The air pressure at the fuel bed is reduced below that of atmosphere by means of a fan placed at or near the bottom of the chimney to produce a draught. Such a draught is called

The expansion of steam in a nozzle follows

A. Carnot cycle

B. Rankine cycle

C. Joule cycle

D. Stirling cycle

In a uniflow engine

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

Gradually increasing temperature of flue gases at inlet to chimney for given steam outputs is an indication of

A. Higher effectiveness of boiler

B. High calorific value coal being burnt

C. Fouling of heat transfer surfaces

D. Raising of steam temperature