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MRCTC - Power Plant
MRCTC - Power Plant
MRCTC - Power Plant
1. T.o produce 1 kW-hr a power plant burns 0.9 lb of coal with a heating value of 13,000 BTU per lb. )
What is the heat rate of the plant? (D. ,-;;x( \,
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A. 6,250 BTU/ kW-hr C. 9,500 BTU/kW-hr l' '/) ) /~.J-.r
B: 11,700 BTU/kW-hr D. 8,700 BTU/kW-hr
REE- April1997
3/An effective remover of dust, carbon particles and other from the flue gas of the power plant is
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(). Electrostatic precipitator C. Mechanical collector
B. Shoot blower and collector D. Dust scrubber
REE- April1990
Y." A thermal power plant using dry organic material such as wood and other wastes for its fuel.
A. Geothermal power plant @ Dendro power plant
B. Diesel power plant D. Hydro power plant
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REE - March 1998
10. A power plant gets water from the dam from a height of 122.45 meters at the rate of 1,000 cubic
meters per minute. If the output of the plant is 15,000 kW, what is the efficiency?
A. 80% B. 70% (9'75% D. 65%
~12. A hydroelectric station has a turbine efficiency of 86% and a generator efficiency of 92%. The
effective head of water is 150 m. Calculate the volume of water used when delivE?ring a load of
40 MWfor6 hours. '\"1~=~ ~""'% v~~t
~74.18x104 m 3 B.4.158x10 4 m3 C.82.54x103 m3 D.n94.48x104 m/
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13. Ari industry having a maximum demand of 1000 KW works for 320 days in a year, 8_bgu!s r:-d~.
Assuming that it works at full capacity all the time during working days, calculate the r, aily lo~
factor. ··· .
A. 56.2% B. 67% 33.33% @ D. 29.5%
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~What is the total energy generated by a station in. KyYHR in a year: if its., maximum demand and
P ?T~nualload fa.ctor.is150-KW and 45% respectively? -Al-=-- Q-"f)CflS) x SIC&o
•; . (b1 591,300 " _ . . B. 1 ,3~~,000 C. ~4,637_ . . D. 67,500
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<l'l15. A ~W power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hrs·, 50 MW for 6 hrs and is shut for the rest of each
\ . ~Y· It is also shut down for maintenance for 45 d.ays each year. Calculate the annual load factor.
· A 18.3% B. 56.9% CC. 20.83% --~" D. 78.5% ~v=- -s. t--.t. _ ?- ~
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~6. A power station has a load cycle as follows: <frop" ctJtY\I!o ~·-", Ltn ,,,., tvA. 1L.c.,!c;n:.e
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260 MW for 6 hrs 200 MW for 8 hrs 160 MW for 4 hrs 100 MW for 6 hrs ~- .... ,?.
,UJhe station is equipped with 4 sets of 75 MW each, calculate the capacity factor. C'f ~ ~
~61.1% B. 34.5% C. 23.6% D. 76.5% ·r-f'..,_,~· <>! w..,..
\24. A 100 MW coal fired power plant has an average heat rate of 9,500 BTU/kwhr. The plant load factor
is 75% and the heating value of coal is 12,000 BTU/lb. Calculate the amount of coal usage for one
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[ \f9 1.425 x 106 lbs B. 2.235 x 105 lbs
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C. 1.425 x 10 lbs
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D. 1.826 x 10 lbs
¥2s. A Power Plant has a maximum demand of 15 MW. The annual load factor and capacity factor are
50% and 40%, respectively. Determine the reserved capacity of the plant.
A 7350 kW B. 5370 kW @ 3750 kW D. 3075 kW
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' A power station has a load cycle as under
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~- 260 MW for 6 hrs 200 MW for 8 hrs. 160 MW for 4 hrs 100 MW for 6 hrs
1} If the power station is equipped with 4 sets of 75 MW each, calculate the daily fuel requirement if
the calorific value of the oil used were 10,000 Kcallkg and the average heat rate of the station were
2,860 Kcall kWHR.
