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DAIRY ENGINEERING


ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Compiled By: - Mr. Shubham Kapoor

 

Q. _________ is the verification, monitoring and analysis of use of energy including submission of technical report containing recommendations for improving energy efficiency with cost benefit analysis and an action plan to reduce energy consumption.

 

A. Energy audit

 

Q. What is an Energy consumption standard?

 

A. It means norms for process and energy consumption standards.

 

Q. Which act was passed to provide legal framework and institutional arrangements for enhancing energy efficiency?

 

A. Energy Conservation Act (2001)

 

Q. Full form of BEE?

 

A. Bureau of energy efficiency

 

Q. ________ means the norms and standards of energy consumption expressedintermsofpersquaremeteroftheareaandwhereinenergyisusedandincludeslocation of thebuilding.

 

A. Energy conservation building codes

 

Q. The legal framework for energy efficiency in India is given by

 

A. Energy Conservation Act2001

 

Q. The minimum connected load for a building as defined in the amended EC act is

 

  A. 100 KW.

 

Q. Which schemes of BEE sets minimum energy efficiency standards for design and construction of commercial buildings?

A. Energy Conservation Building Codes (ECBC)

 

Q. The sale of products that are less energy efficient than minimum standards, often called as?

 

A. Minimum Energy Performance Standards

 

Q.  Full form of MEPS?

 

A. MinimumEnergyConsumptionandPerformanceStandards

 

Q. Star rating is a system initiated by which organization?

 

A. BEE (Bureau of energy efficiency)

 

Q. What is Demand Side Management (DSM)?

 

A. It means managing of the demand for power, by utilities / Distribution companies, among some or all its customers to meet current or future needs.

 

Q. Which Schemes involves the large scale replacement of inefficient incandescentbulbsinhouseholdsbyCompactFluorescentLamps (CFLs)?

 

A. Bachat Lamp Yojana

 

Q. 1 kg of Oil Equivalent = _______ Kcal?

 

A. 10000kCal

 

Q. _______ will remain India’s most important energy source till 2031-32 and beyond.

 

A. Coal

 

Q. Full form of RPS

 

A. Renewable Portfolio Standard

 

Q. Full form of NAPCC ?

 

A. National Action Plan on Climate Change

 

Q. The nodal agency at the centre for implementing the EC act is

 

A. BEE(Bureau of energy efficiency)

 

Q. Starratingisapartof            programme ofBEE

 

A. Standard and labelling (S&L)

 

Q. ThenormsforenergyconsumptioninECBCisdefinedasenergyconsumptionper              

 

A. Square meter

 

Q. _______is an enclosed vessel that provides a means for combustion heat to be transferred into  water until it becomes heated water or steam.

 

A. Boiler

 

Q. The process of heating a liquid until it reaches its gaseous state is called ________?

 

A. Evaporation.

 

Q. ________helps us to find out the deviation of boiler efficiency from the best efficiency and target problem area for corrective action?

 

A. Boiler efficiency test

 

Q. what is Boiler Efficiency ?

 

A.Thermal efficiency of boiler is defined as the percentage of heat input that is effectively utilized to generate steam.

 

Q. Under which method of boiler efficiency, the efficiency is the difference between the losses and the energy input?

 

A. Indirect method

 

Q. Under which method of boiler efficiency, the energy gain of the working fluid (water and steam) is compared with the energy content of the boiler fuel?

 

A. Direct method

 

Q. What is Boiler turndown?

 

A. Boiler turndown is a ratio of capacity at full fire to its lowest firing point before shut-down.

 

Q. 22°C reduction in flue gas temperature increases boiler efficiency by approx. ____%

 

A. 1%

 

Q. ______ diagram is very useful tool to represent an entire input and output energy flow in any energy equipment or system such as boiler, fired heaters, furnaces after carrying out energy balance calculation.

 

A. Sankey Diagram

 

Q. ________are schematic representation of the production process, involving various input resources, conversion steps and output and recycles streams.

 

A. Flow charts

 

Q. full form of HVAC ?

 

A. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

 

Q. Refrigeration deals with the transfer of heat from a ______temperature level at the heat

source to a _______temperature level at the heat sink by using a low boiling refrigerant.

