Me 6701 Ppe PDF

JEPPIAAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai – 600 119
DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK
VII SEMESTER
ME6701 – POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Regulation – 2013
Vision of Institution
To build Jeppiaar Engineering College as an institution of academic excellence in
technological and management education to become a world class university.
Mission of Institution
 To excel in teaching and learning, research and innovation by promoting the
principles of scientific analysis and creative thinking.
 To participate in the production, development and dissemination of knowledge and
interact with national and international communities.
 To equip students with values, ethics and life skills needed to enrich their lives and
enable them to meaningfully contribute to the progress of society.
 To prepare students for higher studies and lifelong learning, enrich them with the
practical and entrepreneurial skills necessary to excel as future professionals and
contribute to Nation’s economy.
Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and
PO1 an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering
PO2 problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and
engineering sciences.
Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design
PO3 system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the
public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations
Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods
PO4 including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to
provide valid conclusions.
Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
PO5 engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an
understanding of the limitations.
The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal,
PO6 health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional
engineering practice.
Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in
PO7 societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable
development.
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the
PO8 engineering practice.
Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse
PO9 teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering
PO10 community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and
design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and
PO11 management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to
manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in
PO12 independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Vision of the Department
To create excellent professionals in the field of Mechanical Engineering and to uplift the quality of
technical education on par with the International Standards.
Department Mission
1. To reinforce the fundamentals of Science and Mathematics to Mechanical Engineering and

critically and relatively investigate complex mechanical systems and processes.
2. To engage in the production, expansion and practice of advanced engineering applications
through knowledge sharing activities by interacting with global communities and industries.
3. Toequip students with engineering ethics, professional roles, corporate social
responsibility and life skills and apply them for the betterment of society.
4. To promote higher studies and lifelong learning and entrepreneurial skills and develop
excellent professionals for empowering nation’s economy.
PEO’s
1. To enrich the technical knowledge of design, manufacturing and management of mechanical

systems and develop creative and analytical thinking in research.
2. To relate, strengthen and develop the theoretical knowledge of the Mechanical Engineering
by exhibiting various concepts applied through diverse industrial exposures and experts’
guidance.
3. Facilitate the students to communicate effectively on complex social, professional and
engineering activities with strict adherence to ethical principles.
4. Create awareness for independent and life long learning and develop the ability to keep
abreast of modern trends and adopt them for personal technological growth of the
nation.
PSO’s
1. To understand the basic concept of various mechanical engineering field such as design,
manufacturing, thermal and industrial engineering.
2. To apply the knowledge in advanced mechanical system and processes by using design and
analysis techniques.
3. To develop student’s professional skills to meet the industry requirements and entrepreneurial
skills for improving nation’s economy stronger.
ME 6701- POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
COURSE OUTCOMES
Students will be able to intrepret the layout of various power plants and Boiler's
C401.1
operation
Students will be able to explain about the components of Steam power plant and
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its operations.
Students will be able to explain about the components and operations of Nuclear
C401.3
and Hydel power plants
Students will be able to illustrate the components and operation cycles of diesel
C401.4
and Gas turbine power plant.
Students will be able to classify the components, operations, and applications of

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various power plants and Economics of plants.
SYLLABUS
OBJECTIVES:
Providing an overview of Power Plants and detailing the role of Mechanical
Engineers in their operation and maintenance.
UNIT ICOAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS 10

Rankine cycle - improvisations, Layout of modern coal power plant, Super Critical Boilers,
FBC Boilers, Turbines, Condensers, Steam & Heat rate, Subsystems of thermal power
plants – Fuel and ash handling, Draught system, Feed water treatment. Binary Cycles and
Cogeneration systems.
UNIT IIDIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS 10

Otto, Diesel, Dual &Brayton Cycle - Analysis & Optimisation.Components of Diesel and
Gas Turbine power plants.Combined Cycle Power Plants. Integrated Gasifier based
Combined Cycle systems.
UNIT IIINUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 7

Basics of Nuclear Engineering, Layout and subsystems of Nuclear Power Plants, Working of
Nuclear Reactors : Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR),
CANada Deuterium-Uranium reactor (CANDU), Breeder, Gas Cooled and Liquid Metal
Cooled Reactors. Safety measures for Nuclear Power plants.
UNIT IVPOWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY 10

Hydro Electric Power Plants – Classification, Typical Layout and associated components
including Turbines. Principle, Construction and working of Wind, Tidal, Solar Photo
Voltaic (SPV), Solar Thermal, Geo Thermal, Biogas and Fuel Cell power systems.
UNIT VENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER

PLANTS 8
Power tariff types, Load distribution parameters, load curve, Comparison of site
selection criteria, relative merits & demerits, Capital & Operating Cost of different
power plants. Pollution control technologies including Waste Disposal Options for Coal
and Nuclear Power Plants.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the Students can able to understand different types
of power plant, and its functions and their flow lines and issues related to them.
Analyse and solve energy and economic related issues in power sectors.
TEXT BOOK:
1. P.K. Nag, Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company
Ltd., Third Edition, 2008.
REFERENCES:
1. M.M. El-Wakil, Power Plant Technology, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
2010.
2. Black & Veatch, Springer, Power Plant Engineering, 1996.
3. Thomas C. Elliott, Kao Chen and Robert C. Swanekamp, Standard Handbook of
Power Plant Engineering, Second Edition, McGraw – Hill, 1998.
Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai – 600 119
DEPARTMENT OFMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK
Subject : ME6701-POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

Year / Sem :IV/VII
UNIT ICOAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS
Rankine cycle - improvisations, Layout of modern coal power plant, Super Critical Boilers, FBC Boilers,
Turbines, Condensers, Steam & Heat rate, Subsystems of thermal power plants – Fuel and ash handling, Draught
system, Feed water treatment. Binary Cycles and Cogeneration systems.
PART-A
CO Mapping : C701.1
BT
Q.No. Questions Competence PO
Level
1 What do you understand by the term boiler draught? BTL-1 Remembering PO7,PO2
2 Define steam rate and heat rate? BTL-1 Remembering PO7,PO2
What are the different sources of energy available for
3 BTL-1 Remembering PO7,PO2
power generation? How long they can last?
Why thermal plants are not suitable for supplying
fluctuating loads?
List the four important circuits of the steam power
plant.
Comment on the thermal efficiency of a steam power
plant.
7 Define the overall efficiency of a steam power plant. BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7
8 Define air standard cycle efficiency. BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO7
9 State how the steam boilers are classified. BTL-1 Remembering PO7,PO8
10 Define boiler mountings and accessories. BTL-1 Remembering PO9,PO1
11 Why are super heaters used in steam power plants? BTL-1 Remembering PO9,PO4
What is the necessity of feed pump in thermal power
plant?
Mention the two types of feed water heaters in a
13 steam power plant. BTL-4 Analysing PO7
What is the function of deaerator in a thermal power

14 BTL-1 Remembering PO1
plant?
15 Write the use of water level indicator in boiler. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
16 What are the accessories used in a boiler? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
List out the major advantages of high pressure boilers
in modern thermal power plants.
18 Distinguish between fouling and slagging. BTL-4 Analysing PO2
19 Define super critical boilers. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What is super-critical boiler? Give any two
advantages.
21 What are types of fluidized bed boilers? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
22 What is meant by compounding of steam turbines? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
23 Explain the need of compounding in steam turbines. BTL-2 Understanding PO2,PO9
24 What is the function of governors in steam turbine? BTL-1 Remembering PO4
What are the different methods of governing steam
turbines?
26 Enumerate the energy losses in steam turbines. BTL-1 Remembering PO2
27 What is the purpose of condenser? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
28 Explain any two types of surface condensers. BTL-2 Understanding PO1
29 What is a pulverized and why it is used? BTL-1 Remembering PO12
BTL-2 Understanding
30 What is ESP? State its use PO12
BTL-1 Remembering
31 Mention the various modern ash handling systems. BTL-4 Analysing PO11, PO12
32 What is stoker? Classify it. BTL-1 Remembering PO11, PO12
PART-B&PART-C
1 Draw a general layout of steam power plant with neat BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO6,PO12
diagram and explain the working of different circuits.
2 Explain the following with neat diagram:(i) Benson BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO8
boiler (ii) Anyone type of cogeneration power plant.
3 Draw a general layout of thermal power plant and BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO6,PO12
explain the working of different circuits.
4 Describe the working of a high pressure boiler with BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO6,PO10
super heaters.
5 Draw a neat diagram of Lamont boiler and explain its BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO7, PO12
working.
6 What do you understand by fluidized bed BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7, PO12
combustion?
7 Write short notes on the requirements of surface BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO4, PO11
condensers
8 Explain in detail the coal handling system with a BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO7, PO12
suitable block diagram.
Describe the different types of over feed stokers and PO1,PO2,
9 BTL-2 Understanding
discuss its merits and demerits of each over others PO9,PO11
10 Why is coal pulverized? Explain any one type of BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO6,PO8
pulverized systems used now-a-days
With the help of a neat sketch describe the working PO1,PO7,PO9,
of any one type of ash handling system PO12
Differentiate between forced draught and induced PO1,PO2,PO7,
12 BTL-4 Analysing
draught cooling tower. PO12
UNIT IIDIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

