Thermal Engg R15 Syllabus.pdf

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

M.Tech. (THERMAL ENGINEERING)

COURSE STRUCTURE AND SYLLABUS

I Year I Semester

Category Course Title Int.marks

Ext.marks

L P C

Core Course I Advanced Thermodynamics 25 75 4 -- 4

Core Course II Advanced I.C. Engines 25 75 4 -- 4Core Course III Advanced Fluid Mechanics 25 75 4 -- 4

Core Elective I 1. Non Conventional Energy Sources2. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning3. Turbo Machines

25 75 4 -- 4

Core Elective II 1. Thermal and Nuclear Power Plants2. Thermal Measurements & Process Controls3.

Advanced Materials For Thermal Systems

25 75 4 -- 4

Open Elective I 1.

Advanced Optimization Techniques & Applications2. Nanofluids 25 75 4 -- 4

Laboratory I Thermal Engineering Lab 25 75 -- 4 2

Seminar I Seminar 50 -- -- 4 2

Total Credits 24 8 28

I YearII Semester

Category Course Title Int.marks

Ext.marks

L P C

Core Course IV Combustion & Environment 25 75 4 -- 4

Core Course V Computational Fluid Dynamics 25 75 4 -- 4

Core Course VI Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer 25 75 4 -- 4

Core Elective III 1.

Alternate Fuels

2.

Cryogenic Engineering (pre req: R&AC)3. Jet Propulsion & Rocket Engineering (pre req: Turbo

Machines)

25 75 4 -- 4

Core Elective IV 1.

Convective Heat Transfer2. Equipment Design For Thermal Systems3. Computer Simulation of SI & CI Engine

25 75 4 -- 4

Open Elective II 1. Advanced Finite Element Analysis2.

Energy Management25 75 4 -- 4

Laboratory II Computational Methods Lab 25 75 -- 4 2

Seminar II Seminar 50 -- -- 4 2

Total Credits Total 24 8 28

II Year - I Semester

Course Title Int.marks

Ext.marks

L P C

Comprehensive Viva-Voce -- 100 -- -- 4Project work Review I 50 -- -- 24 12

Total Credits -- 24 16

II Year - II Semester

Course Title Int.marks

Ext.marks

L P C

Project work Review II 50 -- -- 8 4

Project Evaluation (Viva-Voce) -- 150 -- 16 12Total Credits -- 24 16

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M. TechI YearI Sem. (Thermal Engg.)

ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICSUNIT -I:

Review of Thermodynamic Laws and Corollaries: Transient flow analysis, Second law thermodynamics, Entropy,Availability and unavailability, Thermodynamic potential. Maxwell relations, Specific heat relations, Mayer's relation.Evaluation of thermodynamic properties of working substance

UNIT-II:P.V.T Surface: Equation of state. Real gas behavior, Vander Waal's equation, Generalization compressibility factor.Energy properties of real gases. Vapour pressure, Clausius, Clapeyro equation. Throttling, Joule. Thompson coefficient.Non reactive mixtures of perfect gases. Governing laws, Evaluation of properties, Psychometric mixture properties andpsychometric chart, Air conditioning processes, cooling towers. Real gas mixture.

UNIT-III:Combustion: Combustion Reactions, Enthalpy of formation. Entropy of formation, Reference levels of tables. Energy offormation, Heat reaction, Adiabatic flame temperature generated product, Enthalpies, Equilibrium. Chemical equilibrium of

ideal gased, Effect of non reacting gases equilibrium in multiple reactions, The vent hoffs equation. The chemical potentialand phase equilibrium. The Gibbs phase rule.

UNIT-IV:Power Cycles: Review binary vapour cycle, co generation and combined cycles, Second law analysts of cycles.Refrigeration cycles. Thermodynamics off irreversible processes. Introduction, Phenomenological laws, OnsagaReciprocity relation, Applicability of the Phenomenological relations, Heat flux and entropy production, Thermodynamicphenomena, Thermo electric circuits.

UNIT-V:Direct Energy Conversion Introduction: Fuel cells, Thermo electric energy, Thermo ionic power generation,Thermodynamic devices magneto hydronamic generations, Photovoltaic cells.

REFERENCES:1.

