Thermal Engineering Questions and Answers

Our 1000+ multiple choice questions and answers (MCQs) on "Thermal Engineering" focus on all areas of Thermal Engineering covering 100+ topics. These topics are chosen from a collection of the most authoritative and best reference books on Thermal Engineering. One should spend 1 hour daily practicing these MCQs for 2-3 months to learn and assimilate Thermal Engineering subject comprehensively. This way of systematic learning will prepare anyone easily for Thermal Engineering exams, contests, online tests, quizzes, MCQ-tests, viva-voce, interviews, and certifications.

Thermal Engineering Multiple Choice Questions Highlights

- 1000+ Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) in Thermal Engineering with a detailed explanation of every question.
- These MCQs cover theoretical concepts, true-false(T/F) statements, fill-in-the-blanks and match the following style statements.
- These MCQs also cover numericals as well as diagram oriented MCQs.
- These MCQs are organized chapterwise and each Chapter is futher organized topicwise.
- Every MCQ set focuses on a specific topic of a given Chapter in Thermal Engineering Subject.

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– Students who are preparing for college tests and exams such as mid-term tests and semester tests on Thermal Engineering.
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- Anyone preparing for entrance examinations and other competitive examinations.
- All - Experienced, Freshers and College / School Students.

Thermal Engineering Chapters

Here's the list of chapters on the "Thermal Engineering" subject covering 100+ topics. You can practice the MCQs chapter by chapter starting from the 1st chapter or you can jump to any chapter of your choice.

1. Steam Generators

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on boilers classification, boilers selection and terminology, fire tube boilers, water tube and high pressure boilers.

Classification of Boilers Selection of Boilers and Boiler Terminology Fire Tube Boilers – 1

Fire Tube Boilers – 2 Water Tube Boilers High Pressure Boilers

2. Boiler Mountings and Accessories

The section contains questions and answers on boiler mountings and accessories.

Boiler Mountings – 1 Boiler Mountings – 2

Boiler Accessories – 1 Boiler Accessories – 2

3. Draught & Steam Generators Performance

The section contains MCQs on draught classification, natural and artificial draught, boiler efficiency, evaporative capacity and equivalent evaporation.

Definition and Classification of Draught Natural Draught Artificial Draught

Evaporative Capacity and Equivalent Evaporation Boiler Efficiency

4. Steam Nozzles

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on steam flow through nozzles, nozzle efficiency, super saturated flow and wilson’s line, nozzle flow area, velocity and pressure relationship.

Steam Flow Through Nozzles Nozzle Efficiency

Super Saturated Flow and Wilson’s Line Relationship Between Area, Velocity and Pressure in Nozzle Flow

5. Steam Turbines

The section contains questions and answers on steam turbines, rotor speed reduction methods, impulse and reaction turbines, reheat factor, steam turbine energy losses, steam turbine governing and control.

Classification of Steam Turbines Methods of Reducing Rotor Speed Impulse Turbines – 1 Impulse Turbines – 2

Reaction Turbines – 1 Reaction Turbines – 2 Reheat Factor and Energy Losses in Steam Turbines Steam Turbine Governing and Control

6. Steam Condensers

The section contains MCQs on steam condensers classification, jet condensers, surface condensers, air leakage sources and effects, condenser, vaccum efficiency, partial pressure dalton’s law, cooling water quantity, cooling towers and air pump.

Classification of Steam Condensers Jet Condensers Surface Condensers Sources and Effects of Air Leakage Condenser and Vacuum Efficiency

Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressure Quantity of Cooling Water Required Cooling Towers Air Pump

7. Reciprocating Steam Engine

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on reciprocating steam engine definition, classification, parts, working and terminology, diagram factor, heat balance sheet, theoretical and actual indicator diagram.

Definition and Classificaton Parts, Working and Terminology – 1 Parts, Working and Terminology – 2

Theoretical Indicator Diagram Actual Indicator Diagram and Diagram Factor Heat Balance Sheet

8. Fluidized Bed Boilers

The section contains questions and answers on cogeneration basics, combined cycles, bubbling and circulating fluidized bed boilers.

Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers

Introduction to Cogeneration and Combined Cycles

9. Internal Combustion Engines

The section contains MCQs on heat engines, two and four stroke engines, ignition system and its requirements, fuel injection system, cooling and lubrication system, s.i engine combustion, ic engine performance, octane and cetane number, dissociation, supercharging, knock affecting factors and detonation.

Heat Engines Two-Stroke Engine Four Stroke Engines Ignition System Requirements of Ignition System Fuel Injection System – 1 Fuel Injection System – 2 Cooling System Lubrication Systems

Combustion in S.I. Engine IC Engine Performance Parameters Octane and Cetane Number Dissociation Supercharging Governing of IC Engines Factors Affecting Knock Detonation (or) Pinking

10. Gas Power Cycles

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on otto cycle, diesel cycle, dual combustion cycle and brayton cycle.

