Powerplant Flashcards
Which of the following define the meaning of load factor?
A. The ratio of average load to installed capacity.
B. The ratio of maximum load to average load.
C. The ratio of average load to maximum load.
D. The ratio of connected load to maximum load.
The ratio of average load to maximum load.
Which of the following methods of generating electric power from the sea water is more advantageous?
A. water power
B. ocean power
C. tidal power
D. none of these
tidal power
Which of the following cannot have a single unit of 100 MW?
A. Hydro power plant
B. Steam power plant
C. Diesel power plant
D. Nuclear power plant
Diesel power plant
Diesel power plant is best suited as
A. Peak load
B. Standby
C. Base load
D. General Purpose
Standby
What is the function of the surge tank in the hydropower plant?
A. relieve water hammer pressures in the penstock pipe
B. produce surge in the pipe line
C. relieve water pressure in the boiler
D. supply water at constant pressure
relieve water hammer pressures in the penstock pipe
Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold conditions to full load operations?
A. gas turbine power plant
B. steam turbine power plant
C. nuclear power plant
D. hydroelectric power plant
Hydroelectric power plant
Which power plant requires highest initial cost and minimum cost of fuel transportation?
A. Diesel
B. Steam
C. Nuclear
D. Hydro-Electric
Nuclear
Nuclear reactions generally employ
A. Fusion
B. Fission
C. Both fusion and fission
D. none of these
Fission
Which of the following power plant in a Non-Renewable Energy?
A. Wind energy
B. Nuclear energy
C. Geothermal Energy
D. Solar Energy
Nuclear Energy
Based load plants are designed to supply power at
A. low capital cost and low operating cost
B. high capital cost and low operating cost
C. low capital cost and high operating cost
D. high capital cost and high operating cost
high capital cost and low operating cost
Which of the following is/are the MOST important factor/s to be considered in the selection of fuel for power plants?
I. Cost of fuel
II. Calorific value of fuel
A. I only
B. Either I or II
C. II only
D. Both I and II
Both I and II
