JNTUK B.Tech Alternative Energy sources for Automobiles gives you detail information of Alternative Energy sources for Automobiles R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
Course Objectives: To impart the necessity of finding alternative energy sources for automobiles. To understand merits and demerits, performance characteristics of various sources of fuels and their comparison.
Unit-I : Objective: The objective is to introduce the use and the application of different fuel types and characteristics. The student will be able to understand Solar photo-voltaic conversion and working principles.
Introduction: Need for non-conventional energy sources. Energy alternative : solar, photo-voltaic, Hydrogen, Bio mass. Electrical – their merits and demerits. Solar photo-voltaic conversion, Collection and storage of solar energy, collection devices, flat plate collectors, concentrating type collectors, principles and working of photo-voltaic Conversion, Applications to automobiles.
Unit-II : Objective: The objective is to expose the student about energy from bio-mass performance characteristics. Energy from Bio mass: Photosynthesis, photosynthetic oxygen production, energy plantation. Bio gas production from organic waste, description and types of Bio gas plants, Application and limitations – Merits and demerits performance characteristics and their comparison.
Unit-III : Objective: The objective is to expose the students to study and understand basic principles of hydrogen energy and thermo-chemical production.
Hydrogen Energy: Properties of Hydrogen, sources of Hydrogen, Thermodynamics of water splitting Production of Hydrogen, Electrolysis of water. Thermal decomposition of water. Thermo-chemical production, Biochemical production.
Unit – IV : Objective: To learn various factors to be considered in hydrogen fuel usage, and to study performance. Design and study of future possibilities of electric automobiles. Hydrogen fuel, Storage and Transportation methods, Applications to engines modifications necessary, precautions and safety measures – Performance characteristics in Engine and their comparison.
Electric Automobiles: Design considerations, limitations. opportunities for improvement Batteries, problems. future possibilities , capacities, types , material requirement.
Unit – V : Objective: To learn various factors to be considered in hydrogen fuel usage, study of performance. Design and study of future possibilities of electric automobiles. Applicability of electric cars, Driving requirements, cost of’ electric car, comparative use of fuel and energy. Availability of energy for recharging. impacts on use of fuel and energy. Impact on urban air quality, impact on price, material requirement Traction motors and types.
Unit-VI : Objective: To study the use of gas turbines in automobiles and Design of turbochargers for automobiles. Use of gas turbines in cars, arrangement, control merits and de-merits, Design of turbochargers for automobiles, their usefulness on the performance.
Course outcomes: The students completing the course will be able to understand the ever increasing quality of life. This phenomenon imposes high demand on conventional fossil fuels. Hence search for alternate fuels is a continuous phenomenon. The student will have an overview of various alternate fuels along with their merits and limitations.
Text Books
- G.D. Rai ‘Non-conventional sources of energy Khamma Lab.
- William Hamilton ‘Electric Automobiles’, PHI
- Alternative sources and control system.Yes Dee publishing pvt Ltd
Reference Books
- S.P. Sukhatme ‘Solar Energy’, Tata McGraw Hill .
- S. Rao & B.B. Larulekar ‘Energy Technology’, Khamma Lab
- Frank Kreith & Jan F. Krieder’ Principles of Solar Engineering’ McGraw Hill.
- J.A. Duffie&W.A. Beckman ‘Solar Energy -thermal Process’ McGrawHil1
- E, D ;Totta, ‘Solar Hydrogeff Energy-Systems’
- T.N. Veziroglu. Alternative energy sources.
- Mitsui E. Stal, Biological solar energy conversion
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