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ME-702 (C) RGPV B.Tech

Power Plant Engineering (PPE)

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Previous Year Papers

4 papers, latest Dec 2025

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for ME-702 (C)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Introduction 11 topics
  • Methods of converting various energy sources to electric power
  • Direct conversion methods for renewable energy sources
  • Solar energy conversion
  • Wind energy conversion
  • Tidal energy conversion
  • Geothermal energy conversion
  • Biothermal and biogas conversion
  • Hybrid energy systems
  • Fuel cells
  • Thermoelectric modules
  • MHD converter
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Fossil fuel steam stations 13 topics
  • Basic principles of plant and station design
  • Effect of climatic factors on station and equipment design
  • Choice of steam cycle and main equipment
  • Recent trends in turbine and boiler sizes and steam conditions
  • Plant design and layout (outdoor and indoor)
  • System components
  • Fuel handling and burning systems
  • Feed‑water treatment plant elements
  • Condensing plant and circulating water systems
  • Cooling towers
  • Turbine room and auxiliary plant equipment
  • Instrumentation and testing
  • Plant heat balance
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Nuclear Power Station 11 topics
  • Importance of nuclear power development (global and Indian context)
  • Atomic structure and radioactivity review
  • Binding energy concept
  • Fission and fusion reactions
  • Fissionable and fertile materials
  • Thermal neutron fission
  • Important nuclear fuels
  • Moderators and coolants and their relative merits
  • Thermal and fast breeder reactors
  • Principles of reactor control
  • Safety and reliability features
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Hydro‑Power Station 16 topics
  • Hydrological computations
  • Rainfall runoff
  • Flow and power duration curves
  • Mass curves
  • Storage capacity
  • Types of hydro stations and salient features
  • Dam components
  • Spillways
  • Intake systems
  • Head works
  • Pressure tunnels
  • Penstocks
  • Reservoirs and balancing reservoirs
  • Micro and pico hydro machines
  • Selection of hydraulic turbines for power stations
  • Site selection
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Power Station Economics 7 topics
  • Estimation and prediction of load
  • Maximum demand, load factor, diversity factor, plant factor and their influence on design, operation and economics
  • Comparison of hydro and nuclear power plant cost structures
  • Cost analysis problems
  • Economic performance and tariffs
  • Interconnected system advantages
  • Load dispatch in interconnected systems
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 4 past ME-702 (C) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Introduction 26 marks
  • Unit 2 Fossil fuel steam stations 24 marks
  • Unit 3 Nuclear Power Station 19 marks
  • Unit 4 Hydro-Power Station 19 marks
  • Unit 5 Power Station Economics 18 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Explain the classification of energy sources/resources for power generation, including primary and secondary sources, their availability/longevity and interconvertibility.

    Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024, 2020

  2. Define maximum demand, load factor, diversity factor and plant factor related to power plant economics.

    Asked 4 times: 2025, 2023, 2020

  3. Explain the functions of moderators in nuclear reactors and describe commonly used moderator materials with their properties and characteristics

    Asked 2 times: 2025

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