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1.What are the factors that can affect the Factor of safety selection? The factor of safety is used in designing…

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1. Which reactor produces more fissionable material than it consumes ? Ans: Breeder reactor. 2. Which reactor uses natural uranium as fuel ?…

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1. How the analyses and calorific values of fuels can be reported ? Ans: It may be reported as (a) as received…

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1. Which reactor has no moderator ? Ans: Fast breeder reactor. 2. What are thermal neutrons ? Ans: Thermal neutrons are slow neutrons (having…

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1. How you can define coal ? Ans: Coal is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon that consists of the fossilised remains of buried…

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1. Why rockets using liquid hydrogen have higher specific impulse compared to liquid hydrocarbon ? Ans: Liquid hydrogen has higher burning velocity.…

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1. Why pistons are usually dished at top ? Ans: Pistons are usually hollowed at top to (i) provide greater space for…

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1. Maximum combustion temperature in gas turbines is of the order of 1100 to 10°C whereas same is around 00°C in…

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1.Which two elements in feed water can cause corrosion of tubes and plates in boiler? Ans: Acid and oxygen in feed…

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1. When maximum discharge is obtained in nozzle ? Ans: At the critical pressure ratio. 2. Under what condition the work done in…

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