Q. The value of the reheat factor varies from

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Q. The steam enters the nozzle at a

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Q. The difference of supersaturated temperature and saturation temperature at that pressure is called

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Q. The maximum efficiency of a reaction turbine is

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Q. The ratio of the useful heat drop to the isentropic heat drop is called

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Q. The efficiency of steam turbines may be improved by

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Q. In a reaction turbine, when steam flows through the fixed blades,

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Q. The discharge of steam in a convergent-divergent nozzle __________ after the throat (i.e. in the divergent portion of the nozzle)

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Q. The rate of discharge through the nozzle __________ when the exit pressure is gradually reduced.

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Q. The velocity of steam leaving the nozzle (V) is given by (where K = Nozzle coefficient or nozzle efficiency, and hd = Enthalpy or heat drop during expansion of steam in a nozzle)

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Q. In a nozzle, whole frictional loss is assumed to occur between

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Q. The critical pressure ratio for initially wet steam is

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Q. A nozzle is said to be a convergent nozzle

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Q. A turbine is said to have an axial discharge when the steam leaves the blade tip at __________ to the direction of the blade motion.

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Q. The flow through a nozzle is regarded as

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Q. The ratio of total useful heat drop to the total isentropic heat drop, is called

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Q. The pressure at which the steam leaves the nozzle is known as back pressure.

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Q. The critical pressure gives the velocity of steam at the throat

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Q. The Parsons' reaction turbine has

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Q. The action of steam in a steam turbine is

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