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Mechanical Engineering Mcqs

Sulphur in coal results in___________________?

  • (A)  causing clinkering and slagging
  • (B)  corroding air heaters
  • (C)  spontaneous combustion during coal storage
  • (D)  facilitating ash precipitation
  • (E)  all of the above
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Green coal, in order to be burnt, must be____________________?

  • (A)  heated sufficiently
  • (B)  burnt in excess air
  • (C)  heated to its ignition point
  • (D)  burnt as powder
  • (E)  burnt as lumps
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In which of the following boilers, the draught in furnace is increased by utilising exhaust steam from engine__________________?

  • (A)  lancashire boiler
  • (B)  locomotive boiler
  • (C)  babcock and wilcox boiler
  • (D)  cochran boiler
  • (E)  benson boiler
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With increase in load, convection superheater has_______________________?

  • (A)  drooping characteristic
  • (B)  linear characterisstic
  • (C)  rising characteristic
  • (D)  flat characteristic
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In a recuperative air preheater, the heat is transferred____________________?

  • (A)  from a metal wall from one medium to another
  • (B)  from heating an itermediate material and then heating the air from this material
  • (C)  by direct mixing ,
  • (D)  heat is transferred by bleeding some gases from furnace
  • (E)  none of the above
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The temperature of flue gases at air heater outlet should be__________________?

  • (A)  100°C
  • (B)  above dew-point temperature of flue gases
  • (C)  below dew-point temperature of flue gases
  • (D)  less than wet bulb temperature of flue gases
  • (E)  above wet bulb temperature of flue gases
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


In designing air preheater, the important design consideration is that_________________?

  • (A)  approach temperature should be as low as possible
  • (B)  handling and maintenance should be easier
  • (C)  heat transfer area should be optimum
  • (D)  stack gases should not be cooled to the dew point
  • (E)  none of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The function of injector used in small capacity boilers is to____________________?

  • (A)  create vacuum
  • (B)  inject chemical solution in feed pump
  • (C)  pump water, similar to boiler feed pump
  • (D)  add make up water in the system
  • (E)  none of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The height of chimney in a power plant is governed by__________________?

  • (A)  the draft to be created
  • (B)  limitation of construction facilities
  • (C)  control of pollution
  • (D)  quantity of flue gases to be handled
  • (E)  all of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


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
Submitted By :Ali Uppal