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00000ME403121901

Pages: 2

Name:

APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Seventh Semester B.Tech Degree Examination (Regular and Supplementary), December 2020

Max. Marks: 100

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Course Code: ME403
Course Name: ADVANCED ENERGY ENGINEERING

PARTA

Answer any three full questions, each carries 10 marks.
Explain the importance of renewable energy sources in current scenario of world
energy consumption.
List any four advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy.
Draw the general layout of a thermal power plant and explain the working of
different circuits.
Distinguish between active and passive solar energy systems with neat sketches.
Describe the working principle of solar photovoltaic system with a simple
figure.
Elaborate with sketches, any three types of concentrating collectors.
List any four advantages and disadvantages of solar energy.

PART 13
Answer any three full questions, each carries 10 marks.

Explain the working principle and components of horizontal axis wind turbine
with sketches.

Illustrate the methods of collecting the annual wind data of a particular region.
Describe working and components of solar wind hybrid energy system with
sketches.

Discuss the advantages and limitations of vertical axis wind turbines over
horizontal axis windturbines.

Explain various steps of pyrolysis process with schematic diagram

List advantages and disadvantages of a fixed dome biogas plant.

Explain any two types of bio-chemical conversion process of biomass to energy.

Describe various stages in gasification process with a process flow chart.

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Duration: 3 Hours

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