DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru -560012
Telephone: 080 -23341652, 23348848, 23348849, Telefax: 23348840
Email: spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in Website: www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or www.kscst.org.in/spp.html
FORMAT FOR STUDENT PROJECT PROPOSAL
or student project proposal-Bio fuel project[B.E]

Name of the college and place:-

RAO BAHADUR Y.MAHABALESWARAPPA ENGINEERING COLLEGE,BELLARY.

Project title(in brief): POWER GENERATION FROM ORGANIC WASTAGE OF COLLEGE

CANTEEN

Department: Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Topic as per KSCST-SPP Bio fuel poster/ website :www.ssiproject.com

Name of guide : Shanth Kumar & Prof. Pradeep B Jyoti

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1. Name of the team members :

SL NO NAME USN Mobile No. Email id Photograph

1 AFZALL BEGUM 3VC11EE002 9535861955 afzall12.rymec@gmail.com

2 SHRUTHI D 3VC11EE047 9731492752 shruthi.rymec93@gmail.com

3 AFROZE FATHIMA 3VC12EE001 8867106771 afroze.12.rymec@gmail.com

4 AMREEN 3VC12EE003 8904609032 amreen6.rymec@gmail.com

2.Team leader of the project: AFZALL BEGUM

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3. Processing Fee details: Demand draft No: 013610 Date: 11/02/2016

Bank Name: Central Bank Of India

4. Date of commencement of project : 9/02/15

5. Probable date of completion of project: 30/04/15

6. Has a similar project been carried out at your college or in any other college / institution(check with the list of
completed project available in your college library or with list available in KSCST website, Bangalore).If YES,
please give details as to how you are attempting to improvise the technology:
NO

7. If this project is an improvement / extension of an earlier project , please give the title of earlier project and
the year in which it was carried out. Specify the improvements /modifications clearly :
NO
8. Is similar device / machine (outcome of the project )commercially available? If YES, what is the coast per
unit ? Please give details. Not available in Indian context.

9. Objectives of the project highlighting its importance:

OBJECTIVES:

1) The purpose of this project is to generate electricity by utilizing bio gas that is produced by
waste of campus kitchen.
2) The use of Bio gas using kitchen waste as feed stock ,which can help to solve the problem of
energy deficit and at the same time allow the safe disposal of kitchen waste which is often
unscientifically dumped or discarded.
3) Large number of Jobs: Either way, work opportunities are created for thousands of people in these
plants. These jobs are a blessing in rural areas, which are the targeted grounds for the use of
biogas. In fact, biogas can easily be decentralized, making it easier to access by those living in
remote areas or facing frequent power outages.
4) Little Capital Investment: Biogas are easy to set up and require little capital investment on a small
scale basis. In fact, many farms can become self sufficient by utilizing biogas plants and the waste
material produced by their livestock each day. A single cow can provide enough waste material
within a day to power a light bulb the entire day.

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10. METHODOLOGY:-
First we have planned to develop a new plant for power generation in most effective way, by eliminating all
the disadvantages of the conventional biogas power plant and that of the biogas power plant using the co-generator.
Following that we have conducted a literature survey in order to study the existing method of power generation from
biogas. By analyzing the power plant details those we have found in the survey, we have realized that there is a great
scope to do this topic as our project.

Then we have gather many information about biogas content and different method to purify the unwanted gas
from the biogas and we came to known about different methods for purifying the biogas. Then we have selected the
appropriate method by considering several factors like cost factor, availability. And tried to connect all the
components together. The next problem was the modification of the Internal Combustion engine. All the internal
combustion engines are mainly cooled with aid of wind speed. Since in our project the engine is stationary and thus a
little consideration has to be given in cooling engine . Then we have decided to provide a liquid cooling to the engine
for better heat removal from the engine .

While going through the literature survey it found that the calorific value of the biogas is less than that of the
gasoline . Since the biogas is purified the value does not differ much. The compression ratio can be changed from 12:1
in common engine to17:1 in the modified engine, the biogas does not self ignite so the change in the compression ratio
does not affect the working of the engine adversely but it helps to increase the thermal efficiency of the engine.

