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What type of material does a CANDU reactor use as fuel?
What type of material does a CANDU reactor use as fuel?
How much energy is released by the fission of U235?
How much energy is released by the fission of U235?
Why are fast breed reactors best suited for India?
Why are fast breed reactors best suited for India?
What does a load curve indicate?
What does a load curve indicate?
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How can an approximate estimation of power demand be made?
How can an approximate estimation of power demand be made?
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How is annual depreciation calculated as per the straight-line method?
How is annual depreciation calculated as per the straight-line method?
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What method is used in Ratean and Zoelly turbines?
What method is used in Ratean and Zoelly turbines?
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What effect does reheating after the first stage have on thermal efficiency in a two-stage gas turbine plant?
What effect does reheating after the first stage have on thermal efficiency in a two-stage gas turbine plant?
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What is the optimum blade speed ratio for maximum efficiency or work done based on the provided equation?
What is the optimum blade speed ratio for maximum efficiency or work done based on the provided equation?
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How does reheating after the first stage impact the work ratio in a two-stage gas turbine plant?
How does reheating after the first stage impact the work ratio in a two-stage gas turbine plant?
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In a velocity-compounded impulse turbine, what kind of steam consumption and efficiency are expected?
In a velocity-compounded impulse turbine, what kind of steam consumption and efficiency are expected?
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What is the term for the ratio of the volume of water actually striking the runner to the volume of water supplied to the turbine?
What is the term for the ratio of the volume of water actually striking the runner to the volume of water supplied to the turbine?
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In a two-stage gas turbine plant with inter-cooling and reheating, what happens to both the work ratio and thermal efficiency?
In a two-stage gas turbine plant with inter-cooling and reheating, what happens to both the work ratio and thermal efficiency?
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Is the degree of reaction of a reaction turbine stage defined as the ratio of heat drop over fixed blades to the total heat drop in the stage?
Is the degree of reaction of a reaction turbine stage defined as the ratio of heat drop over fixed blades to the total heat drop in the stage?
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Can the cavitations effect be reduced by polishing the surfaces?
Can the cavitations effect be reduced by polishing the surfaces?
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What is the relationship between compressor work and turbine work in a jet propulsion unit?
What is the relationship between compressor work and turbine work in a jet propulsion unit?
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Does throttle governing at low loads considerably reduce the efficiency of a steam turbine?
Does throttle governing at low loads considerably reduce the efficiency of a steam turbine?
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What type of regulation is considered satisfactory when a relatively large penstock feeds a small turbine and the fluctuation of load is small?
What type of regulation is considered satisfactory when a relatively large penstock feeds a small turbine and the fluctuation of load is small?
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How does a greater difference between jet velocity and airplane velocity affect propulsive efficiency?
How does a greater difference between jet velocity and airplane velocity affect propulsive efficiency?
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Can nozzle control only be applied to reaction turbines?
Can nozzle control only be applied to reaction turbines?
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Does hydrology deal with the depletion and replenishment of water resources?
Does hydrology deal with the depletion and replenishment of water resources?
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What material are the blades of a gas turbine rotor typically made of?
What material are the blades of a gas turbine rotor typically made of?
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Which term includes all the water that falls from the atmosphere to the earth's surface?
Which term includes all the water that falls from the atmosphere to the earth's surface?
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Is it true that the basic concept of unit hydrograph states that hydrographs of run-off from two identical storms would not be the same?
Is it true that the basic concept of unit hydrograph states that hydrographs of run-off from two identical storms would not be the same?
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What is the main purpose of blowing down boiler water?
What is the main purpose of blowing down boiler water?
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In a steam power plant, what factor primarily governs the height of the chimney?
In a steam power plant, what factor primarily governs the height of the chimney?
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What is the purpose of deaerative heating in a steam plant?
What is the purpose of deaerative heating in a steam plant?
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What does the reheat factor represent in a steam turbine system?
What does the reheat factor represent in a steam turbine system?
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Why is compounding done in a steam turbine?
Why is compounding done in a steam turbine?
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Study Notes
Turbines and Steam Condensers
- Velocity compounding method is used in Ratean and Zoelly turbines.
- Optimum blade speed ratio for maximum blade efficiency or maximum work done is given by = cos 2.
- Velocity-compounded impulse turbine has high steam consumption and low efficiency.
- The degree of reaction of reaction turbine stage is defined as the ratio of heat drop over fixed blades to the total heat drop in the stage.
- The efficiency of steam turbine is considerably reduced if throttle governing is carried out at low loads.
- Nozzle control can only be applied to reaction turbines.
- A steam condenser is a device or an appliance in which steam condenses and heat released by steam is absorbed by water.
- In jet condensers, the exhaust steam and water do not come in direct contact with each other.
- In counter-flow type jet condenser, the steam and cooling water enter the condenser from opposite directions.
- Low level counter flow jet condenser is also called barometric condenser.
- In an injector condenser, the exhaust steam and cooling water mix in hollow truncated cones.
- A jet condenser entails high manufacturing cost.
Hydrology and Hydrograph
- Hydrology is a science that deals with the depletion and replenishment of water resources.
- Precipitation includes all the water that falls from the atmosphere to earth's surface.
- Run-off can also be named as discharge or stream flow.
- Hydrograph indicates the power available from the stream at different times of day, week, or year.
- Flow duration curve is plotted between flows available during a period versus the fraction of time.
- The 'firm power' is also known as the primary 'power'.
- A mass curve is the graph of the cumulative values of water quantity (run-off) against time.
Steam Power Plants and Thermodynamics
- Thermal efficiency of steam plants is of the order of 30%.
- Blowing down of boiler water is the process to control the solid concentration in the boiler water by removing some of the concentrated saline water.
- In regenerative air pre-heater, heat is transferred from heating an intermediate material and then heating the air from this material.
- The height of the chimney in a steam power plant is governed by the control of pollution.
- Deaerative heating is done to remove dissolved gases in the water.
- Reheat factor is the ratio of cumulative actual enthalpy drop for the stages to total isentropic enthalpy heat drop.
- The value of the reheat factor is of the order of 0.8 to 1.0.
- Compounding of steam turbine is done for reducing the rotor speed.
- Topping turbines are turbines.
Gas Turbines
- In a two-stage gas turbine plant, reheating after the first stage increases thermal efficiency.
- In a two-stage gas turbine plant, with inter-cooling and reheating, both work ratio and thermal efficiency improve.
- For a jet propulsion unit, ideally the compressor work and turbine work are equal.
- Greater the difference between jet velocity and airplane velocity, greater the propulsive efficiency.
- For starting gas turbines, the turbine rotor is usually motored up to 'coming in' speed which is equal to half of the rated speed of the gas turbine.
- The blades of the gas turbine rotor are made of high nickel alloy (Nimic 80).
- Maximum temperature in a gas turbine is of the order of 1600°C.
Nuclear Power Plants
- A CANDU reactor uses natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as moderator and coolant.
- Fission of U235 releases 200 MeV energy.
- Fast breed reactors are best suited for India because of large thorium deposits.
Power System and Economics
- A load curve indicates average power used during the period.
- Annual depreciation as per straight line method, is calculated by the capital cost minus the salvage value, divided by the number of years of life.
- A consumer has to pay lesser fixed charges in two-part tariff.
- In India, the tariff for charging the consumers for the consumption of electricity is based on two-part tariff.
- In Hopkinson demand rate or two-part tariff, the demand rate or fixed charges are affected by the variation in load factor.
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