MODEL QUESTION PAPER (CIE) | RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES | VI- Semester Diploma Examination | 5th and 6th Sem Syllabus mechanical engineering
MODEL
QUESTION PAPER
6TH Semester Diploma
Examination
Course Title: RENEWABLE
ENERGY RESOURCES
Time: 3 Hours] [Max
Marks:
100
Note: Answer any SIX from Part A and any SEVEN from Part B
PART-A 6x5=30 marks
1. What is the necessity of
energy conservation and list its various aspects.
2. List the advantages and
disadvantages of wind turbines
3.
Identify the applications and advantages of flat plate collector.
4.
List the usable forms of biomass, their composition and fuel properties
5.
Explain the five categories geothermal
sources
6.
List the advantages and disadvantages of fuel cells
7.
Explain solar greenhouse
8.
Explain hydro thermal sources
9.
Explain briefly about bio diesel plants
PART-B 7x10=70 marks
1.
Explain the various aspects of energy
conservation.
2.
Explain about the solar collectors and its types
3.
Explain the forces acting on wind blades.
4.
Explain with a neat sketch fixed dome
digester
5. Compare the
relative performances of a floating drum and fixed dome type biogas plants.
6. Explain with a neat sketch
basic thermo ionic generator.
7.
Select the considerations for site to install tidal energy
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8. Illustrate the seeded inert gas system with a neat sketch.
9.
Making use of a sketch explain the single basic
arrangement of tidal power generation.
10. Explain with a neat sketch
seeded inert gas system.
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Diploma in Mechanical Engineering IV Semester
Course title: MECHANICS OF MACHINES
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1. Define
primary and secondary energy sources.
2. Define
Renewable and non renewable energy sources.
3. List
out primary and secondary energy sources.
4. List
the various Renewable and non renewable energy
sources.
5. List
the advantages and limitations of conventional energy sources.
6. List
the advantages and limitations of non
conventional energy sources.
7. List
the categories of energy storage system.
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1.
Explain conventional energy sources.
2. Explain
the concept of renewable energy
3. Explain
the primary and secondary sources and their
availability.
4.
Explain the importance of renewable energy sources
compared to Non renewable energy sources.
5. Explain
the necessity of energy conservation and its various aspects.
6. Explain
various principles of energy conservation.
7. Explain
energy storage concepts and list the devices
available.
8. Explain
the necessity of energy storage system
9. Explain
pumped hydro-electric energy storage system with a schematic diagram.
10. Explain
compressed air storage system with a schematic
diagram.
11. Explain
lead acid battery, with a neat sketch.
12. Explain
chemical energy storage via hydrogen.
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2.
Develop the per-capita energy consumption related with
standard of living.
3. Identify
the sources of commercial energy.
4. Identify
the necessity of energy conservation and Explain its various aspects
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1. Define
solar constant.
2. Define
beam, diffused and global radiation
3. Define
solar irradiance, solar constant, extra terrestrial and terrestrial radiations
4. Define
solar collectors and list the types of collectors.
5. List
the applications of flat plate collector.
6. Label
the different parts of a parabolic collector with a neat sketch.
7. List
the advantages and disadvantages of concentrating collector over flat plate collector.
8. List
the advantages and disadvantages of flat plate
collector
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1. Explain
solar energy engineering.
2. Explain
the amount of solar energy available at the earth’s surface with suitable equation.
3. Infer
the average amount of solar energy available at the day time.
4.
Explain about solar radiation measurements.
5. Explain
beam radiation, diffused radiation and global
radiation.
6.
Summarise the reasons for variation in solar radiation
reaching the earth than received at outside of the atmosphere
7. Explain
pyrheliometer and pyronometer.
8. Explain
in brief about sunshine recorder.
9. Explain
the construction and principle of operation of a sunshine recorder.
10. Explain
basic features required in an ideal pyronometer.
11. Explain
with a neat sketch typical flat plate liquid
collector.
12. Explain
with a neat sketch solar air heater and air
collector.
13. Explain
parabolic focussing collector.
14. Explain
non focussing collector (Flat plate collector augmented with mirrors).
15. Explain
the effect of various parameters on the performance of flat plate collector.
16. Explain
the effect of various parameters on the performance of concentrating collector.
17. Explain
with a neat sketch solar water heater.
18. Explain
with a neat sketch box type solar cooker.
19. Explain
with a neat sketch working of solar dryer.
20. Explain
solar greenhouse.
21. Explain briefly about
the supply of adequate amount of CO2 maintained in greenhouse.
22. Explain
with a neat sketch winter green house.
23. Explain
with a neat sketch summer green house.
24. Explain
the principle of solar electric power generation (solar photovoltaic).
25. Explain
selective coatings used in solar collectors.
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2.
Identify the reasons for solar energy collection
getting affected by tilting a flat plate collector with respect to the ground.
3.
Analyse, the sun tracking helps in energy collection by
a flat plate solar collector.
4. Choose
the best coatings used in solar collectors for higher efficiency.
5. Select
the best two applications of solar energy and explain in brief.
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1.
List the forces responsible for determining the speed
and direction of global winds.
2. List
the factors led to accelerated development of wind power?
3. List
the factors affecting the distribution of wind energy system on the surface of
the earth.
4. List
the advantages and disadvantages of wind turbines.
5. List
the advantages and limitations of horizontal wind turbine.
