JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to

• Understand the Air pollution Concepts
• Identify the source of air pollution
• Know Air pollution Control devices
• Distinguish the Air quality monitoring devices

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to

• Identify sampling and analysis techniques for air quality assessment
• Describe the plume behavior for atmospheric stability conditions
• Apply plume dispersion modelling and assess the concentrations
• Design air pollution controlling devices

UNIT - I

Air Pollution: Definition of Air Pollution - Sources & Classification of Air Pollutants - Effects of air pollution - Global effects – Ambient Air Quality and standards – Monitoring air pollution, Sampling and analysis of Pollutants in ambient air - Stack sampling.

UNIT - II

Meteorology and Air Pollution: Factors influencing air pollution, Wind rose, Mixing Depths, Lapse rates and dispersion - Atmospheric stability, Plume behavoiur, Plume rise and dispersion, Prediction of air quality, Box model - Gaussian model - Dispersion coefficient - Application of tall chimney for Pollutant dispersion.

UNIT - III

Control of Particulate Pollutants: Properties of particulate pollution - Particle size distribution - Control mechanism - Dust removal equipment – Working principles and operation of settling chambers, cyclones, wet dust scrubbers, fabric filters & ESP.

UNIT - IV

Control of Gaseous Pollutants: Process and equipment for the removal by chemical methods - Working principles and operation of absorption and adsorption equipment - Combustion and condensation equipment.

UNIT - V

Automobile and Indoor Pollution: Vehicular pollution – Sources and types of emission – Effect of operating conditions-Alternate fuels and emissions-Emission controls and standards, Strategies to control automobile pollution– Causes of indoor air pollution-changes in indoor air quality-control and air cleaning systems-indoor air quality.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. M.N. Rao and HVN Rao, Air Pollution, Tata McGraw Hill Publishers
• 2. Noel, D. N., Air Pollution Control Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill Publishers, 1999.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Air Pollution Control Engineering by Nevers, , McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2000.
• 2. Fundamentals of Air Pollution by Dr. B.S.N. Raju, Oxford & I.B.H.
• 3. Air Pollution and Health by T. Holgate, Hillel S. Koren, Jonathan M. Samet, Robert L. Maynard publisher Academic Press.