ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM

(ME 3103)
Examples of energy conversion
 Nuclear power plant to tubelight:
 Nuclear → thermal → fluid energy → mechanical →
magnetic → electric →…. → thermal (radiation)
 Coal to fan: Chemical → thermal → fluid energy →
mechanical → magnetic → electric →... magnetic →
mechanical → fluid energy
Course Outlook:
 The course deals with three different energy
conversion systems

 Internal combustion engines

 Turbomachines
 Refrigeration systems

 The working of these systems and the application

of thermo-fluid dynamic analysis to them is
introduced

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Course Contents:
 Internal combustion engines

 Evolution of IC engines; Types of IC engines; Construction

and working of 2S, 4S, petrol and diesel engines;
components of the IC engines; Wankel engines;
Applications of IC engines; Valve and port timing
diagrams; P-v diagrams; Engine test parameters and their
calculations; Introduction to IC engine combustion and
emissions.
 References
 Heywood J. B., "Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals", McGraw
Hill Book Co. NY, 1989
 Obert E. F., "Internal Combustion Engines and Air Pollution", Harper and
Row Publication Inc. NY, 1973.
 Stone, R., “Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines”, 4th Edition,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

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Course Contents:
 Turbomachines

 Introduction to Turbomachines; Types of turbomachines;

Thermodynamics concept in turbomachines; Principles of
turbomachines; Velocity triangle; Euler equation; Non-
dimensional groups in turbomachines; testing of
turbomachines
 References
 Gopalakrishnan, G. and Prithvi Raj, D. “A Treatise of Turbomachines”,
Scitech Publications, 2002.
 Dixon, S.L., “Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachines”,
4th edition, Butterworh Hinemann, 1998.
 T. Wright., Fluid Machinery: Performance, Analysis and Design, CRC
Press, 1988.
 Kadambi, V. and Manohar Prasad, “An Introduction to Energy
Conversion Vol.III: Turbomachinery”, , Wiley Eastern, 1997.

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Course Contents:
 Refrigeration

 Vapour compression refrigeration systems: Review of

refrigerants, Actual cycles - superheating, sub-cooling and
liquid suction heat exchanger – multi-stage and cascade
systems; Basics of vapour absorption refrigeration system
- cycle and properties of working fluids.
 References
 Stoecker WF and Jones JW, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1986.
 Gosney WB, Principles of Refrigeration, Cambridge University, 1982.

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Evaluation

• Quiz 1: 20 %
• Quiz 2: 20 %
• End Semester Exam: 60%

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Overall course plan

No. of
Period classes Portions

Commencement - Quiz1 19 classes 18 ICE + 1 Turbo

Quiz1 - Quiz2 19 classes 17 Turbo + 2 Refrg.

Quiz2 - Endsem 16 classes 16 Refrg.

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 Attendance policy

Institute rules will be strictly followed

Students are expected to be punctual to class

THANK YOU

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