Operation Questions
Operation Questions
Operation Questions
1. What are the advantages of a circulating fluidized bed boiler over a conventional pulverized
fuel boiler?
2. Mention the factors which are in the hands of the operating personnel which can improve the
efficiency of the unit?
3. What actions will you take if you find that turbine lube oil moisture is having an increasing
trend?
4. What actions will you take in case of tripping of both FBHE empty chamber blowers?
5. How will you come to know that the bed material in the combustor has got coarse? What
action is to be taken in this case?
6. What are the conditions associated with Boiler Protection – 1 related to HP Bypass?
Answers to Short questions
Question 1:
Fuel flexibility
Efficient sulphur removal
Low NOx emmission
Smaller furnace cross-section
Low combustor temperature (lower than ash fusion temp.)
Question 2:
Maintaining rated main steam pressure
Maintaining rated SH temperature
Maintaining rated HRH temperature
Maintaining rated condenser vacuum
Keeping heaters in service
Maintaining rated flue gas outlet temperature
Question 3:
Continuous operation of Centrifuge.
Reduce gland steam temperature
Question 4:
Reduce load to 30%
Close seal pot to FBHE spiess valves
Stop FBHE bundle chamber blowers
Question 5:
For a constant Dp without grate if SUB level pressure and upper Dp are decreasing, it is an
indication of coarsening.
Operate only the combustor spiess valve and not the FBHE – 2 spiess valve
Question 6:
HPBP closed and turbine trip and MS pressure > 45 kg/cm2.
HPBP closed and turbine trip and MS temperature > 450 deg C.
Objective type questions
Tick (Ö) the correct answer:
11. If the gland steam supply temperature crosses the upper or lower limit
(a) Gland steam supply valve operation is blocked
(b) Gland steam dump valves operation is blocked
(c) Both valves operation is blocked
(d) Both valves remain operative
13. If seal pot blower – 1 trips and standby blower does not come in service
(a) Both S.A. fans will trip
(b) P.A. fan – 1 will trip
(c) Both P.A. fans will trip
(d) None of the above
21. When the unit is running on CMC mode, the load gradient on turbine console
(a) gets off
(b) remains on but becomes inactive
(c) remains on and active
(d) takes a default value of 15 MW/min.
26. The speed of lignite ALF changes from slow to fast mode at lignite conveyor speed of
(a) 50%
(b) 55%
(c) 60%
(d) 65%
27. Slow changeover of supply to 6.6 kV unit bus from UAT to ST takes place if fast
change over does not take place for
(a) 1 sec.
(b) 1.5 sec.
(c) 2 sec
(d) None of the above
34. Turbine trip on generator FJB/RJB relative shaft vibration hi-hi is set at
(a) 160 microns
(b) 190 microns
(c) 240 microns
(d) 350 microns
37. Recommended main steam parameters for hot rolling of turbine are
(a) Pressure: 35-40 kg/cm2 and temp.: 380-4000C
(b) Pressure: 35-40 kg/cm2 and temp.: >4800C
(c) Pressure: 75-80 kg/cm2 and temp.: 380-4000C
(d) Pressure: 75-80 kg/cm2 and temp.: >4800C
41. Ideal temperature difference between water and steam in the boiler drum is
(a) 00C
(b) -50C
(c) 50C
(d) 100C
1. B 2. A
3. B 4. D
5. D 6. B
7. C 8. C
9. C 10. B
11. A 12. C
13. C 14. B
15. A 16. C
17. B 18. B
19. C 20. C
21. A 22. B
23. A 24.
25. B 26. C
27. C 28. A
29. B 30. C
31. B 32. D
33. A 34. C
35. D 36. A
37. D 38. A
39. C 40. B
41. A 42. B