SEMESTER - II 12275H21 - ADVANCED IC ENGINES

LTPC 3104

UNIT I

SPARK IGNITION ENGINES

9+3

Engine mixtures Fuel injection systems monopoint, multipoint and direct injection stages of combustion normal and abnormal combustion factors affecting knock combustion chambers. UNIT II COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES 9+3

States of combustion in C.I. Engine Direct and indirect injection systems combustion chambers Fuel spray behaviour Spray structure, spray penetration and evaporation Introduction to Turbo charging. UNIT-III POLLUTANT FORMATION AND CONTROL 9+3

Pollutant sources Formation of carbon monoxide, Unburnt hydrocarbon, NOx, smoke and particulate matter Methods of controlling emissions Catelytic converters and particulate Traps Methods of measurements of introduction to emission norms and driving cycles. UNIT -IV ENGINE FRICTION AND LUBRICATION 9+3

Engine friction and lubrication Measurement of friction Fluid mechanics based multi dimensional models Engine operating characteristics. UNIT V RECENT TRENDS IN IC ENGINES 9+3

Lean burn engines Stratified charge engines Homogeneous charge compression ignition engines Plasma ignition Measurement techniques Laser Doppler, Anemometry.

L : 45 T : 15 Total : 60
REFERENCES 1. R.B. Mathur and R.P.Sharma, Internal Combustion Engines, Dhanapat Rai Publications, 1993. 2. V.Ganesan, Internal Combustion Engines, Second edition, TMH 2002. 3. Duffy Smith, Auto Fuel Systems, The Good Heart Willox company, Inc., 1987. 4. Heywood, J.B., Internal Combustion engine fundamental, McGraw-Hills, 1988. 5. K.K.Ramalinga, Internal Combustion Engine Fundaments, Scitech Publications, 2002.

SEMESTER - II

12275H22 - INSTRUMENTATION OF THERMAL POWER EQUIPMENT

LTPC 4004

UNIT I MEASUREMENT CHARACTERISTICS 12 Generalized instrumentation system Error theory - Calibration of instruments Range resolution Span Linearity, Sensitivity Signal conditioning systems. UNITII MICROPROCESSORS AND COMPUTERS IN MEASUREMENT 12 Data logging and acquisition use of intelligent instrument for error reduction elements of micro-computer inferfacing intelligent instruments in use. UNIT III MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL QUANTITIES 12 Measurement of thermo-physical properties Instruments for measuring temperature, pressure, power and flow Use of intelligent instruments for the physical variables. UNIT IV ERROR ANALYSIS 12 Uncertainty propagation Oscilloscope for analysis of dynamic and transient events. UNIT V CONTROL SYSTEMS 12 Types of control proportional control, Derivative control, Integral control, PID control Programmable logic controller Total : 60 REFERENCES 1. Holman, J.P., Experimental methods for Engineers, McGraw Hill, 1958 2. Beckwith, T.G.Buch, L., and Marangoni, R.D., Mechanical Measurements, Narosa Publication House, 1987. 3. Barney, Intelligent Instrumentation, Prentice Hall of India, 1988. 4. Prebrashensky. V. Measurement and Instrumentation in Heat Engineering, Vol.I and 2 MIR Publishers, 1980. 5. Raman, C.S. Sharma, G.R. Mani, V.S.V., Instrumentation Devices and Systems, Tata McGraw Hill, 1983. 6. Doebli Measurement System Application and Design, McGraw Hill, 1978. 7. Morris A.S., Principles of Measurements and Instrumentation, Prentice Hall of India, 1998.

12275H23 - ADVANCED POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

LTPC 3104

UNIT - I INTRODUCTION 9 Power sector an overview Load curves for various applications Types of power plants Merits and demertis Criteria for comparison and selection.

