Internal Assessment Question Paper 1

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Programme: BE Mechanical Engineering Term: February 2014 to May 2014
Course: Energy Conversion Engineering
CIE: Test 2 SEM: 8
th
Ma Mar!s: 30 Time: 1Hr
Instructions to Can"i"ates: Anser any to o! the !olloing
Portions for Test: #1$%#&8
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Question Mar!s
1 a" #ist the ele$ents o! hy%ro electric &oer &lant' E(&lain any to o!
the$ ith neat s)etch'
0* $ar)s
b" Ho the hy%ro &lants are classi!ie%+ ,hat are the a%vantages o! hy%ro
&oer &lant+
04 - 04 .
0/ $ar)s
2

,rite a short note on the !olloings
0a" Hy%rologic cycle 01 $ar)s
0b" 2torage an% &on%age 01 $ar)s
0c" !lo %uration curve 01 $ar)s
3 a"


3ive the co$&arison o! hy%ro electric an% stea$ &oer &lant+ 01 $ar)s
b" ,ith a neat s)etch e(&lain the or)ing o! i$&ulse turbine' 10 $ar)s
4 a" ,ith a neat s)etch e(&lain the or)ing o! &ressuri4e% ater reactor in
nuclear &oer &lant
10 $ar)s
b" ,hat are the &rinci&les o! release o! nuclear energy+ E(&lain 01 $ar)s
1 a" ,hat are the co$&arisons o! nuclear &oer &lant an% coal &oer &lant+ 01 $ar)s
b" ,rite the short note on the !olloings
0a" reactor shiel%ing 0b" ra%io active aste %is&osal
10 $ar)s