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M. Tech. DEGREE THERMAL POWER ENGINEERING SYLLABUS FOR CREDIT BASED CURRICULUM (2009 -2010)
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MA 609 MATHEMATICAL METHODS (3 – 0 – 0)
Calculus of variations - Euler's equation - Variational problems in parametric form - Natural
boundary condition – Conditional Extremum - Isoperimetric problems.
Direct methods in Variational Problems - Euler's finite difference method - Rayleigh -Ritz
method - Galerkin's method - Kantorovich’s method.
Integral equations - Conversion of BVP to integral equations using Green’s Function -
Fredholm equation with separable kernels – Solution of Fredholm and Volterra equations by the
method of Successive approximations.
Finite difference scheme for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic partial differential equations.
Introduction to Finite Element Method - Rules for forming interpolation functions - Shape
functions Application to fluid flow and heat transfer problems.
ME 601 FUELS, COMBUSTION, AND EMISSION CONTROL (3 – 0 – 0)
Types of fuels and their properties - Coal characterization - Combustion chemistry -
Stoichiometry Heat of reaction - Calorific value - Adiabatic flame temperature - Equilibrium -
Mass transfer.
Chemical kinetics - Important chemical mechanisms - Simplified conservation equations for
reacting flows - Laminar premixed flames - Simplified analysis.
Factors influencing flame velocity and thickness flame stabilization - Diffusion flames -
Introduction to turbulent flames.
FBC - Different types of FBCs - Models for droplet and Carbon particle combustion.
Emissions - Emission index - Corrected concentrations - Control of emissions for premixed and
non-premixed combustion.
ME 603 ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS (3 – 0 – 0)
Review of Basic concepts- Reynold’s transport theorem, Fluid kinematics - Physical
conservation laws - Integral and differential formulations.
Navier-Stokes and energy equations - Dimensionless forms and dimensionless numbers -
Solution of Navier-Stokes equations.
Two-dimensional Potential flows - Different types of flow patterns. Boundary layer theory -
Blasius solution - Momentum integral approach.
Turbulent flows - Reynolds equation - Prandtl and von Karman hypothesis- Universal velocity
profile near a wall- flow through pipes
Boundary layer concept- Boundary layer thickness- prandtl’s equations-blassius solution-skin
friction coefficient.