About Book
This edition of the Book is based on the Syllabus of NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES for the Mechanical Engineering and Agriculture Engineering students of all disciplines of MSU & Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat. Each chapter features solved and unsolved problems mapped to Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy to build student confidence through remembrance, understanding, and application. Diagrams are prepared in Accordance with ISI. For Dimensioning, the latest method is followed of and SI Units are used.
About Author
PATEL PRAKASH R. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with over 14 years of teaching experience and Research Scholar at Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel Global University (KPGU). He holds an M.E. in Thermal Science from M.S. University (2009) and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from L.E. College (2006). He has published 6 Scopus research papers and holds 7 patents. He is also a professional member of the ASME and ISTE, New Delhi.
Dr. MAMTA P. PATEL is an academician and researcher with 14 years of teaching and 3 years of industrial experience. Currently a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Government Polytechnic, Godhra, she holds a Ph.D. from Gujarat Technological University, an M.E. in Material Science and Metallurgy from M.S. University, Baroda, and a B.E. from L.E. College, Morbi. Her research expertise spans material science, composite materials, casting processes, and metrology, supported by various national and international publications.
DHARMIL H. LAVINGIYA is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at KJIT, Savli, with 4 years of teaching experience. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering from SPNV Technical Campus, GTU, in 2017, and his Master of Engineering in CAD/CAM from LJIET, Ahmedabad, in 2019. An active researcher in the field of computer-aided design and manufacturing, he holds 4 patents and continues to contribute his technical expertise to the department's academic and innovation initiatives.
