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Previous Year Question Paper

ES-301 - Energy & Environmental Engineering

June 2023CSITSEMESTER-3
June 2023
Max Marks: 70
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:

Attempt any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

What are the Primary Goals of Sustainability?

b)Unit 1

How can our energy system be more Earth-friendly?

Q.2
a)Unit 1

State advantage, disadvantages and applications of solar energy.

b)Unit 1

How does a forced circulation solar water heater differ from natural circulation solar water heater?

Q.3
a)Unit 1

Give the classification of hydro-electric power plant. What are the criteria of site selection for hydroelectric plant?

b)Unit 1

Differentiate between single-basin and double-basin tidal plants. Explain briefly the various components of tidal power plants.

Q.4
a)Unit 5

What do you understand by concept of Green building? Explain.

b)Unit 1

What is Energy conservation? Write down different methods of energy conservation.

Q.5
a)Unit 1

What are semiconductors? What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors?

b)Unit 1

What is a photovoltaic cell? Explain briefly with a neat diagram a silicon photovoltaic cell.

Q.6
a)Unit 1

Explain with a neat sketch the construction and working of wind-electric generating plant.

b)Unit 1

Explain with a neat diagram the construction and working of floating drum type biogas plant. State also its advantages and disadvantages.

Q.7
a)Unit 5

What is LEED? What are the different LEED rating systems?

b)Unit 1

What is an energy audit? Explain briefly the difference between preliminary and detailed energy audits?

Q.8
a)Unit 2

What impact do humans have on aquatic life zones?

b)Unit 4

Which gas does not cause Air pollution? Who had coined the term SMOG?