Otto, Diesel, Dual &Brayton Cycle - Analysis &Optimisation. Components of Diesel and Gas Turbine power
plants. Combined Cycle Power Plants. Integrated Gasifier based Combined Cycle systems.
PART-A
CO Mapping : C701.2
BT
Level
1 What is reheating and regeneration of gas turbine? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7
2 Name the various gas power cycles BTL-1 Remembering PO2
3 What is a thermodynamic cycle? BTL-1 Remembering PO2
4 Why is Carnot cycle not used in real applications? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What is and air-standard cycle? Why such cycles
are conceived?
6 Mention the four thermodynamic processes BTL-1 Remembering PO4
involved in Diesel cycle
7 Mention the various processes of dual cycle. BTL-1 Remembering PO2
8 List down the various processes of the Brayton BTL-1 Remembering PO2
cycle
9 Define Air standard efficiency or Diesel cycle. BTL-1 Remembering PO2
10 How does the change in compression ratio affect air BTL-1 Remembering PO4
standard efficiency of an ideal Otto cycle?
11 Define cut-off ratio BTL-1 Remembering PO1
12 Which cycle is more efficient with respect to the BTL-1 Remembering PO2PO8
same compression ratio?
13 Name the factors that affect air standard efficiency BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO4
of Diesel cycle.
What is the effect of cut-off ratio on the efficiency
14 of Diesel cycle when the compression ratio is kept BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO4
constant?
15 Define the terms actual thermal efficiency and BTL-1 Remembering PO1
relative efficiency.
16 What is meant by Atkinson cycle? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
17 Mention a few characteristics of Diesel power plant. BTL-1 Remembering PO7
18 Under what circumstance will you recommend BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO12

Diesel power plants?
19 What are the components present in the Diesel BTL-1 Remembering PO1
electric power plants
Name the various types of Diesel engine used for
Diesel power plant.
21 What are the different types of engines used in BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO8,PO10
power generation? State their application domain.
22 How is solid injection system classified? BTL-1 Remembering PO7
23 What are the different types of lubrication system in BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO11,PO12
a Diesel power plant?
24 What arethe equipment’s of Diesel engine power BTL-1 Remembering PO1
plant?
25 What are the methods used for starting a Diesel BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO9,PO12
engine?
26 What is the basic difference between a Diesel BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO11
engine and a steam turbine?
Why is the maximum cycle temperature of gas
27 turbine plant much lower than that of Diesel power BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO4,PO12
plant?
28 State the fuels used in the gas turbine power plants. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What are the main units in a gas turbine power
plant?
What are the methods by which thermal efficiency
of a gas turbine power plant be improved?
What do you mean by regeneration in gas turbine
power plant?
How does regeneration improve the thermal
efficiency of gas turbine cycle
PART-B&PART-C
Discuss the essential components of the diesel PO2,PO4,PO7
power plant with neat layout. PO11,PO12
(i) Derive an expression for the work ratio using
BTL-6
Brayton cycle. Creating PO2,PO6,
2 BTL-2
(ii)Discuss the working of any one type of Understanding PO11,PO8
combined cycle power plant.
Derive an expression for air the air standard BTL-6
efficiency of diesel cycle. Explain why the Creating PO4,PO8,PO9,
3 BTL-2
efficiency of Otto cycle is more than diesel cycle Understanding PO11
for the same compression ratio
How do you select engine for a diesel power plant?
4 Draw a diesel power plant and explain its major BTL-2 Understanding PO2,PO7, PO12
components
Explain the construction and working of gas turbine
5 BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO7, PO12
power plant with a layout
6 Discuss the working of combined cycle power BTL-2 Understanding PO9,PO10,PO11
plant.
With neat diagram, explain the working principle
7 of the combined MHD and steam open cycle power BTL-2 Understanding PO1PO7, PO12
plant.
Discuss the working of combined cycle: power Understanding PO2,PO10,PO11,P
8 BTL-2
plant. O12
UNIT IIINUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Basics of Nuclear Engineering, Layout and subsystems of Nuclear Power Plants, Working of Nuclear Reactors :
Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANada Deuterium-Uranium reactor (CANDU),
Breeder, Gas Cooled and Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors. Safety measures for Nuclear Power plants.
PART-A
CO Mapping : C701.3
BT
Level
1 What is critical mass of nuclear fuel? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
2 What are isotopes? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
3 Name the different types of fuels used in nuclear BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO7
reactors.
4 What is known as binding energy? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7
5 What is “half life” of nuclear fuels? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO4
6 What do you mean by mass defect? BTL-1 Remembering PO4
7 How can nuclear fussion be caused? BTL-1 Remembering PO4
8 What do you understand by moderation? BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO7
9 What is known as moderating ratio? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
10 What is four factor formula? BTL-1 Remembering PO2
11 Explain the function of nuclear reactor. BTL-2 Understanding PO11
12 What are the essential components of a nuclear BTL-1 Remembering PO2

reactor?
13 Explain the function of the moderator BTL-2 Understanding PO2,PO11
14 Name the three moderators commonly used in BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO2

nuclear power reactor.
15 Why is shielding of a Nuclear reactor necessary? BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO6
16 Define the term “Breeding”. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
17 What is a gas cooled nuclear reactor? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
18 What is LMFBR? Why is a liquid metal the BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO10,PO12

preferred coolant in a fast breeder reactor?
19 What are the components of pressurized water BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7
reactor nuclear power plant?
20 What are the criteria used for evaluation of nuclear BTL-1 Remembering PO7,PO11,PO12
plant safety?
21 List some of the disadvantages of Nuclear power BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO8,
plant
22 How do you cater for safety of Nuclear power BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO10
plant?
23 What are the advantages and disadvantages of BTL-1 Remembering PO11,PO12
breeder reactor?
24 What factors control the selection of a particular BTL-1 Remembering PO2
type of a reactor?
25 What are the essential components of a nuclear BTL-1 Remembering PO1
reactor?
What are the conditions to be satisfied to sustain
26 nuclear fission process? OR Give the requirements BTL-1 Remembering PO2
of chain reaction.
27 How are the nuclear reactors classifieds? BTL-1 Remembering PO8,PO9,PO12
28 Distinguish between PHWR and LMFBR BTL-4 Analysing PO9,PO10,PO12
State the major reasons for nuclear accidents that
29 BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO4,PO12
classified under moderate frequency.
State the major reasons for nuclear accidents that
classified under severe accidents.
What are the major reasons for nuclear accidents
that classified under lower probability?
PART-B & PART-C
Q.No. Questions BT Competence PO
Level
(i) Explain CANDU (Canadian-Deuterium-
Uranium) reactor with neat diagram also mention its
merits and demerits. PO2,PO6,PO4,
1 (ii)Discuss about the safety measures adopted in BTL-2 Understanding
PO10,PO12
modern nuclear plants.
What is meant by uranium enrichened? Describe PO1,PO4,PO9,PO1

2 BTL-1 Remembering
some methods of Uraniurn enrichment 1
Explain the Construction and working of nuclear

3 BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO9,PO12
power plant with a layout.
Explain the different types of nuclear reactions and
initiation of nuclear reactions
5 Explain with a neat sketch a boiling water reactor. BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO7,PO10
6 Explain the working of pressurized water reactor BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO7,PO10
What is chain reaction? How it is maintained? What
is the difference between controlled and BTL-2 UnderstandingA
7 PO1,PO7,PO10
uncontrolled chain reaction? Explain with neat BTL-4 nalyzing
sketches and with examples'
8 Discuss the various factors to be considered while BTL-2 Understanding
selecting the site for nuclear power station.
UNIT IVPOWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY

Hydro Electric Power Plants – Classification, Typical Layout and associated components including Turbines.
Principle, Construction and working of Wind, Tidal, Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV), Solar Thermal, Geo Thermal,
Biogas and Fuel Cell power systems.
PART-A
CO Mapping : C701.4
BT
Level
Define the term “Hydrology”.
2 What is hydrograph? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
3 For which purposes hydro projects are Remembering
BTL-1 PO2,PO7
developed?
4 What is the purpose of using dams? BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO7
5 Define Run-off. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
Classify power plants on the basis of
6 BTL-2 Understanding PO2,PO11
traditional use.
List out the important parameters of a
turbine.
Give an example for a low heat turbine, a
medium head turbine and a high head turbine.
9 What are reaction turbines? Give examples. BTL-1 Remembering PO2
10 What is a draft turbine? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
11 What is the function of draft tube? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
12 What are the different types of spill ways? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7, PO10
13 Define unit speed of turbine. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What is the significance of specific speed of
hydraulic turbines?
15 What is a surge tank? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What is draft tube? In which type of turbine it
16 BTL-1 Remembering PO1, PO7
is mostly used?
What is the necessity if draft tubes? List the
17 BTL-1 Remembering PO9, PO10
types
Write the function of draft tube in turbine
outlet.
What are the factors to be considered in
selecting turbines?
20 On what basis hydraulic turbines are selected? BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO6,PO8
What do you understand by zero energy
houses?
22 List any four advantages of wind turbine. BTL-1 Remembering PO7,PO12
What are the advantages of pumped storage
plant?
What is the purpose of flywheel which is used
24 BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO7,PO9 PO10
in an IC engine?
25 What is the function of flywheel? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7, PO12
What are the components of tidal power
plants?
What are the different methods of producing
27 BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO4,PO10,PO12
electricity with tides?
28 What is a solar cell? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What are the classifications of geothermal
energy?
What are the types of geothermal power
plants?
31 What is bio gas? Give the advantages. BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO7,PO12
List the difference between Francis and
Kaplan turbine
PART-B& PART-C
What are the essential elements of hydro power
1 BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO6,PO7,PO12
plant? Explain with a neat sketch.
Explain the working of Pelton turbine with a neat
diagram. What is the function of a draft tube?
Describe the working of a low head hydro plant
3 with a neat diagram BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO6,PO7,PO12
Compare and contrast Kaplan turbine and Francis

