| Title | Syllabus | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Conventional Energy Conversion & its Environmental | Principles of conventional energy conversion methods using fossil fuels, nuclear and hydro power. Environmental aspects of these energy sources. Thermal and particulate pollution. Acid rains, sulphurous smog, green house effect. Theory of petrol, diesel and gas turbine engines. Thermodynamic analysis and description of various systems. Combustion in petrol and diesel engines. Detonation and knocking in I.C. Engines. Use of various alternative fuels. Supercharging and turbocharging. Emisions from I.C.Engines. Primary and secondary pollutants. Photochemical smog. Transient Working of I.C. Engines used in mobile applications. Systems approach for the minimization of these transients for best fuel economy and emission parameters in these applications. Conventional and microprocessor based control of A/F ratio, ignition and injection timing, speed and emissions from I.C. Engines. | M.Khovakh, Motor Vehicle Engines, MIR, 1978. H.Cohen, C.F. Rogers and H.I.H. Survanamutto, Gas turbine theory, Longman, 1972. J.M.Fowler, Energy and the Environment, McGraw Hill, 1975. |