POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

The commercial sources of energy are

• solar, wind and biomass

• fossil fuels, hydropower and nuclear energy

• wood, animal wastes and agriculture wastes

• none of the above

In regenerative cycle feed water is heated by

• exhaust gases

• heaters

• draining steam from the turbine

• all above

Economiser is used to heat

• air

• feed water

• flue gases

• all above

Bucket elevators are used for

• carrying coal in horizontal direction

• carrying coal in vertical direction

• carrying coal in any direction

India first nuclear power plant was installed at

• Tarapore

• Kota

• Kalpakkam

• None

When steam or water is used to run a turbine, it can generate __________________.

• Electricity

• Oil

• Geothermal Energy

• Uranium

When steam or water is used to run a turbine, it can generate __________________.

• Electricity

• Oil

• Geothermal Energy

• Uranium

In India, largest thermal power station is located at ____________.

• Kota

• Sarni

• Chandrapur

• Nevyeli

All of the following are renewable except

• Uranium

• Solar

• Hydropower

• Food Crops (Biomass)

A economizer in a boiler

• Increases steam pressure

• Increases steam flow

• Decreases steam pressure

• Decreases fuel consumption