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1.Which reactor has no moderator ? Ans: Fast breeder reactor. 2.What are thermal neutrons ? Ans: Thermal neutrons are slow…
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← Explore all topics1.Which reactor has no moderator ? Ans: Fast breeder reactor. 2.What are thermal neutrons ? Ans: Thermal neutrons are slow…
1.How you can define coal ? Ans: Coal is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon that consists of the fossilised remains of…
1.Why rockets using liquid hydrogen have higher specific impulse compared to liquid hydrocarbon ? Ans: Liquid hydrogen has higher burning…
1.Why pistons are usually dished at top ? Ans: Pistons are usually hollowed at top to (i) provide greater spa’e…
1.Maximum combustion temperature in gas turbines is of the order of 1100 to 10°C whereas same is around 00°C in…
1.Which two elements in feed water can cause corrosion of tubes and plates in boiler ? Ans: Acid and oxygen…
1.When maximum discharge is obtained in nozzle ? Ans: At the critical pressure ratio. 2.Under what condition the work done…
1.What is the difference between scavenging and supercharging ? Ans: Scavenging is process of flushing out burnt gases from engine…
1.What is the need of high compression ratio? Today every machine is expected to give higher efficiency. When we talk…
1. What causes white smoke in two stroke locomotive engines? That is the engine running too lean (lack of fuel).…
1. How pipe flanges are electrically insulated? Pipe flanges are protected from corrosion by means of electrolysis, with dielectric flanges.…
1. What is annealing? It is a process of heating a material above the re-crystallization temperature and cooling after a…