PCH222 ENERGY RESOURCES AND
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Course Objective:
To learn about energy resources, scenario, auditing and
conservation in process industries.
Energy
Resources: Classification
of energy sources, Primary fuels and secondary fuels, Conventional and
renewable energy sources.
Energy
Scenario:
Supply and demand, Energy intensive industries, Industrial use of energy,
Importance of energy in industrial promotion and employment.
Energy
Audit:
Importance of energy audit and questionnaire, Instruments used in energy audit,
Identification of quality and cost of various energy inputs, Evaluation of
energy consumption pattern in different processes, Heat loss analysis,
Electrical energy input analysis.
Energy
Conservation:
Analysis of scope and potential for
energy conservation, Energy storage such as thermal insulation, Accumulators
and storage media, Co-generation practice, Efficiency improvement in boilers
and furnaces, Heat recovery techniques, Electrical energy conservation by using
variable speed drives and motor controllers, LED, Analysis of pumps,
Optimization of steam system.
Fuel
Cells:
General characteristics, types of fuel cells, Applications, Hydrogen production and storage, Safety issues and
life cycle analysis of fuel cells, Economic and environmental aspects.
Course
learning outcomes (CLOs):
The
students will be able to:
1. apply
energy conservation methodologies in various industrial processes
2. perform
energy auditing and conservation practices
Recommended Books:
1.
Charles E.B., World
Energy Resources, Springer (2002).
2.
Kenney, W.F., Energy
Conservation in the Process Industries, Academic Press (1984).
3.
Green, R., Process
Energy Conservation, ChemicalEngineering Magazine,
McGraw Hill
(1982).
4.
Basu,
S., Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Springer (2007).
5.
O'Hayre,
R.P., Cha, S., Colella, W., and Prinz,
F.B., Fuel Cell Fundamentals, Wiley (2006).
6.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India (www.beeindia.in)