GBTU / MTU Syllabus of NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES [Effective from the session : 2012-13]

EOE-081: NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES

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UNIT-I

Introduction

Various non-conventional energy resources- Introduction, availability, classification, relative

merits and demerits.

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Solar Cells:

Theory of solar cells. solar cell materials, solar cell array,  solar cell power plant, limitations.

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UNIT-II

Solar Thermal Energy:

Solar radiation, flat plate collectors and their materials, applications and performance, focussing

of collectors and their materials, applications and performance; solar thermal power plants,

thermal energy storage for solar heating and cooling, limitations.

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UNIT-III

Geothermal Energy:

Resources of geothermal energy, thermodynamics of geo-thermal energy conversion-electrical

conversion, non-electrical conversion, environmental considerations.

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Magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD):

Principle of working of MHD Power plant, performance and limitations.

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Fuel Cells:

Principle of working of various types of fuel cells and  their  working,  performance  and

limitations.

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UNIT-IV

Thermo-electrical and thermionic Conversions:

Principle of working, performance and limitations.

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Wind Energy:

Wind power  and its sources, site selection, criterion, momentum theory, classification of rotors,

concentrations and augments, wind characteristics. performance and limitations of energy

conversion systems.

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UNIT-V

Bio-mass:

Availability of bio-mass and its conversion theory.

2

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC):

Availability, theory and working principle, performance and limitations.

Wave and Tidal Wave:

Principle of working, performance and limitations.

Waste Recycling Plants.

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Text/References Books:

1.  Raja etal, “Introduction to Non-Conventional Energy Resources” Scitech Publications.

2.  John Twideu and Tony Weir, “Renewal Energy Resources” BSP Publications, 2006.

3.  M.V.R. Koteswara Rao, “ Energy Resources: Conventional & Non-Conventional “ BSP

Publications,2006.

4.  D.S. Chauhan,”Non-conventional Energy Resources” New Age International.

5.  C.S. Solanki, “Renewal Energy Technologies: A Practical Guide for Beginners” PHI

Learning.