4 BTL-4 Analyzing PO1,PO2,PO7, PO10
turbine.
Discuss various components of wind energy PO1,PO9,
system PO10,PO12
Explain with a neat sketch a pumped storage

power plant. PO1,PO7,PO12
Explain the spring tides and neap tides. Discuss

PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
7 the different tidal power schemes and BTL-2 Understanding
PO12
configurations with neat sketches.
Draw a schematic diagram of a solar power plant
PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
8 and explain the operation of it. Also mention its BTL-2 Understanding
PO12
merits and demerits.
Explain the construction and working of geo PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
thermal power plant and tidal power plants. PO12
Define the termsanaerobic digestion,
Fermentation and What are the advantages and PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
10 BTL-1 Remembering
disadvantages of floating drum plant Give the list PO12
of the materials used for biogas generation.
Describe the principle of a fuel cell and discuss PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
the choice of fuels required PO12
(i) Explain the construction and working of fuel
PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
12 cell also mention its merits and demerits. BTL-2 Understanding
PO12
(ii)List the advantages and disadvantages of wind
energy system.
Explain with a neat sketch working of a PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
distributed (Parabolic) trough Solar Power Plant. PO12
UNIT VENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER PLANTS
Power tariff types, Load distribution parameters, load curve, Comparison of site selection criteria, relative
merits & demerits, Capital & Operating Cost of different power plants. Pollution control technologies including
Waste Disposal Options for Coal and Nuclear Power Plants.
PART-A
CO Mapping : C701.5
BT
Level
1 What is main objective of tariff? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
2 Define law of conservation of Energy. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What is the significance of incremental rate for a
power plant
What are the various operating costs of fired
steam power plant?
5 Define demand for electricity BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO7,PO12
6 Define “Diversity factor”. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
7 Define plant use factor BTL-1 Remembering PO1
What are the major factors that Decide the
economics of power plants?
9 What do you understand by load duration curves? BTL-1 Remembering PO2
10 State the importance of load curves. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
11 What is the significance of load curve? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
12 What is the use of load curves in power plant? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO8
How does the fuel cost related to the load and the
cost of power generation?
14 What are fixed? BTL-1 Remembering PO1
15 Define flat rate tariff. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
16 List the types of tariffs to calculate energy rate. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
17 How the tariff for electrical energy is arrived? BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO10
18 Define depreciation. BTL-1 Remembering PO1
Mention any four methods for calculating
depreciation.
What is the reason for the operating cost of hydel
power plant being high?
How can be the cost of power generation
reduced?
What are the factors that contribute for energy
cost?
List out four important factors to be considered
for the selection of site for power plants.
24 What are the different pollutions in the flue gas? BTL-1 Remembering PO7
What are the methods used for reduction of SO2
pollutant?
What are the methods used for controlling the
NOx?
27 What is Acid rain? BTL-1 Remembering PO7
What is the equipment used to control the
particulates?
29 List down the nuclear waste disposal methods. BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO6,PO7,PO12
What are the various methods followed to
transport solid waste?
31 What are operating costs? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO9,PO11
What are the costs involved in fired steam power
plant?
PART-B& PART-C
Explain the methods to control pollution in
1 BTL-2 Understanding PO7,PO8
thermal and nuclear power plants
Write an explanatory note on the economics of
power generation
3 What is meant by load factor and diversity factor? BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO2
Elucidate the objectives and requirements to tariff
and general form of tariff.
What are the elements which contribute to the
5 cost of, the electricity'? And how can the cost BTL-1 Remembering PO6,PO8,PO9,PO11
power generation be reduced?
Explain briefly the various methods used to,
calculate the depreciation cost.
What are the fixed and operating costs of steam
7 power plant?How are they accounted for fixing BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO8,PO10,PO11
cost of electricity?
Explain the analysis of pollution from thermal
8 power plants.What is methods used for control BTL-2 Understanding PO1,PO7,PO10,PO12
the pollutants?
Write short notes on nuclear waste disposal. PO1,PO7,PO8,PO10,
9 BTL-1 Remembering
PO12
(i) Explain the site selection criterion of hydro
power plant.
(ii)A peak load on the thermal power plant is 75
MW. The loads having maximum demands of 35
PO1,PO2,PO4,
10 kW, 20 MW, 15 MW and 18 MW are connected BTL-2 Understanding
PO7,PO12
to the power plant. The capacity of the plant is 90
MW and annual load factor is 0.53. Calculate the
average load on power plant, energy supplied per
year, demand factor and diversity factor.
UNIT ICOAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS

Rankine cycle - improvisations, Layout of modern coal power plant, Super Critical Boilers, FBC Boilers,
Turbines, Condensers, Steam & Heat rate, Subsystems of thermal power plants – Fuel and ash handling,
Draught system, Feed water treatment. Binary Cycles and Cogeneration systems.
PART-A
1. What do you understand by the term boiler draught? (AU Nov/Dec 2016)
Boiler draught may be defined as the small difference between the pressure of outside air and
that of gases within a furnace or chimney at the grate level, which causes flow of air/hot flue
gases to take place through boiler.
2. Define steam rate and heat rate? (AU Nov/Dec 2016)
Heat rate is the common measure of system efficiency in a steam power plant. It is defined as "the
energy input to a system, typically in Btu/kWh, divided by the electricity generated, in kW."
Mathematically:
Steam rate: It is defined as the rate of steam flow (kg/hr) required for producing unit shaft output (1 kW)
3. What are the different sources of energy available for power generation? How long they can last?
(AU May 2014)
1. Steam
2. Gas or air
3. Diesel and petrol
4. Nuclear
5. Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind ,geothermal,tidal,wave,MHD etc
4. Why thermal plants are not suitable for supplying fluctuating loads?
(AU (EEE) May 2014)
Thermal plants are not suitable for supplying fluctuating loads because any change in load demand
requires the corresponding change in the output energy.In thermal power plants, the input energy is
produced by burning the coal. So, there is always a large time lapse between the change in energy output
and input which is not desirable. Therefore, such power stations are used only as base load stations and it
supplies the constant power.
5. List the four important circuits of the steam power plant.
(AU (MECH) DEC 2014 & (EEE)DEC 2013)
a. Feed water and steam flow circuit
b. Coal and ash circuit
c. Air and gas circuit
d. Cooling water circuit
6. Comment on the thermal efficiency of a steam power plant. (AU.(EEE)DEC’12)
Thermal efficiency is a dimensionless performance which is a measure of a device using thermal energy
such as internal combustion engine, steam turbine or steam engine, boiler and furnace or refrigerator.
7. Define the overall efficiency of a steam power plant. (AU.(EEE) DEC’10)
Overall efficiency is defined as the combined efficiency of boiler, stream turbine, condenser and pump
8. Define air standard cycle efficiency. (AU.(MECH)DEC’13)
It is the ratio of work done during the process to the heat supplied.
Air Standard efficiency =Work done/Heat supplied.
Where Work done = Heat supplied-Heat rejected.
9. State how the steam boilers are classified. (AU.(MECH)DEC’14)
Steam boilers are classified on the basis of boiler pressure,fuel, boiler material, boiler tube type,
circulation, method of combustion, type of support, furnace construction, furnace position, use ,erction,
mobility, ASME code and heat source.
10. Define boiler mountings and accessories. (AU.(EEE)May’11)
The devices which are used for functioning with the safe operation of a boiler are called boiler
mountings. The devices which are used to increase the efficiency of the boiler are called boiler
accessories.
11. Why are super heaters used in steam power plants? (AU.(EEE) DEC’12)
The steam produced in the boiler is in the state of saturated condition. The moisture in the steam will
affect turbine blades and cause corrosion. To avoid it, the super heater is used. It is used to increase the
temperature of steam and improve the efficiency.
12. What is the necessity of feed pump in thermal power plant?(AU.(EEE)DEC’11)
Feed pump is a pump which is used to deliver the feed water to the boiler.The quantity of water supplied
should be at least equal to the amount of evaporation which is supplied to the engine.
13. Mention the two types of feed water heaters in a steam power plant.
(AU (EEE)DEC’10)
(i) Open feed water heater.
(ii)Closed feed water heater.
14. What is the function of deaerator in a thermal power plant?(AU.(EEE)May’12)
A deaerator is a device widely used for the removal of air and other dissolved gases from the feed.
15. Write the use of water level indicator in boiler. (AU.(EEE)DEC’13)
The water level indicator constantly determines the level of water in the boiler shell.
16. What are the accessories used in a boiler?(AU.(MECH)May’13)
(i)Feed water pump
(ii) Injector
(iii) Pressure reducing valve
(iv) Economiser
(v)Air pre heater
(vi) Super heater
(vii)Steam drier or separator
(viii)Steam trap.
17. List out the major advantages of high pressure boilers in modern thermal power plants.
(AU.(MECH)DEC ’12 & DEC’13)
 The tendency of scale formation is eliminated due to high velocity of water through tubes.
 Light weight tubes with better heating surface arrangement can be used. The space required is
less.The cost foundation, time of erection and total cost are minimised due to less weight of tubes.
 Due to use of forced circulation, there is more freedom in the arrangement of surface, tubes and
boiler components.
 All parts are uniformly heated. So, the danger of overheating is reduced and thermal stress problem is
eliminated.
18. Distinguish between fouling and slagging. (AU.(MECH) May’09)
Slagging is the formation of molten or partially fused deposits on furnace walls or convection surfaces
exposed to radiant heat.
Fouling is defined as the formation of deposit on convection heat surfaces such as super heater and
reheater.
19. Define super critical boilers. (AU.(MECH) Nov’07)
Boilers only with economizer and super heater are called super critical boilers.
20. What is super-critical boiler?Give any two advantages.(AU.(EEE) June’13)
If boilers incorporate only economizer and super heater, they are called supercritical boilers. The super
critical boilers are above 300MW capacity units available.
21. What are types of fluidized bed boilers? (AU.(MECH)DEC’13)
1. Bubbling fluidized bed boilers(BFB).
2. Circulating fluidized bed boilers (CFB).
22. What is meant by compounding of steam turbines? (AU.Nov’10)
Compounding is a method of absorbing the jet velocity in stages when the steam flows over moving
blades.
23. Explain the need of compounding in steam turbines.
(AU (MECH)Apr’03 & Apr’08)
In the simple impulse turbine, the expansion of stream from the boiler pressure to condenser pressure
takes place in a single stage turbine. The velocity of steam at the exit of turbine is very high.
So, there is a considerable loss of kinetic energy. Also, the speed of the rotor is very high .There are
several methods of reducing this speed to a lower value. Compounding is a method of absorbing the jet
velocity in stages when the steam flows over moving blades.
24. What is the function of governors in steam turbine?(AU.(MECH)DEC’08)
The governors regulate the supply of steam to the turbine to maintain constant speed of the turbine as far
as possible under varying load conditions.
25. What are the different methods of governing steam turbines?
(AU(MECH)Nov’04 & May’13)
 Throttle governing
 Nozzle control governing
 By pass governing
 Combination of throttle and nozzle governing or throttle and by pass governing.
26. Enumerate the energy losses in steam turbines.
(AU(MECH)June’09,May’11 & May’12)
 Losses in regulating valves
 Losses due to steam friction
 Losses due to Mechanical friction
 Losses due to leakage
 Residual velocity losses
 Carry over losses
 Losses due to wetness of steam
 Losses due to radiation.
27. What is the purpose of condenser? (AU.(EEE)DEC’10)
The main purpose of a steam condenser in turbine is to maintain a low back pressure on the exhaust side
of the steam turbine.
28. Explain any two types of surface condensers. (AU.(MECH)May’14)
(i) Down flow type
(ii) Central flow condenser
(iii)Evaporation condenser
29. What is a pulverized and why it is used? (AU.(MECH)May ’14 &(EEE) DEC’14)
A pulverize or grinder is a Mechanical device for grinding many different types of materials.Pulverize
mill is used to pulverize the coal for combustion in the steam generating furnaces of fossil fuel power
plants.
30. What is ESP? State its use.(Anna .Univ.(MECH)DEC’14)
An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is a filtration device which is used to remove fine particles such as
dust and smoke from a flowing gas using the force of an induced electrostatic charge minimally
impeding the flow of gases through the unit.
31. Mention the various modern ash handling systems.(AU (EEE)May’10)
i. Gravitational separator
ii. Cyclone separator
iii. Packed type scrubber
iv. Spray type wet collector
v. Electrostatic precipitator(ESP)
32. What is stoker?Classify it. (AU.(MECH)May’11)
Stoker is a feeding device which feeds solid fuels into the furnace in medium and large size power
plants.
Types:
(i) Overfeed stoker, and
(ii) Underfeed stoker
PART-B
1. Draw a general layout of steam power plant with neat diagram and explain the working of different
circuits. [AU Nov/Dec 2016]
Nag. P.K., "Power Plant Engineering", Third Edition, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd., 2008 page no:
2. Explain the following with neat diagram:(i) Benson boiler (ii) Anyone type of cogeneration power plant.
[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
3. Draw a general layout of thermal power plant and explain the working of different circuits.
[AU APR 2005/MAY 20111/2013]
Nag. P.K., "Power Plant Engineering", Third Edition, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd., 2008 page
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4. Describe the working of a high pressure boiler with super heaters. [AU MAY 2011]
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5. Draw a neat diagram of Lamont boiler and explain its working.
[AU DEC 2005/JULY2013]
6. What do you understand by fluidized bed combustion? [AU MAY 2012]
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7. Write short notes on the requirements of surface condensers .[AU MAY 2009]
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8. Explain in detail the coal handling system with a suitable block diagram. [AU MAY 2011]
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9. Describe the different types of over feed stokers and discuss its merits and demerits of each over others.
[AU APR 2008]
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10. Why is coal pulverized? Explain any one type of pulverized systems used now-a-days. [AU MAY 2012]
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11. With the help of a neat sketch describe the working of any one type of ash handling system.
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12. Differentiate between forced draught and induced draught cooling tower.
[AU MAY 2009/DEC 2012]
UNIT IIDIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

