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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK
Subject Code : ME6701
Subject Name : Power Plant Engineering
Year/Semester : IV/ VII

S.SATHISHKUMAR
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

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ME6701 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING L TPC

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OBJECTIVES:
 Providing an overview of Power Plants and detailing the role of Mechanical Engineers in their
operation and maintenance. 

UNIT I COAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS 10

Rankine cycle - improvisations, Layout of modern coal power plant, Super Critical Boilers, FBC
Boilers, Turbines, Condensers, Steam & Heat rate, Subsystems of thermal power plants – Fuel and
ash handling, Draught system, Feed water treatment. Binary Cycles and Cogeneration systems.
UNIT II DIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS 10
Otto, Diesel, Dual & Brayton Cycle - Analysis & Optimisation. Components of Diesel and Gas Turbine
power plants. Combined Cycle Power Plants. Integrated Gasifier based Combined Cycle systems.

UNIT III NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 7

Basics of Nuclear Engineering, Layout and subsystems of Nuclear Power Plants, Working of Nuclear
Reactors : Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANada Deuterium-
Uranium reactor (CANDU), Breeder, Gas Cooled and Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors. Safety
measures for Nuclear Power plants.

UNIT IV POWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY 10

Hydro Electric Power Plants – Classification, Typical Layout and associated components including
Turbines. Principle, Construction and working of Wind, Tidal, Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV), Solar
Thermal, Geo Thermal, Biogas and Fuel Cell power systems.

UNIT V ENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER PLANTS 8

Power tariff types, Load distribution parameters, load curve, Comparison of site selection criteria,
relative merits & demerits, Capital & Operating Cost of different power plants. Pollution control
technologies including Waste Disposal Options for Coal and Nuclear Power Plants.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
 Upon completion of this course, the students can able to understand different types of power
plant, and its functions and their flow lines and issues related to them. 
 Analyse and solve energy and economic related issues in power sectors. 

TEXT BOOK:
1. Nag. P.K., "Power Plant Engineering", Third Edition, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company
Ltd., 2008.

REFERENCES:
1. El-Wakil. M.M., "Power Plant Technology", Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
2010.
2. Black & Veatch, Springer, "Power Plant Engineering", 1996.
3. Thomas C. Elliott, Kao Chen and Robert C. Swanekamp, "Power Plant Engineering", Second
Edition, Standard Handbook of McGraw – Hill, 1998.
4. Godfrey Boyle, "Renewable energy", Open University, Oxford University Press in association
with the Open University, 2004.

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UNIT I COAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS

PART A (2Marks)

1. What is the purpose of surge tank in a hydroelectric power plant.

2. What are the three main factors for power output of hydroelectric plant.

3. Discuss the essential factors that should be considered while selecting a site for a hydroelectric
power plant.
4.State the advantages and disadvantages of the hydroelectric power plants.

5. List out the factors with which the unit size of the power plant is being decided.

6. What is the use of load curves in power plants.

7.Mention any two drawbacks of a stationary gas turbine power plant for generation of
electricity.
8. What are the applications of diesel engine power plant.

9. Why is the maximum cycle temperature of gas turbine plant much lower than that of diesel
power plant.
10. What are the different fields where use of diesel power plant is essential?

11. What is the purpose of air intake system in a diesel engine power plant.

12. What is the basic principle of a magneto hydro dynamic (MHD) generator.

13. How the nuclear reactors are classified.

14. What are the main units in a gas turbine power plant.

15. What is the function of economizer.

16. What is the use of regenerator.

17. Define super critical boilers.

18. List out the inherent advantages of the combined power cycles.

19. List out the major advantages of high-pressure boiler in modern thermal power plants.

20. Explain the basic principle of FBC.

21. What is the use of load curves in power plant.

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22. State the advantages of gas turbine power plants

23. What are the applications of diesel engine power plants.

24. Define super critical boilers

25.A diesel power plant is rated 30 MWe. Indicate the probable heat rate and thermal efficiencies
at full load.
26. What is an aero derivative gas turbine power plant

27. What do you understand by combined power cycles.

28. Why reheaters and regenerators used in steam power plants

PART-B (8 Marks)
1. What are the factors to be considered while selecting a site for hydroelectric power plant.

