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Assignment 02 02

Last Date for Submission: 20-11-2013

1. What is current energy status of Pakistan? What problems are being faced by the energy sector of Pakistan? How renewable energy sources can be utilized to remove the menace of load shedding? 2. Write short notes with diagrams on; i. ii. iii. iv. Nuclear energy power plants Fuel cells technology Biomass Energy Conversion Methods Betz' Limit

3. What are the different Environmental impacts of power plants? 4. What are the Wind Turbine Design Specifications? What is the maximum power that can be achieved at the wind turbine, derive expression for maximum power? 5. Wind at 1 standard atmospheric pressure and 15 oC has velocity of 15 m/s. Calculate: i. ii. iii. iv. v. the total power density in the wind stream, the maximum obtainable power density, a reasonably obtainable power density, the total power, and the torque and axial thrust.

Given that, turbine diameter = 120 m, and turbine operating speed = 20 rpm at maximum efficiency.