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 | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Hydro-electric Power Plant
Wind Power Plant
Geo-Thermal Power Plant
2. Describe the various components of a gas turbine power plant. Draw the neat sketch of the plant and pv diagram.
How are boilers classified?
Discuss the functions of a boiler and describe the functions of each component of a boiler.
4. Describe the different operations of Rankine-cycle. Also derive the expression for its efficiency.
Describe briefly the various methods of 'Steam turbine governing'.
What is a steam condenser State its functions.
6. Write short notes on the following:
Cochran Boiler
Schmidt -Hartmann Boiler
What are the types of condensers in a power plant? Describe any one with a neat sketch?
Differentiate between induced and forced draught.
Explain the working of reactor in a nuclear power station.
How are nuclear reactors classified? Explain with a neat sketch the working of a pressurised water reactor.
State and explain the factors which are required to be considered in the choice of diesel engine for a diesel power plant.
Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of closed cycle and open cycle gas turbine plants.
10.(a) Draw a layout of a medium head hydro-electric plant using Francis turbines and describe the components in brief.
What is the significance of load curves?
Hydro-electric Power Plant
Wind Power Plant
Geo-Thermal Power Plant
2. Describe the various components of a gas turbine power plant. Draw the neat sketch of the plant and pv diagram.
How are boilers classified?
Discuss the functions of a boiler and describe the functions of each component of a boiler.
4. Describe the different operations of Rankine-cycle. Also derive the expression for its efficiency.
Describe briefly the various methods of 'Steam turbine governing'.
What is a steam condenser State its functions.
6. Write short notes on the following:
Cochran Boiler
Schmidt -Hartmann Boiler
What are the types of condensers in a power plant? Describe any one with a neat sketch?
Differentiate between induced and forced draught.
Explain the working of reactor in a nuclear power station.
How are nuclear reactors classified? Explain with a neat sketch the working of a pressurised water reactor.
State and explain the factors which are required to be considered in the choice of diesel engine for a diesel power plant.
Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of closed cycle and open cycle gas turbine plants.
10.(a) Draw a layout of a medium head hydro-electric plant using Francis turbines and describe the components in brief.
What is the significance of load curves?
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Subjects
- 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