Power Generation Methodology M.Tech Question Paper : jaduniv.edu.in
Name of the University : Jadavpur University
Department : Power Engineering
Degree : M.Tech
Subject Name : Power Generation Methodology
Sem : I
Website : jaduniv.edu.in
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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Jadavpur Power Generation Question Paper
Master Of Power Engineering Examination, 2011 :
( 1st Semester )
Time : Three hours
Full Marks : 100
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Model Questions
Answer Five of the following questions : 20×5=100
1. a) Draw a general layout of a thermal power plant and explain the working of different circuits. 10
b) Explain and calculate the quantity of coal, feed water and combustion air required for a thermal power station of “2 x 250” MW capacity per hour. 10
2. a) Draw the ‘T-S’ diagram of Pankine cycle using dry saturated steam and developed the equation for the Pankine cycle efficiency. 10
b) What are the effects of temperature and pressure of supply steam and condenser pressure on Pankine cycle efficiency? What are the limitations of these factors to increase the efficiency? 10
3. a) Describe the working of a simple constant pressure opencycle gas turbine plant giving a neat sketch. How does actual cycle differ from the theoritical. 10
b) What are the different arrangements used for the disposal of bled steam condensate in steam turbine? List out merits and demerits of each over others. 10
4. a) Explain the different site-selection criteria of hydro-electric power plant. 10
b) Showing the general arrangement of a storage type hydroelectric power plant explain the working functions of its different components. 10
5. a) What do you understand by control rod and moderator in nuclear power plant. Explain the working functions and material used for that purposes. 8
b) Draw the neat diagram of CANDU type reactor and give its advantages and disadvantages over the other types. 10
c) What are fissile materials? 2
6. a) What are different renewable energy sources? 4
b) From the ‘Betz theory’established the expression for maximum wind power can be converted to useful work.10
c) How geo-thermal energy can be converted to electeric power? 6
8. Write short notes on the followings : (any four) 5×4=20
a) Pump storage plant
b) Pressurised heavy water reactor
c) Geo-thermal system
d) High pressure boiler
e) Base load and Peak load plant
f) Chain reaction
Syllabus
Category – Inter – Disciplinary Basket :
Paper –IV :
PG / PE / T/ 114A Power Generation Methodologies Syllabus :
Energy Resources, Primary, secondary, conventional, non-conventional and renewable energy sources.
Major energy resources in use for power generation: Fossil fuel, nuclear fuel, hydel, solar, wind and geothermal resources.
Advanced features of various types of power plants, e.g., thermal, hydro, nuclear, solar, wind, tidal, bio-gas, geothermal, fuel cell, thermo photovoltaic, etc. Alternately, from the inter-disciplinary basket of ME, EE, IEE and Energy Science.
Paper-V :
PG / PE / T/ 115A Power Plant Cycles and Systems Syllabus :
Power Plant Cycles: Thermodynamic cycles for heat engines, Choice of working fluid. Vapor Power Cycles: Analyses of ideal & actual cycles – Rankine cycle, Reheat cycle, regenerative cycles – work ratio, heat rate, steam rate, thermal efficiency, heat balance, exergy analysis. Choice of feed-water heaters & their arrangements. Different practical losses in power plant cycles.
Gas Turbine Cycles: Performance analyses of ideal & actual cycles – Reheating, intercooling and regeneration. Introduction to Combined cycles, classification, binary vapor cycles, steam and gas turbine combined cycles.
Power Plant Systems: Basic components of steam turbine power plants. Main and reheat steam system, HP-LP bypass system, condensate and feed water system, CW system, air and flue gas system, Turbine seal steam system, Auxiliary PRDS.
Alternately, from the inter-disciplinary basket of ME, EE, IEE and Energy Science.