A.D.Patel Institute of Technology, New V.

VNagar Mechanical Engineering Department Syllabus of Mid Semester Exam March 2012

Subject: Elements of Mechanical Engineering (110006)

I Introduction: Prime movers, Sources of energy, Types of prime movers, Force and mass, Pressure, Work, Power, Energy, Heat, Temperature, Units of heat, Specific heat capacity, Interchange of heat, Change of state, Mechanical equivalent of heat, Internal energy, Enthalpy,Entropy,Efficiency, Statements of Zeroth Law, First law and Second Law of Thermodynamics. II Fuels and Combustion: Introduction, Classification, Solid fuels, Liquid Fuels, Gaseous fuels, LPG, CNG and bio fuels, Calorific values. III Properties of gases: Gas laws, Boyle's law, Charle's law, combined gas law, Gas constant, Internal energy, Relation between Cp and Cv, Enthalpy, Non flow process, Constant volume process, Constant pressure process, Isothermal process, Poly-tropic process, adiabatic process. IV Properties of Steam: Introduction, Steam formation, Types of Steam, Enthalpy, Specific volume of steam and dryness fraction of steam, Internal energy, Steam tables, Non-flow process. Measurement of dryness fraction, ThrottlingCalorimeter, separating calorimeter, combined calorimeter. V.Steam Boilers: Introduction, Classification, Simple vertical boiler, Vertical multitubular Boiler, Cochran type, Lancashire boiler, Locomotive boiler, Babcock and Wilcox boiler, High pressure boilers, Boiler details, Boiler performance. Functioning of different mountings and accessories.

28/02/2012 To, Head of department (Branch: CP, EC, FT, IT) Respected Sir You are requested to inform (through FA) all the students who failed in Mid Sem Exam EME (110006), that they can appear in Mid Sem Exam this semester as per the schedule.

Ronak Shah (Course Coordinator)

1/3/2012
A.D.Patel Institute of Technology, New V.VNagar Mechanical Engineering Department

Quiz
Maxi. Mark - 20

Subject: Alternate Energy Sources (161904)

Q.1

Calculate Sunset hour angles and for a horizontal surface located at 150 North latitude on March 22.

(6)

Q.2

Calculate the local solar time and declination at a location latitude 23015N, Longitude 77030 E at 12:30 IST on June 19, 2010. Equation of time correction is given from standard table or chart is 101.

(6)

Q.3

Calculate the actual sinusoidal radiation received on the top of atmosphere on 15 july, 2011. Take Solar constant =1353 W/m2

(3)

Q.4

List the advantage of concentrating collector over flat plate collector.

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A.D.Patel Institute of Technology, New V.VNagar Mechanical Engineering Department Syllabus of Mid Semester Exam March 2012

Subject: Non Conventional Energy Sources (IE-I) Subject Code: 141904

Wind Energy :
Principle of wind energy conversion; Basic components of wind energy conversion systems; wind mill components, various types and their constructional features; design considerations of horizontal and vertical axis wind machines: analysis of aerodynamic forces acting on wind mill blades and estimation of power output; wind data and site selection Considerations.

Energy from Biomass:

Biomass conversion technologies, Biogas generation plants, classification, advantages and disadvantages, constructional details, site selection, digester design consideration, filling a digester for starting, maintaining biogas production, Fuel properties of bio gas, utilization of biogas.

Energy from the ocean:

Ocean Thermal Electric Conversion (OTEC) systems like open cycle, closed cycle, Hybrid cycle, prospects of OTEC in India. Energy from tides, basic principle of tidal power, single basin and double basin tidal power plants, advantages, limitation and scope of tidal energy. Wave energy and power from wave, wave energy conversion devices, advantages and disadvantages of wave energy.

Fuel Cells:
Introduction, Design principle and operation of fuel cell, Types of fuel cells, conversion efficiency of fuel cell, application of fuel cells.

Hydrogen Energy:
Introduction, Hydrogen Production methods, Hydrogen storage, hydrogen transportation, utilization of hydrogen gas, hydrogen as alternative fuel for vehicles.

Prof. Vasdev Singh (Course Teacher)