Engineering ThermodynamicsRoges & MayhewPearson.2. Thermal Engineering / Rathore / TMH3. Basic and Applied Thermodynamics/ P.K.Nag/ TMH4.

Applied ThermodynamicsR.K. RajputLaxmi Publications5. Thermodynamics/Holman/ Me Graw Hill.6. Thermal Engineering / Soman / PHI7. Engg. Thermodynamics/PL.Dhar / Elsevier8. Thermodynamics/Sonnatag & Van Wylen / John Wiley & Sons9. Thermodynamics for Engineers/Doolittle-Messe / John Wiley & Sons10.

Irreversible Thermodynamics/HR De Groff.11. Thermodynamics & Heat PowerGranet & Bluestein- CRC Press12. Engineering Thermodynamics/Chatopadyaya




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ADVANCED I.C. ENGINES

UNIT - I:IntroductionHistorical ReviewEngine TypesDesign and operating Parameters.

Cycle Analysis:Thermo-chemistry of FuelAir mixtures, propertiesIdeal Models of Engine cyclesReal Engine cycles -differences and Factors responsible forComputer Modeling.

UNIT - II:Gas Exchange Processes:Volumetric EfficiencyFlow through portsSupercharging and Turbo charging.Charge Motion: Mean velocity and Turbulent characteristicsSwirl, SquishPre-chamber Engine flows.

UNIT - III:Engine Combustion in S.I Engines:Combustion and Speed Cyclic Variations Ignition Abnormal combustion Fuelfactors, MPFI, SI engine testing.Combustion in CI engines: Essential FeaturesTypes off Cycle. Pr. DataFuel

Spray BehaviorIgnition DelayMixing Formation and control, Common rail fuel injection system.

UNIT - IV:Pollutant Formation and Control: Nature and extent of problems Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon monoxide, unburntHydrocarbon and particulate EmissionsMeasurement Exhaust Gas Treatment, Catalytic converter, SCR, ParticulateTraps, Lean, NOx, Catalysts.

UNIT - V:Engine Heat Transfer: Importance of heat transfer, heat transfer and engine energy balance, Convective heat transfer ,radiation heat transfer, Engine operating characteristics.Fuel supply systems for S.I. and C.I engines to use gaseous fuels like LPG, CNG and Hydrogen.Modern Trends in IC Engines: Lean Burning and Adiabatic concepts, Rotary Engines, Modification in I.C engines to suitBiofuels, HCCI and GDI concepts.

REFERENCES:1. I.C. Engines / V.Ganesan/TMH2. I.C. Engines/G.K. Pathak & DK Chevan/ Standerd Publications3.

I.C. Engines Fundamentals/Heywood/TMH4. Dual-Fuel Diesel EnginesGhazi A. KarimCRC Press5. I.C. Engines /RK Rajput/Laxmi Publications6. Internal Combustion EnginesS.S. Thipse - Jaico7. Computer Simulation of C.I. Engine Process/ V.Ganesan/University Press8. Fundamentals of IC Engines/HN Gupta/PHI/2ndedition9.

I.C. Engines/Fergnson/Wiley10. The I.C. Engine in theory and Practice Vol.I / Teylor / IT Prof. And Vol.II11. Computer Simulation of Spark-Ignition Engine ProcessesV. GanesanUniversities Press




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ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS

UNIT I:Inviscid Flow of Incompressible Fluids: Lagrangian and Eulerain Descriptions of fluid motion- Path lines, Stream lines,Streak lines, stream tubes velocity of a fluid particle, types of flows, Equations of three dimensional continuity equation-Stream and Velocity potential functions.Basic Laws of fluid Flow:Condition for irrotationality, circulation & vorticity Accelerations in Cartesystems normal andtangential accelerations, Eulers, Bernouli equations in 3DContinuity and Momentum Equations

UNIT II:Viscous Flow:Derivation of Navier-Stokes Equations for viscous compressible flow Exact solutions to certain simplecases : Plain Poisoulle flow - Coutte flow with and without pressure gradient - Hagen Poisoulle flow - Blasius solution.

