Thermal Engineering Courses in India

Thermal Engineering Courses in India have a limited appeal; the reason being that Thermal Energy has not received as much attention as it should have. Thermal means ‘Relating to or associated with heat’. Thermal is a source of energy produced through heat. Thermal energy can be derived by moving objects together quickly to conduct heat. It is alternative source and renewable source of energy. But as an engineering field it goes beyond just heat. Thermal Engineering is a discipline which deals with heating or cooling of processes, equipment, or enclosed environments. Thermal Engineering deals with the careful and purposeful selection of parts and components, with heat removal in mind. An ideal cooling design achieves the desired junction temperatures, is compact in size, low in cost, adaptable enough to fit into system designs. Thermal Engineers pay attention to every aspect of heat generation and its removal in an electronics system. They create the detailed thermal designs, create hardware selection and explain and contribute in thermal testing. Based on the analysis and tests, they make reports as needed for the particular project. They also design spacecrafts including low earth orbit missions, extra terrestrial planetary landers, GEO stationary spacecrafts, etc. Thermal engineering can be practised by Mechanical Engineers as well.

Some of its specialized fields are -

• Heat Transfer and Thermal Power
• Hydroturbomachines
• I.C. Engines
• Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
• Thermal Turbomachines
• Thermodynamics & Combustion Engineering

Content

The study of this field includes all or few of these –

1. Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer
2. Design of Thermal Power equipments
3. Steam Condensers
4. Reaction Turbine

Objectives

• To provide the candidates with highest calibre which who would engage them in research, design and development to help building the nation towards self reliance in technological need.
• To play one of the foremost roles in the development of our nation.
• To make graduates experts in practical problem solving with abstract thinking skills.

Basic Requirements

• Thermal Engineering is highly unlikely to be available at graduate level as of 2011, it is studied as a part Mechanical Engineering curriculum.
• So to pursue a course in Thermal Engineering one will have to pass B.E. / B.Tech. in Civil Engg. / Civil and Structural Engg. / Environmental Engg./ Mechanical Engg. / Mechanical Engg.(Manufacturing) / Production Engg. / Industrial Engg. / Chemical Engg. / Biochemical Engg. / Biotechnology.
• The basic eligibility criteria for a BE / B.Tech is 10+2 or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.Selection to the graduate courses ( BE / B.Tech ) is based on merit i.e. the marks secured in the final exams of 10+2 and through entrance exams.
• Entrance to the IIT's is through JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) and for other major institutions through AIEEE (All India Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture Entrance Examination) or their own separate entrance exams and other state level and national level exams.
• After the bachelor's one can go in for a post graduate degree.

Thermal Engineering Institutes in India

• National Power Training Institute
• IIT Roorkee
• Dehradun Institute of Technology
• Sathyabama University

Job Perspectives

Thermal Engineers work mainly in manufacturing firms but they can also find work easily in administrative and managerial positions in government departments or public and private sector industries or do research as well as teaching in research and teaching institutes. They can work in many industries including private or public sector industries of various types and their work varies by industry and function. Defence and railways need Thermal engineers to assist in design and maintenance of their machinery. Thermal engineers also maintain centres for oil engines, pump sets, electric motors and other industrial equipments.

Some Job Types

1. Graduate Trainee
2. Trainee Planner
3. Piping Designer
4. Plant Chemist
5.  Maintenance Engineer
6. Boiler Thermal Performance Engineer
7. Field Service Engineer
8. Thermography Programme Manager
9. Stress / Finite Element Analyst
10. Independent Consultants
11. Researcher
12. Lecturer

Some Employment Areas

• Engineering Equipment Industries
• Thermal Power Stations
• Nuclear Power Stations
• Energy Conservation Department
• Pollution Control Agencies
• Oil Exploration And Refining
• Space Research Organisation
• Aeronautical
• Electronics
• Automobile
• Consultancy
• Research and Development