POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

Subject code: A70353

Regulations: R15-JNTUH
Class: IV Year B. Tech MECH I Sem

Department of Mechanical Engineering

BHARAT INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Ibrahimpatnam - 501 510, Hyderabad
 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (A70353)
COURSE PLANNER

I. COURSE OVERVIEW:
Power Plant Engineering basically focuses on power generation principles for real world
applications. More specifically this course is focused on application of energy principles and
power generation cycles. The main purpose of implementing this course in curriculum is to learn
about how the power is generated in a power plant and its applications.
II. PRE REQUISITES:
The knowledge of following subjects is essential to understand Power Plant Engineering
 Thermal Engineering
 Heat Transfer
 Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines
 Electrical Engineering
 Plant Economics
III.COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Basic knowledge of Different types of Power Plants, site selection criteria of each one of
1.
them.
Understanding of Thermal Power Plant Operation, turbine governing, different types
2. of high
pressure boilers including supercritical and supercharged boilers, Fluidized bed
combustion systems.
Design of chimney in thermal power plants, knowledge of cooling tower operation,
3.
numerical on surface condenser design.
Basic knowledge of Different types of Nuclear power plants including Pressurized
4. water reactor, Boiling water reactor, gas cooled reactor, liquid metal fast breeder
reactor.
Understanding of Power Plant Economics, Energy Storage including compressed air
5.
energy and pumped hydro etc.
6. Discussing environmental and safety aspects of power plant operation
IV. COURSE OUTCOMES:
S.No. Description Bloom’s Taxonomy Level
1. Able to get the basics of Power Plants. Knowledge, Understand
(Level1, Level2)
2. Able to get the idea about the power
Knowledge, Understand
generation by renewable and non-renewable
(Level1, Level2)
energy resources.
3. Able to know about the different types of
Knowledge, Understand, Apply
cycles and natural resources used in power
(Level1, Level2)
plants and their applications.
V. HOW PROGRAM OUTCOMES ARE ASSESSED:
Proficiency
Program Outcomes (PO) Level
assessed by
PO1 Engineering knowledge: Graduates will demonstrate the Assignments
2
ability to use basic knowledge in mathematics, science and Exams
 Proficiency
Program Outcomes (PO) Level
assessed by
and engineering and apply them to solve problems
specific to mechanical engineering.
PO2 Problem analysis: Graduates will demonstrate the
Assignments
ability to design and conduct experiments, interpret and 2
and Exams
analyze data, and report results.
PO3 Design/development of solutions: Graduates will
demonstrate the ability to design any mechanical Assignments
2
system or thermal that meets desired specifications and and Exams
requirements.
PO4 Conduct investigations of complex problems: Graduates
will demonstrate the ability to identify, formulate and
-- --
solve mechanical engineering problems of a complex
kind.
PO5 Modern tool usage: Graduates will be familiar with
applying software methods and modern computer tools -- --
to analyze mechanical engineering problems.
PO6 The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by
the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety,
-- --
legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice.
PO7 Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of
the professional engineering solutions in societal and
-- --
environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of,
and need for sustainable development.
PO8 Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to
professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the -- --
engineering practice.
PO9 Individual and team work: Graduates will demonstrate
the ability to function as a coherent unit in
-- --
multidisciplinary design teams, and deliver results
through collaborative research.
PO10 Communication: Communicate effectively on complex
engineering activities with the engineering community and
with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and
-- --
write effective reports and design documentation, make
effective presentations, and give and receive clear
instructions.
PO11 Project management and finance: Graduate will be able to
design a system to meet desired needs within environmental,
Assignments
economic, political, ethical health and safety, 2
manufacturability and management knowledge and
and Exams
techniques to estimate time, resources to complete project.
PO12 Life-long learning: Graduates should be capable of self-
education and clearly understand the value of life-long -- --
learning.
VI. HOW PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES ARE ASSESSED
 Proficiency
Program Specific Outcomes (PSO) Level
assessed by
PSO1 The student will be able to apply the knowledge of Mathematics,
Sciences and engineering fundamentals to formulate, analyze and
provide solutions for the problems related to Mechanical
-- --
engineering and communicate them effectively to the concerned.
PSO2 Design mechanical systems in various fields such as
machine elements, thermal, manufacturing, industrial and
Lectures,
inter-disciplinary fields by using various 3
Assignments
engineering/technological tools to meet the mercurial needs
of the industry and society at large.
PSO3 The ability to grasp the latest development, methodologies
of mechanical engineering and posses competent knowledge
Guest
of design process, practical proficiencies, skills and 3
Lectures
knowledge of programme and developing ideas towards
research.

