ME2403 Power Plant Engineering B.E Question Bank : dmice.ac.in

Name of the College : DMI College OF Engineering
Department : Mechanical Engineering
Subject Code/ Name : ME2403 Power Plant Engineering
Degree : B.E
Sem : VII/VI
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DMICE Power Plant Engineering Question Paper

Unit-I

INTRODUCTION TO POWER PLANT AND BOILERS :
TWO MARKS :
1. Mention a few characteristics of diesel power plant.
2. What are the advantages of high pressure boiler?
3. What do you understand by MHD.

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4. State the importance of load curves.
5. State the advantages and disadvantages of the hydroelectric power plant.
6. Classify power plants on the basic of traditional use.
7. Indicates the advantages of load duration curve over load curve.
8. What factor should be taken in to consideration while selecting the site for steam power plant?
9. What is the significance of load curves.

10. Give the requirement of chain reactions.
11. List out the inherent advantages of combined power cycles.
12. Discuss the essential factors which should be considered while selecting a site for hydro electric power plant.
13. Define supercritical boilers.
14. What are the application of diesel power plant.
15. What do you understand by water hammer?
16. What is meant by fluidized bed combustion?
17. what is topping cycle?
18 what is the function of economizer?
19. what are the main units in a gas turbine power plant?
20. what is the purpose of surge tank in hydroelectric power plant?

SIXTEEN MARKS :
1. What is the difference between Velox and Loffler Boiler. Explain with neat sketch.
2. i) Draw and explain the working of Combined power cycle plants
ii) What is the basis for selecting a site for hydro power plants.
3. Explain the working of high head hydro power plant giving its layout clearly.
4. i) Explain the unique feature of high pressure boilers.
ii) Enumerate the advantages of fluidized bed boiler over conventional
5. Explain the working of steam power plant with a schematic diagram.
6. Discuss the advantages of combined cycle power generation. Explain the working of GT-ST combined cycle plant.
7. i) What is a supercritical boiler. List down its merits and demerits.
ii) What is acid rain. Explain how sulphur is removed in a fluidized bed combustor.
8. Draw a neat diagram of diesel power plant and explain the essential component of the plants.
9. i) Distinguish between hydro power plant and thermal power plant.
ii) Distinguish between high pressure boiler and supercritical boiler.
10. With neat diagram, explain the working principle of the combined MHD and steam open cycle power plant.

Unit-II

STEAM POWER PLANT :
TWO MARKS :
** What are the principles of stoker’s?
** What are the advantages pulverized coal.
** What are the uses of ash?
** What are the types of dust collecting equipments?
** What are the various methods of obtaining draught controls?
** What is a cooling tower? State its application.
** What is necessity of draft tubes? List the types
** What is the significance of specific speed of hydraulic turbines?
** What do you understand by the term Boiler draught?
** What is cyclone separator?
** State the characteristic of good ash handling plants
** Draw a neat sketch of screw conveyors? What is pulverization?
** What are the different types of chemical used in feed water treatment?
** What is acid rain?
** What are the different pollutions in the fuel gas?
** What are the types of oil burners?
** What are the requirements of a modern surface condenser?
** What the different is between overfeed and underfeed stokers?
** What are the limitations of chimney draught?