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Paper 1 - Set A Solutions: General Instructions
Paper 1 - Set A Solutions: General Instructions
Date: 10.05.2008 Timings: 0930-1230 HRS Duration: 3 HRS Max. Marks: 150
General instructions:
o Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages
o Please check that this question paper contains 64 questions
o The question paper is divided into three sections
o All questions in all three sections are compulsory
o All parts of a question should be answered at one place
a) 1,2 & 3 b) 1 & 2 only c) 1,2 & 4 d) All the four above
5 Among which of the following fuel is the difference between the GCV and NCV maximum?
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6 If feed of 500 tonnes per hour at 5% concentration is fed to a crystallizer, the product
obtained at 25% concentration is equal to ____ tonnes per hour.
a) annual cost / capital cost b) (first cost / first year benefits) x 100
c) NPV / IRR d) (annual net cash flow / capital cost) x 100
13 Energy and production data is useful to calculate
a) time required for the completion of the project b) delays in the project
c) early start and late completion of the project d) none of the above
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a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 3.5
26 The cost of a heat exchanger is Rs. 1.0 lakh. The simple payback period (SPP) in years
considering annual savings of Rs 60,000 and annual operating cost of Rs 10,000 is
a) 0 b) 12 c) -12 d) 24
30 The fixed energy consumption of a company is 1000 kWh per month. The line slope of the
energy (y) versus production (x) chart is 0.2. The energy consumed in kWh per month for
a production level of 80,000 tons/month is
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a) Thermocouples b) Pyrometer
c) Leaf type contact thermometer d) All of the above
37 A path is characterized by 4 parameters such as ES = earliest start time, EF = earliest
finish time, LF = latest finish time, LS = latest start time. A path is critical if
a) ES = EF or EF = LF b) ES = LS and EF = LF
c) ES = LS or EF = LF d) LF = EF and EF = LS
38 10 MWh of electrical energy is equal to ______tonnes of oil equivalent?
(CV of oil = 10,000 kCal/kg)
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a) Report to BEE
b) Provide the support to accredited energy auditing firm
c) Prepare a scheme for efficient use of energy
d) Sign an energy policy
46 The annual energy consumption of a plant in the reference year 2006/2007 was 1 lakh GJ.
In the next year 2007/2008, it was 1.12 lakh GJ. Assume no change in the product mix
and output quantity, the plant energy performance (PEP) is
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S -1 A 3 phase AC load draws 8 kW of power at 400 Volts and 15 A line current. Calculate
the power factor of the load.
Ans S 1
Line current IL = 15 A
Apparent Power = 3 x VL x I L
= 1.732 x 0.400 x 15
= 10.392 KVA
2 Marks
PF = 0.77
3 Marks
S-2 Find out the theoretical Energy required in kWh to melt one ton of steel from an
ambient temperature of 35 oC. Specific heat of steel = 160 Cal/kg oC. Latent heat for
melting of steel = 34.4 kCal/kgoC. Melting point of steel = 1600 oC.
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S-3 In a boiler total losses account for 8% of the fuel input and amounts to 1,60,000
kCal/hr. What is the fuel firing rate in the boiler if furnace oil with a calorific value of
10,000 kCal/kg is used?
S-4 List FIVE bench marking parameters followed for either equipment or industrial
production.
Ans S 5
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= (-) 6.67 %
2 Marks
S-6 Calculate fixed electrical energy consumption for a rolling mill consuming 3,00,000
kWh units of electricity to produce 500 MT of product per month and having specific
electrical energy consumption of 500 kWh / MT.
Ans S 6:
Total Energy Consumed = Fixed Energy Consumption + (Specific Energy
Consumption x Production)
2 Marks
Fixed Energy Consumption = Total Energy Consumed (Specific energy
consumption x Production)
Ans S 7
Simple payback period is widely used investment criterion and offers the following
advantages:
1 It is simple, both in concept and application. Obviously a shorter payback generally
indicates a more attractive investment. It does not use tedious calculations.
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2 It favours projects, which generate substantial cash inflows in earlier years, and
discriminates against projects, which bring substantial cash inflows in later years but
not in earlier years.
33 Marks
The limitations with ROI technique are:
It does not take into account the time value of money.
It does not account for the variable nature of annual net cash inflows.
