Thermodynamics Miscellaneous
- The isentropic heat drop in the nozzle of an impulse steam turbine with a nozzle efficiency 0.9, blade velocity ratio 0.5 and mean blade velocity 150 m/s in kJ/kg is
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Blade velocity ratio = u = 0.5 v1
or u = 0.5 v1
where u = mean blade velocity, and
v1 = Absolute velocity of steam at inlet= 150 = 300 m /s 0.5 K.E. at inlet = 1 × m × v12 = m (300)2 J 2 2
Nozzle efficiency = 0.9
∴ Isentropic heat drop in nozzle = (300)2 = 50 kJ/kg 2 × 0.9
Correct Option: A
Blade velocity ratio = u = 0.5 v1
or u = 0.5 v1
where u = mean blade velocity, and
v1 = Absolute velocity of steam at inlet= 150 = 300 m /s 0.5 K.E. at inlet = 1 × m × v12 = m (300)2 J 2 2
Nozzle efficiency = 0.9
∴ Isentropic heat drop in nozzle = (300)2 = 50 kJ/kg 2 × 0.9
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List-I List-ll A. Steam nozzle 1. Mach number B. Compressible 2. Reaction turbine C. Surface tension 3. Biot number D. Heat conduction 4. Nusselt number 5. Super saturation 6. Weber number
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A-5, B-1, C-6, D-3
Correct Option: A
A-5, B-1, C-6, D-3
- In adiabatic flow with friction, the stagnation temperature along a streamline.... (increase/ remain constant)
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Remain constant
Correct Option: A
Remain constant
- Subsonic and supersonic diffusers have the following geometry.
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Convergent and divergent respectively
Correct Option: D
Convergent and divergent respectively
- When initially dry and saturated steam flows through a nozzle, the ratio of actual discharge to calculated discharge is
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Greater than 1.0
Correct Option: B
Greater than 1.0