Essay:

1. What are the Bajada Power Plant step by step pre-start up, start up, power
generating procedure, shut down and post shut down procedure? Explain the
preventive maintenance as well.
2. What are the Nuclear Power Plant step by step pre-start up, start up, power
generating procedure, shut down and post shut down procedure? Explain the
preventive maintenance as well.

Problem Solving:

1. The cylinder diameters of eight-cylinder, single-acting, four-stroke diesel

engine are 750 mm and the stroke is 1125 mm. The indicated mean
effective pressure in the cylinders is 1172

kN /m

when the engine is

running at 110 rev/min. Calculate the indicated power and brake power if
the mechanical efficiency is 86%.

2. Four cylinder, 4 stroke cycle, 20 cm x 25 cm x 550 rpm diesel engine has

a mess effective pressure of 150 kPa. The heat supplied by the fuel is 50
kW, what is the indicated heat rate?

3. 600 MW PWR nuclear plant uses 4% enriched Uranium fuel has a thermal
efficiency of 36%. The fissionable portion of the fuel is 20%. Calculate how
many metric tons of natural Uranium reactor vessel for one year
continuous operation?