JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• 1. To detail on the importance of Total Energy Concept, its advantages, cost effectiveness
• 2. To analyze the basic energy generation cycles
• 3. To detail about the concept of cogeneration, its types and probable areas of applications
• 4. To study the significance of waste heat recovery systems and carry out its economic analysis Course outcomes: The student can
• 1. Explain the basics of cogeneration and Waste heat recovery
• 2. Apply the concepts of Cogeneration technologies and functions of its components
• 3. Analyse the issues and applications of Co-generation technologies
• 4. Choose the appropriate criteria for waste heat recovery systems and its components
• 5. Understand the Economic aspects of cogeneration and Waste heat recovery

UNIT - I

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 generation.

UNIT - II

Co-Generation Technologies: Configuration and thermodynamic performance – steam turbine co- generation 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.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Charles H. Butler, Cogeneration, McGraw Hill Book Co.,
• 2. EDUCOGEN – The European Educational tool for cogeneration, Second Edition, 2001

REFERENCES:

• 1. Horlock JH, Cogeneration - Heat and Power, Thermodynamics and Economics, Oxford, 1987.
• 2. Institute of Fuel, London, Waste Heat Recovery, Chapman & Hall Publishers, London, 1963.
• 3. Seagate Subrata, Lee SS EDS, Waste Heat Utilization and Management, Hemisphere, Washington, 1983.
• 4. De Nevers, Noel, Air Pollution Control Engineering, Mc Graw Hill, New York, 1995. M.Tech, I Year, II Sem