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Thermal Engineering course in Engineering

category: Engineering , Science

duration: 4 years

mode: offline

course ID: CT-129

reviews: 109

About Thermal Engineering Course

Thermal Engineering course 2023 Thermal engineering is that department of engineering that focuses on energy transformation. The students are taught about heating and cooling processes in equipment or the enclosed environment; and dealing with thermodynamics and conversion of heat into various energies including mechanical, chemical, and electrical energy.

Thermal engineering is based on thermodynamics and also on heat transfer, mass transfer and fluid mechanics. 

New trends to follow 

  • Cooling for batteries used in electric vehicles.
  • Propulsion systems for space applications and missiles.
  • Electronic systems cooling.
  • Hydrogen fueled power plants, including fuel cells.
  • Large scale energy storage applications.
  • Air purification techniques.
  • Hybrid cooling technology 
  • Thermal cooling solutions for 5G base stations
  • Artificial Intelligence hardware
  • Instruments to monitor and simulate these new technologies
  • Remote monitoring of cooling systems

Top Recruiters 

  • Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Larsen & Toubro
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Airbus Group India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Automobile - General Electric, Mercedes Benz, Applied Materials, Bajaj Auto, Atkins, Nissan, Boeing and Rolls Royce.
  • Ashok Leyland
  • Adani power plant
  • Hydroelectric plants
  • Heat exchanger companies like Alfa Laval, precision industries
  • Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
  • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
  • Hyundai Motors Ltd.
  • Hindustan Motors
  • TATA Motors Ltd.

Job Profiles and Average Salaries 

Job Profile

Average Salaries

Plant Chemist

Rs. 2 to 6 lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Maintenance engineer

Rs. 4 to 7 lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Operations engineer

Rs. 4 to 11 lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Safety Engineer

Rs. 4 to 8 Lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Plant Service Engineer

Rs. 3 to 6 lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Design Manager

Rs. 12 to 15 lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Project Engineer

Rs. 9 to 15 lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Required Skills

  1. Computer Aided Design tools experience
  2. Efficiency in tools like Six Sigma to work efficiently on thermal projects. 
  3. Managing project ability 
  4. Team responsibility 
  5. Ability to forming, executing, and writing thermal test plans 
  6. Strong understanding of thermal engineering  concepts and principles
  7. In-depth knowledge of thermal engineering  and thermal concepts 
  8. Good interpersonal and communication

  9. Analytical skills 

  10. Problem solving skills 

  11. Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

  12. Team working and team leading skills 

  13. Creativity 

  14. Being able to Manage and monitor each stage of a project

Top colleges for this course 

  1. DTU Delhi 
  2. IIT Madras
  3. COEP Pune 
  4. IIT Bombay 
  5. IIST Thiruvananthapuram
  6. LPU Jalandhar
  7. JMI New Delhi 

Thermal Engineering Scope 

In the thermal engineering department, the job opportunities are available in the private and the public industries. The market is available in the national and the international markets.

The thermal engineers are needed to maintain centres of electric motors, pumps and oil engines and other manufacturing equipment.

Job prospects of a thermal engineering student are limitless in many industries like - petroleum industry, power plants, defence, transport and the automobile sector, railways, aeronautical sector, as plant chemist, piping designer, trainee planner, maintenance engineer, field service engineer and independent consultants.

Thermal Engineering Subjects 

  • Fluid mechanics
  • Machine drawing
  • Metrology and Quality Assurance
  • Industrial Training
  • Production Technology
  • Cryogenics
  • Renewable Energy Resources
  • Automobile Engineering 
  • Thermal Science 
  • Fluid mechanic
  • Conduction and radiation heat transfer
  • Thermodynamics
  • Experimental methods in thermal engineering
  • Connective heat and mass transfer
  • CFD  Lab
  • Design project
  • Cryogenic Engineering
  • Air conditioning systems
  • Essentials of turbulence
  • Nuclear safety and reliability
  • Nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics
  • Fuels and combustion
  • Bio fluids mechanics
  • Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Thermal Engineering Eligibility 

For UG Course: The candidates must have done their 12th standard from a renowned board with a minimum of 50% with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as the main subjects. 

For PG Course: The candidates must have done their UG Course in the same field from a renowned university. 

The candidates must have also cleared the national level entrance exams like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, BITSAT, and GATE. 

Thermal Engineering Course Level

Degree Offered in UG
  • B.E /Btech
  • B.Sc.
Degree Offered in PG
  • M.E /Mtech.
  • M.Sc.

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