Mechanical Engineering :: Steam Nozzles and Turbines
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In a single stage impulse turbine, the velocity of steam approaching nozzles is negligible.
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Curtis turbine is a
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The velocity of steam at throat of the nozzle is __________ the velocity of sound.
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The critical pressure ratio for initially dry saturated steam is
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The discharge through a nozzle is maximum for a certain value of exit pressure. This pressure is known as critical pressure.
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The velocity of steam, in reaction turbines, is increased in the fixed blades as well as in moving blades.
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The efficiency of a pressure-velocity compounded impulse turbine is __________ as compared to pressure compounded impulse turbine.
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The effect of supersaturation is that the
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The effect of friction on the flow of steam through a nozzle is todecrease the mass flow rate and to increase the wetness of steam