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Lecture Notes
Dear Students the Lecture Notes has been uploaded for the following topics:INTRODUCTION, WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS -pH, TURBIDITY, TDS, BOD, COD and heavy metals, Hardness-Types- Boiler troubles, Water softening method -Internal and External Treatment, zeolite process, Desalination –Reverse osmosis, Municipal water treatment, Basics-Distinction between nanoparticles and bulk materials, General methods -Top down and Bottom-up approach, Preparation of nanomaterials- Sol-gel, solvothermal, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition, Types of nanomaterials- nano particle, nanoclusters, nanorods, nanotubes and nanowires, Application of nanotechnology in electronics, energy science, medicine and agriculture., Fuels-types-Coal-classification, manufacture of metallurgical coke by Otto-Hoffmann Method, Petroleum – fractional distillation, -Synthetic petrol-Fischer and Bergius method , Knocking- Octane number and Cetane number, Gaseous Fuels- Biogas, CNG and LPG, Calorific Value-Gross and Net calorific value , Flue gas analysis by ORSAT Method, CO2 emission, issues and carbon foot print, Introduction- nuclear energy- differences between nuclear fission and fusion, light water nuclear reactor, breeder reactor, solar energy conversion- principle and working of solar cells, Batteries- Types of batteries, primary battery- dry cell, Secondary battery- lead acid battery and lithium-ion battery, Electrical vehicles- working principles; Fuel cells- H2-O2 fuel cell,, Super Capacitors- Storage principle, types.