UNIT III:Boundary Layer Concepts : Prandtls contribution to real fluid flows Prandtls boundary layer theory - Boundary layer

thickness for flow over a flat plate Approximate solutions Creeping motion (Stokes) Oseens approximation - Von-Karman momentum integral equation for laminar boundary layer Expressions for local and mean drag coefficients fordifferent velocity profiles.

UNIT IV:Introduction to Turbulent Flow: Fundamental concept of turbulence Time Averaged Equations Boundary LayerEquations - Prandtl Mixing Length Model - Universal Velocity Distribution Law: Van Driest Model Approximate solutions fordrag coefficientsMore Refined Turbulence Modelsk-epsilon model - boundary layer separation and form dragKarmanVortex Trail, Boundary layer control, lift on circular cylindersInternal Flow: Smooth and rough boundariesEquations for Velocity Distribution and frictional Resistance in smooth roughPipesRoughness of Commercial PipesMoodys diagram.

UNIT V:

Compressible Fluid Flow

I:Thermodynamic basicsEquations of continuity, Momentum and Energy - Acoustic VelocityDerivation of Equation for Mach NumberFlow RegimesMach AngleMach ConeStagnation StateCompressible Fluid Flow II:Area Variation, Property Relationships in terms of Mach number, Nozzles, Diffusers Fannoand Releigh Lines, Property Relations Isothermal Flow in Long Ducts Normal Compressible Shock, Oblique Shock:Expansion and Compressible ShocksSupersonic Wave Drag.

REFERENCES:1. Fluid Mechanics and Machines/Modi and Seth/Standard Book House2. Fluid MechanicsJogCambridge3. Fluid Mechanics with Engineering ApplicationsFinnemore & FranziniMcGrawHill4.

Fluid Mechanics and MachineryKhanOxford5. Fluid Mechanics/Cohen and Kundu/Elsevier/5thedition6. Fluid Mechanics/Potter/Cengage Learning

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Fluid Mechanics/William S Janna/CRC Press8. Fluid Mechanics and Machines/CP Kodandaraman/New Age Publications9. A Text book of Fluid Mechanics/RK Rajput/S. Chand10. Boundary Layer Theory/ Schlichting H /Springer Publications11. Dynamics & Theory and Dynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow/ Shapiro.12. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery/ D. Rama Durgaiah/New Age Publications13. Fluid Dynamics/ William F. Hughes & John A. Brighton/TMH




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M. TechI YearI Sem. (Thermal Engg.) (Core Elective-I)

NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES

UNIT-IIntroduction, Energy Scenario, Survey of energy resources. Classification and need for conventional energy resources.Solar Energy:The Sun-sun-Earth relationship, Basic matter to waste heat energy circuit, Solar Radiation, Attention, Radiationmeasuring instruments.Solar Energy Applications: Solar water heating. Space heating, Active and passive heating. Energy storage. Selectivesurface. Solar stills and ponds, solar refrigeration, Photovoltaic generation.

UNIT -IIGeothermal Energy: Structure of earth, Geothermal Regions, Hot springs. Hot Rocks, Hot Aquifers. Analytical methods toestimate thermal potential. Harnessing techniques, Electricity generating systems.

UNIT-IIIDirect Energy Conversion: Nuclear Fusion: Fusion, Fusion reaction, P-P cycle, Carbon cycle, Deuterium cycle, Condition

for controlled fusion, Fuel cells and photovoltaic. Thermionic & thermoelectric generation, MHD generator.Hydrogen Gas as Fuel:Production methods, Properties, I.C. Engines applications, Utilization strategy, Performances.

UNIT-IVBio-energy: Biomass energy sources. Plant productivity, Biomass wastes, aerovic and Anaerobic bioconversion processed, Rawmetrical and properties of bio-gas, Bio-gas plant technology and status, the energetics and economics of biomass systems,Biomass gasification

UNIT-VWind Energy: Wind, Beaufort number, Characteristics, Wind energy conversion systems, Types, Betz model. Interferencefactor. Power coefficient, Torque coefficient and Thrust coefficient, Lift machines and Drag machines. Matching, Electricitygeneration.Energy from Oceans: Tidal energy. Tides. Diurnal and semi-diurnal nature, Power from tides, Wave Energy, Waves,

Theoretical energy available. Calculation of period and phase velocity of waves, Wave power systems, Submerged devices.Ocean thermal Energy, Principles, Heat exchangers, Pumping requirements, Practical considerations.

