Power Plant Questions and Answers – Coupled Cycles

This set of Power Plant Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Coupled Cycles”.

1. The mercury steam cycle represents how many coupled Rankine cycles?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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2. In the mercury steam cycle, the mercury cycle is called?
a) bottoming cycle
b) middle cycle
c) topping cycle
d) none of the mentioned
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3. In the mercury steam cycle, the steam cycle is called?
a) bottoming cycle
b) middle cycle
c) topping cycle
d) none of the mentioned
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4. Apart from mercury & steam, which of these is a component of tertiary cycle?
a) nitrogen di-oxide
b) water
c) carbon di-oxide
d) sulphur di-oxide
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5. The addition of sulphur dioxide in a tertiary cycle is at?
a) high temperature
b) low temperature
c) too high temperature
d) none of the mentioned
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6. Which of these can also be used as a topping fluid?
a) Sodium
b) Calcium
c) Boron
d) Titanium
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7. Which of these can be used as a fluid in the bottoming fluid?
a) Mercury
b) Ammonia
c) Calcium
d) Sodium
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8. In case of Sodium-mercury-steam cycle, which is the topping fluid?
a) Mercury
b) Steam
c) Sodium
d) Cannot say
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9. In case of mercury-steam-sulphur dioxide cycle, which is the bottoming fluid?
a) Mercury
b) Steam
c) Sulphur dioxide
d) Cannot say
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10. The total loss in a tertiary cycle is?
a) sum of losses in the individual cycles
b) product of losses in the individual cycles
c) sum of products of individual losses
d) none of the mentioned
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