UNIT - II STEAM POWER PLANTS 9 Rankine cycle Performance Thermodynamic analysis of cycles cycle improvements Superheaters, Reheaters, Condenser and feed water heaters Operation and performance Layouts. UNIT - III GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS 9 Gas Turbine cycles Optimization Thermodynamic analysis of cycles Cycle improvement Multi spool arrangement - Intercoolers, reheaters, regnerators Operation and performance Layouts. UNIT - IV ADVANCED POWER CYCLES 9 Binary and combined cycle coupled cycles comparative analysis of combined heat and power cycles IGCC AFBC / PFBC cycles Thermionic steam power plant. UNIT - V NUCLEAR AND MHD POWER PLANTS 9 Overview of nuclear power plants Radio activity Fission process Reaction rates Diffusion theory, elastic scattering and slowing down Criticality calculations Critical heat flux Power reactors Nuclear safety MHD & MHD Steam power plants. Total : 45

REFERENCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Heywood, R.W., Analysis of Engineering Cycles, Fourth edition, Pergamon Press, 1991. Wood, A.J. Wollenberg, B.F., Power Generation, Operation & Control, John Wiley, 1984. Arora and Domkundwar, A Course in Power Plant Engineering, Dhanpat Rai & Co., 2004. Gill, A.B, Power Plant Performance, Butterworths, 1984. Lamarsh, J.R., Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, Second edition, A ddison Wesley, 1983

12275E24B - NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

C

LTP 4004

UNIT I NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9 Mechanism of nuclear fission - nuclides - radioactivity decay chains - neutron reactions - the fission process - reactors - types of fast breeding reactor - design and construction of nuclear reactors - heat transfer techniques in nuclear reactors - reactor shielding. UNIT II REACTOR MATERIALS 9 Nuclear Fuel Cycles - characteristics of nuclear fuels - Uranium - production and purification of Uranium - conversion to UF4 and UF6 - other fuels like Zirconium, Thorium - Berylium. UNIT III REPROCESSING 9 Nuclear fuel cycles - spent fuel characteristics - role of solvent extraction in reprocessing - solvent extraction equipment. UNIT IV SEPARATION OF REACTOR PRODUCTS 9 Processes to be considered - 'Fuel Element' dissolution - precipitation process ion exchange - redox - purex - TTA - chelation -U235 - Hexone - TBP and thorax Processes - oxidative slaging and electro - refinng - Isotopes - principles of Isotope separation. UNIT V WASTE DISPOSAL AND RADIATION PROTECTION 9 Types of nuclear wastes - safety control and pollution control and abatement international convention on safety aspects - radiation hazards prevention. TOTAL: 45 PERIODS TEXT BOOKS: 1. Glasstone, S. and Sesonske, A, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 3rd Edition, Von Nostrand, 1984. 2. Duderstadt, J.J. and Hamilton, L.J., Nuclear Reactor Analysis, John Wiley, 1976. REFERENCES: 1. Lamarsh, J.R., Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory, Wesley, 1996.

12275E25C - ADVANCED REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

LTPC 3104

UNIT I 9

VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEMS

Actual vapor compression system Multi pressure vapour compression system environment friendly refrigerants cascade system. UNIT II 9 VAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM

Three fluid absorption system comparison of absorption with compression system multistage systems analysis. UNIT III 9 COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS

Advanced psychrometric calculations Cooling load calculations Determination of factor Short method calculation.

UNIT IV LOW TEMPERATURE REFRIGERATION AND CRYOGENICS 9 Joule Thompson coefficient liquefaction of air hydrogen helium Applications of cryogenics. UNIT V 9 ROOM AIR DISTRIBUTION

Friction losses in ducts Duct design, air filters clean rooms Air curtain Total : 45

REFERENCES 1. Arora, C.P., Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 2nd ed., Tata McGraw Hill, 2004. 2. Stoeker, W.P. and Johnes, J.W., Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 2nd ed., Tata McGrawHill, 1982. 3. Manohar Prasad, Refrigeration and Air conditioning, New Age International, 1996. 4. Gosney, W.B., Principles of Refrigeration, Cambridge Uni. Press, 1982.