REFERENCES:1.

Non-conventional Energy ResourcesKhanMcGraw Hill2. Energy Resources Utilization & TechnologiesY.Anjaneyulu & T. FrancisBS Publications3. Renewable Energy Resources- Basic Principles and Applications/ G.N.Tiwari and M.K.Ghosal/ Narosa Publications4. Renewable Energy Resources/ John Twidell & Tony Weir/Taylor & Francis/2ndedition5. Alternative Energy Sources & SystemsSteebyCengage Learning6. Biological Energy Resources/ Malcolm Fleischer & Chris Lawis/E&FN Spon7.

Renewable Energy SourseTasneem & S.A. Abbasi - PHI8. Solar EnergySukhatme & NayakMcGraw Hill




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REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

UNIT

IVapour Compression Refrigeration: Performance of Complete vapor compression system. Components of VaporCompression System: The condensing unitEvaporatorsExpansion valveRefrigerantsPropertiesODP & GWP -Load balancing of vapor compression Unit.Compound Compression: Flash inter-coolingflash chamberMulti-evaporator & Multistage systems.

UNITIIProduction of Low Temperature:Liquefaction system ;Cascade SystemApplications.Dry ice system.

Vapor absorption systemSimple and modified aqua ammonia system Representation on Enthalpy Concentrationdiagram.LithiumBromide system Three fluid systemHCOP.

UNITIII

Air Refrigeration:ApplicationsAir Craft Refrigeration -Simple, Bootstrap, Regenerative and Reduced ambient systemsProblems based on different systems.Steam Jet refrigeration system: Representation on T-s and h-s diagramslimitations and applications.Unconventional Refrigeration systemThermo-electricVortex tube & Pulse tubeworking principles.

UNITIVAir Conditioning: Psychrometric properties and processes Construction of Psychrometric chart. Requirements ofComfort Air conditioning Thermodynamics of human body Effective temperature and Comfort chart Parametersinfluencing the Effective Temperature.Summer , Winter and year round air conditioning systems.Cooling load Estimation: Occupants, equipments, infiltration, duet heat gain fan load, Fresh air load.

UNITVAir Conditioning Systems:All Fresh air , Re-circulated air with and without bypass, with reheat systemsCalculation of

Bypass Factor, ADP,RSHF, ESHF and GSHF for different systems. Components:Humidification and dehumidificationequipmentSystems of Air cleaningGrills and diffusersFans and blowers Measurement and control of Temperatureand Humidity.

REFERENCES:1. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning /C.P. Arora/TMH2. Basic Refrigeration & Air ConditioningP.N. AnanthanarayananMcGraw Hill3. Refrigeration and Air ConditioningDr. S.S. Thipse - Jaico4. Principles of Refrigeration/Dossat /Pearson5. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning /Arora & Domkundwar/ Dhanpat Rai6.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning /Manohar Prasad/7. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning /Stoecker /Mc Graw Hill8. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning /Jordan& Preister /Prentice Hall

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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning/Dossat /Mc Graw Hill




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TURBO MACHINES

UNIT-I:Fundamentals of Turbo Machines: Classifications, Applications, Thermodynamic analysis, Isentropic flow. Energytransfer. Efficiencies, Static and Stagnation conditions, Continuity equations, Euler's flow through variable cross sectionalareas, Unsteady flow in turbo machines

UNIT -II:Steam Nozzles: Convergent and Convergent-Divergent nozzles, Energy Balance, Effect of back pressure of analysis. Designsof nozzles.Steam Turbines: Impulse turbines, Compounding, Work done and Velocity triangle, Efficiencies, Constant reactions, Blading,Design of blade passages, Angle and height, Secondary flow. Leakage losses, Thermodynamic analysis of steam turbines.

