The latent heat of steam at pressures greater than atmospheric in comparison to latent heat at atmospheric pressure is

A. Less

B. More

C. Equal

D. May be less or more depending on temperature


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  1. Fire tube boilers are
  2. The pressure of steam in the engine cylinder at the beginning of the stroke is ________ the boiler pressure.
  3. The numbers of fire tubes in a Cochran boiler are
  4. Which of the following statement indicates the difference between Cornish boiler and Lancashire boiler?
  5. The missing quantity per stroke is equal to
  7. When the speed of the engine is controlled by means of a valve in a steam pipe, which regulates the…
  8. The capacity of induced draft fan compared to forced draft fan in a boiler is
  9. The chimney draught varies with
  10. The shell diameter of a Locomotive boiler is
  11. The actual power generated in the engine cylinder is called
  12. Pick up the wrong statement about water tube boiler in comparison to fire tube boilers
  14. Thermal efficiency of a thermal power plant is of the order of
  15. The fusible plug in small boilers is located
  16. Proximate analysis of fuel is determination of percentage of
  17. The number of flue tubes in Lancashire boiler is
  18. At very low temperature, the melting and boiling temperatures become equal. This temperature is
  19. The high steam and low water safety valve is used to blow off steam when the
  20. Which of the following is steam dial?
  21. The water tubes in a Babcock and Wilcox boiler are
  22. Which of the following statement is correct for a compound steam engine?
  23. Pick up the correct statement as regards Cornish boiler and Lancashire boiler
  24. Cut-off governing as compared to throttle governing is
  25. Which of the following substance will have same percentage in both proximate and ultimate analysis?
  26. Which is not the correct statement about moisture in coal?
  27. The stage efficiency (ηS) is given by (where ηB = Blading efficiency, and ηN = Nozzle…
  28. The critical pressure ratio for initially wet steam is
  29. The feed check valve is used in order to
  30. An economiser is generally placed between