BE Mechanical (2015 Course)
Subject:
Energy Engineering
Tentative
Endsem Exam Pattern
Unit
1: Introduction and Thermal Power Plant
Question bits of
5 marks or 10 marks
Chapter
A: Power Generation → Theoretical
Question.
Chapter
B: Thermal Power Plant → Numerical
or Theoretical Question.
Numerical
question may be asked on Rankine cycle with reheat and regeneration, steam
power plants with process heating (as per mentioned in syllabus).
Unit
2: Steam Condenser and Environmental Impacts of Thermal Power Plant
Question bits of
5 marks or 10 marks
Chapter
A: Steam Condenser → Numerical
or Theoretical Question.
Numerical question may be asked on condenser efficiency,
vacuum efficiency, cooling water requirement, air pump capacity (as per
mentioned in syllabus).
Chapter
B: Environmental Impacts of Thermal Power Plant → Theoretical
Question.
Unit
3: Hydroelectric and Nuclear Power Plant
Question bits of
5 marks or 10 marks
Chapter
A: Hydroelectric Power Plant → Numerical or Theoretical
Question.
Numerical question may be asked on hydrograph, flow duration
curve, mass curve (as per mentioned in syllabus).
Chapter
B: Nuclear Power Plant → Theoretical
Question.
Unit
4: Diesel and Gas Turbine Power plant
Question bits of
(10+8 or 8+10) or (8+8 or 8+8) i.e. (18 or 16 marks)
Chapter
A: Diesel Power Plant →
Numerical
or Theoretical Question.
Numerical question may be asked on performance of diesel power
plant (as per mentioned in syllabus).
Chapter
B: Gas Turbine Power plant →
Numerical
or Theoretical Question.
Numerical question may be asked on gas turbine power plant (as
per mentioned in syllabus).
Unit
5: Non-Conventional Power Plants
Question bits of
(10+8 or 8+10) or (8+8 or 6+6+4) i.e. (18 or 16 marks)
Mostly theoretical questions are expected.
Unit
6: Instrumentation and Economics of
Power Plant
Question bits of
(10+8 or 8+10) or (8+8 or 10+6) i.e. (18 or 16 marks)
Chapter
A: Power
Plant Instruments → Theoretical
Question.
Chapter
B: Economics
of Power Generation → Numerical or
Theoretical Question.
Numerical question may be asked on cost of electric energy,
fixed and operating cost, methods to determine depreciation cost and all terms
related to fluctuating load plant (as per mentioned in syllabus).
