mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 166

Practise multiple-choice questions from mechanical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

3304. The average calorific value of wood is about : __________?
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A. 25000 kj/kg

B. 33500 kj/kg

C. 23000 kj/kg

D. 19700 kj/kg
3307. In turbulence chamber in diesel engine__________________?
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A. the shape and layout of the piston crown, the inlet port, and the valve produce the turbulent effect of fuel mixture

B. only a part of air charge is contained in an auxiliary chamber in which the fuel starts to burn with insufficient air which due to explosion tendency mixes thoroughly into main cylinder charge

C. there are no valves

D. fuel is injected into an auxiliary chamber that is separated from the cylinder by an orifice or throat

E. fuel is partly burnt by spark

3308. Deposition of carbon in petrol engine cylinder would result in increase of__________________?
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A. compression ratio

B. swept volume

C. volumetric efficiency

D. clearance volume

E. mean effective pressure

3311. A two stroke engine is usually identified by__________________?
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A. absence of valves

B. size of flywheel

C. location of fuel tank

D. type of lubrication system

E. weight of engine

3312. The basic requirement of a good combustion chamber is___________________?
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A. minimum turbulence

B. low compression ratio

C. high power output and high thermal efficiency

D. high compression ratio

E. low volumetric efficiency

3313. A two stroke crank compressed engine has following ports in the cylinder_______________?
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A. transfer port and exhaust port

B. suction port and transfer port

C. suction port, exhaust port and transfer port

D. transfer port only

E. suction port and exhaust port

3314. For water, at pressures below atmospheric___________________?
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A. melting point drops slightly and boiling point drops slightly

B. melting point rises slightly and boiling point drops markedly

C. melting point rises markedly and boiling point drops markedly

D. melting point drops slightly and boiling point drops markedly

E. none of the above

3315. The function of injector used in small steam plants is to________________?
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A. control steam temperature by injecting water

B. dose chemicals in feed water

C. create vacuum in furnace

D. create vacuum at turbine exhaust

E. pump feed water
3317. Hard coke is produced by carborisation of coal at_______________?
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A. 120O-1500C

B. 70O-850C

C. 95O-1100C

D. atmospheric temperature

E. 500-600C

3318. Which of the following is a water tube boiler_________________?
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A. Cochran boiler

B. locomotive boiler

C. Lancashire boiler

D. Cornish boiler

E. Babcock and Wilcox boiler
3319. Hard coke is used in________________?
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A. cement industry

B. locomotives

C. blast furnace

D. thermal power plant

E. domestic use

3320. Lancashire boiler is a__________________?
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A. water tube boiler with natural/forced circulation

B. none of the above

C. stationary fire tube boiler

D. mobile fire tube boiler

E. stationary water tube boiler