Government of Karnataka KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Indian Instute of Science Campus, Bengaluru COMPENDIUM OF 39TH SERIES STUDENT PROJECT PROGRAMME (Biofuel Projects) SUPPORTED BY KARNATAKA STATE BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA 2015-2016 STUDENT PROJECT PROGRAMME: 2015 - 16 BIOFUEL PROJECTS Compendium of 39th Series SPP: Biofuel Projects KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore - 560 012 Supported by KARNATAKA STATE BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Department of Rural Development and Panchayath Raj, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA 39th Series of Student Project Programme – Biofuel Projects: 2015-16 - A book on summery of Student Projects – Biofuel related area for the year 2015 - 2016. Published by Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012. Size: A4 Pages: 198 Compiled and Edited by: Dr. S. G. S. Swamy, Fellow and Principal Investigator – SPP, KSCST Mr. S. N. Sondur, Fellow and Principal Investigator – Biofuel Cell, KSCST K. N. Venkatesh, Project Assistant, KSCST Dr. Savitha G, Consultant, Biofuel Cell, KSCST Ms. Prajanya G. P., Project Associate, Biofuel Cell, KSCST © KSCST Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore - 560 012 Telephone: 080 - 23341652, 23348848, 23348849 Telefax: 080 - 23348840 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html www.kscst.org.in/spp.html Funded and Supported by: Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board, Government of Karnataka #116, 8th Cross, Railway Parallel Road, Kumara park West, Bangalore - 560020 CONTENTS Sl. No. Description Page No. 1. Foreword 01-01 2. About KSCST 02-03 3. About KSBDB 04-05 4. Acknowledgement 06-06 5. Synopsis of B.E. Seminar Projects 07-78 6. Synopsis of M.Sc. Projects 79-100 7. Synopsis of M.Tech Projects 101-117 8. Synopsis of MBA Projects 118-128 9. Synopsis of B.E. Exhibition Projects 129-165 10. List of Biofuel Project Proposal received 166-182 11. List of Biofuel Projects selected for sponsorship 183-191 12. List of Biofuel Projects selected for Final S & E 192-198 FOREWORD Innovation and technology are needed for self-reliance in the energy sector which could be decentralized based on the exploitation of natural resources that are renewable. Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) founded in the year 1975 has always been in the forefront in providing solutions to the decentralized energy requirements in the State through S&T interventions. Some of the success stories arising from the activities of the Council include – Design of novel biogas plant, Solar collectors, Solar pond, Gasifiers, Design of high efficiency cooking stove (ASTRA Ole), setting up of rural energy centres. Apart from playing a catalytic role in the implementation of sustainable technologies to society-centric problems / issues, the council has also been promoting research, development and innovation in universities. During the year 2010-2011 KSCST with the support of Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board (KSBDB) set up the biofuel cell in KSCST with an objective to evolve programmes for the development of biofuel in the State. In this venture we are proud to be associated with KSBDB. Council initiated Student Project Programme, popularly known as SPP, as early as 1977. The main purpose of this programme is to bring out hidden talent and innovative spirit in the minds of young engineers graduating from colleges across the State. Under this programme, the Council has been providing both technical and financial support to projects undertaken by final year engineering students and other universities of colleges. Since the 35th series of SPP, KSBDB has come forward for funding the projects on biofuel and bio energy related projects. It was for the first time that under SPP M.Tech, MSc and MBA projects were also invited for sponsorship by KSBDB. Under the 39th series 144 projects proposals were received, 68 projects were sanctioned out of which 50 (BE – 33, MTech – 05, MSc – 07 and MBA - 05) projects have been selected for final seminar and exhibition. This is the 39th SPP Seminar and Exhibition in the series of Student Project Programme which is being conducted without any interruption since its inception in 1977. I am very pleased that BLDE Association’s Vachana Pitamaha Dr. P. G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Vijayapura (Bijapur) is hosting this programme. I hope that this Seminar and Exhibition will inspire students to be more innovative and build innovative society and justify the purpose of declaring this decade as Decade of Innovations. I thank the Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board (KSBDB), Government of Karnataka for their continued support in conducting of this programme. Prof. S. Subramanian Secretary, KSCST KSCST: SPP – 39th Series: Biofuel Projects Compendium: 2015-16 1 ABOUT KSCST Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) was established in 1975 to play a catalytic role in promoting the application of Science and Technology in developmental processes of the state in order to benefit a large segment of people. KSCST is the first State Council to be set up in the country to fulfil the long-felt need of bringing together administrators, field level officers from various government departments, scientists and technologists from research laboratories and research institutions. The Council has chosen many areas like Energy, Agriculture, Water, Housing, Waste management, Health and Education for its activities. The objectives of the Council are: To identify areas for application of Science and Technology to development needs, objectives and goals for Karnataka, and in particular, to the prevailing conditions of backwardness, rural unemployment and poverty; To advise government on the formulation of policies and measures including technical, administrative and legal devices, which will promote such applications to identified needs, objectives and goals; in particular to health, education and manpower utilisation with special emphasis on the development of human skills in the rural areas and in the slums; and which will promote the scientific management of the natural resources of the State; To promote effective coordination and to develop and foster communication and other links between centres of scientific and technological research, Government agencies, farms and industries so that promising Research and Development work is initiated, promoted and effectively deployed in agriculture, in government and elsewhere; To initiate, support and coordinate applied research programmes in universities and other institutions in areas identified to be specially suitable for the application of Science and Technology; To prepare Science and Technology plans relevant to the development needs of the State; To consider, and advise the government on such other matters as relevant to the application of Science and Technology to the problems of Karnataka State. The Council has executed a number of projects in these areas such as ASTRA OLE, Low cost housing, Solar energy applications, Zoning atlas, Mapping for use in district administration, Water resources development, Hand pumps for drinking water wells in villages etc. The Council has constantly involved several institutions and governmental agencies to identify research areas of major concerns in sectors such as Housing, Energy, Water supply, Ecology and Environment, Industries and Rural employment. The Council has undertaken several path breaking programs in the area of Energy. To name a few, it has setup a rotor windmill for pumping water at Ungra, a community biogas service unit supplying water and electricity in Pura, Energy Parks in different parts of the state, Solar water heating systems in several places. It has also set up Microhydel stations at Elaneer village in Dakshina Kannada district and Vanachalu village near Mercara, which uses a modern technology of cross flow turbines. The Council has assisted the state in district level planning in 30 districts through setting up of Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) centers in these districts. These centers use modern scientific tools like Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial data support system for identifying locations with problems like drinking water supply, location of hospitals, schools, etc. Rainwater Harvesting is one of the important programmes of the Council. Last year, the Council opened a “Help Desk” jointly with BWSSB, to promote Rainwater Harvesting in Bangalore City. The Council has conducted state-level survey on treatment of municipal solid and liquid wastes and their KSCST: SPP – 39th Series: Biofuel Projects Compendium: 2015-16 2 recycling. Patent Information Centre (PIC) has been functioning to bring awareness about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) among scientific and student communities and to assist in filing applications. One of the major objectives of the Council has been to improve the quality of education in our colleges and, in view of this; the Student Project Programme (SPP) was started during 1978–79 to sponsor engineering student projects. This innovative programme has been playing a very important role in engineering education sector for last three decades and has become a flagship programme of the Council. Many projects, sponsored in