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DATE:10/05/2013 Max Marks:100

PART-A (10x2=20)
1. What is local attraction?
2. What are qualities of first class bricks?
3. What are types of steel?
4. What are various types of cement?
5. Distinguish between the energy conversion in pump and in a turbine
6. Why is a reciprocating pump is called positive displacement pump
7. What is purpose of intercooler in Gas turbine power plant
8. What is reaction turbine? List names of any two reaction turbines
9. Define suction head and delivery head in a centrifugal pump
10. What is priming? Why it is necessary?

PART-B (16x5=80)
11.a)Briefly explain the manufacture of ordinary Portland cement. With a neat sketch. (16)
(Or)
b)Briefly explain manufacture of bricks and its types (16)
12.a)Convert the following whole circle bearing(W.C.B) into reduced bearing
i)38
o
12 ii)76
o
42 iii) 125
o
34 and iv)230
o
46 (16)
(Or)
b) Convert the following reduced bearing to W.C.B
i)N3062E, ii)S4520E,iii)S5030W and iv)N2515W (16)
13.a) i)Draw the layout of a diesel power plant. State the subsystems and components of plant and
explain each one of them briefly. (12)
ii)State the advantages and disadvantages of diesel power plant (4)
(Or)
b)i)Draw the layout of a Gas turbine power plant power plant and briefly explain the components of
the this power plant (12)
ii)State the advantages and disadvantages of Gas turbine power plant (4)
14.a) i)With a neat sketch, explain the working of double acting reciprocating pump. (10)
ii)What is cavitation in pumps? Explain (6)
(Or)
i)Draw a sketch of a single acting reciprocating pump. List he components and briefly explain their
functions. (10)
ii)Enumerate any five differences between reciprocating pump and centrifugal pump. (6)

15.a)i)Draw and name the parts of a centrifugal pump and explain its working principle. (12)
ii)What are advantages of centrifugal pump over reciprocating pump (4)
(Or)
i)Explain briefly Impulse and Reaction Turbine with pressure-velocity compounding
diagram (12)
ii)State any five difference between Impulse and Reaction Turbine (6)


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