Answer the following problems in detail.

problem 1) What are the necessary features of a hydro-electric power plant? describe the different types of dams used in such plants?

problem 2) prepare down the various methods of ash handling. describe the pneumatic system of ash handling. Why it is necessary to quench the ash before handling?

problem 3) prepare down the advantages and disadvantages of gas turbine plant over steam power plant? Describe the working of combined steam and gas power plant.

problem 4) How nuclear waste is disposed off, name the difficulties in handling radioactive waste?

problem 5) describe the working of solar thermal power generation, with neat and well labelled diagram

problem 6) What are various kinds of reactor commonly used? describe the fast breeder reactor. prepare down the advantages over sodium graphite reactor?

problem 7) What do you mean by load curve? prepare down its importance in power generation?

problem 8) What do you mean by tariff? What are the types of tariffs? Describe the two part tariff.

problem 9) describe run-off in detail. Describe the factors affecting run-off.

problem 10) describe the methods to find run-off.