A. 1890 tons B. 3452 tons C. 7641 tons D. 1258.4 tons
31. When the alternative sources of energy are available to power system, they should be used in such
a way that
A. Thermal generation is held at minimum
he most efficient plants are always loaded to their maximum
verall production cost is minimized
sed Diesel Power Plant
34. lnadverent accumulations between power systems are normally balanced by scheduling
compensating deliveries of power
A. During off-peak load '".._, ,1Je1"h ·
B. During periods corresponding to those in which the inadvertent energy was accumulated
C. On weekends
D. On base load plant
38. Power plant using coal~work closely on which of the following cycle
A. Rankine cycl~ C. Otto cycle
B. Binary vapour cycle D. size of coal particle
40. For low head and high discharge the hydraulic turbine used is.
A. Kaplan B. Francis type C. Pelton wheel D. Jonvas
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SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS
1. When the load on a thermal unit is increased, fuel input
A. increased C. decreased
B. does not change D. slightly decreased
3. In a power system using both hydro and thermal generation, the proportion of hydro generation can
be increased by
A. increasing the price ofwater
B. reducing the price of water
C. increasing the field current of hydro generators
4. Which of the following methods of generating electric power from the sea is more advantageous?
A. Water power B. Ocean power C. Tidal power
12. A diesel power station has a fuel consumption of 0.28 kg kWh, the calorific value being 10,000 kCal
per kg. Calculate
A. The overall efficiency
A. 1% B. 76% C: 31% D. 27%
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B, Overall efficiency
A 34A% B, 27,6% C, 43,7% D, 52,9%
16, A generating station has a connected load of 43 MW and a maximum demand of 20 MW, the units
generated being 61,5 x 106 per annum, Calculate the load factor,
A64,8% B,76% C35,1% D,17,9%
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i • B. Units generated per day
A. 12 X 106 kWh B. 12 X 10 5 kWh C 21.5 X 10 5 kWh
C. Average load
A 65 MW B. 20 MW C. 50 MW D. 70 MW
D. Load factor
A. 71.4% B. 54.7% C. 24.7% D. 68.4%
19. A base load station having a capacity of 18 MW and a standby station having a capacity of 20 MW
shares a common load. The following data were given:
Annual input standby station output = 6
7.35 x 10 kWh
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Annual base load station output = 101.35 x 10 kWh
Peak load on standby station = 12 MW
Hours of used by standby station = 2190 hours
Calculate
A The annual capacity factor of standby station
A. 56% B. 42% C. 35% D. 54%
20. For the same maximum demand, if the load factor is decreased the cost of energy is
A. increased B. decreased C. not affected
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22. A proposed hydroelectric station has an available head of 30 m, a catchment area of 50 x 10 sq.
m., the rainfall for which is 120 em per annum. If 70% of the total rainfall can be collected, calculate
the power that could be generated. A.ssume the following efficiencies: Penstock 95%, Turbine 80%
and Generator 85%.
A. 253 kW B. 678 kW C. 214 kW D. 925 kW
24. Which of the following contributes to the efficiency of Rankine cycle in thermal power plant?
A. Used of high pressure
B. Reheating of steam at intermediate stage
C. Regeneration use of steam for heating boiler
D. All of these
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25. It is the modern equipment of removing sulfur content from the flue gas of the power plant.
A. ESP B. EMS C. FGD D. DAC
26. The power intended to be available even under emergency condition i~ sailed
A. firm power B. hot reserve C. cold reserve D. spinning reserve
27. The most economical cross section of a conductor is that which makes the interest on the capital
outlay plus depreciation due to the conductor in the cable equal to the annual cost of energy loss.
A. Ferranti law B. Kelvin's law C. Me Kelvin's law D. Vanderwhaal's law
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