Exam Details
| Subject | Power Plant Engineering | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
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DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(DME)
Term-End Examination L1tJ41--i June, 2016
BME-058 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Answer any Beven questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Compare the steam. power plant with the nuclear power plant and briefly describe the health hazards. 10
2. Describe and explain the different elements in a diesel power plant. 10
3. Describe and give the layout of La Mont boiler.
Classify various types of boilers and also discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages. 5 5
4. Explain any two injection systems used in a diesel power plant. 10
5. Explain any two methods of calculating depreciation cost.
Describe briefly the economics of selection of power plant. 5 5
6. What is a cooling tower? Describe the different types of cooling towers. 10
7. Describe the theory of operation of Pelton turbine and Francis turbine. 10
8. Draw the P-V diagram of Brayton cycle and explain the working principle of an open cycle gas turbine.
Explain Gas turbine cycle with intercooling. 5 5
9. Describe briefly the various types of hydroelectric power plants.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a hydroelectric power plant. 5 5
10. What is nuclear binding energy? Explain briefly using a nuclear binding energy curve.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of BWR. 5 5
DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(DME)
Term-End Examination L1tJ41--i June, 2016
BME-058 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Answer any Beven questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Compare the steam. power plant with the nuclear power plant and briefly describe the health hazards. 10
2. Describe and explain the different elements in a diesel power plant. 10
3. Describe and give the layout of La Mont boiler.
Classify various types of boilers and also discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages. 5 5
4. Explain any two injection systems used in a diesel power plant. 10
5. Explain any two methods of calculating depreciation cost.
Describe briefly the economics of selection of power plant. 5 5
6. What is a cooling tower? Describe the different types of cooling towers. 10
7. Describe the theory of operation of Pelton turbine and Francis turbine. 10
8. Draw the P-V diagram of Brayton cycle and explain the working principle of an open cycle gas turbine.
Explain Gas turbine cycle with intercooling. 5 5
9. Describe briefly the various types of hydroelectric power plants.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a hydroelectric power plant. 5 5
10. What is nuclear binding energy? Explain briefly using a nuclear binding energy curve.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of BWR. 5 5
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- Applied Thermal Engineering
- Automobile Engineering
- Basics of Thermal Energy
- CAD / CAM
- CNC Machanics
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Engineering Materials
- Machine Design
- Manufacturing Processes-I
- Manufacturing Processes-II
- Manufacturing Processes-III
- Metrology and Instrumentation
- Power Plant Engineering
- Theory of Machine