Paper Code: 415
Paper: Energy and Environment
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Question No. 1 should be compulsory and cover the entire syllabus. This question should have
objective or short answer type questions. It should be of 25 marks.
Apart from question no. 1, rest of the paper shall consist of four units as per the syllabus. Every unit
should have two questions. However, student may be asked to attempt only 1 question from each
unit. Each question should be of 12.5 marks.
UNIT – I
Use of conventional fuel like Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas, Lignite.
Resources and reserves and their environmental impacts for Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas, Lignite.
Conventional technology for energy production like Boiler, Turbines, Fluidized bed systems and combined cycle systems.
Introduction to Nuclear energy: Fission energy, Fusion energy, environmental consequences and hazard potential.
[No. of Hrs: 11]
UNIT – II
Principles of MHD generator, MHD equation and power from MHD systems. Cracking of petroleum furnace.
Solar energy, Flat plate collectors, Theory of Flat plate collectors, Photovoltaics & Solar Ponds, Wind energy, Tidal energy,
Geo-thermal, Mini and micro hydropower development.
[No. of Hrs.
11]
UNIT – III
Biomass gasification, Biomass gasifier systems, Gasifier coupled dual fuel engine system, Characteristics of producer gas,
Efficient & pollution free biomass stoves, Bio-conservation technology, Environmental impacts of large scale exploitation of
renewable energy.
Concept of energy efficiency, Improving energy efficiency, Energy analysis.
[No. of Hrs:
10]
UNIT – IV
Capital recovery factor, Economic analysis of wind electric generation and thermal power systems.
Energy policies in the country, Tariffs and subsidies, Energy utility interface, Private sector participation in power
generation, Energy and development, National energy plan, Energy demand analysis, Economic models.
[No. of Hrs:
10]
Text Books and Suggested Readings:
1. Edward H. Thorndike, “Energy & Environment- A Primer for Scientists and Engineers Addition”, Wesley
Publishing Company, Reading, 1976.
2. Thomas B. Johanson et. al., “Renewal Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity, Earth Scan”, Publications
Ltd. London.
3. David Merrick and Richard Marshall, “Energy-Present and Future options”, John Wiley & Sons, New
Yourk, 1981.
4. P. Chartier, “Biomass for Energy & Environment, proceedings of the European Biomass Conference”,
Pergamon Press, 1996.