ME2403 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING L T P C 3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVE:
To understand the various components , operations and applications of different
types of power plants
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO POWER PLANTS AND BOILERS 9
Layout of Steam , Hydel , Diesel , MHD, Nuclear and Gas turbine Power Plants
ombined Power cycles ! comparison and selection , Load duration urves Steam
boilers and cycles ! Hi"h pressure and Super ritical #oilers ! $luidised #ed #oilers
UNIT II STEAM POWER PLANT 9
$uel and ash handlin" ,ombustion %&uipment for burnin" coal, Mechanical Sto'ers(
Pulveriser, %lectrostatic Precipitator, Drau"ht) Different Types, Surface condenser
types, coolin" Towers
UNIT III NUCLEAR AND HYDEL POWER PLANTS 9
Nuclear %ner"y)$ission , $usion *eaction, Types of *eactors, Pressuri+ed water reactor
,#oilin" water reactor, ,aste disposal and safety Hydel Power plant) %ssential
elements, Selection of turbines, "overnin" of Turbines) Micro hydel developments
UNIT IV DIESEL AND GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT 9
Types of diesel plants, components , Selection of %n"ine type, applications)Gas turbine
power plant) $uels) Gas turbine material ! open and closed cycles) reheatin" !
*e"eneration and intercoolin" ! combines cycle
UNIT V OTHER POWER PLANTS AND ECONOMICS OF POWER PLANTS 9
Geo thermal) -T%) tidel) Pumped stora"e !Solar central receiver system ost of
electric %ner"y) $i.ed and operatin" costs)%ner"y rates) Types tariffs) %conomics of
load sharin", comparison of various power plants(
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOS:
/( 0rora S( and Dom'undwar S, 10 ourse in Power Plant %n"ineerin"2, Dhanpat
*ai, 344/
3( Na" P(5 ,2Power Plant %n"ineerin"2( Third edition Tata McGraw) Hill ,3446
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