Bio Fuels and Bio Mass
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The official GTU curriculum for Bio Fuels and Bio Mass (subject code DI04064021) as prescribed for RE · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 61 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 (DI04064021)Unit 1 Introduction to Biofuels & Biomass Contents
- (1) Renewable vs conventional fuels (2) Biomass sources: Agricultural residues
- Forestry residues
- Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
- Agro-industrial waste (3) Properties of biomass fuels: Proximate analysis
- Ultimate analysis
- Calorific value
- Gross Calorific Value (GCV)
- Net Calorific Value (NCV)
- bomb calorimeter (4) Relevance to electrical power generation and rural electrification: Decentralized Power Generation
- Co-generation Applications (Combined heat and power (CHP) systems in sugar
- paper and agro-processing industries)
Unit 2 Biochemical Conversion Processes Contents
- (1) Anaerobic Digestion: Principles of microbial decomposition of organic matter
- (2) Types of digester: batch
- fixed dome
- floating drum (3) Biogas composition (CH₄
- H₂S) and calorific value
- (4) Ethanol Production: Fermentation of sugar/starch crops
- fuel-grade ethanol (5) Biodiesel Production: Transesterification of vegetable oils and waste cooking oil (6) Characteristics of biodiesel: viscosity
- cetane number
- flashes point and use in diesel engines and generators
- (7) Biogas DG sets in rural electrification (8) Biodiesel-powered gensets for small-scale industries
Unit 3 Thermochemical Conversion Processes Contents
- (1) Biomass Combustion: Combustion mechanisms (2) Types of Boilers used in Biomass Power Plants: Water Tube Boiler
- Fire Tube Boiler (3) Types of Furnaces used in Biomass Power Plants: Grate Furnaces
- Pulverized Fuel Furnace (4) Gasification: updraft/downdraft gasifiers
- syngas quality
- applications in IC engines and gas turbines electricity generation
- (5) Pyrolysis process and by-products
- (6) Electrical integration of gasifiers with IC engines and alternators
- Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Renewable Energy Subject Code: DI04064021 Subject Name: Bio Fuels and Bio Mass
Unit 4 Electrical Systems in Biomass Power Plants
- (1) Prime movers: biogas engines
- steam turbines
- dual-fuel engines
- (2) Generators & alternators: sizing
- excitation, AVR
- (3) Grid interfacing: inverters
- load sharing
- islanded vs grid-tied operation
- (4) Electrical protection: fuses
- breakers for biomass plants
- (5) Control & instrumentation: sensors
- SCADA/PLC monitoring
- (6) Mini/microgrid design using biomass-based sources
- (7) Preventive maintenance steps
- breakdown maintenance procedures
- (8) Safety standards
- troubleshooting practices
Unit 5 Energy Audit, Safety & Policy Contents
- (1) Energy losses in biomass systems: Combustion losses
- Heat losses in boilers
- Mechanical losses in turbines
- engines and generators
- Electrical losses: transformer
- transmission and auxiliary consumption (2) Efficiency calculation: Boiler efficiency (direct and indirect methods)
- Turbine efficiency (isentropic and mechanical efficiency)
- Overall plant efficiency (3) Energy audit procedure (as per BEE guidelines) (4) Safety aspects: handling biogas
- fire/explosion risks
- (5) Environmental benefits: GHG reduction
- carbon credits
- (6) Indian scenario: National Bio-Energy Mission
- SATAT scheme
- waste-to-energy plants
- State and central support schemes (7) Future of biomass-based electrical power
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