Welcome to Electrical department of K.D POLYTECHNIC PATAN
UNIT-1:- ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
1. Define the following terms: i) Environment ii) Biotic Environment iii) Abiotic Environment
2. Explain the importance of Environment
3. Explain the Scope of Environment.
4. List components of environment.
5. State the Various Environmental Issues.
6. Explain the Industrialization & Urbanization.
7. Explain the following: i) Air Pollution iii) Water Pollution v) Noise Pollution ii)Solid waste Pollution iv) Land pollution
8. Explain the following: i)Green House Effect iii) Deforestation iv) Desertification ii)Acid rain .
9. Explain Food Web and Food Chain.
UNIT -2:- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1. Explain the Concept of sustainable Development.
2. Explain needs of renewable energy.
3. What is energy Conservation and why it is needed?
4. Write steps for energy conservation in Transportation.
5. Explain the Principles of energy Management.
6. Write short on “Energy Crisis”.
7. Explain the Principles of waste management and recycling.
8. What are the advantages of waste recycling?
9. Explain renewable energy resources in brief.
10.Explain concept of waste management and its recycling.
UNIT -3:- Wind Power
1. Discuss about potential of wind power generation in India.
2. Explain the uses of wind maps and wind data tables.
3. Which are the two main two types of wind turbines and explain any one?
4. Explain the construction savonius wind turbine.
5. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT).
6. Explain various types of horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT)
7. Explain upwind and downwind turbines, lift and drag type turbines.
8. Explain various types of turbines.
9. Write down the list of important components of large size Horizontal Axis wind Turbine and explain any one in detail.
10.What kinds of generators are used in horizontal axis wind turbines?
11.Explain the various types of wind mills.
12.What are the criteria for site selection of wind mills?
13.What is the concept of wind farm? Explain advantages of wind farm.
14.Write down the Comparison of Horizontal and Vertical Axis wind mill.
Unit – IV Solar Power
1. Write effects of atmosphere on solar radiation.
2. Write down principles of Solar concentration.
3. Write Short Note on: Pyranometer
4. Write Short Note on: Pyrheliometer
5. Explain Liquid Flat Plate Collector.
6. Explain Air Flat Plate Collector.
7. Write Types of solar PV cells
8. Write Short Note on: solar cookers and solar water heaters
Unit 5: Biomass Energy
1. Define: Biomass, Biogas, Energy plants,
2. Which are the sources of Biomass?
3. Write advantages and disadvantages of Biomass.
4. What is need of Energy plantation? Write advantages of it.
5. Which are the methods to convert Biomass into Energy?
6. Write Short Note on: Pyrolysis Hydro-gasification Biochemical Processes
7. Explain Working principle and construction of Biogas plant.
8. Write advantages and disadvantages of Biogas.
9. Write applications of Biogas.
10.Which are the factors affecting the production of Biomass?
UNIT .6:- SEISMIC ENGG. & NATURAL DISASTER
1. Explain zoning of earthquake.
2. Write the suggestions for new construction in earthquake sensitive area.
3. Explain Seismograph & Seismogram.
4. Explain different types of wave generated due to earthquake.
5. Explain Magnitude and intensity of earthquake.
6. Explain effects of earthquake.
7. Explain types of earthquake.
8. Enlist the types of natural disasters.
9. Write general instructions to the people during flood.
10.Enlist Preventive and remedial measures against cyclone.
11.Explain causes of flood. Enlist fire protection requirement for multistoried Building.