Power Plant Engineering (ME-702 (C)) - Important Questions

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

Explain how wind energy is converted to electrical energy, including windmill components and turbine operation.

Explain the various processes of biomass energy conversion to useful energy.

Write short notes on any three of: MHD converter, thermal plant draught system, nuclear power in Indian context, estimation of maximum load, interconnected system.

Explain the working of an MHD converter with a sketch and discuss factors limiting its commercial use.

Compare solar energy and wind energy for Indian conditions, stating advantages of solar energy and limitations of both systems.

Classify direct methods of converting various energy sources to electric power and explain two methods in detail.

Explain the factors on which solar intensity and wind velocity depend, with data for various locations in India.

Explain what hybrid energy systems are and discuss possible and feasible options in India.

Define a fuel cell and explain the working principle of one type with thermodynamic equations.

Explain the use and working principle of forced draft and induced draft cooling towers with neat sketches.

Explain the elements and working of a feed water treatment plant for a thermal power station.

Explain the elements of coal handling system in a thermal power plant with neat sketch / block diagram

Explain fluidized bed combustion (FBC) system with sketch and its advantages

What are the factors to be considered for selecting a site for thermal power plant.

Draw and explain layout of ash handling system

Draw a general layout of a steam power plant with a neat diagram and explain the working of the different circuits.

Define boiler mountings and accessories.

Explain the purpose of feed water heating in a steam power plant and describe the working of a contact type feed water heater with a neat diagram.

Discuss recent trends in Boiler size, selection and operations for a steam power plant.

What do you mean by plant heat balance? Discuss with example for the case of fossil fuel power plant.

Write short technical note on fuel burning systems in fossil fuel power stations

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

Explain the working of a pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) with a neat sketch.

Differentiate between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion reactions with examples.

Describe an advanced gas-cooled nuclear reactor and discuss nuclear fission in this context.

Explain chain reaction, its maintenance, and difference between controlled and uncontrolled chain reactions with sketches and examples.

What do you mean by 'Binding Energy'? What are the total binding energy and binding energy per nucleon for the $_6C^{12}$ nucleus?

Describe with a neat sketch the construction and working of a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant, along with its advantages and disadvantages.

Describe a breeder reactor with a suitable diagram and discuss its advantages and disadvantages.

Compare thermal reactors and fast breeder reactors.

Discuss the reliability features of a nuclear power plant.

Explain the function and classification/types of hydraulic turbines with characteristics, and the factors/criteria for selecting a turbine for a hydel power plant.

Compare Micro and Pico hydro machines.

Explain the following terms related with hydro power station.

Discuss the parameters / criteria on which the selection of site for a hydraulic (hydro) power plant depends.

Draw and explain the hydrologic cycle.

Explain the construction of flow duration curve and its importance in comparing power potential of different storages for power generation.

Discuss briefly on the essential elements of hydro power plant.

Discuss site selection criteria for hydro power stations and compare fossil fuel power plant, hydro power plant and renewable energy power plants.

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

Write short notes on diversity factor and load factor, fuel cells, firing principles, spillways.

Compare hydro and nuclear power.

Calculate maximum demand on station and annual energy supplied given individual peak loads, diversity factor and annual load factor.

Write an explanatory note on the economics of power generation.

Explain load factor and diversity factor and prove that load factor is improved by increase in diversity of load.

A power plant costs Rs. 90,000 and has a useful life of 15 years. If the salvage value is 5,000 determine the amount which should be saved annually for both methods: sinking fund method and straight line method. Assume 6% rate of interest.

How "reheating" improves the thermal efficiency of a simple open cycle gas turbine plant? Explain.

Write short notes on following (any two)