Unit 17 - Chapter 69

Question 0

The stationary passage of reaction turbines is the

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Fixed blade and nozzles

Question 1

A steam turbine’a exhaust can often supply a process with steam because

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It is free of oil

Question 2

The great majority of steam turbine governors utilize the

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Mechanical centrifugal principle

Question 3

The exhaust from a steam turbine is more acceptable for process than the exhaust from a steam engine because

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It is free of oil

Question 4

The exhaust steam from a condensing steam turbine ___ than the exhaust from a steam engine

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Has more moisture

Question 5

Turbines often have segmental carbon ring sealing glands which are held in place by

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Garter springs

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A steam turbine should trip or shit down when normal operating speed is exceeded by

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10 - 15%

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Condensing turbines

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Will have a vacuum in the last row of rotating blades

Question 8

Which turbine uses a condenser?

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A turbine exhausting to a vacuum

Question 9

The shrouding installed on the blading of a steam turbine serves to

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Confine steam to the blades

Question 10

A turbine over speed trip

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• prevents the turbine exceeding maximum rated speed
• will close the steam stop valve
• should be tested before the turbine is placed in service

Question 11

The over speed trip of a steam turbine

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Is installed on all turbines

Question 12

Turbine overspeed trip

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Will close the steam stop valve to the turbine

Question 13

Turbine lubricating oil

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Can be used to operate the turbine governor

Question 14

The purpose of turbine glands is to prevent

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Steam from escaping from the turbine

Question 15

Shaft sealing in high output turbines is done with

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Labyrinth seals

Question 16

When the steam pressure drop occurs in only the stationary members or components of a turbine, the turbine is known as

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An impulse unit

Question 17

A large reaction turbine will have

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Steam pressure dropping through moving and stationary sections

Question 18

Turbine speed can be fine tunes to over 10% over the rated steam by using a

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Hand speed control

Question 19

Turbine thrust bearings are fixed to the casing to prevent axial movement of the spindle by contracting a component on the shaft known as a

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Collar

Question 20

Shaft sealing carbon glands are

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Self lubricating

Question 21

Reaction turbines

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Have a pressure drop through the moving and stationary blades

Question 22

Reaction turbines

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Have a velocity increase in the fixed blading

Question 23

In an impulse turbine

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The steam pressure is reduced in the nozzles

Question 24

The steam turbine that has a pressure drop across every set of blades is the ___ turbine

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Reaction

Question 25

When starting a steam turbine it is customary practice to

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Test the over speed trip as soon as running speed is attained

Question 26

In an impulse turbine, what prevents a pressure drop in the passage of steam through the blades?

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The space between the blades

Question 27

Impulse turbines

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Have no pressure drop through the moving blades

Question 28

The overspeed trip of a steam turbine

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Is installed on all turbines

Question 29

In an impulse turbine, all of the steam pressure drop takes place in the

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Stationary nozzles

Question 30

A turbine speed over trip

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Trips the turbine is it is overloaded

Question 31

In theory, impulse turbines

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Have no pressure drop through the moving blades

Question 32

The principle of an impulse turbine is that the

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- steam pressure is reduced in the stationary nozzles | - high velocity steam will impinge upon the blades

Question 33

In a reaction turbine the steam pressure ___ in passing through moving blades, as well as the stationary nozzles or blades

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Drops

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In a reaction steam turbine

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Expansion takes place in the fixed and moving blades

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Two of the more important methods of classifying a steam turbine are by the stationary steam passages and the

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Rotor flow passages

Question 36

Impulse and reaction are two different types of

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Steam turbines

Question 37

The stationary passage of reaction turbines is the

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Fixed blade

Question 38

Blades or ___ form the rotor flow passages in impulse turbines

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Buckets