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Non Conventional Energy Resourses

11/27/2007 11:53 PM

I am a Mechanical Engineer. I am intersted in doing my PhD on Non Conventional Energy resourese. Pl suggest some topic to me on which I can work.

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Re: Non Conventional Energy Resourses

11/29/2007 2:50 PM

Personally, I believe that once superconductive transmission of power becomes economical (I believe Shanghai is already testing it), all types of power generation techniques will become viable. Currently, space limitations and environmental restrictions limit where power can be generated, since it must be transmitted long distances with attendant power losses.
Beyond that, I believe geothermal energy recovery is the most likely to be of use, since there are massive amounts of energy available which can be recovered if we develop the correct techniques.

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11/29/2007 10:36 PM

I hope those are typos instead of actual misspellings in your question. Errors in engineering can be caused by spelling errors and typos. To be worthy of a PhD you must be careful not to make errors and know how to spell.

One area of technology that is being ignored is using steam power with electricity in hybrid vehicles, instead of internal combustion. Steam power is more efficient, cleaner, more capable of using multiple fuels, less mechanically complex and all of its drawbacks for automotive use can be overcome by hybridization. All the problems of range, price and convenience found in plug-in electric vehicles can also be solved by using steam-driven generators built into the auto.


Modern technology and alloys can improve on old designs making them even more efficient and lighter/smaller, while putting out more power. The fuel can also be any liquid or gas that will burn. Thermoelectric generation using waste heat and regenerative braking can add to efficiency. Think of all the possible energy sources for fuels and electricity; biofuels, thermal, coal, solar, nuclear, etc.; that can be used to power a steam-electric hybrid. It is certainly not a conventional method of using energy, but worth thinking about.

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Re: Non Conventional Energy Resourses

11/30/2007 12:48 AM

Dear Sir,

Thanks for the suggestions. I will definitely take care of the same in future.

If you can elaborate your idea about solar energy , I will be grateful to you.

Warm Regards,

Anil

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Re: Non Conventional Energy Resourses

11/29/2007 10:50 PM

Dear Anil I am also mechenical engineer, I am also think about non coventional source of energy that is atmospheric heat , by means of temperature differance,at day and night, the thermal expansion occure ,due to this pull and push occure in ane high thermal expansion rated material ,this pull and push due to thermal expansion we can convert in to electrical energy , we can do that in to desart of katch or any where ,at place where day and night temperature differance too high.

Himanshu.parekh

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Re: Non Conventional Energy Resourses

04/09/2010 5:18 AM

r/s sir,

you can go with hybrid non con system, which can cover base load & peak load. e.g photovalatic cell. Also look toward the demand side management only.

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