A. remains same
B. increases
C. decreases
D. behaves unpredictably
E. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- The latent heat of steam at pressures greater than atmospheric in comparison to latent heat at atmospheric pressure is__________________?
A. less
B. more
C. equal
D. may be less or more depending on temperature
E. unpredictable - Latent heat of dry steam at atmospneric pressure is equal to____________________?
A. 539 kcal/kg
B. 539 BTU/lb
C. 427 kcal/kg
D. 100 kcal/kg
E. 471 kcal/kg - The bulk modulus of elasticity with increase in pressure__________________?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. increases first up to certain limit and then decreases
E. unpredictable - The critical pressure at which latent heat of vaporisation is zero is________________?
A. 225.65 kgf/cm2
B. 273 kgf/cm2
C. 100 kgf/cm2
D. 1 kgf/cm2
E. – 1 kgf/cm2 - The pressure at which latent heat of vaporisation of water is zero, is_________________?
A. below atmospheric pressure
B. 1 kg/cm2
C. 100 kg/cm2
D. 170 kg/cm2
E. 225.6 kg/cm2 - The ratio of heat utilised to produce steam and the heat liberated in furnace is known as___________________?
A. boiler effectiveness
B. boiler evaporative capacity
C. factor of evaporation
D. equivalent evaporation
E. boiler efficiency - One kg of steam sample contains 0.8 kg dry steam; it’s dryness fraction is__________________?
A. 0.2
B. 0.8
C. 1.0
D. 0.6
E. 0.5 - In an experiment to determine dryness fraction of steam, the mass of water separated was 1.2 kg in 15 mts and the mass of steam passed out in same time was 4.8 kg. Dryness fraction is__________________?
A. 40%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 80%
E. 90% - Expanding steam to a very low pressure (high vacuum) in steam engines is _________________?
A. desirable
B. economical
C. essential
D. optional
E. uneconomical - Vacuum for reciprocating steam engines compared to steam turbines is__________________?
A. more
B. equal
C. less
D. could be more or less depending on the size of plant
E. none of the above
