B.E.

Eighth Semester (Power Engineering)

Power Plant Maintenance Practices
P. Pages : 1 KNT/KW/16/2540
Time : Three Hours *0234* Max. Marks : 80
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Notes : 1. All questions carry equal marks.
2. Answer Three questions from Section A and Three questions from section B.
3. Due credit will be given to neatness and adequate dimensions.
4. Assume suitable data wherever necessary.
5. Retain the construction lines.
SECTION A
1. a) Explain troubleshooting of valves used in TPS with reference to faults/symptoms of faults, 10
causes and remedies.
b) Describe the procedure for blue matching of surfaces and its significance? 4
2. a) Explain system head curve for an installed Boiler feed pump? 5
b) List out the factors on which 'NPSH available' is dependent? 3
c) Why wearing rings are used in pumps? 2
d) Why booster pump is incorporated in BFP Layout? 3
3. a) Describe alignment of pump with driving unit and theory for shim thickness calculation? 10
b) List out design clearances for FK 6D 30 Boiler feed Pump? 3
4. a) Explain troubleshooting of plain bearing with reference to damage or failure, its causes 8
and remedies.
b) List out antifriction bearing designations? State the meaning of Numbers, prefix and suffix 5
letters in it?
5. a) Describe the mounting and dismounting techniques for antifriction bearings. 8
b) Explain scrapping of plain bearings. 5
SECTION-B
6. a) Explain the offline and online maintenance procedures and techniques for condenser in 9
thermal power station?
b) Describe the maintenance activities can be initiated for improving the performance of 5
heaters?
7. Explain in detail, stepwise procedure and activities to be conducted during capital 13
overhaul of KWU turbine?
8. a) Describe the overhaul procedure of bowl type coal mill? 7
b) Explain the maintenance activities carried out for soot blower of thermal power station? 6
9. What are the different Boiler tube failures? Explain these failures with neat sketch? How 13
these failures can be minimised?
10. a) State the A-type, B-type and C-type preventive maintenance conducted on TPS auxiliaries 7
and main equipment's with examples?
b) Define Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)? What are the different components of 4
RCM?
c) State the significance of critical path while using planning techniques CPM and PERT? 2

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