Graduate Courses Taught
- Combustion and Air Pollution
- Sustainable Energy Sources and Systems
ME 529 (University of Idaho, Fall-2016)
Thermodynamics of Combustion, Mass action Kinetics, Reaction Mechanisms, Transport Processes, Conservation Equations, Laminar Premixed and Nonpremixed Flames, Ignition Process, Combustion of Liquid and Solid Fuels, Pollutant Formation. Basic concepts related to chemically reacting flows including thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and transport processes. Introduction to premixed and non-premixed combustion processes. Description of basic combustion phenomena for non-premixed, premixed flames, ignition. Oxidation mechanisms for fuels. Formation of pollutants during combustion processes and their subsequent transformations in the atmosphere; emphasis on the effects of design and operating parameters of combustion devices on the nature and composition of exhaust gases, improvements, post-combustion treatment.
ME 404/504 (University of Idaho,Spring 2017)
Solar Thermal: Topics include Solar thermal systems; Estimation of Solar Radiation; Beam and Diffuse Components; Transmissivity absorptivity product; Liquid Flat Plate Collector; Collector Losses; Temperature Distribution and Collector Efficiency Factor.
Solar photovoltaic: Basics of PV cell; Cell Connection; Models for PV Systems; Storage; Batteries; Power Conditioning; System Design.
Wind energy systems: Resource Estimation; Betz Limit; Horizontal axis wind turbines; Blade Element Momentum Theory; Electrical aspects; Wind Farms; Economics of Wind Power.