SANKALCHAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, VISNAGAR

Renewable Energy Engineering (2181910)

B.E SEM VIII (MECH)

Solar Energy
1. Define terms : Angle of Incidence, Declination, Solar constant, Zenith angle, Instantaneous
collector efficiency, Concentration ratio.
2. Which instruments are used for solar radiation measurements.Explain construction and working
of Pyranometer with schematic diagram.
3. The latitude of Srinagar is 340. Find day length in hrs. When sunlight is available on 1st July.
4. Explain working of solar still with neat sketch.
5. A compound parabolic collector has an acceptance angle of 220. The absorber surface of the
collector is flat and its width is 12 cm. Find out the followings: (i) Concentration ratio of a
collector(ii) The width of aperture and height of collector(iii) Surface area of the concentrator
taking length of the collector = 1m. kJ/kg 0C .
9. A cylinder parabolic collector having 2.5 cm width and 10 m long is used to heat fluid entering at
150 0C with a flow rate of 7.5 kg/min (Cpf = 1.25 kJ/kg 0C ) The diameter of the absorber tube is
6.5 cm which is covered with glass tube. Take following data:
Solar intensity = 700 W/m2 Atmosphere temperature = 30 0C Product of absorptivity and
transmissivity of absorbing surface for radiation (ατ)ab = 0.8, Reflectivity of radiation (rr)
=0.93, Transmissivity of glass (τg) = 0.85. Also take collector efficiency factor = 0.85, Heat lost
coefficient = 8W/m2 0C. Heat transfer coefficient inside the tube is 1 and tilt factor is also 1
Find: 1. Useful heat gain and exit temperature of the fluid. 2. Collector efficiency.
10. List the factors affecting for the performance of flat plate collector.
11. Explain working of solar pond.
12. Define term: Solar Azimuth Angle, Solar Altitude Angle, Hour Angle.
13. A researcher wants to calculate incidence angle for surface tilted at 30o with horizontal from the
data available for horizontal surface:-
Angle of incidence for horizontal surface : 45.6o
Surface facing 10o East of South at location.
Date : 23rd December (Non leap year).
Standard time of location: 12 p.m.
Day length for horizontal surface: 10.7 hrs.
14. The following data refers to liquid flat plate collector, Collector tilt = 22.15°, Available
radiation = 1100 W/m2, Absorber plate area = 2.1 m2, Plate emissivity = 0.12, Glass cover
 emissivity = 0.88, Number of covers = 2, Mean plate temperature = 68° C, Flux available at
absorber plate = 800 W/m2, Side loss coefficient = 0.8 W/m2-K, Bottom loss coefficient = 0.6
W/m2-K, Inlet water temperature = 30° C, Ambient air temperature = 25° C, Wind speed = 1.8
m/s, Mass flow rate of water = 62 kg/hr. Determine, (1) Overall heat loss coefficient, (2) Outlet
water temperature from the collector (3) Efficiency of collector. Use Test et al. Correlation. Take
area of collector is 10% more that area of absorber plate.
15. Derive the expression of collector efficiency factor, heat removal factor and useful heat gain for
the air heater.
16. Explain the working of indirect solar drying system with neat sketch. Also discuss the
advantages.
17. Derive the expression of collector efficiency factor, heat removal factor and useful heat gain for
the cylindrical parabolic collector.
18. How are the concentrating collectors classified? With the schematic diagram explain
construction and working of any one.
19. Write short note on solar cell. What is solar cell module, panel, and array.
20. Name the different types of solar collector. Explain paraboloidal dish collector with neat sketch.
21. Define (1)Solar Constant (2) Terrestrial radiation (3) Extra terrestrial radiation (4) Beam
radiation (5) Diffuse radiation (6) Declination angle (7) Zenith angle.(8) Air mass
22. List out the types of Solar concentrating collector. Explain construction and working of
Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) with neat sketch.
23. Describe the working of Solar Passive Space heating and cooling with sketch.
24. How solar water heating are classified ? Explain working of Thermo Syphon water heating
system with neat sketch.
25. What is the difference between a Pyrheliometer and a Pyranometer ?
26. Describe in brief, the different energy storage methods used in the solar system.
27. Draw neat labeled sketch only of the following : (i)Solar still (ii) Solar cooker (iii) Solar dryer.
(iv)K.V.I.C. digester (v) Sunshine recorder.
28. Describe with neat sketch ‘solar water heater.
29. Describe advantages and drawbacks of Solar Energy Utilization.
30. Explain the principle of working of a Pyrheliometer with a neat sketch.
31. Describe the working of a flat plate collector using air as working fluid with the
help of a neat sketch.
32. Explain construction and working of forced convection solar dryer with figure.
33. Explain briefly construction and working of sun shine recorder.
 Ocean Energy
1. Explain with neat sketch the working of hybrid OTEC system.
2. Explain with neat sketch the vapour dominated geothermal system.
3. Explain with neat sketch the basic and working principle of MHD generator.
4. Explain with neat sketch the liquid dominated geothermal system.
5. List the geothermal resources. Explain binary fluid hydrothermal system.
6. State the principle of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). Explain working of closed
cycle OTEC system.
7. Explain selection criterion of heat exchanger in OTEC system.
8. Write advantages and disadvantages of MHD power plant system.
9. What is the basic principle of OTEC? Explain open cycle OTEC plant.
10. List application and prospects of geothermal energy with reference to Indian context.
11. Write a note on tidal power plant with double basin system.
12. What are the difficulties in tidal power development?
13. Explain single basin, two-way tidal power plant.
14. Explain Open cycle MHD with neat sketch.
15. Derive Expression for the average tidal power in single basin system.
16. State the four types of Geothermal Resources. Explain construction and working of Vapour
dominated geothermal system with neat sketch.
17. Describe three limitations of Tidal Energy. Explain construction and working of single basin
tidal power plant with neat sketch
18. What is Geothermal energy? Describe the scope of it in india. State the four limitation of
geothermal energy.
19. Explain the hot dry rock geothermal resources and their utilization.
20. What are the advantages and limitations of wave energy conversion?
21. Describe a binary cycle system for liquid dominated system.
22. Expalin the following wave energy conversion devices with neat sketches : Float wave
energy conversion device, dolphin type wave generator.
23. Write brief note on M.H.D design problems and developments
24. Expalin following terms pertaining to MHD system: (i)Seeding (ii) Super conductivity (iii)
Gas conductivity.