CEEES SYLLABUS(M-TECH)

ESEM-101:  NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY
M. Tech. - ESEM (ENERGY STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT)1st Year (I - Semester)
L	T	P/D	Credits		Class Work	:	50 Marks
4	--	--	4		Examination (Theory/Practical)	:	100 Marks
					Total	:	150 Marks
					Duration of Examination	:	3 Hours

Unit I: Biogas - Aerobic and anaerobic bio-conversion processes, raw materials, properties of biogas (Calorific value and composition), biogas technology and status.

Unit II: Geothermal Energy - Hot springs and steam ejection, site selection, power plants, advanced concept.

Unit III: Solar Energy: Principles, scope and applications.

Unit IV: Fusion: Nuclear reactions, Fuels Ignition temperature. Confinement schemes: Current status.

Unit V: Hydrogen Energy: Principles, scopes and applications.

Unit VI: Wind, Hydro and Tidal Energies; Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC).

Recommended References:

-          Combined books’ list attached at the end

Note:     Eight (8) questions are to be set – uniformly distributed over the entire content of the course syllabus. Students shall have to attempt any five (5) of those questions.

ESEM-103: FUEL TECHNOLOGY
M. Tech. - ESEM (ENERGY STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT)1st Year (I - Semester)
L	T	P/D	Credits		Class Work	:	50 Marks
4	--	--	4		Examination (Theory/Practical)	:	100 Marks
					Total	:	150 Marks
					Duration of Examination	:	3 Hours

Unit I: Biomass/Coal gasification Technology: Thermo-chemical conversion of Biomass/Coal pyrolysis & gasification. Principles of combustion, solid, liquid and gaseous fuels.

Unit II: Coal as a source of energy and chemicals in India. Coal/Biomass preparation. Carbonisation, gasification and liquefaction of coal, biomass and lignite.

Unit III: Petroleum and its derived products. Inter conversion of fuels.

Unit IV: Natural gases and its derivatives, sources and potential.

Unit V: Combustion appliance for solid, liquid and gaseous fuels.

Unit VI: Introduction to nuclear fuels.

Recommended References:

-          Combined books’ list attached at the end

Note:     Eight (8) questions are to be set – uniformly distributed over the entire content of the course syllabus. Students shall have to attempt any five (5) of those questions.

ESEM-105: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
M. Tech. - ESEM (ENERGY STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT)1st Year (I - Semester)
L	T	P/D	Credits		Class Work	:	50 Marks
4	--	--	4		Examination (Theory/Practical)	:	100 Marks
					Total	:	150 Marks
					Duration of Examination	:	3 Hours

Unit I: Environmental chemistry and biology

Unit II: Environmental engineering and hydraulics

Unit III: Air quality modeling, remediation methods

Unit IV: Waste water treatment, Sludge treatment & disposal

Unit V: Advance waste management, Air pollution control

Unit VI: Risk assessment; Emission and Effluent analysis

Recommended References:

-          Combined books’ list attached at the end

Note:     Eight (8) questions are to be set – uniformly distributed over the entire content of the course syllabus. Students shall have to attempt any five (5) of those questions.

ESEM-107: ENERGY POLICY & PLANNING
M. Tech. - ESEM (ENERGY STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT)1st Year (I - Semester)
L	T	P/D	Credits		Class Work	:	50 Marks
4	--	--	4		Examination (Theory/Practical)	:	100 Marks
					Total	:	150 Marks
					Duration of Examination	:	3 Hours

Unit I: Energy (and power) policies in the country, Tariffs and subsidies, Energy utility interface

Unit II: Private sector participation in power generation, state role and fiscal policies, energy and development, national energy plan

Unit III: Role of modeling in energy policy analysis, energy data base; energy balances, International energy supply; flow diagrams, reference energy systems, energy demand analysis, trend analysis, econometric models, elasticity approach, input output models, simulation/process models

Unit IV: Energy supply analysis, cost of exploration and economics of utilization of depletable and renewable resources, scarcity rent

Unit V: Energy demand supply balancing; Energy-economy interaction

Unit VI: Energy investment planning, Energy environment interaction, Energy Pricing

Recommended References:

-          Combined books’ list attached at the end

Note:     Eight (8) questions are to be set – uniformly distributed over the entire content of the course syllabus. Students shall have to attempt any five (5) of those questions.