Power Plant Engineering
Unit Description No of Hrs
I Introduction to sources of energy & development of power in India 2
I Steam power plant layout & working of different circuits 2
I Types of coals-coal handling 2
I Choice of handling equipment and cold storage 1
I Ash handling system 1
II Properties of coal – overfeed and underfeed fuel beds
1
II Types of stokers
1
II Pulverized fuel burning system and its components
1
II Draught system
1
II Cyclone furnace- design and construction
1
II Dust collectors and cooling towers
2
II Corrosion and feed water treatment
1
III Diesel power plant layout with auxiliaries
1
III Fuel supply system, super charging
2
III Gas turbine classification, construction
1
III Combined cycle layout & comparison
1
III Problems
2
IV Hydrological cycle / flow measurement 2
IV Drainage area characteristics & hydro graphs 2
IV Storage and pondage & classification of dams and spill ways 1
IV Hydro projects and plant layouts & auxiliaries 2
IV Pumped storage plants 1
V Nuclear fuel, nuclear reactor, breeding and fertile material
2
V Reactor operation-PWR, BWR, sodium-graphite reactor
2
V Fast Breeder Reactor, Homogeneous Reactor, Gas cooled Reactor
2
V Radiation hazards and shielding – radioactive waste disposal. 2
VI Advantages of combined working, load divisions between power stations
1
VI Hydro electric plant combination with steam plant
1
VI Run-of –river plant in combination with steam plant
1
VI 1
Pump storage plant in combination with steam or nuclear power plant
VI 1
Co-ordination of hydro electric and gas turbine stations
VI Co-ordination of hydro- electric and nuclear power stations 1
VII Importance of measurement and instrumentation in power plant
1
VII Measurements of water purity, gas analysis
2
VII o2 and co2 measurements, measurements of smoke and dust
2
VII Measurements of moisture in carbon di-oxide circuit, nuclear measurements. 1
VIII Capital cost, investment of fixed charges, operating costs, General 2
arrangement of power distribution, Load curves, and load duration curve.
VIII Definitions of connected load, Maximum demand, demand factor, average 2
load, load factor, diversity factor– problems
VIII Effluents from power plants and Impact on environment 1
VIII Pollutants and pollution standards – Methods of Pollution control. 2
TEXT/REFERENCE BOOKS:
S No Author Title Publication
1 Rajput Power Plant Engineering Lakshmi publications
2 P.C.Sharma Power Plant Engineering S.K.Kataria Pub
3 P.K.Nag Power Plant Engineering TMH
4 Ramalingam Power Plant Engineering Scietech Publishers
5 G.D. Rai. Power Plant Technology Lakshmi publications
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES:
C. Code Course Name Description SEM
X0324
Thermodynamics Law’s of thermodynamics, cycles II Year ISem
V0322
Thermal engineering-1 Air standard cycles, I.C. engines IIYear, IISem
V3216 Boilers, turbines, Gas turbines
Thermal engineering-2 IIIYear, IISem
GAPS IN THE SYLLABUS - TO MEET INDUSTRY/PROFESSION
REQUIREMENTS:
SNO DESCRIPTION PROPOSED ACTIONS
1 Latest trends in power generation Arrange the Industrial Visits
2 Optimization of cost in power plants Arranging the mini projects
Proposed actions: Topics beyond syllabus/assignment/industry Visit/guest lecturer/NPTEL
etc.
TOPICS BEYOND SYLLABUS/ADVANCED TOPICS/DESIGN:
1 Latest trends in power generation
WEB SOURCE REFERENCES:
1 http://ptumech.loremate.com/som1/node/3
2 http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/video.php
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Objectives
1. To enable the students to understand the working of various types
power plants
2. To introduce students to combustion and firing methods fuels and
handling of fuels and products of combustion.
3. To enable students to understand the environmental impacts and
economical calculations of the power plants.
COURSE OUTCOMES
A. Able to understand the working of various types power plants and
corresponding cycles.
B. Able to understand different methods of preparation and handling of
fuels.
C. Able to understand the economical, environmental and social
requirements while designing the power plants and calculate the cost
of unit power.
MAPPING OF COURSE OUTCOMES AND POs:
Outcomes A B C
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Assignment-1
1. What are the basic energy resources in India? List out their capacities in different
Regions.
2. What is the necessity of coal storage? Discuss the different methods used for coal storage at
plant?
Assignment-2
1. Describe different types of overfeed stokers and discuss the merits and demerits of each over
other types of stokers.
2. What are different types of fans used for producing draught? What is a
Balanced draught?
Assignment -3
1. What are the advantages of reheating in a gas turbine power plant?
2. Explain the necessity of the cooling system in a diesel engine. What are the
Methods of cooling the engine?
Assignment-4
1. Describe advantages and disadvantages of hydroelectric power plant.
2. What is spill way? Explain any two spill ways.
Assignment-5
1. (a) Explain
i. Plant use factor ii. Plant capacity factor iii. load factor.
(b) A central power station has annual factors as follows: Load factor =60%
Capacity factor= 40% Use factor=50% Power station has a maximum demand of
15MW. Determine
i. Annual energy production
ii. Reverse capacity over and above peak load
iii. Hours per year not in service.
Assignment-6
1. (a) With a neat diagram explain breeder reactor.
(b) Compare nuclear power plants with thermal power plants.
2. What are the different types of reactors commonly used in nuclear power stations?
Describe the fast breeder reactor with a diagram.
Assignment-7
1. (a) What do you mean by depreciation? Enumerate and explain briefly various
methods used to calculate the depreciation cost.
(b) What are the effects of SO2, NO2 and hydrocarbons on the human and crop lives?
2. (a) What do you understand by breeding? What factors control the breeding?
(b) Draw a neat diagram of breeder reactor and list out its advantages and
disadvantages. Why only sodium is used as coolant in breeder reactors?
3. A power station has the following loads:
(a) Residential heating load: Maximum demand = 1200 KW Load factor = 0.21
Diversity between consumers = 1.32
(b) Commercial load: Maximum demand = 2400KW
Load factor =0.3 Diversity between consumers=1.2
(c) Industrial load: Maximum demand = 6000 KW Load factor = 0.82
Diversity between consumers = 1.22 Overall diversity factor may be taken as 1.44
Determine the following:
(a) maximum demand on system
(b) daily energy consumption(total)
(c) overall load factor
(d) Connected load (total) assuming that demand factor for each load is unity.
4. (a) What are the capital cost and fixed cost to be considered for cost analysis?
(b) A power plant has the installed capacity of 120MW. Calculate the cost of
generation, if Capital cost = Rs. 120x 106, rate of interest and depreciation
=18% Annual cost of fuel oil, salaries and taxation= Rs. 25 x106, load
factor=40%.
Assignment-8
1. Explain two types of reactors widely used in nuclear power plants with neat dia-
grams.
2. (a) Discuss the part load behavior of combined cycle and compare with conventional
gas turbine plant of the same capacity.
(b) What are the major advantages of a combined cycle system?
