ENERGY ENGINEERING

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Title and Contents

Introduction to Energy:
Types of energy
Sources of energy
o Renewable and non-renewable sources
Introduction to Fuels in solid, liquid and gaseous state
o Introduction to fuels
o Chemical fuels
o General Introduction, Properties and Storage of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
Solid Fuels:
Basic Definitions
Wood, Wood charcoal and Peat (Characteristics and applications)
Coal
o Origin of coal
o Coalification process
o Composition of coal
o Classification of coal
o Rank and Grade of coal
o Petrography of coal
o Properties and testing of coal
Proximate Analysis
Ultimate Analysis
o Coal distribution and resources
o Coal Power Plant
Biomass
o Types of Biomass
o 1st and 2nd generation biofuels
o Biomass conversion (basic introduction)
Treatment of Solid Fuels
o Physical Treatment
Washing
Size Reduction
o Thermal Treatment
Drying
o Pyrolysis / Devolatilization
Pyrolysis &Carbonization:
Introduction to
o Char
o Coke
o Charcoal and Activated Charcoal
o Charring Process
Introduction to pyrolysis
Pyrolysis process
Introduction to carbonization
Destructive distillation
Combustion:
Introduction
Types of Combustion
Combustion Stoichiometry
Three Ts of Combustion

Energy Efficiency Opportunities

The Chemistry of Coal Combustion
Coal Combustion System
Gasification
Introduction
Stages in gasification process
o Drying
o Devolatilization
o Oxidation
o Reduction
Classification of gasifiers
Gasifying media
Performance of biomass gasifiers