Solar Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Solar Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineering (subject code ME02075051) as prescribed for M(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 40 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 (ME02075051)Unit 1 Recapitulation of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
- Working and performance analysis of refrigeration cycles (vapor compression refrigeration system
- vapor absorption refrigeration system etc.)
- types of refrigerants
- characteristics of refrigerants
- performance enhancement techniques for vapor compression and absorption refrigeration system
- psychrometric chart
- Various psychrometric processes and analysis
- different types of air- conditioning system
- cooling and heating load calculation for enclosed spaces
Unit 2 Solar energy
- Source of solar radiation
- solar radiation geometry
- solar constant
- solar radiation on horizontal and tilted surface
- solar radiation measuring instruments
- Solar Photovoltaic (PV): PV cell
- module and array
- energy storage
- different materials for PV cell
- present and proposed PV cell
- maximizing PV cell performance
- exotic junctions
- photovoltaic system design
- stand-alone PV system
- solar photovoltaic air-conditioning system: design specification and implementation
- PV power remote and mountain cabin: design specification and implementation
- Hybrid system: design specification and implementation
- small and medium utility interactive system
Unit 3 Air-conditioning systems
- Classification of refrigeration and air- conditioning systems
- potential of solar energy in refrigeration systems and air-conditioning systems
- domestic refrigeration systems and air- conditioning systems
- automobile air conditioning systems
Unit 4 Economic analysis of solar refrigeration and air-conditioning
- system: various cost involved in solar energy-based equipment
- present worth calculation
- repayment of loan in instalments
- life cycle savings method
- payback period
- economic analysis for solar energy-based refrigeration and air-conditioning systems
Unit 5 Servicing and maintenance
- Solar PV panel cleaning
- refrigerant leakage
- electrical trouble shootings
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