VII. SYLLABUS
UNIT – I
Introduction to the Sources of Energy – Resources and Development of Power in India. Steam
Power Plant: Plant Layout, Working of different Circuits, Fuel and handling equipments, types
of coals, coal handling, choice of handling equipment, coal storage, Ash handling
systems.COMBUSTION PROCESS: Properties of coal – overfeed and underfeed fuel beds,
traveling grate stokers, spreader stokers, retort stokers, pulverized fuel burning system and its
components, combustion needs and draught system, cyclone furnace, design and construction,
Dust collectors, cooling towers and heat rejection. Corrosion and feed water treatment.
UNIT II
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PLANT: Diesel Power Plant-Introduction – IC
Engines, types, construction– Plant layout with auxiliaries – fuel supply system, air starting
equipment, lubrication and cooling system – super charging.
GAS TURBINE PLANT: Introduction – classification - construction – Layout with auxiliaries
– Principles of working of closed and open cycle gas turbines. Combined Cycle Power Plants
and comparison.DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION: Solar energy, Fuel cells, Thermo electric
and Thermo ionic, MHD generation.
UNIT – III HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLANT: Water power – Hydrological cycle / flow
measurement – drainage area characteristics – Hydrographs – storage and Pondage –
classification of dams and spill ways.HYDRO PROJECTS AND PLANT: Classification –
Typical layouts – plant auxiliaries – plant operation pumped storage plants.
POWER FROM NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES: Utilization of Solar- Collectors-
Principle of Working, Wind Energy – types – HAWT, VAWT -Tidal Energy.
UNIT –IV NUCLEAR POWER STATION: Nuclear fuel – breeding and fertile materials –
Nuclear reactor – reactor operation.TYPES OF REACTORS: Pressurized water reactor,
Boiling water reactor, sodium-graphite reactor, fast Breeder Reactor, Homogeneous Reactor, Gas
cooled Reactor, Radiation hazards and shielding – radioactive waste disposal.
UNIT – V
Power Plant Economics and Environmental Considerations: Capital cost, investment of fixed
charges, operating costs, general arrangement of power distribution, Load curves, load duration
curve. Definitions of connected load, Maximum demand, demand factor, average load, load
factor, diversity factor– related exercises. Effluents from power plants and Impact on
environment – pollutants and pollution standards – Methods of Pollution control.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Power Plant Engineering – P.C.Sharma / S.K.Kataria Pub
2. A Course in Power Plant Engineering: / Arora and S. Domkundwar.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. A Text Book of Power Plant Engineering / Rajput / Laxmi Publications
2. Power plant Engineering/ Ramalingam/ Scietech Publishers
3. Power Plant Engineering: P.K.Nag/ II Edition /TMH.
4. An Introduction to Power Plant Technology / G.D. Rai.
5. Power plant Engg - Elanchezhian- I.K. International Publications.
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GATE& IES SYLLABUS: NOT APPLICABLE
COURSE PLAN (WEEK – WISE):
Course
Session

