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The document is a study guide for an exam on Basics of Power Plant Engineering. It contains 8 questions covering various types of power plants: 1) Steam power plants including Rankine cycle diagrams and fuel/ash handling processes. 2) Components and principles of gas turbine power plants and integrated gasifier combined cycle systems. 3) Simple combined cycle power plants and their advantages/limitations. 4) Safety measures for nuclear power plants and the differences between nuclear fission and fusion. 5) Construction and operation of fast breeder nuclear reactors. Advantages and limitations of different reactor cooling methods. 6) Principles and limitations of tidal power generation.

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JulyAugust 2022

The document is a study guide for an exam on Basics of Power Plant Engineering. It contains 8 questions covering various types of power plants: 1) Steam power plants including Rankine cycle diagrams and fuel/ash handling processes. 2) Components and principles of gas turbine power plants and integrated gasifier combined cycle systems. 3) Simple combined cycle power plants and their advantages/limitations. 4) Safety measures for nuclear power plants and the differences between nuclear fission and fusion. 5) Construction and operation of fast breeder nuclear reactors. Advantages and limitations of different reactor cooling methods. 6) Principles and limitations of tidal power generation.

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Code No:158DA R18

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD


B.Tech IV Year II Semester Examinations, July/August - 2022
BASICS OF POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
(Common to CE, ME, ECE)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks:75
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Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1.a) Draw P-h and T-s diagrams for Rankine cycle used for the operation of steam power plant
unit and explain its principle of operation along with the equation for thermal efficiency.
b) Describe the fuel and ash handling circuits used in thermal power plant by drawing the flow
chart of the processes. [8+7]
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2.a) Why draught is necessary in steam power plant? Explain how the natural draught is created.
b) Explain the method of treatment of water used in thermal power plants along with its
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importance. [8+7]
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3.a) What is the basic operating cycle for the operation of gas turbine power plants? Explain its
principle of operation with a schematic diagram.
b) What are the components required for integrated gasifier based combined cycle power
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generation system? Explain them. [8+7]

4.a) Draw the schematic diagram of simple combined cycle power generation unit and discuss
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their advantages and limitations.
b) How to optimize the Brayton cycle based network output? Discuss the salient points.
[8+7]
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5.a) What are different safety measures to be taken for the operation of nuclear power plants?
Explain in detail.
b) Differentiate between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion and which process is more
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efficient? [8+7]

6.a) Draw the simple diagram for fast breeder reactor used in nuclear thermal power plant and
explain its constructional and operational features.
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b) Explain the advantages and limitations of gas cooled and liquid cooled reactors used in
Nuclear power plants. [8+7]
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7.a) Explain the principle of operation of tidal power generation unit along with a suitable
diagram and discuss their limitations.
b) How to make use of the solar energy effectively in power generation sector? Why it has
become major energy resource for future? Justify. [8+7]

8.a) What are different operating costs involved in power generation system? How they arrive
the unit cost of power generation? Explain.
b) How to dispose the waste from nuclear power plants? Explain different problems associated
during disposal. [8+7]

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