ST JOSEPH ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

COMPLETE COURSE FILE (2014-15)
Course Title:

ENERGY ENGINEERING

1. Course details

2. Course plan

3. Assessment tools and data

4. Attainment of CO

Contents
1.1 Primary info
1.2 Course Content (Syllabus)
1.3 Text books
1.4 Reference books
2.1 Course learning objectives
2.2 Course outcomes
2.3 Validation of course outcomes
2.4 Mapping of COs with POs
3.1 Definition of assessment tools
3.2 Assessment data
3.2.1 Internal assessment, attendance and end-semester results
3.2.2 Student achievements
3.2.3 Class activities
3.2.4 Course end surveys
3.2.5 Student comments
3.2.6 Faculty feedbacks
4.1 Measuring CO attainment
4.2 Remarks

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1. Course details
1.1 Primary information:
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Course Code
L-T-P
Marks (Min/Max)
VTU Exam
Internal Assessment
Pre-requisite
Teaching Department
Faculty Representative
Course Duration

: 10ME53
: 4-0-0
: 50/125
35/100
0/25
: Basic thermodynamics
: Mechanical Engineering
: Sampath Kumar B
: 52 Hours

1.2 Course Content (Syllabus):

Topic Title

1. Steam Power
Plant

Description
Different types of fuels used for steam
generation, Furnaces, stokers, Oil
burners. Advantages and Disadvantages
of using pulverized fuel.

At the end of the topic students will be able to

Classify fuels used in steam power plant

Chimneys: Natural, forced, induced and

balanced draft,
Calculations involving height of
chimney to produce a given
draft.Cooling towers and Ponds.
Accessories for the Steam generators

Duration

Explain working of a steam power plant

07 Hours

Equipment for preparation and burning

of pulverized coal, unit system and bin
system.
Coal and ash handling,
A brief account of Benson, Velox,
Schmidt steam generators.

2. Steam
generators

Topic Level Outcomes

Explain working of different steam generators and

accessories used in steam power plants

Calculate different parameters with respect to power

plant

07
Hours

3. Diesel Engine
Power Plant

Method of starting 'diesel engines,

Draw the layout of diesel power plant

Cooling and lubrication system

Explain the working of various equipments in diesel

power plant

Filters, centrifuges, Oil heaters,

Intake and exhaust system,Layout of
diesel power plant.
Storage and pondage,
flow duration and mass curves,
hydrographs

Low, medium and high head plants,

4. Hydropumped storage plants,
Electric Plants
Penstock, water hammer, surge tanks,
gates and valves, Power house general
layout.
-

06 Hours

Calculate quantity of water available for power

generation
Draw layout of Hydel power plant
Classify power plants
06 Hours

Principles of release of nuclear energy

Fusion and fission reactions.

Explain the working of different types of nuclear

power plants.

Nuclear fuels used in the reactors.

Elements of the nuclear reactor,
5. Nuclear
Power Plant

Brief description of Pressurized water

reactor, Boiling water reactor, Sodium
graphite reactor,Fast Breeder reactor,
Homogeneous graphite reactor and gas
cooled reactor, Radiation
- hazards, Shielding, Radioactive
waste disposal

List out different types of Nuclear power plants.

06 Hours

Solar radiation outside the earth's

atmosphere,at the earth surface,.
Pyrometers, working principles of Solar
flat plate collectors,
solar air heaters,
thermal energy storage,
6. Solar and
Wind Energy

Calculate amount of solar energy available

Explain working of different types of solar energy
convertors.
Calculate amount of wind energy available
Explain diferent types of wind mills.

solar pond and photovoltaic conversion

Properties of wind, availability of wind
energy in India,
Wind velocity and power from wind;
Horizontal and vertical axis wind mills,
elementary design principles; coefficient
of performance of a wind mill rotor,
aerodynamic considerations of wind
mill design,

08 Hours

7. Tidal
Power,OTEC
and
Geothermal
Energy
Conversion

Tides and waves as energy suppliers and

their mechanics;

Explian working principle of Tidal energy

convertors,and wave energy generators

fundamental characteristics of tidal

power, harnessing tidal energy, Principle
of working, Rankine cycle,

Explian working of geothermal and ocean thermal

energy convertors.

problems associated with OTEC.

06 Hours

Principle of working, types of

geothermal station with schematic
diagram,
geothermal plants in the world,
problems associated with geothermal

8. Energy from
Bio- Mass

conversion, scope of geothermal energy

Photosynthesis, energy plantation, bio
gas Description of bio gas plants,
transportation of bio-gas,

Explain working principle of different types of bio

gas energy convertors.

06 Hours

1.3 Text Books:

1.PowerPlantEngineering,P.K.NagTataMcGrawHill2edition2001.
2.PowerPlantEngineeringbyDomakundawar,DhanpathRaisons.2003

1.4 Reference Books:

1.PowerPlantEngineeringbyR.K.Rajput,Laxmipublication,NewDelhi.
2.PrinciplesofEnergyconversion,A.W.CulpJr.,McGrawHill.1996
3.NonconventionalEnergysourcesbyGDRaiKhannaPublishers.
4.Nonconventionalresources:BHKhanTMH20

2. Course plan
2.1 Course Learning Objectives (CLO):
After the completion of the study of this subject students should able to
1. Learn the various dimensional and model analysis to solve the problems
2. Recognize the various parts of Power Plant and different sources of energy.
3. Understand the concept of different sources of energy.
4. Understand the methods to be selected for energy conversion.
5. Understand the general analysis of equipments related to power generation.
6. Understand the thermodynamic concept to Biomass energy,Tidal energy, Geothermal energy
and Ocean thermal Energy Conversion
2.2 Course Outcomes (COs):
After the study of this subject a students will be able to
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4.

Define various terms related to energy engineering.

Classify various energy sources and methods to convert energy.
Explain working principle of various equipments used in energy conversion.
Select a method which is more efficient in energy conversion

2.3 Validation of Course Outcomes

Course Outcome

POs-Levels

Cognitive Level

Defining various terms related to

energy conversion engineering

PO1:2

Understandi
ng

Classification of different methods of energy

conversion.

PO5:2

CO3

Explaining the working of various energy

conversion equipments.

PO5:3

CO4

Comparison of different methods available for

energy conversion

PO5:3

CO1

CO2

(Level 2)

Analyze
(Level 4)
Understand
(Level 4)
Evaluate
(Level 5)

POs-Levels: 1-Slightly, 2-Moderately, 3-Highly

Cognitive Levels: 1 to 6 as per Blooms Taxonomy

2.4 Mapping of COs with POs

CO1

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO5

PO6

PO7

PO8

PO9

(a)

(b)

(c )

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

CO2

CO3

CO4

X
X

PO1
0

PO1
1

PO1
2

PO1
3

(j)

(k)

(l)

(m)