Renewable Energy (Paper Code: 17010609)

Energy sources: introduction, classification, energy from biomass, types of biogas plants, constructional details, biogas production and its utilization, agricultural wastes

Principles of combustion, pyrolysis and gasification, types of gasifiers, producer gas and its utilization; Briquettes: types of briquetting machines, uses of briquettes, shredders

Solar energy: solar flat plate and focusing plate collectors, solar air heaters, solar space heating and cooling, solar energy applications/solar energy gadgets, solar cookers, solar water heating systems, solar grain dryers, solar refrigeration system, solar ponds, solar photo voltaic systems, solar lantern, solar street lights, solar fencing, solar pumping systems

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Constructional details of KVIC and Janta type biogas plants; constructional details of Deen Bandhu type biogas plants;

field visit to biogas plants; constructional details of different types of gasifiers; testing of gasifiers; briquette preparation from biomass; study and efficiency of solar cooker; study and performance of a solar still;

study and performance of a solar dryers; study and working of solar photovoltaic pumping system;

study and performance evaluation of domestic solar water heater; study and performance evaluation of solar lantern;

study and performance evaluation of solar street light; study and performance of different types of wind mills; field visit to wind mills.

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