Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s

College of Engineering
Accredited with NBA and 'A' Grade by NAAC
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Class: B. E. MCQs
SEM-II
Course: Energy Audit and management Unit 6: Cogeneration and Heat recovery.
S.No. Question Ans
1 Which is not fundamental element of cogeneration plant? D
A. Prime mover
B. Electricity generator
C. Heat recovery system
D. Power factor improvement system
2 In cogeneration, the system efficiencies can go up to ------ C
A. 70%
B. 80%
C. 90%
D. 60%
3 Cogeneration is the simultaneous generation of ------------. A
A. heat and power
B. steam and condensate
C. Mechanical Energy and power
D. All the above
4 In the context of cogeneration turbine, thermodynamic process taking place B
due to:
A. contraction
B. expansion
C. condensation
D. all the above
5 Find the thermodynamic cycle not related to cogeneration. D
A. Brayton cycle
B. Rankine cycle
C. Otto cycle
D. Bell-Coleman cycle
6 In a combined cycle power plant consisting of gas turbine and waste heat A
boiler, the exhaust gas temperature is ____.
A. around 150 °C
B. around 500 °C
C. around 300 °C
D. around 400 °C
7 _____ type of steam turbines have high power to heat ratio A
A. back pressure turbine
B. gas turbine
C. extraction condensing turbine
D. None of the above
8 In a glass industry, exhaust gas from the glass melting furnace is used for D
power generation by installing steam boiler and turbine. Then the type of
co-generation is called as:
A. gas turbine
B. diesel generator
C. topping cycle
D. bottom cycle
9 The equipment having the highest efficiency in case of conventional power C
plant is ---
A. boiler
B. turbine
C. generator
D. Cooling tower
10 The overall efficiency of combined cycle cogeneration is of the order of: A
A. 69 – 83
B. 90 – 95
C. 70 – 90
D. 55 – 60
11 The cogeneration system which has high overall system efficiency is ---- C
A. Gas turbine
B. Reciprocating engine
C. Back pressure steam turbine
D. Combined cycle
12 The ratio of actual work output of the turbine to the net energy input is C
termed as-----
A. Overall efficiency
B. Generator efficiency
C. Turbine efficiency
D. None of the above
13 Heat to power ratio in a paper industry is in the range of ------------ D
A. 1.1 – 4.5
B. 1.5 – 2.5
C. 0.8 – 3.0
D. 1.5 – 2.5
14 Heat to power ratio of combined cycle cogeneration is in the range B
of-------------
A. 4.0 – 5.0
B. 1.0 – 1.7
C. 2.0 – 10
D. 1.0 – 5.0
15 . A gas turbines operates under exacting conditions of ____. D
A. low speed & low temperature
B. low speed & high temperature
C. high speed & low temperature
D. high speed & high temperature
116 Air compressor alone consumes about ------- of the energy generated in a D
gas turbine
A. 20-30%
B. 30-40%
C. 40-50%
D. 50-60%
17 Which one of the following cannot be used as fuel for the gas turbine: D
A. naphtha
B. LPG
C. natural gas
D. LSHS
18 Cogeneration concept is not applicable to which type of industry? D
A. sugar
B. paper & pulp
C. refinery
D. refractory
19 Having two separate units for process heat and power is? B
A. useful
B. useless
C. pollution reducing
D. none of the mentioned
20 A plant producing both, electrical power & process heat simultaneously is? C
A. Congenital plant
B. Congenerical plant
C. Cogeneration plant
D. Conglomerate plant
21 A plant producing both, electrical power & process heat simultaneously is? A
A. Congenital plant
B. Congenerical plant
C. Cogeneration plant
D. Conglomerate plant
22 In a by-product power cycle? C
A. the power is produced initially
B. power production is in the middle stages of the cycle
C. power production is after the cycle has ended
D. none of the mentioned
23 Back pressure turbines are usually _________________ with respect to B
their power output.
A. large
B. small
C. very large
D. very small
24 VIn terms of cost per MW compared to condensing sets of the same power, B
the back pressure turbines are?
A. more expensive
B. cheaper
C. costly
D. none of the mentioned
25 Which of these is not an application of back pressure turbine? B
A. desalination of sea water
B. filtration of water
C. process industries
D. petrochemical installations
26 Which of the following is a good medium for constant temperature heating? B
A. Water
B. Steam
C. Coolant
D. Diesel
27  The cogeneration plant efficiency nCO if WT, Qi, QH represents turbine work, D
heat input, heat output respectively is given by?
A. nCO = (WT + Qi) / QH
B. nCO = (WT – Qi) / QH
C. nCO = (WT + QH) / Qi
D. nCO = (WT + QH) / Qi
28 The electricity fraction of total energy output if W1 and Q1 represents the A
turbine work and heat output is given by?
A. W1 / (W1 + Q1)
B. W1 / (W1 – Q1)
C. W1 / (W1Q1)
D. W1 / Q1
29 If e is the electricity fraction of the total energy output, m is the electric plant A
efficiency and n is the steam generator efficiency; the heat added per unit
total energy output is given by?
