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Q10. (A). Compare the effectiveness of a current limiting circuit breaker with that of a HRC fuse.

(B) An AC Voltage Of 24 V is connected in series with the silicon diode and load resistance 500 Ohm having forward resistance 1O Ohms. Calculate the peak output voltage.

Q 7. With reference to Synchronous Motors.

A. Draw and explain the principle of operation Synchronous Motors.

B. Find the synchronous impedance reactance of an alternator in which a given field current produces an armature current of 200 A on short circuit and a generated e.m.f. of 50V on open circuit. The armature resistance is 0.1 ohm. To what induced voltage must the alternator be excited if it is to deliver a load of 100A at a p.f of 0.8 lagging, with a terminal voltage of 200 V.

Q3. What would be value of Neutral Earthing Resister in a high voltage ship of three phase alternators to limit the earth fault current to the full load of rating of a 4 MW having 0.8 power factor generating 6600 volts?

Q8. A. What is silicon controlled rectifier (SCR)? How is the break over voltage of the SCR defined?  B. A d.c. motor takes an armature current of 110 A at 480 V. The resistance of the armature circuit is 0.2 . The machine has six poles and the armature is lap-connected with 864 conductors. The flux per pole is 0.05 Wb. Calculate - (i) The speed; (ii) The gross torque developed by the armature

Q8: A. What is meant by the Admiralty Coefficient and the Fuel Coefficient?

B. A slip of 14900 tonne displacement has a shaft power of 4460 Kw at 14.55 knots. The shaft power is reduced to 4120 kW and the fuel consumption at the same displacement is 541 kg/h. Calculate the fuel coefficient for the ship.

Q7. A. Describe the stability requirements of a ship for dry-docking.

(b) A double bottom tank containing seawater is 6m long, 12m wide and 1m deep. The inlet pipe from the pump has its center 75mm above the outer bottom. The pump has a pressure of 70 kN/m2 and is left running indefinitely. calculate the load on the tank top:

 (i) If there is no outlet.

(ii) If the overflow pipe extends 5m above the tank top.

Q6. (a) Describe the relationship between frictional resistance and

(i) Ship’s speed;

(ii) the wetted area;

(iii) surface roughness;

(iv) The length of the vessel.

b) A ship 150m long and 8.5m draught has a rudder whose area is one sixtieth of the middle-line plane and diameter of stock 320mm. Calculate the maximum speed at which the vessel may travel if the maximum allowable stress is 70 MN/m? the centre of stock 0.9m from the centre of effort and the maximum rudder angle is 35 degrees. (10)

Q6. The force acting normal to the centerline plane of a rudder is given by the expression:

Fn = 15.5 A v2 α newtons

Where, A = Rudder area (m2)

v = Ship speed (m/s)

α = Rudder helm angle (degrees)

A ship travelling at a speed of 20 knots has a rudder configuration as shown in Fig Q4. The center of effort for areas A1 and A2 are 32% of the width from their respective leading edges. The rudder angle is limited to 35º from the ship's centerline.

Calculate EACH of the following:

(a) The diameter of the rudder stock required for a maximum allowable stress of 77 MN/m2;

(b) The drag component of the rudder force when the rudder is put hard over at full speed.

Q9. (a) Describe the effects on centre of gravity of slack tanks. (b) A box-shaped vessel 100-meter-long x 20 meters wide X 12 meters deep is floating in salt water on an even keel at 6 meters’ draft. A forward compartment is 10 meters long, 12 meters wide and extends from the outer bottom to a watertight flat, 4 meters long 12 meters wide and extends from the outer bottom to a watertight flat, 4 meters above the keel. the compartment contains cargo of permeability 25%. find the new draft if this compartment is bilged.

Q6. A. Describe how the distribution of mass within the ship affects the rolling period B. A ship of 14000 tonne displacement is 125 m long and floats at draughts of 7.9 m forward and 8.5 m aft. The TPC is 19, GML 120 m and LCF 3 m forward of midships. It is required to bring the vessel to an even keel draught of 8.5m. Calculate the mass which should be added and the distance of the distance of the centre of the mass from midships.

Q6. A. What do you understand by reserve buoyancy what will happen if the lost buoyancy is greater than the reserve buoyancy.

B. A ship of 8100 tonne displacement floats upright in seawater. KG = 7.5m and GM = 0.45m A tank, whose centre of gravity is 0.5m above the keel and 4m from the centreline, contains 100 tonne of water ballast neglecting free face effect, calculate the angle of heel when the ballast is pumped out.

Q7. A) State briefly, the meaning of the expressions ‘star-connected’ as applied to three-phase a.c. practice. What is the ratio of the maximum line voltage to the maximum phase voltage in each case. (6)

B) Determine the line current taken by a 440V, three-phase, star-connected motor having an output of 45kW at 0.88(lagging) power factor and an efficiency of 93 per cent. (10)