Week

Topics Learning References

Unit

Outcomes

Understand the
1 Introduction to the Sources of Energy,
steam power T1: 1.1- 1.2
plant & 1.6
2 Resources and Development of Power in India. layout, working
1 of
Steam power plant layout, working of different
3 circuits various circuits,
1 combustion
process T1: 9.1-9.2
4 Fuel and handling equipments, Types of coals, of coal, dust & 10.1-
collectors, 10.3
5 Coal handling, choice of handling equipment, cooling
2
towers,
6 Coal storage, Ash handling systems, Corrosion corrosion
 and feed water
Combustion process, properties of coal, feed treatment.
water treatment, overfeed and under feed fuel
7 beds.
Traveling grate stokers, spreader stokers, retort
8
stokers,

Pulverized fuel burning system and its T1: 9.3-

9 components, 9.10

Combustion needs and draught system, Dust

10 3 collectors,
Cyclone furnace, design and construction, dust
11 collectors, cooling towers and heat rejection.
12 Mock Test - I
Internal Combustion Engine Plant, Diesel
12 Power Plant
Understand the
13 4 Introduction, IC Engines, Types, Construction principles of T1: 14.1-
14 Plant layout with auxiliaries layout, working 14.9
and other
15 Fuel supply system, super charging features
of diesel engine
Air starting equipment, lubrication, Cooling
power plant, gas
16 system,
turbine power
plant
17
5 Classification of Gas Turbine Plant
2 and energy
conversion
18 Construction, Layout with auxiliaries T1: 15.1-
directly
Principles of working of closed and open cycle from solar 15.17
19 gas turbines. energy,
fuel cells,
20 Combined Cycle Power Plants and comparison. thermo
ionic, thermo
Direct Energy Conversion, Solar energy, Fuel
6 electric and
21 cells,
MHD
Thermo electric and Thermo ionic, MHD T1:1.4
22 generation
23 Revision
Understand the
24 Introduction to Hydro Electric Power Plant layouts and
working of T1: 16.1-
3
25 Water power, Hydrological cycle hydro 16.7
Flow measurement, drainage area electric power
26 7 characteristics Hydrographs, plant and power
 Storage and pond age, classification of dams from non-
27 and spill ways. conventional
energy sources.
Hydro Projects And Plant Classification,
28 Typical layouts,
Plant auxiliaries - plant operation pumped
T1: 16.8-
29 storage plants.
16.20
30 Revision

