72.

The angle between the sun’s rays and a line perpendicular to the horizontal plane
through angle the beam of the sun and vertical is called __________
Option A: Solar Azimuth angle
Option B: Zenith angle
Option C: Altitude angle
Option D: Declination

73. In which collector does airflow without any obstruction?

Option A: Porous absorber plate
Option B: Non-porous absorber plate
Option C: Over lapped glass absorber
Option D: Finned absorber

74. Angular distance of sun’s rays north or south of the equator is called _______
Option A: Declination
Option B: Hour angle
Option C: Latitude
Option D: Air mass

75. Anemometry is defined as the process of ascertaining the ____________

Option A: Nature, pattern, and direction of wind or an airflow
Option B: Force, speed, and direction of weather or a monsoon
Option C: Force, speed, and direction of wind or an airflow
Option D: Nature, speed, and direction of tidal waves of ocean

76. The mechanisms for producing forces from wind are,

Option A: Lift & draft force
Option B: Lift & drag force
Option C: Lift & axial force
Option D: Airfoil & wing force

77. What does TSR stand for in design consideration of wind mills?
Option A: Tip speed ratio
Option B: Torque-synchronous ratio
Option C: Tip suspension ratio
Option D: Temporary speed restriction

Descriptive SAMPLE SET

Q1. Describe working of closed cycle OTEC system with sketch.
Q2. What is wave energy? Explain any one wave energy conversion system.
Q3. Classify wind mills in detail.
Calculate the variation of day length over a year on 19 th of each month of 2020 for
Q4.
location of Delhi (28035’N,77042’E) and plot the same on graph.
Q5. Explain the various factors in details which affect the production of biogas.
Q6. Explain factors to be considered in Wind energy site selection.
Q7. What is importance of renewable energy sources? What is the present energy scenario in
India?
Q8. Draw and explain working of KVIC design of biogas digester.
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Q9. Estimate the monthly average daily global radiation on a horizontal surface at Ratnagiri
(16°59' N, 72°05' E) during the 16th march if the average sunshine hours per day is 9.5.
Assume the value of a=0.31 and b=0.43.
Q10. A tidal power plant of the simple single basin type has a basin area of 30×10 6 m2. The
tide has a range of 12m. The turbine however stops operating when the head on it fall
below 3 m. Calculate the energy generated in one filling (or emptying) process, in kWh
if the turbine generator efficiency =73%.
Q11. Explain Global and National energy scenarios.
Q12. Explain vertical axis wind turbine with neat sketch.
Q13. Explain hybrid energy system.
Data for flat plate collector used for heating abuilding is given below.
Location and latitude:- Baroda , 22ºN
Day and time :- Jan 01 , 11:30 – 12:30 (IST)
Annual average intensity of solar radiation :- 0.5 Langley / minute
Collector tilt:- +15º
Number of glass cover :- 02
Heat removal factor of the collector :- 0.810
Transmittance of the glass :- 0.88
Q14.
Absorptance of the glass :- 0.90
Top loss coefficient for the collector :- 7.88 W/m2ºC
Collector fluid temperature :- 60ºC
Ambient temperature :- 15ºC
Diffusive reflectance for two covers :- 0.24
Calculate: - 1. Solar altitude angle
2. Incident angle
3. Collector efficiency.
(i)The initial temperature and heat content per sq km above 40ºC of an aquifer of thickness
0.5 km, depth 3 km, porosity 5% under sediments of density 2700 kg/m3, specific heat
capacity 840 J/KgK , Temperature gradient 30ºC/km.
Q15. (ii) Suggest and use for heat, if the average surface temperature is 10ºC
(iii) What is the time constant for useful heat extraction with a pumped water extraction
of 100 l/s km 2? What is the thermal power extracted initially and after 10 years?

Q16. Explain social & economic effects of global energy crises in details
Q17. Explain solar Liquid flat plate collector & it’s working
Q18. Explain components of wind energy conversion system
Q19. Discuss the factors which affect the production of biogas.
Q20. What is geothermal Energy? State its applications with advantages and limitations.
Q21. What is Fuel Cell? Classify it in brief.

