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ME 8102 - NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY |
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| SYLLABUS-EIGTH SEMESTER-SCRA |
| TOPIC | CONTENTS |
| Introduction | energy needs and energy supply: sources; conversions and thermodynamical needs and systems, contribution of non-conventional energy. |
| Solar Energy | solar radiation characteristics and estimation, solar collectors: flat plate and concentrating types, their comparative study; design and material selection, efficiency, selective paints and surfaces. Heating of air and water for building and other uses, Thermal storages, Solar ponds, Solar pumps, Solar power, Solar cookers etc. Direct conversion of solar energy to electricity and its various uses, materials, limitations and costs. |
| Bio-Conversion | photosynthesis and generation of bio-gas, digesters and their design, selection of material; feed to digester, pyrolytic gasification, production of hydrogen, algae production and their uses. |
| Wind Energy | availability, site selection, different types of wind turbines, design criteria and material selection, economics. |
| Geo-Thermal Energy | sites, potentiality and limitation, study of different conversion systems and other uses of geo-thermal sources. |
| Tidal Energy | sites, potentiality and possibility of harnessing from site, limitations, different methods of using tidal power. |
| Ocean Thermal Energy | principle of utilization and its limitations, description of few systems. |
| Other Non-conventional Energy Sources | fluidized bed combustion, heat from waste and other sources. |
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SUGGESTED BOOKS |
1.)Non Conventional Energy Sources by G.D.Rai (khanna publishers) 2.)Solar Energy Utilization by G.D.Rai 3.)Solar Heating and Cooling by Duffie and Bakeman
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