Gas Turbine Power Plant Objective Questions and Answers

 Gas Turbine Power Plant

Gas Turbine Power Plant Objective Questions and Answers

1. Maximum temperature of a gas turbine plant is of the order of _________

a) 7000

b) 9000

c) 21000

d) 25000

Answer: 7000


2. For a gas turbine the pressure ratio in the range of _________

a) 2 to 3

b) 3 to 5

c) 16 to 18

d) 18 to 22

Answer: 3 to 5


3. What percent of installed capacity of gas turbines contribute to the total installed capacity of the power plants in India.

a) 5 %

b) 8 %

c) 11 %

d) 15 %

Answer: 11 %


4. What part or % of power developed is utilised for driving the compressor?

a) 65 %

b) 70 %

c) 55 %

d) 80 %

Answer: 65 %


5. The heating value of gaseous fuels is about _____________

a) 500 kJ/litre

b) 30 kJ/litre

c) 100 kJ/litre

d) 10 kJ/litre

Answer: 30 kJ/litre


6. Thermal efficiency of a gas turbine power plant as compared to diesel engine plant is _______

a) Higher

b) Lower

c) Same

d) May be higher or lower

Answer: Lower


7. Gas turbine power plant is _________ efficient than steam turbine plant

a) More

b) Less

c) Same

d) None of the above

Answer: More


8. Maximum combustion pressure in a gas turbine is _________ as compared to diesel engine

a) Same

b) Less

c) More

d) None of the above

Answer: Less


9. In a two stage gas turbine plant,reheating after first stage _________

a) Increases work ratio

b) Decreases work ratio

c) Does not effect work ratio

d) None of the above

Answer: Increases work ratio


10. In a two stage gas turbine plant,with intercooling and reheating _________

a) Both work ratio and thermal efficiency improve

b) Work ratio improves but thermal efficiency decreases

c) Thermal efficiency improves but work ratio decreases

d) Both work ratio and thermal efficiency decreases

Answer: Work ratio improves but thermal efficiency decreases


11. The blades of the gas turbine rotor are made of _________

a) Carbon steel

b) Stainless steel

c) High alloy steel

d) High nickel alloy

Answer: High nickel alloy


12. Mechanical efficiency of a gas turbine as compared to internal combustion reciprocating engine is _________

a) Higher

b) Lower

c) Same

d) Un-predictable

Answer: Higher


13. In a two stage gas turbine plant,reheating after first stage _________

a) Decrease the thermal efficiency

b) Increase the thermal efficiency

c) Does not effect the thermal efficiency

d) None of the above

Answer: Decrease the thermal efficiency7000


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14. The thermal efficiency of a gas turbine with ideal regenerative heat exchanger is _________

a) Equal to work ratio

b) Less than work ratio

c) More than work ratio

d) Um-predictable

Answer: Equal to work ratio


15. Thermal efficiency of a closed cycle gas turbine plant increases by _________

a) Reheating

b) Intercooling

c) Regenerator

d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above


16. Name the turbine developed on the basis of aircraft engine technology.

a) Brayton

b) Aerodynamic

c) Aero derivative.

d) Rankine

Answer: Aero derivative


17. Which state in India among these doesn’t have a gas turbine plant?

a) Jammu Kashmir.

b) Tripura

c) Tamil Nadu.

d) Bihar.

Answer: Tamil Nadu.


18. The gas turbines are mainly used in?

a) Locomotives.

b) Aircrafts.

c) Automobiles.

d) Pumping stations.

Answer: Automobiles.


19. A gas turbine works on which cycle?

a) Carnot.

b) Brayton.

c) Dual cycle.

d) Rankine cycle.

Answer: Brayton.


20. Gas turbine plants are not used 

a) As peak load plants.

b) As base load plants.

c) As standby power plants.

d) In combination with the steam power plants.

Answer: As base load plants.


21. Combined cycle power plants are suitable for?

a) Base loads.

b) Peak loads.

c) Intermediate loads.

d) Both base and peak loads.

Answer: Both base and peak loads.


22. In a gas turbine plant,a regenerator increases _________

a) Work output

b) Pressure ratio

c) Thermal efficiency

d) All of the above

Answer: Thermal efficiency


23. In a gas tirbine,high therml efficiency is obtained in _________

a) Closed cycle

b) Open cycle

c) In both the cycles

d) All the above cycles

Answer: Closed cycle


24. Capital cost of a gas turbine plant _________ than that of a steam power plant of same capacity

a) Same

b) Lower

c) Higher

d) None of the above

Answer: Lower


25. The ratio of heat actually released by 1kg of fuel to heat that would be released by complete perfect combustion is called ___________

a) Thermal efficiency

b) Combustion efficiency

c) Engine efficiency

d) Compression efficiency

Answer: Combustion efficiency


26. What is the air standard cycle for a Gas-Turbine called?

a) Reheat cycle

b) Rankine cycle

c) Brayton cycle

d) Diesel cycle

Answer: Brayton cycle


27. In centrifugal compressor, the diffuser converts _________

a) Kinetic energy into pressure energy

b) Pressure energy into Kinetic energy

c) Kinetic energy into Mechanical energy

d) Mechanical energy into Kinetic energy

Answer: Kinetic energy into pressure energy


28. What is the difference between a Rankine cycle & a Brayton cycle?

a) working fluid in a Brayton cycle undergoes phase change while it doesn’t in Rankine cycle

b) working fluid in a Brayton cycle doesn’t undergo phase change while it does in Rankine cycle

c) both are same

d) none of the mentioned

Answer: working fluid in a Brayton cycle doesn’t undergo phase change while it does in Rankine cycle


