A. to maintain pressure below atmospheric to increase work output from the primemover
B. to receive large volumes of steam exhausted from steam prime mover
C. to condense large volumes of steam to water which may be used again in boiler
D. all of the above
Related Mcqs:
- The thermal efficiency of the engine with condenser as compared to without condenser, for a given pressure and temperature of steam, is_____________?
A. higher
B. lower
C. same as long as initial pressure and temperature is unchanged
D. none of the above - The ratio of exit pressure to inlet pressure of maximum mass flow rate per area of steam through a nozzle when steam is initially superheated is__________?
A. 0.555
B. 0.578
C. 0.5457
D. 0.6 - Steam turbines commonly used in steam power station are__________?
A. condensing type
B. non-condensing type
C. none of the above - Steam pressure in a steam power station, which is usually kept now-a-days is of the order of____________?
A. 20 kgf/cm2
B. 50 kgf/cm2
C. 100 kgf/cm2
D. 150 kgf/cm2 - Rankine cycle efficiency of a good steam power plant may be in the range of____________?
A. 15 to 20 per cent
B. 35 to 45 per cent
C. 70 to 80 per cent
D. 90 to 95 per ceut - Reheat cycle in steam power plant is used to________________?
A. utilise heat of flue gases
B. increase thermal efficiency
C. improve condenser performance
D. reduce loss of heat - The isentropic expansion of steam through nozzle for the steam initially superheated at inlet is approximated by equation__________?
A. pvls=C
B. pv1126 = C
C. pv1A = C
D. pv = C - The ratio of exit pressure to inlet pressure for maximum mass flow rate per unit area of steam through a nozzle when steam is initially dry saturated is___________?
A. 0.6
B. 0.578
C. 0.555
D. 0.5457 - The isentropic expansion of steam through nozzle for the steam initially dry saturated at inlet is approximated by equation?
A. pv = C
B. pv1A = C
C. pv1i = C
D. pv - In a surface condenser if air is removed, there is___________?
A. fall in absolute pressure maintained in condenser
B. rise in absolute pressure maintained in condenser
C. no change in absolute pressure in the condenser
D. rise in temperature of condensed steam
