Which of the following boiler is best suited to meet the fluctuating demand of steam ? September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. Locomotive boiler [B]. Lancashire boiler [C]. Cornish boiler [D]. Babcock and Wilcox boiler ✅ The correct answer is option A.
An air preheater is installed September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. before the economiser [B]. before the superheater [C]. between the economiser and chimney [D]. none of these ✅ The correct answer is option C.
A device used to increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure, is called September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. blow off cock [B]. fusible plug [C]. superheater [D]. stop valve ✅ The correct answer is option C.
The diameter of Cornish boiler varies from September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. 0.5 to 1 m [B]. 1 to 2 m [C]. 1.25 to 2.5 m [D]. 2 to 3 m ✅ The correct answer is option B.
When the circulation of water, in a boiler, is by a centrifugal pump, then the boiler is known as September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. internally fired boiler [B]. externally fired boiler [C]. natural circulation boiler [D]. forced circulation boiler ✅ The correct answer is option D.
A safety valve usually employed with stationary boilers is September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. lever safety valve [B]. dead weight safety valve [C]. high steam and low water safety valve [D]. all of these ✅ The correct answer is option D.
In a uniflow engine September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. steam enters and exhausts through the same port [B]. steam enters at one end and exhausts at the centre [C]. steam enters at the centre and exhausts at the other end [D]. none of the above ✅ The correct answer is option B.
A draught produced by a chimney due to the difference of densities between the hot gases inside the chimney and cold atmospheric air outside it, is called natural draught. September 14, 2025 by Admin [A]. Yes [B]. No null null ✅ The correct answer is option A.
Which of the following statement is correct ? September 14, 2025 by Admin A fire tube boiler occupies less space than a water tube boiler, for a given power. Steam at a high pressure and in large quantities can be produced with a simple vertical boiler. A simple vertical boiler has one fire tube. all of the above ✅ The correct answer is option C.
The natural draught is produced by September 14, 2025 by Admin steam jet centrifugal fan chimney both (a) and (b) ✅ The correct answer is option C.