TE4006 Cogeneration and Waste Heat Recovery Systems Syllabus:

TE4006 Cogeneration and Waste Heat Recovery Systems Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 To analyze the basic energy generation cycles.
 To detail about the concept of cogeneration, its types and probable areas of applications.
 To study the significance of waste heat recovery systems and carry out its economic analysis.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Introduction – principles of thermodynamics – cycles – topping – bottoming – combined cycle – organic rankine cycles – performance indices of cogeneration systems – waste heat recovery – sources and types – concept of tri and quad generation.

UNIT II COGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES

Configuration and thermodynamic performance – steam turbine congeneration systems – gas turbine cogeneration systems – reciprocating IC engines cogeneration systems – combined cycles cogeneration systems – advanced cogeneration systems: fuel cell, Stirling engines etc.,

UNIT III ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS OF COGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES

Cogeneration plants electrical interconnection issues – utility and cogeneration plant interconnection issues – applications of cogeneration in utility sector – industrial sector – building sector – rural sector – impacts of cogeneration plants – fuel, electricity and environment.

UNIT IV WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS

Selection criteria for waste heat recovery technologies – recuperators – Regenerators – economizers – plate heat exchangers – thermic fluid heaters – Waste heat boilers – classification, location, service conditions, design Considerations – fluidized bed heat exchangers – heat pipe exchangers – heat pumps – sorption systems.

UNIT V ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Investment cost – economic concepts – measures of economic performance – procedure for economic analysis – examples – procedure for optimized system selection and design – load curves – sensitivity analysis – regulatory and financial frame work for cogeneration and waste heat recovery systems.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOME

 On completing of the syllabus students can able understand the principles of cogeneration systems, waste heat recovery systems, applications of cogeneration and economis analysis of waste heat recovery systems.

REFERENCES

1. Charles H. Butler, Cogeneration, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1984.
3. De Nevers, Noel, Air Pollution Control Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York,1995.
2. EDUCOGEN – The European Educational tool for cogeneration, Second Edition, 2001.
4. Energy Cogeneration Hand book, George Polimveros, Industrial Press Inc, New yark 1982.
5. Horlock JH., Cogeneration – Heat and Power, Thermodynamics and Economics, Oxford,1987.
6. Institute of Fuel, London, Waste Heat Recovery, Chapman & Hall Publishers,London, 1963.
7. Seagate Subrata, Lee SS EDS, Waste Heat Utilization and Management, Hemisphere, Washington, 1983.