RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY

Unit-I
PART-A
1. What are the different types of energy sources?
2. What is meant by primary energy source?
3. What are secondary fuels?
4. Write the reasons for energy crisis.
5. What are the major energy sources?
6. List out the minor energy sources.
7. Name some of the renewable energy sources.
8. Define global warming.
9. Write the advantages of renewable energy sources.
10. State the disadvantages of solar energy.
PART-B
1. Explain geothermal energy.
2. Explain the features of Biomass and Energy plantation.
3. Write short notes on formation, reserves, processing and the
environmental impacts of using conventional sources of energy
4. Explain about Global warming in detail.
5. Explain about Ozone layer depletion in detail.
6. List out the advantages and limitations of Renewable Energy.
Unit II-PART-A
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Define Solar constant.

Name any two types of instruments used for solar radiation measurement.
Define diffused radiation.
Name the different types of concentrating collectors.
Define: Solar cells.
What are the main components of photovoltaic system?
List any two solar cell materials.
List the focusing type collectors?
Write any two advantages of concentrating type collectors over flat plate
collectors
10. What is solar pond?
PART-B
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Explain solar radiation

Explain Flat plate and focusing type collectors
Discuss about solar energy storage system.
How solar ponds are working?
Explain solar water heater with neat diagram
Explain Photo voltaic cell.
UNIT III-PART-A

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List the factors which determine the output from wind energy convertor.
What are all the forces acting on wind turbine blades?
Write down the basic components of WECS.
What is Yaw Control?

5. Draw the cross section of an airfoil and show the lift and drag forces on it

6. What is meant by Magma?

7. What is the basic principle of ocean thermal Energy Conversion?
8. What are major components of Tidal power plants
9. What is the basic principle of Tidal power?
10. Write two limitations of Tidal power generation.
PART-B
1. Explain the working of WECS with suitable diagram.
2. Draw and explain Horizontal axial Wind Turbine with Single, Two and Multi
blades.
3. With a schematic diagram, Explain the working of a geothermal preheat hybrid
system.
4. Explain the operation of a Claudes open cycle OTEC system with a neat sketch.

5. Explain the operation of a closed OTEC Ammonia cycle with a neat sketch.
6. Explain the Tidal Power plant with neat sketch.
UNIT IV-PART-A

1. What is meant by Biomass?

2. List out the Bio mass conversion technologies.
3. List any four Biomass resources.
4. What is meant by gasification of Biomass?
5. What is fermentation?
6. What is anaerobic digestion?
7. What is fermentation?
8. What is chemical reduction?
9. Classify Biogas plants.
10. What is meant by pyrolysis?
PART-B
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Explain Biomass and Bio fuel.

Explain In detail the working of Continuous and Batch type Bio gas plant
Explain the working of Dome and drum type Bio gas plants.
Explain the working principle of a common circular fixed dome digester with
a neat sketch.
5. Explain the working of up-draught and down draught gasifies with neat
sketches.
6. Explain the working of a small scale pyrolysis unit with a neat sketch.
UNIT V
PART-A
1. Brief the principle of MHD power generation.
2. Broadly classify the MHD System.
3. Write any four advantages of MHD system.
4. What is super conductivity?
5. What is meant by peltier effect?
6. What is meant by Thomson effect?
7. What is joule effect?
8. What is thermionic emission effect?
9. Write the methods of energy storage systems.
10. What is meant by photo voltaic effect?
PART-B
1. With a Schematic diagram explain the working of an open cycle MHD generator.
2. How the closed cycle MDH is working? Explain with suitable diagram.
3. With the help of a neat sketch explain the working of a Thermo electric power
generator and list out the thermo electric materials
4. With the help of a schematic diagram, explain the working of a thermionic
Convertor
5. Explain thermionic generator.
6. What are all the requirements of nuclear fusion? Explain.