Power Plant Maintenance Practices P. Pages : 1 KNT/KW/16/2540 Time : Three Hours *0234* Max. Marks : 80 _____________________________________________________________________ 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