BHARATHIYAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYKARAIKAL

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN – 2014 – 2015

SUBJECT : POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

YEAR : III EVEN SEMESTER: VICLASS : B.Tech – section “A”

OBJECTIVE : To impart knowledge about power plant and involved engineering .

Unit Details of lesson plan Weakno

No. of lectureHours

I

Rankine cycle:classification – reheat cycle

1

1 Regenerative cycle – reheat – regenerative cycle. 1Binary vapour cycle. Steam generators: classification 2Modern high pressure generators accessories: feed water pump, feed water heaters / economiser, 2

2

Air-pre heaters, super heaters, separators, separator drums, 2Scale cleaners, soot blowers –

3

1 fuels : method of firing – 2Fluidised bed boilers. 1

II

Air handling system:forced dranght fans, primary and secondary air system for solid fuels – flue

4

1

Gas path; method of producing draught : natural, induced draughts – induced draught fans – flue 3

gas treatment for pollution:cyclone separator, electro-static precipitator – 5

2

chimney – calculation of chimney height - Bottom ash handling system. 2

Feed water treatment: demineralised water treatment processes : mechanical, chemical processes –

6

2

Duration – fuel handling system: solid fuels– pulveriserd fuels, liquid and gaseous fuels – supply system 2

III

Steam injectors – steam nozzles

7

1flow through nozzles 1Nozzle efficiency 1Effect of super heating– supersaturated (or) metastable expansion of steam in a nozzle 1

Steam turbines – classification –8

1Velocity diagrams – Compounding impulse turbine 1Reaction turbine - Blade profiles of impulse and reaction turbines – 1

Calculation of blade height, width – 1Leakage prevention. 9 2

1

University problems 2

IV

Gas turbine plant cycle – classification – simple cycle – regenerative cycle – reheat cycle – 10 2

Regenerative – reheat cycle – inter-cooling. 2Steam and gas turbine Power plants – cycle analysis. 11 2Nuclear fuels – coolants – moderators – radiation shield – 2Nuclear reactor: different types – 12 2Nuclear Power Plant Layout – Waste disposal. 2

V

Fluctuating loads – terms and definitions, 13 1Load curves, effect of variable load, 1Methods to meet variable load – 1Pea load plants: demand, requirements and load analysis. 1Power plant economics: estimation of cost of electrical energy,

142

Selection of type of generation and equipment, 2Economic analysis of performance and operating characteristics, methods of tariff for Electrical energy.

151

Fluctuating loads – terms and definitions, 1

Load curves, effect of variable load, 1Methods to meet variable load – 1

Text / Reference books:

S.No

Title of the Book Author Publisher

1 Power Plant Engineering P.K.Nag, Tata McGraw Hill, 2000.

2 Power Plant Engineering P.C.SharmaDewan Sanjeev Kumar Kataria, 1994.

3 Power Plant Engineering Frederick T.Morse, Affiliated East-west Press Ltd., 1953

Assignments:

S.No Assignment Title1 Power plant accessories 2 Power plant types 3 Load and Economics

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