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BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Question Bank
Department : EEE
Branch & Semester :

BE& VIII

Subject Code & Title : 11E019& POWER PLANT INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL
Faculty Name

: G.E.Kanyakumari

PART A
Marks

Q.
No.

Unit I
Question

1.

In a power plant, coal is carried from storage place to boilers generally by means
of
A) bucket
B) V-belts
C) trolleys
D) manually.
As steam expands in turbine
A) its pressure increases
B) its specific volume increases
C) its boiling point increases
D) its temperature increases.
Increase in feed water temperature by 300C for an oil fired boiler results in a
savings of ------% of fuel.
A)
1
B)
4
C)
5
D)
7
The heat recovery device in which high conductivity bricks are used storing heat is
A) heat pipe
B) heat pump
C) thermo compressor
D) Regenerator

2.

3.

4.

5.

High emissivity coatings are most effective on

A) outer surface of furnace
B)
inner surface of furnace
C)
furnace charge

Thinking
Skill
(Blooms
Taxonomy)

An

6.

7.

D)
Chimney
Water is supplied to a boiler
A)
at atmospheric pressure
B)
at slightly more than atmospheric pressure
C)
at 100 cm/kg2
D)
at more than the steam pressure on the boiler.
Permissible pH value of water for boilers is
A)
1
B)
7
C)
10
D)
>7

10.

11.

An

8.

9.

The object of producing draught in a boiler is

A)
to discharge the gases of combustion to the atmosphere through the chimney
B)
to provide an adequate supply of air for the fuel combustion
C)
to exhaust the gases of combustion from the combustion chamber
D)
To provide gases to Turbine
What is the maximum size of steam turbine usually being installed, for thermal
power plants ?
A)
120 MW
B)
250 MW
C)
500 MW
D)
1000 MW.
Cogeneration is the simultaneous generation of
A)
Heat and power
B)
Steam and condensate
C)
Mechanical energy and power
D)
Cooling water
Typical efficiency of a cogeneration system is
A)
58%
B)
85%
C)
68%
D)
95%

An

12.
Soot is virtually
A)
ash
B)
Gas
C)
Carbon
D)
Cinder

13.
In a thermal power plant cooling towers are used to

A)

14.

15.

16.

condense low pressure steam

B)
cool condensed steam
C)
cool water used in condenser for condensing steam
D)
cool feed water of boiler
Boiler Evaporation ratio is the amount of steam generated in kg
A)
per unit time
B)
per kg of fuel burnt
C)
per m2 of boiler surface area
D)
per kg of makeup water.
De-aeration of boiler feed water helps in combating
A)
corrosion.
B)
TDS
C)
silica
D)
Hardness
When the back pressure of a nozzle is below the designed value of pressure at exit
of nozzle, the nozzle is said to be
A)
Overdamping
B)
Underdamping
C)
Choked
D)
Critically damped

17.
The ratio of the work done on the blades to the energy supplied to the blades, is
called
A)
nozzle efficiency
B)
blading efficiency
C)
gross or stage efficiency
D)
mechanical efficiency

18.

19.

The action of steam in a steam turbine is

A)
static and dynamic
B)
Static
C)
Dynamic
D)
neither static nor dynamic
Which one of the following classifications of turbine is used for internal
combustion engine applications?
A)
Turbocharger
B)
Roots blower
C)
Centrifugal blower
D)
Turbo generator

Ap

Ap

20.
The purpose of governing in steam turbines is to
A)
completely balance against end thrust
B)
maintain the speed of the turbine

C)
D)

reheat the steam and improve its quality

reduce the effective heat drop
U

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

A steam nozzle converts

A)
kinetic energy into heat energy of steam
B)
heat energy of steam into kinetic energy
C)
heat energy of steam into potential energy
D)
potential energy into heat energy of steam
Carpet loss occurs in
A)
Coal combustion
B)
atomization of oil
C)
coal storage
D)
Furnaces
In the thermal power plant the economizer is for
A)
rotate the alternator
B)
extract the heat from the flue gases
C)
cooling purposes
D)
heat exchange
The main purpose of draft system is
A)
Supply of air to the furnace and to take the flue gases from the boiler
through chimney
B)
supply water to the boiler
C)
heat exchanger
D)
Cooler
Application of turbo alternator is
A)
convert electrical energy into mechanical energy
B)
convert thermal energy into mechanical energy
C)
convert thermal energy into electrical energy
D)
convert steam energy into solar energy
PART B

Ap

Q.
No.

Question

Thinking
Skill
(Blooms
Taxonomy)

1.

Interpret the main parts of steam power plant.

2.

Estimate the efficiency of thermal power plants.

3.

What are the various types of pulverizing mills?

4.

Compare impulse and reaction turbines.

5.

What is the function of economizer?

6.

List out the factors with which the unit size of the power plant is being decided

7.

Define super critical boilers.

8.

List out the major advantages of high pressure boiler in modern thermal power plants.

9.

State the advantages and disadvantages of pulverized coal firing

10.

What is the function of cooling tower?

11.

What are the requirements of a modern surface condenser?

12.

How is the drift eliminated in the cooling towers?

An

13.

Define pulverization

14.

What are the methods used in ash handling system?

15.

What is the mechanism of pulverized fuel firing system?

16.

Infer the operating principle of an impulse turbine?

17.

What is important to remember about radial bearings?

18.

Describe the multi-port governor valve.

19.

What is meant by the water rate of a turbine?

20.

Define cogeneration?

PART C

Q. No.

Question

Thinking
Skill
(Blooms
Taxonomy)

1.

Draw the thermal power plant layout and describe the details of main parts and

An

2.

working of a steam power station.

Exemplify role of different turbine auxiliaries in steam power plant Operation

An

3.

Discriminate the functions of the following equipments in a steam power station.

(a) boiler (b) Condenser (c) Economiser

An

4.

Sketch the layout of boiler and mention its various parts.

Ap

5.

Evaluate the characteristics of steam turbines.

Ev

6.

Describe the different auxiliaries of turbines in thermal power plant

Ev

7.

Distinguish the super critical boilers and critical boilers

8.

Draw the process and instrumentation diagram of thermal power plant

An

9.

Illustrate the distributed digital control systems in power plants

Ap

10.

Explain in detail with neat sketches pulverizer control system used in power
plants.
Explain in detail with neat sketches main and reheat stream temperature control
system used in power plants.

12.

Discuss PI diagram of boiler process.

13.

Evaluate the generating cost per unit of 80 MW power station with the following
data:
Capital cost = Rs. 160 X 107, Annual cost of fuel = Rs.32 X lO6,
Annual wages and taxes = Rs. 36, X.106 ,Interest and depreciation = 10% of
capital cost Annual load factor = 45%.

Ev

14.

Illustrate the importance of instrumentation and automation in power plants

Ap

15.

Exemplify the cogeneration power plants

An

16.

Analyze the selection of site for thermal power plants

An

17.

Estimate the start-up procedure of thermal units

18.

Discuss the advantages of a steam turbine over the steam engines.

19.

Draw and describe all the accessories system of the boiler.

An

20.

What do you mean by compounding of steam turbines? Discuss various methods

of compounding steam turbines.

11.