The purpose of governing in steam turbines is to - Steam Nozzles and Turbines Quiz

Mechanical Engineering : Steam Nozzles and Turbines - Quiz(MCQ)

The purpose of governing in steam turbines is to

reduce the effective heat drop

completely balance against end thrust

reheat the steam and improve its quality

maintain the speed of the turbine

Correct Answer : Option (D) : maintain the speed of the turbine

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Correct Answer : blades are equiangular and frictionless

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Correct Answer : pressure compounded turbine

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at the throat of the nozzle

in the divergent portion of the nozzle

at the entrance to the nozzle

in the convergent portion of the nozzle

Correct Answer : in the divergent portion of the nozzle