31 8 Revision

Introduction to Power From Non-Conventional

32 Sources
33 Utilization of Solar- Collectors T1:1.4
34 Principle of Working, Wind Energy
35 10 Types - HAWT, VAWT -Tidal Energy.
36 Introduction to Nuclear Power Station
T1: 13.1-
37 Nuclear fuel, breeding, Fertile materials, 13.3
38 Nuclear reactor, reactor operation.
39 11 Types of Reactors its details, Understand the
Pressurized water reactor, Boiling water layout and
41 reactor, working
of nuclear
42 4 Sodium-graphite reactor, Fast Breeder reactor, power
43 Homogeneous Reactor, station and T1: 13.3-
types of 13.13
44 12 Revision reactors.
46 Gas cooled Reactor
47 Radiation hazards and shielding,
48 Radioactive waste disposal.
49 13 Revision
Power Plant Economics and Environmental
50 Considerations
Capital cost, investment of fixed charges,
51 Operating costs
Understand the T1: 17.1-
52 General arrangement of power distribution, major principles 17.11 &
5
and exercises of 21.1-
53 14 Load curves, load duration curve.
power plant 21.6
54 Definitions of connected load, economics and
environmental
55 Maximum demand, demand factor, considerations.
56 15 Average load, Load factor,
 57 Diversity factor and related exercises.
58 Effluents from power plants
59 Impact on environment, pollutants.
Pollution standards, Methods of Pollution
60 control.
61 16 Revision
IX. MAPPING COURSE OUTCOMES LEADING TO THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM
SPECIFIC OUTCOMES:
Program Specific
CO’s Program Outcomes Outcomes
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SUGGESTED BOOKS:TEXT BOOK:
1. A Course in Power Plant Engineering: / Arora and S. Domkundwar.
2. Power Plant Engineering – P.C.Sharma / S.K.Kataria Pub
REFERENCES:
3. Power Plant Engineering: P.K.Nag/ II Edition /TMH.
4. Power plant Engineering/ Ramalingam/ Scietech Publishers
5. A Text Book of Power Plant Engineering / Rajput / Laxmi Publications
6. An Introduction to Power Plant Technology / G.D. Rai.
DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS:
UNIT-I
Short Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
What are the methods used for handling of coal?
1 Understand 2
2 State the advantages and disadvantages of pulverized
coal firing.
Knowledge 1
3 What is the function of cooling tower? Understand 2
4 What are the requirements of a modern surface
condenser? Understand 2
5 What is drift? How is the drift eliminated in the cooling
towers? Understand 2
6 What is pulverization? Understand 2
7 What are the methods used in ash handling system? Understand 2
8 What is meant by overfeed and underfeed principles of 2
coal firing? Understand
9 How the air is produced important in the selection of 2
thermal power plant site? Understand
10 What are the requirements of a modern surface 2
condenser? Understand
11 Indicate the types of burner employed for pulverized 2
coals in the thermal power plants. Understand
Long Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 Draw an explanatory line diagram of an ash handling
system employed in steam power plants and also explain
Apply
the difficulties encountered in the handling of ash in a 3
thermal power station?
2 Explain the difficult types of coal handling process? Understand 2
3 Explain the principle involved in preparation of coal and 2
Understand
what are the methods of preparation?
4 What are the different types of dust collectors used? Understand 2
5 What are the different types of pulverizing mills? Explain 2
Understand
with its neat sketch.
6 How ash is handled in the power plant? Explain the ash 2
Understand
handling system.
7 What are the methods used for pulverized fuel burning? Understand 2
8 Explain the various draught systems with a neat sketch. Understand 2
9 What are the different types of cooling towers? Explain 2
Understand
with a neat sketch.
10 Explain the analysis of pollution from thermal power 2
Understand
plants.
UNIT-2
Short Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 What are the applications of diesel electric power
Understand 1
plants?
2 What are the methods used for starting a diesel engine?
Understand 2
3 What are the components present in the diesel electric
Understand 2
power plants
4 What is the commonly used fuel injection system in a
Understand 2
diesel power station?
5 What are the methods of cooling in a diesel engine
Understand 2
power plant?
6 Discuss the effect of inter cooling in a gas turbine plant. Understand 2
7 What is the difference between open cycle and closed
Understand 2
cycle gas turbine plant?
8 How are the gas turbine blades cooled? Understand 2
