PPE PART B MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Anna University
Power Plant Engineering
Important Questions
Semester : 04
Branch : EEE
Year : IInd yr
131402 - POWER
PLANT ENGINEERING
IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS
(16 MARKS)
1. Draw a general layout of therma1/
steam power plant and explain the
working of different circuits.

2. Explain in detail about the coal
preparation, cleaning and handling.

3.(a)State and derive Rankine cycle.
(b)Explain the working of cyclone
burner & fluidized bed combustion
system.

4. How are cooling towers classified?
Explain them.

5. Draw a layout of typical micro hydro
scheme and explain its working in
detail.

6. What are the different types of
pumped storage power generation?
Explain its advantages &
disadvantages.

7. Sketch the layout of hydro electric
power plant &explain the functions of
each component in it. Discuss
the.advantages & limitations of this
power plant.

8. How are dams classified? What are
the factors to be considered in
selecting type of dams?

9 Explain the principle of operation Of
fast breeder reactor, CANDU & boiling
water reactor.

10. Explain the construction &
working of super critical, pressurized
& gas cooled water reactors.

11. (a)Explain with neat sketch about
the controlled and uncontrolled
nuclear chain reaction.(8)
(b) Explain the importance of nuclear
waste management.(8)

12. Explain in detail about the
components of diesel power plant.

13. Explain in detail about
Regeneration, Reheating & Inter
cooling .

14. Explain the layout of gas turbine
power plant & diesel power plant. .
Discuss the advantages & limitations
of this power plant.

15. With a neat sketch explain the
working principle and types of fuel
cells. Give its advantages and
disadvantages.

16. Explain the working principle of
OTEC with it’s advantages & dis-
advantages.

17.Explain the working principle of
Geo-thermal conversion system with
neat diagram.

18.Describe the governing principle
Impluse and Francis turbine.

19 (a) Compare radial flow and axial
flow trubo machine.
(b) Diff between Impluse and
Reaction turbine.

20 (a) .Explain in detail about Tital
Energy conversion system,
(b) Explain Magneto Hydro Dynamic
System.

These ques will do.....