Exam Details
| Subject | Power Plant Engineering | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Describe the following gaseous fuels
Coal gas
Coke-oven gas
Blast furnace gas
Producer gas
2. Write short notes on the following:
Nuclear Energy
Ocean Energy
3. Explain the following methods to increase the efficiency of Rankine cycle:
Lowering the condenser pressure
Superheating the steam
Increasing the boiler pressure
4. Explain with a neat diagram the working principle of a Binary vapour cycle.
What are the various types of draughts used in the power plants?
What are the advantages of artificial draught over natural draught?
6. Describe the following with neat sketches
LaMont Boiler
Benson Boiler
Discuss the advantages of the steam turbine over the reciprocating engine.
Describe the performance parameters of a steam turbine.
What are the principal parts of a nuclear reactor? Explain each part in brief.
Why is sheilding of a reactor necessary What do you understand by thermal shielding?
What are the main types of gas turbine combustion chambers? Discuss their merits and demerits.
Draw a line diagram to show the layout of a diesel power plant and describe it in brief.
10.(a) Name and describe the types of dams used for hydro-electric power plants.
List the various costs involved in the power plants.
Coal gas
Coke-oven gas
Blast furnace gas
Producer gas
2. Write short notes on the following:
Nuclear Energy
Ocean Energy
3. Explain the following methods to increase the efficiency of Rankine cycle:
Lowering the condenser pressure
Superheating the steam
Increasing the boiler pressure
4. Explain with a neat diagram the working principle of a Binary vapour cycle.
What are the various types of draughts used in the power plants?
What are the advantages of artificial draught over natural draught?
6. Describe the following with neat sketches
LaMont Boiler
Benson Boiler
Discuss the advantages of the steam turbine over the reciprocating engine.
Describe the performance parameters of a steam turbine.
What are the principal parts of a nuclear reactor? Explain each part in brief.
Why is sheilding of a reactor necessary What do you understand by thermal shielding?
What are the main types of gas turbine combustion chambers? Discuss their merits and demerits.
Draw a line diagram to show the layout of a diesel power plant and describe it in brief.
10.(a) Name and describe the types of dams used for hydro-electric power plants.
List the various costs involved in the power plants.
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Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Applied Thermal Engineering
- Automobile Engineering
- Basics of Thermal Energy
- CAD / CAM
- CNC Machanics
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Engineering Materials
- Machine Design
- Manufacturing Processes-I
- Manufacturing Processes-II
- Manufacturing Processes-III
- Metrology and Instrumentation
- Power Plant Engineering
- Theory of Machine