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Basic Power Plant Engineering

The document covers various topics related to power plant engineering, including tidal power generation, site selection for hydroelectric plants, and different types of tariffs in power systems. It also includes questions on specific terms and concepts such as load factor, diversity factor, and the efficiency of nuclear power plants. Additionally, it features multiple-choice questions related to renewable energy sources and turbine types.

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Basic Power Plant Engineering

The document covers various topics related to power plant engineering, including tidal power generation, site selection for hydroelectric plants, and different types of tariffs in power systems. It also includes questions on specific terms and concepts such as load factor, diversity factor, and the efficiency of nuclear power plants. Additionally, it features multiple-choice questions related to renewable energy sources and turbine types.

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Basic power plant engineering

IV YEAR MID II

1. Explain the principle of operation of tidal power generation unit along with a suitable
diagram and discuss their limitations.

2.what are various factors to be considered in selecting the site for hydro electric powerplant
and discuss about primary and secondary investigation?

3.Explain different types of tariff in power system?

4 Explain the following terms

a) Load factor
b) Diversity factor
c) Plant capacity factor
d) Plant use factor

1. The best capable alternative source which can meet the future energy demand is [ ]
a) thermal power plant
b) nuclear power plant
c) hydroelectric power plant
d) geothermal power plant
2. Which head Pelton turbine works
a) Low
b) High
c) Medium
d) All

3. What is the overall efficiency of nuclear power plant? [ ]


a) 20 to 25%
b) 25 to 30%
c) 30 to 40 %
d) 50 to 70 %
4. Which of the following is not a requirement for site selection of hydroelectric power
plant? [ ]
a) Availability of water
b) Large catchment area
c) Rocky land
d) Sedimentation
5. The amount of electrical energy that can be generated by a hydroelectric power plant
depends upon [ ]
a) Head of water
b) Quantity of water
c) Specific weight of water
d) Efficiency of Alternator

6. What are used to turn wind energy into electrical energy? [ ]


a) Turbine
b) Generators
c) Yaw motor
d) Blades

7. What does Heating and cooling of the atmosphere generates? [ ]


a) Thermo line circulation
b) Radiation currents
c) Convection currents
d) Conduction currents

8. For how much percent is biogas normally designed to hold? [ ]


a) 35%
b) 20%
c) 50%
d) 80%
9. The process of producing energy by utilizing heat trapped inside the earth surface is
called [ ]
a) Hydrothermal energy
b) Geo-Thermal energy
c) Solar energy
d) Wave energy
10. Solar cell works for

a) Photo voltaic effect


b) Ohm law
c) Joule effect
d) Conduction

11.What is the heart of nuclear power plant ___________

12.what is the full form of candu in nuclear power plant___________

13.Example of impulse turbine___________


14.Kaplan turbine use for___________ heads

15. Example of bio gas___________

16. What is the main source for the formation of wind ___________

17.Francis turbine is___________

18. Domestic consumers are charged ___________

19. Which tariff is used by the small commercial consumers ___________

20. Fixed charge is dependent on what factor ___________

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