Minor in Energy Engineering
In view of the problem of climate change and scarcity of fossil fuels, the field of energy engineering offers significant challenges and opportunities. The Department of Energy Science and Engineering offers a minor in Energy Engineering to enable undergraduate students with different backgrounds to understand the different aspects of energy engineering. Students will be exposed to the status of energy resources, its interaction with environment and the fundamentals of energy resources and economics (EN 606), and different technologies associated with renewable energy sources (EN 301). An additional elective may be selected based on the students interest from the list of energy electives (fuel cells, wind energy, solar thermal, solar PV, nuclear,….). The minor in energy provides UG students an opportunity to explore possible opportunities in energy efficiency and clean energy to develop sustainable energy systems for the future.
Following subjects are required for MINOR in Energy Engineering
| Course No. | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
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EN 606 |
Energy Resource, Environment and Economics |
3-0-0-6 |
|
EN 301 |
Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies |
3-0-0-6 |
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EN 401 or EN 410 or any other 600-level elective offered by Department of Energy Science and Engineering |
3-0-0-6 |
Course details are given below
EN 403 Energy Resources, Economics and Environment 3-0-0-6
Course Content:
Overview of World Energy Scenario, Dis-aggregation by end-use, by supply Fossil Fuel Reserves - Estimates, Duration Overview of India`s Energy Scenario - Dis-aggregation by end-use, by supply, reserves Country Energy Balance Construction - Examples Trends in energy use patterns, energy and development linkage. Energy Economics - Simple Payback Period, Time Value of Money, IRR, NPV, Life Cycle Costing, Cost of Saved Energy , Cost of Energy generated, Examples from energy generation and conservation, Energy Chain, Primary energy analysis Life Cycle Assessment, Net Energy Analysis Environmental Impacts of energy use - Air Pollution - SOx, NOx, CO, particulates Solid and Water Pollution, Formation of pollutants, measurement and controls; sources of emissions, effect of operating and design parameters on emission, control methods, Exhaust emission test, procedures, standards and legislation; environmental audits; Emission factors and inventories Global Warming, CO2 Emissions, Impacts, Mitigation Sustainability, Externalities, Future Energy Systems.
Texts/References
Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability, World energy assessment, UNDP, New York, 2000.
AKN Reddy, RH Williams, TB Johansson, Energy after Rio, Prospects and challenges, UNDP, United Nations Publications, New York, 1997.
Global energy perspectives / edited by Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Arnulf Grubler and Alan McDonald Cambridge University Press, 1998
Fowler, J. M., Energy and the environment, 2nd Edn. ,McGraw Hill, New York, 1984
EN 301 Introduction to Renewable Energy 3-0-0-6
Course Content:
Introduction to world energy scenario, Renewable energy resources, Radiation, Solar Geometry, radiation models; Solar Thermal, Optical efficiency, thermal efficiency, concentrators, testing procedures, introduction to thermal systems (flat plate collector), solar architecture, solar still, air heater, panel systems; Photovoltaic; Introduction to semiconductor physics, doping, P_N junction, Solar cell and its I_V characteristics, PV systems components, design of a solar PV systems. Biomass, Biomass resources, wood composition, pyrolysis, gasifies, biogas, biodisel, ethanol; Wind, Introduction, types of wind machines, Cp-l curve & betz limits, wind recourse analysis; Systems, stand alone, grid connected, hybrid, system design; Hydro systems, Hydro resources, types of hydro turbine, small hydro systems; Other systems, Geothermal, wave energy, ocean energy
Texts/References:
S. P. Sukhatme, Solar Energy - Principles of thermal collection and storage, second edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 1996
J. A. Duffie and W. A. Beckman, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, second edition, John Wiley, New York, 1991
D. Y. Goswami, F. Kreith and J. F. Kreider, Principles of Solar Engineering, Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia, 2000
D. D. Hall and R. P. Grover, Biomass Regenerable Energy, John Wiley, New York, 1987.
J. Twidell and T. Weir, Renewable Energy Resources, E & F N Spon Ltd, London, 1986. M. A. Green, Solar Cells, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1982.