Gas Turbine

Power Plant
Group 3
Power Plant Engineering
Hondrade, Jeffrey Manlutac, Harry Xavier
Ignacio, Fernand Lui Mendrije, Marwin
Llagas, Christian Bryle Misa, Mary Angeline
Macapia, Mylgar Monteclaro, Richard B.
Magdaong, Jenson Clyde Nave, John Christian R.
1. What energy is produced in a
regenerator?

A. Potential Energy
B. Kinetic Energy
C. Heat Energy
D. Sensible heat energy
2. If a regenerator is added to a
gas turbine, the efficiency will,
increase and the work of the
turbine will:

A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Remain constant
D. none of these
3. In a Brayton cycle, heat is added
at

A. Constant pressure
B. Constant volume
C. Constant temperature
D. Constant entropy
4. Reversed Brayton cycle is also
known as:

A. Cascade refrigeration cycle

B. Absorption refrigeration cycle
C. Gas refrigeration cycle
D. Steam jet
5. How many engines does
Brayton engine require ?

A. 4 engines
B. 1 engine
C. 3 engines
D. 2 engines
6. What is the main power
generating plant that produces the
most electricity per unit thermal
energy in the fuel input and has the
greatest surplus of electricity for
most cogeneration systems?

A. Steam engine
B. Steam turbine
C. Gas turbine
D. Diesel engines
7. What is the ideal cycle for gas
turbine work?

A. Brayton cycle
B. Stag combined cycle
C. Bottom cycle
D. Ericson cycle
8. What are the main components
in a combined cycle power plant?

A. Diesel engine and air compressor

B. Gas engines and waste heat boiler
C. Steam boiler and turbine
D. Nuclear reactor and steam boiler
9. How does the values for work per
unit mass flow of air in the
compressor and turbine influenced
by the addition of a regenerator?

A. Slightly increased
B. Unchanged
C. Greatly decreased
D. Greatly increased
10. Heat exchanger used to
provide heat transfer between the
exhaust gases and the air prior to
its entrance to the combustor.

A. Evaporator
B. Combustion chamber
C. Regenerator
D. Heater
11. Brayton cycle has:

A. 2 isentropic and 2 constant volume processes

B. 2 isentropic and 2 constant pressure
processes
C. 1 constant pressure, 1 constant volume, 2
adiabatic processes
D. 2 isothermals, constant volume and a
constant pressure process
12. Brayton cycle cannot be used in
reciprocating engines even for same
adiabatic compression ratio and work
output because

A. Otto cycle is highly efficient

B. Brayton cycle is less efficient
C. Brayton cycle is for low speed engines only
D. Large volume of low pressure air cannot be
efficiently handled in reciprocating engines
13. For gas turbine compressors
generally used are of:

A. Lobe type
B. Centrifugal type
C. Axial flow type
D. Reciprocating type
14. A regenerator in a gas turbine

A. Reduces heat loss during exhaust

B. Allows use of higher compression ratio
C. Improves thermal efficiency
D. Allows use of fuels of inferior quality
15. In case of a regenerative gas turbine
engine, which of the following is false ?

A. The regenerator improves the efficiency of the engine

B. The amount of energy required during combustion is
less than that required in a similar gas turbine if the
power is constant
C. The exit temperature of the regenerator is higher than
the inlet temperature of the compressor
D. There is no heat rejected to the atmosphere in a
regenerative gas turbine engine.
16. In a gas turbine combines cycle
plant, a waste heat boiler is used
to:

A. Heat from intercooler

B. Gases from regenerator
C. Recover heat from exhaust gases
D. None of the above
17. Select the turbine that has
least weight per bhp developed

A. Simple open cycle gas turbine

B. Open cycle gas turbine with intercooling and
reheating
C. Open cycle turbine with intercooling,
reheating and regeneration
D. Closed cycle gas turbine
18. Which of the following is/are
advantages of closed cycle gas
turbine over an open cycle gas
turbine ?

A. No contamination of working substance with

combustion gases.
B. Inferior quality fuel can be used
C. Low maintenance costs
D. All of the above
19. The range of compression ratio
in a gas turbine is as follows:

A. 3 to 5
B. 5 to 8
C. 8 to 12
D. 12 to 20
20. The constant volume
combustion gas turbine operates
on :

A. Ericson cycle
B. Joule cycle
C. Brayton cycle
D. Atkinson cycle
21. Which type of gas turbine is
used in an aircraft ?

