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What is the purpose of turbine technology?
What is the purpose of turbine technology?
- To convert energy into heat
- To decrease the velocity of the steam
- To extract the maximum energy from the working fluid with maximum efficiency (correct)
- To increase the pressure energy of steam
How does the pressure energy of steam transform in a turbine?
How does the pressure energy of steam transform in a turbine?
- It converts into potential energy
- It converts into heat energy
- It converts into high velocity kinetic energy (correct)
- It converts into electrical energy
What gives rise to a force in the turbine?
What gives rise to a force in the turbine?
- Increase in temperature of the steam
- Decrease in velocity of the steam
- Change in momentum due to the change in direction of motion of steam particles (correct)
- Increase in pressure energy of steam
According to Newton’s Second law of motion, what is the relationship between force and momentum?
According to Newton’s Second law of motion, what is the relationship between force and momentum?
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How does the higher kinetic energy of steam result in the turbine operation?
How does the higher kinetic energy of steam result in the turbine operation?
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