Alternate Fuels for I.C. Engines Detailed Syllabus for Thermal Engineering M.Tech first year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Alternate Fuels for I.C. Engines M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
UNIT – I : Need for alternate fuel : Availability and properties of alternate fuels, general use of alcohols, LPG, hydrogen, ammonia, CNG and LNG, vegetable oils and biogas, merits and demerits of various alternate fuels, introduction to alternate energy sources. Like EV, hybrid, fuel cell and solar cars.
UNIT- II: Alcohols: Properties as engine fuel, alcohols and gasoline blends, performance in SI engine, methanol and gasoline blends, combustion characteristics in CI engines, emission characteristics, DME, DEE properties performance analysis, performance in SI & CI Engines.
UNIT- III: Natural Gas, LPG, Hydrogen and Biogas: Availability of CNG, properties, modification required to use in engines, performance and emission characteristics of CNG using LPG in SI & CI engines, performance and emission of LPG. Hydrogen; storage and handling, performance and safety aspects.
UNIT – IV: Technical Background of Diesel/Bio-diesel fuels-Oil feed stocks- Transesterification-Bio-diesel production from Vegetable oils and waste cooking oil-High blend levels of bio-diesel-Testing , Bio diesel-Oxidation stability-Performance in Engines, Properties of bio-fuels and their importance in the context of IC Engines. Vegetable Oils: Various vegetable oils for engines, esterification, performance in engines, performance and emission characteristics, bio diesel and its characteristics
UNIT – V: Electric, Hybrid, Fuel Cell And Solar Cars: Layout of an electric vehicle, advantage and limitations, specifications, system components, electronic control system, high energy and power density batteries, hybrid vehicle, fuel cell vehicles, solar powered vehicles.
Reference Books:
- Alternate Fuels – Dr. S. S. Thipse – Jaico Publications
- Richard. L. Bechfold, Alternative Fuels Guide BooK, SAE International Warrendale – 1997.
- Maheswar Dayal, Energy Today & tomorrow, -1 & B Horishr India-1982.
- Nagpal, Power Plant Engineering, Khanna Publishers, 1991.
- Alcohols as motor fuels progress in technology, Series No. 19 – SAE Publication USE – 1980.
- SAE paper nos. 840367, 841333, 841334, 841156, Transactions, SAE, USA
- Alternative Fuels Guidebook – Bechtold R
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