2. Discuss the various factors to be considered while selecting the site for nuclear power station.

3. What are the advantages of reheat cycle over simple ranking cycle.

4. What are the advantages of high-pressure boilers.

5. What are the advantages of super critical boiler over critical boilers.

6. Discuss the advantages of gas turbine power plant.

7. Draw a neat line diagram of Benson boiler and discuss its relative merits and demerits.

8. With a neat sketch explain the working principle of Loeffler boiler.

9. Explain with neat sketch the principle of a commercial FBC system.

10. Draw the layout MHD open cycle generator and explain its functions of components.

11. Draw the layout of a coal based thermal power station of 200 MW capacity showing all
necessary components and its function.

12. (i) Discuss the factors those go in the favour of nuclear power plant as compared to other
types of power plants.
(ii) Give the layout of a diesel power plant showing clearly all the components.

13. A power station has the yearly load duration curve as a straight line from 30,000 to 40,000
kW. To meet the load, three turbo-generators are installed. The capacity of two generators is

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15,000 kW each and the third is rated at 5,000 kW. Determine the load factor, Capacity factor
and maximum demand.

14. (i) Draw a neat sketch of a Volex boiler and discuss its merits and demerits over Benson
boiler.

(ii) Explain the working principle of a fluidized bed combustion system rvith a neat sketch.

15.(i) Give the schematic of a high pressure power boiler unit and discuss its working features.

16.Briefly indicate how the characteristics of water as the working fluid affect the performance
of a thermal power plant.

17. Sketch and explain the construction and operation of super critical boiler.

18. Discuss the various methods adopted in power plant cycle improvement for increasing the
performance of modern steam power plant.

19. Sketch and explain the working of bubbling fluidized bed boiler

20. Write a brief note on the principles of waste heat recovery

21. Draw the layout of a caol based thermal power station fo 20 MW capacity showing all
necessary components and its function.

PART-B (16 Marks)

1. Draw the general layout of thermal power plant and explain the working of different circuits.

2. Sketch the layout of hydroelectric power plant and explain the functions of each component in
it. Discuss the advantages and limitations of this plant.

3. Explain the Gas turbine power plant with neat sketch.

4. Draw and explain the layout of Diesel power plant.

5. Explain the construction and working of Nuclear power plant with a layout.

6. Draw a line diagram of fluidized bed combustion system where steam turbine is used as a
prime mover and explain its working.

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UNIT-II DIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

PART A (2Marks)

1. What are the applications of diesel electric power plants.

2. What are the methods used for starting a diesel engine.

3. What are the components present in the diesel electric power plants.

4. What is the commonly used fuel injection system in a diesel power station.

5. What are the methods of cooling in a diesel engine power plant.

6. Discuss the effect of inter cooling in a gas turbine plant.

7. What is the different between open cycle and closed cycle gas turbine plant.

8. How the gas turbine blades are cooled.

9. Why is the maximum cycle temperature of gas turbine plant much lower than that of diesel
power plant.

10. Define mean effective pressure as applied to gas power cycles. How it is related to indicated
power of an I.C. engine.

12. Mention the various process of the Brayton cycle.

13. Draw the p-V and T-s diagram of Brayton cycle.

14. What is the principle of operation of simple jet propulsion system.

15. Sketch the schematic arrangement of open cycle gas turbine plant and name the components.

16. What are the methods used for starting a diesel engine.

17. How gas turbine power plants are classified.

PART-B (16 Marks)

1. Draw and explain the layout of a modern diesel power plant showing the following systems.

a. Air Intake system

b. Cooling system

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c. Fuel supply system

d. Lubrication system and

e. Exhaust system. (16)

2. Describe the auxiliary equipment’s of a diesel engine power plant. What are the disadvantages of
this plant?

Hint: Auxiliary equipment’s are

a. Pneumatic starter b. Air compressor. c. Air conditions and d. coolant circulation pump.

