Marwadi Education Foundations Group of Institutions Faculty of Engineering/Technology Semester 5 Mechanical Engineering

25 Important Questions for 2nd Mid sem exam 2013 Subject: Power Plant Engineering (151904) 1. (i) What is the function of stokers? Compare underfeed and overfeed stokers. (ii) Enumerate different types of ash handling systems. Discuss the working of pneumatic ash handling system. 2. Explain the working of pressurized fluidized bed combustion boiler with help of neat sketch. 3. (i) Why is draught necessary in a boiler? Compare the natural draught and artificial draught. (ii) Determine height of the chimney to produce a static draught of 17 mm of water. The temperature in the chimney is 300oC and surrounding temperature is 28oC.The barometer reads 755 mm of Hg. The value of of characteristic gas constant is 287 J/kgK and that for gases is 255 J/kgK 4. Derive an expression for chimney height in order to obtain a draught of hmm of water column if the boiler used m kg of air / kg of fuel. Assume surrounding air temperature as T1 and flue gas temperature as T2 in degree absolute. Also derive an expression for the condition of maximum discharge of flue gases through a chimney. 5. Explain the travelling grate stoker with help of neat sketch 6. What are the advantages and Disadvantages of Pulverized coal firing 7. Explain the working of Electrostatic precipitator with neat sketch 8. Classify various Ash handling system. Explain Pneumatic and steam jet ash handling system 9. Classify Different types of Fan .Explain why are centrifugal backward curved balding normally used for Forced Draft. Fan 10. Compute the required motor capacity needed for F.D. Fan under following Condition: Coal rate: 10 tonnes/h Coal analysis: C78.0, H 3.0, O 3.0, S 1.0, M 7.0, A 8.0 Excess air: 30 % Plenum chamber pressure: 180 mm of water gauge Mechanical Efficiency of the Fan : 60% Room temperature: 300 C 11. A 40 m high chimney is discharging flue gases at 350 C, when the ambient temperature is 30 C. The quantity of air supplied is 18Kg/Kg of fuel burnt. Determine (i) Draught produced in mm of water (ii) Equivalent draught in m of hot-gas column (iii) Efficiency of chimney if minimum temperature of artificial draught is 150 C mean specific heat of flue gases is 1.005K J/Kg K, (iv)Percentage of heat spent in natural draught system if Calorific value of fuel supplied is 30600K J/Kg

Marwadi Education Foundations Group of Institutions Faculty of Engineering/Technology Semester 5 Mechanical Engineering
(v) Temperature of chimney gases for maximum discharge in given time and what will be corresponding draught in mm of water produced. 12. (i) Explain Ball and Race mill with a schematic. State its merits and demerits. (ii)Explain cyclone burner with a schematic. State its merits and demerits. 13. Explain difference between Nuclear fission and Fusion. Discuss Various components of Nuclear reactor and its function 14. Explain CANDU type nuclear reactor with neat sketch. Also give advantages and disadvantages of CANDU reactor 15. Explain with neat sketch Pressurizes water Reactor(PWR) Explain function of pressurizer in PWR 16. Explain with neat sketch Boiling water Reactor(BWR) 17. Explain with neat sketch Gas cooled Reactors 18. Write a short note on Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor 19. Explain Open type, Closed type and Mixed type cooling system used in Condensers 20. Explain the various types of Jet and Surface condensers in brief 21. What is the function of cooling tower? What are the various types of cooling towers? Explain hyperbolic cooling tower. 22. Write a short note on Mechanical Cooling towers and Cooling ponds 23. The air leakage into a surface condenser operating with a steam turbine is estimated 84kg/hr. the vacuum near the inlet of air pump is 70mm of Hg when barometer reads 76mm of Hg. The temperature at the inlet of vacuum pump is 20 C. Calculate (i) Minimum capacity of pump in cu-meters per hour (ii) Dimensions of reciprocating air pump to remove air if it runs at 200rpm (iii) L:D=3:2 and volumetric efficiency=80% (iv) Mass of vapour extracted per minute with air 24. The following reading were taken during a test on a surface condenser Mean condenser temperature =35 C , Hot well temperature=30 C, condenser vacuum=69cm Hg , barometer reading 76cm Hg, condensate collected 16Kg/min. Cooling water enters at 20 C and leaves at 32.5 C, flow rate being 37500 Kg/hr. Calculate (i). Mass of air present per cubic meter of condensate (ii). Quality of steam at condenser inlet (iii). Vacuum efficiency (iv). Condenser efficiency

Marwadi Education Foundations Group of Institutions Faculty of Engineering/Technology Semester 5 Mechanical Engineering
25. A steam turbine of 20,000 kW capacity requires 5 kg of steam per hour per kW. The quantity of air leakage into the condenser is 1 kg per 1000 kg of steam used by turbine. The vacuum in the condenser is 70 cm of Hg when the barometer reads 76 cm of Hg. The temperature at the suction of the air pump is 30oC. The surface condenser used is fitted with a separate condensate pump and air pump. Find : a) The capacity of the air pump requires per minute. b) The mass of water vapor carried by air in kg/hr. c) The quantity of cooling water required per minute in tons if the rise in temperature of water is limited to 8oC. The quantity of steam entering the condenser is 0.9 dry and there is no under cooling in the condenser. Properties of steam at 30oC : Absolute Pressure = 0.04325 bar Enthalpy of liquid hf = 125.8 kJ/kg Enthalpy of evaporation hfg = 2438.1 kJ/kg Specific volume = 32.8 m3/kg