Power Plant Engineering (2171910) MCQs

MCQs of Condensers and Cooling Towers

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11.

Purpose of louver is

(a)

 to change the direction of air inlet flow in the uniform manner

(b)

 to prevent the water droplets splashing out of the tower

(c)

 both of the above

(d)

 none of the above

Answer:

Option (c)

12.

Range of the cooling tower is

(a)

 difference between cold water outlet temperature and wet bulb temperature

(b)

 difference between hot water inlet temperature and wet bulb temperature

(c)

 difference between hot water inlet temperature and cold water outlet temperature

(d)

 difference between atmoshpheric temperature and wet bulb temperature

Answer:

Option (c)

13.

Purpose of drift eliminator is

(a)

 to reduce the entrainment of water droplets in air

(b)

 to prevent the water droplets splashing out of the tower

(c)

 to provide the required surface area for heat transfer

(d)

 all of these

Answer:

Option (a)

14.

Natural draft or hyperbolic towers have been used for

(a)

 large capacity of water

(b)

 small capacity of water

(c)

 high efficiency

(d)

 low capital cost

Answer:

Option (a)

15.

Purpose of cooling tower basin is

(a)

 to serve as receptacle for cooled water

(b)

 to provide the storage capacity during makeup water failure

(c)

 to act as a reservoir for the cooling water pumps

(d)

 all of these

Answer:

Option (d)

16.

The type of cooling tower used in power plants is

(a)

 hyperbolic natural draft towers

(b)

 forced draft counterflow towers

(c)

 induced draft counterflow towers

(d)

 dry towers

Answer:

Option (a)

17.

 The purpose of the fill is

(a)

 to prevent the water droplets from splashing out of the tower

(b)

 to provide the required surface area for heat transfer between air and the water

(c)

 to reduce the entrainment of water droplets in the air

(d)

 to change the direction of air inlet flow in a uniform manner

Answer:

Option (b)

18.

 Cooling towers operate on the principle of

(a)

 Evaporative cooling (Merkel Theory)

(b)

 Henry's law

(c)

 Stefan-Boltzmann Law

(d)

 All of these

Answer:

Option (a)

19.

A better performance indicator of the cooling tower is its

(a)

 dry bulb temperature

(b)

 approach

(c)

 range

(d)

 wet bulb temperature

Answer:

Option (d)

20.

Cooling tower efficiency =

(a)

  Range(Range+Approach)×100

(b)

  RangeApproach×100

(c)

  ApproachRange×100

(d)

  Cold water temperatureHot water temperature×100

Answer:

Option (a)

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