Mechanical Engineering Mcqs
The major axis of elliptical manholes on the shell should be provided___________________?

A. Longitudinally
B. Circumferentially
C. On dished end
D. Anywhere

Boiler stays are used to___________________?

A. Prevent flat surfaces under pressure from tearing apart
B. Take care of failure in shear
C. Take care of failure in compression
D. Provide support for boiler

Size of boiler tubes is specified by___________________?

A. Mean diameter and thickness
B. Inside diameter and thickness
C. Outside diameter and thickness
D. Outside diameter and inside diameter

Which type of boiler can meet rapid changes of load____________________?

A. vertical fire tube type
B. horizontal fire tube type
C. horizontal water tube type
D. vertical water tube type

Steam in water tube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler_________________?

A. Can be raised rapidly
B. Is raisd at slower rate
C. Is raised at same rate
D. Could be raised at fast/slow rate depending on design

It is required to produce large amount of steam at low pressure. Which boiler should be used ?

A. Pulverised fuel fired boiler
B. Cochran boiler
C. Lancashire boiler
D. Babcock and wilcox boiler

In accelerated circulation type boiler________________?

A. Heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixture of stdam bubbles and hot water which rise to durm
B. Water is supplied in drum and through downcomers” located in atmospheric conditon it passes to the water wall and rises to durm in the from of mixture of water and steam
C. Feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in water wall type furnace
E. Water is converted into steam in one pass without any recirculation

In forced recirculation type boiler__________________?

A. Heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and hot water which rise to drum
B. Water is supplied in drum and through down-comers located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
C. Feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in water wall type furnace
D. Water is converted into steam in one pass without any recirculation

A fusible plug is fitted in small boilers in order to ___________________?

A. Avoid excessive build up of pressure
B. Avoid explosion
C. Extinguish fire if water level in the boiler falls below alarming limit
D. Control steam dome