 

A.Low/High

 

Q. Small capacity refrigeration plant having capacity is ?

 

A. 50 TR

 

Q. Refrigeration plant having capacity 50 – 250 TR is usually considered as _____

 

A. Medium capacity Plant

 

Q. VCR uses ________energy as the driving force for refrigeration?

 

A. Mechanical

 

Q. VAR uses ______ energy as the driving force for refrigeration.

 

A. Thermal

 

Q. ___________ compressors are the most efficient type when they are operating near full load.

 

A. Centrifugal

 

 

 

Q. To minimize efficiency loss at reduced loads, centrifugal compressors typically throttle output

with ____________ located at the inlet to the impeller

 

A.            Inlet guide vanes

 

Q. The maximum efficiency of reciprocating compressor is _________ (higher/lower) than that of centrifugal and screw compressors.

 

A. Lower

 

Q. _____________ compressors, sometimes called “helical rotary” compressors.

 

A. Screw

 

Q. 1 TR of refrigeration = _____________heat rejected.

 

A. 3024 kCal/hr

 

Q. Mathematical formulae for calculating C.O.P?

 

A. COP = (Cooling effect (kW)/Power input to compressor (kW))

 

Q. Full form of IPLV ?

 

A. Integrated Part Load Value

 

Q. What is the fundamental goal of energy management ?

 

A. To produce goods and provide services with the least cost and least environmental effect.

 

Q. What is energy audit?

 

A. It is defined as "the verification, monitoring and analysis of use of energy including submission of technical report containing recommendations for improving energy efficiency with cost benefit analysis and an action plan to reduce energy consumption".

 

Q. Detailed energy auditing is carried out in how many phases?

 

A. Three

 

Q. Initial Site Visit and Preparation Required for Detailed Auditing come under which phase?

 

A. Pre-audit phase

 

Q. Production factor?

 

A. It is the ratio of production in the current year to that in the reference year.

 

Q. Energy which don’t exhaust and can be reuse again i.e reversible ?

 

A. Renewable energy

 

 

 

Q. _________ is the useful technique/tool to know efficiency of plant by comparing with other plant?

A. Energy benchmarking

 

Q. 1 M.T.O.E = ________ Megajoules?

 

A. 41,870

 

Q. ________ is the cosine of the angle between the voltage and current flowing in an electrical circuit.

 

A. Power Factor

 

Q. Power Factor (PF) is the ratio of working power to ________ power

 

A. Apparent

 

Q. Solar Cells to convert sunlight directly into usable ________ electricity

 

A. Direct Current

 

Q. _________ is a specialized semiconductor diode that converts visible light into direct current (DC).

 

A. Photovoltaic cell (PV cell)

 

Q. - _________ systems generate power by using a solar sunlight and are directly connected to the utility power grid.

 

A. On-grid PV solar power

 

Q. ______ systems work independently of the grid supply but have batteries which can store the solar power generated by the PV Solar system.

 

A. Off-grid systems

 

Q. Mono-crystalline solar panels are more efficient about how much %,  than polycrystalline solar panel?

 

A. 15-20%

 

Q. In ICAR-NDRI, _________ PV Panels have been used?

A. Poly-crystalline

 

Q. ________ instrument which used to measure the amount of electrical energy produced and supplied to NDRI panels

 

A. Energy meter

 

Q. ____________ is a type of motor controller that drives an electric motor by varying the frequency and voltage supplied to the electric motor.

 

A. Variable frequency drive (VFD)

 

Q. VFD also known by which names?

 

A.Variable speed drive, adjustable speed drive, adjustable frequency drive, AC drive, micro drive, and inverter

 

Q. Typically, the efficiency of Variable frequency drives ?

 

A. 92-98%

 

Q. Where Diesel generating sets used ?

 

A. Diesel generating sets are used to generate electrical energy in emergency when the main supply is suddenly interrupted

 

Q. Alternator also known as “A.C. Generator” operates on the which principle?

 

A. Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction

 

Q. ___________ is used to switch on or off the main supply generated by the alternator

 

A. Air circuit breaker

 

Q. why Synchrono-scope is used in DG set?

 

A. This switch is used to operate when two generators are connected across the same bus-bar to share the load of other generator or to increase the generator use factor.

 

Q. In steam pipe, Pipes should run with a fall of ____________ in the direction of flow ?

A. 12.5 mm in 3 meter

Q. Agrowaste, firewoods, Animal dung comes under which forms of energy?

A. Non-commercial energy

Q. 1 Barrel = ______ litres?

A. 160

Q. Full form of SCADA

A.Supervisory control and data acquisition

References:

1. NPC energy audit manual and reports

2. NDRI Class notes by Mr. Dabas and Mr. S.K Chaudhary 

3.Previous year question papers

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