PIPE Elements 2

Question 1

It is the cycle usually used as a reference cycle in thermodynamics;

Answer 1

Carnot

Question 2

What cycle is used or patterned in the construction of a steam power plant?

Answer 2

Rankine Cycle

Question 3

The internal combustion engine never works on______ cycles.

Answer 3

All Of These

Question 4

The force that tends to draw a body towards the centre about which it is rotating?

Answer 4

Centripetal

Question 5

What is the apparatus used in the analysis of exhaust gases?

Answer 5

Orsat

Question 6

The ratio of the density of substance to the density of standard water:

Answer 6

Relative Density

Question 7

When the property of a substance ceases to change, the substance is said to be;

Answer 7

Thermal Equilibrium

Question 8

Temperature at which an oil gives off vapours that mixed with air and form an inflammable mixture

Answer 8

Flash Point

Question 9

Which of the following is not a viscosity rating:

Answer 9

API

Question 10

What do you call a small piece of energy?

Answer 10

Quantum

Question 11

The function of the carburetor on a gasoline engine is to:

Answer 11

Mix the air and the gasoline properly

Question 12

Which of the following surfaces will absorb the greatest percentage of radiant energy

Answer 12

Black

Question 13

One boiler horsepower is equivalent to:

Answer 13

33,480

Question 14

The existence of ______ gas in the atmosphere causes a greenhouse effect.

Answer 14

CO2

Question 15

It is the position of a piston in which it is furthest from the crankshaft

Answer 15

Top Dead Center

Question 16

Alcohol is commonly used as:

Answer 16

Anti-Freeze

Question 17

If boiling water is poured in a drinking glass, the glass is likely to crack. If however, a metal spoon is first placed in the glass, it is much less likely to crack. The reason is:

Answer 17

Quickly absorbs heat from water

Question 18

It is a device that heats the steam generated by the boiler again, increasing its thermal energy and decreasing the chances that it will condense inside the turbine

Answer 18

Superheater

Question 19

These are energy sources which are not destroyed when their energy is harnessed.

Answer 19

Renewable energy

Question 20

It is a heat exchanger which utilizes the heat of the flue gases to preheat the air needed for combustion.

Answer 20

Preheater

Question 21

Which of the following components does not belong to a gas turbine power plant?

Answer 21

Condenser

Question 22

The ratio of the sum of individual demands of the system to the over-all demand of the whole system is:

Answer 22

Diversity Factor

Question 23

The ratio of average load to peak load over a designated period of time is called:

Answer 23

Load Factor

Question 24

The difference between the temperature leaving the unit and the temperature of the feedwater entering.

Answer 24

Terminal Difference

Question 25

A contact heater that is especially designed to remove the non-condensable gases.

Answer 25

Deaerator