Otto, Diesel, Dual &Brayton Cycle - Analysis &Optimisation. Components of Diesel and Gas Turbine power
plants. Combined Cycle Power Plants. Integrated Gasifier based Combined Cycle systems.
PART-A
1. What is reheating and regeneration of gas turbine? [AU Nov/Dec 2016]
Reheating is applied in a gas turbine in such a way that it increases the turbine work without increasing
the compressor work or melting the turbine materials. When a gas turbine plant has a high pressure and
low pressure turbine a reheater can be applied successfully. Reheating can improve the efficiency up to 3
%. A reheater is generally is a combustor which reheat the flow between the high and low pressure
turbines.
Regeneration process involves the installation of a heat exchanger in the gas turbine cycle. The heat-
exchanger is also known as the recuperator. This heat exchanger is used to extract the heat from the
exhaust gas. This exhaust gas is used to heat the compressed air. This compressed and pre-heated air
then enters the combustors. Regenerated Gas turbines can improve the efficiency more than 5 %.
2. Name the various gas power cycles. [AU Nov/Dec 2016]
Otto Cycle, Diesel Cycle, Dual Cycle &Brayton Cycle.
3. What is a thermodynamic cycle? (AU.Oct’97)
Thermodynamic cycle is defined as the series of processes performed on the system so that the system
attains its original state.
4. Why is Carnot cycle not used in real applications? (AU.DEC’10)
i. In a Carnot cycle, all four processes are reversible but there is no process reversible in actual
practice.
ii. There are two processes to be carried out during compression and expansion.During isothermal
process, the piston moves very slowly and the piston moves as fast as possible during adiabatic
process. This speed variation during the same stoke of the piston is not possible.
iii. It is not possible to avoid friction between moving parts completely.
5. What is and air-standard cycle? Why such cycles are conceived?
(AU.Oct’96, Oct’97, Nov’10, May’11,DEC’12 & May’14)
Cycle is defined as the series of operations or processes performed on a system so that the system attains
its original state.The thermodynamic cycles which use air as the working fluid are known as air standard
cycles. Air standard cycles are conceived to simplify the analysis of IC engines.
6. Mention the four thermodynamic processes involved in Diesel cycle. (AU.Apr’08)
i. One reversible adiabatic compression
ii. One constant pressure processes
iii. One reversible adiabatic expansion and
iv. One constant volume.
7. Mention the various processes of dual cycle. (AnnaUniv.Apr’96)
1. Isentropic compression
2. Constant volume heat addition
3. Constant pressure heat addition
4. Isentropic expansion and
5. Constant volume heat rejection.
8. List down the various processes of the Brayton cycle. (AU.Oct’96)
1. Isentropic compression
2. Constant pressure heat supplied
3. Isentropic expansion and
4. Constant pressure heat rejection.
9. Define Air standard efficiency or Diesel cycle. (AU.DEC’08)
Air standard efficiency is defined as the ratio of work done by the cycle to the heat supplied to the cycle
10. How does the change in compression ratio affect air standard efficiency of an ideal Otto cycle?
(AU.Apr.’08)
The efficiency of otto cycle increases with increase in compression ratio and vice versa.
11. Define cut-off ratio. (AU.May’14)
Cut off ratio is defined as the ratio of volume after heat addition to the volume before heat addition.
12. Which cycle is more efficient with respect to the same compression ratio? (AU.Oct’95)
For the same compression ratio, Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle.
13. Name the factors that affect air standard efficiency of Diesel cycle. (AU.Apr’97)
Compression ratio and Cut-off ratio.
14. What is the effect of cut-off ratio on the efficiency of Diesel cycle when the compression ratio is
kept constant? (AU.Apr’03)
When the cut-off ratio of Diesel cycle increases, the efficiency of cycle is decreased when the
compression ratio is kept constant and vice versa.
15. Define the terms actual thermal efficiency and relative efficiency. (AU.DEC’12)
Actual efficiency is defined as the ratio of work output by the cycle to the heat input to the cycle.
Relative efficiency is defined as the ratio between actual efficiency and air standard efficiency.
16. What is meant by Atkinson cycle? (AU.(MECH)DEC’12)
The cycle with two adiabatic processes for both compression and expansion, one constant volume process
for heat addition and one constant pressure process for heat rejection is called Atkinson cycle.
17. Mention a few characteristics of Diesel power plant. (AU.(MECH) DEC’12)
i. Diesel power plants are mainly used where high torque is required.
ii. Fuel and fluid characteristics mean that Diesel power plant could be operated with variety of
different fuels depending on configuration.
iii. Hybrid possibilities are to combine with other power producing devices.
18. Under what circumstance will you recommend Diesel power plants? (AU.(MECH)DEC’14)
Diesel power plants are mainly recommended where the fuel prices or reliability of supply favor oil over
coal where the water supply is limited and relatively small loads.
19. What are the components present in the Diesel electric power plants? (AU.(MECH)Apr’08)
i. Engine
ii. Air intake system
iii. Engine starting system
iv. Fuel system
v. Exhaust system
vi. Cooling system
vii. Lubricating system
20. Name the various types of Diesel engine used for Diesel power plant.
(AU.(MECH) May’13)
1. Small size Diesel engine.
2. Medium size Diesel engine
3. Large size Diesel engine.
21. What are the different types of engines used in power generation? State their application domain.
(Anna .Univ.(MECH)May’11)
1. Diesel engines
2. Dual engines
22. How is solid injection system classified? (AU.(EEE)June’13)
1. Individual pump and nozzle system
2. Unit injector system
3. Common rail system
4. Distributor system.
23. What are the different types of lubrication system in a Diesel power plant?
(AU.(MECH)May’14)
1. Wet sump lubrication
2. Dry sump lubrication
3. Mist lubrication system
24. What are equipment’s of Diesel engine power plant? (AU.(MECH)Nov’07)
1. Pneumatic starter
2. Air compressor
3. Air-conditioning and
4. Coolant circulation pump.
25. What are the methods used for starting a Diesel engine?(AU.(MECH)Nov’07)
1. Starting by an auxiliary engine
2. Use of electric motors or starters
3. Compressed air system
26. What is the basic difference between a Diesel engine and a steam turbine?
(AU.(EEE)DEC’12)
The basic difference is that Diesel engine is internal combustion (IC) engine whereas the steam turbine is
external combustion engine.
27. Why is the maximum cycle temperature of gas turbine plant much lower than that of Diesel power
plant? (AU(MECH)May’09)
Air alone is combusted in gas turbine plant instead of air-Diesel combustion in the Diesel power plant.
28. State the fuels used in the gas turbine power plants. (AU.(EEE)May’11)
Residual liquid fuels, the residue left after the profitable light fractions have been extracted from the
crude have been used in gas turbines to some extent.
29. What are the main units in a gas turbine power plant?
(AU (MECH)DEC’13 & (EEE) DEC’11)
1. Compressor
2. Combustion chamber
3. Turbine
30. What are the methods by which thermal efficiency of a gas turbine power plant be improved?
(AU.(EEE)May’12 & DEC’12)
1.Intercooling
2.Reheating
3.Regenerator
4.Combination of intercooling reheating and regenerator.
31. What do you mean by regeneration in gas turbine power plant?(AU.(EEE)June’13)

