BANGALORE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
K R CIRCLE, BENGALURU-01

COURSE: MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MAJOR: THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COURSE TITLE: ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND POLLUTION
COURSE CODE: 18TS1E2A
FACULTY INCHARGE: Dr. RAMESH D K , PROFESSOR

UNIT - 01

1. With suitable comparison briefly discuss the performance and emission of various alternate
fuels in terms of percentage differene with respective to conventional fuels.
2. Justify the statement : “ The use of the alternate fuels has not increased as rapidly as predicted”.
3. List out the various factors that drive the market for the alternate fuel vehicles and explain.
4. Asses the statement - Alternate fuels are the fuels of the present and future with the help of a
case study.
5. Discuss the alternate power trains play an imporatant role in emission mitigation and stand for
eco friendly mobility.
6. Discuss the various categories of alternative fuels and drivetrains based on its source of
propulsion systems.
UNIT - 02

7. With the help of a neat sketch explain the production of the DME.
8. Diffentiate between the methanol and DME in refernce to its properties, performance,
combustion and emission charcteristics.
9. With the help a of a flowchart explain the dry milling process of ethanol production.
10. Discuss the the growth of ethanol as a fuel additive for gasoline engine over years across the
globe and in India.

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11. Justify: Methanol offers important emission benefits when comapared with gasoline.
12. Support the statement : DEE is considered to be low emission and high quality diesel engine
fuel.
13. With an example of the alcohol blend discuss the properties, performance and emssion
characteristics in comparison to gasoline fuel.

UNIT - 03

14. Discuss the production, transmission and storage of the compressed natural gas in the industry.
15. Briefly explain the types of the CNG vehicles based on the fuel supply and modifications
required to convert the CI engine to CNG engine.
16. List out the various optimizations required to obtain complete combustion, minimize the
emissions and maximize the power and fuel efficiency in an CNG engine. Explain.
17. With the help of a neat charcteristic curve explain the nature and trend of the performance
parametres of the CNG in a gasoline and CI engine.
18. Justify the statements - “ the combustion variability of LPG fueled engine is higher than the
gasoline engine” and “ LPG has a potential to be mainstream fuel”.
19. Draw a brief comparison between the vehicular emmisions of the autogas LPG, petrol amd
diesel.
20. List out the various methods of production of hydrogen and briefly explain catalytic steam
reforming of natural gas process of production.
21. Substantiate “ Hydrogen has a bright future as an automotive fuel for conventional IC engine
driven vehicles and as well as hybrid and fuel cell vehicles”.
22. With respective to the various hazards of hydrogen briefly explain the various safety systems
for hydrogen.
UNIT - 04

23. List out & explain the biodiesel production processes.

24. List out the various engine modifications for biodiesel combustion in CI engine and explain
any one briefly.
25. Compare & explain the properties, performance and combustion charcteristics of the diesel,
B20 & B100.
26. Explain the production of the biodiesel from vegetable oils and waste cooking oil.
27. What are biofuels? Explain briefly the classification of biofuels.

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28. List out the various processes of extraction of biofuels and explain biochemical process in brief.
29. Define the following: (i) straight vegetable oils (ii) esterification (iii) transesterification.
Explain the transesterification of vegetable oils with an example.
30. Compare and discuss the properties and combustion characteristics of vegetable oils with the
conventional petroleum fuel.
UNIT - 05

31. Distinguish between the Battery EVs, Hybrid EVs and Fuel cell EVs.
32. Explain the construction and working of an EV with a neat diagram.
33. Compare and explain the force speed characteristics curve of the ICE and EV.
34. Discuss the methodology adopted for the development of the hybrid electric vehivle.
35. Write short notes on: (i) series hybrid vehicles (ii) hybrid electric vehicels.
36. Explain the working principle, construction and working of a fuel cell with a neat diagram.
37. The development of fuel cells for EVs has taken on an accelerated pace in recent years. Justify
the statement.
38. With a neat sketch dicuss the various fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle configurations.

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