for which the inlet and outlet enthalpies are the same
a. Isentropic c. Enthalpy Conservation
b. Throttling d. Steady State
The sum of energies of all the molecules in system, energies that appear in
several complex forms.
a. Kinetic Energy c. Internal Energy
b. External Energy d. Flow Work
ANSWER: (B)
This law states that all energy received as heat by a heat-engine cannot
be converted into mechanical work.
a. 1st Law of Thermodynamics
b. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
c. 3rd Law of Thermodynamics
d. All of the above.
In an ideal Rankine cycle with fixed boiler and condenser pressure. What is
the effect of superheating the steam to a higher temperature to the cycle
thermal efficiency?
a. the cycle thermal efficiency will increase
b. the cycle thermal efficiency will decrease
c. the cycle thermal efficiency will remain constant
d. none of the above
In this type of boiler, the water passes through the tubes while the flue
gases burn outside the tubes.
a. Water-tube boiler c. Fire-tube Boiler
b. Steam generator d. Electric Boiler
It is a heat exchanger which utilizes the heat of the flue gases to preheat
the air needed for combustion.
a. Economizer c. Feedwater heater
b. Reheater d. Air preheater
It is the ratio of the mass of water vapor in a certain volume of moist air
at a given temperature to the mass of water vapor in the same volume of
saturated air at the same temperature.
a. Humidity ratio c. Specific humidity
b. Humidity d. Relative Humidity
Air whose condition is such that any decrease in temperature will result in
condensation of water vapor into liquid.
a. Saturated air c. Unsaturated air
b. Saturated vapor d. Moist air
The temperature where the relative humidity becomes 100% and where the
water vapor starts to condense is known as ___________________.
a. dry-bulb temperature c. wet-bulb temperature
b. dewpoint temperature d. saturation temperature
This system combines two vapor-compression units, with the condenser of the
low-temperature system discharging its heat to the evaporator of the high-
temperature system.
a. Cascade systems c. Binary system
b. Multi-stage system d. Multi-pressure system
ANSWER: (B)
ANSWER: (C)
ANSWER: (B)
The temperature at which the water vapor content of moist air begins to
condense when air is cooled at constant pressure
a. Dew Point Temperature c. Dry Bulb Temperature
b. Wet Bulb Temperature d. Condensing temperature
ANSWER: (A)
ANSWER: (A)
ANSWER: (B)
What is the pressure of the refrigerant between the expansion valve and the
intake of the compressor in a multi pressure refrigeration system?
a. High-side pressure c. Condensing pressure
b. Discharge pressure d. Low-side pressure