Q. A safety valve mainly used with locomotive and marine boilers is

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Q. Which of the following boiler is best suited to meet the fluctuating demand of steam ?

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Q. Which of the following statement is correct ?

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Q. The draught produced by a steam jet issuing from a nozzle placed in the ashpit under the fire grate of the furnace is called

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Q. Which of the following statement is wrong ?

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Q. The function of a crosshead is to guide motion of the __________ and to prevent it from bending.

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Q. The cylinder dimensions of a compound engine may be designed on the basis of

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Q. The function of a piston rod is

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Q. A single acting steam engine produces __________ power than that of double acting steam engine.

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Q. The pressure of steam in the engine cylinder at the beginning of the stroke is __________ the boiler pressure.

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Q. The function of a flywheel is

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Q. The rate of steam produced in Benson boiler is

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Q. In natural circulation steam boilers, the circulation of water is by convection currents which are set up during the heating of water.

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Q. The object of producing draught in a boiler is

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Q. In a glass tube type water indicator for a boiler, one end of the tube is connected to water space and the other end is connected to

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Q. In water tube boilers

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Q. Which of the following statement is wrong ?

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Q. A grate, in a boiler, is a place in the combustion chamber upon which fuel (wood or coal) is burnt.

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Q. The fire tubes in a Scotch marine boiler are

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Q. In a reciprocating steam engine, the heat energy in the steam is converted into mechanical work by the to and fro motion of the piston.

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