ME6701 Power Plant Engineering Re-Test IAT-1

PART A (5X2 =10 marks)

What is stoker? Classify it.
Define pH. Why high pH value is preferred to prevent the corrosion?
What are the methods of controlling fans? What are the disadvantages of FD fans?
How the solid injection system is classified?
Explain basic thermodynamic cycles
PART B (3X13= 39 marks)
What is Fluidised Bed Combustion System? Sketch and describe a Fluidised Bed
Combustion (FBC) System.
Explain with a neat sketch the function of Benson Boiler and give its advantages
With the layout of a diesel power plant, explain its working and compare the difference
between thermal and diesel plants