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University Question Bank For PSP - Unit 02

This document contains 26 questions related to thermal power stations for a university question bank. The questions cover topics like ash handling plants, depreciation calculations, auxiliaries used to increase efficiency, raw water and cooling systems, layout diagrams of power plant cycles, site selection criteria, coal handling plants, water treatment plants, boiler requirements, load calculations, generation costs, and key equipment like electrostatic precipitators, economizers and air preheaters.

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University Question Bank For PSP - Unit 02

This document contains 26 questions related to thermal power stations for a university question bank. The questions cover topics like ash handling plants, depreciation calculations, auxiliaries used to increase efficiency, raw water and cooling systems, layout diagrams of power plant cycles, site selection criteria, coal handling plants, water treatment plants, boiler requirements, load calculations, generation costs, and key equipment like electrostatic precipitators, economizers and air preheaters.

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University Question Bank for Power Station Practice - 6th Sem EE

Unit - 02 Thermal Power Stations

Sr.
Question Statement Marks
No.
1 Explain the ash handling plant in thermal power stations. What is its importance. 6
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2 A steam station is installed at a cost of Rs. 2 x 10 . Assuming a salvage value of 15 %, 7
a useful life of 25 yrs. and interest rate is 8 %. Find the annual depreciation result by
sinking fund method and straight-line method.
3 Explain the working of two auxiliaries used for increasing the overall efficiency of 6
thermal power station.
4 What is the need of Raw Water-Cooling System in Thermal Power Station? Explain 7
in brief close loop and open loop cooling system.
5 Show the layout of thermal power plant with following cycles: - i) Flue gas cycles. 7
ii) Cooling water cycle. iii) Steam cycle.
6 Explain Ash handling plant. 6
7 Explain the site selection criteria for thermal power plant. 7
8 State advantages and disadvantages of the pulverized coal in power station. 6
9 Explain in detail the water treatment plant in thermal power station. Also give its 6
importance.
10 Explain coal handling plant in detail. 7
11 Write short notes. i) Electrostatic precipitator. ii) Advantage and disadvantage of 13
pulverize coal. iii) Ash handing plant.
12 Explain flue gas circuit and cooling water circuit regarding thermal power station. 6
13 The power station has installed capacity of 20 MW. The cost of station is Rs. 1200 per 8
kW. The fixed costs are 13 % of the investment costs. On full load at 100 % load
factor the variable cost of the station per year are 1.5 times the fixed costs. Assume
that there is no reserve capacity of plant and that the variable costs are proportional to
energy production. Find the cost of generation per kWh at load factors of 100 %, 80 %
and 60 %.
14 Explain the working of thermal power plant with neat diagram. List main equipment's 8
along with their related auxiliary equipment's.
15 A thermal station has the following data: 6
Maximum demand = 20,000 kW
Load factor = 40 %
Boiler efficiency = 85 %
Turbine efficiency 90 %
Coal consumption = 0.9 kg/kWh
Cost of 1 tonne of coal = Rs. 300
Determine: - i) Thermal efficiency ii) coal bill per annum
16 What are the various requirements for boiler used in Thermal power plant? 6
17 The peak load on a power station is 30 MW. The loads having maximum demands of 8
15 MW, 10 MW and 7 MW are connected to the power station. The capacity of the
power station is 40 MW. and annual load factor is 50%. Find-
a) Average load on power station b) Energy supplied per year c) Demand factor
d) Diversity factor.
18 Enlist the main equipment's of coal fired station with diagram. 6
19 Determine the generation cost per unit of energy from the following plant data: 8
Installed capacity = 120 MW
Capital cost of plant = Rs. 40,000 per kW.
Interest & depreciation = 15 %
Fuel consumption = 0.64 kg/kWh
Fuel cost = Rs. 1500 per 1000 kg
Salaries, wages, repairs and = Rs. 50,000,000 other operating costs/annum
Peak load = 100 MW.
Load factor = 60 %
20 What parameters should be considered while site solution for thermal power plant. 6
21 Explain coal handling plant in details. 7
22 Write short note on - i) Economiser ii) Air preheater iii) Electrostatic Precipitator 13
23 Explain with the help of diagram coal handling plant. 7
24 Explain the process of treatment of water. Why it is necessary in thermal power plant? 6
Explain in brief.
25 Explain with the help of neat diagram the working of cooling towers in a steam power 7
plant.
26 A steam power station spends Rs. 30 lakhs per annum for coal used in station. The 6
coal has a calorific value of 5000 Kcal/kg and costs Rs. 300 per tonne. If the station
has thermal efficiency of 33 % and electrical efficiency of 90 %, find average load on
station?

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