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Anurag Raj - Tutorial 1 Power Plant

The document is a tutorial for the Power Plant Engineering course covering various topics such as types of power plants, thermodynamic cycles, energy sources, and factors for site selection. It includes a series of questions and prompts related to these topics, aimed at enhancing understanding of power plant operations and energy management. Key concepts include the Carnot cycle, load curves, and cost analysis in the context of energy production.

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Anurag Raj - Tutorial 1 Power Plant

The document is a tutorial for the Power Plant Engineering course covering various topics such as types of power plants, thermodynamic cycles, energy sources, and factors for site selection. It includes a series of questions and prompts related to these topics, aimed at enhancing understanding of power plant operations and energy management. Key concepts include the Carnot cycle, load curves, and cost analysis in the context of energy production.

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THDC INSTITUTE OF HYDROPOWER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


Power Plant Engineering (TME- 801)
Tutorial – 1

Syllabus Covered: Introduction to Power plants related thermodynamics cycles, Sources of


Energy, Load curves terms & factors, Power plant site selections.

1. How many types of power plants?


2. Give a short note on power plant.
3. What are the key points to kept in mind while selecting the plant?
4. Explain the Carnot cycle.
5. How a gas turbine works and draw its cycle.
6. Write a review on thermodynamics cycles.
7. Explain Load curves.
8. What are the different types of alternative energy sources?
9. What is C.G Method?
10. Describe Maximum demand, Plant capacity factor and plant use factor.
11. What is calorific or heating values of fuels?
12. What is cost analysis and explain it briefly.
13. Give a short note of every energy sources.
14. Explain the present scenario of energy in India.
15. A thermal electric power plant produces 1000 MW of power. If the coal releases 900 x 107
kJ/h of energy, then what is the rate at which heat is rejected from the power plant?
16. In thermal power plants, coal is transferred from bunker to the other places by
(a) Hoists (b) conveyors (c) cranes (d) lifts
17. A thermoelectric engine which consists of two dissimilar electric conductors
connected at two junctions maintained at different temperatures, converts
(a) Electric energy into heat energy
(b) Heat energy into electric energy
(c) Mechanical work into electric energy
(d) Electric energy into mechanical work

18. The correct sequence of factors in order of deceasing importance for


location of a thermal power plant is

(a) load, coal, water (b) coal, water, load

(c) Water, load, coal (d) water, coal, load

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