ABSTRACT

Practice makes a man perfect. A student gets theoretical knowledge from classroom and
gets practical knowledge from industrial training. When these two aspects of theoretical
knowledge and practical experience together then a student is fully equipped to secure his
best.
In conducting the project study in an industry, students get exposed and have knowledge of
real situation in the work field and gains experience from them. The object of the summer
training cum project is to provide an opportunity to experience the practical aspect of
Technology in any organization. It provides a chance to get the feel of the organization and
its function.
The fact that thermal energy is the major source of power generation itself shows the
importance of thermal power generation in India more than 60 percent of electric power is
produced by steam plant in India.
In steam power plants, the heat of combustion of fossil fuels is utilized by the boilers to raise
steam at high pressure and temperature. The steam so produced is used in driving the steam
turbine coupled to generators and thus in generating ELECTRICAL ENERGY.