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Gujarat Technological University: Instructions

This document appears to be an exam for the subject of Energy Technology. It provides instructions for the exam, which includes answering any 5 of 10 questions, making assumptions where necessary. The questions cover various topics in energy technology, including renewable energy sources like wind and solar; coal formation and processing; biogas generation; geothermal, hydrogen, and nuclear energy; and fuel cells. The exam is out of a total of 70 marks and takes place on December 28, 2012.

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Gujarat Technological University: Instructions

This document appears to be an exam for the subject of Energy Technology. It provides instructions for the exam, which includes answering any 5 of 10 questions, making assumptions where necessary. The questions cover various topics in energy technology, including renewable energy sources like wind and solar; coal formation and processing; biogas generation; geothermal, hydrogen, and nuclear energy; and fuel cells. The exam is out of a total of 70 marks and takes place on December 28, 2012.

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Seat No.

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Enrolment No.______________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


B. E. - SEMESTER VII EXAMINATION WINTER 2012

Subject code: 170505


Date: 28/12/2012
Subject Name: Energy Technology (Department Elective - I)
Time: 10.30 am - 01.00 pm
Total Marks: 70

Instructions:
1. Attempt any five questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

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What is meant by renewable energy sources? Explain in brief these energy


sources with special reference to Indian context.
What is proximate & ultimate analysis of coal? Define caking & coking of
coal.
What are the advantages & limitations of renewable energy sources?
Discuss about growth in situ & drift origin theory of coal in detail.
Describe dry & wet washing methods of coal.
OR
Define gasification. Discuss about various zones occurring during
gasification process.
Define the terms: Incident angle; Zenith angle & Hour angle
OR
What is the basic principle of wind energy conversion?
Enumerate the different types of concentrating collectors. Describe
parabolic trough collector in detail.
Describe solar pond briefly. What are the main applications of a solar pond?
OR
List out various applications of solar energy. Describe absorption air
conditioning in detail.
Explain the constructional detail & working of KVIC digester.
What is meant by wet fermentation & dry fermentation?
What are the factors affecting biogas generation?
What are the advantages & disadvantages of geothermal energy forms?
OR
Describe the closed cycle OTEC system, with its advantages over open
cycle system.
What is fuel cell? Discuss about hydrogen oxygen fuel cell with neat
sketch?
Give short note on metal hydrides.
Describe Westinghouse electrochemical thermal sulfur cycle of hydrogen
production.
What is electrolysis? Describe the more popular method of hydrogen
production.
OR
Describe an MHD open cycle system. What are the main advantages of an
MHD power generation?
What is fusion reaction? Differentiate between fission & fusion.
What are the main conditions for thermonuclear fusion? Explain in brief.
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