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Roll Number: 6YI 7650-e

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
School of Energy and Environment
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B. E. (First Year): Semester-I (2020/21) Course Code: UEN002
Course Name: Energy & Environment
February 20, 2021 Name of Faculty: NTP, AD, ANP, AR, SV
Time: 2 Hours, M. Marks: 50

Note:
• Attempt any five questions
• Kindly tick the questions, you have attempted, on the front page of Answer Sheet
without fail
• Assume missing data, if any, suitably

Q.1 What are the various phases of transformation that the (10)
waste undergoes at a sanitary landfill? Draw a neat
sketch of the design of a landfill. What problems are posed by
leachate and how can it be overcome during the construction and
maintenance of a landfill?

Q.2 (a) The BODE or Lo of a sample is 120 mg/L. If k' for this sample is 0.28 d-1, (07)
how much of the BOD exerted (or used 02) and how much remains after
the following time intervals
a) 3 days b) 5 days c) 10 days.

Q.2 (b) What were the major limitations of Millennium Development Goals (2000- (03)
2015) that the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) tried to
address?

Q.3 Discuss the working principle, operation and limitations of solar PV (10)
systems, with the help of a neat diagrammatic sketch.

Q.4 Differentiate between the following: (5 x 2=10)

i) Lofting and fumigating plume
ii) Active and Passive solar system

Q.5 (a) The student population of a high school is 881. The school has 30 standard (07)
classrooms. Assuming a 5-day school week with solid waste pickups on
Wednesday and Friday before school starts in the morning, determine the
size of storage containers required. Assume waste generation rate = 0.11
kg/capita/day and 3.6 kg/room, density of waste = 120 kg/m3 , standard
containers are 1.5, 2.3, 3.0, and 4.6 m3

Q5 (b) Outline the major technical flaws that resulted in Bhopal gas tragedy at (03)
UCC in 1984.

0.6 Describe the various categories of water pollutants, along with suitable (10)
examples. Differentiate between activated sludge process and trickling
filter. Discuss the need for recycling of sludge in the activated sludge
process.

Q.7 Discuss the mechanism of separation of particulates through corona (10)

formation in ESP, with the help of a neat diagrammatic sketch. Write down
its advantages and limitations.

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