9 Why is the maximum cycle temperature of gas turbine
Understand 2
plant much lower than that of diesel power plant?
10 Define mean effective pressure as applied to gas power
cycles. How it is related to the indicated power of an Knowledge 1
I.C. engine?
11 Mention the various process of the Brayton cycle? Draw
Apply 3
the p-V and T-s diagram of Brayton cycle.
12 What is the principle of operation of simple jet
Understand 2
propulsion system?
Long Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 Draw and explain the layout of a modern diesel power
plant showing the following systems. a). Air Intake
Apply 3
system b). Cooling system c).Fuel supply system
d).Lubrication system and e). Exhaust system.
2 Describe the auxiliary equipments of a diesel engine
Understand 2
power plant. What are the disadvantages of this plant?
3 Explain the various types of cooling system used in
diesel power plant. Name and explain briefly the various Understand 2
types of fuel injection system.
4 Give the layout of diesel engine power plant. What are
the advantages and disadvantages of diesel power Understand 2
plants?
5 Describe briefly the commonly used starting system in
Understand 2
large and medium size engines.
6 Derive an expression for air standard efficiency of
Brayton cycle in terms of: (i) Compression Create 3
ratio and (ii) the pressure ratio.
7 Bring out the difference between the closed cycle and
Understand 2
open cycle gas turbine power plants
8 Draw a neat diagram of a regenerative gas turbine and
re-heater and also explain it working with a help of a p- Apply 3
v diagram.
9 What are the methods used for improving the efficiency
Understand 2
of a gas turbine plant?
10 Sketch the Brayton cycle. Air enters the compressor of the
cycle at 1 bar and 250c. Pressure after compression is 3 bar.
Temperature at turbine inlet is 6500c. Determine per kg of air Apply 3
the (i) cycle efficiency (ii) heat supplied to air, (iii) work
available (iv) heat rejected in the cooler and (v) Temperature
 of air leaving the turbine.
UNIT-3
Short Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 On what a factor does the selection of a water turbine
1
for hydro electric power plants depends upon? Understand
2 Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of
2
hydropower plants. Understand
3 What is surge tank? Understand 2
4 Mention the merits of hydro electric power plants. Understand 2
5 Classify the hydro electric turbines with respect to high
2
medium and low head. Understand
6 What are the three main factors of power output of
2
hydroelectric plant? Understand
7 What are the main parts of pelton wheel? Understand 2
8 What is the function of spear & nozzle? Understand 2
9 What do you understand by water hammer? Understand 2
10 What is the basis of classification of turbines? Understand 2
11 What is a solar cell? Understand 2
12 What are the advantages and limitations of tidal power
2
plant? Understand
Long Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 Explain in detail about surge tank used in hydro electric
power plant. Also explain about the classification and 2
selection of dams. Understand
2 What are the factors to be considered while selecting the
2
site of a hydro power plant? Understand
3 3. How are the turbines classified? Explain anyone with
2
a suitable sketch. Understand
4 Explain the construction and working of Geo thermal
2
power plant. Understand
5 What are the different types of Tidal power plants? Understand 2
6 Explain the Solar thermal central receiver system. Understand 2
7 What are the different types of ocean thermal energy
2
conversion system? Understand
8 Explain with a neat diagram of wind electric generating
2
power plant. Understand
9 Explain in detail about the various types of Wind energy
2
system. Understand
10 Write a brief note on HAWT & VAWT? Understand 2
UNIT-4 Short Answer Questions-
 Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 What are the advantages of nuclear power plant? Understand 2
2 Explain the function of moderator? Understand 2
3 Explain the function of nuclear reactor Understand 2
4 List down the basic factors to be considered for the
2
design of a nuclear power reactor? Understand
5 What is “half life” of nuclear fuels? Understand 2
6 List down the nuclear waste disposal method? Understand 2
7 Define the term “Breeding” Knowledge 1
8 What factors control the selection of a particular type
2
of a reactor? Understand
9 What are the components of pressurized water
2
reactor nuclear power plant? Understand
10 10. Give an example for a low head turbine a
2
medium head turbine and a high head turbine. Understand