2 Marks
S 8 What are the 3 time estimates used for constructing PERT Network? One of the
activity has 3 time estimates of 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 6 weeks in a PERT Network
diagram. Find out the expected time to complete the activity and its variance of the
activity.
a) Optimistic time
b) Most likely time
c) Pessimistic time 1 Mark
(ii) A thermic fluid heater with Furnace Oil is replaced by a Coconut chip fired boiler
having the following details. Find out payback period based on the cost savings.
Avg. efficiency of old system (Fuel Oil fired boiler) = 80 %
Avg efficiency of the new system (Coconut chip fired boiler) = 70%
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Ans L-1
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= 183.8 kg / hr
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Annual Fuel Consumption = 183.8 x 7000 = 1286600 kg
= 535.7 kg / hr
2 Marks
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L - 2 A company wants to invest Rs. 40 Lakhs in a project with an annual return of Rs. 8
Lakhs. The life of the project is 10 years.
1. Find out the IRR of the project.
2. If the interest on capital is 10%, is it worthwhile to invest in the project.
Ans. L-2
2 Marks
The IRR of the project is 15%.
6 Marks
Answer
a. renewable energy is energy available forever. It does not deplete with time.
Examples are solar, wind, geothermal, hydel etc
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b. Acid rain is formed when SO2 and NOX released from combustion reacts with
water vapor in atmosphere to form sulphuric and nitric acid which then
precipitates as acid rain
Acid rain damages the soil, lakes, rivers, buildings, causes corrosion, affects
human health etc.
2.5 Marks
c. Aluminium, fertilizes, Iron and steel, Cement, Pulp and paper, Chlor alkali, Sugar,
Textile, Chemicals, Railways, Port trust, Transport sector, Petrochemicals, gas
crackers, Naptha crackers, petroleum refineries, Thermal power stations, Hydel
power stations, electricity transmission companies, distribution companies,
Commercial buildings and establishments.
2.5 Marks
L-4 Use CUSUM technique to develop a table and to calculate energy savings for 8
months period. For calculating total energy saving, average production can be taken
as 7,500 MT per month. Refer to field data given in the table below.
Ans: L 4:
Actual
Predicted Diff = ( Act - Pred ) CUSUM
Month SEC,
SEC, kWh/MT ( - = Saving ) ( - = Saving )
kWh/MT
MAY 1311 1335 -24 -24
JUNE 1308 1335 -27 -51
JULY 1368 1335 33 -18
AUG 1334 1335 -1 -19
SEPT 1338 1335 3 -16
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L - 5 (a) How does the Industry, Nation and Globe benefit from energy efficiency programs?
(b) In a carbonation of a soft drink, the total quantity of Carbon dioxide required is the
equivalent of 4 volumes of gas to one volume of water at 0 oC and atmospheric
pressure. Calculate (I) the mass fraction and (II) the mole fraction of Carbon dioxide
in the drink. Ignore all components other than carbon dioxide and water. Take gas
constant = 0.08206
Ans L 5 (a)
Energy efficiency benefits for Industry, Nation and Globe are as follows.
Industry:
Reduced energy bills
Increased competitiveness
Increased productivity
Improved quality
Increased profits
2 Marks
Nation:
Reduced energy imports
Avoided costs can be used for poverty reduction
Conservation of limited resources
Improved energy security
2 Marks
Globe:
Reduced GHG and other emissions
Maintains a suitable environment
2 Marks
Ans L 5 (b)
.
Basis 1 m3 of water = 1000kg
Volume of CO2 added = 4 m3
From Gas equation PV = nRT
PV = nRT
1 x 4 = n x0.08206 x273
n = 0.1785 moles
Molecular wt of CO2 44
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= 7.795 x 10 3
= 3.2 x10 3
5 Marks
L-6 The feed water to a boiler enters the feed water tank at 32 oC where steam from the
same boiler is mixed into it. The mass of the steam mixed is 3% of steam output from
the boiler. The boiler operates with 2% continuous blow down. The enthalpy of the
steam is 593 kCal/kg and specific heat of water is 1 kCal/kg oC. Find out the
temperature of water after the feed water tank. Neglect heat loss if any.
Ans: L 6
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98%
FEED 98kg
WATER BOILER
HEATER
100 2.94 kg 100%
97.06 kg 100kg
32 oC T oC Blowdown
2%
2kg
3% of 98 kg
2.94 kg
593 kCal
5 Marks
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