UNIT-III:Gas Dynamics: Fundamental thermodynamic concepts, isentropic conditions, mach numbers and area, Velocity relations,

Dynamic Pressure, Normal shock relation for perfect gas. Super sonic flow, oblique shock waves. Normal shock recoveries,Detached shocks, Aerofoil theory.Centrifugal compressor: Types, Velocity triangles and efficiencies, Blade passage design, Diffuserand pressure recovery.Slip factor, Stanitz and Stodolas formula's, Effect of inlet mach numbers, Pre whirl, Performance

UNIT-IV:Axial Flow Compressors: Flow Analysis, Work and velocity triangles, Efficiencies, Thermodynamic analysis. Stagepressure rise, Degree of reaction, Stage Loading, General design, Effect of velocity, Incidence, PerformanceCascade Analysis: Geometrical and terminology. Blade force, Efficiencies, Losses, Free end force, Vortex Blades.

UNIT-V:Axial Flow Gas Turbines: Work done. Velocity triangle and efficiencies, Thermodynamic flow anal ysi s, Degree ofreaction, Zweif els relation, Design cascade analysis, Soderberg, Hawthrone, Ainley, Correlations, Secondary

flow, Free vortex blade, Blade angles for variable degree of reaction. Actuator disc, Theory, Stress in blades,Blade assembling, Material and cooling of blades, Performances, Matching of compressors and turbines, Off designperformance.

REFERENCES:1. Principles of Turbo Machines/DG Shepherd / Macmillan2. Fundamentals of Turbomachinery/William W Perg/John Wiley & Sons3. Element of Gas Dynamics/Yahya/TMH4. Principles of Jet Propulsion and Gas Turbine/NJ Zucrow/John Wiley & Sons/Newyork5. Turbines, Pumps, Compressors/Yahya/TMH6. Practice on Turbo Machines/ G.Gopal Krishnan & D. Prithviraj/ Sci Tech Publishers, Chennai7. Theory and practice of Steam Turbines/ WJ Kearton/ELBS Pitman/London8. Gas Turbines Theory and Practice/Zucrow/John Wiley & Sons/Newyork

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Element of Gas Dynamics/Liepeman and Roshkow/ Dover Publications




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M. TechI YearI Sem. (Thermal Engg.) (Core Elective-II)

THERMAL AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

UNIT -IIntroduction: Sources of energy, Type of Power plants. Direct energy conversion system, Energy sources in India, Recentdevelopments in power generation, Combustion of coal, Volumetric analysis, Gravimetric analysis. Fuel gas analysis.Steam power plant: Introduction. General layout of steam power plant, Modern coal. Fired Steam, Steam power plant.Power plant cycle, Fuel Handling, Combustion equipment, Ash handling, Dust collectors.Steam Generators: Types, Accessories. Feed water heaters, Performance of boiling, Water treatment, Cooling towers.Steam turbines. Compounding of turbines, Steam condensers, Jet and surface condensers.

UNIT-IIGas Turbine Power Plant: Cogeneration. Combined cycle power plant, Analysis, Waste heat recovery, IGCC power plant,Fluidized bed, Combustion, Advantages, Disadvantages

UNIT-III

Nuclear Power Plant: Nuclear physics, Nuclear Reactor, Classification, Types of reactors, Site selection. Method of enrichinguranium. Application of nuclear power plant. Nuclear Power Plant Safety: Bi-Product of nuclear power generation,Economics of nuclear power plant, Nuclear power plant in India, Future of nuclear power.

UNIT-IVEconomics of Power Generation: Factors affecting the economics, Loading factors, Utilization factor, Performance andoperating characteristics of power plant, Point economic load sharing, Depreciation. Energy rate, Criteria for optimumloading. Specific economic energy problem

UNIT-VPower Plant Instrumentations: Classification, Pressure measuring instrument, Temperature measurement and FlowMeasurement , Analys is of combustion gases, Pollution types, Methods of control.

REFERENCES:

1. Power Plant Engineering / P.K.Nag / TMH2. Power Plant Engineering / R.K.Rajput/ Lakshmi Publications.3. Power Plant Engineering / P.C.Sharma/ Kotearia Publications.4. Power Plant Technology / Wakil.