3. a). Explain the various types of cooling system used in diesel power plant (8) b). Name and
explain briefly the various types of fuel injection system ?

4. a). Give the layout of diesel engine power plant. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
diesel power plants?

b) . Describe briefly the commonly used starting system in large and medium size engines.

5. a) Derive an expression for air standard efficiency of Brayton cycle interms of

(i) compression ratio and (ii) the pressure ratio.

b) Why is the Brayton cycle most suitable for gas turbine power?

6. a).Bring out the difference between the closed cycle and open cycle gas turbine power plants

b) . Draw a neat diagram of a regenerative gas turbine and reheater and also explain it working with a
help of a p-v diagram.

7. a) What are the methods used for improving the efficiency of a gas turbine plant?

8. Sketch the Brayton cycle. Air enters the compressor of the cycle at at 1 bar and 250c. Pressure
after compression is 3 bar. Temperature at turbine inlet is 6500c. Determine per kg of air the

(i) cycle efficiency (ii) heat supplied to air, (iii) work available (iv) heat rejected in the cooler and
(v) Temperature of air leaving the turbine.

9. a). With PV and TS diagram explain the effect of intercooling, reheating and regeneration in a
gas turbine plant

b). Discuss the materials that are used for gas turbine and compressors. What properties should
the blade materials posses?

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10 In an air standard Brayton cycle, the air enters the compressor at 1 bar and 150c. The pressure
.
leaving the compressor is 5bar, the maximum temperature in the cycle 900 0c .
Find the following

a. Compressor and expander work per kg of air

b. The cycle efficiency. If an ideal regenerator is incorporated into the cycle, determine the % change
in efficiency .

11. Consider a stationary power plant operating on an ideal Brayton cycle. The pressure ratio of the
cycle is 8 and the gas temperature at the compressor inlet and turbine inlet are 270c & 10270c
respectively. Determine the following:

a. Gas temperature at the compressor and turbine exit

b. Back work ratio and
c. Thermal efficiency.
Assume pr1 = 1.386 and pr3 = 330.9. Where, pr is the relative pressure.

12. (a) Describe the auxiliary equipment’s of a diesel engine are the disadvantages of this plant?

13. (b) What are the methods used for improving the efficiency of a gas turbine plant? Explain the
working of any one type of combustion chamber used Maximum demand.

14 (i) With a neat sketch indicate the function of various parts of a nuclear reactor.

(ii) What are the different components of a nuclear power plant? Explain the working of a nuclear
power plant.

UNIT-III NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

PART A (2Marks)

1. What are the advantages of nuclear power plant.

2. What do you understand by moderator.

3. Explain the function of moderator.

4. Explain the function of nuclear reactor

5. List down the basic factors those are to be considered for the design of a nuclear power reactor.

6. What is “half life” of nuclear fuels.

7. List down the nuclear waste disposal method.

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8. Define the term “Breeding”

9. What factors control the selection of a particular type of a reactor?

10. What are the components of pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant?

11. What are the micro hydel plants? Why are they important now days?

12. What is the function of a surge tank in a hydroelectric power plant.

13. What is hydraulic turbine.

14. Give an example for a low head turbine a medium head turbine and a high head turbine.

15. What are reaction turbines? Give example.

16. Differentiate the impulse and reaction turbine.

17. Define unit speed of turbine.

18. Write the function of draft tube in turbine outlet.

19. What is a draft tube? In which type of turbine it is mostly used.

20 What is meant by surge tank.

21 List out the important parameter of a turbine.

22 List down the different types of nuclear reactors commonly used in power plants.

23 What are breeder reactors.

PART-B (8 Marks)

1. Discuss the salient features of the nuclear waste disposal.

2.Explain the working of a typical fast breeder nuclear reactor power plant, with the help of neat
diagram

3. Describes the boiling water reactor with the help of neat sketch and explain its chief characteristics.

4) Write short notes on Nuclear waste disposal

5. What are the difference between a pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant and boiling water
reactor nuclear power plant?

