Syllabus

UNIT-I:  Introduction: Various sources of energy, relative merits and demerits, Statistics and prospects of conventional and Renewable energy sources.

UNIT-II: Conventional Energy Sources: Fossil Fuels: Power generation using steam turbine and gas turbine power plants, Nuclear Fuels: Parts of the reactor core, Nuclear power plant outline, Methods to dispose of radioactive waste. Hydro-Energy: Spillways, Hydroelectric power plant outline.

UNIT-III: Renewable Energy Systems: Solar Energy – Types of collectors and concentrators, Solar Photo Voltaic Cell. Wind Energy – Types of Wind Turbines and their working, geothermal power plant, Biomass conversion, Wave Energy power plant, Tidal Energy power plant, Ocean thermal energy power plant.

UNIT-IV: Storage: Methods to store Mechanical Energy, Electrical Energy, Chemical Energy and Thermal Energy. Co-generation &Tri-generation: Definition, application, advantages, classification, saving Potential. Energy waste, waste heat recovery classification, advantages and applications, commercially viable waste heat recovery devices.

UNIT-V: Power Plant Economics and Environmental Considerations: Costing, Estimation of power production -Pollutants and Pollution Standards -Methods of pollution control. Energy Efficiency rating and BEE standards, Future energy needs and challenges.