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B.TECH
(SEM VII) THEORY EXAMINATION 2021-22
UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY & ELECTRIC TRACTION
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 100
Note: 1. Attempt all Sections. If require any missing data; then choose suitably.
SECTION A
1. Attempt all questions in brief. 2 x 10 = 20
a. Explain conduction mode of heat transfer?
b. How is control of power affected in electric air arc furnaces?
c. Define the term electric welding.
d. What are the various current collection systems?
e. Why is tungsten selected as the filament material?
f. State and explain refrigeration process.
g. Give examples of various traction systems in daily life.
h. What is meant by schedule speed of a train?
i. Why the magnetic circuit of a traction motor is not made of cast iron?
j. State the significant features of traction drives.
SECTION B
2. Attempt any three of the following: 10 x 3 = 30
a. Explain the working of arc furnaces and describe with the help of a sketch the
construction and working of any one type of arc furnace.
b. Explain arc blow effect at the edges and due to ground currents. What are the
advantages of using coated welding electrodes?
c. Define air conditioning. On what factor does the air conditioning depends?
Explain in detail.
d. The distance between two stops is 1.4 Km. A Schedule speed of 50 kmph is
required to cover that distance. The stop is of 20-s duration. The values of the
Accelaration and retardation are 2 kmphp and 3 kmphp, respectively. Then,
Determine maximum speed over the run. Assume a simplified trapezoidal
speed-time curve.
e. Explain the theory, working and characteristics of linear induction motor for
traction purposes.
SECTION C
3. Attempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10
(a) Explain the method of induction heating and describe coreless type of induction
furnace.
(b) What is dielectric heating? Explain the factors on which the dielectric loss in a
dielectric material depends.
4. Attempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10
(a) Draw a neat sketch of a spot welding machine and describe its construction and
working in detail.
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(b) It is required to repair a worn out circular shaft 15 cm in diameter and 32 cm
long by coating it with a layer of 1.6 mm of nickel. Determine the theoretical
value of quantity of electricity required and time taken if the current density
used is 210 A/m2. Electro-chemical equivalent of Nickel is 30.4 x 10-8 Kg/C of
electricity and density of Nickel is 8.9 x 103 Kg/m3.
5. Attempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10
(a) Explain the working of a fluorescent tube with the help of the circuit diagram
giving the function of various parts.
(b) A room with an area of 6 × 9 m is illustrated by ten 80-W lamps. The luminous
efficiency of the lamp is 80 lumens/W and the coefficient of utilization is
0.65.Find the average illumination.
6. Attempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10
(a) What is tractive effort of a train and what are its functions? Derive an
expression for the tractive effort developed by a train unit.
(b) What are the advantages of single-phase low frequency system of track
electrification? What are the factors due to which its wide spread application
remains limited?
7. Attempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10
(a) Discuss the problem associated with diesel-electric traction and indicate how
these are overcome in practice.
(b) How direction of rotation of a traction motor is reversed? Explain the working
principle of metadyne control of traction motor. Also discuss its merits and
demrits.