Otto Cycle (or) Constant Volume Cycle Diesel Cycle (or) Constant Pressure Cycle

Dual Combustion Cycles Brayton Cycle

11. Air Compressors

The section contains questions and answers on rotary and centrifugal compressor, air compressors classification, reciprocating compressor, hermetic sealed compressor, screw and scroll compressors.

Rotary Compressor Centrifugal Compressor Classification of Air Compressors Reciprocating Compressor

Hermetic Sealed Compressor Screw Compressor Scroll Compressor

12. Refrigeration

The section contains MCQs on vcr system mechanism, ideal var system, heat pump, refrigerator, refrigeration performance, refrigerants classification, cascade systems, multi stage vcr system, actual vcr cycle, air refrigeration system and throttling process.

Mechanism of Simple VCR System Ideal VAR System Heat Pump Refrigerator and Heat Pump Co-Efficient of Performance of Refrigeration – 1 Co-Efficient of Performance of Refrigeration – 2 Classification of Refrigerants

Cascade Systems – 1 Cascade Systems – 2 Multi Stage Vapour Compression System Actual VCR Cycle Air Refrigeration System Throttling Process

13. Air-Conditioning

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on air conditioning systems, air conditioning equipment, components and controls, bootstrap air cooling system and ducts.

Air Conditioning Systems Air Conditioning Equipment, Components and Controls

Bootstrap Air Cooling System Ducts

14. Heat Transfer

The section contains questions and answers on heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation, heat exchangers and fins.

Heat Transfer by Conduction Heat Transfer by Convection Heat Transfer by Radiation

Heat Exchangers Fins

15. Basic Steam Power Cycles

The section contains MCQs on rankine cycle, regenerative cycle, reheat and binary vapour cycle.

Rankine Cycle Simple Steam Power Cycle and Rankine Cycle Regenerative Cycle Reheat Cycle

Binary Vapour Cycle – 1 Binary Vapour Cycle – 2 Binary Vapour Cycle – 3

16. Compound Steam Engine, Thermodynamics Laws and Kinetic Theory of Gases

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on steady flow energy equations, thermodynamics second law, compound steam engines classification, thermometry & thermometers types.

Engineering Applications for Steady Flow Energy Equation Second Law of Thermodynamics

Thermometry & Thermometers Types Classification of Compound Steam Engines

17. Properties of Pure Substances

The section contains questions and answers on pure substance, pressure volume temperature surface, pure substances pressure temperature and phase changes.

Pure Substance Phase Change of Pure Substances

Pressure Temperature for Pure Substances Pressure-Volume-Temperature Surface

18. Thermodynamic Relations, Ideal and Real Gases

The section contains MCQs on thermodynamic relations, ideal gases, real gases, gas and vapour mixtures.

Thermodynamic Relations Ideal Gas – 1 Ideal Gas – 2 Ideal Gas – 3

Ideal Gas – 4 Real Gases Gas and Vapour Mixtures

19. Psychometrics

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on psychrometers, psychrometric chart, heating and cooling factor, psychrometric chart process, humidification and dehumidification.

Psychrometers Psychrometric Chart – 1 Psychrometric Chart – 2 Psychrometric Chart – 3

Psychrometric Chart – 4 Heating and Cooling Factor – 1 Heating and Cooling Factor – 2 Humidification and Dehumidification

20. Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsions & Non-Conventional Power Generation

The section contains questions and answers on biogas plants types, gas turbines classification, jet propulsions, wind, tidal and solar thermal power plants.

Types of Biogas Plants – 1 Types of Biogas Plants – 2 Classification of Gas Turbines Jet Propulsions

Wind Thermal Power Plant Tidal Thermal Power Plant Thermal Power Plant

21. Heat and Mass Transfer, Availability and Irreversibility

The section contains MCQs on availability and irreversibility, mass transfer, phase change heat transfer and variable specific heats.

Availability and Irreversibility Mass Transfer

Phase Change Heat Transfer Variable Specific Heats

22. Fuels and Combustion

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on fuels and combustion, combustion equipments, coal analysis and carbonization.

Fuels and Combustion Fuel Combustion and Combustion Equipments

Analysis of Coal Carbonization

23. Dimensional and Modal Analysis, Flow through Circular Conduits

The section contains questions and answers on circular conduits flow, dimensional and modal analysis.

Model Analysis

Flow through Circular Conduits

24. Pumps, Condensers and Kinematics of Flow

The section contains MCQs on centrifugal and reciprocating pumps, condensers types, heat transfer coefficients, fluid properties and carbonization.

Centrifugal & Reciprocating Pumps Types of Condensers Condensers – Heat Transfer Coefficients – 1

Condensers – Heat Transfer Coefficients – 2 Fluid Properties – 1 Fluid Properties – 2 Carbonization

25. Evaporators & Expansion Valves

The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on evaporators and expansion valves.

Evaporators Types – 1 Evaporators Types – 2

Expansion Devices

If you would like to learn "Thermal Engineering" thoroughly, you should attempt to work on the complete set of 1000+ MCQs - multiple choice questions and answers mentioned above. It will immensely help anyone trying to crack an exam or an interview.

Wish you the best in your endeavor to learn and master Thermal Engineering!