CONTENTS

 1 OVERVIEW
 2 EFFICIENCY OF PLANT
 3 ELECTRICITY COST
 4 TYPICAL COAL THERMAL POWER STATION LAYOUT
 5 BOILER AND STEAM GENERATION CYCLE
o 1 FEED WATER HEATING
o 2 BOILER OPERATION
o 3 BOILER FURNACE AND STEAM DRUM
o 4 SUPERHEATER
o 5 STEAM CONDENSING
o 6 REHEATER
o 7 AIR PATH
 7 STEAM TURBINE GENERATOR
 8 STACK GAS PATH AND CLEANUP
o 1 FLY ASH COLLECTION
o 2 BOTTOM ASH COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
 9 AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
o 1 BOILER MAKE-UP WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND STORAGE
o 2 FUEL PREPARATION SYSTEM
o 3 BARRING GEAR
o 4 OIL SYSTEM
o 5 GENERATOR COOLING
o 6 GENERATOR HIGH-VOLTAGE SYSTEM
o 7 MONITORING AND ALARM SYSTEM
o 8 BATTERY-SUPPLIED EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND
COMMUNICATION
 10 TRANSPORT OF COAL FUEL TO SITE AND TO STORAGE
 11 LOCATION OF POWER PLANTS IN INDIA
 THROUGH OUT INDIA THERMAL POWER PLANT AND POWER
GENERATION.
 REFERENCES