CHAPTER VI

GEOTHERMAL
PLANT
PROBLEMS
(1-50)
1. Refers to the internal heat from the
earth.

A. Geothermal
B. Thermal energy
C. Molten heat
D. Tectonic heat

Answer: A
2. A rock – forming crystalline mixed
silicate which constitute about 60% of
the earth’s surface.

A. Soil
B. Feldspar
C. Flux
D. Flint

Answer: B
3. A compound rock, a crypto –
crystalline form of silica, which
is dens, tough, breaking with a
conchoidal fracture.
A.Gravel
B. Stalactite
C. Flint
D. Flux
Answer: C
4. Is the process of using injection
wells to bubble air through
groundwater.
A. Air stripping
B. Staged combustion
C. Sparging
D. Soil washing

Answer: C
5. A popular term used by utilities
to mean upgrading existing plant.
A. Replanting
B. Repowering
C. Recharging
D. Reorganizing

Answer: B
6. A dense, fine grained, light
colored igneous rock which is rich
in silica.
A. Felsite
B. Feldspar
C. Flint
D. Flux
Answer: A
7. An opening in lava or in
volcanic area through which
steam and other hot gases are
escaping into the air is called:
A. Fumarole
B. Volcanic leaks
C. Seismic outlets
D. Seismic leaks
Answer: A
8. Tidal power is the power
generated from:
A. Waves of the ocean
B. Rise and fall tides
C. Thermal energy of ocean water
D. Raw sea water

Answer: B
9. Converts chemical energy
directly into electrical energy.
A. Fuel cell
B. Magnetohydrodynamic
generator
C. Battery
D. Thermoelectric generator

Answer: A
10. Generates a voltage from
incident light, usually light in the
visible region.
A. Photovoltaic cell
B. Solar cell
C. Dry cell
D. A or B
Answer: D
11. All of the following terms are
synonymous with quanta of
electromagnetic theory except:
A. Packets
B. Corpuscles
C. X-rays
D. Photons

Answer: C
12. In geothermal power plants
waste water is:
A. Recirculated after cooling in
cooling lowers
B. Discharged into sea
C. Evaporated in ponds
D. Discharged back to earth

Answer: D
PAST M.E
BOARD
QUESTION
(13-17)
13. In a liquid-dominated
geothermal plant, what process
occurs when the saturated steam
passes through the turbine?
A. Isobaric
B. Polytropic
C. Isometric
D. Isentropic
Answer: B
14. What do you call a conversion
technology that yields electricity straight
from sunlight without the aid of a
working substance like gas or steam
without the use of any mechanical cycle?
A. Power conversion
B. Stirling cycle conversion
C. Solar thermal conversion
D. Photovoltaic-energy conversion

Answer: D
15. Tidal power plant is attractive
because it has:
A. Low head and intermittent
power
B. High head
C. Cheap energy source
D. Expensive energy source
Answer: C
16. What do you call a conversion
technology that yields electricity straight
from sunlight without the aid of a
working substance like gas or steam
without the use of any mechanical
cycle?
A. Power conversion
B. Stirling cycle conversion
C. Solar thermal conversion
D. Photovoltaic-energy conversion
Answer: D
17. Tidal power plant is attractive
because it has:
A. Low head and intermittent
power
B. High head
C. Cheap energy source
D. Expensive energy source

Answer: C
18. Tidal power is the power
generated from:
A. Waves of the ocean
B. Rise and fall tides
C. Thermal energy of ocean water
D. Raw sea water

Answer: B
19. Converts chemical energy
directly into electrical energy.
A. Fuel cell
B. Magnetohydrodynamic
generator
C. Battery
D. Thermoelectric generator
Answer: A
20. Generates a voltage from
incident light, usually light in
visible region.
A. Photovoltaic cell
B. Solar cell
C. Dry cell
D. A or B

Answer: D
21. The statement that the product of
the error in the measured
determination of a particle’s position
and its momentum is of the order of
Planck’s constant h is known as:
A. Bohr’s theory
B. D’Alembert’s paradox
C. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle
D. Planck’s law
Answer: C
22. The flow process through
shock waves is highly irreversible
and cannot be approximated as
being:
A. Polytropic
B. Isometric
C. Hyperbolic
D. Isentropic
Answer: D
23. Beaufort scale is used for
measuring what?
A. Beta and gamma radiations
B. Wind speed
C. Insolation
D. Depth of sea

Answer: B
24. Betz law is widely used in:

A. MHD systems
B. Solar cells
C. Geothermal power plants
D. Wind mills

Answer: D
25.Rocks having excessive
internal stresses may produce
spalling. These rocks are called
as ____
A. Stratified rocks
B. Popping rocks
C. Crushed rocks
D. Swelling rocks Answer: A
26. Solar energy arrives at the
outside of the earth’s
atmosphere at an average rate of
________.
1.354 kW/
1.543 kW/
2.354 kW/
2.543 kW/
Answer: A
27. How many percent of solar
energy survives absorption and
reflection?
A. 40 to 70 %
B. 30 to 60 %
C. 50 to 80 %
D. 20 to 50 %