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THERMAL MEASUREMENTS & PROCESS CONTROLS

UNIT-IGeneral Concepts: Fundamental elements of a measuring instrument. Static and dynamic characteristics errors ininstrumentsDifferent methods of measurement and their analysisSensing elements and transducers.Measurement of pressure principles of pressure measurement, static and dynamic pressure, vacuum and high pressuremeasuringMeasurement of low pressure, Manometers, Calibration methods, Dynamic characteristics- design principles.

UNIT-IIMeasurement of Flow: Obstruction meters, variable area meters. Pressure probes, compressible fluid flow measurement,Thermal anemometers, calibration of flow measuring instruments. Introduction to design of flow measuring instruments.

UNIT-IIITemperature Measurement: Different principles of Temperature Measurement, use of bimetallic thermometers Mercurythermometers, Vapor Pressure thermometers,

Thermo positive elements, thermocouples in series & parallel, pyrometry, measurement of heat flux, calibration oftemperature measuring instruments. Design of temperature measuring instruments.

UNIT-IVLevel Measurement: Direct & indirect methods, manometric methods, float level meters, electrical conductivity, Capacitive,Ultrasonic, and Nucleonic Methods.Measurement of densityHydrometer, continuous weight method, Gamma rays, Gas impulse wheel.Velocity MeasurementCoefficient of viscosity, Ostesld method, free fall of piston under gravity, torque method.Measurement of moisture content and humidity.Measurement of thermal conductivity of solids, liquids and gases.

UNIT-VProcess Control: Introduction and need for process control principles, transfer functions, block diagrams, signal flow

graphs, open and closed loop control systemsAnalysis of First & Second order systems with examples of mechanical andthermal systems.Control System EvaluationStability, steady state regulations, transient regulations.

REFERENCES:1. Mechanical MeasurementsBeckwith, Leinhard & Marangoni - Pearson2. Measurement System, Application & DesignE.O. Doeblin.3. Mechanical and Industrial MeasurementsR.K. JainKhanna Publishers.4. Mechanical MeasurementsBuck & BeckwithPearson.5. Control Systems, Principles & Design, 2nd EditionM. GopalTMH.6.

Principles of Measurement SystemsJohn Bentley - Pearson




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ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR THERMAL SYSTEMS

UNIT

I:Review ofMechanical Properties: Fundamentals And Tensile, Hardness, And Impact Testing: The Tensile Test: Use of theStress Strain Diagram, True Stress and True Strain, The Bend Test for Brittle Materials, Hardness of Materials, StrianRate effects and Impact Behaviour Heat Treatment of Steels and Cast Irons: Designations and Classification of Steels,Simple Heat treatments, Isothermal Heat treatments, Quench and Temper Heat treatments, Surface treatments, Weldabilityof Steel. Fracture Mechanics, Fatigue, And Creep Behaviour: Fracture Mechanics, The Importance of Fracture Mechanics,Microstructural Features of Fracture in Metallic Materials., Microstructural Features of Fracture in Ceramics, Glasses, andComposites, Fatugue, Result of the Fatigue test, Application of Fatigue test, Creep, Stress Ruptur, and Stress Corrosion,Evaluation of creep Behaviour

UNIT-II:Nuclear Power Plant and Their Materials:Nuclear reactor, pressurised reactor, breeder reactor. Materials for fuel, control

rods, coolant, moderator, shielding.Effects of Radiation on Materials Properties: Effects of , , rays on creep, fatigue,

tensile, and other properties of metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, rubbers etc. Effects on electrical, electronic and magneticbehaviour of materials, Effects on crystal structure, grain size etc.

UNIT-III:Materials in Fuel cells and Solar Cells Electrocatalyst materials for low temperature fuel cells, Conductive membranes forlow-temperature fuel cells, Materials for high temperature fuel cells, silicon, quantum dots for solar energy, nanomaterials for solar thermal energy and photovoltaic.

UNIT-IV:Materials in Thermal Power Generation Superalloys, steels, ceramics, TBC, hydrogen membrane materials, sensor andsensor materials, biomass, coal, flyash,etc.

UNIT-V:

Energy storage-Artificial photosynthesis/solar to fuels, CO2 separation and utilization, Safer nuclear waste disposal, biofuelsproduction, biological fuel cell technologies, reduction of energy use in manufacturing processes, Improved gridtechnologies, sustainable energy economy

REFERENCE BOOKS:1. Introduction to Nuclear Science, Bryan, J. C., CRC Press.2.

Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science, G.S. Was, Springer3. Nuclear Reactor Materials and Applications, B.M. Ma, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.4. Nuclear Reactor Materials, C.O. Smith, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.5. Fundamentals Aspects of Nuclear Fuel Elements, D.R. Olander,6. Structural Materials in Nuclear Power Systems, J. T. A. Roberts, Plenum Press.7. Handbook of Fuel Cells, Wolf Vielstich, Arnold Lamm, Hubert A. Gasteiger, and Harumi Yokokawa, John Wiley and

Sons, Inc.

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Advanced power plant materials, design and technology, Edited by D Roddy, Woodhead Publishing Series inEnergy No. 5 and CRC Press.




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M. TechI YearI Sem. (Thermal Engg.) (Open Elective-I)

ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

UNIT- ISingle Variable Non-Linear Unconstrained Optimition: One dimensional Optimization methods, Uni-modal function,elimination method, Fibonacci method, golden section method, interpolation methods- quadratic & cubic interpolationmethods.

UNIT - IIMulti Variable Non-Linear Unconstrained Optimization: Direct search method Univariant Method pattern searchmethods Powells Hook Jeeves, Rosenbrock search methods gradient methods, gradient of function, steepestdecent method, Fletcher reeves method. Variablemetric method.

UNIT - IIIGeometric Programming: Polynomialsarithmeticgeometric inequalityunconstrained G.Pconstrained G.P

Dynamic Programming: Multistage decision process, principles of optimality, examples, conversion of final problem to aninitial value problem, application of dynamic programming, production inventory. Allocation, scheduling replacement.

UNIT- IVLinear Programming: Formulation Sensitivity analysis. Change in the constraints, cost coefficients, coefficients of theconstraints, addition and deletion of variable, constraints.Simulation: IntroductionTypesStepsapplicationinventoryqueuingthermal system.

UNIT- VInteger Programming: Introduction formulation Gomory cutting plane algorithm Zero or one algorithm, branch andbound method.Stochastic Programming: Basic concepts of probability theory, random variablesdistributionsmean, variance,Correlation, co variance, joint probability distributionstochastic linear, dynamic programming.

REFERENCES:1. Optimization theory & Applications/ S.S Rao/ New Age International2. Introductory to operation research/Kasan & Kumar/Springer3.

Optimization Techniques theory and practice / M.C Joshi, K.M Moudgalya/ Narosa Publications.4. Operation Research/H.A. Taha/TMH5. Optimization in operations research/R.L Rardin6. Optimization Techniques/Benugundu & Chandraputla/Person Asia7. Optimization Techniques /Benugundu & Chandraputla / Pearson Asia




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M. TechI YearI Sem. (Thermal Engg.) (Open Elective-I)

NANOFLUIDS

UNIT-I:Introduction to nanofluids, nanostructured materials, base fluids, dispersion, sonication and stable suspension. Varioustypes of nanofluids-volumetric concentration.Thermophysical properties: Density; principles of measurement and apparatus.Theoretical equations and new empirical correlations to determine the density of different nanofluids. Viscosity: principles ofmeasurement and apparatus. Andrades and other theoretical equations and new empirical correlations to determine theviscosity of different nanofluids. Effect of volumetric concentration and temperature. Effect of subzero temperature onnanofluid viscosity.

UNIT-II:Thermal conductivity: principles of measurement and apparatus. Hamilton-Crosser and other theoretical equations and newempirical correlations to determine the thermalconductivity of different nanofluids. Effect of volumetric concentration andtemperature. Effect of Brownian motion on enhancing the thermal conductivity. Specific heat: principles of measurement andapparatus. Buongeornos thermal equilibrium equation and other theoretical equationsand new empirical correlations to

determine the specific heat of different nanofluids. Effect of volumetric concentration and temperature.

