15ME63C: Renewable Energy Resources Mechanical 6th Sem Syllabus for Diploma DTE Karnataka C15 Scheme

Renewable Energy Resources detail syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (General) (70), C15 scheme is taken from DTE Karnataka official website and presented for diploma students. The course code (15ME63C), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other mechanical 6th sem syllabus for diploma c15 scheme dte karnataka you can visit Mechanical 6th Sem Syllabus for Diploma C15 Scheme DTE Karnataka Subjects. For all other Elective Course subjects do refer to Elective Course. The detail syllabus for renewable energy resources is as follows.

Pre-requisites:

Knowledge of Applied science, Thermal engineering

Course Objectives:

The energy has become an important and one of the basic infrastructures for the economic development of the country. it is imperative for the sustained growth of the economy. This course envisages the new and renewable source of energy, available in nature and to expose the students on sources of energy crisis and the alternates available, also stress up on the application of non-conventional energy technologies.

Course Outcomes:

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UNIT I: ENERGY CONSERVATION & STORAGE 08 Hrs

Energy- Energy Sources & their Availability – Importance of Renewable Energy Resources -Principles of energy conservation- Energy storage- Necessity of energy storage-Energy storage methods- Mechanical Energy storage -Pumped storage-Compressed air storageElectrical Storage -Lead Acid Battery -Chemical Storage -Energy storage via hydrogen -Electromagnetic energy storage.

UNIT II: SOLAR ENERGY 10 HRS

Solar energy- Introduction-Solar constant- Solar Radiation at the Earth’s surfacemeasurements of solar radiation-pyronometer- pyrheliometer- sunshine recorder -Solar collectors-Classification-liquid flat plate collector-construction-effect of various parameter on its performance-Concentrating collector-Focusing and non-focusing type-Applications of
Solar Energy – solar water heater- Solar Cooker-Box type- Solar dryer-solar greenhouse— Summer and winter greenhouse-solar electric power generation-Solar photovoltaic.

UNIT III: WIND ENERGY 08 HRS

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UNIT IV: BIOMASS ENERGY 08 Hrs

Introduction- Biomass conversion techniques-Biogas Generation-Factors affecting biogas Generation-Types of biogas plants- Advantages and disadvantages of biogas plants-urban waste to energy conversion-MSW incineration plant.

UNIT V: GEO THERMAL & TIDAL ENERGY 10 HRS

Geothermal Sources-Hydro thermal Sources-

1. Vapor dominated systems
2. Liquid dominated systems –

Prime movers for geothermal energy conversion-Tidal Energy-Basic Principles of Tidal Power-Components of Tidal Power Plants- Schematic Layout of Tidal Power house-Advantages & Limitations of Tidal power.

UNITVI: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM 08 Hrs

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Text Books:

1. Non-Conventional energy sources. G.D.Rai Khanna Publishers
2. Non-Conventional energy sources-2 E B.H.Khan Tata McGraw Hill
3. Renewable Energy Sources & Emerging Technologies. D P Kothari, K C Singal&RakeshRanjan Prentice Hall India
4. Solar energy. H.P.Garg McGraw Hill- Education
5. Energy opportunities and social responsibility. Satyesh C. Chakraborty Jaico publications

LIST OF SOFTWARES/ LEARNING WEBSITES:

1. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105051/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ota2_LUuar0
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ota2_LUuar0
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dJAtHaSQ98
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xokHLFE96h8
6. http://www.tatapower.com/businesses/renewable-energy.aspx
7. http://www.cleanlineenergy.com/technology/wind-and-solar
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbuLfXgw4Gs
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9q80sSHxKM
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZKKWz_tX1c
11. download other power plant related videos from youtube.com for study purpose.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

1. Energy conservation& storage lectures and Power point presentations/ Video/ Video movies
2. Solar energy Lectures/Presentations, Showing charts, Video movies, Industrial visits to solar Installation units
3. Wind energy Lectures/Presentations, Showing charts, Video movies, Industrial visits to wind mills
4. Bio mass energy Lectures/Presentations, Showing chart, Industrial visits to nearby Bio mass plant
5. Geo thermal & tidal energy Lectures/Presentations, Showing chart,
6. Direct energy conversion systems Lectures/Presentations, Showing chart, Expose to real life industries situation, industrial visits

Suggested List of Student Activities:

Note: the following activities or similar activities for assessing CIE (IA) for 5 marks (Any one)

• Each student should do any one of the following type activity or similar activity related to the course and before take up, get it approved from concerned Teacher and HOD.
• Each student should conduct different activity and no repeating should occur
1. Prepare a of monthly energy consumption of your institute and find the ways how it can be conserved
2. Conduct an energy audit of your institute; suggest the ways how the conventional energy resources utilization can be minimized. Suggest the areas ,where the non-conventional energy may be used
3. Identify the solar intensity and wind speed in your institute locality and calculate the intensity of Solar/Wind Power can be generated.
4. Visit to web site of ministry of renewable energy ,Government of India: http://mnre.gov.in/ make a Study on ‘Developmental Impact and Sustainable Governance aspects of Renewable Energy Projects’
5. Visit solar power plant /wind power plant available in your locality/ nearer to your institute and understand different elements, working, and note the power generation by these plants

Model Question Paper:

(CIE)

1. List out the primary and secondary energy sources OR What are the categories of energy storage system.
2. Explain lead acid battery, with a neat sketch
3. Define solar collectors and list the types of collectors
1. Identify the sources of commercial energy.

OR

2. Analyse, the sun tracking helps in energy collection by a flat plate solar collector.

Model Question Paper:

PART-A

1. What is the necessity of energy conservation and list its various aspects.
2. List the advantages and disadvantages of wind turbines
3. Identify the applications and advantages of flat plate collector.
4. List the usable forms of biomass, their composition and fuel properties
5. Explain the five categories geothermal sources
6. List the advantages and disadvantages of fuel cells
7. Explain solar greenhouse
8. Explain hydro thermal sources
9. Explain briefly about bio diesel plants

PART-B

1. Explain the various aspects of energy conservation.
2. Explain about the solar collectors and its types
3. Explain the forces acting on wind blades.
4. Explain with a neat sketch fixed dome digester
5. Compare the relative performances of a floating drum and fixed dome type biogas plants.
6. Explain with a neat sketch basic thermo ionic generator.
7. Select the considerations for site to install tidal energy .
8. Illustrate the seeded inert gas system with a neat sketch.
9. Making use of a sketch explain the single basic arrangement of tidal power generation.
10. Explain with a neat sketch seeded inert gas system.

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