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    This document contains a model examination for an Electrical and Electronics Engineering course on Power Plant Engineering. The exam contains 15 multiple choice and written response questions assessing student knowledge of various power plant systems including: 1) Cooling towers, boiler mountings, pumped storage hydroelectric plants, hydroelectric turbine classifications, nuclear fission reactors, gas turbine components, diesel power plant disadvantages, solar thermal applications, and geothermal energy conversion systems. 2) The Rankine cycle, pulverized coal burners, coal handling systems, merits and demerits of hydraulic power stations, pumped storage hydroelectric plants, boiling water and gas cooled nuclear reactors, nuclear fission and fusion processes, and nuclear waste management. 3

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    This document contains a model examination for an Electrical and Electronics Engineering course on Power Plant Engineering. The exam contains 15 multiple choice and written response questions assessing student knowledge of various power plant systems including: 1) Cooling towers, boiler mountings, pumped storage hydroelectric plants, hydroelectric turbine classifications, nuclear fission reactors, gas turbine components, diesel power plant disadvantages, solar thermal applications, and geothermal energy conversion systems. 2) The Rankine cycle, pulverized coal burners, coal handling systems, merits and demerits of hydraulic power stations, pumped storage hydroelectric plants, boiling water and gas cooled nuclear reactors, nuclear fission and fusion processes, and nuclear waste management. 3

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    This document contains a model examination for an Electrical and Electronics Engineering course on Power Plant Engineering. The exam contains 15 multiple choice and written response questions assessing student knowledge of various power plant systems including: 1) Cooling towers, boiler mountings, pumped storage hydroelectric plants, hydroelectric turbine classifications, nuclear fission reactors, gas turbine components, diesel power plant disadvantages, solar thermal applications, and geothermal energy conversion systems. 2) The Rankine cycle, pulverized coal burners, coal handling systems, merits and demerits of hydraulic power stations, pumped storage hydroelectric plants, boiling water and gas cooled nuclear reactors, nuclear fission and fusion processes, and nuclear waste management. 3

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    Reg. No.

    B.E. DEGREE MODEL EXAMINATION, APRIL 2013


    DATE : 20.04.2013

    Fourth Semester
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    EE2252 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
    Time : Three hours

    Maximum : 100 marks


    Answer ALL questions
    Part A - (10 x 2 = 20)

    1. What is meant by cooling Towers?


    2. Define Boiler mountings and boiler accessories.
    3. What is meant by pumped storage power plant?
    4. Classify the hydro electric turbines with respect to high medium and low head.
    5. What is Uranium-235 chain Reactor?
    6. Define Nuclear Fission.
    7. List the major components of gas turbine.
    8. State the disadvantages of using diesel power plant.
    9. State the application of solar thermal system.
    10. What are the classifications of geothermal energy conversion system?
    PART B (5*16 =80 marks)
    11.(a) (i) Explain in detail about Rankine cycle.
    (ii) What are the different types of Pulverized Coal Burners? Explain any one burner
    with a neat sketch.
    (OR)
    (b) Explain in detail the coal handling system with suitable block diagram.

    (16)

    12.(a) (i) Enlist the merits and demerits of hydraulic power station.
    (ii) Explain the Pumped storage hydro electric power plants.

    (6)
    (10)

    (8)
    (8)

    (OR)
    (b) With a neat Sketch explain in detail the construction and working principle of hydraulic power
    plant.
    13. (a) (i) Write a detailed technical note on (i) Boiling Water Reactor (ii) Gas Cooled Reactor.
    (8)
    (ii) Explain the concept of Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion.
    (8)
    (OR)
    (b) Explain the importance of nuclear waste management.

    (16)

    14. (a) Enlist the advantage and disadvantage of diesel Power plant and discuss the essential (16)
    Components of the diesel Power plant with neat layout?
    (OR)
    (b) (i) In a Brayton cycle the air enters the compressor at 1bar and 15C. The pressure of
    air leaving the compressor is at 5bar and temperature at turbine inlet is 900C.Determine
    compressor and expander work per kg of air (i) Cycle efficiency (ii) Qs (iii) QR

    (8)

    (ii) Explain the Brayton cycle and derive an expression for the work ratio.

    (8)

    15. (a) With a neat diagram, explain the working principle of the MHD power plant.

    (16)

    (OR)
    b) (i) Describe with a help of neat sketch, the working of a solar thermal receiver system (8)
    Plant and enumerate the advantages and disadvantages.
    (ii) Explain with a neat diagram of wind electric generating power plant.
    *****

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