BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani

Pilani Campus
AUGS/ AGSR Division

SECOND SEMESTER 2022-23

Course Handout Part II
Date: 16/01/2023
In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the timetable), this portion
gives further specific details regarding the course.

Course No. : ME F424

Course Title : ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Instructor-in-Charge : MANOJ KUMAR SONI

Scope and Objective of the Course:

World and Indian energy scenario; energy policy; energy management principles; energy
conservation; energy auditing; analysis; formulation of energy management options;
economic evaluation, implementation & control; energy conservation techniques –
conservation in energy-intensive industries; choice of fuels and stoichiometry, steam
generation, distribution systems, and electrical systems; integrated resource planning;
demand-side management; cogeneration; total energy schemes; thermal insulation; energy
storage; economic evaluation of conservation technologies; analysis of typical applications.
 To learn the principles of energy efficiency in organizations
 To learn the energy management techniques for various utilities
 To learn the methodologies for monitoring energy efficiency in industries

Textbooks:
1. W R Murphy, G McKay, “Energy Management”, Butterworth Heinemann, 2011

Reference books
1. Rajan G. G, Optimizing Energy Efficiencies in Industry, New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill,
2001
2. Thumann A, P E, Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation, New
York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1993
3. Kreith F, West R E (Eds) Handbook of Energy Efficiency, London, CRC Press, 2001

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AUGS/ AGSR Division

Course Plan:
Chapter in
Lecture Learning
Topics to be covered the Text
No. objectives
Book
Energy Management, Energy Ch. 1 (T1)
Auditing, Level of Responsibility,
Internal Control Questionnaire,
Energy Conservation Schemes,
Energy
Industrial Energy Use, Energy
1-4 Management &
Conversion, Energy Index, Energy
Auditing
Costs, Cost Index, Energy Surveying
and Auditing, Integrated Resource
Planning and Demand Side
Management
Energy Sources, Energy Consumption, Ch. 2 (T1)
World Energy Reserves, Energy Prices,
5-8 Energy Sources Energy Policies, Fuel Production and
Processing, Choice of Fuels, Cycle
Efficiency
Energy Economics, Costing Ch. 3 (T1)
9-12 Energy Economics Techniques, Financial Appraisal and
Profitability, Cost Optimization
Properties, Quantities, units and Ch. 4 & 5
Heat Transfer dimensions, conduction, convection, (T1)
13-20 theory & Heat radiation, thermal insulation, Water,
transfer media steam, thermal fluids, air -water
vapour mixtures
Heat exchangers, combustion and Ch. 6 (T1)
Heat Transfer thermal efficiency, steam plant,
21-24
equipment pressure hot water and thermal fluid
plants
Furnaces, hydraulic power systems, Ch. 7 (T1)
compressed air, combined power and
Energy Utilization
25-28 heating systems, energy conversion,
& Conservation
district heating. Conservation in
energy
Electric circuit theory, electrical Ch. 8 (T1)
29-30 Electrical Energy measurements, lighting, motive power
and power factor improvement,

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AUGS/ AGSR Division

temperature measurement, optimal

start control, industrial heating
Space heating, condensation, heat gain Ch. 9 & 10
Building
and space cooling, Load characteristics (T1)
31-36 construction and
and calculations, supply and removal
Air conditioning
of heat, the efficient use of energy
Sources of waste heat and its potential Ch. 11 (T1)
applications, heat recovery systems,
Heat Recovery and
37-41 incinerators, regenerators and
Energy Storage
recuperators, waste heat boilers,
energy storage systems

Evaluation Scheme:
Weightage Nature of
Component Duration Date & Time
(%) Component
Mid Semester Exam 90 25 14/03 AN1 OB

Surprise tests 10 During Class hours CB

Assignments,
Activity-based 25 Announced
evaluation*
Comprehensive
180 40 11/05 FN CB
Exam#
* In activity-based evaluation, energy monitoring and analysis of the institute may be carried
out

Reading assignments:
Time to time reading assignments will be given to the students. These reading assignments
are part of the course, and questions may appear in tests/examinations in these portions also.

Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in the classroom.

Notices: All notices concerning this course shall be displayed on the Nalanda only.

Makeup Policy: Make-up shall be given only to genuine cases and will be entertained
through the AUGSD portal only. No makeup for the surprise components.

Instructor-in-charge
ME F424 Energy Management