6. What are the desirable properties of a good moderator?

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7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power plant?

8. Explain with a neat sketch the indirect gas cooled reactor

9. Differentiate pelton wheel turbine with Francis turbine.

10. Compare radial flow and axial flow turbo machines.

11. Define specific speed of a turbine. Derive an expression for the specific speed.

12.Explain the term unit power, unit speed and unit discharge with reference to a turbine

PART-B (16 Marks)

1. What is chain reaction? How it is maintained? What is the difference between controlled and
uncontrolled chain reaction? Explain with neat sketches and with examples.

2. What is a chain reaction? How it is controlled? Explain with a neat sketch a boiling water reactor.

3. Function of draft tube in turbines and the various types of draft tubes.

4. Draw a layout of a typical micro hydro scheme and explain its working in detail.

5. what is a chain reaction? How it is controlled? Explain with a neat sketch a boiling water reactor.

6. Explain the features of pumped storage power plants. and demerits. What are the applications of
hydro plants

7. Describe the boiling water reactor with the help of neat sketch and explain its chief characteristics.
Discuss the salient features of the nuclear waste disposal.

8. Enlist he merits and demerits of the hydraulic power stations.

9.Sketch a layout of a hydraulic power plant suitable for high head. Indicate the essential elements in
that power plant and explain their functions.

UNIT IV POWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY

PART A (2Marks)

1. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of the geo – thermal power plant.

2. List out the advantages of tidal power plants over hydel power plant.

3. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of the OTEC power plant.

4. What is principle of OTEC.

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5. What are the components of tidal power plant

6. What is Heliostats?

7. What is the significance of incremental rate of a power plant

8. What are the various operating cost of coal fired steam power plant

9. Define “Diversity factor”

PART B (16 Marks)

1. Discuss the different system used for generating power using geothermal energy.

2. List out the advantages of tidal power plants over hydel power plants.

3. Explain the layout and principle of OTEC power plant

4.Explain the layout and principle of geo thermal power plant

5. Explain the layout and principle of fuel cell power system

6. Enumerate and explain the various types of prime movers used in geothermal energy conversion

systems.

UNIT -V ENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER

PLANTS
PART-A (16 Marks)

1. What is fixed cost and operating cost?

2. What is the significance of two part tariff and three part tariff?

3. What are the major factors that decide the economics of power plants?

4. Define maximum demand and load factor?

5. What is the significance of two part tariff and three part tariff?

PART-B (16 Marks)

1. Find the cost of generation per kW-hr from the following data. Capacity of the plant - 120MW

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Capital cost - Rs.1,200 per kW installed Interest and depreciation - 10 %on capital Fuel consumption
- 1.2 kg / kW-hr. Fuel cost - Rs. 40 tone Salaries, wages, repairs and maintenance - 6, 00,000 / year
The maximum demand is 80 MW and load factor is 40 %.

2. A central power station has annual factors as follows: Load factor = 60% Capacity factor = 40%
Use factor = 45% Power station has a maximum demand of 15,000kW.Determine; Annual energy
production, Reserve capacity over and above peak load, Hours per year not in service.

3. A power station has two 60MW units each running for 1500hours a year. The energy produced per
year is 700 x 106 kW-hr. Calculate the plant load factor and plant use factor.

4. Sketch and explain the two pool tidal power plant.

6. Describe with help of neat sketch the working of a solar thermal receiver system plant and
enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of concentrating collectors over flat plate collectors.

7. What do you understand by power plant economics? Explain the fixed costs and operating costs of
a power station.

8. What is meant by load factor and diversity factor

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of pumped storage system.

10. Explain working of hybrid OTEC system and what are the advantages.

11. What are the elements which contribute to the cost of the electricity? and how can the cost

power generation be reduced.

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