571. Solar thermal power generation can be achieved by_______________?
A. using focusing collector or heliostates
B. using flat plate collectors
C. using a solar pond
D. any of the above system

572. The energy radiated by sun on a bright sunny day is approximately______________?
A. 700 W/m2
B. 800 W/m2
C. 1 kW/m2
D. 2 kW/m2

573. The overall efficiency of thermal power plant is equal to____________?
A. Rankine cycle efficiency
B. Carnot cycle efficiency
C. Regenerative cycle efficiency
D. Boiler efficiency x turbine efficiency x generator efficiency

574. Rankine cycle efficiency of a good steam power plant may be in the range of____________?
A. 15 to 20 per cent
B. 35 to 45 per cent
C. 70 to 80 per cent
D. 90 to 95 per ceut

575. Rankine cycle operating on low pressure limit of p1 an 1 high pressure limit of p2__________?
A. has higher the renal efficiency than the carnot cycle operating between same pressure limits
B. has lower the”nal efficiency than carnot cycle operating between same pressure limit?
C. has same thermal efficiency as carnot cycle operating between same pressure limits
D. may be more or less depending upon the magnitude of p1 and p2

576. Rankine efficiency of a steam power plant____________?
A. improves in summer as compared to that in winter
B. improves in winter as compared to that in summer
C. is unaffected by climatic conditions
D. none of the above

577. Carnot cycle comprises of_______?
A. two isentropic processes and two constant volume processes
B. two isentropic processes and two constant pressure processes
E. two isothermal processes and three constant pressure processes
D. none of the above

578. In Rankine cycle the work output from the turbine is given by__________?
A. change of internal energy between inlet and outlet
B. change of enthalpy between inlet and outlet
C. change of entropy between inlet and outlet
D. change of temperature between inlet and outlet

579. Regenerative cycle thermal efficiency_______________?
A. is always greater than simple Rankine thermal efficiency
B. is greater than simple Rankine cycle thermal efficiency only when steam is bled at particular pressure
C. is same as simple Rankine cycle thermal efficiency
D. is always less than simple Rankine cycle thermal efficiency

580. In a regenerative feed heating cycle, the optimum value of the fraction of steam extracted for feed heating________________?
A. decreases with increase in Rankine cycle efficiency
B. increases with increase in Rankine cycle efficiency
C. is unaffected by increase in Rankine cycle efficiency
D. none of the above

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