11 What are reaction turbines? Give example. Understand 2
12 Differentiate the impulse and reaction turbine. Analyze
3
Long Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 What is chain reaction? How it is maintained? What is
the difference between controlled and uncontrolled
2
chain reaction? Explain with neat sketches and with
examples. Understand
2 Describe the boiling water reactor with the help of neat
2
sketch and explain its chief characteristics. Understand
3 Write short notes on nuclear waste disposal? Discuss
the salient features of the nuclear waste disposal 2
method? Understand
4 What is a chain reaction? How it is controlled? Explain
2
with a neat sketch a boiling water reactor. Understand
5 Explain the working of a typical fast breeder nuclear
2
reactor power plant, with the help of neat diagram Understand
6 Write a brief note on types of reactors with the help of
2
neat sketch? Understand
7 What are the difference between a pressurized water
reactor nuclear power plant and boiling water reactor 2
nuclear power plant? Understand
8 What are the desirable properties of a good moderator? Understand 2
9 What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear
2
power plant? Understand
10 Explain with a neat sketch the indirect gas cooled Understand 2
 reactor
UNIT-5 Short Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 Define demand factor. Understand 2
2 Define load factor. Understand 2
3 What is load curve? Understand 2
4 Draw the load duration curve. 2
5 What is tariff? Understand 2
6 How can we calculate the cost of electricity? Understand 2
7 What is two part tariff? Understand 2
8 How to improve the power factor? Remember 3
9 What is the capital cost of power plant? Understand 2
10 What is financing cost? Understand 2
11 What is operating cost? Understand 2
12 What is meant by depreciation? Understand 2
Long Answer Questions-
Blooms
Taxonomy Course
S.No Question Level Outcome
1 Find the cost of generation per kW-hr from the following data:
Capacity of the plant is 120 MW, Capital cost is Rs.1, 200 per kW
installed, Interest and depreciation is 10% on capital, Fuel consumption
is 1.2 kg/kW-hr, and Fuel cost is Rs. 40 / tone. Salaries, wages, repairs Apply 3
and maintenance costs are Rs. 6, 00, 000 / year. The maximum demand
is 80 MW and load factor is 40 %.
2 A power station has two 60MW units each running for 1500
hours a year. The energy produced per year is 700 x 106 kW-hr. Apply 3
Calculate the plant load factor and plant use factor.
3 A central power station has annual factors as follows:
Load factor = 60%, Capacity factor = 40%, Use factor = 45%, Power
station has a maximum demand of 15,000 kW. Determine: Annual Apply 3
energy production, Reserve capacity over and above peak load, Hours
per year not in service.
4 What do you understand by power plant economics? Explain the
Understand 2
fixed costs and operating costs of a power station.
5 What is meant by load factor and diversity factor? Understand 2
6 What are the elements which contribute to the cost of the
Understand 2
electricity? How can the cost power generation be reduced?
7 What do you understand by power plant economics? Explain the
Understand 2
fixed and operating cost of a power station.
8 Discus the generating cost per unit of 80 MW power with the following
data: Capital Cost = Rs 160 x 107
Annual Cost of fuel = Rs 32 x 106 Understand 2
Annual wages and taxes = 10% of Capital cost
Annual load factor = 45%.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS: JNTUH:
UNIT-1
1. Mention the one which is secondary source of energy
(a) coal (b) uranium (c ) electricity (d) diesel
2. Energy consumption of Nuclear Power in terms of percentage of total power is
(a) 20 % (b) 5 % (c ) 2.4 % (d) 50 %
3. Which one is renewable source of Energy
(a) coal (b) uranium (c) wind (d) Hydro
4. Ash content of Indian coal is approximately
(a) 10 % (b) 5 % (c) 40 % (d) 80 %
5. The calorific Value of the coal is highest for
(a) Anthracite (b) Bituminous (c) Sub Bituminous (d) Lignite
6. Conveyor belt transfers coal safely up to the angle of _______________.
7. Bucket elevator conveys coal in _______________ direction
8. The per capita energy consumption in India presently is approximately __________.
9. Wagon Tippler ia an equipment used for_______________.
10. Fixed carbon and volatile matter is part of _______________analysis of coal.
UNIT-2
1. The working cycle of 4 stroke engine is completed in the following number of
revolutions of crank shaft
(a) ½ (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
