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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINNERNG

SMEX1035 -Energy Engineering and ManagementUNIT-I

PART - A (10 x 2 = 20)1. List out sources of energy.

2. What is meant by green house effect?

3. What are the conventional and non conventional energy sources?4. Mention the factors influencing global warming.5. Classify energy resources.

6. What are the conventional energy supplies for the future?

7. List out the green house gases.

8. What is the present installed power generation capacity in India?9. What are the alternative sources of energy?

10. What do you understand by energy prices and policies?

PART

B (5 x 12 = 60)

11. Explain the green house effect and global warming with suitable sketch.

12. Describe the various scopes for energy conservation in industry with suitable example.

13. Explain elaborately on biodiversity at global and national level.

14. Discuss Indian scenario on carbon credits based on Kyoto protocol.

15. What is green house effect? Discuss the sources of green house gases and effect of green

house gases on the environment.

16. Write an explanatory note on energy prices and energy policies.

17. Write briefly on:

(a) Green House Effect (b) Acid Rain (c) Rain water harvesting (d) Climate Change

18. (a) Explain energy policies.

(b) Explain the concept, advantages and limitations of total energy system.

19. Explain the energy consumption in different sector.

20. Explain the different energy price policies in India.

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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINNERNG

SMEX1035 -Energy Engineering and ManagementUNIT-II

PART - A (10 x 2 = 20)1. Define energy index cost.

2. List out non conventional energy source schemes.

3. List any two objectives of the energy audit.4. What is a heat recuperator?5. Define energy index.

6. Suggest two methods to conserve energy in thermal systems.7. What are the types of energy auditing?

8. What are the major conclusions deduced from the energy conservation in thermalsystem?

9. What is the difference between energy surveying and auditing?10. List out non conventional energy sources.

PARTB (5 x 12 = 60)

11. What are the different types of energy audits? Explain in details of envelope andfunctional audit with suitable example.

12. Discuss energy conservation in buildings with suitable examples.13. Explain the procedures in detail the method of comprehensive energy audit.

14. What are ECOs? Explain the ECOs in chemical process industries.

15. Discuss the short-term, medium and long-term energy conservation schemes.

16. What are non-conventional energy sources? Explain the availability and consumption ofany three such sources with respect to India.

17. Write briefly on:(a) Energy surveying

(b) Energy auditing

(c) Energy cost

18. What are the types of energy audits? Write the methodology with respect to processindustries.

19. Explain the energy auditing procedures.20. Explain the energy conservation possibility in boilers.

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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINNERNG

SMEX1035 -Energy Engineering and ManagementUNIT-III

PART - A (10 x 2 = 20)1. What are the different types of heat exchanger?

2. What is the importance of storage systems for industry?

3. What are the energy chains?4. What is the principle of heat pump?5. Depict the energy consumption pattern in a steam boiler.

6. What are waste heat recovery systems? Give examples.7. List the advantages of heat pump.

8. Classifying Waste-Heat Quality.9. What is meant by waste heat recovery?

10. List out two possible places of energy saving in boilers.

PART

B (5 x 12 = 60)

11. What are the different types of waste heat recovery boilers? Explain working principle ofany one with suitable sketch.

12. Explain the principle of energy storage by a flywheel in utilities. On what factors doesenergy storage depend?

13. What are waste heat recovery boilers? Explain the need and benefits.

14. Discuss in detail the functions and characteristics of hydro energy storage systems.

15. Explain with a neat diagram the operation principle of a heat pipe. Also discuss its meritsand demerits over other heat recovery systems.

16. Explain the construction and working principle of two heat exchangers used to recoverheat from hot exhaust gases.

17. Write different energy conservation opportunities in refrigeration and air-conditioning

systems.

18. What is heat exchanger? Describe the structure and function of various components ofheat exchangers.

19. Explain the waste heat recovery possibility in refrigerators.20. Explain the working of heat exchanger.

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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINNERNG

SMEX1035 -Energy Engineering and Management

UNIT-IVPART - A (10 x 2 = 20)

1. What are the factors should be considered for energy resource management?

2. List out the advantage of computerized energy management.3. What are all the elements of an energy management program?4. Explain the functions of SCADA.

5. List out the responsibilities of an energy manager.6. What is energy management?

7. What are the requirements for an energy management?8. List out the functions of Energy Team Training.

9. Define energy management.10. List out instruments used for energy measurement.

PARTB (5 x 12 = 60)

11. Summarized key elements of the maintenance management program.12. Discuss the importance of energy management information system and their

disadvantages.13. Explain in detail the various characteristics of good energy management information

system.

14. What are all the EMS hardware and discuss their features in detail.

15. Discuss the steps in energy management to be established in a manufacturing company.16. Write notes on

(a) EMIS and (b) Computerised energy management.17. Explain in detail the role of principle of energy management.

18. Explain the computerized energy management methodology and its application in

industries.

19. List out elements of energy management programme and briefly explain them.20. Explain computerized energy management program.

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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINNERNG

SMEX1035 -Energy Engineering and ManagementUNIT-V

PART - A (10 x 2 = 20)1. What is meant by cost optimization techniques?

2. Define profitability.

3. Define life

cycle costing.4. What stand for DCF and explain.5. Enumerate the different cost optimization techniques.

6. What are the various cost considered while selecting a fuel?7. Write any four effects of cost benefits in energy resources.

8. What is Saving Investment Ratio (SIR)?9. Define cost optimization.

10. Define NPV.PARTB (5 x 12 = 60)

11. Describe the various cost optimization techniques. Explain any one with suitableassumptions.

12. Discuss the need and cost benefits of energy resources.13. Explain in detail the various stages in the capital budgeting cycle.

14. Discuss the cost benefits of wind power energy and tidal power energy.15. A natural gas central heating system costs Rs.4,00,000 completely installed and ready for

use. Its salvage value is Rs.40,000 at the end of its service life of 10 years. Determine its

asset value at the end of 6 years using the following depreciation methods

(a) Straight line method,(b) Declining balance technique,

(c) Sum of the years digits and(d) Sinking fund method assuming rate of interest as 6%.

16. Discuss the following

(a) Budgeting and standard costing.

(b) Methods of investment appraisal.17. (a) What are the effects of energy resources?

(b) Discuss the needs and cost benefits of energy resources.18. Discuss the various functional elements of cost optimization techniques.

19. What are possible cost optimization techniques and explain any two methods.

20. Explain in detail the cost benefit analysis of energy resources.