Syllabus - Energy Management (CM-504 (C))

Chemical Engineering

Energy Management (CM-504 (C))

V-Semester

Unit I

Introduction to Energy Management

Definition need and types of energy audit, Energy management (audit) approach-understanding energy costs, Bench marketing, Energy performance, Matching energy use to requirement, Maximizing system efficiencies, Optimizing the input energy requirements, Fuel & energy substitution, Energy audit Instruments.

Unit II

Energy and Environment Monitoring

Defining monitoring & targeting, elements of monitoring & targeting, data and information – analysis, techniques-energy consumption, production, cumulative sum of differences CUSUM). Global environmental concerns: United Nations Framework Convention on climate Change (UNFCC), sustainable development, Kyoto protocol, Conference of Parties (COP), Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) ,Prototype Carbon fund (PCF)

Unit III

Energy Efficiency

Steam System: Properties of steam, assessment of steam distribution losses, steam leakages, steam trapping, condensate and flash steam recovery system, identifying opportunities for energy savings. Energy efficiency in Electrical Utilities: Electrical System, Electric motors, HVAC and Refrigeration System, Fans and blowers, Pumps and Pumping System, Cooling Tower, Lighting System.

Unit IV

Waste Heat Recovery and Insulation

Classification, advantages and applications, commercially viable waste heat recovery devices, saving potential Insulation-types and application, economic thickness of Insulation, heat savings & application criteria, Refractory –types, selection and application of refractories, heat loss.

Unit V

Heat Exchangers Networks and pinch Technology

Energy targeting, area targeting, number of units targeting, shell targeting, cost targeting Pinch design methods, Grid diagram, composite curve, problem table, algorithm, grand composite curve.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Goodall P.M. “ The Efficient Use of Steam; Editor: Westbury House.

  • Mannan S; Lee’s Loss prevention in the processes industries”, Vol. VolI 2nd Ed, Butterworth Heinemann.

  • Kafarov V.V., “ Wasteless chemical processes”, Mir

  • Shenoy U.V.; Heat Exchange Network Synthesis”, Gulf publishing Company.

  • Kemp I.C.; Pinch Analysis and Process Integration: A user Guide on Process Integration for the Efficient Use of Energy, 2nd Ed. Butterworth Heinemann.

  • Henderson S.M. ; Perry R.L. and young J.H. ; “ Principles of Process Engineering; 4th Ed. Asae.

  • D. Reay , “ Industrial Energy Conservation”