Imporant Not: 1 On completing your answers, compulsotily daw diagonal coss ines en te remaining blank pages. vs 10ME754 Seventh Semester B.E. Degree Examination, June/July 2015 Non Conventional Energy Sources 0. 9 Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:100 Note: Answer FIVE full questions, selecting 9 ‘atleast TWO questions from each part % i 4 1 4 Briefly discuss the need of non-conventional energy sources for fufdfe power needs of the i ‘country. (10 Marks) i b. Briefly discuss the solar energy options for supplying energy needs (lo Marks) Z2 a. Define following terms. & g i) Solar constant Ise o s ii) Declination Angle’ a ii) Local solar time (LST) 2 ith angle 6, a | ‘Angle w z (10 Marks) b. Calculate the angle made by Beam Riviation with the normal 10 the flat plate collector pointing due south location in New Dethi (28° 38" N, 77°17'E) at 9.00 hr. Solar time on December 1". The collector is ftePat an angle of 36° withthe Horizontal, Also find day Jeng. aA (10 Marks) 3a. Explain with a neat sket@liWworking of a flat plate liquid collector, and any two standard pane radiators used for golletors. (10 Marks) With a neat sketch explain solar pond? List operational problems. (10 Mtarks) 4 a. Explain briefly the factors which affects the performance of flat plate liquid collectors (10 Marks) b, The following data Refers to flat plate collector 7 Ag revealing of entiScutio, appeal io evaluaor andr. (rez) 20.727 (Transmissivity — Absorptivity product for Beam Radiation) = 0.682( Transmissivity ~ Absorptivity product for Diffused Radiation) Seangth ofpiate = 1.5m > Width of the plate = Im Intensity of beam Radiation = 665 W/m? Intensity of Diffused Radiation = 230 W/m? Ti factor for Beam Radiation = 0.9384 Tilt factor for Diffused Radiation = 0.9742 Absorptivity ofthe plate = 0,95 ‘Absomptivity of the Glass = 0.88 Collector Heat Removal factor = 0.866 Overall loss coefficient = 4.5 Wim?-k ‘Water inlet Temperature = 60°” ‘Ambient Temperature = 28°C 1of210ME754 Tilt factor for reflected radiation ~ 0.0082 ‘Angle of incidence = 29.30° Find : = i) Total solar fux incident on the collector ii) Incident flux absorbed by the absorber plate O, iii) Instantaneous efficiency q (10 Marks) PART-B 5) a, Explain briefly any two types of Horizontal axis wind mill me) bb. Discuss briefly the major problems is Harnessing wind energy (10 Marks) 6 a Witharneat sketch explain the working of double basin tidal powesiint. What are advantages? (10 Marks) b,Explain with a diagram vapoar dominated Geo thermal powerplant, List the operational problems. 10 Marks) 74, Discuss the factors which affects the Bio-gas production in a bio gas plant. Wo Marks) What are the applications of Bio gas? Explain théynodifications needed for Ct engine using. Bio-gas vs a0 Marks) 9 8 a With neat sketch explain the working principle of tank type Eeetrolyzer for Hyerogen production. (10 Marks) Bit dtc the metodo gegen storage. (a Marks) @ 2of?