UNIT-III:Combined effects of thermophysical properties of nanofluids on the thermal diffusivity, the Prandtl number, the Reynoldsnumber and the Nusselt number. Basic understanding of their effects on frictional loss and Heat transfer. Convective heattransfer: Single-phase fluid equations, laminar flow, entry length and fully developed friction factor and heat transfercoefficient. Graetz number effect in the entry region. Correlations for friction factor and Nusselt number for nanofluids.Turbulent flow: Single phase fluid fully developed flow Dittus-Boelter and Glienilski equations. Blasius and other turbulentfriction factor correlations.Their comparison with nanofluidsdata. New correlations for turbulent friction factor and Nusseltnumber for nanofluids.

UNIT-IV:Principles of measurement and apparatus for the nanofluid convective heat transfer coefficient. Recent empirical relations

for convection coefficient of various types of nanofluids. Effect of particle Peclet number. Effect of volumetric concentration.Application of nanofluids to various types of industrial heat exchangers. Heating capacity, mass flow, heat exchangersurface area, LMTD and pumping power for nanofluids versus conventional heat transfer fluids.

UNIT-V:Application to building heating and cooling Comparison of nanofluids performance with glycol solution in hydroniccoils.Application to automobile radiators. Comparison of the performance of nanofluids under arctic and sub-arctictemperatures with glycol solutions. Introduction to electronic cooling in microchannels with nanofluids.

REFERENCE BOOKS:1.

Microscale and Nanoscale Heat Transfer by C. Sobhan and G. Peterson, First edition, CRC Press2. Fluid Mechanics by F. M. White, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill3. Heat Transfer by A. Bejan 2ndEdition, John Wiley

4.

Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology Vol. I and II - H.S.Nalwa, I edition, AmericanScientific Publishers

5. Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology by Bharat Bhushan, 1stedition,Springer-Verlag Publication




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THERMAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

1. Compressibility factor measurement of different real gases.

2. Dryness fraction estimation of steam.

3.

Flame propagation analysis of gaseous fuels.

4. Performance test and analysis of exhaust gases of an I.C. Engine.

5. Heat Balance sheet, Volumetric Efficiency and air fuel ratio estimation of an I.C. Engine.

6. COP estimation of vapour compression refrigeration test.

7.

Performance analysis of Air conditioning unit.

8. Performance analysis of heat pipe.

9. Solar Flat Plate Collector

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Evacuative tube concentrator




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M. TechI YearII Sem. (Thermal Engg.)

COMBUSTION AND ENVIRONMENT

UNIT

I:Fuels: Detailed classificationConventional and Unconventional Solid, Liquid, gaseous fuels and nuclear fuels Origin ofCoalAnalysis of coal.Coal Carborisation, Gasification and liquification Lignite: petroleum based fuels problems associated with very lowcalorific value gases: Coal GasBlast Furnace Gas Alcohols and Biogas.

UNITII :Principles of Combustion: Chemical composition Flue gas analysis dew point of products Combustionstoichiometry.Chemical kinetics Rate of reaction Reaction order Molecularity Zeroth, first, second and third order reactions -complex reactionschain reactions. Theories of reaction KineticsGeneral oxidation behavior of HCs.

UNITIII:

Thermodynamics of Combustion: Enthalpy of formation Heating value of fuel - Adiabatic flame Temperature Equilibrium composition of gaseous mixtures.

UNITIV:Laminar and Turbulent Flames Propagation and Structure:Flame stabilityBurning velocity of fuelsMeasurement ofburning velocityfactors affecting the burning velocity.Combustion of fuel, droplets and sprays Combustion systemsPulverized fuel furnaces fixed, Entrained and FluidisedBed Systems.

UNITV:Environmental Considerations: Air pollution Effects on Environment, Human Health etc. Principal pollutants Legislative MeasuresMethods of Emission control.

REFERENCES:

1. Combustion Fundamentals / Roger A Strehlow / Mc Graw Hill2. Fuels and combustion / Sharma and Chander Mohan/ Tata Mc Graw Hill3.

Combustion Engineering and Fuel Technology / Shaha A.K./ Oxford and IBH.4. Principles of Combustion / Kanneth K.Kuo/ Wiley and Sons.5. Combustion / Sarkar / Mc. Graw Hill.6. An Introduction to Combustion / Stephen R. Turns/ Mc. Graw Hill International Edition.7. Combustion Engineering / Gary L. Berman & Kenneth W. Ragland/ Mc. Graw Hill International Edition.


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