Exam 6: Turbines and Motors

Excessive vibration could indicate all of the following except:

The correct path for steam flow into and out of a steam turbine is:

All of the following are examples of turbine vibration except:

A shaft seal designed to stop flow consisting of a series of ridges and intricate paths is called a:

The fixed blades in a steam turbine form a:

An automatic valve that regulates the amount of steam admitted into a turbine is called the.

In a steam turbine high velocity steam flows through the nozzle and is directed against a set of fixed blades.

Two different types of governor systems used on steam turbines include all of the following except:

The maximum pressure delta ∆ across a steam turbine is:

The amount of steam energy needed to perform useful work depends upon the pressure range through which the turbine expands.

The bearing that keeps the shaft from moving horizontally is called the:

A procedure designed to remove condensate from a steam turbine, warm the internal parts and slow roll the turbine by bringing up the speed slowly is called:

Identify the main parts of a steam turbine.

The basic components of a gas turbine system include all of the following except:

Identify the main parts of an electric motor.

As the steam zig-zags between the stationary and moving blades it begins to expand as much as ________ times its original volume.

Steam enters a steam turbine at temperatures in excess of:

In a steam turbine high pressure steam energy is converted to kinetic energy.

Select the four basic types of steam turbines.

Giovanni di Branca designed the first impulse steam turbine in: