EASWARI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

185204-BCM-QUESTION BANK
UNIT III POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
TWO MARKS QUESTIONS
1. What is power plant?
2. Differentiate between renewable and non renewable source of
energy
3. Name the different types of power plants.
4. What is the principle of steam power plant?
5. What are the main circuits of steam power plant?
6. Give the function of condenser in steam power plant.
7. State the function of economizer.
8. What is the function of air-pre heater?
9. What is cooling tower? Give its uses.
10. What is the principle of hydro electric power plant.
11. List any four factors to be considered for selecting a hydro
electric power plant. (Ans: Availability of water, Water storage, Water Head,
Distance from load centre)
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Differentiate between Tail race and Head race.

What are the types of hydro electric power plant?
What is the function of hydraulic turbine?
Name the hydraulic turbines used in hydel power plants
What is penstock? How does it differ from pressure tunnel?
What is the function of a surge tank?
What do you mean by a draft tube?
What is meant by nuclear fission?
What is the principle of nuclear power plant?
What are the fuels used in a nuclear power plant?
What is the function of moderator?
What is the function of a control rod? Also name few control rod
materials.
What is the use of reflector? Also name few reflector materials.
What is the use of radiation shield?
Name four types of nuclear reactors used in nuclear power
plants.
What is the function of gas turbine power plant?
What are intercoolers?
What is the use of regenerator?
Differentiate between open cycle and closed cycle gas turbine
power plants.
What is a diesel engine power plant?
Which type of power plants are used as peak load power plants?
Why?

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Mention the applications of diesel engine power plant.

What do you mean by a pump?
Classify reciprocating pump.
Define Priming
Define slip in reciprocating pump
What is the effect of cavitation in centrifugal pump?
Differentiate between reciprocating pump and centrifugal pump.
What are the classifications of a steam turbine?
Classify hydraulic turbine.
Differentiate between impulse and reaction turbine.

PART B QUESTIONS
1. What do you under stand by thermal power plant? With a neat
sketch explain the working of a steam power plant using coal as
a fuel.
2. What is hydel energy? With a neat layout of a hydel power plant,
describe its working. Also state its advantages and
disadvantages.
3. What do you understand by nuclear energy? Explain the working
of a nuclear power plant with the simple sketch.
4. Compare and contrast between steam, hydro and nuclear power
plants.
5. Give the layout of a simple gas turbine power plant and explain
its working principle. List out its advantages and disadvantages.
6. Explain the working of a diesel power plant with a simple sketch.
Also bring outs its advantages and disadvantages.
7. Explain the working principle of a reciprocating pump with a neat
sketch.
8. Discuss with a neat sketch the working principle of a centrifugal
pump.
9. Explain the working principle of a impulse turbine.
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Explain the working principle of a Reaction turbine.
UNIT IV IC ENGINES
TWO MARKS QUESTIONS
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What is an internal combustion engine?

What is an external combustion engine?
How IC engines are classified?
List out any six components of an IC engines.
What is called four stroke engines?
What is called two stroke engines?
Differentiate between clearance volume and swept volume.
Define the term compression ratio.
What do you mean by TDC and BDC?

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What is the function of i) crank shaft ii) Piston pin or
gudgeon pin iii) cam iv) flywheel v) carburetor vi) cylinder casing
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Differentiate between spark plug and fuel injector.
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Why diesel engines have a higher compression ratio?
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Differentiate between two stroke and four stroke engines.
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Draw otto cycle and diesel cycle
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What do you mean by scavenging in IC engines?
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What is a steam generator?
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How are boilers classified?
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Differentiate between fire tube and water tube boilers.
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What is high pressure boiler? Give example.
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What are boiler mountings? Give examples.
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What are boiler accessories? Give examples.
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What is the function of a fusible plug?
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What is the function of a economiser?
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What is the function of a air pre-heater?
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What is the function of a superheater?
PART B QUESTIONS
1. With a neat sketch, explain the various parts in IC engine
2. Explain with the neat sketch the working of a four stroke
diesel engine?
3. Explain with the neat sketch the working of a two stroke diesel
engine?
4. Explain with the neat sketch the working of a four stroke
petrol engine?
5. Explain with the neat sketch the working of a two stroke petrol
engine?
6. Compare and contrast a SI engine with a CI engine.
7. Compare and contrast a four stroke engine with a two stroke
engine.
8. Differentiate between fire tube and water tube boiler.
9. Explain the construction of a Cochran boiler with a neat
sketch.
10. Explain the construction of a Babcock and Wilcox boiler
with a neat sketch.
11. Explain the construction of a Benson boiler with a neat
sketch.
12. With a neat sketch explain the working principle of lamount boiler
UNIT V REFRIGERATION AND AIR- CONDITIONING
TWO MARKS QUESTIONS

1. Define Refrigeration, Refrigerator, and Refrigerant.

2. State second law of thermodynamics.
3. What is the principle of refrigeration?
4. List some properties of a good refrigerant.
5. Define Latent heat, sensible heat
6. Define Refrigerating effect.
7. Define capacity of refrigeration.
8. Define Ton of refrigeration.
9. Define COP.
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List the types of refrigerators.
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Write short notes on R12 and R22.
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Name the essential components of Vapour
compression refrigeration system.
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Name the essential components of Vapour absorption
refrigeration system.
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What is the function of Compressor, condenser,
expansion valve, evaporator?
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What is the function of generator, absorber in vapour
absorption refrigeration system?
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List out the applications of refrigeration.
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What is air- conditioning?
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Differentiate refrigerator and air conditioning.
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What is psychrometry?
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Define DBT and WBT.
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Define relative humidity and specific humidity.
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Differentiate between dry air, moist air, and
saturated air.
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Define the following i) sensible heating ii) sensible
cooling iii) humidification iv) dehumidification
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List out the types of air conditioning.
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What do you mean by summer air conditioning?
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What do you mean by winter air conditioning?
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Define year-round air-conditioning.
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Differentiate window and split air conditioning
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Mention four applications of air conditioning.
PART B QUESTIONS
1. Explain the principle of refrigeration and discuss the main
parts of a refrigerator.
2. Explain the principle of vapour compression refrigeration
system with a neat sketch.
3. Explain the principle of vapour absorption refrigeration
system with a neat sketch.

4. Compare and contrast the vapour compression

refrigeration system with the vapour absorption
refrigeration system.
5. Draw a neat sketch of a window air- conditioner and
explain its working principle.
6. Draw a neat sketch of a split air- conditioner and explain its
working principle.