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1. Introduction:
Renewable and non-renewable energy sources, their availability and growth in India; energy
consumption as a measure of Nation's development; strategy for meeting the future energy
requirements.
2. Solar Energy:
Solar radiation - beam and diffuse radiation; earth sun angles, attenuation and measurement of
solar radiation; Optical properties of materials and selective surfaces; Principles, general
description and design procedures of flat Platte and concentrating collectors; Performance
analysis of cylindrical and parabolic collectors; Solar energy storage systems - their types,
characteristics and capacity; solar ponds. Applications of solar energy in water, space and
process heating, solar refrigeration and air conditioning; water desalination and water pumping;
solar thermal power generation; solar cells and batteries; economic analysis of solar systems.
3. Wind Energy:
Principle of wind energy conversion; Basic components of wind energy conversion systems;
wind mill components, various types and their constructional features; design considerations of
horizontal and vertical axis wind machines: analysis of accodynamic forces acting on wind mill
blades and estimation of power output; wind data and site selection considerations.
i) Magnetic Hydrodynamic (MHD) Generator: gas conductivity and MHD equations; operating
principle, types and working of different MHD systems – their relative merits; MHD materials
and production of magnetic fields.
iii) Thermionic generators: thermoionic emission and materials; working principle of thermionic
convertors.
iv) Fuel Cells: thermodynamic aspects; types, components and working of fuel cells.
Bio gas generators and plants - their types constructional features and functioning; digesters and
their design; Fuel properties of bio gas and community bio gas plants
ii) Geothermal: Sources of geothermal energy - types, constructional features and associated
prime movers.
iii) Tidal and wave energy: Basic principles and components of tidal and wave energy plants;
single basin and double basin tidal power plants; conversion devices Advantages/disadvantages
and applications of above mentioned energy systems.
Books
1. H.P. Garg and Jai Prakash, Solar Energy : Fundamentals and Applications, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. S.P. Sukhatme, Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage, Tata McGraw
Hill.
3. John A. Duffic and W. A. Beckman, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, John Wiley.