Renewable Energy Technologies detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mech Sandwich students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 8th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 8th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VI scheme and its subjects refer to Mech Sandwich Professional Elective-VI syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of renewable energy technologies is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
ENERGY SCENARIO 9
Indian energy scenario in various sectors – domestic, industrial, commercial, agriculture, transportation and others – Present conventional energy status – Present renewable energy statusPotential of various renewable energy sources-Global energy status-Per capita energy consumption – Future energy plans
Unit II
SOLAR ENERGY 9
Solar radiation – Measurements of solar radiation and sunshine – Solar spectrum – Solar thermal collectors – Flat plate and concentrating collectors – Solar thermal applications – Solar thermal energy storage – Fundamentals of solar photo voltaic conversion – Solar cells – Solar PV Systems – Solar PV applications.
Unit III
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Unit IV
BIO-ENERGY 9
Bio resources – Biomass direct combustion – thermochemical conversion – biochemical conversionmechanical conversion – Biomass gasifier – Types of biomass gasifiers – Cogeneration — Carbonisation – Pyrolysis – Biogas plants – Digesters -Biodiesel production – Ethanol production -Applications.
Unit V
OCEAN AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 9
Small hydro – Tidal energy – Wave energy – Open and closed OTEC Cycles – Limitations -Geothermal energy – Geothermal energy sources – Types of geothermal power plants – Applications – Environmental impact.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Discuss the Indian and global energy scenario.
- Describe the various solar energy technologies and its applications.
- Explain the various wind energy technologies.
- Explore the various bio-energy technologies.
- Discuss the ocean and geothermal technologies.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Godfrey Boyle, “Renewable Energy, Power for a Sustainable Future”, Oxford University Press, U.K., 2012.
- Rai.G.D., “Non-Conventional Energy Sources”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2014.
- Sukhatme.S.P., “Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2009.
- Tiwari G.N., “Solar Energy – Fundamentals Design, Modelling and applications”, Alpha Science Intl Ltd, 2015.
- Twidell, J.W. & Weir A., “Renewable Energy Resources”, EFNSpon Ltd., UK, 2015.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 8th Sem, visit Mech Sandwich 8th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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