Syllabus
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Course Code: MEMT-302 Course Name: EL-2A (Industrial Energy) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Types of energy; Energy conversion steps; Energy use in industrial operations; Energy conservation potential in various industries and commercial establishments - Energy intensive industries - an overview; End use energy efficiency. Energy Storage Systems - storage of mechanical energy, electrical energy, chemical energy, thermal energy; Industrial safety measures and ILO Convention and Recommendations in the furtherance of safety and health. | |
| 2 | Industry energy systems, Properties of steam - Steam distribution (Assessment of steam distribution losses, Steam leakages, Steam trapping) - Condensate recovery and flash steam utilisation system. Identifying opportunities for energy savings. Thermal insulation. boiler – efficiency testing, excess air control, steam boiler monitoring. Electrical Systems: Demand control, power factor correction, load scheduling/shifting. Lighting, lighting levels, efficient options, fixtures, day lighting, timers, Energy efficient windows. | |
| 3 | Waste Heat Recovery: Recuperators, regenerators, heat pipes, heat pumps. Cogeneration - concept, options (steam/gas turbines/diesel engine based), selection criteria, control strategy. Heat exchanger networking - concept of pinch, target setting, problem table approach, composite curves. Demand side management. Energy conservation in Pumps, Fans (flow control), Compressed Air Systems, Refrigeration and air conditioning systems, boilers, and furnaces. | |
| 4 | Hydrogen fuel technology- production of hydrogen from electrolysis and photochemical methods, hydrogen storage technologies, fuel cell systems, hydrides as fuels. Energy Saving Measures in Energy Intensive Process Industries − Pulp and Paper, Sugar, Textile, Fertilizer and their case studies. Chemical, Petrochemical Processes, Chlor-Alkali and their case studies. Aluminium, Iron and Steel, Cement and their case Studies; Railways, Ports, Transport Sector, Power Stations and their case studies. | |
