Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli 2010-4th Sem B.E Electrical and Electronics Engineering Anna university -power plant engineering - Question Paper

Two marks questions:

1. Mention the different modern ash handling systems.
2. elaborate the factors affecting cooling of water in cooling tower?
3. Enumerate advantages and disadvantages of hydropower plants.
4. What is a surge tank?
5. elaborate the requirements of fission process?
6. elaborate the essential components of a nuclear reactor?
7. State the merits and demerits of closed cycle gas turbine over open cycle gas turbine power plant.
8. State the applications of diesel power plant.
9. What is a fuel cell?
10. elaborate the advantages and limitations of tidal power plant?

Sixteen marks questions:

11. (a) provide the layout of a modern steam power plant and discuss it briefly.[Marks 16]
Or
(b) How are cooling towers classified? discuss any 1 of them with a neat sketch.[Marks 16]

12. (a) discuss with a neat sketch a pumped storage power plant.[Marks 16]
Or
(b) What is the function of a hydraulic turbine? How are the turbines classified? discuss any 1 with a suitable sketch.[Marks 16]

13. (a) With the help of a sketch show all the important part of nuclear reactor. define briefly the functions of every part.[Marks 16]
Or
(b) discuss the subsequent terms: (i) Fission of nuclear fuel (ii) Distribution of fission energy (iii) The chain reaction. [Marks 16]

14. (a) explain briefly the methods employed for improvement of thermal efficiency of open gas turbine power plant.[Marks 16]
Or
(b) List the essential components of a diesel power plant and discuss them briefly.[Marks 16]

15. (a) discuss with a neat diagram of wind electric generating power plant.[Marks 16]
Or
(b) define open cycle MHD system with suitable sketch.[Marks 16]

Earning:   Approval pending.