A. Open cycle type

B. Closed cycle type with reheating
C. Closed cycle type with reheating and
regeneration
D. Open cycle type with reheating,
regeneration and intercooling
22. The efficiency of a Brayton cycle
increases with compression ratio and
as possible maximum pressure ratio
is approach, the net work
approaches

A. Unity
B. Zero
C. A constant
D. 100
23. In a gas turbine unit, the
temperature will depend on its:

A. Allowable maximum
B. Maximum value
C. Allowable minimum
D. Minimum value
24. The temperature of the gas
entering the expander ranges
from:

A. 1190°C - 1200°C.
B. 1200°C - 1290°C.
C. 1290°C - 1300°C.
D. 1300°C - 1390°C.
25. The back work ratio is
approximately :

A. 25 – 40 %
B. 45 – 60 %
C. 50 -75 %
D. 75 – 90 %
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 Geothermal
Power Plant
Group 3
Power Plant Engineering
Hondrade, Jeffrey Manlutac, Harry Xavier
Ignacio, Fernand Lui Mendrije, Marwin
Llagas, Christian Bryle Misa, Mary Angeline
Macapia, Mylgar Monteclaro, Richard B.
Magdaong, Jenson Clyde Nave, John Christian R.
1. A crack in the earth through
which the geothermal substance
passes

A. Fumarole
B. Geyser
C. Earthquake
D. Storm
2. A simultaneous generation of
electricity and steam, or heat, in a
single power plant

A. Gas turbine plant

B. Cogeneration
C. Waste heat recovery
D. Steam turbine-gas turbine plant
3. A geothermal device which
utilizes heat from the earth’s
underground and use this energy
as a source or sink

A. Geothermal turbine
B. Geothermal heat pump
C. Geothermal devices
D. Geothermal generator
4. A geothermal power plant which
utilizes a heat exchanger to transfer
heat from a primary working fluid to
a secondary fluid which is used to
power or move a turbine

A. Binary cycle
B. Double cycle
C. Dual cycle
D. None of these
5. In geothermal power plant,
what is the condition of the steam
in the suction of the turbine ?

A. Superheated steam
B. Saturated steam
C. Geological steam
D. Saturated liquid
6. What is the function of steam
separators ?

A. Trapping the steam and letting water

through
B. Throttling
C. Changing direction of the steam flow
D. Steam metering
7. In a liquid dominated geothermal
plant, what process occurs when the
saturated steam passes through the
turbine ?

A. Isobaric
B. Polytropic
C. Isometric
D. Isentropic
8. A condenser function converts

A. Gas to liquid
B. Steam to vapor
C. Gas to vapor
D. Vapor to heavy gas
9. Generally steam power
turbines operate at:

A. 1500 rpm
B. 2000 rpm
C. 3600 rpm
D. 3000 rpm
10. A device for separating liquid
from vapour in a steam supply
system.

A. Steam dryer
B. Dry pipe
C. Moisture separator
D. Cyclone separator
11. Which group contains processes
that are always part of any physical
realizable vapour power cycle ?

A. Isentropic compression and isentropic expansion

B. Isentropic compression
C. Adiabatic heat addition and adiabatic heat
extraction
D. Isobaric vaporization and isobaric condensation
12. Decreasing back pressure on a
turbine or engine:

A. Increases efficiency
B. Decreases efficiency
C. Decreases power
D. Increases pressure
13. Piping and other equipment in
steam power plants may be
insulated on the following reason:

A. To reduce heat loss

B. To prevent sweating of cool surfaces
C. To reduce the possibility of injury to
personnel from contact with hot surfaces
D. All of the above
14. An instrument used for
measuring very high temperature:

A. Scanner
B. Pyrometer
C. Strobometer
D. Boiler trim
15. Most commonly used
pyrometer

A. Fusion
B. Thermoelectric
C. Radiation
D. Laser
16. What is the most efficient
thermodynamic cycle ?

A. Carnot
B. Diesel
C. Rankine
D. Brayton
17. Type of turbine that has high
pressure and low pressure is called

A. Compound engine
B. Gas turbine
C. Impulse turbine
D. Compound turbine
18. In a condensing steam engine

A. Condensed steam is supplied

B. Steam condenses inside cylinder
C. Steam condenses as soon as it leaves the
cylinder
D. Exhaust steam is condensed in condenser
19. An apparatus used to reduce
the oxygen content of the
feedwater by heating and
subsequentation

A. Economizer
B. Superheater
C. Evaporator
D. Deaerator
20. In the testing of the quantity of
steam entering the steam engine

A. A throttling calorimeter will give the correct

value for any initial quality of steam
B. A throttling calorimeter can only be used where
the initial quality of steam is high
C. A barrel calorimeter would give the most
accurate result
D. A separating calorimeter must be used where
the initial quality of steam is high
21. In geothermal power plants
waste water is :

A. Recirculated after cooling in cooling towers

B. Discharged back to the earth
C. Discharged into the sea
D. Evaporated in ponds
22. Which of the following fluid
can be employed in a binary
vapour cycle ?

A. Mercury
B. Diphenyl oxide
C. Aluminum bromide
D. Any of the above
23. Lungstrom steam turbine is a

A. Radial flow steam turbine

B. Mixed flow steam turbine
C. Axial flow turbine
D. Any of the above
24. In a velocity compounded steam
turbine, the steam moves along
guide blades

A. Pressure becomes low and velocity gradually

decreases
B. Pressure gradually gets increased and velocity is
low
C. Both pressure and velocity gradually increases
D. Both pressure and velocity gradually decreases
25. Which of the following
determines the quantity of electric
power produced by a generator ?

A. Amount of air
B. Amount of oxygen
C. Amount of feedwater
D. Amount of steam flowing through the
turbine
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