JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To develop an outlook on various elements of air pollution and impart knowledge

on control technologies.

Course Outcome

At the end of the Course, student will have

• Knowledge on sources and effects of air pollution.
• An outlook on meteorological aspects of air pollution.
• Comprehensive Knowledge on control of both particulate and gaseous air pollutants.
• An exposure to legal aspects of air pollution control.

UNIT - I

Sources of Air pollution, effects of Air pollution on plants, animals, human health, classification of pollutants, properties of gaseous and particulate matter,

UNIT - II

Atmospheric transport of pollutant – winds – wind profiles, inversions, plume behaviour, convective current – turbulence – Dispersion and diffusion of Air pollution – ground level concentrations Gaussian model. Air sampling and analysis, theory and equipment ambient and Stack sampling, monitoring of quality emission standards – Indoor air pollution

UNIT - III

Control of Particulate matter – Dusts, fumes, smoke, samples, settling chambers, cyclones, spray towers, electrostatic precipitators, etc. for control.

UNIT - IV

Gaseous pollutants – absorption, adsorption, combustion, and other methods of removal.

UNIT - V

Automobile pollution – analysis and control of emissions.Air fuel ratio – types of flues - Air pollution legislation – Act and other provisions.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Air pollution control theory by Martin Crawford - McGraw-Hill, 1976
• 2. Air pollution control by A.c. Sten.
• 3. Air pollution control by H.C. Perkins - McGraw-Hill, 1974
• 4. Air pollution control by Joe O. Ledbetter- Dekker, 1972
• 5. Air pollution: its origin and control by Kenneth Wark, Cecil Francis Warner, Wayne T. Davis - John Wiley & Sons Inc M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (Envir. Engg.)