Steam and Gas Turbines Questions and Answers – Cascade Principle

This set of Steam and Gas Turbines Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Cascade Principle”.

1. Arrangement of blades in an order to represent the blade ring in Turbo machinery is called as cascade.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Cascade is an array of blades to represent the blade ring in turbo machinery.

2. Cascades __________ the efficiency.
a) decreases
b) increases
c) does not effect
d) none
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Answer: b
Explanation: Cascades are introduced to improve the efficiency.

3. When steam is passed through the cascade the direction of air __________
a) reverse
b) remains the same
c) turned
d) cascade is nowhere related to direction
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Answer: c
Explanation: When steam is passed through cascade its direction is reversed.
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4. Across the turbine cascade static pressure _________
a) drops
b) increases
c) remains same
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Across the turbine cascade the static pressure drops.

5. Due to the formation of boundary layers on blades friction losses _________
a) remains the same
b) decreases
c) increases
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: Due to the formation of boundary layers frictional losses increase due to viscous forces.

6. In compressor cascade when internal pressure is lost ____________
a) axial force is gained
b) axial force is reduced
c) efficiency reduces
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: In compressor cascade when internal pressure is lost axial force is developed.

7. Drag force is parallel to lift force.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Drag force is always perpendicular to lift force.
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8. Due to viscosity lift force is __________
a) increased
b) decreased
c) remains constant
d) none
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Answer: b
Explanation: Due to viscosity lift force is decreased.

9. Due to turbine cascade the drag ________ the lift.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) does not change
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Due to turbine cascade drag contributes some useful work which increases the lift.
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10. Due to compressor cascade, the static pressure is __________
a) reduced
b) does not change
c) increased
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: Due to compressor cascade viscous force decreased and hence static pressure is also decreased.

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