This document contains 92 multiple choice and short answer questions related to basic civil and mechanical engineering topics including:
1. Conventional power plants and components of steam, gas turbine, and hydroelectric power plants.
2. Factors in selecting power plant sites and advantages/disadvantages of different power plant types.
3. Working principles of gas turbines, hydraulic turbines, and nuclear power plants.
4. Construction materials, reinforcement, surveying, and non-destructive testing of concrete.
5. Thermodynamic cycles including Otto, diesel, dual, and Brayton cycles.
6. Internal combustion engine components, classifications, and combustion phenomena.
7. Refrigeration
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This document contains 92 multiple choice and short answer questions related to basic civil and mechanical engineering topics including:
1. Conventional power plants and components of steam, gas turbine, and hydroelectric power plants.
2. Factors in selecting power plant sites and advantages/disadvantages of different power plant types.
3. Working principles of gas turbines, hydraulic turbines, and nuclear power plants.
4. Construction materials, reinforcement, surveying, and non-destructive testing of concrete.
5. Thermodynamic cycles including Otto, diesel, dual, and Brayton cycles.
6. Internal combustion engine components, classifications, and combustion phenomena.
7. Refrigeration
This document contains 92 multiple choice and short answer questions related to basic civil and mechanical engineering topics including:
1. Conventional power plants and components of steam, gas turbine, and hydroelectric power plants.
2. Factors in selecting power plant sites and advantages/disadvantages of different power plant types.
3. Working principles of gas turbines, hydraulic turbines, and nuclear power plants.
4. Construction materials, reinforcement, surveying, and non-destructive testing of concrete.
5. Thermodynamic cycles including Otto, diesel, dual, and Brayton cycles.
6. Internal combustion engine components, classifications, and combustion phenomena.
7. Refrigeration
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This document contains 92 multiple choice and short answer questions related to basic civil and mechanical engineering topics including:
1. Conventional power plants and components of steam, gas turbine, and hydroelectric power plants.
2. Factors in selecting power plant sites and advantages/disadvantages of different power plant types.
3. Working principles of gas turbines, hydraulic turbines, and nuclear power plants.
4. Construction materials, reinforcement, surveying, and non-destructive testing of concrete.
5. Thermodynamic cycles including Otto, diesel, dual, and Brayton cycles.
6. Internal combustion engine components, classifications, and combustion phenomena.
7. Refrigeration
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Question Bank
Subject: Basic Civil and mechanical Engineering ( GE2152)
Unit III
1. List out the conventional power plants.
2. What is the main purpose of condensers in a steam power plant? 3. Write 3 factors to be considered for the selection of steam power plant site? 4. State two advantages and disadvantages of a nuclear power plant. 5. Briefly explain the working principle of a gas turbine. 6. List the main components of an open cycle gas turbine. 7. Give two advantages and disadvantages of a gas turbine power plant. 8. State the methods of improving the thermal efficiency of a gas turbine power plant. 9. Give two examples for reaction hydraulic turbine 10. Give the use of surge tank in the hydraulic power plant. 11. Define the term fossil fuels. 12. Distinguish between the impulse and reaction hydraulic turbine. 13. What is the function of turbo charger in diesel power plant? 14. What is the function of intercooler in gas turbine power plants? 15. Differentiate between nuclear fission and fusion. 16. Briefly discuss about “water hammer effect”. 17. Give the classifications of hydro electric power plant. 18. What are the functions of moderator and control rods in nuclear power plant? 19. Name some commonly used coolants in nuclear power plants. 20. Discuss in brief about chain reaction. 21. Define positive and rotodynamic pumps. 22. In what way priming is important for pumps? 23. Compare the reciprocating pump and centrifugal pump. 24. How the centrifugal pump can be classified based on the direction of flow? 25. State the working principle of impulse and reaction turbines. 26. compare the pelton wheel turbine with francis turbine.
27. Unit I
28. 1.what are the dimensions of standard brick?
29. 2.what are the raw materials used in manufacture of cement? 30. 3.Why gypsum is added during the manufacture of cement? 31. 4.what is the need for reinforcement in RCC? 32. 5. What are the uses of channel and T-sections? 33. 6.what are the objectives of surveying? 34. 7.what do you understand by non destructive testing of concrete? 35. 8. Define mortar. 36. What is thermodynamic cycle?
37. .What is meant by air standard cycle and efficiency?
38. Define. the the following with PV and TS diagram
39. Otto cycle 40. Diesel cycle. 41. Dual cycle 42. Bray ton cycle
43. Differentiate the following
44. Otto cycle and diesel cycle 45. Two stroke and four stroke cycle engine. 46. Iii) Valve timing and port timing diagram.
47. What is meant by mean effective pressure and how is it related to indicated power?
48. What is meant by air fuel ratio?
49. Write down the various components of IC engines and how IC engines are 50. Classified? 51. What is meant by detonation, knocking, pre ignition, back firing?
52. Why lubrication and cooling system are necessary?
53. Define nozzle and write down the effect of friction in it?
54. Define the following
55. Critical pressure ratio of a nozzle 56. Super saturated flow 57. Degree of reaction 58. Differentiate the impulse and reaction turbine
59. What is meant by compounding?
60. write down the purpose and function of the following
61. Nozzle used in steam turbines 62. Diffuser 63. Nozzle governor 64. Air compressors
65. Write down the purpose and function of the following in Convergent Divergent nozzle``` 66. Convergent 67. Throat 68. Divergent 69. Define. the following
70. Volumetric efficiency of compressor and clearance volume.
71. Isothermal efficiency 72. Inter cooler 73. psychrometric 74. air conditioning 75. Derive the expression for air standard efficiency and mean effective of the following cycles 76. Otto cycle 77. Diesel cycle 78. Dual cycle.
79. Derive the expression for air standard efficiency of bray ton cycle and compare with Otto cycle.
80. What are the effects of super saturation on discharge and heat drop?
81. Derive an expression for maximum discharge through convergent divergent
nozzle for steam?
82. Explain the supersaturated or met astable flow of steam through a nozzle and the significance of Wilson’s line.
83. Explain the working principle of single stage reciprocating air compressor?
84. Explain the working principle of multi stage reciprocating air compressor?
85. Derive an expression for work done by a single stage air compressor with and without clearance? 86. Explain with a neat sketch of working principle of vapour compression system?
87. Explain with a neat sketch of working principle of vapour absorption system?
88. Comparison between vapour compression system and vapour absorption system?
89. What are the properties of refrigerant?
90. Explain the concept of RSHF, GSHF and ESHF?
91. Explain the various air conditioning systems/
92. Explain with neat sketch various types of air conditioning system?
