Blow off cock in a boiler is used to
A. Control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required
B. Empty the boiler when required and to discharge the mud, scale or sediments which are accumulated at the bottom of the boiler
C. Put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit
D. Increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure
Answer: Option B
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The expansion of steam in a nozzle follows
A. Carnot cycle
B. Rankine cycle
C. Joule cycle
D. Stirling cycle
A. Steam enters and exhausts through the same port
B. Steam enters at one end and exhausts at the centre
C. Steam enters at the centre and exhausts at the other end
D. None of the above
The mechanical draught _________ with the amount of smoke.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Does not effect
D. None of these
A. Higher effectiveness of boiler
B. High calorific value coal being burnt
C. Fouling of heat transfer surfaces
D. Raising of steam temperature
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