EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014

AE 452

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMOBILES

Instruction                                              4              Periods per week

Duration of University Examination      3              Hours

University Examination                          75            Marks

Sessional                                                 25            Marks

UNIT-I

Need for alternate fuel : Availability and properties of alternate fuels, general use of alcohols, LPG, hydrogen, ammonia, CNG and LNG, vegetable oils and biogas, merits and demerits of various alternate fuels, introduction to alternate energy sources. Like EV, hybrid, fuel cell and solar cars.

UNIT-II

Alcohols: Properties as engine fuel, alcohols and gasoline blends, performance in SI engine, methanol and gasoline blends, combustion characteristics in CI engines, emission characteristics, DME, DEE properties performance analysis, performance in SI & CI Engines.

UNIT-III

Natural Gas, LPG, Hydrogen and Biogas: Availability of CNG, properties, modification required to use in engines, performance and emission characteristics of CNG using LPG in SI & CI engines, performance and emission of LPG. Hydrogen; storage and handling, performance and safety aspects.

UNIT-IV

Vegetable Oils: Various vegetable oils for engines, esterification, performance in engines, performance and emission characteristics, bio diesel and its characteristics

UNIT-V

Electric, Hybrid, Fuel Cell And Solar Cars: Layout of an electric vehicle, advantage and limitations, specifications, system components, electronic control system, high energy and power density batteries, hybrid vehicle, fuel cell vehicles, solar powered vehicles.

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