Fuel Technology
Course Name:
TH 825 FUEL TECHNOLOGY
Programme:
M.Tech (Thermal Engineering)
Category:
Elective Courses (Ele)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3- 0- 0) 3
Content:
Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, Coal as a source of energy and chemicals in India, Coal preparation, Carbonization,
Gasification and liquefaction of coal and lignite, principle of combustion, Petroleum and its derived products, Testing
of liquid fuels, Petroleum refining processes, Inter-conversion of fuels, Natural gases and its derivatives, sources,
potential, Gas hydrates, Combustion appliances for solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, Introduction to nuclear fuel, RDF,
Bio-fuels, etc.
References:
Himus-Fuels Technology, Leonard Hill Ltd., London, 2007
Shaha -Combustion Engineering and Fuels Technology -(Oxford &IBM), 2004.
R.J. Sarjant, Efficient use of fuels - HMSO Publication, London.
Department:
Mechanical Engineering