Friday 20 April 2012

POWER PLANT ENGINEERING - EXPECTED UNIV QN


131402 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING – IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ( 16 MARKS )
  1. Draw a general layout of thermal/steam power plant and explain the working of different circuits.
  2. Explain in detail about the coal preparation, cleaning and handling.   
  3. (a)State and derive Rankine cycle.(8)         
(b)Explain the working of cyclone burner & fluidized bed combustion system.                                       
  1. How are cooling towers classified? Explain them.                    
  2. Draw a layout of typical micro hydro scheme and explain its working in detail.           
  3. What are the different types of pumped storage power generation? Explain its advantages &    disadvantages.
  4. Sketch the layout of hydro electric power plant &explain the functions of each component in it. Discuss the advantages & limitations of this power plant.
8.      How are dams classified? What are the factors to be considered in selecting type of dams?
  1. Explain the principle of operation of fast breeder reactor, CANDU & boiling water reactor.
  2. Explain the construction & working of super critical, pressurized & gas cooled water reactor reactors.
  3. (a)Explain with neat sketch about the controlled and un controlled nuclear chain reaction.(8)
(b) Explain the importance of nuclear waste management.(8)
  1.  Explain in detail about the components of diesel power plant.  
  2. Explain in detail about Regeneration, Reheating & Inter cooling
  3. Explain the layout of gas turbine power plant & diesel power plant. . Discuss the advantages & limitations of this power plant.
  4. With a neat sketch explain the working principle and types of fuel cells.       Give its advantages and disadvantages.                                                
  5. Explain the working principle of OTEC with it's advantages & dis-advantages.
  6. Explain the working principle of geothermal conversion system with neat sketch.
  7. Describe the governing principle of Impulse & francis turbine.
  8. (a) Compare Radial flow and Axial flow turbo machines.(8)
(b) Differentiate impulse turbine and reaction turbine.  (8)    
      20.(a) Explain in detail about tidal energy conversion system. (8)
           (b) Explain magneto hydro dynamic system. (8)                                                                                                                                                                          
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ( 2 MARKS )
  1. State and explain the carnot cycle process. 
  2. What is the necessity of feed pump in thermal powerplant?
  3. State the advantages & disadvantages of pulverized fuel firing.
  4. Mention various modern ash handling systems.
  5. Sketch P-V and T-S diagram of Atkinson cycle. Also mention the processes involved.
  6. Mention the various processes of the Brayton cycle. Sketch a P-V and T-S diagram
  7. Define boiler mountings and boiler accessories.
  8. What is hydraulic turbine? Give its classification.
  9. Define specific speed of a turbine.
  10. What are the different types of spillways?
  11. What is forebay?
  12. Define chain reaction & give its requirements.
  13. Define the term breeding.
  14. What is the function of pressurizer in pressurized water reactor?
  15. What is known as binding energy?          19) Applications of solar thermal system.
16.  Distinguish PHWR and LMFBR.      20)geothermal fluids and give its temperature range.
  1. What is meant by combined cycle power plant.
  2. Differentiate open cycle & closed cycle gas turbine power plant.

No comments:

Post a Comment