6. List
the advantages and limitations of vertical wind turbine.
7. How
wind energy impacts on Environment.
UNDERSTANDING
1. Outline
the circulation of global winds with a help of schematic diagram.
2.
Explain the mechanism for production of local winds.
3. Infer
the range of wind speed is considered favourable for wind power generation.
4. Explain
the basic principle of wind energy conversion.
5. Explain
the forces acting on wind blades.
6. Explain
the concept of lift and drag.
7. Explain
the relative features of lift and drag type
machines.
8. Summarise
the main considerations in selecting a site for wind generators.
9.
Explain with a neat sketch working of a wind energy
conversion system(WECS) with main components.
10. Explain the
components of wind energy conversion systems.
11. Explain
with neat sketch horizontal and vertical axis wind system.
12. Explain
the present prospectus of wind energy in India.
APPLICATION
1. Choose
the favourable factors required in site for installing the wind turbines.
2. Choose
the favourable factors for selecting a site for installing wind generators.
CO4: Explain bio gas generation and
its impact on environment
REMEMBERING
1. List
the usable forms of biomass, their compositions.
2. List
the fuel properties.
3. List
the advantages and disadvantages of biomass energy
4. List
the main advantages of anaerobic digestion of
biomass
5. List
the factors affecting biogas generation.
6. What
are the advantages and disadvantages of biogas
plants.
7. List
the main plants proposed for energy plantation.
UNDERSTANDING
1. Summarise
in brief about the introduction of bio energy
engineering.
2. Explain
the process of formation of bio-mass energy.
3. Explain
clearly the term biomass and biogas.
4. Explain
different types of bio fuels.
5. Explain
thermo chemical conversions, fermentation and anaerobic digestion.
6. Explain
the composition of biogas.
7. Illustrate
the various biomass conversion processes.
8. Illustrate
biogas processes such digestion.
9. Explain
the types of biogas plant.
10. Explain
with a neat sketch floating drum type biogas
plant.
11. Explain
with a neat sketch fixed dome digester.
12. Compare the
relative performances of a floating drum and fixed dome type biogas plants.
13. Explain
with the help of block diagram ,the working of MSW incineration plant.
14. Illustrate
about urban waste to energy conversion via MSW incineration method
15. Explain
energy plantation, list the advantages and disadvantages
16. Explain
briefly about bio diesel plants
APPLICATION
1. Identify
the various biomass conversion processes.
2. Making
use of a sketch explain the types of biogas plants
3.
Develop the general approximate composition of MSW,
discuss its heating value and discuss the problems in its development
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4. Making use of MSW incineration method, how to convert urban waste
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CO5: Understand the geothermal
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REMEMBERING
1.
Define geothermal sources.
2.
What is geothermal energy.
3.
List the advantages and disadvantages of geothermal energy forms.
4.
List the main applications of geothermal energy.
5.
Choose the places of geothermal occurrence in India.
6. List the advantages and
disadvantages of tidal power.
7.
List the main hurdles in development of tidal energy.
8.
Choose the potential sites for tidal energy in India .
UNDERSTANDING
1.
Infer the origin and distribution of geothermal energy
2.
Infer the nature of geothermal fields.
3.
Explain the five categories geothermal
sources.
4.
Explain hydro thermal sources.
5.
Explain with a neat sketch vapour dominated systems.
6.
Explain with a neat sketch liquid dominated systems.
7.
List the various applications of direct heating and Electric generation .
8.
Illustrate the environmental impacts of geothermal energy .
9.
Infer the present prospectus of geothermal energy in context to India.
10. Explain the
sources of tidal energy, Discuss the minimum tidal range required for practical
tidal plant.
11. Explain the basic principles
of tidal power.
12.
List the components of tidal
power plants.
13.
Explain with a neat sketch tidal power
plant
14.
Explain with a neat sketch the single basic principle of tidal power generation.
15.
Explain the considerations for site selection of tidal energy.
16.
Infer the prospectus of tidal power in
India.
APPLICATION
1.
Identify various the categories of geo-thermal fields.
2. Making use
of diagram explain the Vapour dominated and Liquid dominated systems..
3.
Identify the various applications of direct heating and Electric
generation .
4.
Identify the environmental impacts of geothermal energy.
5.
Select the considerations for site to install tidal energy.
CO6: Illustrate the concepts of
direct energy conversion systems & their
applications.
REMEMBERING
1.
List the MHD systems and classifications of MHD systems.
2.
List the advantages of MHD systems.
3.
What are the sources of chemical energy.
4.
List the advantages and disadvantages of fuel cells.
5.
What are the applications of fuel cells.
UNDERSTANDING
1.
Explain the meaning of direct energy conversion systems.
2.
Illustrate the principle of MHD generation.
3.
Compare Open and closed cycle MHD system.
4.
Explain with a neat sketch seeded inert gas system.
5.
Explain the see beck effect and principle of thermocouple.
6.
Explain the joule effect, Peltier effect, and Thomson effect.
7.
Explain thermoelectric power generators.
8.
Explain thermionic emission and work
function.
9.
Explain with a neat sketch basic thermo ionic generator
10.
Illustrate the principle of operation of fuel cell.
11.
Explain the types of fuel cell
12.
Classify the fuel cells
APPLICATION
1.
Identify the sources of chemical energy .
2.
Making use of a Sketch, explain the seeded inert gas system
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