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Power Plant Engineering

This course covers the constructional features and procedures of various types of power plants including steam, hydroelectric, diesel, gas turbine, nuclear and non-conventional power plants. It discusses the layouts, components, operations and environmental impacts of different power plants. The course is divided into 5 units covering topics like sources of energy, steam and coal handling systems, diesel and gas turbine plants, hydroelectric plants, non-conventional energy sources, and nuclear power stations.

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Power Plant Engineering

This course covers the constructional features and procedures of various types of power plants including steam, hydroelectric, diesel, gas turbine, nuclear and non-conventional power plants. It discusses the layouts, components, operations and environmental impacts of different power plants. The course is divided into 5 units covering topics like sources of energy, steam and coal handling systems, diesel and gas turbine plants, hydroelectric plants, non-conventional energy sources, and nuclear power stations.

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POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

(MOOC II)

Course Objective:
To make the students understand the importance of energy and constructional features and
procedure of various types of power plants.

UNIT I

Introduction To The Sources Of Energy Resources and Development of Power in India.

Layouts of Steam, Hydel, Diesel, MHD, Nuclear and Gas Turbine Power Plants - Combined
Power

Cycles - Comparison and Selection,

Power Plant Economics and Environmental Considerations: Capital Cost, Investment of Fixed
Charges,

Operating Costs, General Arrangement of Power Distribution, Load Curves, Load Duration
Curve.

Definitions of Connected Load, Maximum Demand, Demand Factor, Average Load, Load Factor,

Diversity Factor Tariff - Related Exercises. Effluents from Power Plants and Impact on
Environment

Pollutants and Pollution Standards Methods of Pollution Control. Inspection And Safety
Regulations.

UNIT II

Steam Power Plant : Modern High Pressure and Supercritical Boilers - Analysis of Power Plant
Cycles - Modern Trends in Cycle Improvement - Waste Heat Recovery, Fluidized Bed Boilers.,
Fuel and Handling Equipments, Types of Coals, Coal Handling, Choice of Handling Equipment,
Coal Storage, Ash Handling Systems.

Steam Power Plant : Combustion Process : Properties of Coal Overfeed and Under Feed Fuel
Beds,

Traveling Grate Stokers, Spreader Stokers, Retort Stokers, Pulverized Fuel Burning System And
Its

Components, Combustion Needs and Draught System, Cyclone Furnace, Design and
Construction, Dust Collectors, Cooling Towers And Heat Rejection. Analysis of Pollution from
Thermal Power Plants - Pollution Controls.CO2 Recorders
UNIT III

Diesel Power Plant: Diesel Power Plant: Introduction IC Engines, Types, Construction Plant
Layout with Auxiliaries Fuel Storage

Gas Turbine Plant : Introduction Classification - Construction Layout With Auxiliaries


Principles of Working Closed and Open Cycle Gas Turbines. Advantages And Disadvantages
Combined Cycle Power Plants.

UNIT IV

Hydro Electric Power Plant: Water Power Hydrological Cycle / Flow Measurement Drainage
Area Characteristics Hydrographs Storage and Pondage Classification of Dams and Spill
Ways.

Hydro Projects and Plant: Classification Typical Layouts Plant Auxiliaries Plant Operation
Pumped Storage Plants. .

UNIT V

Power from Non-Conventional Sources: Utilization of Solar Collectors- Principle Of

its Working, Wind Energy Types of Turbines HAWT & VAWT-Tidal Energy. MHD power

Generation.

Nuclear Power Station: Nuclear Fuel Nuclear Fission, Chain Reaction, Breeding and Fertile
Materials Nuclear Reactor Reactor Operation.

Types of Reactors: Pressurized Water Reactor, Boiling Water Reactor, Sodium-Graphite Reactor,
Fast

breeder Reactor, Homogeneous Reactor, Gas Cooled Reactor, Radiation Hazards and Shielding

Radioactive Waste Disposal.

Text Books:
1. Power plant Engineering, P.K. Nag, TMH, 3rd edition, 2013.

2. A course in power plant Engineering, Arora and S. Domkundwar.

Reference Books:

1. A Text Book of Power Plant Engineering , Rajput , Laxmi Publications, 4th edition, 2012.

2. Power plant Engineering, Ramalingam, Scietech Publishers

3. power plant engineering P.C. Sharma, S.K. Kataria Publications,2012.

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