UNIT I CONDUCTION Basic Concepts Mechanism of Heat Transfer Conduction, Convection

and Radiation Fourier Law of Conduction - General Differential equation of Heat

Conduction Cartesian and Cylindrical Coordinates One Dimensional Steady State Heat
Conduction Conduction through Plane Wall, Cylinders and Spherical systems Composite
Systems Conduction with Internal Heat Generation Extended Surfaces Unsteady Heat
Conduction Lumped Analysis Use of Heislers Chart.
UNIT II CONVECTION Basic Concepts Heat Transfer Coefficients Boundary Layer
Concept Types of Convection Forced Convection Dimensional Analysis External Flow
Flow over Plates, Cylinders and Spheres Internal Flow Laminar and Turbulent Flow
Combined Laminar and Turbulent Flow over Bank of tubes Free Convection
Dimensional Analysis Flow over Vertical Plate, Horizontal Plate, Inclined Plate, Cylinders
and Spheres.
UNIT III PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER AND HEAT EXCHANGERS
Nusselt theory of condensation-pool boiling, flow boiling, correlations in boiling and
condensation. Types of Heat Exchangers Heat Exchanger Analysis LMTD Method and NTU Effectiveness Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Fouling Factors.
UNIT IV RADIATION Basic Concepts, Laws of Radiation Stefan Boltzmann Law,
Kirchhoffs Law Black Body Radiation Grey body radiation -Shape Factor Algebra Electrical
Analogy Radiation Shields Introduction to Gas Radiation
UNIT V MASS TRANSFER Basic Concepts Diffusion Mass Transfer Ficks Law of
Diffusion Steady state Molecular Diffusion Convective Mass Transfer Momentum, Heat
and Mass Transfer Analogy Convective Mass Transfer Correlations
TEXT BOOKS
1. Sachdeva R C, Fundamentals of Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer
2. Frank P. Incropera and David P. DeWitt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Yadav R Heat and Mass Transfer
2. Ozisik M.N, Heat Transfer
3. Nag P.K, Heat Transfer
4. Holman J.P Heat and Mass Transfer
5. Kothandaraman C.P Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

HEAT TRANSFER
Thermal conductivity measurement by guarded plate method
Thermal conductivity of pipe insulation using lagged pipe apparatus
Natural convection heat transfer from a vertical cylinder
Forced convection inside tube
Heat transfer from pin-fin (natural & forced convection modes)
Determination of Stefan-Boltzmann constant
Determination of emissivity of a grey surface
Effectiveness of Parallel/counter flow heat exchanger
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
Determination of COP of a refrigeration system
Experiments on air-conditioning system
Performance test on single/two stage reciprocating air compressor.

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SOLAR ENERGY Solar Radiation Measurements of solar Radiation and
sunshine Solar Thermal Collectors Flat Plate and Concentrating Collectors Solar Applications
fundamentals of photo Voltaic Conversion solar Cells PV Systems PV Applications
UNIT II
WIND ENERGY Wind Data and Energy Estimation wind Energy Conversion
Systems Wind Energy generators and its performance Wind Energy Storage Applications
Hybrid systems.
UNIT III BIO - ENERGY Biomass, Biogas, Source, Composition, Technology for utilization
Biomass direct combustion Biomass gasifier Biogas plant Digesters Ethanol
production Bio diesel production and economics.
UNIT IV OTEC, TODAL, GEOTHERMAL AND HYDEL ENERGY Tidal energy Wave
energy Data, Technology options Open and closed OTEC Cycles Small hydro, turbines
Geothermal energy sources, power plant and environmental issues.
UNIT V NEW ENERGY SOURCES Hydrogen, generation, storage, transport and utilization,
Applications : power generation, transport Fuel cells technologies, types economics and the
power generation
TEXT BOOK:
1. G.D. Rai, Non Conventional Energy Sources, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 1999.
2. S.P. Sukhatme, Solar Energy, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi,
REFERENCES:
1. Godfrey Boyle, Renewable Energy, Power for a Sustainable Future, Oxford University Press,
2. Twidell, J.W. & Weir, A., Renewable Energy Sources, EFN Spon Ltd., UK, 1986.
3. G.N. Tiwari, solar Energy Fundamentals Design, Modelling and applications,
4. L.L. Freris, Wind Energy Conversion systems, Prentice Hall, UK, 1990.