The partial bleeding of steam from the turbine to preheat the air to reduce the fuel consumption and
increase the efficiency is called regeneration.
32. How does regeneration improve the thermal efficiency of gas turbine cycle? (AU.(MECH)DEC’14)
Regeneration reduces the energy requirement from the fuel thereby increasing the efficiency of the cycle.
PART-B& PART-C
1. Discuss the essential components of the diesel power plant with neat layout.
[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
2. (i) Derive an expression for the work ratio using Brayton cycle.
(ii)Discuss the working of any one type of combined cycle power plant.
[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
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3. Derive an expression for air the air standard efficiency of diesel cycle. Explain why the efficiency of
Otto cycle is more than diesel cycle for the same compression ratio. [AU NOV 2010/MAY2014]
4. How do you select engine for a diesel power plant? Draw a diesel power plant and explain its major
components [AU MAY 2014]
Nag. P.K., "Power Plant Engineering", Third Edition, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd., 2008
page no:
5. Explain the construction and working of gas turbine power plant with a layout
[AU DEC 2013]
6. Discuss the working of combined cycle power plant [ AU MAY 2011/MAY 2013]
page no:
7. With neat diagram, explain the working principle of the combined MHD and steam open cycle power
plant. [AU NOV 2008]
page no:
8. Discuss the working of combined cycle: power plant.[AU MAY 2011/MAY 2013]
UNIT IIINUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Basics of Nuclear Engineering, Layout and subsystems of Nuclear Power Plants, Working of Nuclear Reactors :
Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANada Deuterium-Uranium reactor
(CANDU), Breeder, Gas Cooled and Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors. Safety measures for Nuclear Power plants.
PART-A
1. What is critical mass of nuclear fuel?[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustainednuclear chain reaction
2. What are isotopes? (AU.(EEE)DEC’13)
Some elements exist in different forms.Mass number of these forms is different but the atomic number is
the same.They are known as isotopes of the element.
3. Name the different types of fuels used in nuclear reactors. (AU.(EEE)DEC’12)
Uranium,Plutonium and Thorium.
4. What is known as binding energy? (AU.(EEE) DEC’11)
The energy released at the moment of combination of two nucleons to form nucleus of an atom is called
“binding energy”.
5. What is “half life” of nuclear fuels? (AU.(MECH) Nov’08)
The radioactive half-life for a given radioisotope is a measure of the tendency of nucleus to “DECAY”
or “disintegrate” and it is based purely upon that probability.
6. What do you mean by mass defect? (AU.(EEE) June’13)
During the interaction two or more particles to combine together, the total mass of the system will
Decrease and it will be less than the sum of the masses of the individual particles.The stronger the
interaction becomes and more the mass will Decrease. It Decrease the mass of the system called mass
defect.
7. What is nuclear fission?(AU.(MECH) May’11,(EEE) May’11 & May’12) or
How can nuclear fussion be caused? (AU. (EEE)DEC’10)
Nuclear fission is the process of splitting the nucleus into two almost equal fragments accompanied by
the release of heat. In other words,it is the process of splitting the unstable heavy nucleus into two
fragments of approximately equal mass when bombard with neutrons.
8. What do you understand by moderation? (AU.DEC’04)
The process of slowing down the speed of neutrons from high velocity without capturing them is known as
moderation
9. What is known as moderating ratio? (AU.(EEE) DEC’10)
Multiplication ratio or reproduction factor of the system is defined as the number of neutron in any
particular generation in total number of neutrons in the preceding generation.
K=Number of neutrons in any particular generation/Number of neutrons in the preceding generation.
10. What is four factor formula? (AU.(EEE) DEC’10)
The four-factor formula is also known as Fermi’s four factor formula used in nuclear engineering to
determine the multiplication of a nuclear chain reaction in an infinite medium.
11. Explain the function of nuclear reactor. (AU.(MECH)Apr’08 & May’11)
A nuclear reactor is similar to the furnace of a steam power plant or combustion chamber of a gas turbine
plant.In the nuclear reactor, heat is produced due to nuclear fission chain reaction.
12. What are the essential components of a nuclear reactor?(AU.(EEE) May’10)
 Reactor core
 Moderator
 Control rods
 Reflector
 Cooling system
 Reactor vessel
 Biological shielding.
13. Explain the function of the moderator.(AU(MECH) May’07 & May ’11 &(EEE)DEC’12)
Moderator is a material which is used to slow down the neutrons from high velocities without capturing
them.The fast moving neutrons are far less effective in causing the fission and for the escape from the
reactor.
14. Name the three moderators commonly used in nuclear power reactor.
(AU.(EEE)May’12)
Heavy water (D2O), water (H2O), Beryllium(Be),Graphite (G) and Helium(He) gas are commonly used
moderators
15. Why is shielding of a Nuclear reactor necessary? (AU.(MECH)May’13)
[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
Shielding is necessary to protect walls of the reactor vessels from radiation damage and it also protect
the operating personnel from exposure to radiation. Thick layers of lead concrete or steel are provided all
around the reactor. These layers absorb the gamma rays, neutrons etc.
16. Define the term “Breeding”.(AU.Apr’05)
In a fast breeder reactor, the process of producing energy to self-sustain the nuclear fission chain reaction
without using moderator is known as breeding. Enriched Uranium(U235)or Plutonium is used as fuels
which aresurrounded by a thick blanket of fertile Uranium(U238).
17. What is a gas cooled nuclear reactor? (AU.(MECH)DEC’14)
A Gas such as carbon dioxide is used to carry away the heat produced due tonuclear fission in the
reactor.For example, the gas cooled reactor is with CO2gas as coolant and graphite as moderator.
18. What is LMFBR? Why is a liquid metal the preferred coolant in a fast breeder reactor?
(AU.(EEE)June’13)
LMFBR standsfor Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor. The liquid metal is always preferred as the
coolant since it is an excellent heat transfer material.Ex:Sodium and Potassium.
19. What are the components of pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant?(AU.DEC’05)
 Reactor
 Pressuriser
 Heat exchanger
 Coolant pump
20. What are the criteria used for evaluation of nuclear plant safety?(AU.Nov’07)
 There is no unreasonable risk.
 It has adequate protection ofpublic health and safety.
 Risk is reasonably low.
 Safety is as high as reasonably achievable.
 It limits the risk by use of best technologies at acceptable economic costs.
21. List some of the disadvantages of Nuclear power plant.(AU.(EEE)DEC’10)
 Similar to fossil fuels, nuclear fuels are nonrenewable energy resources.
 If the accident occurs, large amount of radioactive material could be released into the environment.
 Nuclear waste also remains radioactive and it is hazardous to health for thousands of years.
22. How do you cater for safety of Nuclear power plant? (AU.(MECH)May’14)
Nuclear safety and security cover the actions taken to prevent nuclear and radiation accidents or to limit
their consequences. The main safety concern is the emission of uncontrolled radiation into the
environment which could cause harm to human both at the reactor site and off-site.
The nuclear power industry has improved the safety and performance of reactors and it has proposed new
and safer reactor designs.
23. What are the advantages and disadvantages of breeder reactor?
(AU.(MECH)May’11)
Advantages:
i. No moderators is required
ii. High breeding is possible.
iii. It giveshigh power density than other reactors.
iv. High efficiency in the order of 40% can be obtained.
v. It has better fuelutilzation.
vi. Absorption of neutrons is low.
Disadvantages:
i. It has to be cooled with liquid sodium.
ii. It is even moree complicated and expensive than a normal reactor.
iii. It has potential for misuse of plutonium by terrorists.
24. What factors control the selection of a particular type of a reactor?(AU.DEC’04)
i. Neutrons energy
ii. Typeof fuel
iii. Type of coolant.
iv. SFR:Sodium Fast Reactor
v. SCWR:Super-Critical Water-Cooled Reactor.
vi. VHTR:Very High Temperature reactor cooled with helium at 1000°C at the core for efficient
production of hydrogen.
25. What are the essential components of a nuclear reactor? (AU.(EEE)May’10)
i. Reactor core
ii. Moderator
iii. Control rods
iv. Reflector
v. Cooling system
vi. Reactor vessel
vii. Biological shielding.
26. What are the conditions to be satisfied to sustain nuclear fission process? OR Give the
requirements of chain reaction. (AU.(MECH)May’09,DEC’13 & (EEE) May’10)
i. The chain reaction will become self-sustaining or self propagating only.
ii. At least one fission neutron becomes available for causing fission of another nucleus.
iii. The neutrons emitted in fission must have adequate energy to cause fission of other nuclei.
iv. The number of neutrons produced must be able not only to sustain the fission process but also to
increase the rate of fission.
v. The fission process must liberate the energy.
vi. It must be possible to control the rate of energy liberation.
27. How are the nuclear reactors classifieds?(AU.(MECH)May’11)
(i)According to the neutrons energy.
A)fast reactors in which fast fission is caused by high-energy neutrons.
B)Intermediate or epithermal.
c)Low energy to Thermal reactors in which fission is due to slow moving neutrons.
(ii)According to the fuel used
a) Natural fuel reactor in which natural Uranium is used ass fuel.
b) Enriched Uranium reactorin which Uranium used in this reactor contains 5 to 10% ofU235.
(iii)According to the type of coolantused
a)water cooled reactors in which ordinary of heavy water is usedas coolants.
b) Gas cooled reactors in which CO2,He,N2,air etc. are used as coolants.
c)Liquid metal cooled reactors in which liquid metals such as sodium,bismuth and lead are used
as coolants.
iv)According to the type of moderators usd
a.Graphite moderator reactor.
b.Beryllium moderator reactor.
c.Water moderator reactor.
v)According to the construction of core
a.Cubical core reactor.
b.Cylindrical core reactor.
c.Spherical core reactor.
d.Annulus core reactor.
e.Slab core reactor.
28. Distinguish between PHWR and LMFBR. (AU.(EEE) May’11)
S.No PHWR LMFBR
1 A nuclear power reactor commonly A nuclear reactor is capable of generating
uses unenriched natural uranium as its more fissile material than it consumes.
fuel which uses heavy water (deuterium
oxide D2O) as its coolant and
moderator.
2 Pressurized heavy water The conversion ratio is higher than 1.
reactors(PHWR) running on natural
uranium have a conversion ratio of 0.8.
3 It is costly. Its cost is comparatively less..
29. State the major reasons for nuclear accidents that classified under moderate frequency.
The major reasons for nuclear accidents of moderate frequency are imbalance in head rates, increase
in thermal power and reduction in cooling effectiveness.
30. State the major reasons for nuclear accidents that classified under severe accidents.
The major reasons for nuclear accidents of severe category are large break of loss coolant, loss of power
in reactor station and failure of reactor protection system.
31. What are the major reasons for nuclear accidents that classified under lower probability?
Cracks in coolant pipes andloss of flow are the major reasons for nuclear accidents of lower probability
PART-B& PART-C
1. (i) Explain CANDU (Canadian-Deuterium-Uranium) reactor with neat diagram also mention its merits
and demerits.
(ii)Discuss about the safety measures adopted in modern nuclear plants.
[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
no:
2. What is meant by uranium enrichened? Describe some methods of Uraniurn enrichment. [AU JUNE
2010]
no:
3. Explain the Construction and working of nuclear power plant with a layout.
[AU DEC 2010, 2012, 2013][AU Nov/Dec 2016]
4. Explain the different types of nuclear reactions and initiation of nuclear reactions.
[AU JUNE 2013]
5. Explain with a neat sketch a boiling water reactor.[AU DEC 2007,2005/NOV 2007]
no:
6. Explain the working of pressurized water reactor.[AU MAY 2011,2014/DEC 2014]
no:
7. What is chain reaction? How it is maintained? What is the difference between controlled and
uncontrolled chain reaction? Explain with neat sketches and with examples'
[AU DEC 2004/NOV 20007]
8. Discuss the various factors to be considered while selecting the site for nuclear power station.
[AU DEC 2014]
no:
UNIT IVPOWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY
Hydro Electric Power Plants – Classification, Typical Layout and associated components including
Turbines. Principle, Construction and working of Wind, Tidal, Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV), Solar Thermal,
Geo Thermal, Biogas and Fuel Cell power systems.
PART-A
1. Define the term “Hydrology”. (AU.(EEE)DEC’10)
Hydrology is the study of science concentrating the properties of the earth’s water and the movement of
earth with respect to land.
2. What is hydrograph? (AU.(MECH)May’13)
A hydrograph is a graph plotted for the rate of flow versus time past a specific point in a river or other
channel or conduit carrying flow.
3. For which purposes hydro projects are developed? (AU.(EEE)DEC’13)
i. To meet the power needs during peak and off peak requirements.
ii. To run of the river.
iii. To obtain a clean process of power generation
iv. To avoid suffering from the limitation of inflation on account of fuel consumption in the long
run.
4. What is the purpose of using dams? (AU.(EEE)DEC’12)
The dam is used in hydro power plants to increase the height of water level thereby increasing the
capacity of reservoir. The dam also helps to increase the working head of the power plant.
5. Define Run-off. (AU.(EEE)DEC’13)
Runoff is defined as the movement of land water to the ocean mainly in the form of rivers,lakes and streams
6. Classify power plants on the basis of traditional use. (AU.(MECH)May’11)
i. Concrete gravity dam type hydroelectric power plant.
ii. Embankment dam type hydroelectric power plant.
7. List out the important parameters of a turbine. (AU.(MECH)Nov’07)
i. Power output of the turbine.
ii. Friction losses based on isentropic efficiency.
iii. Maximum temperature which can be taken by the turbine.
iv. Temperature at the exhaust of the turbine.
8. Give an example for a low heat turbine , a medium head turbine and a high head turbine.
(AU.(MECH)Nov’02)
a) High head turbine(above 250m).e.g.Pelton wheel.
b) Medium head turbine(60m to 250 m).e.g. Modern Francis turbine.
c) Low head turbine(less than 60 m).e.g.Kaplan turbine.
9. What are reaction turbines? Give examples. (AU.(MECH)Apr’03)
In a reaction turbine,the runner utilizes both potential and kinetic energies. Here,a portion of potential
energy is converted into kinetic energy before entering the turbine.eg.Francis and Kaplan turbine
10. What is a draft turbine? (AU.(EEE)DEC’10)
After passing through the runner, the water is discharged to the tailrace through a gradually expanding
tube called draft tube.
The pressure at the exit of the runner of a reaction turbine of generally less than atmospheric pressure.
By passing through reduced size draft tube, the outer velocity of water is reduced and gain in useful
pressure head is achieved to increase the output of turbine.
11. What is the function of draft tube? (AU.(EEE)DEC’11 & June’13)
1. It allows the turbine to be set above tail. Water level is without loss of head for doing inspection and
maintenance.
2. It regains the major portion of the kinetic energy delivered from the runner by the diffuse action.
12. What are the different types of spill ways? (AU.(EEE)DEC’11)
i. Chute spillway
ii. Stepped spillway
iii. Bell-mouth spillway.
13. Define unit speed of turbine. (AU.Nov’03)
Unit speed is defined as the speed of turbine when working under a unit head.
Unit speed NS= N/√H
14. What is the significance of specific speed of hydraulic turbines?
(AU.(MECH) May’09 & May’11)
1. To predict the behaviour of a turbine working under different conditions.
2. To make the comparison between the performances of turbine of same types with different sizes.
3. To compare the performance.
15. What is a surge tank? (AU.(EEE)May’10)
A surge tank is a small reservoir or tank in which the water level rises or falls to reduce.
16. What is draft tube? In which type of turbine it is mostly used?
(AU(MECH) Nov’03 & Nov’04)
The tube which increases the outlet velocity of turbines is known as draft tube. So , the head is saved by
fitting a draft tube.
17. What is the necessity if draft tubes? List the types.(AU.(MECH) May’09 & May’11)
1. To Decreases the pressure at the runner exit less than the atmospheric pressure in order to increase
the working head.
2. To recover some of kinetic energy going to tail race as waste.
Types of draft tube:
Draft tubes are classified into two types.
(i) Straight conical or concentric tube.
(ii) Elbow type
(iii) Moody spreading type
18. Write the function of draft tube in turbine outlet. (AU.(MECH) Apr’05)
1. It allows the turbine to be set above tail-water level without loss of headfor doing the inspection
and maintenance.
2. It regains the major portion of the kinetic energy delivered from the runner by the diffusion
action.
19. What are the factors to be considered in selecting turbines?
(AU.(MECH)May’14 &(EEE) May’12)
1. Rotational speed of the turbine
2. Specific speed
3. Maximum efficiency
4. Part load efficiency
5. Head
6. Types of water
7. Runaway speed
8. Cavitation
9. Number of turbine units
10. Overall cost.
20. On what basis hydraulic turbines are selected? (AU.(MECH).DEC’12)
1. Water availability
2. Water storage
3. Water head
4. Various geological investigations
5. Environmental aspects
6. Consideration of water pollution effects
21. What do you understand by zero energy houses? (AU(EEE)June’13)
A zero energy building is also known as a zero net energy(ZNE) or net-zero energy building(NZEB). It
refers a building with zero net energy consumption and zero carbon emissions annually.
22. List any four advantages of wind turbine. (AU.(EEE)DEC’10)
i. Wind industry developers and manufacturers make lots of money by investing them due to
government subsidies and cash incentives.
ii. They make the environmentalists happy may be because man is finally punished against the
earth.
23. What are the advantages of pumped storage plant? (AU.(EEE)DEC’10)
a. It is free from effects of environment pollution.
b. Such plants are readily adoptable to automation as well as remote control.
24. What is the purpose of flywheel which is used in an IC engine?(AU.Apr’08)
A flywheel is a heavy rotating mass which is placed between power source and driven member to act as a
reservoir of energy. The primary function of flywheel is to act as an “energy accumulator:. It will absorb the
energy when the demand is less than the supply of energy and will release it when the demand is more than
the energy being supplied.
25. What is the function of flywheel? (AU.Nov’05 & DEC’06)
A flywheel used in machine serves as a reservoir which stores energy during the period when the supply
of energy is more than the requirement and releases it dulling period when the requirement of energy is
more than supply.
26. What are the components of tidal power plants? (AU.(MECH)May’09)
1. The dam or dyke
2. Sluice ways
3. The power house.
27. What are the different methods of producing electricity with tides?
(AU.(MECH)May’11)
1. Single basin arrangement
a) Single ebb-cycle system
b) Single tide-cycle system
c) Double cycle system
d) Double basic arrangement
28. What is a solar cell? (AU.(EEE)May’12 &DEC’12)
A solar cell is a device which directly converts the energy of light into electrical energy through the
process of photovoltaic effect.
29. What are the classifications of geothermal energy?
(AU.(EEE)DEC’11,DEC’12 & June’13)
i. Hydrothermal convective systems
ii. Geopressured resources
iii. Petro-thermal or hot dry rocks
iv. Magma resources
v. Volcanoes.
30. What are the types of geothermal power plants? (AU.(MECH)DEC’13)
1. According to geothermal energy resources
a. Geothermal steams
b. Geothermal brine
c. Geothermal hot water
d. Hot rock
2. According to thermodynamic cycle
a. Steam turbine cycle
b. Binary cycle
c. Total flow concept.
31. What is bio gas? Give the advantages. [AU Nov/Dec 2016]
Biogas is a type of gas that is formed by the biological breakdown of organic matter in an oxygen
deficient environment. It is counted as an ecofriendly biofuel. Biogas contains 60% methane and carbon
dioxide. It can be employed for generating electricity and also as automotive fuel. Biogas can be used as
a substitute for compressed natural gas (CNG).
Advantages
a. Provides a non-polluting and renewable source of energy.

