ME8395 / THERMAL ENGINEERING-II

Part-B Questions (Theory Questions Only)

UNIT – 1 - STEAM NOZZLE

1. What is Steam nozzle, state its applications, draw the different shapes of steam nozzles
and derive an expression for final velocity of steam at nozzle exit.
2. Derive an expression for discharge through steam nozzle, condition for maximum
discharge and expression for maximum discharge through steam nozzle.
3. Explain about nozzle efficiency and critical pressure ratio.
4. What is metastable flow and state its effects.

UNIT – 2 - BOILERS

1. What is meant boiler, state its applications and classification.

2. Explain the construction and working of Cochran Boiler and Lancashire boiler.
3. Explain the construction and working of Locomotive Boiler and Cornicsh boiler.
4. Explain the construction and working of Babcock and Wilcox Boiler and compare water
tube and fire tube boiler.
5. What is high pressure boiler? Explain the construction and working of La-Mont boiler
also states its merits and demerits.
6. Explain the construction and working of Bension boiler or Once through also states its
merits and demerits.
7. Explain the construction and working of Lo-effler boiler also states its merits and
demerits.
8. Explain the construction and working of Velox or pressurized combustion boiler also
states its merits and demerits.
9. What is a supercritical boiler? Explain various types of super critical boilers.
10. Explain the principle of fluidized bed combustion? State its merits.
11. Explain the construction and working of Bubbling bed boilers and Circulating fluidized
bed boilers. Also states its merits and demerits.
12. Explain the construction and working of pressurized Fluidized bed. Also states its
merits and demerits.
13.What are boiler mountings? Explain the construction and working of pressure gauge,
steam stop valve and feed check valve.
14. Explain the construction and working of safety valves.
15. Explain the construction and working of Fusible plug, Blow-off cock and water level
indicator.
16.What are boiler accessories? Explain the construction and working of economizer and
air pre heater.
17.Explain the construction and working of steam super heater and feed pumps.
18. Explain the construction and working of feed water heater and steam injectors.
19.Explain the construction and working of steam separators, steam strap and De-aerators.
20. Briefly explain about Boiler fuels. State its comparative merits and demerits.
21.Explain about boiler performance parameters and boiler testing and trails.
22.Explain about Report sheet on boiler trail.

UNIT – 3 – STEAM TURBINES

1. What is steam turbine; state its applications and classification. Explain the impulse and
reaction principles.
2. Explain the working principle of simple impulse turbine and reaction turbine.
3. Compare impulse and reaction turbines.
4. Draw the Velocity diagram for impulse turbine and derive an expression for work done
on blades of impulse turbine.
5. Explain the effect of friction on velocity diagram of impulse turbine and derive the
condition for maximum efficiency.
6. Draw the Velocity diagram for reaction turbine and draw the velocity diagram for
Parson’s reaction turbine and derive and expression for degree of reaction.
7. Derive the condition for maximum efficiency of reaction turbine. Write the expression
for steam flowing over the blades of reaction turbine.
8. What is compounding steam turbines and need of compounding? Explain velocity
compounding. State its merits and demerits.
9. Explain velocity compounding and analysis of velocity compounding. State its merits
and demerits.
10. Explain pressure compounding and analysis of pressure compounding. State its merits
and demerits.
11. Explain pressure-velocity compounding and losses in steam turbines.
12. What is stage efficiency, condition line, steam turbine performance and reheat factor.
13.What is governing of turbines? Explain the different types.

UNIT – 4 – COGENERATION AND RESIDUAL HEAT RECOVERY

1. What is Co-generation, state the need of co-generation and explain the cogeneration
principles.
2. Explain topping and bottoming cycle power plant.
3. Explain the factors influencing co-generation.
4. Explain the co-generation cycle analysis.
5. Explain the effect turbine and pump efficiency on net power developed, process heat
and utilization factor.
6. What are the applications of co-generation and merits and demerits?
7. Compare merits and demerits of cogeneration.
8. What is residual heat recovery, benefits, applications, classification and sources of
residual heat?
9. What are the residual heat sources from process heating equipment? State the three “R”s
of residual heat.
10. Explain the method of use residual heat by in-process recycling and in-plant recovery.
11. Explain the method of use residual heat by electricity generation.
12. Explain the conventional steam power plant using a Rankine cycle and Organic
Rankine cycle plant.
13.Explain the Ammonia-water systems and TEG.
14.What are the applications of residual heat utilization? Explain the recuperative heat
exchangers.
15. Explain the regenerative heat exchangers and waste heat recovery boilers.
16. Explain the heat wheels and heat pipes.
17. Explain the different type of economizers.
18. Explain the low temperature waste heat recovery systems.
19. Explain the economic aspects of cogeneration.
20. Explain the economic parameters of cogeneration.
21.Explain the factors considered for economic feasibility of co-generations systems.
22. Explain the economics of cogeneration with example.

UNIT – 4 – Refrigeration and Air conditioning

1. What is meant by refrigeration and air conditioning? What is refrigerant. State its
properties.
2. Explain the working of vapor compression refrigeration system (VCRS) with p-h , T-s,
p-v and h-s diagram.
3. Explain the performance calculation of VCRS, merits and demerits and applications.
4. Explain superheating, sub cooling and combined superheating and sub cooling VCRS.
5. Explain the working principle of air cycle also derive expression for COP and
compressor and expander work. Also state its merits and demerits.
6. Explain the working principle of Ammonia-water absorption refrigeration system.
7. Explain the working principle of Lithium bromide-water absorption refrigeration
system.
8. State the merits and demerits of VARS. Compare VCRS with VARS
9. Explain the thermoelectric refrigeration.
10.What is psychrometry. Define different psychrometeric properties.
11.Explain about the psychrometric chart with various lines.
12.Explain the Sensible heating and Sensible cooling process.
13.Explain the humidification and dehumidification process.
14.Explain the heating-humidification process and cooling-Dehumidification process.
15.Explain adiabatic mixing of air streams and adiabatic evaporative cooling.
16.Explain human comfort in using air conditioning system. Classify air conditioning
systems.
17. Explain about comfort air conditioning system, industrial air conditioning system.
18. Explain summer air conditioning system.
19.Explain winter air conditioning system.
20.Explain year-round air conditioning system.
21.Explain the working of unitary and split air conditioning system.
22.Explain the working of central air conditioning system and cooling load calculation.
23.Explain fresh air and room air mixture - bye pass factor, apparatus dew point.
24.Explain heat load estimation.
25.Define SHF, RSHF, ESHF & GSHF. Briefly explain about determination of air
quantity.
26.Explain the various types of cooing towers.

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