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ME82 USN
I NEW SCHEME Eighth Semester B . E. Degree Examination

Mechanical Engineering Power Plant Engineering

Time: 3 hrs.]

, May 2007

Note : I. Answer any FIVE full questions

[Max. Marks: 100

2. Use of Thermodynamic Data Book is permitted

1 a. What are the advantages of stoker firing? Explain the working of Traveling Grate Stoker with a simple sketch. State its outstanding features. ks) (10 Mar b. Explain the different methods used for supp l y in g pulverized g fuel chamber of the boiler. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. (1 0 Marks) 2 a. What are the advantages of high pressure boiler? With a neat sketch explain the working of Schmidt - Hartmann Boiler.
b. Draw a neat sketch of Cyclone furnace and highlight its outstanding features. Marks)

c. What are the factors to be considered for an ash disposal system? ( 06 Marks) (04 Marks)

3 a. Explain any three equipments used for the transfer of coal from unloading point to the storage site. 6 Marks) b. What is the function of a cooling tower in a steam power plant? Explain the w orking of a natural draft cooling tower. (05 Marks) c. Calculate the mass of flue gases flowing through the chimney when the draught produced is equal to 1.9 cm of water. Temperature of the gases is 290C and ambient temperature is 200C. The flue gases formed per kg of fuel burnt are 23kg. Neglect the losses and take the diameter of chimney as 1.8m.
(09 Marks) 4 a. What are the outstanding features of diesel plants over thermal plants? Why diesel plants are not used for high capacity power plant?

Marks) b. Draw a plant layout for 5 MW diesel power station showing all the0rrequ equipments. i ed 05 Marks) c. Explain the important functions of lubrication system. ( d. Why the starting of diesel plants is more difficult? Name the different methodslused for starting diesel engine plant.
(03 Marks) 5 a. Give the specific advantages and limitations of gas turbine plants and name the different methods used to improve the output and performance of gas turbine plant.

Marks) b. The mean monthly discharge for 12 months at a particular site of a river is(tt bul below. ated (12 Marks)

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Month

Discharge in millions Month

of m3/month

r April
I May June

(July
August

500 200 1500 2500 3000 2400

Discharge in millions of m3/month 2000 October 1500 Nov 1500 Dec 1000 Jan 800 Feb 600 March

i) Draw Hydrograph and Flow duration curve for the above and find average monthly flow. ii) Determine the power available at mean flow of water if available head is 80m at the site and overall efficiency of generation is 80%. Take 30 days in a month. 6 a. With the help of a sketch show all the important parts of a nuclear reactor describing 08 Marks) briefly the function of each part. ( b. Explain the characteristic features of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). What do you mean by internal and external circulation? c. What are the different types of nuclear waste? Give a brief account of nuclear Marks) disposal. 7 a. Enumerate the various factors to be considered while selecting a site for Marks) electric and nuclear power plants. b. The peak load on a power plant is 60 MW. The loads having maximum demands of 30 MW, 20 MW, 10MW and 14MW are connected to the power plant. The capacity of the power plant is 80 MW and the annual load factor is 0.5. Estimate i) Average load on the power plant iii) The demand factor. 06 Marks) ii) Energy supplied / year. iv) The Diversity factor. ( c. The yearly duration curve of a certain plant can be considered as a straight line from 300 MW to 80 MW. Power is supplied with one generating unit of 200 MW capacity and two units of 100 MW capacity each. Estimate i) Installed capacity ii) Load 08 Marks) factor iii) Plant factor iv) Maximum demand v) Utilization factor. ( 8 a. b. c. What is the function of air preheater? Explain the function of recuper at ive air Mar ks)

preheater. What do you understand by depreciation? How is the depreciation rate deter inMed? (03 s) A generating unit of 10 MW capacity supplies the following loads. i) Domestic consumers with a maximum demand of 6 MW at a load factor of 20%. ii) Small industrial load with a maximum demand of 3.6 MW at a load factor of 50%. iii) Street light load with a maximum demand of 400 kW at 30% load factor. Find the overall cost of energy per kWh for each type of consumer using the following data. i) Capital cost of the plant = Rs 10,000 per kW. ii) Total running cost = Rs 36,00,000 per year. ( 12 Marks) iii) Annual rate of interest and depreciation on capital cost = 10%.