The function of a safety valve is
A. To blow off steam when the pressure of steam inside the boiler exceeds the working pressure
B. To indicate the water level inside the boiler to an observer
C. To measure pressure of steam inside the steam boiler
D. None of the above
Answer: Option A
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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
Ans: will be (d)
Because safety valve is a pressure release valve, when cross the safe pressure
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Ans is none of above. A is not correct bcse the raise above the design pressure is correct. Not above the working pressure.