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THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL STUDIES / BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY FINAL EXAMINATION 2014 / 2015, TTX5234 — PLANT UTILITIES DURATION - THREE HOURS DATE: 7" September 2015 TIME: 1330~ 1630 Hours ‘Total Number of Questions = 09 _ Number of questions to be answered = 06 Answer the question 1, which is compulsory, and five (05) additional questions. Question 1 carries twenty five (25) marks and questions 2 to 9 carry fifteen (15) marks each. a) Compulsory Question a) Briefly explain what you understand by non-renewable energy. Give two (02) examples. (02 Marks) b) Briefly explain the differences between “kinetic energy” and “potential energy’. (02 Marks) ©) Explain why you need a transformer during distribution of electricity to/at faraway locations giving the principle of a transformer. (02 Marks) d) Briefly explain three (03) chemical processing methods used in a crude oil refinery in order to get usable products. (03 Marks) ‘¢) What do you understand by “Critical point’ and “Triple point’ pertaining to thermodynamic properties of water? (show these points in two diagrams ) (02 Marks) f) Depending on the wave length, part of electromagnetic spectrum comes under light (visible spectrum). What is the range of visible spectrum? (02 Marks) Page 1 of 5 4g) Explain the differences between luminous efficiency and luminous efficacy. (02Marks) h) What do you understand by the terms “Safety engineering” and “Safety management"? (02 Marks) i) According to the definition of air conditioning, what are the four factors that have to be controlled to meet the requirements of air conditioning? (03 Marks) J) Briefly explain how you measure the risk of hazards. (03 Marks) k) Name four (4) physical characteristics of water suitable for textile processing (02 Marks) Select any 5 from the following questions (2) a) What do you understand by the terms “ultimate sources of energy’, “primary energy’ and “secondary energy"? Give one example for each type. (07 Marks) b) Briefly explain four different types of cracking processes of hydrocarbons. (08 Marks) (3) a) Briefly explain the two terms, “Nucleus Fission” and “Nucleus Fusion’. (05 Marks) b) Briefly explain two (02) advantages and three disadvantages of nuclear power generation compared to power generation from hydrocarbons. (05 Marks) c) According to Michal Faraday, if a conductive wire moves in a magnetic field, it generates a voltage in the wire. What are the three (03) laws of Faraday, related to this electrical energy? (05 Marks) Page 2 of S| (4) a) Hardness is one of the properties considered in water used for textile processing. Briefly explain, how is it defined and measured? (05 Marks) b) Define the term “De-aeration”. What are the requirements of efficient de- aeration equipment? (06 Marks) ©) Briefly explain what you understand by “scrubbing” (04 Marks) (8) a) Draw Enthalpy-Temperature diagram of water under four constant pressures, Pi, B2, Ps, Ps Where pi

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