ASSIGNMENT

THERMAL POWER PLANT:

1. Explain energy conversion process in Thermal, Hydro power plant with line diagram.

2. Draw the line diagram of Thermal power Station and label it.

3. Explain the factor to be considered for the selection of site for a thermal power station.

4. Explain the function of any following equipment in a thermal power station.

   1. 1. (1) Economiser (2) Condenser (3) Cooling towers (4 ) ID fan (5) Spray pond

5. Explain the function of any following equipment in a thermal power station.

6. (1)Electrostatic precipitator (2) FD fan (3) Air pre heater (4 ) Super heater

7. (5) Circuit breaker

8. Explain any two cycle (1)Fuel and Ash cycle (2) Air and flue gas cycle (3) Feed water and steam cycle (4) Electrical Ckt (5) Cooling Water cycle

9. State and explain information available from load curve.

10. Write short note on base load and peak load power station.

11. Explain following function,

12. (i) load factor (ii) plant use factor (iii) diversity factor

13. State the function of Economiser, Condensor, ID fan, FD fan, super heater, Air Preheater, boiler.

14. Explain how pollution generated in TPS and what the methods to reduce them.

HYDRO POWER PLANT

1. State advantages disadvantages of hydro power station compare to ‘TPS’.

2. Draw schematic diagram of hydro power station and explain its working.

3. Explain following function,

(i)catchment area (ii) forebay (iii) spill ways (iv) penstock (v) surge tower(vi) screen

4. (vii) reservoir

5. States the types of hydro power station. and draw only the line diagram of any two and state the names of water turbine.

6. State the types of turbine of hydro power station. Explain any one.

7. Explain surge tanks, draft tube, turbine, penstock with respect to hydro power plant.

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

1. Explain the energy conversion process of nuclear power station and thermal power station.

2. Draw schematic diagram of nuclear power station and explain its working.

3. State the types of nuclear reactor and explains any one in detail.

4. Explain chain reaction in nuclear power station.

5. States the precautions to be taken in nuclear power station.

6. Explain the function of main elements of nuclear reactor.

SOLAR POWER PLANT

1. Explain the difference between the pyrheliometer and pyranometer type instrument for measuring solar radiation.

2. Explain the types of solar PV generating system.

3. With the help of line diagram explain the low temperature solar thermal power using the solar panel or solar pond.

4. Explain the working of the medium temperature solar thermal power plant.

5. What is meant by high temperature solar power plant? Explain the working of one such power plant.

6. State the advantage and disadvantage of solar energy.

7. Explain the principle of measurement of solar radiation.

8. Explain the flat plate collector with knit figure.

9. Draw the characteristic of solar cell and explain ideal and maximum useful power.

10. Explain the difficulties of grid interactive solar PV system.

WIND POWER PLANT

1. Explain the construction and working of the rotating type anemometer.

2. Draw the sketch showing the construction of the horizontal Axis wind turbine and describe it.

3. Compare HAWT and VAWT.

4. Explain the term

(a) Swept Area (b) Cut in speed (c) Rated wind speed (d) Cut out speed.

5. State the advantage of wind farm & explain the main types of wind farm & Explain the main types of wind farm.

6. Explain the block diagram of wind power plant.

7. Discuss the methods of improving thermal efficiency of simple open gas turbine plant.

8. Give only names of electrical generators used in wind power plants.

9. Discuss the wind speed characteristic of wind turbine.

10. State the advantage and disadvantage of the wind power.

11. State the factors for selecting wind power plant site.

Captive Power Plant and other Renewable Energy Sources

1. Explain the application of diesel power plant state the advantage and disadvantage of diesel power station.

2. State the advantage and disadvantage of gas turbine power plant.

3. Draw the line diagram of the biomass gas turbine power plant and explain its working.

4. Draw the line diagram of the open cycle ocean thermal energy power plant and explain its working.

5. Draw the line diagram of the closed cycle ocean thermal energy conversion system and explain its working.

6. Explain the single basin tide cycle and ebb cycle tidal power plant.

7. State the element of vapour dominated geo thermal power plant and explain the working drawing the line diagram.

8. Explain the line diagram of diesel power station.

9. What is geothermal energy? State advantages and disadvantages of geothermal energy.

10. Write down the advantage of biomass.

11. Explain energy conversion in Gas turbine power plant.