2. In a Diesel Engine, the fuel is ignited by_______.
3. The air standard efficiency of a Otto cycle compared to Diesel cycle for the given
compression ratio is ___________.
4. The pressure and temperature at the end of compression stroke in a petrol engine are of
the order of _________.
5. The cetane number of the fuel used for Diesel engine in India in the range of
(a) 60- 70 (b) 40-45 (c) 80-90 (d) None
6. A closed cycle Gas turbine works on
(a) Carnot’s cycle (b) Joule cycle (c) Atkinson cycle (d) Rankine cycle
7. The blades of Gas turbine rotor are made up of
(a) C.I (b) Steel (c) carbon steel (d) High Nickel alloy
8. In the gas Power plant, the temperature of gas increases, the efficiency of the plant
_________.
9. Gas Turbine for power generation is normally used to supply ____________.
10. The mechanical efficiency of a gas turbine as compared with IC engine is ________.
UNIT-3
1. The annual depreciation of a Hydro power plant is about
(a) 5-10 % (b) 0.5-1.5 % (c ) 10-15 % (d) 15-20 %
2. Water Hammer is developed in
(a) Turbine (b) Surge tank (c) Penstock (d) Dam
3. Location of the surge tank in a Hydro electric station is near to the
(a) Turbine (b) Tail Race (c ) Reservoir (d) None
4. Pelton Turbine is suitable for high head and low ________.
5. The ratio of net work output to the total work developed in the turbine is called as
_________.
6. Most widely used material for Solar cell is
(a) Steel (b) cadmium (c) Silicon (d) Copper
7. The conversion efficiency of a fuel cell in the range of
(a) 40 % (b) 50 % (c) 55 % (d) 70 %
8. The principle involved in thermo electric generator is
(a) See beck (b) Hall (c) Faraday (d) All
9. The main by product of Bio gas plant is ________.
10. Which type of wind mill is simple in design ________.
UNIT -4
1. In India the first Nuclear plant wars started at
(a) Narora (b) Kota (c) Tarapur (d) Kalpakkam
2. In which unit nuclear energy is measured
(a) Joule (b) Curie (c) MW (d) MeV
3. Reflectors of Nuclear Reactor are made up of _____________.
4. The conversion Ratio of Breeder Reactor is ______________.
5. Fast breeder reactor is best suited for India because India has the large amount of
6. The commonly used fuels in nuclear reactor __________________.
7. Nuclear energy is obtained is by___________.
8. Nuclear reactor is used to convert__________.
9. Moderators are used to slow down___________.
10. Breeder reactor is defined as ____________.
UNIT -5
1. The load factor of a power station is generally about
(a) Equal to unity (b) less than unity (c) more than unity (d) None
2. Diversity of a power plant is always _____________.
3. The ratio of Average load by Peak load is known as ____________.
4. If the operating time is complete 1 Year, the plant use factor is _______ capacity factor.
(a) Greater (b) lower (c) equal (d) None
5. Utilization factor is reciprocal of ______________.
6. Heat rate is defined as _____________.
7. Load curve represents __________.
8. Cost of electricity can be calculated by __________.
9. Site selection is based on availability of resources like __________.
10. Combustion of fuels releases ___________.
WEBSITES:
1. www.power-eng.com
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3. www.plantengineering.com
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EXPERT DETAILS:
1. Dr. B.SudheerPrem Kumar,Professor & HOD (Mech), JNTU,Hyderabad
2. Dr. A. V. S. S. K. S Guptha, Professor (Mech), JNTU,Hyderabad
3. Dr. E.Ramjee, Associate Professor (Mech),JNTU,Hyderabad
4. Dr. M.V.Ramana Murthy, Associate Professor (Mech), OU,Hyderabad
5. Dr. Raja Banerjee, Associate Professor, IIT, Hyderabad
JOURNALS:
Name of the Journals related to Power Plant Engineering
1. International Journal of Energy Engineering
2. Power Engineering
3. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
4. Nuclear Engineering and Design: An International Journal devoted to all aspects of Nuclear
Fission Energy
5. Journal of Energy Engineering
LIST OF TOPICS FOR STUDENT SEMINARS:
1. Indian Energy Scenario and World Energy resources
2. Clean Coal Technology
3. Combined cycle Gas Turbine for efficient Energy Production
4. Super charging and Turbo charging for Diesel Power Plant
5. Optimization of Solar Power Plant
6. Safety in Nuclear Power Plants
7. Design of Wind Power Turbines
8. Economics and Environmental issues of Power Plants
CASE STUDIES / SMALL PROJECTS
 Case study on combined cycle power plant with cogeneration
 Study and Analysis of Small Hydro Projects
 Case studies on Interconnection Barriers for Distributed Renewable Power Projects
 Case Studies on Renewable Energy sources