Download Previous Year PTU University Question Paper of Power Plant Engineering BTEE-406 4th Sem Batch 2011 Onwards B.Tech PTU April 2019 Question Paper
B.Tech. (EE-2011 Batch)
POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Subject Code : BTEE-406 Paper ID : [ 57110]
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying TWO marks each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students have to attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains THREE questions carrying TEN marks each and students have to attempt any TWO questions
Power Plant Engineering 4th Sem Batch 2011 Onwards B.Tech PTU April 2019 Question Paper
SECTION-A
Q1. Write Briefly
a) Discuss the role of a condenser in a steam power plant.
b) Why is ash handling plant necessary in a thermal plant?
c) What is a hydrograph?
d) Define mass defect.
e) Differentiate between fertile and fissile materials.
f) What is aeroderivative gas turbine?
g) What do you mean by nuclear fission?
h) Name the main parts of diesel power plant.
i) Differentiate between two stroke and four stroke diesel engines.
j) What is an electrostatic precipitator?
SECTION-B
Q2. Attempt any five questions. 5×6=30
Q2. Draw and explain the flue gas and water steam flow diagrams of a steam power plant.
Q3. Explain how hydroelectric plants are classified.
Q4. Show that a mass defect of 1 amu is equivalent to about 931 MeV of energy.
Q5. Discuss the principle of operation of a closed cycle gas turbine plant. Compare it with open cycle gas turbine plant.
Q6. Discuss the advantages of combined operation of different plants. Explain with the help of suitable example.
SECTION-C
Q3. Attempt any TWO questions. 2×10=20
Q7. Discuss the factors which affect the thermal efficiency of a thermal power station. A thermal power station has an overall efficiency of 24% and 0.80Kg of coal is burnt per kWh of generated energy. Determine the calorific value of coal.
Q8. What are the advantages of diesel plants over the thermal plants? Why diesel plants are not used for high capacity? What are its drawbacks when used for high capacity compared to steam plants?
Q9. What considerations have to be kept in view in sitting nuclear plants? How nuclear reactors are being classified? Explain.
Role of a condenser in a steam power plant.
Why is ash handling plant necessary in a thermal plant
Hydrograph
Mass defect.
Differentiate between fertile and fissile materials.
Aeroderivative gas turbine
Nuclear fission
Write Name the main parts of diesel power plant.
Comparison between two stroke and four stroke diesel engines.
Electrostatic precipitator
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Explain the flue gas and water steam flow diagrams of a steam power plant.
Explain how hydroelectric plants are classified.
Prove that a mass defect of 1 amu is equivalent to about 931 MeV of energy.
Principle of operation of a closed cycle gas turbine plant.
Compare it with open cycle gas turbine plant.
Advantages of combined operation of different plants.
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Factors which affect the thermal efficiency of a thermal power station.
A thermal power station has an overall efficiency of 24% and 0.80Kg of coal is burnt per kWh of generated energy.
Determine the calorific value of coal.
Advantages of diesel plants over the thermal plants
Why diesel plants are not used for high capacity
Drawbacks when used for high capacity compared to steam plants
Considerations have to be kept in view in sitting nuclear plants
How nuclear reactors are being classified
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