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TME-801 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING L T P
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Unit-I
Introduction:
Power and energy, sources of energy, review of thermodynamic cycles related to power plants, fuels and combustion, calculations. Variable Load problem Industrial production and power generation compared, ideal and realised load curves, terms and factors. Effect of variable load on power plan operation, methods of meeting the variable load problem. Power plant economics and selection Effect of plant type on costs, rates, fixed elements, energy elements, customer elements and investor’s profit; depreciation and replacement, theory of rates. Economics of plant selection, other considerations in plant selection. 8
Unit-II
Steam power plant
Power plant boilers including critical and super critical boilers. Fluidized bed boilers, boilers mountings and accessories. General layout of steam power plant. Different systems such as fuel handling system, pulverizes and coal burners, combustion system, draft, ash handling system, feed water treatment and condenser and cooling system, turbine auxiliary systems such as governing, feed heating, reheating , flange heating and gland leakage. Operation and maintenance of steam power plant, heat balance and efficiency. 8
Unit-III
Diesel power plant
General layout, performance of diesel engine, fuel system, lubrication system, air intake and admission system, supercharging system, exhaust system, diesel plant operation and efficiency, heat balance. Gas turbine power plant Elements of gas turbine power plants, Gas turbine fuels, cogeneration, auxiliary systems such as fuel, controls and lubrication, operation and maintenance,
Combined cycle power plants. 6
Unit-IV
Hydro electric station
Principles of working, applications, site selection, classification and arrangements, hydroelectric plants, run off size of plant and choice of units, operation and maintenance, hydro systems, interconnected systems, micro and mini hydro power plant. 6
Unit-V
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Unit-I
Introduction:
Power and energy, sources of energy, review of thermodynamic cycles related to power plants, fuels and combustion, calculations. Variable Load problem Industrial production and power generation compared, ideal and realised load curves, terms and factors. Effect of variable load on power plan operation, methods of meeting the variable load problem. Power plant economics and selection Effect of plant type on costs, rates, fixed elements, energy elements, customer elements and investor’s profit; depreciation and replacement, theory of rates. Economics of plant selection, other considerations in plant selection. 8
Unit-II
Steam power plant
Power plant boilers including critical and super critical boilers. Fluidized bed boilers, boilers mountings and accessories. General layout of steam power plant. Different systems such as fuel handling system, pulverizes and coal burners, combustion system, draft, ash handling system, feed water treatment and condenser and cooling system, turbine auxiliary systems such as governing, feed heating, reheating , flange heating and gland leakage. Operation and maintenance of steam power plant, heat balance and efficiency. 8
Unit-III
Diesel power plant
General layout, performance of diesel engine, fuel system, lubrication system, air intake and admission system, supercharging system, exhaust system, diesel plant operation and efficiency, heat balance. Gas turbine power plant Elements of gas turbine power plants, Gas turbine fuels, cogeneration, auxiliary systems such as fuel, controls and lubrication, operation and maintenance,
Combined cycle power plants. 6
Unit-IV
Hydro electric station
Principles of working, applications, site selection, classification and arrangements, hydroelectric plants, run off size of plant and choice of units, operation and maintenance, hydro systems, interconnected systems, micro and mini hydro power plant. 6
Unit-V
References: 1. Lt. Gen. H.LaI, "Total Quality management", Wiley Eastern Limited, 1990. . 2. Greg Bounds. “Beyond Total Quality Management”. McGraw Hill, 1994.