Alternative Fuels and Power Systems
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Alternative Fuels and Power Systems Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Alternative Fuels and Power Systems (subject code 3160207) as prescribed for Auto · Semester 6 divides the course into 8 units, covering 57 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3160207)Unit 1 Introduction
- Concept of Petroleum fuels
- Estimation of petroleum reserves
- Need for alternate fuels
- availability and properties of alternate fuels
Unit 2 Biofuels
- Alcohol: Sources of Methanol and Ethanol
- methods of its production
- Properties of methanol & ethanol as engine fuels
- Use of alcohols in S.I. and C.I. engines
- performance of blending methanol with gasoline
- Emulsification of alcohol and diesel
- Dual fuel systems
- Improvement/Change in emission characteristics with respect to % blending of alcohol
Unit 3 Biofuels
- Bio-diesels: Base materials used for production of Bio Diesel (Karanj oil, Neem oil, Sunflower oil, Soya been oil, Mustard oil, Palm oil, Jatropha seeds
- Process of separation of Bio Diesel
- Properties Diesel blended with vegetable oil, and difference in performance of Engine
- Vegetable Oils: Various Vegetable oils for Engines – Esterification – Performance and emission characteristics
- Synthetic Alternative Fuels: Di-Methyl Ether (DME)
- Pyrolysis gas/oil
- Synthetic gas/oil from plastic
- wood etc.
- Eco Friendly Plastic fuels (EPF)
Unit 4 Biogas, LPG & CNG
- Introduction to Biogas system
- Process during gas formation
- Factors affecting biogas formation
- Usage of Biogas in S.I. engine & C.I. engine
- Produces gas for biomass gasification
- Properties of L.P.G. & C.N.G. as engine fuels
- fuel metering systems
- combustion characteristics
- effect on performance
- cost and safety
Unit 5 Hydrogen
- physical and chemical properties
- Hydrogen storage for automobile applications (I.C
- Fuel Cell)
- metal hydrides
- Chemical storage
Unit 6 Electric, Hybrid Vehicles and Fuel Cells
- Analysis of electrical drive trains
- topology of electric/hybrid systems
- sizing of components
- electric motors for automobile applications
- Electric Propulsion system
- Battery Storage
- Fuel cells principle
- Thermodynamic analysis
- Fuel cell application in automobiles
- Electric-Fuel cell hybrid configurations
Unit 7 Solar Powered Vehicles
- Solar cells for energy collection
- Storage batteries
- layout of Subject Code: 3160207 wef AY 2018-19 solar powered automobiles
- advantages and limitations
Unit 8 Non-conventional I.C. Engine
- Duel fuel / Multi fuel engine
- stratified charge
- adiabatic engine
- Variable Compression Ratio engine
- Free piston engine
- Sterling engine
- Wankel engine
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