Answer: A
28. Solar energy is captured in:

A. Sun capturer
B. Solar collector
C. Sun collector
D. Greenhouse capturer

Answer: B
29. Which of the following solar
collectors are essentially wide, flat
boxes with clear plastic or glass
coverings known as the glazing.
A. Flat plate collectors
B. Concentrating collectors
C. Focusing collectors
D. Evacuated tube collectors

Answer: A
30. Which of the following
collectors use mirrors and/or
lenses to focus the suns energy
on a small absorber area.
A. Flat plate collectors
B. Concentrating collectors
C. Non focusing collectors
D. Evacuated tube collectors
Answer: B
31. Which of the following
collectors are more complex but
their efficiencies are higher?
A. Flat plate collectors
B. Concentrating collectors
C. Focusing collectors
D. Evacuated tube collectors
Answer: D
32. Which of the following
collectors are useful when
extremely hot transfer fluid is
needed and are generally limited to
commercial projects?
A. Flat plate collectors
B. Concentrating collectors
C. Focusing collectors
D. Evacuated tube collectors
Answer: D
33. The shading factor in
calculating the heat absorbed by
the solar collector has a value of
approximately:
A. 0.95 to 0.97
B. 0.85 to 0.87
C. 0.75 to 0.77
D. 0.65 to 0.67
Answer: A
34. The ratio of energy absorbed
by the transfer fluid to the
original incident energy striking
the collector.
A. Collector efficiency
B. Sun efficiency
C. Shading factor
D. Absorptance
Answer: A
35. As the difference between
the ambient air and average
plate (or inlet) temperatures
increases, what happens to the
collector efficiency?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Constant
Answer: B
D. No effect
36. Distributed collector system
is also known as:
A. Trough electric system
B. Central receiver system
C. Power tower system
D. Dish/Stirling system

Answer: A
37. Central receiver system is also
known as:
A. Trough electric system
B. Distributed collector system
C. Power tower system
D. Dish/Stirling system

Answer: C
38. Which of the following main
approaches to solar energy generating
systems describes that parabolic
tracking trough concentrators focus
sunlight on evacuated glass tubes that
run along the collectors focal lines.
A. Trough electric system
B. Central receiver system
C. Power tower system
D. Dish/Stirling system
Answer: A
39. Trough electric technology is
relatively mature but due to the
low temperatures, average
annual thermal efficiencies are
only:
A. 10 to 15 %
B. 5 to 10 %
C. 15 to 20 %
D. 25 to 30 % Answer: A
40. A field of heliostats or
tracking mirrors concentrates
solar energy onto a receiver on a
central tower.
A. Trough electric system
B. Distributed collector system
C. Power tower system
D. Dish/Stirling system
Answer: C
41. In a power tower system
typical thermal efficiencies is in
the range:
A. 10 to 15 %
B. 5 to 10 %
C. 15 to 20 %
D. 25 to 30 %

Answer: C
42. A dish engine system has an
efficiency of

A. 10 to 15 %
B. 5 to 10 %
C. 14 to 19 %
D. 24 to 28 %
Answer: D
43. Practical and economic issues
limit trough electric systems to
about:
A. 200 MW
B. 100 MW
C. 300 MW
D. 400 MW
Answer: A
44. Practical and economic issues
limit tower electric systems to
approximately:
A. 100 to 200 MW
B. 150 to 250 MW
C. 100 to 300 MW
D. 150 to 400 MW
Answer: C
45. Thermal efficiency of a
geothermal power plant is
approximately:
A. 30 %
B. 22 %
C. 35 %
D. 15 %
Answer: B
46. A flash steam cycle can be
used if the hot water
temperature is approximately:
A. 165 C or higher
B. 150 C or higher
C. 145 C to 200 C
D. Below 200 C
Answer: A
47. A binary cycle using a
separate heat transfer fluid if
the temperature of the hot
water is between approximately
_________.
A. 165 C and 120 C
B. 200 C and 150 C
C. 225 C and 175 C Answer: A
D. 300 C and higher
48. For every kilometer of depth,
the temperature of the earth’ s
crust increase by:
A. 30 F
B. 40 F
C. 50 F
D. 20 F
Answer: A
49. Multiple wells produce steam
at 690 to 820 kPa and
temperature of ________.
A. 205 C
B. 155 C
C. 250 C
D. 175 C
Answer: A
50. Multiple wells produce steam
at 690 to 820 kPa and
temperature of ________.
A. 205 C
B. 155 C
C. 250 C
D. 175 C

Answer: A
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