Thermal equivalent of electrical power in practical calculation is _______________ kcal/kWh ?

Related Mcqs:

1. For which pair of the fuel gases, calorific value (C.V.) of one fuel is almost double that of the other on volume basis (i.e., kcal/Nm3) while the C.V. is same on weight basis (i.e., kcal/kg) ?

   A. Propane and acetylene
   B. Propane and LPG
   C. Sewage gas and gobar gas
   D. B.F gas and coke oven gas

2. The usual energy consumption in electric arc furnace steel making is _____________ KWh/ton of steel ?

   A. 60 – 100
   B. 400 – 700
   C. 1200 -1500
   D. 2000 – 2300

3. Production of one ton of paper in Indian paper industry consumes about ____________ kWh of electricity ?

   A. 300
   B. 800
   C. 1400
   D. 2000

4. Direct conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy is facilitated by the____________________?

   A. Fuel cells
   B. Photo voltaic cell
   C. Magneto hydrodynamic generator
   D. None of these

5. The ratio of thermal & electrical conductivity is same for all the metals at the same temperature; and at around room temperature, this ratio is proportional to(where, T = absolute temperature, °K) ?

   A. T
   B. 1/T
   C. T2
   D. 1/T2

6. Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is measured by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal well. The thermal well made of ______________ will facilitate the most accurate measurement of the temperature ?

   A. Copper
   B. Steel
   C. Aluminium
   D. Brass

7. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is proportional to (where, k = Thermal conductivity) ____________________?

   A. 1/k
   B. k
   C. k2
   D. 1/k2

8. A furnace is made of a refractory brick wall of thickness 0.5 metre and thermal conductivity 0.7 W/m.°K For the same temperature drop and heat loss, this refractory wall can be replaced by a layer of diatomaceous earth of thermal conductivity 0.14 W/m.K and thickness ______________ metre?

   A. 0.01
   B. 0.1
   C. 0.25
   D. 0.5

9. Induced draft fans provided in large thermal power plant boilers have __________________ blades?

   A. Forward curved
   B. Backward curved
   C. Double curved
   D. Radial or straight

10. Thermodynamic cycle involved in the working of a thermal power plant is the ______________ cycle ?

    A. Joule
    B. Carnot
    C. Rankine
    D. Brayton