Applied Thermal and Hydraulic Engineering — Winter 2023

List the main component of Gas Power Plant and Describe the function of a compressor in Gas power plant.

Explain Rankine cycle with neat sketch.

Explain Brayton cycle for Gas power plant with H-Sand P-Vdiagram.

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Explain simple air craft refrigeration system.

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Illustrate with a neat sketch, construction and working of Pelton Wheel.

Define Conduction, Convection and Radiation heat transfer.

Derive equation for Critical thickness of insulation.

Derive expression for LMTD for Counter flow heat Exchanger.

Define black body, opaque body and gray body.

Write a note on surface heat transfer co-efficient.

Derive the expression for conduction heat transfer through a composite wall.

Define Density, Dynamic viscosity and Surface tension.

Derive the Euler’s equation of motion along a stream line.

State and prove Pascal’s law for fluid static.

Define absolute pressure, atmospheric pressure and gauge pressure

Explain U-tube manometer with neat figure

State and prove hydrostatic law.

Give the classification of pumps.

Define the following; 1) Cavitation, 2) NPSH, 3) specific speed, 4) priming of the pump.

With neat sketch explain working and construction of Francis Turbine.

What is draft tube? What is its importance?

Differentiate between impulse and reaction hydraulic turbines

Explain performance Characteristics of hydraulic turbine.