Vapour Power Cycles

This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of Vapour Power Cycles

This includes the following:-

  1. Simple Steam Power Cycle and Rankine Cycle

  2. Actual Vapor Cycle Processes

  3. Mean Temperature of Heat Addition and Reheat Cycle

  4. Ideal Regenerative Cycle and Regenerative Cycle

  5. Reheat-Regenerative Cycle and Feedwater Heaters

  6. Characteristics of an Ideal Working Fluid in Vapor Power Cycles

  7. Binary Vapor Cycles

  8. Thermodynamics of Coupled Cycles

  9. Efficiencies in Steam Power Plant

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The correct sequence of expansion in a reheat cycle is

HP turbine – LP turbine – constant pressure in boiler HP turbine – constant pressure in boiler – LP turbine LP turbine – constant pressure in boiler – HP turbine LP turbine – HP turbine – constant pressure in boiler

To fix the maximum steam pressure at the inlet of turbine we need to first fix

The maximum steam temperature at turbine inlet

Minimum temperature of heat rejection

The minimum quality of steam at turbine exhaust

All of the mentioned

If we ____ the superheat at constant pressure then the cycle efficiency ____

Decrease, increases

Increase, decreases

Increase, increases

Decrease, decreases

The efficiency of Rankine cycle is given by

1 – (Q1/Q2)

1 – (Tmean/T2)

1 – (T2/Tmean)

None of the mentioned

In the Rankine cycle, heat is added reversibly at

Constant pressure and constant temperature

Constant pressure and infinite temperature

Infinite pressure and constant temperature

Infinite pressure and infinite temperature

Work output of turbine is ____ the work input to the pump.

Much larger

Much smaller

Equal to

None of the mentioned

Heat rate is given by (in kJ/kWh)

Cycle efficiency

3600 / cycle efficiency

Cycle efficiency / 3600

Cycle efficiency * 3600

Steam rate is the rate of steam flow required to produce unit shaft output.

True

False

The work ratio is defined as the ratio of

Positive work output to net work output

Net work output to positive work output

Heat input to work output

None of the mentioned

The liquid water handled by pump is

Incompressible

With increase in pressure, there is a little change in density or specific volume

Both of the mentioned

None of the mentioned

For a Rankine cycle, which of the following is true?

A reversible constant pressure heating process happens in steam boiler

Reversible adiabatic expansion of steam in turbine

Reversible constant pressure heat rejection in condenser

All of the mentioned

In a Rankine cycle, all the processes are ideal.

True

False

For a vapour power cycle,

Net heat input is converted into net work output

Q1-Q2 = Wt-Wp

Efficiency = 1 – (Q2/Q1)

All of the mentioned

For a fluid undergoing cycle process,

There is no net change in its internal energy

Energy transfer as heat is equal to the energy transfer as work

Both of the mentioned

None of the mentioned

The path followed in a vapour power cycle is

Boiler-condenser-turbine-pump

Boiler-turbine-condenser-pump

Boiler-turbine-pump-condenser

Boiler-pump-turbine-condenser

In the vapour power cycle, working fluid undergoes a change of phase.

True

False

A power cycle continuously converts ____ into ____

Heat, heat

Work, heat

Heat, work

Work, work

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Vapour Power Cycles
Questions: 17
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