Thus we have a proper design regarding our project and based on which we are going to fabricate to the power
plant. We can add more features to our project in order to make it perfect and work efficiently. We hope the
fabrication will be completed in the next phase of the project.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Fig: Conventional Biogas Power Plant

In conventional biogas power plant the feed is given to the digester and is digested an aerobically into several
components like methane, carbon dioxide and the proteins are converted into hydrogen sulphide , it also produces
water vapours . The products from the biogas plant is directly given to the engine which runs on the biogas as fuel.

Limitations:

The gas produced from the biogas plant is fed directly into the Internal Combustion as fuel. Since the
product gas contain several other gases like carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, and also water vapour other than the
useful methane. These unwanted gases will reduce the efficiency of the engine and the presence of corrosive gasses
like hydrogen sulphide will corrode the carry pipe and also the engine components.

SOLUTION

While solving the above mentioned problems, we have planned to develop a new design which could
overcome them. Our design consist of:

1) Biogas plant design

2) Purification system
a) Hydrogen sulphide removal
b) Carbon dioxide removal
c) Water vapour removal

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3) Modified Internal Combustion engine coupled to a generator

11. Expected out come of the project:

1) Indias energy problems have made the need to turn towards waste-to-energy technologies
extremely important, especially because landfills in Indias urban centers are fast nearing the
limits of their capacity
2) From the analysis of existing methods and plants used for power generation, we understood
that there is a great scope for new plant with improved methods and efficiency to minimize the
energy crisis we phasing in college canteen.
3) High moisture content makes thermal recovery from solid waste uneconomical as considerable
fuel is used up by the latent moisture in the solid waste.
4) Anaerobic digestion, which requires high moisture content for the sustenance of the methane
bacteria, was the preferred alternative for energy recovery from organic waste
5) A higher volatile matter content leads to a better biogas yield.
12. Application of the project:
a) Biogas used as a fuel:
As we know that air contains 21 % oxygen which means the energy that is released consents
biogas to be used as a fuel. Generally, biogas is a renewable fuel. In any country, for cooking or
heating purposes biogas can be used as a low-cost fuel.
b) Biogas used as a heat engine:
In modern waste management amenities, biogas can be used to run any type of heat engine in order
to generate electrical or mechanical power. It can be compressed, like a natural gas, to control
motor vehicles
c) Use in the mobility sector:
The decoupling of production and utilisation also makes it possible to use biogas as fuel for
natural gas vehicles. Biogas processed into bio methane and used as fuel can make an important
contribution to climate protection, enhance supply security and reduce noise emissions.
d) Reduces Greenhouse Effect:
It also reduces the greenhouse effect by utilizing the gases being produced in landfills as forms of
energy. This is a major reason why the use of biogas has started catching on. It recycles most forms
of biodegradable waste and works on simple forms of technology.

13. Does the project proposed is relevant to any of the industry or institution in and around your area :
NO

14. If yes please provide details of the industry / institution and contact details:

15. If the project is a case study /survey project , variables to be studied , criteria for sample selection and size of
the sample ,etc .,Should be furnished . A specimen questionnaire should be attached . Not Applicable.

16. In case of fabrication of related project ,an engineering drawing with dimensions /detailed design calculations

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of the machine/device should be attached to the proposal.

17. Can the idea of your project be patentable : YES/NO. If YES provide details

18. Budget :Rs.4940

I. List of materials required and cost:
Sl Equipments Cost
No
1 Digesters Rs.500/-
2 Rs.150/-
Gas pipes
3 Rs.100/-
Valves
4 Rs.160/-
Petcocks
5 Rs.150/-
Gas holder
6 Rs.480/-
Guide wheels
7 Rs.1700/-
Generator
8 Rs.1200/-
IC Engine

II. Labour charge:Rs.300/-

III. Any other coast required for the project: Miscellaneous Rs.250/-

19. Any other details:

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Prof. Pradeep B Jyoti

Shanth Kumar

(Name & Signature of Project Guide) (Signature of HOD with Seal) (Signature of the Principal with seal)
Cell No. 9986224671 Cell No. 9986214375
Email id:santha243@gmail.com Email id:

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