A. (1 / m) + ((1 – e) / n)
B. (1 / n) + ((1 – e) / m)
C. (1 / m) + ((1 + e) / n)
D. (1 / n) + ((1 – e) / m)
30 Pass-out turbines are used in which of these cases? D
A. relatively high back pressure
B. small heating requirement
C. only relatively low back pressure
D. both relatively high back pressure and small heating requirement
31 Which of these is not considered economical for cogeneration? B
A. a high fraction of electric to total energy
B. a low fraction of electric to total energy
C. a low fraction of total energy to electric energy
D. none of the mentioned
32 Energy recovery is typically via production of __________ D
A. Gas
B. Heat
C. Light
D. Steam
33 What is the maximum percent of energy recovered if the steam is B
condensed before reintroduced to system?
A. 25
B. 35
C. 45
D. 55
34 Which of the following industrial process uses waste as a fuel? A
A. Cement kilns
B. Lead manufacturing
C. Acid manufacturing
D. Sulphur manufacturing
35 What is the combustion temperature range in cement kiln incineration? B
A. 1300-1600
B. 1350-1650
C. 1250-1450
D. 1235-1600
36 Non-volatile heavy metals in kiln are fixed into __________ A
A. Clinker’s crystalline structure
B. Fumes
C. Solid lump
D. Slag
37 Which of the following waste types are not suitable for co-combustion in A
cement kilns?
A. Chlorine
B. Hydrogen
C. Calcium
D. Carbonate
38 Major advantage of waste heat recovery in industry is: C
A. reduction in pollution
B. increase in efficiency
C. both a & b
D. none of the above
39 Heat recovery equipment will be most effective when the temperature of C
flue gas is:
A. 250 °C
B. 200 °C
C. 400 °C
D. 280 °C
40 The waste gases coming out from gas turbine exhausts are of the order of: A
A. 370 - 540
B. 450 - 700
C. 700 - 800
D. 250 - 440
41 Recuperator will be more efficient if the flow path of hot and cold fluids is in: B
A. co-current mode
B. counter current mode
C. cross current mode
D. none of the above
42 The major limitation of metallic recuperator is ------- B
A. limitation of handling COx, NOx etC.
B. limitation of reduced life for handling temperature more than 1000 oC
C. manufacturing difficulty of the required design
D. none of the above
43 Ceramic recuperators can withstand temperatures up to: B
A. 600 °C
B. 1300 °C
C. 1700 °C
D. 950 °C
44 Air preheater is not used as a waste heat recovery system in a____ D
A. boiler
B. billet Reheating Furnace
C. heat treatment furnace
D. compressor
45 Typical waste gases temperature from glass melting furnace A
A. 1000-1550 °C
B. 800-950 °C
C. 650–750 °C
D. 760-815 °C
46 Regenerator is widely used in: D
A. reheating Furnaces
B. heat treatment furnaces
C. baking Ovens
D. glass melting furnaces
47 In a low to medium temperature waste heat recovery system which of the B
device is most suitable
A. economiser
B. heat wheels
C. air preheater
D. recuperator
48 Capillary wick is a part of C
A. heat pump
B. heat wheel
C. heat pipe
D. regenerator
49 Economizer is provided to utilize the flue gas heat for ___ A
A. preheating the boiler feed water
 B. preheating the stock
C. preheating the combustion air
D. preheating fuel
50 A recuperator counter flow type for preheating air receives flue gases at C
816 °C and exits at 371 °C. The air enters at 37.8 °C and is preheated to
260 °C. The LMTD is :
A. 604
B. 404
C. 435
D. 224
51 For every 6 °C rise in feed water temperature through an economiser the A
fuel savings in the boiler is of the order of
A. 1%
B. 1.5%
C. 3%
D. 2%
52 Recovery of waste heat from hot fluid to fluid is called: C
A. thermo compressor
B. waste heat recovery boiler
C. heat Pump
D. economizer
53 Thermo-compressor is commonly used for B
A. compressing hot air
B. flash steam recovery
C. distillation
D. reverse compression of CO2
54 What is the carbon credit? A
A.  It is the difference between the carbon emission allowed and actually
emitted carbon
B. It is the loan amount by IMF for reducing pollution
C.  It is loan given to poor people for buying Modern Stoves
D.  All of the above
55 Relative contributions of CO2, CH4, CFCs and N2O towards global B
warming  are:
A.  50 %, 30 %, 10 % , and  10 % respectively
B.  60%, 20%, 14%,  and 6% respectively
C.  40 %, 30%, 20% and 10% respectively
D.  None of the above
56 Which of following can be used for controlling Gaseous Pollutant? C
A.  Arrestor
B.  Incineration
C.  Absorption
D.  None of above
57 What percent of area in the plain should be under forest? D
A.  21 %
B.  25%
C.  17%
D.  33%
58 What does the high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD. indicates? A
A.  High level of Microbial Pollution
B.  Low level of Microbial Pollution
C.   Absence of Microbial Pollution
D.  Water is fully pure
59 Which is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere? B
 A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water vapour
C. Methane
D. Nitrogen
60 Which of the following is the largest sink for carbon dioxide gas? B
A. Forests
B. Oceans
C. Ice sheets
D. Grasslands
61 Which of the following radiations of the sun do greenhouse gases trap? B
A. Visible radiations
B. Infrared radiations
C. UV radiations
D. All the radiations
62 What does GWP in the context of greenhouse gases indicate? D
A. Global Warming Parameters
B. Gradual Warming Pattern
C. Global Warming Patterns
D. Global Warming Potential
63  What is the GWP of methane over a time period of 20 years? A
A. 86
B. 34
C. 43
D. 67