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Power Plant Engineering (KME-076) - AKTU Question Paper 2021-22

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This is the official AKTU Power Plant Engineering Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 7, academic session 2021-22. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech
Semester:Semester 7
Session:2021-22
University:AKTU / UPTU

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Questions Asked in 2021-22

Power Plant Engineering (KME-076) — complete question paper

Section AAttempt all q u e s t i o n s i n b r i e f .
  • a
    Define brake power. 2 1
  • b
    List the components of fixed cost. 2 1
  • c
    List out conventional power plants? 2 2
  • d
    What is boiler efficiency? 2 2
  • e
    What are the applications of diesel engine power plant? 2 3
  • f
    What do you mean by turbo charging? 2 3
  • g
    Name the different types of fuel cells. 2 4
  • h
    Define the term “Breeding”. 2 4 i. Explain Transformer protection. 2 5 j. Briefly explain fossil fuel pollution. 2 5
Section BAttempt any three o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
  • a
    The value of equipment is Rs. 500,000 and its salvage value at the end of its useful life of 15 years is Rs. 100,000. Find the value of t he equipment at the end of 5 years of its use by the following methods:- (i) Straight line depreciation. (ii) Sinking fund depreciation, when it is compounded annually at
  • b
    What do you mean by ‘Supercritical Boilers’ and ‘Super charged Boiler’?
  • c
    Explain how reheating improves the efficiency of a simple open cycle gas turbine plant
  • d
    Explain the working of a typical fast breeder nuclear reactor power plant, with neat diagram
  • e
    What are the properties of materials used for conductor? Name t he materials used for conductors
Section CAttempt any one p a r t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
  • a
    A consumer has following connected load: 10 lamps of 60 W each, 2 heaters of 1000 W each. Max. Demand = 1500 W. on the average he uses 8 lamps for 5 hrs a day and each heater for 3 hrs a day. F ind his average demand, load factor and monthly energy consumption
  • b
    What do you understand by cost of electrical generation? 10 1
  • a
    Draw the general layout of steam power plant and explain its ma jor components
  • b
    Explain the working principle of FBC with a neat sketch. 10 2
  • a
    A four stroke diesel engine cons umes 20 kg/hr. when the engine develops an output of 80 KW. Cal culate the brake and indicated specific fuel consumption, if the mechanical efficiency of the engine is 80%. Also determine the brake and indicated thermal efficiency if th e CV of fuel is 45000KJ/kg
  • b
    Discuss the effect of pressure r atio on Brayton cycle output an d efficiency
  • a
    Distinguish between controlled and uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction. 10 4
  • b
    Explain different types of collectors used in a solar power plant. 10 4
  • a
    What is a circuit breaker? What are the different types of circuit breakers that are employed in typical power stations?
  • b
    What is the function of ‘bus bar’? Draw different types of bus bar arrangements and discuss their relative merits and demerits

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

Repeated Questions — KME-076

Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 4 years of Power Plant Engineering papers (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)

3x

Draw the general layout of steam power plant and explain its ma jor components

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2024-25

2x

Explain the working principle of FBC with a neat sketch. 10 2

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2023-24

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