b. Efficient way of energy conversion (saves fuelwood).
c. Leads to improvement in the environment, and sanitation and hygiene.
d. Provides a source for decentralized power generation.
e. Leads to employment generation in the rural areas.
f. Household wastes and bio-wastes can be disposed of usefully and in a healthy manner.
32. List the difference between Francis and Kaplan turbine.[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
PART-B& PART-C
1. What are the essential elements of hydro power plant? Explain with a neat sketch.
[AU NOV 2008/MAY 2011/DEC 2012]
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2. Explain the working of Pelton turbine with a neat diagram. What is the function of a draft tube?
[AU NOV 2012/MAY 2012]
page no:
3. Describe the working of a low head hydro plant with a neat diagram. [AU DEC 2014]
[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
4. Compare and contrast Kaplan turbine and Francis turbine. [AU APR 2004]
page no:
5. Discuss various components of wind energy system. [AU DEC 2014]
page no:
6. Explain with a neat sketch a pumped storage power plant
[AU NOV 2007/MAY 2010, DEC 2012]
7. Explain the spring tides and neap tides. Discuss the different tidal power schemes and configurations
with neat sketches. [AU NOV 2008]
page no:
8. Draw a schematic diagram of a solar power plant and explain the operation of it. Also mention its
merits and demerits. [AU NOV 2009]
page no:
9. Explain the construction and working of geo thermal power plant and tidal power plants.
[AU MAY 2011]
Nag. P.K., "Power Plant Engineering", Third Edition, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
2008page no:
10. Define the termsanaerobic digestion, Fermentation and What are the advantages and disadvantages
of floating drum plant Give the list of the materials used for biogas generation.
[AU DEC 2014]
page no:
11. Describe the principle of a fuel cell and discuss the choice of fuels required.
[AU DEC 2013]
12. (i) Explain the construction and working of fuel cell also mention its merits and demerits.
(ii)List the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy system.[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
page no:
13. Explain with a neat sketch working of a distributed (Parabolic) trough Solar Power Plant.
[AU DEC 2012]
page no:
UNIT VENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER PLANTS

