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This document contains 13 questions related to applied thermodynamics. It covers topics like types of steam boilers, functions of condensers, calculating condenser and vacuum efficiencies from test data, classifying condensers, explaining the working of jet and surface condensers, the purpose of air pumps in condensers, deriving equations for cooling water requirements, and comparing jet and surface condensers. The questions require explaining concepts, deriving equations, calculating efficiencies, and analyzing condenser test data.

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Unit 3

This document contains 13 questions related to applied thermodynamics. It covers topics like types of steam boilers, functions of condensers, calculating condenser and vacuum efficiencies from test data, classifying condensers, explaining the working of jet and surface condensers, the purpose of air pumps in condensers, deriving equations for cooling water requirements, and comparing jet and surface condensers. The questions require explaining concepts, deriving equations, calculating efficiencies, and analyzing condenser test data.

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SANT GAJANAN MAHARAJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MAHAGAON

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Subject: Applied Thermodynamics (ATD)


UNIT NO. – 03 (QUESTION BANK)

1. Classify the steam Boiler. Explain any one fire tube boiler with neat sketch.
2. What is the function of Condenser? Explain any one condenser with neat sketch.
3. A surface condenser receives 2000kg of steam per hour which is 0.9 dry. The condenser
vacuum is 70 cm of Hg when barometer reads 75 cm of Hg. The temperature of hot well
is 270C while the mean condenser temperature is 350C. Cooling water gets heated from
170C to 320C. determine
a) Condenser efficiency
b) Vacuum efficiency
c) Quantity of cooling water required per hour
4. How the Boiler efficiency is defined? Give the construction and working of the Babcock
and Wilcox boiler?
5. How will you classify condensers? In what respect a jet condenser differs from a surface
condenser?
6. The following data were obtained from the test of a surface condenser
i) Condenser vacuum=711 mm of Hg
ii) Hot well temperature= 320C
iii) Inlet temperature of cooling water=120C
iv) Outlet temperature of cooling water=280C
v) Barometric reading=760 mm of Hg

Calculate a) Vacuum efficiency


b) Condenser efficiency
7. The observations recorded during the trial on steam condenser are given below
i) Condenser vacuum=685 mm of Hg
ii) Barometric reading=765 mm of Hg
iii) Mean condenser temperature=340C
iv) Hot well temperature= 280C
v) Circulating of cooling water Inlet temperature =180C
vi) Circulating of cooling water outlet temperature =300C
vii) Condensate formed per hour =1750kg
viii) Quantity of cooling water=1300 kg/min
a) Calculate a) Vacuum efficiency
b) Condenser efficiency
c) Condenser Vacuum corrected to standard barometer.
d) Undercooling of condensate
8. What is condenser? Explain with neat diagram working of Jet Condenser
9. Why the air pump is required in condenser? Explain with neat sketch working of
Edward’s air pump?
10. Derive the equation for the mass of cooling water required in jet condenser.
11. Compare jet condenser with surface condenser
12. Explain the following
i) Vacuum measurement
ii) Vacuum efficiency
iii) Condenser efficiency
13. In a condenser test, the following observations were made:
Vacuum = 70 cm of Hg, Barometer = 76cm of Hg, Mean temperature of
condensation = 350C, Hot-well temperature = 290C, Mass of cooling water =
45500 kg/h, Inlet water temperature = 16.50C, Outlet water temperature = 310C,
Mass of condensate = 1200 kg/h
Find:
a) The mass of air present per unit condenser volume
b) The state of steam entering the condenser
c) Vacuum efficiency
d) The condensate Undercooling
e) Condenser efficiency

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