Design of Alternative Energy System (DAES)

Syllabus: 

DESIGN OF WIND MACHINES (08 Hours)
Basic theory, Design concept, Design of duten type wind machine, Designing three bladed propeller type –wind machine, site selection.

DESIGN OF SOLAR COOLING SYSTEM (08 Hours)
Absorption principles, acqua – ammonia, Li – Br – H2O system, determination of collection area for a given cooling application.

DESIGN OF BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS (08 Hours)
Alcohol fermentation, anaerobic digestion design of bio gas plant based on total cost minimization, factors influencing biogas plant performance.

GASIFIER (08 Hours)
Gasifier engine based gen – sets, decentralized electricity – generation, biomass gasifier, its principles,
chemical reactions, design concepts of biomass gasifier, performance.

SOLAR PHOTO – VOLTAIC SYSTEMS (07 Hours)
Theory of solar cells, design concept of p v system, concept of p v diesel hybrid system .

THERMIONIC GENERATORS AND FUEL CELLS (06 Hours)
The electricity generation potential, principles, and design of thermionic generators & fuel cells.

(Total Lecture Hours: 45)

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Peter Auer, “Advances in Energy Technologies” , Academic Press, 1977.
2. Twidell J. W. and Weir A. D., “Renewable Energy Resources” , ELBS, 1986.
3. Sukhatme S. P., “Solar Energy Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,1996
4. Kreith and Kreider, “Hand Book of Solar Energy” McGraw Hill, New York, 1980.
5. Duffie J. A. and Beckman W. A., “Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes”, John Wiley & Sons, New York,1991.
6. Channiwala S. A., “Solar Energy Data Book”, SVNIT, Surat, 2000.

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