Power tariff types, Load distribution parameters, load curve, Comparison of site selection criteria, relative
merits & demerits, Capital & Operating Cost of different power plants. Pollution control technologies
including Waste Disposal Options for Coal and Nuclear Power Plants.
PART-A
1. What is main objective of tariff? [AU Nov/Dec 2016]
 Recovery of cost of producing electrical energy at the power station.
 Recovery of cost on the capital investment in transmission and distribution systems.
 Recovery of cost of operation and maintenance of supply of electrical energy e.g., metering
equipment, billing etc.
 A suitable profit on the capital investment.
2. Define law of conservation of Energy. (AU(EEE)DEC’13)
Energy may be neither create nor destroyed but it can be transferred from one form to another form.
3. What is the significance of incremental rate for a power plant?(AU.DEC’04)
Boiler efficiency is defined as the ratio of heat energy used in system formation to the heat energy
supplied by burning of fuel in the same period but the incremental heat rate is the reciprocal of boiler
efficiency.
4. What are the various operating costs of fired steam power plant?(AU.Apr’05)
a) Cost of fuel
b) Lubricating oil, grease water cost
c) Cost of maintenance and repairs
d) Cost of operating labour
e) Cost of supervision
f) Taste.
5. Define demand for electricity. (AU.(EEE)DEC’13)
It is defined as the electricity requirement during the period of time of high price or more stress
6. Define “Diversity factor”. (AU.DEC’05)
Diversity factor is defined as the ratio of sum of the individual maximum demand to the actual peak load
of the system.
Diversity factor =Sum of individual maximum demand/Actual peak load of the system.
7. Define plant use factor. [AU Nov/Dec 2016]
The ratio of the average power load of a plant to its rated capacity.
8. What are the major factors that Decide the economics of power plants?
(AU.(MECH)Apr’08)
i. Connected load
ii. Demand
iii. Maximum demand
iv. Demand factor
v. Load factor
vi. Capacity factor or plant capacity factor
vii. Utilization factor
viii. Reserve factor
ix. Diversity factor
x. Plant use factor
9. What do you understand by load duration curves?(AU.(MECH) May’14)
Re-arrangement of all load elements of load curve is in the order of decreasing magnitude.
10. State the importance of load curves. (AU.(MECH)May’11)
a. To obtain the average load on the power station and the maximum demand of the power station.
b. To know the incoming load thereby helping to decide the installed capacity of the power station.
c. To decide the economical sizes of various generating units.
11. What is the significance of load curve? (AU(MECH)May’13)
The load curve gives full information about the incoming load and it helps to decide the installed
capacity of the power station. It is also useful to decide the economical sizes of various generating units.
12. What is the use of load curves in power plant? (AU(MECH)Apr’08)
Load curve is a graphical representation which shows the power demands for every instant during certain
time period. By drawing these load curves, the peak load can be identified. Therefore, the capacity of
power plant can be judged.
These curves give full information about the incoming load and they help to decide the installed capacity of
the power station. It is also useful to decide the economical sizes of various generating units
13. How does the fuel cost related to the load and the cost of power generation?
(AU.(MECH)Nov’08 & Apr’11)
The cost of power generation is directly proportional to the fuel cost because the operating cost is
directly linked with the fuel cost.
14. What are fixed? (AU.(MECH)DEC’12 & May’14)
Fixed costs are the cost required for the installation of complete power plant.This cost includes the cost
of land, buildings, equipment, transmission and distribution lines, cost of planning and designing the
plant and many others. It also consists of interest, taxes,depreciation,insurance etc.
15. Define flat rate tariff. (AU (MECH)May’11 & DEC’13)
The charging of amount depending only on the connected load and fixed number of hours of use per
month or year is called flat rat tariff.
16. List the types of tariffs to calculate energy rate. (AU (MECH)DEC’12)
a. Flat demand rate
b. Straight line meter rate
c. Block meter rate
d. Hopkinson demand rate of two-par tariff
e. Doherty rate or tree part tariff.
17. How the tariff for electrical energy is arrived? (AU (MECH)May’11)
Tariff is calculated by the following equation.
E= Ax+By+C
Where
E=Total amount of bill for the period considered
A=Rate per kW of maximum demand
X= Maximum demand in kW
B=Energy rate per kWh
Y= energy consumed in kWh during the period considered
C=Constant amount charged to the consumer during each bill period. This charge is independent of
demand or total energy.
18. Define depreciation.
It is the amount to be set aside per year from income to meet the depreciation caused by the age of
service, wear andtear of machinery.
19. Mention any four methods for calculating depreciation.
 Straight line method
 Sinking fund method
 Diminishing value method
 Net percent value method
 Double sinking fund method.
20. What is the reason for the operating cost of hydel power plant being high?
No fuel cost is required for running the power plant.
21. How can be the cost of power generation reduced?
 Periodicmaintenance.
 Installing waste heat recovery system.
 Using energy efficient devices such as insulated
 Compressors and insulated turbines.
 Using higher grade fuels.
22. What are the factors that contribute for energy cost?
 Cost of fuel.
 Cost of operating labour.
 Cost of maintenance labour and rnaterials.
 Cost of supplies
23. List out four important factors to be considered for the selection of site for power plants,
 Cost of land as well as taxes on land.
 It should be near load centers.
 It should be accessible by road, rail etc.,
 Sufficient quantity of cooling water should beavailable.
 The selected site should be away from the populated area
 Enough space should be available for future expansion ofplants
 The selected site should satisfy geological factors.
24. What are the different pollutions in the flue gas?
 Oxides of nitrogen
 Oxides of sulphur
 Carbon monoxide
 Particulates.
25. What are the methods used for reduction of SO2 pollutant?
 Adding lime stone (CaCO) to the coal
 Using wet scrubbers
 Using electro static precipitator.
26. What are the methods used for controlling the NOx?
 Reduction of temperature in combustion zone.
 Reduction of residence time in combustion zone.
 Increase in equivalence ratio in the combustion zone.
27. What is Acid rain?
CO, SO and NO contact the water during rainyseason. So, I {SO+ and HNO: acids are formed and mixed
with water during rainfall.
28. What is the equipment used to control the particulates?
 Scrubbers
 Cyclone separator
 Fabric filters
 Electro static precipitators
29. List down the nuclear waste disposal methods.
 Disposal in sea.
 Disposal in land.
 Disposal by reduction process through chemicalreaction.
 Disposal by solidification process.
30. What are the various methods followed to transport solid waste?
(i) Wet slurry method: This method uses water slurry totransport the material to the disposal area.
(ii) Pneumatic method: This method uses the air totransport solid wastes to the disposal. area.
(iii) Trucking.
(iv) Rail transport.
(v) Conveyor usually fixed or movable belt conveyorsystems is used, and
(vi) Barge uses waterways to transport waste materials.
31. What are operating costs? (AU.(MECH)DEC’12 & May’14)
Operating cost includes the cost of fuel, cost of lubricating oil, greases, cooling water, cost of
maintenance and repairs, operating labour cost, supervision cost and taxes.
32. What are the costs involved in fired steam power plant?(AU.Apr’05)
 Maintenance and repairs cost
 Operating labour cost
 Supervision cost
PART-B& PART-C
1. Explain the methods to control pollution in thermal and nuclear power plants.[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
no:
2. Write an explanatory note on the economics of power generation.[AU DEC 2014]
no:
3. What is meant by load factor and diversity factor? [AU APR 2005]
no:
4. Elucidate the objectives and requirements to tariff and general form of tariff.
[AU MAY 2013]
5. What are the elements which contribute to the cost of, the electricity'? And how can the cost power
generation be reduced? [AU APR 2008]
no:
6. Explain briefly the various methods used to, calculate the depreciation cost.
[AU MAY 2013]
7. What are the fixed and operating costs of steam power plant?How are they accounted for fixing cost of
electricity? [AU MAY 2011/2014]
no:
8. Explain the analysis of pollution from thermal power plants.What is methods used for control the
pollutants?
no:
9. Write short notes on nuclear waste disposal. [AU APR 2008/NOV 2008]
no:
10. Explain the site selection criterion of hydro power plant.
(ii)A peak load on the thermal power plant is 75 MW. The loads having maximum demands of 35 kW,
20 MW, 15 MW and 18 MW are connected to the power plant. The capacity of the plant is 90 MW and
annual load factor is 0.53. Calculate the average load on power plant, energy supplied per year, demand
factor and diversity factor.[AU Nov/Dec 2016]
no:

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JEPPIAAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai – 600 119

ME6701 – POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

Vision of the Department

1. To reinforce the fundamentals of Science and Mathematics to Mechanical Engineering and

1. To enrich the technical knowledge of design, manufacturing and management of mechanical

Students will be able to classify the components, operations, and applications of

UNIT ICOAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS 10

UNIT IIDIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS 10

UNIT IIINUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 7

UNIT IVPOWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY 10

UNIT VENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER

Subject : ME6701-POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

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UNIT IIDIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

18 Under what circumstance will you recommend BTL-1 Remembering PO2,PO12

10 What is four factor formula? BTL-1 Remembering PO2

11 Explain the function of nuclear reactor. BTL-2 Understanding PO11

12 What are the essential components of a nuclear BTL-1 Remembering PO2

14 Name the three moderators commonly used in BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO2

18 What is LMFBR? Why is a liquid metal the BTL-1 Remembering PO1,PO10,PO12

What is meant by uranium enrichened? Describe PO1,PO4,PO9,PO1

Explain the Construction and working of nuclear

UNIT IVPOWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY

Compare and contrast Kaplan turbine and Francis

Explain with a neat sketch a pumped storage

Explain the spring tides and neap tides. Discuss

UNIT ICOAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS

UNIT IIDIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

31. What do you mean by regeneration in gas turbine power plant?(AU.(EEE)June’13)

UNIT IIINUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

a. Provides a non-polluting and renewable source of energy.

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