18ME81: Energy Engineering ME Syllabus for BE 8th Sem 2018 Scheme VTU

Energy Engineering detailed Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (ME), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all other VTU 8th Sem ME Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU 8th Sem ME Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for energy engineering is as follows.

Course Learning Objectives:

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Module-1

STEAM GENERATORS Coal and ash handling, Generation of steam using forced circulation, high and supercritical pressures, LaMount, Benson, Velox, Loeffer, Schmidt steam generators, Cooling towers and Ponds, Accessories such as Superheaters, De-superheater, Economizers, Air preheaters.

Module-2

Solar Energy: Introduction, Solar radiation at the earth’s surface, Solar radiation measurements, Flat plate collectors, Focussing collectors, Solar pond, Solar electric power generation-Solar photovoltaics. Biomass Energy: Photosynthesis, photosynthetic oxygen production, energy plantation. Bio Chemical Route: Biogas production from organic wastes by anaerobic fermentation, Bio gas plants-KVIC, Janta, Deenbhandu models, factors affecting bio gas generation. Thermal gasification of biomass, updraft and downdraft gasifiers.

Module-3

Module-4

Hydroelectric plants: Advantages & disadvantages of water power, Hydrographs and flow duration curves-numericals, Storage and pondage, General layout of hydel power plants- components such as Penstock, surge tanks, spill way and draft tube and their applications, pumped storage plants, Detailed classification of hydroelectric plants, water hammer. Ocean Thermal Energy: Ocean thermal energy conversion, Principle and working of Rankine cycle, Problems associated with OTEC.

Module-5

NUCLEAR ENERGY Principles of release of nuclear energy-Fusion and fission reactions. Nuclear fuels used in the reactors, Chain reaction, Moderation, breeding, Multiplication and thermal utilization factors. General components of a nuclear reactor and materials, Brief description-Pressurized water reactor, Boiling water reactor, Sodium graphite reactor, Fast Breeder reactor, Homogeneous graphite reactor and gas cooled reactor, Radiation hazards, Shielding, Nuclear waste, Radioactive waste disposal.

Course Outcomes:

Question Paper Pattern:

The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
Each full question will be for 20 marks.
There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

Power Plant Engineering P. K. Nag Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, New Delhi Third Edition, 2012.
Power Plant Engineering Arora and Domkundwar Dhanpat Rai & Co. (P) Ltd. Sixth Edition, 2012.
Non-conventional Sources of Energy G.D.Rai Khanna Publishers, New Delhi Fifth Edition, 2015.
Non-conventional energy resources B H Khan McGraw Hill Education 3rd Edition

Reference Books:

For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE Mechanical Engineering, 2018 scheme do visit Mechanical Engineering 8th Sem Syllabus for 2018 scheme.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE results, visit VTU BE all semester results direct links.

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