SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

(Established under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

Course & Branch: B.E Mechanical (Part Time) Title of the paper: Power Plant Engineering Semester: IV Sub.Code: 615PT404 (2006) Date: 28-04-2008 PART A Answer All the Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. List any two components of steam power plant What is the function of an economizer? What is a subcritical boiler? Name any two types of condenser.

Max. Marks: 80 Time: 3 Hours Session: FN (10 x 2 = 20)

What are the advantages of open cycle gas turbine power plant? List any two factors to be considered in selecting a turbine for a hydel power plant. What is the need for nonconventional power generation? What are the types of fuel cells? List any two operating costs in power generation.

10. How water is polluted due to power generation?

PART B Answer All the Questions

(5 x 12 = 60)

11. Describe the various types of burners used for firing pulverized coal and their relative merits and demerits. (or) 12. Describe the various mechanical devices used for Coal handling in a large steam power plant. 13. Define the term vacuum efficiency applied to a Condenser. Discuss the factors which affect the vacuum efficiency of a condenser. (or) 14. What is the function of a cooling tower in a steam power plant? Describe with a neat sketch the working of a mechanical type cooling tower. 15. Describe the working of a simple constant pressure open-cycle gas turbine plant giving a neat sketch. (or) 16. Draw a neat diagram of a nuclear reactor and explain the function of different components. 17. Explain briefly the working of a solar energy power plant. (or) 18. Explain the working of a horizontal axis wind mill. 19. Explain about the economics of load sharing and plant selection. (or) 20. Describe briefly the environmental hazards of power plants.

SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

Course & Branch: B.E Mechanical (Part Time) Title of the paper: Power Plant Engineering Semester: IV Sub.Code: 615PT404(2006/2007) Date: 20-11-2008 PART A Answer All the Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Distinguish tiling and tangential firing systems. What are the different types of fabric filters? What is a supercritical boiler?

Max. Marks: 80 Time: 3 Hours Session: FN (10 x 2 = 20)

What is natural draught cooling tower? What is the reason of its hyperbolic shape? Why is power generation by gas turbines attractive these days? What is a surge tank? What are major advantages and disadvantages of a solar photovoltaic system? What is fuel cell? What are its main advantages? How is the load duration curve constructed?

10. How is emission generated in coal based power plant?

PART B Answer All the Questions

(5 x 12 = 60)

11. (a) Discuss the different arrangement of burners in a pulverized coal fired furnace. (b) Explain with a sketch of direct firing system and its merits. (or) 12. What are the different methods of controlling the superheat temperature of steam? Explain any two with suitable sketch. 13. (a) What are the different types of condensers? Explain with suitable sketch of surface condenser. (b) Write a short note on equivalent evaporation. (or) 14. A steam power plant works between 40bar and 0.05bar. If the steam supplied is dry saturated and the cycle of operation is Rankine, Find (a) Cycle efficiency (b) Specific steam consumption. 15. Air enters at 1 bar and 15C into the compressor of a constant pressure open cycle gas turbine plant and leaves to compressor at 6 bar. Temperature of the gases entering the turbine = 700C Pressure loss in the combustion chamber = 0.1bar. Compressor efficiency = 80% Turbine efficiency = 75% Combustion efficiency = 90% Find (a) Heat supplied per kg of air circulation (b) Thermal efficiency of the cycle. Take gama = 1.4, Cp = 1kJ/kg K for air and gas. (or) 16. (a) Distinguish between fission and fusion reaction. (b) Explain with a neat sketch of pumped storage plant, what are its advantages.

17. (a) What are the main advantages of flat plat solar collector? (b) Explain the working of solar pond power generation with suitable schematic diagram. (or) 18. (a) What is the source of tidal energy? What is the minimum tidal range required for a practical tidal plat? How much is the potential in tides? (b) What types of sites are considered suitable for wave power development? 19. (a) Explain what you understand by base load and peak load. Why are base load plants loaded heavily. (b) Compare the economics of thermal power plant and cogeneration plant. (or) 20. (a) What are the methods available to control CO2, SOx, NOx and particulate matter. Explain any one with suitable sketch. (b) Write short note on water pollution.

SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

Course & Branch: B.E Mechanical (Part Time) Title of the paper: Power Plant Engineering Semester: IV Sub.Code: 615PT404(2006-2007) Date: 15-05-2009

Max.Marks: 80 Time: 3 Hours Session: FN

PART - A (10 X 2 = 20) Answer ALL the Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. State the function of a re-heater in a power plant. List the problems associated with ash handling. Define the term equivalent evaporation. Represent re-heat Ranking cycle in flow and T-S diagrams. Differentiate between open and closed cycle gas turbines. Briefly discuss about selection of hydraulic turbines. What are the limitations of using renewable energy sources? List the various collecting devices for solar energy. Define load factor and capacity factor.

10. Mention the different methods of reducing Sox emissions in coal based thermal plants.

PART B Answer All the Questions

(5 x 12 = 60)

11. With suitable sketches explain the complete process of coal handling in a thermal power plant. (or) 12. Explain with neat sketch any one method for ash handling and pulverized coal burning. 13. With neat flow and T-S diagrams explain the working of reheat and regenerative Rankine cycle and derive an expression for the efficiency of the cycle. (or) 14. The following particulars refer to a steam plant consisting of a boiler, economizer and a super heater. Steampressure=14bar,massofsteamgenerated=5000kg/h mass of coal used = 675 kg/h calorific value of coal = 29,800 kJ/kgtemperatureoffeedwaterenteringtheeconomizer=30 C temperature of feed water leaving the economizer = 130 C drynessfractionof steamleavingtheboiler=0.97temperature of steam leaving the super heater = 320 C. Determine a. overall efficiency of the plant, b. the percentage of the available heat utilized in the boiler, economizer and super heater respectively. 15. (a) Explain the working and advantages of combined cycle plants. (7) (b) Discuss about pumped storage plants and their significance. (5) (or) 16. (a) With a neat sketch explain the working of a fast breeder reactor. (b) Discuss in detail about waste disposal and safety in nuclear power plants.

17. (a) Explain the working of a solar thermal power plant with suitable neat sketch. (7) (b) Write short note on solar pond and its applications. (5) (or) 18. Explain clearly about the working principle of tidal power plant and wave energy system. 19. A generating station has a maximum demand of 20 MW, a load factor of 60%, a plant capacity of 48% and a plant use factor of 80%. Find a. the daily energy produced, b. the reserve capacity of the plant, c. the maximum energy that could be produced if the plant were running all the time and d. the maximum energy that could be produced daily, if the plant when running were fully loaded. (or) 20. Write short notes on the following: (a) Co-generation (b) Emission from power plants. (c) Land and water pollution.

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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under section 3 of UGC Act,1956)

Course & Branch :B.E - P-MECH Title of the Paper :Power Plant Engineering Sub. Code :615PT404 Date :11/11/2009 PART - A Answer ALL the Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Max. Marks :80 Time : 3 Hours Session :FN (10 x 2 = 20)

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What is the range of size of dust can be collected in Electrostatic precipitator? What is the advantages of tangential fining system? Name two Supercritical boilers. What do you meant by equivalent evaporation? What is the use of surge tank in hydel power plants? What do you meant by nuclear fuel enrichment? What is solar pond? List out various type of Non conventional energy in power production. What are the various Air Pollutants in a Thermal power station?

10. Define Load curve.

PART B Answer ALL the Questions

(5 x 12 = 60)

11. Explain about coal handling and dust handling in steam power plant. (or) 12. What are the advantages and disadvantages of pulverized coal firing system over stocker firing? 13. Explain Benson boiler with neat sketch. (or) 14. Explain different types of cooling towers with neat sketch. 15. Explain hydel power plant with neat sketch. (or) 16. Explain combined cycle power plant with one example. 17. What is photovoltaic cell? Write down the advantages and disadvantages of photo voltaic solar energy conversion. (or) 18. (a) Explain tidal power plants. (b) Explain solar power plants. 19. Explain about economics of load sharing and plant selection. (or) 20. Explain the pollutions from steam power plant in the following category. (a) Air pollution (b) Water pollution (c) Land pollution (d) Sound pollution