Mechanical Engineering - Steam Boilers and Engines

1.
The high pressure and low pressure cylinders in a Woolf type compound engine are regarded as having cranks
180° to each other
90° to each other
0° to each other
none of these
Answer: Option
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2.
In a single acting steam engine
the steam is admitted on one side of the piston and one working stroke is produced during each revolution of the crankshaft
the steam is admitted, in turn, on both sides of the piston and one working stroke is produced during each revolution of the crankshaft
the steam is admitted on one side of the piston and two working strokes are produced during each revolution of the crankshaft
the steam is admitted, in turn, on both sides of the piston and two working strokes are produced during each revolution of the crankshaft.
Answer: Option
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3.
The cylindrical shell of a Lancashire boiler has diameter from
1 to 2 m
1.25 to 2.25 m
1.5 to 2.5 m
1.75 to 2.75 m
Answer: Option
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4.
Which of the following boiler works on a forced circulation of water?
La-mont boiler
Benson boiler
Loeffler boiler
all of these
Answer: Option
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5.
The clearance in the engine cylinder has no effect on the steam consumption.
True
False
Answer: Option
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