MTech Energy Production, Conversion And Conservation syllabus for 1 Sem 2018 scheme 18ESE13

Module-1 Module-1 10 hours

Basic Definitions:

System, Property and Variables, Dimensions and Units, Measures of Amounts and Fractions, Force, Temperature, Pressure, Volume, State, Process, Problems.

 

Energy and Energy Types:

Energy, Energy Types, Non Renewable Energy Sources, Heating Value of Fuel, Renewable Energy Resources, Hydrogen, Electric Energy, Magnetic Energy, Chemical Energy, Energy and Global Warming, Tackling the Global Warming.

Module-2 Module-2 10 hours

Mechanical Energy and Electrical Energy:

Mechanical Energy, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Pressure Energy, Surface Energy, Sound Energy, Mechanical Work, Electric Energy, Other Forms of Work.

 

Internal Energy and Enthalpy:

Internal Energy, Enthalpy, Heat, Effect of Temperature on the Heat of Reaction, Standard Enthalpy Changes, Adiabatic Flame Temperature, Air Pollution from Combustion Processes, Heat of Mixing, Heat Measurements by Calorimeter, Psychrometric Diagram, Heat Transfer, Entropy, Energy, Fluid-Flow Work.

A d v e r t i s e m e n t
Module-3 Module-3 10 hours

Energy Balances:

Balance Equations, Mass Balance, Energy Balance, Entropy Balance, Energy Balance, Fluid-Flow Processes, Energy Balance in a Cyclic Process.

 

Energy Production:

Energy Production, Electric Power Production, Transmission of Energy, Power Producing Engine Cycles, Improving the Power Production in Steam Power Plants, Geothermal Power Plants, Cogeneration, Nuclear Power Plants, Hydropower Plants, Wind Power Plants, Solar Power Plants, Hydrogen Production, Fuel Cells, Biomass and Bioenergy Production, Other Energy Production Opportunities, Levelized Energy Cost, Thermodynamic Cost, Ecological Cost.

Module-4 Module-4 10 hours

Energy Conversion:

Energy Conversion, Series of Energy Conversions, Conversion of Chemical Energy of Fuel to Heat, Thermal Efficiency of Energy Conversions, Ideal Fluid-Flow Energy Conversions, Lost Work, Efficiency of Mechanical Conversions, Conversion of Thermal Energy by Heat Engines, Improving Efficiency of Heat Engines, Hydroelectricity, Wind Electricity, Geothermal Electricity, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, Thermoelectric Effect, Efficiency of Heat Pumps and Refrigerators, Efficiency of Fuel Cells, Energy Conversions in Biological Systems.

Module-5 Module-5 10 hours

Energy Storage:

Energy Storage and Regulation, Types of Energy Storage, Thermal Energy Storage, Electric Energy Storage, Chemical Energy Storage, Mechanical Energy Storage.

 

Energy Conservation:

Energy Conservation and Recovery, Conservation of Energy in Industrial Processes, Energy Conservation in Home Heating and Cooling.