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BT362 Sustainable Energy Processes

The document describes the Sustainable Energy Processes course offered at an unknown institution. The 3 credit course introduces current and future energy systems with an emphasis on meeting global energy needs sustainably. The syllabus covers classification and applications of energy sources like solar, wind, biomass and others. Students who pass will be able to explain different energy capture, conversion and storage methods. The course is divided into 6 modules taught over 15 weeks, with internal exams and a final exam weighting different modules.

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BT362 Sustainable Energy Processes

The document describes the Sustainable Energy Processes course offered at an unknown institution. The 3 credit course introduces current and future energy systems with an emphasis on meeting global energy needs sustainably. The syllabus covers classification and applications of energy sources like solar, wind, biomass and others. Students who pass will be able to explain different energy capture, conversion and storage methods. The course is divided into 6 modules taught over 15 weeks, with internal exams and a final exam weighting different modules.

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Course Year of

Course Name L-T-P Credits


Code Introduction
BT362 Sustainable Energy Processes 3-0-0 3 2016

Prerequisite: Nil
Course Objectives
 To introduce the current and potential future energy systems, covering resources, extraction,
conversion, and applications, with emphasis on meeting regional and global energy needs in a
sustainable manner.
Syllabus
Classification of energy, extraction, conversion, and applications of solar energy, wind energy, ocean
energy, biomass energy, fuel cells and hydro-dynamic systems, merits and demerits of various energy
systems, energy storage.

Expected outcome
Students who successfully complete this course should be able to
i. Identify global and Indian energy sources.
ii. Explain capture, conversion and application of solar and wind energy.
iii. Explain conversion of biomass to energy.
iv. Explain the capture of energy from oceans.
v. Explain fuel cells and energy storage routes.
Reference Books
1. Bansal N K, Kleemann M, Michael Meliss, Renewable Energy Sources & Conversion
Technology, Tata McGraw Hill publishing Company, New Delhi, 1990.
2. Boyle, Godfrey, Renewable Energy, 3/e, Oxford University Press, 2012.
3. S P Sukhatme, Solar Energy - Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage, 2/e, Tata
McGraw- Hill Publishing company, New Delhi,1996.
4. Pramod Jain, Wind Energy Engineering, McGraw Hill, 2011.
5. Donald L Klass, Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels and Chemicals, Academic Press, 1998.
Course Plan
Sem. Exam
Module Contents Hours
Marks
I General classification of energy. Conventional and non- 7 15%
conventional. Renewable and non-renewable. Global and
Indian energy sources. Global and Indian energy
consumption. Problems of fossil fuels. Environmental aspects
of energy utilization. Energy and sustainable development.
Energy planning. Renewable energy sources, potentials,
achievements and applications.
II Solar energy. Solar radiation. Solar thermal systems. Flat 7 15%
plate and concentrating collectors. Solar desalination. Solar
pond. Solar cookers. Solar dryers. Solar thermal electric
power plant. Solar photovoltaic conversion. Semiconductor
and thin film technology. Solar cells. Solar photovoltaic
power generation. Hybrid systems. Merits and limitations of
solar energy.
FIRST INTERNAL EXAM
III Wind energy. Availability of wind energy, Site 7 15%
characteristics, Wind turbine types-horizontal axis and
vertical axis-design principles of wind turbine. Wind power
plants, Wind energy storage. Safety and environmental
aspects. Merits and limitations of wind energy.
IV Biomass energy. Biomass resources, Biomass conversion 7 15%
technologies-direct combustion, pyrolysis, biomass
gasification. Biogas production. Biomethanation as an aid to
environment improvement. Bioethanol, biodiesel and
biobutanol production. Hydrogen as fuel. Biohydrogen
production. Storage of hydrogen.
SECOND INTERNAL EXAM
V Energy from the oceans. Ocean thermal electric conversion. 7 20%
Tidal energy conversion. Geothermal energy conversion.
Hydro power-global and Indian scenario. Positive and
negative attributes of hydropower. Electricity from
hydropower. Small hydropower.
VI Fuel cells. Alkaline fuel cells. Phosphoric acid fuel cell. 7 20%
Molten carbonate fuel cell. Solid oxide fuel cell, Solid
polymer electrolyte fuel cell. Magneto-hydrodynamic
systems. Electric vehicles. Energy storage routes like thermal,
chemical, mechanical, electrical storage. Batteries.
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN:

Maximum Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 hours

The question paper consists of Part A, Part B and Part C.

Part A consists of three questions of 15 marks each uniformly covering Modules I and II. The
student has to answer two questions (15×2=30 marks).
Part B consists of three questions of 15 marks each uniformly covering Modules III and IV.
The student has to answer two questions (15×2=30 marks).
Part C consists of three questions of 20 marks each uniformly covering Modules V and VI.
The student has to answer two questions (20×2=40 marks).
For each question there can be a maximum of 4 subparts.

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