29. Which of the following is a type of Gas Turbine Plant?

a) Single Acting

b) Double Acting

c) Open

d) None of the mentioned

Answer: Open


30. A Gas Turbine is which type of combustion plant?

a) external

b) open

c) internal

d) cannot say

Answer: internal


31. Power is produced when the working fluid does some work on the?

a) Shaft

b) Fins

c) Blades

d) None of the mentioned

Answer: Blades


32. Which among these is the main component of a gas turbine plant?

a) Condenser

b) Compressor

c) Boiler

d) Both Compressor & Boiler

Answer: Compressor


33. The gas turbine power plant mainly uses which among the following fuels?

a) Coal and Peat

b) Kerosene oil and diesel oil and residual oil

c) Gas oil

d) Natural gas and liquid petroleum fuel

Answer: Natural gas and liquid petroleum fuel


34. Which type of compressor is used in a gas turbine plant?

a) Reciprocating compressor

b) Screw compressor

c) Multistage axial flow compressor

d) Either Reciprocating compressor & Screw compressor

Answer: Multistage axial flow compressor


35. In the centrifugal compressor, total pressure varies _____________

a) directly as the speed ratio

b) square of speed ratio

c) cube of the speed ratio

d) all of the mentioned

Answer: square of speed ratio


36. Which of these is not a part of a Gas Turbine Plant?

a) Compressor

b) Gas Turbine

c) Combustion chamber

d) Boiler

Answer: Boiler


37. What are the major field(s) of application of gas turbine?

a) Aviation

b) Oil and gas industry

c) Marine propulsion

d) All of the mentioned

Answer: All of the mentioned


38. Which of the following is (are) the limitation(s) of gas turbines?

a) They are not self-starting

b) Higher rotor speeds

c) Low efficiencies at part loads

d) All of the mentione

Answer: All of the mentione


39. What is the percentage of total energy input appearing as network output of the cycle?

a) Thermal efficiency

b) Combustion efficiency

c) Engine efficiency

d) Compression efficiency

Answer: Thermal efficiency


40. Which of the following is (are) used as starter for a gas turbine?

a) An Internal combustion engine

b) A steam turbine

c) An auxiliary electric motor

d) All of the mentioned

Answer: All of the mentioned


41. Which of the following method(s) can be used to improve the thermal efficiency of open cycle gas turbine plant?

a) Inter-cooling

b) Reheating

c) Regeneration

d) All of the mentioned

Answer: All of the mentioned


42. In gas turbine, intercooler is placed _____________

a) before low pressure compressor

b) in between low pressure compressor and high pressure compressor

c) in between high pressure compressor and turbine

d) none of the mentioned

Answer: in between low pressure compressor and high pressure compressor


43. Gas turbine is shut down by ____________

a) Turning off starter

b) Stopping the compressor

c) Fuel is cut off from the combustor

d) All of the mentioned

Answer: Fuel is cut off from the combustor


44. The efficiency of multistage compressor is _____ than a single stage.

a) lower

b) higher

c) equal to

d) all of the mentioned

Answer: lower


45. In gas turbine, what is the function of Re-heater?

a) Heat inlet air

b) Heat exhaust gases

c) Heat air coming out of compressor

d) Heat gases coming out of high pressure turbine

Answer: Heat gases coming out of high pressure turbine


46. The ‘work ratio’ increases with _____________

a) increase in turbine inlet pressure

b) decrease in compressor inlet temperature

c) decrease in pressure ratio of the cycle

d) all of the mentioned

Answer: all of the mentioned


47. Air standard cycle for a Gas-Turbine called _________ cycle

a) Reheat cycle

b) Rankine cycle

c) Brayton cycle

d) Diesel cycle

Answer: Brayton cycle


48. In the ____________ heat transfer takes place between the exhaust gases and cool air.

a) Intercooler

b) Re-heater

c) Regenerator

d) Compressor

Answer: Regenerator


49. The compressor has to be started _____________

a) Before starting the gas turbine

b) After starting the gas turbine

c) Simultaneously with starting of gas turbine

d) At any time during the operation

Answer: Before starting the gas turbine


50. In centrifugal compressor, power input varies as _________

a) directly as the speed ratio

b) the square of speed ratio

c) the cube of the speed ratio

d) all of the mentioned

Answer: the cube of the speed ratio


Compressor in gas turbine plant Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with answers

1. What part or % of power developed is utilised for driving the compressor?

a) 65 %

b) 70 %

c) 55 %

d) 80 %

Answer: 65 %


2. The heating value of gaseous fuels is about

a) 500 kJ/litre

b) 30 kJ/litre

c) 100 kJ/litre

d) 10 kJ/litre

Answer: 30 kJ/litre


3. The gas turbine power plant mainly uses which among the following fuels?

a) Coal and Peat.

b) Kerosene oil and diesel oil and residual oil.

c) Gas oil.

d) Natural gas and liquid petroleum fuel.

Answer: Natural gas and liquid petroleum fuel.


4. The compressor has to be started

a) Before starting the gas turbine.

b) After starting the gas turbine.

c) Simultaneously with starting of gas turbine.

d) At any time during the operation.

Answer: Before starting the gas turbine


5. Which type of compressor is used in a gas turbine plant?

a) Reciprocating compressor.

b) Screw compressor.

c) Multistage axial flow compressor.

d) Either (a) & (b)

Answer: Multistage axial flow compressor.


6. Which among these is the main component of a gas turbine plant?

a) Condenser

b) Compressor.

c) Boiler

d) Both (b) & (c).

Answer: Compressor.


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