EE2252 Power Plant Engineering Question Bank : kings.ac.in
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Department : Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Subject : Power Plant Engineering
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Kings Power Plant Engineering Question Paper
Unit I
Thermal Power Plants :
Part A :(2 marks)
1. What is a thermodynamic cycle?
2. What are the assumptions made for air standard cycle analysis?
3. Define air standard cycle efficiency.
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4. List out the major advantages of high pressure boilers in modern thermal power plants.
5. What is the function of economizer?
6. What are the modern trends in generating steam of high pressure boiler?
7. What are types of fluidized bed boilers?
8. What are all the features of the high-pressure boilers?
9. What is cooling tower approach?
10. What the advantages of burning coal are in pulverized from?
Part B : (16 marks)
1. Explain the construction and working of Steam power plant with a layout. (16)
2. (a) Why are feed water heaters used? (8)
(b) Explain with a sketch the working of a Barometric condenser? (8)
3. (a) Discuss the relative merits of different out plant coal handling. (8)
(b) Describe the hydraulic ash handling system. (8)
4. (a) Draw a chart showing operations and devices used in coal handling plant. (8)
(b) Describe different types of coal conveyors. (8)
5. What is the importance of thermal power development in the country? Describe its
development in the last 10 years. (16)
6. Explain the construction and working of any one High pressure boiler with a layout. (16)
7. Explain the construction and working of any one Fluidised bed boiler with a layout. (16)
Unit II
Hydro Electric Power Plants :
Part A :(2 marks)
1. What is the purpose of surge tank in a hydroelectric power plant?
2. What are the three main factors for power output of hydroelectric plant?
3. Give an example for a low head turbine, a medium head turbine and a high head turbine.
4. What are reaction turbines? Give example.
5. Differentiate the impulse and reaction turbine.
6. Define unit speed of turbine.
7. What is the significance of specific speed of hydraulic turbines?
8. What is the function of surge tank in a hydro electric power plant?
9. What is a draft tube? In which type turbine it is mostly used?
10. Write the function of draft tube in turbine outlet?
Part B : (16 marks)
1. Explain the construction and working of Hydel power plant with a layout. (16)
2. What are the various factors to be considered in selecting the site for a hydro electric power plant and sicuss about primary and secondary investigations. (16)
3. Explain the design aspects of a pelton wheel. (16)
4. Describe the classification of turbines. (16)
5. What the components of the Francis turbine and describe briefly. (16)
6. (a) Explain in detail the spillways, baffle piers and drainage gallery. (8)
(b) Explain the various factors to be considerd in the selection of a hydraulic turbine. (8)
7. (a) What is surge tanks and state its purpose. (8)
(b) Differentiate Francis turbine between Kaplan turbines. (8)
8. (a) Explain the terms catchment area, rain fall and run off. (8)
(b) Explain the arrangement of the components of a hydro electric power plant with a neat sketch. (8)
Unit III
Nuclear Power Plants :
Part A : (2 marks)
1. How the nuclear reactors are classified?
2. Give the requirements of chain reaction.
3. What is “half life” of nuclear fuels?
4. What do you understand by moderation?
5. Explain the function of the moderator.
6. Define the term “Breeding”.
7. What factors control the selection of a particular type of a reactor?
8. What are the components pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant?
9. What are the components of supercritical water reactor nuclear power plant?
10. List down the nuclear waste disposal methods.
Part B : (16 Marks)
1. Explain the construction and working of Nuclear power plant with a layout. (16)
2. (a) What is a chain reaction? How it is controlled. (5)
(b) Describe the fast breeder reactor. (6)
(c) What is function of shield? What are the different types of shields? (5)
3. (a) With neat sketch explain the boiling water reactor power plant. (8)
(b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power plant? (8)
4. (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of breeder reactor? (5)
(b) What do you mean by fission of nuclear fuel? (5)
(c) Explain briefly about radiation hazards and shielding? (6)
5. (a) What do you understand by thermal shielding? (4)
(b) What are the functions of a reflector? (4)
(c) Explain the working and characteristic features of a homogeneous reactor. (8)