CH3011 Non-Renewable Energy Sources Syllabus:
CH3011 Non-Renewable Energy Sources Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
UNIT I
Origin of Petroleum, Composition, Extraction of Petroleum. Products of Petroleum refining: Diesel; Gasoline; LPG; Fuel oil; Tar; and Bitumen. Environmental Issues associated with petroleum resources.
UNIT II
Types of coal; Composition of coal; Oxygen content, Proximate and Ultimate Analysis of coal; Carbonization, Coal for generation of electricity, coal liquefaction, coal blending. Environmental Issues associated with usage of coal.
UNIT III NATURAL GAS
Resources of for Natural Gas, Properties and classification of natural gas, transporation of natural gas, products from natural gas, liquefied natural gas, chemicals from natural gas, shale gas; Environmental Issues associated with usage of coal.
UNIT IV NUCLEAR ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS
Nuclear models, binding energy, Radio activity, half-life, mechanism of nuclear fission and fusion, decay chains, neutron reactions. Nuclear Fuels; Nuclear fuel reserves of Uranium and Thorium, Nuclear fuel cycles, characteristics, production and purification, other fuels Zirconium, Beryllium.
UNIT V NUCLEAR ENERGY
Nuclear reactors and classification, boiling water reactors (BWR), pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR), fast breeder reactor (FBR), basics of nuclear fusion reactor. Nuclear Power Plant -Waste Management and Safety
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1- understand the fundamental knowledge on petroleum and its products
CO2- learn the usage of coal, types and its composition
CO3- gather knowledge on the properties, classification and products of natural gas
CO4- understand the fundamentals of nuclear engineering
CO5- knowledge on the usage of nuclear reactors, nuclear waste management and safety usage.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Breeze, Paul. Nuclear power. Academic Press, 2016.
2. Viswanathan, Balasubramanian. Energy sources: fundamentals of chemical conversion processes and applications. Newnes, 2016.
3. Rao, S., and B. B. Parulekar. “Energy Technology: Non-conventional, Renewable and Conventional. ” Khanna Publication, 3rd (2012).