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Q22. Explain various alternate sources to overcome these global energy crisis
Q23. Explain in details the Pyranometer.
Q24. Brief the different methods of obtaining energy from biogas?
Q25. Describe limitation and scope of tidal power plant.
Q26. Differentiate between fuel cell and battery.
Q27. Explain briefly origin and type of geothermal energy regions.
Q28. Write short note on tidal power generation system.
Q29. Explain any two solar radiation measurement devices.
Q30. What is betz coefficient? Derive maximum power coefficient for horizontal axis wind
mill.
Q31. Discuss in brief, what are the effects of various parameters on the performance of flat plate
collector
Q32. Explain with neat sketches, how energy from Geothermal source can be obtained in
different ways.
Q33. How can wave energy be utilized?
Q34. Define and explain the following:
i) latitude angle
ii) Hour angle iii) Declination angle iv) Day length.
Q35. Discuss working of flat plate collector using air as working medium.
Q36. Explain solar water distillation with neat sketch.
Q37. Explain geo-pressured hot dry rock as a source of geothermal source.
Q38. Calculate the number of animals and volume of biodegster required to produce Power for
a household which has power requirement of 0.8 kW for lighting and cooking purpose.
Take calorific value of methane as 28 MJ/m 3, Burner efficiency as 70%, Retention period
as 25 days, Dry matter per animal per day per animal is 1.8 kg , density of dry matter in
slurry in digester is 50 kg/m 3, Biogas yield is 0.3m 3 per kg of dry input, Methane
proportion in gas is 0.7 .
Q39. Define & explain the following terms:
i) Latitude
ii) Declination
iii) Surface Azimuth Angle
iv) Hour Angle
v) Day Length
Q40. Describe with a neat sketch the working of wind energy system showing the main
components. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of wind energy conversion systems.
Q41. Calculate the useful heat content per square km of dry rock granite to a depth of 7 km.
Take the geothermal temperature gradient at 40 0C/km, Take the minimum useful
temperature as 140 K above the surface temperature, and rock density of 2700kg/m 3
Q42. Write short note on energy planation.
Q43. State various direct applications of solar energy. Explain solar heating and cooling of
buildings.
Q44. Derive an expression for average tidal power generation per unit area of basin in terms of
tidal range.
Q45. Explain earth-sun angles with neat sketch.
Q46. Explain OTEC with neat sketch mention its merits and demerits.
Q47. Explain analysis of aerodynamic forces acting on wind mill blade.

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Q48. Differentiate between Horizontal axis and Vertical axis wind turbines.
Q49. Wind at 1 bar 20°C has a velocity of 12m/s. Calculate:
i)Total power density in wind stream ii) maximum power density iii) A reasonable
obtainable power density iv) Total power produced if rotor diameter is 60m and its runs at
50rpm. v) The torque and the axial thrust produced at maximum efficiency.
Q50. Estimate monthly average total daily radiation of FPC facing south, at Delhi
(28°35’N,77°12’E) during the month of November if the average sunshine hours per day
is 9.5. Assume the values of a=0.31 and b=0.43.
Q51. What is the liquid dominated hydrothermal resources?
Q52. Write short notes on “prospects of geothermal energy in India”.
Q53. Write short notes on “Methods of Hydrogen Production”.
Q54. Following data are given for a family biogas digester suitable for the output of eight cows.
Given: Calorific value of methane: 28MJ/m 3, Burner efficiency: 70%, Retention period:
20days, Temperature of fermentation: 30°C, dry matter (cow dung) collected per cow per
day: 2 kg, Density of dry matter in fluids (slurry) in the digester: 50 kg/m 3, Biogas yield:
0.2m3 per kg of dry input, Methane proportion in the biogas 0.7. Calculate: 1) The volume
of biogas digester 2) The power available from the digester.

Q55. State various parameters which affect performance of solar collectors. State limitations of flat
plate collectors.

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