Energy and Environment Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-1)

Energy and Environment detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17ME562), 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.

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Course Objectives:

1. Understand energy scenario, energy sources and their utilization
2. Learn about methods of energy storage, energy management and economic analysis
3. Have proper awareness about environment and eco system.
4. Understand the environment pollution along with social issues and acts.

Module 1
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Module 2

Energy storage systems: Thermal energy storage methods, Energy saving, Thermal energy storage systems Energy Management: Principles of Energy Management, Energy demand estimation, Energy pricing Energy Audit: Purpose, Methodology with respect to process Industries, Characteristic method employed in Certain Energy Intensive Industries Economic Analysis: Scope, Characterization of an Investment Project

Module 3

Environment: Introduction, Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies- Definition, scope and importance, Need for public awareness. Ecosystem: Concept, Energy flow, Structure and function of an ecosystem. Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids, Forest ecosystem, Grassland ecosystem, Desert ecosystem and Aquatic ecosystems, Ecological succession.

Module 4
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Module 5

Social Issues and the Environment: Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust. Case Studies. Wasteland reclamation, Consumerism and waste products, Environment Protection Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act, Wildlife Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act, Issues involved in enforcement of environmental legislation.

Course Outcomes:

1. Summarize the basic concepts of energy, its distribution and general Scenario.
2. Explain different energy storage systems, energy management, audit and economic analysis.
3. Summarize the environment eco system and its need for awareness.
4. Identify the various types of environment pollution and their effects.
5. Discuss the social issues of the environment with associated acts.

Text Books:

1. Textbook for Environmental Studies For Undergraduate Courses of all Branches of Higher Education by University grant commission and BharathiVidyapeeth Institute of environment education and Research, Pune
2. De, B. K., Energy Management audit & Conservation, 2nd Edition, Vrinda Publication, 2010.

Reference Books:

1. Turner, W. C., Doty, S. and Truner, W. C., Energy Management Hand book, 7th edition, Fairmont Press, 2009.
2. Murphy, W. R., Energy Management, Elsevier, 2007.
3. Smith, C. B., Energy Management Principles, Pergamum, 2007
4. Environment pollution control Engineering by C S Rao, New Age International, 2006, reprint 2015, 2nd edition.
5. Environmental studies, by Benny Joseph, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008, 2nd edition.

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