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POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

EXAM

I. Encircle the letter corresponding to the nearest answer :

1. It is a term used when a power producing engine or plant employs more than one thermodynamic cycles
A. hybrid cycle C. cogeneration cycle
B. combined cycle D. combined heat and power
2. It is an exhaust gas-driven compressor used to increase the power output of an internal-combustion engine by
compressing air that is entering the engine thus increasing the amount of available oxygen.
A. intercooler C. turbocharger
B. blower D. air inlet
3. It is the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat
A. hybrid cycle C. cogeneration cycle
B. combined cycle D. combined heat and power
4. It is a device in a steam engine that heats the steam generated by the boiler again, increasing its thermal energy
and decreasing the likelihood that it will condense inside the engine
A. superheater C. boiler drum
B. reheater D. economizer
5. Use gas turbine exhausts to heat the water for conversion into steam is known as
A. heat recovery unit C. steam generating unit
B. power splitter unit D. heat recovery steam generators
6. The term is intended to relate the output of the steam generator to the steam requirement of the prime mover
A. boiler horsepower C. boiler heating surface
B. boiler rating D. equivalent evaporation
7. Turbines that are acted on by water, which changes pressure as it moves through the turbine and gives up its
energy.
A. axial turbines C. reaction turbine
B. impulse turbines D. momentum turbines
8. This turbine is a propeller-type water turbine that has adjustable blades.
A. pelton C. francis turbine
B. kaplan turbine D. tyson turbine
9. These are energy sources which are not destroyed when their energy is harnessed.
A. chemical energy C. renewable energy
B. electrical energy D. solar energy
10. It is a heat exchanger which utilizes the heat of the flue gases to preheat the air needed for combustion.
A. economizer C. feedwater heater
B. preheater D. superheater
11. It refers to the graph used to represent the relationship between the demanded load and time sequence.
A. monthly load curve C. load curve
B. load duration curve D. annual load curve
12. In a power plant, an electrostatic precipitator is installed between
a. Cooling tower & furnace c. Cooling tower & forced draft fan
b. furnace & chimney d. furnace & forced draft fan
13. A direct contact-type open feedwater heater where dissolved gases are removed
a. Reheater c. Economiser
b. Downcomer d. Deaerator
14. A type of boiler also known as drumless boiler.
a. Natural Circulation Boiler c. Once-through Boiler
b. Forced Circulation Boiler d. None of the above
15. Which of the following is considered as a peak load power plant?
a. coal fired plant c. geothermal plant
b. oil fired plant d. gas turbine plant
16. Which of the following is considered as a base load power plant?
a. gas turbine plant c. diesel power plant
b. hydro power plant d. coal fired power plant
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17. Which of the following components does not belong to a gas turbine power plant?
a. compressor c. condenser
b. turbine d. combustion chamber
18. The purpose of regenerator in a gas turbine is to
a. reduce heat loss during exhaust
b. allow the use of compression ratio
c. improve the thermal efficiency
d. allow the use of inferior quality fuel
19. A type of power plant that uses wood as their fuel.
a. Gasification Plant c. Cogeneration Plant
b. Dendrothermal Plant d. None of the above
20. A heat exchanger which raises the temperature of the feedwater leaving the highest pressure feedwater heater
to almost the saturation temperature corresponding to the boiler pressure.
a. Evaporator c. Deaerator
b. Reheater d. Economiser
21. A hydroelectric plant that re-use spent water by pumping it back from the lower pool to the upper pool at
scheduled intervals of operation.
a. Storage plant c. Run-of-river plant
b. Package plant d. Pumped Storage Plant
22. Channel or canal of natural rock of concrete coating use to divert water outside the dam side
a. Forebay c. Spillway
b. Tail race d. None of the above
23. It is the area around the inlet of the penstock in the reservoir
a. Dam c. Draft tube
b. Forebay d. Scroll Casing
24. Serves as an exit channel that provides enough flow for exiting water
a. Spillway c. Penstock
b. Draft tube d. Tail Race
25. Vertical vanes which regulate the volume flow of water to the turbine
a. Wicket gates c. Ball valves
b. Sluice gates d. Gate valves
26. Choose the best answer on the following two statements:
1. The feedwater heater is usually heated by steam
2. The economiser is heated by flue gas
a. No. 1 is FALSE while No. 2 is TRUE c. Both No. 1 & 2 are FALSE
b. No. 1 is TRUE while No. 2 is FALSE d. Both No. 1 & 2 are TRUE
27. Choose the best answer on the following two statements:
1. The feedwater heater is installed outside the boiler furnace
2. The economiser is installed outside the boiler furnace
a. No. 1 is FALSE while No. 2 is TRUE c. Both No. 1 & 2 are FALSE
b. No. 1 is TRUE while No. 2 is FALSE d. Both No. 1 & 2 are TRUE
28. Steam is supplied to the turbine through
a. safety valve c. throttle valve
b. blow-off valve d. back pressure valve
29. In a diesel engine the heat lost to the cooling water is about
a. 30 % c. 70 %
b. 10 % d. 50 %
30. The difference between chimney and stack construction
a. chimney generally denotes steel construction while stack means brick concrete construction
b. chimney generally denotes brick concrete construction while stack means steel construction
c. chimney generally denotes wood construction while stack means concrete construction
d. none of the above
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II. Encircle the letter corresponding to the nearest answer – Show your solution if there is a
required computation :

1. 10,000 kg/hr of steam with an enthalpy of 2,778 KJ/kg enters a turbine. If the exhaust steam leaves the
turbine with an enthalpy of 2,168 KJ.kg, determine the turbine power output.

2. Steam with an enthalpy of 2,168 KJ/kg enters a condenser at a rate of 10,000 kg/hr. If the condensate leaves
the condenser with an enthalpy of 251 KJ/kg, determine the heat rejection rate.

3. In a geothermal plant site, pressurized ground water is available. The power generated is 60 MW with a
generator efficiency of 96%. The mechanical efficiency is 85%. The enthalpy entering and leaving the
turbine are 2,800 KJ/kg and 2,100 KJ/kg, respectively. The mass of returned water is 10% of well bore
product. Determine the number of steam wells if it has a capacity of 15 kg/s per well.

4. A hydro power station has the following data:

Reservoir area – 2.5 km2
Capacity – 5 x 106 m3
Net head of water at the turbine – 80 m
Turbine Efficiency – 80%
Generator Efficiency – 90%
Calculate the total energy in KWh which can be generated from the above data.

5. A 500 KW diesel engine develops a torque of 2 KN-m. The engine drives an alternating current generator
with 8 poles producing current at 60 Hz. What is the speed ratio of speed reduction gear?

6. A power plant has the following annual factors: load factor = 0.75, capacity factor = 0.6, use factor = 0.65.
Maximum demand is 60 MW. Estimate: the hrs during which the plant is not in service operation.

7. A diesel power station is to supply power demand of 30 KW. If the overall efficiency of the power
generating unit is 40%, calculate the amount of diesel fuel oil required in kg / hr.
Note: The calorific value of fuel oil used is 12,000 kcal/kg.